Hi there!
My name is Bethany Smith, and I was just wondering, do you know how you get involved with these movie companies as far as getting noticed in film acting and movie soundtracks?
I know you need an agent/management... but that is the problem I am having. I don't know where to look or find the acting agents or management. Can you help me with this?
Thank you, and it will be greatly appreciated!
Bethany Smith
Where are you? If you're in Australia, the Yellow Pages lists acting agents under "agents".
The easiest way to get your foot in the door is to sign up with an extras agency, who can get work doing background stuff. You'll need some professional photos of yourself before you can sign up. As well as that, you might have to find work in a play then invite the agent to see you, or work on a (university) student film then give that to the agent to watch.
From then on in it's all hard work: you need luck in getting roles (having the right height, colour, weight, sound, accent), talent, skill (film acting is not just emoting on cue) and more luck.
With regards soundtracks, see the Director's advice to Byron.
Hi there! Thank you for your response!
Well, I'm not in Australia, although sometimes I wish I was! I'm from Michigan, and I think anywhere is better than the part of Michigan I come from! Ha, ha.
Anyways, thank you for the information on how to get started. Anything worth having or doing in life never really comes easily. You just have to have the determination and patience to stay with it through anything that may go on, or happen, right?
Maybe you have the perfect body, and right accent... maybe you don't... but no matter what you look like or sound like, you've always just gotta believe in yourself, and what you do... then you will succeed, and go a long way, right?
Well, it was good hearing from you, and thanks once again!
Bethany Smith from good'ole'Michigan... (ch'yea'right!)... ha, ha.