Hallo lovely peoples! Nathan is in the lounge! i'm new !

I agree that the public schooling system for Drama Studies is not perfect and does not prepare students for acting in the industry but rather teaches them HOW and different techniques to act. The way I understood it, was that you learnt to act at school, then completed further training at say...WAAPA, where the learning was focused more on the industry... I would also agree that not all young people ask for things to be given to them on a silver platter. HOWEVER, let us not forget that competition 'Starpower' went, basically unanswered by the youth of WA!!!!!!! After all the planning and time that went into it...no one could be bothered to send in the forms?? Where were they?? I started off in the acting community at aged 16. I didn't start after school, I jumped straight in at yr11 (probably ot the wisest idea as I was doing 6TEE) I recieved no help in the beginning from my parents, and like a lot of other kids these days, my head was full of dreams for stardom. I was lucky enough to know a man named Mr Hood, he used to work for ABC, I think at one point he trained voice overs?? Hewas also a family friend. I asked this man how to become an actor. He told me all the basic things of getting an agent etcetc. I guess the trick is: ASK. BUT ASK IN THE RIGHT PLACES!! The net is full of people trying to rip you off. Photographers, net agents, etc etc. Dont trust people over the net-they are probably dangerous! I got ripped off to begin with...an expensive little lesson...don't pay more then $300 for casting photos... My advice is: Start little. Join a community theatre and go from there. Most people involved in Amature theatre will know a fair bit about the industry, and probably won't mind giving you a hand up. That is where I started, the WAYTC (WA YOUTH THEATRE CO.) the teachers there gave me excellent advice (for free) and I even gained some experience! Im not saying don't ask, I'm saying BE WISE, think before you post...especially if your under 16!! Check all options open to you. One last note: not all young actors will join of there own accord. Many actors under the age of 15 have started acting as a result of there parents being involved in the industry somehow...My mum was a graphic designer, and I often got the role of being the child model...as much as I hated it... However in my teen years I found I loved acting! I Beg forgivness if this message is a little unclear. I'm rushing to get to the airport... I don't think that if we ignore these posts they will go away...much like my dirty laundry....therefore I have taken the liberty of creating a step by step guide to becoming a teenage guide for hopefulls which I shall post as a comment under all future enquires. I hope I have not offenden anyone, if you think I have said something wrong/incorrect leave a message under mine! Bye bye, I'm off to Sydney!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)