Post by MJ Ferruzza on Jan 5, 2009 17:31:23 GMT -5
From MJ Ferruzza
www.mikeferruzza.com
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You have chosen your career! Acting!
But what now?
Well! Let's breakdown the Entertainment Industry:
Stage Acting
Local shows require a commitment of 5-7 weeks. They usually rehearse at night and on weekends. Performances and matinees on weekends. You are pretty much tied to the theater if you
are dedicated to making the show a success. Regional & National Touring Shows require a bigger commitment. You will be on the road for long stretches. You have to pack, possibly sublet your
place, and keep moving with the company.
Film Acting
Wanna make money? Find a film agent. Get your union card. And realize that you may have a commitment that ranges from a few days to a few months.
TV Acting
Wanna make money? Find a TV agent. Get your union card. Go to a market that has more than 5 professional television production companies. Audition. Audition. Audition. Commitment? Maybe a few months to a few years.
Modeling
Have pictures, have composite card, have portfolio...must travel.
Find a great modeling agency that can guarantee you work. These
agents usually create a bank fund for you and manage your money
as well as your career. That way you are not stuck in Belgium for
a shoot and need money to fly back to Brazil for that shoot on the beach.
OK... Local modeling is available, too. If you have the right pictures and portfolio..and the right agent. There are enough photographers that will take you and your pictures and fly away. Get references. See their work in advance. Local models do local ads for newspapers, magazines, fliers, billboards and print ads. Lucrative for some...devastating for the unprepared.
Beware of a new trend called the PHOTO BANK. A photographer will hire you for a small session fee, then sell your photo to many clients to use anywhere they wish. Digital piracy.
Commercial Acting
New challenges all the time. Auditions for ads, training films (what's a training film? ~ Ever take Driver's Ed and watched Blood Flows Red on the Highway? Or had a job where Lot's of ads. With the right agent and look you can work constantly. Add more agents outside your region and double your chances at commercial acting success.
As you focus on one aspect of the acting profession, you will be
able to branch out and market your talent in the others. You can do it! There have been actors for centuries. It is as noble a profession as any other. Now it is your turn.
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www.mikeferruzza.com
www.actindy.com/manual.html
You have chosen your career! Acting!
But what now?
Well! Let's breakdown the Entertainment Industry:
Stage Acting
Local shows require a commitment of 5-7 weeks. They usually rehearse at night and on weekends. Performances and matinees on weekends. You are pretty much tied to the theater if you
are dedicated to making the show a success. Regional & National Touring Shows require a bigger commitment. You will be on the road for long stretches. You have to pack, possibly sublet your
place, and keep moving with the company.
Film Acting
Wanna make money? Find a film agent. Get your union card. And realize that you may have a commitment that ranges from a few days to a few months.
TV Acting
Wanna make money? Find a TV agent. Get your union card. Go to a market that has more than 5 professional television production companies. Audition. Audition. Audition. Commitment? Maybe a few months to a few years.
Modeling
Have pictures, have composite card, have portfolio...must travel.
Find a great modeling agency that can guarantee you work. These
agents usually create a bank fund for you and manage your money
as well as your career. That way you are not stuck in Belgium for
a shoot and need money to fly back to Brazil for that shoot on the beach.
OK... Local modeling is available, too. If you have the right pictures and portfolio..and the right agent. There are enough photographers that will take you and your pictures and fly away. Get references. See their work in advance. Local models do local ads for newspapers, magazines, fliers, billboards and print ads. Lucrative for some...devastating for the unprepared.
Beware of a new trend called the PHOTO BANK. A photographer will hire you for a small session fee, then sell your photo to many clients to use anywhere they wish. Digital piracy.
Commercial Acting
New challenges all the time. Auditions for ads, training films (what's a training film? ~ Ever take Driver's Ed and watched Blood Flows Red on the Highway? Or had a job where Lot's of ads. With the right agent and look you can work constantly. Add more agents outside your region and double your chances at commercial acting success.
As you focus on one aspect of the acting profession, you will be
able to branch out and market your talent in the others. You can do it! There have been actors for centuries. It is as noble a profession as any other. Now it is your turn.
More articles here:
mjfprod.proboards80.com/index.cgi?board=ctwaa2read