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I am Ashley Fowler. I am 14 years old. I really want to become an actress really bad. I have been dying to be a movie star since I was a little girl. I love to act. I have been in talent shows and parades. I love to act but I don't know if anyone is willing to give me a chance? I want to become an actress so bad please tell me away to try to be one?
Ashley,
Thanks for writing. If you want to be an actress, the first thing you need is training. Enroll in the best acting classes you can find in your area. Audition for anything in your area that you feel you are right for whether it's film, TV, theater, radio, etc.
When you are ready to go to college, enroll in a school that offers a BFA degree in Acting to insure that you receive the best possible training for acting.
Then, you need to move to Los Angeles where 95% of all casting for film and TV is performed. You'll need to have professional headshots taken of you, and you'll need to secure an agent.
That's how it's done!
Hope this helps. Good luck!
Phil
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Phil Nemy
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I am a motion picture and television producer with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. I am also the author of the book GET A REEL JOB: Finding Your First Job In The Motion Picture Industry In Los Angeles. I can answers questions on a variety of subjects about careers in film from acting to directing to crew work, getting into the unions, successful strategies for networking, etc.
Experience
Former VP, Production for The Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group
Supervised production on such films as ARMAGEDDON, THE PRINCESS DIARIES, REMEMBER THE TITANS, PEARL HARBOR, CON AIR, ENEMY OF THE STATE, THE ROCK, CRIMSON TIDE, COYOTE UGLY, A CIVIL ACTION, ROMY & MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION, NOTHING TO LOSE, EDDIE and others.
Worked as an actor, stage manager, director on broadway and regional theater as well as L.A.' Equity-waiver scene.
Former Associate Artistic Director of Los Angeles Equity-Waiver theater.
Organizations
Director's Guild of America,
Screen Actors Guild,
Actor's Equity Association
Education/Credentials
BFA in Acting/Directing from Carnegie Mellon University.
Past/Present Clients
I've worked with such filmmakers as Jerry Bruckheimer, Tony Scott, Steve Zaillian, Scott Rudin, Garry Marshall, Frank Marshall, Michael Bay, etc.
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