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Step 6: How To Arrive To Your Audition Like A Pro

This is Step 6 in My 10 Steps To Start Your Acting Career in Los Angeles – For International Students

Getting to an audition in LA can be a hassle. This post is about eliminating any stress factors that merely getting to your audition can imply. Don’t let traffic, forgetting to bring your headshot, a hangover or actors trying to be nice  in the waiting room  ruin your flow. You don’t want these things to throw you off after all your preparation for the role.

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Step 5: Start Self-Submitting To Auditions

Below is Step 5 in My 10 Steps To Start Your Acting Career in Los Angeles – For International Students

As an international student/actor in the US, we do not have a work permit. This means we cannot get paid. In turn, agents will not take us on as their clients since we cannot make them any money. Therefore, we have to be our own agents for now.  Continue reading “Step 5: Start Self-Submitting To Auditions”

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Actor Tip For New Actors

One of the courses that I’m currently taking at UCLA Extension is called Pre-production and Production for Film and Television. 

It’s a fantastic course! I’m learning so much. In yesterday’s class we got an interesting tip from a guest speaker that have worked many years as a casting director.

One of the international students asked:

Is it ok for me as an international actor to call up a casting director and say “Hi, my name is …. I’m new in town and would like to send you my reel. ” 

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Step 2: The Importance Of Having A Great Headshot

The headshot is the actor’s calling card. It is crucial to have one.

Even if you only have one or two credits on your resume, like I did when I first came to LA, it’s ok as long as you have a great headshot. You are going out for student projects and low budget projects. You want to start building reel material so you have something to show when it’s time to look for representation. 

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