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Hi. My name is Sabastain and I really want help to find auditions for Disney Channel. I have been told to get an agent, but I don't know how much they cost. I have been trying to get on a audition for 8 years now and I have never been able to get to one. ( I'm 13 ) Please can someone help me? I havn't asked my parents yet. I'm waiting for information about them before I can start asking for one.

DATE WROTE: 18TH FEBRUARY, 2008 10:48PM

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Sabastian,

Thanks for writing. The reality is this - if you don't live in Los Angeles, you're not going to have access to auditions when they occur.

Getting an agent doesn't cost you anything. An agent gets paid when they book you a job. They take 10% of whatever income from the job you earn. And again, if you don't live in the Los Angeles area, you're not going to get an agent in LA to represent you. You have to be full-time in order to get an agent and be available for auditions.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Phil

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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.

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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.

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Director's Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, Actor's Equity Association

Education/Credentials
BFA in Acting/Directing from Carnegie Mellon University.

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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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