Questions and Answers
QUESTION: I didn’t know where to start for info. Thanks. I have started an acting company and need to know what I need to do as far as the business side. I am the one who is promoting, producing, auditioning, purchasing costumes. It’s a full-time job. This has to be beneficial to me financially. How […]
by Enrique Ulloa (Mexico, Zacatecas) QUESTION: Hello, My name is Enrique Ulloa. I’m mexican and i´m 17 years old, Basically I want to be in an Acting School in LA or NY, I am going to graduate from High School this year, and i would like to apply to an Acting School. Currently i already […]
by Bronte (Hatfield Wisconsin) QUESTION: Hi my name is Bronte and I’m 15 years old and I have a passion for acting. I might not be the best but I am trying very hard. I make YouTube videos and that’s how I practice a lot. I live in Wisconsin so there aren’t any acting schools […]
QUESTION: Hello, I have read that one of the best things a new actor can do is be an extra in a movie. I was wondering if you could tell me how to do this and what website is most accredited for finding jobs. Thank you! ANSWER: If you’ve never acted in a film, it […]
by Dean (Washington, DC) QUESTION: Hey Guys! I’m 23 years old and I currently live in the DC-Metro area. I’m just getting started with acting. It has always been something that I have wanted to pursue, but was pressured by my family to finish college and go to law school. I recently decided NOT to […]
by Dae ( Michigan) QUESTION: How do you do it? How do you get on shows and movies without paying for school? ANSWER: It’s true. Not everyone goes to acting school. Some kids just learn by doing. They go to a go-see or an audition one day, book the job, and learn the rest as […]
by Yossi (United States) QUESTION: I was looking through your section about filling a resume and it was very helpful except for one thing. What if I don’t have any special skills? ANSWER: If you really believe you have no special skills, you don’t have to have a special skills section on your acting resume. […]
QUESTION: How do I find an agent for a 12 year old female actress who is just a beginner? ANSWER: If you live in New York or LA, you can get a copy of Call Sheet and circle acting agents that represent kids, then mail a headshot and resume of your child to these agents. […]
QUESTION: I’m a 58-year-old black man who, despite my age and brawn-I’m 5’8″,210-220 lb.,sporting 18″ biceps-am regarded boyishly handsome.Additionally, my voice belies not just my beefy physique,but my race-I’m said to sound more like, as one acting coach told me some years back,a Southern rock or Country singer rather than a “churchy,” or “typically urban” […]
by Cherome White (Levittown, NY) QUESTION: I would like to know the best places to live for a child who would like to act, to be closer to the business. ANSWER: Los Angeles is the place with the most auditions for commercial, film and TV, for both adults and children. A lot of the auditions […]