How to Become an Actor

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10 Basic steps to launch your acting career, NOW!

One thing I REALLY wish I had when I started my acting career, was a road map, literally titled, “How to become an actor”.

Yeah yeah, there were a few options available such as my fellow peers and the famous bookstore Samuel French (which now is , Concord Theatricals), but what I really needed was a step-by-step guide to start an acting career.

I admit I started my journey before the internet had exploded, so getting career information for the entertainment industry took a lot more “work”.

I’m not saying I was lazy by any means, just lacked some serious guidance and mentorship.

Why you NEED a mentor and how to get one

10 Steps to Become an Actor

While I don’t typically do step-by-step tutorials, I felt it was incredibly important to have at least one episode that listed my best tips on how to start an acting career.

While there are more intricate steps involved in launching your acting career, this 1-10 roadmap will be a great launching pad towards your acting career goals.

Make sure to subscribe to my newsletter, as I will be starting a “roadmap” BLOG on “how to become an actor”. In this series, we’ll take a deep dive into all of those necessary steps.

In the meantime, check out this episode to begin your acting career now!

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Episode Breakdown – How to become an actor

00:01:31 Step 1: Research Actors in TV and Movies.

00:04:30 Step 2: How, Where, and Why to take Acting Classes

00:07:10 Step 3: Creating your first acting resume

00:10:38 Step 4: All about basic actor headshots

00:14:05 Step 5: The importance of background work and being an extra on a film set

00:16:09 Step 6: Begin acting with local filmmakers and student films

00:19:27 Step 7: At home self tape auditions and HOW to set up 0

00:23:15 Step 8: Casting Websites- Actors Access, Backstage, Casting Networks

00:24:55 Step 9: Basics of putting together your acting demo reel

00:26:53 Step 10: Looking for talent agency representation

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Introducing Caslin Rose; an up-beat, reliable, multi-faceted actress and producer.  With her ebony eyes and joyful tambour she is grounded, graceful and a classic beauty.  Caslin is a woman with fierce ambitions, running a podcast, and a blog; using her talents to educate other up and coming actors to fine tune their craft through her own trials and tribulations.   She also has a passion for photography, outdoors, yoga, and dance.  Her acting skills range from comedic roles to physically active and nurturing characters.