I need help on starting acting!!!!
Sun, 6 Jan 2002, 06:09 pmkimaldover4 posts in thread
I need help on starting acting!!!!
Sun, 6 Jan 2002, 06:09 pmHi my name is Kim. I want to start acting and I am thinking of joining the Sydney Talent Company in Quakers Hill, Sydney. Would that be the right thing to do. I am keen on acting, singing and dancing and I want to be a performer. I am turning 13 now am I to late to start acting? I heared that actors need a acting resume (or otherwise known as CV) in auditions if I go to this Talent Company will they give me some kind of form I need to fill out? If I am to have an acting resume would the Rock Eisteddford be allowed to be included because it does require a bit of drama.
If anyone can help I will appreciate it. I need to know the first step to getting into acting. Thank you !
If anyone can help I will appreciate it. I need to know the first step to getting into acting. Thank you !
kimaldoverSun, 6 Jan 2002, 06:09 pm
Hi my name is Kim. I want to start acting and I am thinking of joining the Sydney Talent Company in Quakers Hill, Sydney. Would that be the right thing to do. I am keen on acting, singing and dancing and I want to be a performer. I am turning 13 now am I to late to start acting? I heared that actors need a acting resume (or otherwise known as CV) in auditions if I go to this Talent Company will they give me some kind of form I need to fill out? If I am to have an acting resume would the Rock Eisteddford be allowed to be included because it does require a bit of drama.
If anyone can help I will appreciate it. I need to know the first step to getting into acting. Thank you !
If anyone can help I will appreciate it. I need to know the first step to getting into acting. Thank you !
rayMon, 7 Jan 2002, 10:11 pm
RE: I need help on starting acting!!!!
Hi Kim,
may i suggest an acting school called 3 stage acting school at Penrith NSW ask for Richard OR Elizabeth, i spent 2 years there and they really make you feel welcome and you will be put into stage productions very quick and this will help build your resume.
When you call them tell them Ray Medina recomended
you to them.
The phone no is 0247 218 917. do not hesitate to email me at rmprod@ozemail.com.au if i can be of any further assistance to you
regards
Ray Medina
Walter PlingeWed, 16 Jan 2002, 10:02 pm
RE: I need help on starting acting!!!!
Hi Kim,
relax. Acting is the one career you can start at any age and do for an entire lifetime. You are not too young to start and certainly not too old!
Any experience you have had on stage is valuable. You may have been singing, but when singing you are still performing. The experience gave you an idea of what constant rehearsals are like, what it is to be up on stage in front of an audience, scheduling acts, production, back stage, a whole heap of things.
All the things you want to do are wonderful, and all are needed at some stage. Singing and dancing classes are an excellent idea. Probably the old faithfuls, tap and jazz would be best. Also, look for amateur companies nearby that have child members or put on childrens' performances, there are many about.
Other things that can help are to read plays, practice remembering poems and such. Get involved in high school performances. Call television stations and let them know you are interested in acting. Such shows as Home and Away quite often take people who are new to acting, because you have the 'look' they are wanting, but remember things like that are a long shot. Its better to concentrate on the classes that build up skill.
Hope this is helpful.
Mem
relax. Acting is the one career you can start at any age and do for an entire lifetime. You are not too young to start and certainly not too old!
Any experience you have had on stage is valuable. You may have been singing, but when singing you are still performing. The experience gave you an idea of what constant rehearsals are like, what it is to be up on stage in front of an audience, scheduling acts, production, back stage, a whole heap of things.
All the things you want to do are wonderful, and all are needed at some stage. Singing and dancing classes are an excellent idea. Probably the old faithfuls, tap and jazz would be best. Also, look for amateur companies nearby that have child members or put on childrens' performances, there are many about.
Other things that can help are to read plays, practice remembering poems and such. Get involved in high school performances. Call television stations and let them know you are interested in acting. Such shows as Home and Away quite often take people who are new to acting, because you have the 'look' they are wanting, but remember things like that are a long shot. Its better to concentrate on the classes that build up skill.
Hope this is helpful.
Mem
crgwllmsThu, 17 Jan 2002, 01:55 am
RE: Am I too late??
KimAldover wrote:
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>>I am turning 13 now; am I too late to start acting?
Hi Kim. What time is it over there? If it's too late, you might have to go to bed now and put off starting acting until tomorrow.
I started acting reasonably young - first professional gig the year I turned 19. I'd been acting solidly before that, in amateur theatre, for about three years. But I didn't do drama at school, or even think about it as an option until I was in the middle of Year 12.
At 13, you're in an ideal position to start. Get lessons at school or drama clubs, and muck around with it for a while until you decide whether it's what you really want to do. Have fun!
Cheers,
Craig
<8>-/=====/---------------
(My God, I just realised I've been acting since before you were born..!)
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>>I am turning 13 now; am I too late to start acting?
Hi Kim. What time is it over there? If it's too late, you might have to go to bed now and put off starting acting until tomorrow.
I started acting reasonably young - first professional gig the year I turned 19. I'd been acting solidly before that, in amateur theatre, for about three years. But I didn't do drama at school, or even think about it as an option until I was in the middle of Year 12.
At 13, you're in an ideal position to start. Get lessons at school or drama clubs, and muck around with it for a while until you decide whether it's what you really want to do. Have fun!
Cheers,
Craig
<8>-/=====/---------------
(My God, I just realised I've been acting since before you were born..!)