Have you been limiting your success as an actor? It would be a shame to be putting so much time into what you love and not get what you're wanting out of it. We have arranged these tips together for you to help make sure your acting career is being experienced at it's fullest and most successfully. Don't get stuck in an amateur acting position. At the New York Acting School for Film and Television, we are here to support your success.
Determine Your Strength
Don't be so desperate to succeed, that you place yourself in every skill set. Hone in on the strength that comes easiest to you and sets you apart. Then, match that to the market that would provide the best opportunity. This can include stage or screen. Where does your strength lie? Go where your strengths are an build off of that. The idea is to keep getting stronger where you are already skilled. This will build your confidence and get you cast more often, leaving you more opportunities to expand in the future.
Don't be so desperate to succeed, that you place yourself in every skill set. Hone in on the strength that comes easiest to you and sets you apart. Then, match that to the market that would provide the best opportunity. This can include stage or screen. Where does your strength lie? Go where your strengths are an build off of that. The idea is to keep getting stronger where you are already skilled. This will build your confidence and get you cast more often, leaving you more opportunities to expand in the future.
Invest in that Strength
Get critique on your type before shooting. Know the roles you can play, and show that in your photos. Pay for a great demo reel. Don’t wait months for a student director to give you a clip that may not sell you. Get a professional to do your website—that’s the first stop when a CD is looking to see your work.
Keep Learning
Classes. Make sure to first study the areas in which you haven’t yet trained, and are the most practical: cold copy audition technique, improvisation, and speech.
Seek a mentor. This could be a career coach, a casting director, or an acting teacher with knowledge of marketing. It can be very frustrating spending all your resources on classes or workshops that aren’t really helping you get work, or on marketing tools that don’t represent you as well as they could. Get advice first.
Know When You're Ready
Don't prematurely jump the gun. Expand yourself, learn, excel in your strengths and then strike. It’s best to wait until your marketing tools are up-to-speed and then get a referral to an agent. If you’ve worked with a director or know a casting director, ask for their help. If you’re working with a coach or mentor they can open doors and make that referral.
Don't prematurely jump the gun. Expand yourself, learn, excel in your strengths and then strike. It’s best to wait until your marketing tools are up-to-speed and then get a referral to an agent. If you’ve worked with a director or know a casting director, ask for their help. If you’re working with a coach or mentor they can open doors and make that referral.
Market Yourself
Get a copy of Call Sheet. It’s a mini booklet with a list of all agents, casting directors, and current television shows and films in production. Set goals and create a timeline. Try to put in a few hours a day/week on your marketing, and build a large network of industry professionals who know and like you.
Get a copy of Call Sheet. It’s a mini booklet with a list of all agents, casting directors, and current television shows and films in production. Set goals and create a timeline. Try to put in a few hours a day/week on your marketing, and build a large network of industry professionals who know and like you.
Ready to learn more? Contact the Acting School for Film and Television for more information on coaches, classes and more!
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