What is a good acting school in California?

First of all, don’t get cocky. It will be the end of your career. I thought I had tons of talent too, but then I saw some REALLY amazing acting and I realized the depth that can be achieved. Acting is a forever unfinished skill. You can always learn something new, or a new technique. Yes it is true, a lot of actors have degrees in other things. It takes a very intelligent person to have the mental capacity to be able to think and react like a person separate from themselves, so you will see a lot of actors went to places like Harvard, Yale, UCLA, Julliard, etc. If you are willing to put in the hours as a waiter, can handle people constantly rejecting you, and are willing to put in the hard work in training, I would say go for it! Down to business: The only way you are going to get cast in any professional project is by having an overflowing resume full of non-professional work like student films, community theatre, etc. The only way you will get cast in anything at all is by building a network of people in the industry. Make connections and never burn bridges with anyone in the industry because they can very well black-list you and you will never get a job again. Good schools in california for theatre: UCLA, CSU Fullerton, Cal Arts, AMDA, AADA, and many more. Going to college for theatre, you will make friends with classmates who will go on the be actors, casting directors, agents, etc. so be nice. Teachers are a good connection too, because most of them are most likely professionals in the industry and can hook you up. For example: My moms boyfriend was a theatre major at UCLA and his old roommate went on to be the first director for the Simpsons. Also he got involved in the school productions and he performed in a one act play where he kissed this girl, and guess what? That girl is now the voice of Bart Simpson. Okay, well to wrap things up, make sure you get a professional headshot, resume, and start looking for an agent ASAP because it is very hard to get one and will most likely take time. Good luck, and get going! Build that experience! Never turn down any small part, because you can rub elbows with the people involved which could get you a job later. A good place to start is working at Disneyland as a character actor.

P.S: Just to make sure you realize the odds you are going up against, out of the tens of thousands of SAG(Screen Actors Guild) actors, only 1% make more than $100,000 a year. ONE PERCENT. And that is out of a pool of already trained, professional actors, working in the industry. Good luck.

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What is a good acting school in California?

I am a 15 year old boy and really want to become an actor. Like a big actor and be in big movies, I’m a great actor with lots of talent but need to be noticed. This is all I want to do with my life. Any suggestions?

Los Angeles is surely the way to go, if you want to work on movies. If you want to book roles at casting and then sustain your acting on set, it is important for you to be well rounded and have a solid training – but no need to get a bachelor in acting. I would recommend Michelle Danner acting Studio, they have an intensive program that also includes on camera classes to prepare for auditions, an industry class to make sure you get the right picture & resume but also become sag aftra eligible and open all the doors you can to start your career the best way possible, and casting director workshops!

The link is www.michelledanner.com

Good luck with everything!

“Good” and “Acting School” never belong in the same sentence.

Unless you want to spend the rest of your life waiting tables? Think of acting as a hobby. Get a REAL career and do dinner or local theater for fun.

If all you want is fame of course, that’s different. Threaten to kill someone important and then commit suicide in a VERY creative way (like duct taping a bunch of lemmings to your body then jumping off a cliff) while someone films you. You’ll be all over the news for….oh, maybe a couple of days!

Seriously, though. You are 15. Acting seems glamourous, but it’s not. It’s just a way to end up broke fast. Go for something with earning potential. There are almost no situations that aren’t improved by access to money.

Suggestion: “How about you stop trying to become an actor and get a real job so we can pull this economy out of the gutter.” ~ Daniel Tosh.

In all seriousness, there are literally hundreds of thousands of people that want to be discovered. My cousin, for example, wanted to be an actress. She went to Hollywood, tried everything, and got knocked on her ***. My suggestion is to study hard in school, go to college, and do something better than acting.

You might think I’m being mean and I really don’t want to try to crush your dream, but there aren’t a lot of huge actors out there. It might seem like a lot because you can probably think of at least a hundred. Think about it, though. Out of hundreds of thousands of people…. only about a few hundred made it. Unless your dad is some big time Hollywood hotshot, I’d think of a new path.

Use Google to identify schools and their rankings. Most actors do have degrees in something else — it is just a smart thi g to do. You may be able to do both at certain colleges.

don’t listen to the people who tell you that you can’t do it. if you have talent then go for it. If thats what you truly want to do don’t let and naysayers hold you back from living your dream. hard work and determination can go a long way. Never let anyone bring you down. Go for it bud