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Is There Any acting or anything such as acting in Los Angeles Area, im Only 13 (going on 14) but i really want to get a job in acting careers. I had a lady come up to me at the grove in Los Angeles and told me that i was great for doing acting careers and gave me her card but i never called and lost her card, Anyways i was just wondering can you gimme any advice or Recommend stuff.

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Steven,

Thanks for writing. Yes, there is acting in Los Angeles. Most films and television shows are filmed in Los Angeles, so there is acting in Los Angeles.

If you want to be an actor, you need training. Pick up a copy of Backstage West Magazine. In it you will find many acting classes to choose from. Enroll in one, get the training that you need, then have professional photos taken of yourself and try to get an agent. Your agent will help you find roles that you are right for, and if you get cast in the roles, your acting career has begun.

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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