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Getting Started in Acting: Are You Your BIGGEST FAN?

November 30, 2010 at 6:58 AM

Getting Started
First things first - you need to sell yourself. Promote, network, and promote yourself some more. Starting out, you probably won't have a talent agent, manager or other form or representation. That's okay. Every actor begins working on their own and at the earliest stages of your acting career, you won't need an agent. However, even if you've already signed with a talent agent these rules still apply to you.

All actors, whether signed with a talent agent or not, still need to carry out self-promotion. You can't depend solely on your agent. Your agent surely has other clients who are just as talented and willing as you. Therefore, you must make yourself stand out. Instead of waiting around for a call from your agent, go out, meet people, network and tell others about yourself. And don't think that just because you spent four years studying acting and drama that you will instantly be considered over someone else for a role. It doesn't work quite like that so please, read on…

There are a couple ways to self-promote and they depend upon who you're marketing yourself to. You can market yourself to talent agents and also to casting directors. Like I stated above, talent agents are not necessary at the beginning stages of your career.

RtSE TIP: Make the most of social media... Get an inexpensive video camera and post videos... Stay relevent!!!  There is NO reason why only your family knows your talent... SELF PROMOTION is the business form of bragging and it is a good thing!

Resource: ActingBiz.com


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Posted by Tiffany N. Jackson on Dec 1st, 2010
This advice is very helpful to me. I was thinking of buying a camcorder and putting myself on Youtube. I've coming along ok, I've been a guest on The Tyra Banks Show and continuously go to TSAW- Tasha Smith Actors Workshop. Its just very frustrating when I reside in a town where acting is too popular and I need to commute to other cities such as NYC for gigs/ auditions. That's certainly not a problem but when I get advised of it 2 days before and I have to take time off from work not knowing if I'll defintely get the time off, its hard- I WON'T QUIT!
Posted by Tiffany N. Jackson on Dec 1st, 2010
*Correction: Acting is not popular in Syracuse, NY.
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