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Hello my name is Sarah, I am in 7th grade and I need a agent. I am supposed to be getting headshots my dad is looking on the internet to find where. I was wondering what is the best way to get an agent?  I am very good at singing orand acting and I would very much love for a chance to be on Disney on Nick.....I have been asked to be in commercials and my grandma is Florence larue from the fith dimension. Please e-mail me and we could talk and work out a deal.
Be Blessed,
Sarah

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Sarah,

Thanks for writing. The best way to get an agent is for the agent to see you appearing in something, like a film, a play, a TV show, etc. Once an agent sees you performing, he has a better idea of your marketability and whether or not he thinks he can sell you.

Without an agent seeing you acting, he has no way to tell if you have talent or not.

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.

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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