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Step 2 - Jobs and Resumes
Step 3 - Headshots/Cover Letters
Step 4 - Getting an Agent
Step 5 - Auditioning
The Child and Teen Actor
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Building up a Resume
After you have proven your wit, it is time to start building a resume. You need a bunch of good parts to make a resume look professional. The most effective way to build it up is to look around your community for a couple of nearby theatres that are hosting auditions and see if they will give you an appoinment. Kids and teens really luck out, because a lot of theatres offer one week performances and they are a fun, quick way to add stuff on your resume.
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Alternate to Getting Work
If you have a college located near you, it might be a good idea to send a picture of you to them along with a note. In this note you could mention you are an actor who is trying to break into show buisnesses. If the film department of the college had students who were making films, either for or not for the school, they would be welcome to contact you for a role in an upcoming production of theirs. This is a good idea because if you want to be in film and commercial it is nice to have expirence in areas besides theatre.
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Writing a Resume
Writing a resume is quite simple because it is very standard throughout the acting world. At the top goes your name in big print. Then come your stats (height, weight, eye/hair color, etc.), and your expirence. Then comes any training you have had, and then your special sills. Special skills are things you can do that might help you nab a part. Juggling, scuba diving and dance are all special skills. For sample resumes, go to http://www.actingforkids.com/sample-resumes.html if you are under eighteen, or http://www.howtomodel.com/about_aaron/acting_resume.html if you are over eighteen. You can also try http://jerielle.actorsite.com/photo2.html.
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