Saturday, February 4, 2006

What are the conditions for representation in Hollywood? -

May be a strange question but I do not know much about the representation I want you to let me knowI do not speak English well,,sorry

You re 15 years old, and you need to get a different dream. You do not stand a chance of making it in Hollywood if you are not ALREADY a successful, experienced actor in Saudi Arabia. Producers, and Directors do NOT hire wanna be s right off the street. Also, you CANNOT legally work in the United States with out a valid work visa, and those are almost impossible to get. You can t get those on your own, an American company must sponsor you, and as a plain wanna be actor you don t qualify.

I think you mean you want an agent to represent you.Their condition is usually ..they find you work, and take 10% of everything you make. Hollywood isnt what you think it is. Hollywood is a generic name for the entertainment industry now. There are thousands and thousands of people who want to get the movies, tv, or music business. Becoming employeed is a difficult thing to do, and then usually short lived. Movies- They are having trouble getting funding because of the economy. Thats why youre seeing more animated movies. They dont have to pay actors salaries.TV- Reality shows. Again, out of work actorsMusic - The recording companies only invest money in a very very very select few artists. Half the waiters and waitresses in LA and NYC are want-to-be actors/musicians looking for a break into show business. Its a tough tough business. Its show business... but people dont realize how ruthless the business part is.

There are many and they are different for each performer. For you, to start with you d need to speak English fluently. Second you would need to be legal to work in the United States. Third, you would need to be a SAG and AFTRA union member. www.sag.org, www.aftra.org. Fourth, you would need a very strong resume and reel of your previous television and film work.

Wow, another wannabe actor. Join the millions of wannabes who live in LA.You ll get much better answers in the Theater and Acting Forum.

no english = zero. that would annoy people just for background and nobody represents that.

Representation for what? Like acting?... Too many people looking for representation ...

You and millions of others. Get back in line!