me! me! me!
Mon, 29 May 2000, 09:34 pmWalter Plinge26 posts in thread
me! me! me!
Mon, 29 May 2000, 09:34 pmhey grant thanx 4 the 'fo. i don't need an agent unless i'm getting professional gigs, right? what's the deal with television series & stuff, is anything shot in perth? i think the only television made here is 'maurice meade' hair salon commercials... i don't have the discipline 2 be completely anorexic - i'm normal weight so i can't be a model - but i have the face & height for modeling, hence my interest in its sister profession - acting. i finished high school 2 yrs ago & that was the last time i did any drama. my renewed interest in performing comes from my friend mark naglazas telling me i should pursue it cos i have the looks & personality 4 it, & by my reflection in the mirror! also, i have a great ego & thick skin - 2 prerequisites 4 showbiz. unfortunately there's about 3 billion other wannabes on the planet so i won't be burning my books anytime soon... but it looks like fun & i'd like 2 give it a go. any suggestions on how 2 get started? does amateur stuff get u any exposure?
anyone know how far away melville is from the city center? which is closer 2 the city - kalamunda or melville? (don't know south of the river well).
thanx kids
the daveaholic,
k. silverstone
anyone know how far away melville is from the city center? which is closer 2 the city - kalamunda or melville? (don't know south of the river well).
thanx kids
the daveaholic,
k. silverstone
RE: me! me! me!
Fri, 2 June 2000, 10:45 amDearest Kim
It needs to be warned that one of the reasons that actors attend acting school is to hone their bitching skills in preparation for the industry. It seems to me from all that has gone before that you are ready!!!! A very brave move to take on the "fam" with such an attitude.
In all seriousness a med student huh? Studying psych by any chance? Because here in front of you you have a wonderful case study! Your assignment is going to earn you a high distinction. You have tapped into one of the most impassioned professions, the only profession perhaps that would be defended to the grave, though it took them a long time to rise to the bait. And now you have met the family! I love them!
You are right! You do not need training or experience to enter this profession...you only need it to survive in it and even then it is no guarantee. The answers you are looking for you will not find in Perth. "Neighbours", which films in Melbourne employs models as opposed to actors (all based on looks as opposed to experience and training). The last family to enter the show were all models with no acting training or experience. And only one of them decided, after 3 weeks filming, that the acting profession was not for her and so left. Leaving the production company three weeks behind and a character short. This model was then replaced by an actor (who had the training and experience). The directors kept ringing this girls agent saying "she's great!!!! she can do anything we ask of her" to which her agent replied "of course she is, she's had the trainingl".
Test it out Kim. That is my only advice. You don't want to upset a production company if you find out you don't like the profession. And there is more to the profession than acting.
It needs to be warned that one of the reasons that actors attend acting school is to hone their bitching skills in preparation for the industry. It seems to me from all that has gone before that you are ready!!!! A very brave move to take on the "fam" with such an attitude.
In all seriousness a med student huh? Studying psych by any chance? Because here in front of you you have a wonderful case study! Your assignment is going to earn you a high distinction. You have tapped into one of the most impassioned professions, the only profession perhaps that would be defended to the grave, though it took them a long time to rise to the bait. And now you have met the family! I love them!
You are right! You do not need training or experience to enter this profession...you only need it to survive in it and even then it is no guarantee. The answers you are looking for you will not find in Perth. "Neighbours", which films in Melbourne employs models as opposed to actors (all based on looks as opposed to experience and training). The last family to enter the show were all models with no acting training or experience. And only one of them decided, after 3 weeks filming, that the acting profession was not for her and so left. Leaving the production company three weeks behind and a character short. This model was then replaced by an actor (who had the training and experience). The directors kept ringing this girls agent saying "she's great!!!! she can do anything we ask of her" to which her agent replied "of course she is, she's had the trainingl".
Test it out Kim. That is my only advice. You don't want to upset a production company if you find out you don't like the profession. And there is more to the profession than acting.
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