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modelling
im 16/f and from Australia.
my best friend 16/m, is a model/actor. he is enrolled in a acting/modelling academy in our local city. i have always wanted to be a model but i dont really want to tell my parents that im serious about it coz im kinda embarrassed. and i dont wanna ask my bestie for help either. he made me a funny promise the other week that if he got famous he could get me into the buisiness aswell. i really want to do this and all but i dont know what to do and im too embarrassed to ask anyone. can anyone tell me also what it takes to be a model? like what assets or whatever to they prefer?
thanks so much.
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Well first of all it takes confidence. Thats something you HAVE TO HAVE to be able to model. You need a large amount of Charisma to be able to even be minorly sucessful. You need to be ambitions and decide where you would like to take your career and what sort of modeling you would like to do.
The modeling business is a tough one. There are many different type of modeling and with each one there are different assets and looks that are considered ideal.
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If you really want to get into the acting/modeling business then I suggest to be open with the people around you about it. Part of acting is getting embarassed so that's a great place to start! I've always wanted to act but I kept it from my parents since I was 4 years old because they would doubt me & try to convince me not to. But recently I told them & discovered I was right. They don't really support that dream of mine. I know what you're thinking "Where is she going with this? What the heck? That's not a great example." But please, bare with me. The things they said about my chances being 1 in 1,000,000 but the more they said it, the more I was determined to prove them wrong. They self motivated me by saying I couldn't do it. So whether your parents say you can or can't do it, you'll probably manage to benefit from it somehow. As for the modeling tips... these should help you out
1) Always be on time. If you're not then call ahead of time.
2) When you're on the runway, don't smile too much because it abandons that sense of mystery.
3) When trying out for a magazine, show, runway act etc., always bring a modeling portfolio if you have one. If not form a collage of pictures close up & far away of yourself.
4) Always avoid modeling scams
5) Clear skin. The number one thing model scouts are looking for. If you don't have an absolutely perfect complection, don't worry. Nobody does, just try to hide or get rid of the blemishes. Avoid toner unless they say so because that causes breakouts in some cases.
6) When talking online (e-mail, AIM, MSN, etc.) with co-workers or a boss avoid saying "LOL, OMG, TTYL, G2G, BRB, BBL, BBS, or stuff like R U there?" etc.
7) Always bring your own make-up, you don't wanna have to borrow any, it causes problems with health and bothers people. Plus it'd be embarassing to ask.
8) Always be prepared with make-up, an extra pair of clothes just incase anything happens to the ones you're wearing etc.
9) DON'T model anything you'll regret. Like those 'Sports Illustrted' with those half nude girls on the cover... I mean... if you can't show your friends and family without feeling weird and not being proud of what you've done, why do it?
10) If anyone ever offers you a modeling career out of no where or if you ask etc. be sure to see a signature and have a parent/guardian with you when you're modeling there because they could be dangerous.
11) Remember: Your body is yours. If anyone ever comes into your space bubble thing, you need to tell them!
12) Keep your portfolio updated with new looks and poses etc.
Good luck!
Hope that helped
~ Depressed_Poet
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In my experience with acting it's natural to feel embarrassed a lot, it's apart of the business of it all i was also in choir and that too is embarrassing to get up and sing for hundreds of people (mostly parents who thought you did good no matter how badly you did) but that nervousness and embarrassment was still there when you knew that you messed up. if you want to get into that academy then by all means step up and grab it, if it is your dream to act or model it's not just going to come to you on a silver platter, your going to have to work hard for it i have a great saying that one of my teachers always said, well a few actually, "you will always miss 100% of the shots you don't take" or "a ship is safest in the harbor but thats not what a ship is made for"... you have to put yourself out there to become what you want. i hope you take something out of my little ranting toward your question
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