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Aspiring actress... sort of
14/f
I really want to learn to be an actress, even if it's just to see if I have what it takes. I would love to attend some sort of school for it or something, but I live in the middle of nowhere. Mom would never let me go to California or anywhere where all the good acting oppurtunies are. So how am I supposed to "follow my dreams"?
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21/f
I'm afraid that acting tends to be one of those all-or-nothing vocations, unless you're really lucky and are just spontaneously discovered at Walgreens. [But be careful with that; I just saw something on Dateline about a guy who lured girls into his home that way and killed them.] My brother is an indie filmmaker, and I graduated from an arts school where I studied acting, so I know a bit about the pressures of the acting world. There are so many more people who want to act than giant blockbuster roles available to them. I don't mean to be a total downer-- I would start with a local theater. Or look for indie photographers or filmmakers in your area (but like i said, be careful. If you go to an audition, bring someone with you.) The more experience you can get on stage and in front of cameras, the better. You might also want to read up on method acting. The main names in that area of expertise are Stanislovsky and Boleslavsky. Find monologues and scripts and read them. Watch movies carefully, and examine what makes people convincing and what doesn't. All this stuff will help you decide if acting is something you really love. If you're really into it, your mom might even be convinced. If you're really into it, check out my school--Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. They also offer a summer program and scholarships. Alumni include Jewel, Josh Groban, Anthony Rapp from Rent, and Tom Hulce from Amadeus and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. With acting, it's all about passion, and that comes through both in your actual performance and what you know. So read up, and get excited!!
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You don't have to go to big places to become an actress or get famous or whatever.People get recognised in small places!!If your school has school plays or talent shows do them!If they don't sugget it to a teacher.Look around in libaries or newspapers.Or even join a performing arts club that are like 3hrs on a saturday.You can complete your dreams but you dont need to be somewhere big like a acting school to get where you want to be.Or even audition for an angency they can let you know what auditons are on and can even get you auditions.But give singing and dancing a try even if its not you greatest thing - because you may have to do that even for acting things.It is a long time but after you complete school, you'll have money to travel to california or whatever.
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Search for acting opportunities in the school newspaper, participate in theatre in your school or community involving plays, or even start some of your own. And as you get experience of it, when you turn 18 you apply for a real job, and apply with your resume to that job stating you have gotten experience and they can give you all sorts of acting careers.
But if you think you are ready to go for the acting business now, usually newspapers, or online ads always offer acting jobs for you to have.
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