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O.K., I wanted to know how to get started in the Disney acting proccess. I am 13 -years-old and I want to start now. I am currently taking an acting class here in California (Yuba City). I love acting and that is what I want to do. I am very good at memorizing. Also, I wanted to know the average amount that it costs to have an agent. Could you also, if you are aloud, to tell me or give me any dates and roles that tryouts are.
Thanks a million!
Emily
Emily,
Thanks for writing. I don't work for Disney anymore, so I don't know when they are holding auditions. Your best bet is to call their casting department and ask how you might obtain an audition. The reality is that without an agent, you probably won't even be seen.
Agents don't cost you any money up front. An agent gets paid when you get paid. He take 10 percent of what ever income you earn from acting.
If you seriously want a career as an actress, you need to move to Los Angeles permanently, enroll in acting classes, get an agent, have professional headshots taken of you and begin submitting your headshot and resume for every audition you can find.
Hope this helps. Good luck!
Phil
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Answers by Expert:
Phil Nemy
Expertise
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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