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How does my plan for my acting career sound?
I'm fourteen and a freshman. Keep in mind I'm taking this seriously, I'm not one of those kids obsessed with being some famous disney channel actress.
1.) Over the next year, I am going to take both classes at the community theatre and on screen classes in the city. Also, I'd like to do about four-five small plays.
2.) If I have enough experience and training (I've done other plays before), apply to an agency in Cleveland. If I don't get in, I'll continue classes and plays. Keep trying for an agent.
3.) After high school, I am going to move to Los Angeles and take film and screen writing classes as well as acting classes. I will hopefully have an agent by then.
Just wondering if it's realistic. I'd like to eventually make a living off acting, but I'm interested in behind camera work also so..
That's great you have a plan!
Even if you get an agent you should continue taking acting classes, all working actors do, even the most famous.
Unfortunately, it's not realistic that you'll make a living from acting. I don't say that to dissuade you, just be honest with you, I have a 15 year old, and I'd want him to have a back up plan. 2/3 of SAG (the union you must eventually join) actors make less than $1000 a year from acting. About 5% of SAG actors make $75,000 a year or more from acting. $75,000 is not enough to even buy a small home in LA (it's what a good legal secretary makes, or less), so you could say that less than 5% of actors really make enough to live on from acting!
So it's very wise to attend college to have a profession to support yourself while you're working on your acting (or writing or film) career. Most colleges have theatre programs, and many have writing and film programs and classes, so you can do both at once. Also, you may qualify for financial aid for college, which may cover a significant portion of your college and living expenses, plus there are scholarships.
One problem is that it is almost impossible to support yourself in LA and try to be an actor. Luckily, you have lots of time, because right now the job situation out here is awful, the typical jobs many actors get while pursuing their careers are almost non-existent, like waiter. Rent on a small single is $900 a month to start at the low end in an OK area, and you'd be doing very good to get a $10 an hour job (In N Out) out of high school, and that would only bring you about $1500 a month net in income if you worked full time. So after rent of $900, it would be hard to pay for your basics, like food, and then all the extra expenses that actors have, like lots of gas for your car (LA is huge and auditions are anywhere, from Santa Monica to Pasadena and beyond, you cannot do it on public transportation), great headshots (a must), going out to network, acting classes, nice clothes, etc. That is why college is such a great option, financial aid will really help, you'd be getting a general education to be able to support yourself with a decent job, and you'd be getting an acting education to work on your craft. (Most landlords allow one unrelated adult per bedroom, only one in a single, so you wouldn't save that much with a roommate in a 2 bedroom, $1500 low end, and they usually bring more trouble than they're worth.)
You should start writing and filming now. It's extremely competitive, about the same as acting. Kids out here have been making films, from writing the scripts to editing, since they were in 5th grade, they will be your competition. Same with acting, except out here lots of kids have been in serious acting lessons since they were 7 years old, and many have been professional actors since before they were teens. So you need to really work on your craft to be competitive out here.
Here is some screenwriting advice:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091210235905AA2zftZ
Anyway, sorry if this isn't the answer you wanted, but your plan isn't exactly realistic. However, it is possible to try to pursue an acting career, you just want to do it in a smart way. Consider that to be an actor, you must feel like you can not do anything else. It must be your passion! Because so many wonderful actors spend most of their lives not making a living by acting, they must have that passion to keep going. Even if you do book jobs, it's usually not enough to support you. My son has been in acting classes since he was 7 (and he likely will not pursue it as a career, even though our family is in the business), and he has had teachers who most would think must make a good living from acting, on TV all the time, regulars on cable network shows, etc. But they still have to teach acting to support themselves. If you don't have a passion for acting, it's too hard to put up with all the disappointment.
Break a leg!
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