Does an actor have to live in hollywood to get discoverd by agents and casting directors etc?

well i know its not just hollywood but i live in Washington and ive never heard of a really famous actor from washingtonDoes an actor have to live in hollywood to get discoverd by agents and casting directors etc?If you want to be a serious film/tv actor, then you're going to have to go to LA for that's the film/tv capital.



I'm an LA Actor giving you the REAL DEAL!



Here's the cliffsnotes version of what you can do to do to get into acting and eventually get an agent:



1.EDUCATE YOURSELF FIRST!



READ (check Samuel French, libraries, and bookstores):



*=If you're on a budget



Acting business:

*Acting is Everything: Gold Edition-Judy Kerr

*How to Be a Working Actor-Mari Lyn Henry and Lynne Rogers

*Self Management for Actors-Bonnie Gillespie

-How to Get Arrested-J. Wallach Michael and Paul Thurwachter

*An Agent Tells All-Tony Martinez

-One Less Bitter Actor: The Actor's Survival Guide-Markus Flanagan

-So You Want to Be in Showbusiness?- Steve R. Stevens

-Acting Truths and Lies (purchased at www.info4actors.com)



Acting:

*Book the Job-Doug Warhit

*Intent to Live-Larry Moss

-Acting for the Camera-Tony Barr

-Acting in Film-Michael Caine

-Acting Class: Take a Seat-Milton Katselas



Method Acting:

*Art of Acting-Stella Adler

*Sanford Meisner on Acting-Sanford Meisner

*A Dream of Passion-Lee Strasberg

-Actor's Art and Craft-William Esper

-The Power of the Actor-Ivanna Chubbuck

-No Acting Please-Eric Morris

-Respect for Acting-Uta Hagen

-Challenge to the Actor-Uta Hagen

-You Can Act!-D.W. Brown

-Strasberg鈥檚 Method-Lorrie Hull



Comedy

-8 Characters of Comedy-Scott Sedita

-The Sitcom Career Book-Mary Lou Belli



Improv

-Anything by Viola Spolin

-Steve Book on Acting: Improv



Auditioning/Cold Reading:

*How to Get the Part Without Falling Apart-Margie Haber

*Audition-Michael Shurtleff

-Secrets to Successful Cold Readings-Glenn Alterman



2.GET TRAINING!



Regardless of how "talented" you might be, you NEED training, PERIOD!



Definitely take classes in:

-Cold Reading/Auditioning

-Improv

-Scene study

-Commercials



3. Get GREAT headshots



Here's is a good place to start:



http://bbs.backstage.com/eve/forums/a/tp鈥?/a>



4. Build Your Resume and Reel Doing Student films and Indie Films. Also do plays to build your acting experience.



Sample Resume:

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww80/鈥?/a>



How to make an ACTING resume:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?鈥?/a>



The ONLY LEGIT Online sites that you can find jobs on your own through:

ALL SITES NOT LISTED BELOW ARE QUESTIONABLE!



-ActorsAccess.com

-LACasting.com

-Nowcasting.com

-NYCasting.com

-NYCastings.com

-Backstage.com



Free but proceed with caution:

-Castingcallsearch.com

-Mandy.com

-Craigslist



5. Get an Agent



Look up LEGIT agencies here:

http://www.agentassociation.com/



http://www.sag.org/content/find-agent



To get an agent, you need to get GREAT headshots, a good resume, and training from the best. These are enough to get you a commercial agent at least. Getting a GOOD theatrical agent (Film/tv) takes longer. Most good theatrical agents won鈥檛 see you unless you鈥檙e SAG, have a polished resume, and a demo reel. Commercial agents are more lenient about that. What the best Commercial agents want to see on your resume are good commercial classes, improv, and cold reading.



You can get an agent multiple ways. Here are a few common ways:

-Mail in an unsealed manilla envelope with a CONCISE coverletter and headshot with the resume stapled on the back. If you have a demoreel include that too.

-Attend a showcase and impress them. By showcase I do not mean scammy conventions like IMTA, IPOP, Proscout, or Best New Talent. I mean legit ones like at Actor Connection, Reel pros, Network Studios, etc.

-Get a referral from a friend who is with the agency that you鈥檙e interested in



DON鈥橳

-Email them unless they tell you to. IT鈥橲 UNPROFESSIONAL!

-Call unless they tell you to. ALSO UNPROFESSIONAL!

-Walk in and ask for a meeting. UNPROFESSIONAL THREE!

-Sign with them if they ask for upfront money, make you take new photos with THEIR photographer, or take THEIR classes. Agent鈥檚 ONLY make money when you do. Agents usually make 10% on film/tv and commercials and 20% on commercial print.Does an actor have to live in hollywood to get discoverd by agents and casting directors etc?Famous actors are from everywhere but in general, in order to pursue their careers as professional actors at the highest level, they need to move to Los Angeles or New York City. Getting "discovered" is a process that takes time, not an overnight happening.Does an actor have to live in hollywood to get discoverd by agents and casting directors etc?Kyle McLaughlin(?) came from a town in Washington. It's called Yakima. He graduated from a local High school. He was in the movie, Dune, and is on Desperate Housewives.Does an actor have to live in hollywood to get discoverd by agents and casting directors etc?
If you find an agency and post a video of you acting on there website, you might have a chance.