Careers: Acting, Performing, Directing/Getting into Modeling

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Expert: - 10/24/2008


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Hi my name is Candis Hannah and I am seventeen. I am a senior and am about to be out of school. It has always been my dream to either act or do modeling, is there any way to get started? I used to get calls for it but now that I live on my own I never get them how do I get started on doing this as my lifetime career?

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Hi Candis, well, who used to call you for modeling? Call them and remind them you are still available.  For modeling, I would look for a local modeling studio and try to become affiliated with them. Acting is much more complex. It involves several years of being in plays and taking professional lessons and learning about the business. Contact me at kencosp@aol.com if you want details. Best wishes, Doc

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Kenneth D. Plonkey

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Questions about acting and directing. Questions about getting started in a careeer. Questions about training and schooling for actors.

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I am a retired film actor. I am a retired university theatre program director and professor. I am the author of "The Tao of Acting, Mentoring for the Aspiring Actor" to be published this summer.

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SAG

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BA, MA, PhD in Theatre Post graduate study with certificate in Media Acting

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John Golden Traveling Fellowship

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