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"Hi, i just turned 14 and ive wanted to be an actress since I was really little.
When I was younger I did a few radio commercials and 2 school plays. Ive also
been in the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade for the past 4 years and have done
numerous dance frestivals and shows.
anyway, this summerr im going to ACTeen and I heard tis  really good acting
program, any way im trying to get an agent but i feel like i dont have enoug on
my resume.
All I have is 3 school plays, a featured extra in a short film, 3 radio
commercials and thats it.
Because I heard u cant put the parade, dance shows, or chorus/hoir/singing shows
on your resume..so i had to take those all off. and i live in nyc and my
grandfather is a part-time actor who does mostly community theater but i get
tips form him. and im getting headshots done, and im subscribed to backstage
magazine and always looking for random auditons..anyway, i dont know what else
to do to make this go faster.or quicker..any advice?? tips?? requirements?? pro's cons??"

thankss soo muchh

ariel

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Ariel,

Thanks for writing. You're doing all the right things. ACTeen will give you some good training and may lead you to getting the agent that you seek. Keep auditioning for as many things as you think you're right for. Keep at it! It'll happen.

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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