Careers: Acting, Performing, Directing/Advise on Acting Please!!

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Hi, my name is Yoseph Elmusleh and I live in Hilliard, Ohio.  I was just wondering on how I could be noticed by people outside of my state.  I have been acting for a little more then two years, I did a promotional job, an independent film called "Demons Rising", and a musical back when I was in highschool.  Could you please tell me the next thing to do? I would really appreciate it.

~YOSEPH~

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Yoseph,

Thanks for writing. If you really want to be an actor, you need to leave Hilliard and move to either NYC or LA. These two cities are where the majority of film and TV casting is done. It's really difficult to be noticed by any legitimate casting directors if you aren't living in one of these two cities.

Sorry for the bad news.

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.

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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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