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Okay, so you have a dream to be on the Disney Channel, in a Disney movie or just want to desperately get your acting career off the ground right?
Well, there are so many things that you can do to get you one step closer to that dream. You need experience, you need to look and be professional and you need some help.
Here are a few ideas on maximizing your Disney Channel and Disney movie acting opportunities and creating the opportunities in the first place.
Get an Agent
I get asked this one question more than any other one and that is: “ Do I need an agent?” When I am asked that, I always say yes, that it is a good idea. You don’t HAVE to have an agent, but it is a HUGE foot in the Disney door if you do.
An agent can get your face seen in places that you alone could not. This increases the likelihood of you getting work. The more swings you make the more balls you hit! But there are many acting opportunities to be found without an agent. Though nearly all Film, TV, Broadway and Off Broadway productions will exclusively use agent submissions, you can still find work without an agent. Community and Dinner Theatre, student and some Indie films will take unrepresented actors.
For Disney Channel opportunities, I say “Get an agent”. (Click here for Disney Channel and Movie auditions.)
The more experience and skills you have the more likely it is that an agent will take you on. An agent makes money when you work, so they will be keen to sign you up if you can show what an asset you will be to them. There is nothing wrong with sending a Resume and Headshot (more on those later), but it’s essential that you send follow-up cards letting the agent know where and when you will be working, so they can see for themselves what a good actor you are.
RESUMES and HEADSHOTS
Resumes help in getting an agent but once you have one, your agent will use it to get you Disney Channel auditions and others of course. There are some rules for resumes, here are are the major ones.
Keep it to one page (8.5 x 11), if its more than one page the pages might get separated and details lost.
Make it neat. People have been known to get around the above restriction by using a small font size, it’s a judgment call, but if the type is too small it will be hard to read.
The Headshot should be recent, but use a photograph that shows you at your absolute best.
Make sure that all your contact information is correct. It’s also a good idea to set up an email address specifically for your acting correspondence, this may stop you deleting essential emails. You do not want to make that mistake!
The big tip for resumes is DON’T LIE! We have all exaggerated something on an application form at some time, but you should be very careful about what you say you can do on your resume. Future opportunities could be endangered if you lie and you will look foolish if you’ve put motorcycle riding down as a skill and on your first day on set you have to admit you just to get the part.
Hey, Lucas Till got the role in “Hannah Montana: The Movie” and the guy didn’t know a thing about horseback riding. Guess what? They taught him and now it’s one of his favorite things to do AND he can add “horseback riding” to his resume. Nice.
LOCAL COMMERCIALS
The majority of acting opportunities are focused around the major cities like New York and L.A. But other opportunities crop up all over the country. The most lucrative can be commercials for local car dealerships, restaurants and large local stores. These are usually produced by local agencies who will normally use local talent because it’s easier and cheaper than flying in someone from L.A. The director will still only hire actors with the relevant skill and look, but you can improve your opportunities if you have a diverse or “ethnically ambiguous” look, i.e. if you can pass for more than one type of race.
When asked how they got started in the business, many Disney Channel stars will tell you print and commercials. I can not express enough how important it is to get that experience under your belt. A few print ads and a commercial or two will take you a long way in getting an audition.
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ayyes, (hello)
sup
my name is brad. im aussie and i come with the accent. I was wondering if Someone could let me know about auditions in the land down under.
Im great at acting and singing. I have been in a TV ad. AND i love to sing. I have done
hip-hop for a term, so i have a brief knowledge of dancing. BTW In Male Free and 14
Any Way back to the audition thing, I was wondering if there were any in the Sydney and Wollongong area.
If any 1 has any info for me can you plz e-mail it through to: windang_brad@hotmail.com
Cheers
I Really Want To Be A Actress, Im 15 and Live in Australia, Victoria… I Would LOVE to be a part of Disney Channel ALL of my Idols come from there such as Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and The Jonas Brothers are my main idols … since i live in Vic And need to get to LA…any ideas how much that will cost me? and where can you get a Agent from? and can it be anyone like a friend or does it have to be a Pro from somewere?….Thankyou please Email me bak at Shannon_Mclellan_7@hotmail.com thankyou all so much xoxo
Actress in Training
Future Movie Star
XOXO
Hi my name is Alexandra but I like to be called Alex. I am 12 years old turning 13 on the 12th of August. And my biggest dream/wish is to become a Disney Channel star like Demi Lovato,Selena Gomez,Miley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers . I am a great actor as I took main role in my school play. I played a wicked witch for “Snow White And The Seven Punks”(a re-write)I had 143 lines that I memorised . I live in Australia,NSW and would love to be an actor and singer. I have a strong voice and can pitch notes like Demi Lovato. Please email me !
Alex
By the way Agents dont cost anything!!
how much does an agent cost and where can you find them
A Agent Doesnt Cost You Anything… They Get 10% What You earn XOXO …. Dont Get one if they charge you money straight away!
hello my name is Sierra im 14 years old living in california i would love to get my acting career started i will act for free
so if u want me to audition or anything plz
email me at
sctigger95@yahoo.com or eqwineluver@gmail.com
Hey my name is aubresha and I have been in 2 school talent shows one was a group one and me and my partner got third place for amatuers and actually I live in sacramento california and ever since I have been 5 years old I have done little skits and show for my parents and their guests!!! So now I am 12 years old soon 2 be 13 on the 8th of june yah!!!! But if my inspires selena gomez and taylor swift can make it with a disney channel audition then so can I check me out on myspace
Look up everybody_loves_aubresha@yahoo.com
hey i what do be in jonas i love tham and but i have dyslexia x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x..x..x.x..x.x.x.x.x.xx.x..x..x..
hey and am 10 and i love jonas
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Hey i’m 11 yaers old and turning 12 the 21st off march
my name is Fredrick bu i like to be could Rick.
my biggest dream is to become an actor on disney.
but how do i get an agent is my biggest Q.
soo where do i get one??
pleas help me
(reply on email)
I really wanna be on The Suite Life On Deck!
Every single time I watch the show it makes me nuts for wanting to go on the show.
But since I live in Australia and the show is not in Australia it makes it harder for me to have a chance to go on and I can only go on for like 10 episodes.
I don’t wanna go on it for the money it is for the fun of acting and being what you want to be.
I play guitar and people think I’m a good singer
I also wanna go on DC Games and Star Showdown but I can’t get my hopes up to much can’t I.
Well if there’s ever needed another person on the show please keep me in mind.
Please!
Thank you. :]
hi im 12 , and will be 13 on the 28th June, i have a strong and dedicated passion for acting and if you want to know more about me email me at zoelogue@hotmail.co.uk
thankss
Sorry if you need my personal information ask me on my e-mail, that i subscribed on!
Thanks :]
P.S. Also let me know if you can or can’t choose me to audition.
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my names megan. I am 12 turning 13 on the 7th March and im from scotland. I love singing and acting and its my dream to be on disney channel. I was just wondering how to get an agent and where to get one and the cost because me and my mum have thuaght about it before but we didnt know how it works. So if somebody could please e-mail me and answer my questions it would be great thanks
I noticed on a post that some of the Disney channel shows are looking for extras. But that was punished a few weeks ago, and I still have to get a head shot for my resume. Do you know when shows stop looking for extras? Hannah Montana posted 2 weeks ago that they needed extras for the last season. I really want to apply but I don’t know if it is too late.
Hello,
I’d love to know about any upcoming auditions for 14/15 year old females. I already have a knowledge of film acting as i have already been a lead in a film i did with Martin Tempest, a director that i know of. The film was ‘Treasure Camp’ it wasn’t huge but won many awards at festivals. Acting is my dream, it’s all i think about and to be a film star would be heart stopping. I not only act i sing and dance too. I am currently doing GCSE dance and i did stage-coach (a lead British drama/dance/singing school) when i was younger. I am also Chesier Cat in the stage production in Alice and Wonderland. I went to drama school with the famous Luke Pasqualino (skins star)
Thankyou. x