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- Question: How do i practice facial expressions for dance/acting?
- Question: Fran and Janie from the musical Is There Life After High School?
- Question: How do I start this acting career?
- Question: Do you have to audition for admission to the Theatre Program at the California State University of Los Angeles?
- Question: How do I submit my television script to Disney Channel?
- Question: What are some words you describe theater class ? please be serious?
| Question: How do i practice facial expressions for dance/acting? Posted: 14 Nov 2015 09:46 PM PST Okay, so I'm more of a dancer than an actor, so this is going to be more from a dancer's POV. First place you can do it, is pretty obvious: the mirror, just to see what your face actually looks like. However for a dance, the best place to pratice facial expression is while you are dancing. My suggestion is in your dance classes/ rehearsals is to add a facial expression go match your steps and the music. No teacher will get mad at you for having an expressive face, in fact, they'll appreciate it. However, if you're shy like I am, sometimes it feels awkward to do that, so maybe practice dancing with expression at home first by yourself and/ or with friends and family. You should eventually start doing it regulary in class though because once you get into that habit of doing it for teacher, you're going to naturally do it for your audience. Good luck!  |
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| Question: How do I start this acting career? Posted: 14 Nov 2015 04:37 PM PST 1. Get realistic. Give up the fantasy that actors are "discovered". It's a business, not a lottery. People (even very talented ones) just wait around hoping someone will notice how great they are and tell them what to do next. There's no one way to be an actor. No one is going to tell you what to do every step of the way. It'll be up to you to take responsibility for your career. 2. Get quality training from well respected instructors. Not only does it improve your skills but it's one way to start to network and make connections in the industry. Where you study and who you study with matters. It can help open doors. Good actors continue to get training throughout their careers. 3. Get experience. Audition for what you can. Community theater is a good place to start. You can try contacting local film schools and ask how they find actors for student films and check those sources. You need to make sure you're passionate about the work of acting - not just the idea of being an actor. And you have to see if you're any good. Training and experience is how you do that. 4. Learn the business end of things. You need to understand things like the casting process (casting directors, agents, breakdowns, etc); legal requirements (contracts, unions, taxes, etc); effective marketing strategies (head shots, resumes, show reel, website, social media, etc); networking. Attempting an acting career is like running a company and you are the product to be marketed and sold. So read industry trades and websites like http://www.backstage.com Read books about the business (Brian O'Neil has a good one.) chat with actual working actors about what is involved in starting and keeping an acting career. It's easier to start a professional stage career without an agent. You pretty much need an agent for screen work. But you can't just hire an agent. Legitimate agents are paid a percentage of what an actor makes. Never pay an agent up front. They are picky about who they take on as clients. A few shows in middle school is not going to convince an agent that you're able to work at a professional level. That's why you start with training, experience and research first. 5. Plan. Not only do many actors not make it big - most professional actors don't support themselves by acting a lone. Every acting job is temporary, so you always have to worry about when (and if) you'll get another job. That means you need to plan how you're going to support yourself and how you're going to approach your career. Like I said, there's no one way to be an actor. Good luck. |
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| Question: How do I submit my television script to Disney Channel? Posted: 14 Nov 2015 10:33 AM PST Garry is right, Karen, sorry. This is a closed shop, no one takes unsolicited material. This is a business. You need to be a professional, with professional scripts and an agent. You don't submit television scripts, that's not how it works. If you want to have the tiniest chance of getting there someday, take this seriously and start working for it: 1. Bring yourself, your knowledge, your skills, and your scripts to a professional level. This first step takes years and a lot of very hard work, and unfortunately the majority don't complete this step, ever. The majority don't get to a professional level. 2. After years of learning and practicing, and after several screenplays, you're supposed to be at a professional level. If you are, start working on your *actual* specs. Better have at least 3-5 strong strong and professional ones. These specs are writing samples. You use them for your next step. 3. Try to land a manager. It will probably take a few additional years. And again, the majority don't land one, ever, because landing representation is tough. 4. If and when you land one, doors will start to open. You will probably need to keep working; keep making connections, keep landing gigs, jobs, and assignments - using those specs + specs you will continue writing for the rest of your life. This is the stage where you're officially a professional writer, but you're not established. If you're lucky enough, you're just a working writer. But you need to keep getting experience before anyone gives a real crap about you. Experience is key. 5. With the right connections (and probably experience), your rep will book pitch meetings for you at different networks, in Los Angeles, during pitching season. YOU are going to pitch. Hopefully you know how to pitch at this point, because that's the second half of the craft; it's not enough to just master the craft itself. And pitching... it's a tough craft by itself. 6. If you want to run your own show, you will need to keep working for a few more years and gain a lot of experience. Try to get on writer teams of existing shows and work as a staff writer for a few years. If you manage to, that's the ultimate way. Unfortunately, if you don't have the right connections, the odds of you getting staffed are just against you. ...And that's just the tip of the iceberg. To sum up, get back to it in 10-20 years from now - if you're lucky. It's not going to happen anytime soon, that's for sure. It's much much much more complicated and complex than you think, and the chances are EXTREMELY small. If you work your butt off, then there's a slim possibility that you will get there one day, if you've got what it takes. But not now. Not like this. Right now it's nothing but a childish fantasy. If you can't do the above, then forget about it altogether, because it's just not realistic. |
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