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Why is there never any acting work for younger people? (I purposely didn’t use kids) When i was ringing around everywhere trying to get an agent, neally everywhere I rang said ‘No, we don’t take under 16’s’. I mean, whats with that? The younger generation is going to be the next generation of adults, so surely we should be getting all the help we can in any profession, be it medical (which im aiming for), teaching, public services etc and especially the dramatics (acting)…
No wonder many people who have the potencial to make it to the big time never make it! I know many people who can sing better that all the singers around now put together, but where ever they rang , they was basically told the same as me, but with alot more bulls**t added in. What is going on? Surely younger people should have alot more help than is being offered!
Can you all post here what your opnions are of thisDear Phil,
Agents can be a very strange breed! but I have to say I agree wholeheartedly with Helens comments to you. I am glad that you haven’t been put off by the agents you have contacted, and that you have the tenacity to succeed. You will find that agents are quite unwilling to talk to you on the telephone, and it is often best to invite them to a showcase or preferably a production you are involved in, by writing to them first and including a S.A.E. Whatever you do, don’t sign up with an agent who asks for money from you to go on their books, a genuine agent will never do this.
Finally, what do you do if you can’t get an agent? Well it’s not the end of the world, what you need to do is have an easy to read CV no more than 2 pages long, and a really good black and white photograph. Once you have one, you will need some reproductions done, there are many photographic studios who offer this service, and you can find them in a book called “Contacts” which is published by “The Spotlight”, this book also contains details of agents who specialise in child actors. It is also a good idea to register with Spotlight as a lot of casting directors will only take submissions from actors with a number. Then it’s a good idea to subscribe to a casting service such as PCR, Casting People etc, as you will then get up to the minute jobs throughout the industry. Finally for experience, there are many companies who produce Variety shows for Charities at London theatres such as The London Palladium, and these companies tend to advertise at the back of “The Stage”.
I hope this information has helped you, and keep battling on!
Kind regards
Bryony Growdon
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