new to hollywood
superstarr
i'm moving to hollywood on june 1st to pursue
my acting carreer. i'm 19 years old, and kinda
nervous.... ok, i'm scared!
does anyone have any advice to pass along to a
not extremely experienced young girl from ohio???
thank you!! anything is appreciated....... *M*
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The Starmaker
Can you be more specific?
What type of advise are you looking for?
Apartment?
Jobs?
Agents?
Oscars??
The SuperStarmaker
MediaBLITZ
super star maker
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I'll start with some good advice.
Don't listen to any advice from Starmaker.
Best of luck.
ADan327830
do you know anyone?
have you been in anything? it might be a good idea to get some theatrical
experience somewhere else before taking the plunge to LA.
angie
www.u4ia.org Spoiled Rotten. Curious? Coming April 15th to a love life near
you.
The Starmaker
The SuperDuperStarmaker
MediaBLITZ wrote:
>
> never take advice from someone who claims to be a star maker. especially a
> super star maker
>
> superstarr wrote:
>
> > hellloooo-
> > i'm moving to hollywood on june 1st to pursue
> > my acting carreer. i'm 19 years old, and kinda
> > nervous.... ok, i'm scared!
> >
> > does anyone have any advice to pass along to a
> > not extremely experienced young girl from ohio???
> > thank you!! anything is appreciated....... *M*
> >
The Starmaker
There will be those in Ohio who will tell you not to go.
Then there are others in Ohio who will tell you to go if that's what you
want in life.
Then there are actors on the net who will tell you not to go.
And there are actors who will tell you go honey go, with tears in their
eyes.
The decision is really up to you. It's your life. No one elses.
But I'll tell you what you'll find when you get here June 1st.
You won't find anything.
It's a cold world.
No one cares.:(
You're on your own here.
There are no reporters at the airport waiting with cameras for your
arrival.
There is no one waiting for you here.
You're on your own.
You have to start a new life.:^)
You need to settle down.
You need to make your life feel normal again once you are here.
Then
you
can
go
outside
and
start kicking some ass.
Because there's two kinds of people in this world.
Those who kick ass, and those who get their ass kicked.
Don't let anybody kick your ass!
You're gonna have to be kicking your agents ass, he'll need it.
Then you could go home, go to sleep and wake up the next day
and start kicking his ass some more.
It's an ass kicking business.
If you're not kicking somebody's ass, then you're getting your ass
kicked.
Have you kicked your agents ass lately?
The Starmaker
Actors, Stop complaing about your agent and call him up on Monday and
kick his ass.
Opus (:>
> not extremely experienced young girl from ohio???
> thank you!! anything is appreciated....... *M*
>
not listen to Star Maker. He's a troll, fraud and hacker, and knows
nothing about acting or the business.
Now, down to business. The reason I say not to go, is because you say
you have little experience. Hollywood, is SATURATED with folks who have
a LOT more experience/looks/talent than a lot of us. Please understand,
I'm not trying to be offensive, I'm trying to give you cold, hard, real
advice.
There are at least two kinds of agents there for you to be concerned
with, even though there are more types than that. The first type, is
the "A" agent; the ones that get you the best work, and represent the
talent that is either already a name, or is on the way fast to building
a name. Only people with leading or co-starring roles or credits
usually get in with those agents.
The second type are the "B" agents, and the only people they see, are
ones who already have A) their SAG card, and B) at least one national
credit to their name. You have neither. I've been booked for a
national Ford commercial that hasn't filmed yet, so after that, I will
have both, and THEN I'm going, so right now, I only have a national
credit from NBC, which was an AFTRA contract that I should've
Taft-Hartleyd myself into SAG with, but had I done that, I wouldn't have
been able to continue to gain experience by doing non-union projects.
But it would be stupid for me to just pack up and move there, knowing
the above facts that I'm now telling you.
I've learned SO MUCH from simply getting work regionally, and there's
something to be said for that. Please visit my site and order some
reading material. http://www.carla.coble.com/resources.html.
http://www.edhooks.com has a great section on whether to move or not,
and what to do if you're going to.
Books to read right now, in this order?
"Smart Actors, Foolish Choices" by Katherine Mayfield, (Read this one
FIRST!!!! Too important to pass up. It'll help you to cope with the
stresses of the business.)
"Respect for Acting" by Uta Hagen
"Audition" by Michael Shurtleff, and
"An Actor Prepares" by Konstantin Stanislavski, the father of realism.
My advice, which you can take with a grain of salt? Stay where you are,
and gain experience. If you don't have much experience, then you really
don't even have a decent resume to present, and it will be even harder
for you to go to a place where there are literally, at any one point in
time, 400 or more actors who have moved to LA and are vying for EXTRA
work! I hope I'm impressing upon you how bad your chances are of moving
there with the little experience that you have.
There is nothing wrong with a fire in your belly to do this job; hell,
that's the only way you CAN do this job, because it's such a ratty
business to begin with. But a lot of people that you ask about this,
will tell you to stay put in your own area first, build up a resume, get
a national credit or two, (and YES, you can do it from where you are.),
get your SAG card, and THEN go to LA if you still so desire.
Do you have any training for film? Have you taken acting classes or
workshops? There is plenty of great theatre there, but let's face it;
NY is the theatre mecca, and if you're in LA, then it *usually* means
that you wish to get into film. Have you even done community theatre?
Yes, I know what you're thinking: But plenty of folks have gone there
without training or experience and they did just fine. Truth? They
were the freaks and the exception to the rule that unfortunately, has
now epitomized what it takes to make it in Hollywood, and that's not the
norm. Training is so very important, especially in this business. A
director with a producer hanging over their neck, time and budget
constraints and an entire crew to babysit, will not have the time or the
inclination to teach you how to act. You've GOT to do that much for
yourself before hand.
If you're close to a big city in Ohio, then my advice, would be to look
up some local community theatres first, talk to them, get some idea of
where and when they have auditions. Then call the local Repertory
houses, find out when their classes and workshops will be held, and get
involved. That is a great way to network too. You'll be surprised at
what you can find out from your local actor network. As far as I've
heard, Ohio, around the Dayton area has a few great projects going at
any one time.
Then, pick up a phone book, call some local agents and find out the good
photographers, get some professional headshots, and ask if the agents
are taking on new talent. Then, find one that you think you will have a
good rapport with, and let her get you some work. Be honest with your
agent, tell her your aspirations, your goals, your dreams, and see if
she will be willing to work towards those with you. Remember, an agent
technically works for you. Then if she isn't, go with another.
So, what I'm trying to say, is stay where you are for now and take the
time to build your resume. You've got tons of time to get out there,
but really, if you're going to go without experience, training or
knowledge of what may lie ahead, then you might be in for a rude
awakening and will be burned out and frustrated after only a year.
I hope I've said something that will help you make a good, well informed
decision.
Good luck to you.
--
Opus (:>
"Joe Hackett at a Pearl Jam concert?? Pearl Bailey maybe..."-- Lowell
Mather on aging.
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Opus (:> <opus...@bloomcounty.com> wrote in message
> I hope you mean that, because two words for ya: DON'T GO. Firstly, do
> not listen to Star Maker. He's a troll, fraud and hacker, and knows
> nothing about acting or the business.
>
> Now, down to business. The reason I say not to go, is because you say
> you have little experience. Hollywood, is SATURATED with folks who have
> a LOT more experience/looks/talent than a lot of us. Please understand,
> I'm not trying to be offensive, I'm trying to give you cold, hard, real
> advice.
And excellent advice it is, too. This post should be copied and stored and
plugged in as the default answer to all the newbie "How do I become a star?
All my high school friends say I'm the next (fill-in-the-blank)" questions.
Tc
Actsmart
they are located in Los Angeles and can provide you with a lot of useful
information on acting and living as an actor in L.A.
Good luck!
Lara
Bill B
> i'm moving to hollywood on june 1st to pursue
> my acting carreer. i'm 19 years old, and kinda
> nervous.... ok, i'm scared!
roflmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
aaro...@my-deja.com
take a NO from someone who isn't authorized to give you a YES."
Do what you want. Move to LA. It just happens to be where all the
movies are...and that's where you want to be. Simple. If you're
needing a place, I suggest www.bestrents.com and www.apartmentguide.com
- you should talk to someone in LA before you commit though...they will
tell you the good areas apart from the not-so-good. If you don't know
anyone there, go into yahoo! chat's LA room (chat.yahoo.com) and find an
LA *citizen* to talk to.
AP
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The Starmaker
I failed to see the humor.
Is that a gallo's laugh?
MediaBLITZ
The Starmaker wrote:
> How about a SuperDuperStarmaker!
>
> The SuperDuperStarmaker
>
> MediaBLITZ wrote:
> >
> > never take advice from someone who claims to be a star maker. especially a
> > super star maker
> >
> > superstarr wrote:
> >
> > > hellloooo-
> > > i'm moving to hollywood on june 1st to pursue
> > > my acting carreer. i'm 19 years old, and kinda
> > > nervous.... ok, i'm scared!
> > >
> > > does anyone have any advice to pass along to a
> > > not extremely experienced young girl from ohio???
> > > thank you!! anything is appreciated....... *M*
> > >
Eric Jarvis
>
> hellloooo-
> i'm moving to hollywood on june 1st to pursue
> my acting carreer. i'm 19 years old, and kinda
> nervous.... ok, i'm scared!
>
> does anyone have any advice to pass along to a
> not extremely experienced young girl from ohio???
> thank you!! anything is appreciated....... *M*
>
yep
scared is good...scared is a perfectly sensible and rational response
and
don't lose your dreams, but don't build your plans around them...dreams
are for keeping you fired up and alive...you can't waste them by trying
to find shortcuts to achieve them, that way you'll only lose them in a
mess of disappointment...set yourself achievable objectives, like, this
week I will send out 20 resumes...that way your life will be full of
objectives achieved...and when it isn't you KNOW it's time to rethink
don't trust too easily...and don't choose friends by how much they
promise you...choose the people you trust by their actions not their
words...and judge those actions by the results not claims made for them
there are a lot of people in this business who will find you
useful...there are very few who will take the next step and consider you
to be useful and worth helping...you are one of millions and no matter
how talented you are, very few people in power in this business will
care if you live or die
be aware of who you really are...that is the one thing you have that you
can totally rely on...do not lose this awareness and do not allow it to
be taken from you, even in the name of better acting...always when you
finish playing a role, even when reading, take time to remember who you
really are before you get on with normal life
don't spend borrowed money unless you have to in order to stay alive
don't be afraid of going home...retreat is not defeat
don't play the part of being an actor...acting is a job not a
lifestyle...save the pretence for when it matters...don't give yourself
excuses for not doing things...if you are going for it then really go
for it, I know too many performers who say "I didn't get the job because
I didn't really try"...why the hell not, if you aren't going to give it
100% then why bother...it's just a way of having an excuse for
failure...if you aren't good enough to make it it is better to take it
onthe chin and find out rather than kid yourself for years
good luck
eric
"live fast, die only if strictly necessary"
John Smith
moving to the hollywood hills.
The city of Hollywood itself is not a nice place to live (generally, there
are *some* areas) but for the most part it is a city of prostitutes and drug
dealers.
Do not come here without having the means to live first. Make sure you have
a real job lined up or have some financial backing before you move.
EVERYONE in Los Angeles claims to be an entertainer or connected to the
entertainment industry. 99% of those people you meet that say they are
prolly starred as a rabbit in their 3rd grade play, have zero talent and are
only connected to some guy who scalps tickets to laker games.
When you come out here believe no one when it comes to working in the
industry. They prey on people like you who come from small towns that are
strapped for cash and *new in town*.
As for finding work i do not know how well you will fare. It should be
pleasing to note that the Oscars certainly doesn't factor in talent when it
comes to picking a winner, so that aside as long as you have the right look
you'll get work. If not there's always latte's before gym.
superstarr <ladibug_2...@hotmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> hellloooo-
> i'm moving to hollywood on june 1st to pursue
> my acting carreer. i'm 19 years old, and kinda
> nervous.... ok, i'm scared!
>
> does anyone have any advice to pass along to a
> not extremely experienced young girl from ohio???
> thank you!! anything is appreciated....... *M*
>
>
John Smith
Actsmart
Check out this website http://www.actorscenter.com it will provide you with
some good information on the art of acting, the business in hollywood and
career development. It's a great place to start. Give it a click!
Good luck,
Lara
kos.net
attending one audition and then you made, man i wish !
I agree with Opus get some experience locally and get some acting training
maybe audition for films arfter that in your area try to get 1 or 2 then
have a bash at L.A. bring a shitload of money otherwise youll be living in a
squalor with a couple of rats as your neighbours and spend your day
wathcing jerry springer and seeing ex actor/actress wannabees who never
made it and ended up getting sex changes and working for the porn industry.
Stay focused, dont compromise your values, it aint worth it in the long run
not for no amount of money. Enjoy what you do pursue it hard, Love life
Love Jesus and enjoy a coffe oonce in a while
Anyway a good book to get is " My first Year in Hollywood" it shows alot of
cons and pros tells you how to get set up and where to lvie and expenses and
stuff liek that and gives you good info on getting jobs within acting
industry, but heyt no guarantees, I like what John smith had to say about
some people thinking there pros but have about as much experience as acting
as a rabbit in your 3rd grade ahahahhaha
well bless yeh
take care and have a coffe and contemplate life and God and true priorites.
you are young enough to spend at least another 4 years where you are now
egtting training and experience and then you can move when your say 23-24
Jon
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