Agents/Getting Work/Etc
Mon, 31 Jan 2005, 01:41 amslightlybemused9 posts in thread
Agents/Getting Work/Etc
Mon, 31 Jan 2005, 01:41 amYes, this is one of those terribly boring threads where I pick your digital brains. Sorry.
Usual pointless background: I'm 18, I was involved in Storm the Stage last year and was one of the grand finalists and since then (well, after my failed attempt at getting in to WAAPA, you know) i've pretty much been sitting on my bum on the couch watching movies and thinking 'sigh, if only'.
As you can imagine, this is starting to get moderately frustrating. I've been combing the 'auditions' section of TheatreAustralia for awhile looking for shows but somehow I always manage to fall just shy of the desired age bracket. Bother.
Anyway, my query is this: Does -anyone- know of any reputable agencies in Perth? I've been through all the casting australia, blah blah blah modelling agency bs a few years ago and it seems to me they are all very keen to take your money and very unkeen to actually do anything useful. Usually it's a case of "If you pay us three hundred bucks we'll let your kid run around playing space jump for a few months and then see if she's good enough to put on our books". Perhaps I should have just held out for ONE MORE round of space jump, but frankly, it all became somewhat wearisome and even a thirteen year old knows when it's been had.
So tell me - good agencies in Perth? How do I contact them? What do I say? How do I get noticed? Cliched and boring questions, I realise, but i'm just so tired of doing nothing. Especially after StS gave me the confidence and the...erm...ego to think I was perhaps actually good at performing, after all ;)
Cheers,
Kia Groom
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Usual pointless background: I'm 18, I was involved in Storm the Stage last year and was one of the grand finalists and since then (well, after my failed attempt at getting in to WAAPA, you know) i've pretty much been sitting on my bum on the couch watching movies and thinking 'sigh, if only'.
As you can imagine, this is starting to get moderately frustrating. I've been combing the 'auditions' section of TheatreAustralia for awhile looking for shows but somehow I always manage to fall just shy of the desired age bracket. Bother.
Anyway, my query is this: Does -anyone- know of any reputable agencies in Perth? I've been through all the casting australia, blah blah blah modelling agency bs a few years ago and it seems to me they are all very keen to take your money and very unkeen to actually do anything useful. Usually it's a case of "If you pay us three hundred bucks we'll let your kid run around playing space jump for a few months and then see if she's good enough to put on our books". Perhaps I should have just held out for ONE MORE round of space jump, but frankly, it all became somewhat wearisome and even a thirteen year old knows when it's been had.
So tell me - good agencies in Perth? How do I contact them? What do I say? How do I get noticed? Cliched and boring questions, I realise, but i'm just so tired of doing nothing. Especially after StS gave me the confidence and the...erm...ego to think I was perhaps actually good at performing, after all ;)
Cheers,
Kia Groom
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Re: Agents/Getting Work/Etc
Fri, 4 Feb 2005, 01:08 amThe best way is to be honest and prepared when you go in.
I'm not an agent myself so I can't tell you what they're thinking exactly but I can imagine that they want people who are passionate about their work and that they will work hard for it.
Theres sometimes a misconceived notion that once you get an Agent, you can just sit back and wait for the work to come in. Wrong.
If you want an agent to take you seriously, you have to work as hard as them. They want experience and talent (I'm sure the Storm the Stage gig is good proof) and they want to see on your CV that you are continously seeking to develop your craft. Get a motorbike license. Get a voice coach. Join a youth theatre group (BSX!!). Study Drama at Uni (Curtin!). Learn accents. Watch lots of films. Read books on Drama.
At the same time, when u are sitting in front of the agent for your interview when you are applying, tell them what YOU WANT and what you EXPECT FROM THEM. It shows that you are a focused artist who has a clear goal. Think about how you word it though. To say you want to be 'famous' kinda narrows it. Sure, I'm sure many of us would love the high profile - but theres other ways of saying it. Tell them you want to a successful career....a sustainable career - whatever!
Anyways...hope that helps...
Crispy.
I'm not an agent myself so I can't tell you what they're thinking exactly but I can imagine that they want people who are passionate about their work and that they will work hard for it.
Theres sometimes a misconceived notion that once you get an Agent, you can just sit back and wait for the work to come in. Wrong.
If you want an agent to take you seriously, you have to work as hard as them. They want experience and talent (I'm sure the Storm the Stage gig is good proof) and they want to see on your CV that you are continously seeking to develop your craft. Get a motorbike license. Get a voice coach. Join a youth theatre group (BSX!!). Study Drama at Uni (Curtin!). Learn accents. Watch lots of films. Read books on Drama.
At the same time, when u are sitting in front of the agent for your interview when you are applying, tell them what YOU WANT and what you EXPECT FROM THEM. It shows that you are a focused artist who has a clear goal. Think about how you word it though. To say you want to be 'famous' kinda narrows it. Sure, I'm sure many of us would love the high profile - but theres other ways of saying it. Tell them you want to a successful career....a sustainable career - whatever!
Anyways...hope that helps...
Crispy.
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