One more site about monologues!

Like I promised, I did some more research and found a good website if you don't know how to find monologues. I looked into and this is how it works:

The monologues are separated into comedic, dramatic(remember I said that agencies usually ask for a comedic and a dramatic monologue?)classic, "for children" and "for seniors".
Once you choose your type of monologue and if you are a woman or a man you'll be able to choose from a list of monologues(with title and author).
My advice is read a few, choose the ones you like and from those, choose the one that best fits what your agency is asking for.
Hope this helps you guys.
Xoxo
-Julia

The website: http://www.monologuearchive.com/

Click here to read my previous post about monologues.

Guest Posts

Sometime ago I decided to publish guest posts here on the blog(Which are normal posts except they are written by other people (guests) and are published here). My first guest was Linda Wartenweiler, an actress that lives here in New York (follow her on twitter @lindaswizz nd read the post she wrote here).
No, guest posts doesn't mean that I'm going to stop posting. Actually, they are only gonna happen every once in a while. It's just a chance of getting to know people that work with acting and their perspective about whatever topic they might talk about(of course everything having to do with either acting or modeling).
If you are interested and have something to share please contact me by email actinginyourstyle@hotmail.com You can also send me an @ at twitter @ActingInUrStyle
-Julia

Guest Post: Linda Wartenweiler

The first guest here in the blog is Linda Wartenweiler, an actress that lives here in New York. Hope you guys enjoy what she has to say about acting and her work. (:

"Some thoughts I’d like to share with you about the wonderful world of ACTING….

To me being an actor/actress is the most wonderful job that exists! It simply does something to me, it opens doors and energies in my senses that simply wants me to fly away! Yes, this is a tough business everyone says, but hey, if this is what you really, really want to do and HAVE to do, then I believe that you can fly higher then you can imagine… One thing I believe in as well as an aspiring actress is that you have to listen to your heart, your intuition, follow some rules that are out there about the business, stay focused, positive and the most important thing: BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!! With all that together you can mix your own recipe and walk along YOUR way as everyone has it’s own one to walk. There is no such thing as 1 way, yours is unique.

There are many people out there who decide to focus on an acting career because of the $$... Well, I believe that these are for sure the wrong motives, but it doesn’t mean that success wouldn’t come their way. “Success”, how do we define you anyways?! For some people success is the fact to be cast in an Off-Off Broadway play for the hell of it, others are happy to follow a background acting career or to be able to make a living out of any acting gigs without a day job (anymore) and others define success by becoming an A-list actor/actress. So you need to find out for yourself what kind of artist and person you are. What are your motives and talents to follow an acting career and if there’s a fire burning inside of you about it or not. To me the fire is very, very essential and one of THE key ingredients if you want to go beyond background work and/or to be “successful” in your doings, as this is what keeps you alive and drives you forward!

Now you will ask yourself what did I achieve so far and who I am…. Well, 5 years ago I moved from Switzerland to NY to follow my childhood “triple” dream: “Acting-NYC-AmericanEnglish”. At first NYC and the acting world was a huge jungle for me, coming from “innocent” Switzerland as a banker… but now that I’ve done my basic studies, worked on several projects on sets and on stages, learned my lessons, talked to many, many artists & industry people, know what kind of actress I am, what jobs I will book and what qualities I bring to my craft, I am positive that I’m more than ready for what comes next on “my” way!! Yes, I do have my own goal, dreams und success vision and my fire is burning and growing more and more these days…. ;)

These were some of my many, many thoughts and opinions I have about this topic… Thank you for reading and I hope that I was able to light some fire in you or to bring back your motivation if you should have lost it…!

Break legs out there and never forget: “Don’t dream your life, live your dream!”

-Linda Wartenweiler

 Personally, I agree completly with Linda and wish her good luck on everything she does.

"Never give up on your dream no matter how hard it is to get there. You can do it if you try hard. If that's what makes you happy than that's what you should be doing."


Follow Linda on twitter @lindaswizz : twitter.com/#!/lindaswizz
Subscribe to her youtube page : http://www.youtube.com/user/lindaswizz?feature=mhee#p/u
Her imdb page : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3259919/

PS. Yesterday the agency called me (: . They asked me for my age and birthdate and I told them I was 13. They told me they had a work available for me but I had to be 17 or older but that they are already looking for more stuff and that they'll contact me. Even though I couldn't do it, I got 2000x more excited than I already was hahhaa. I'll let you guys know when they book me for something! :D

Tips : How to Memorize Lines

I guess many people think it's really easy to memorize stuff. I memorize stuff REALLY easily myself, I can just watch a movie or a show that I really like and then I memorize some scenes instantly and if I watch it twice I can just memorize at least half of the whole movie. I don't know why or how I do that, I just do it, I don't really have any tricks to that or anything similar, but if I like the movie/show it gets stuck in my head and I memorize it really fast. #fact
So when I have to memorize a monologue or my lines to whatever I'm gonna do, that comes really easily to me. Songs do too, but that's not the point. :p
Anyway, I know many people can memorize that kind of stuff really easily and they don't have any special tricks but I know also that there are a lot of different people out there  there are a lot of people that can't and if you are one of those people, this may help you:

• This is very personal so if something doesn't work for you it may work for me and if it doesn't work for me it can still work for you (:

Tips:

1. If it's a monologue one of the best ways to memorize is to sit down (or you can do it standing if you prefer or walking around) and read it, again and again and again and again. And when your done reading it, read it again. And when you feel like you memorized it try to say it out loud without reading it. If you can, try it again and again and keep practicing.
2. You can ask a person to hold the paper or the book where the monologue is written and you can say it out loud to him/her and ask them to tell you whatever you said wrong.You can also ask them to tell you how they liked you acting and what they think of it (:
3. Record you saying that or even videotape it(videotaping works out better for me because you can see you expressions but recording works out fine too) and either listen to it over and over again or just once and see if it's good, and record it again untill you think you got it right.
4. You can record it and even when you know you got it wrong listen to it to see how well you did and how you could improve it. And once you think it's good, just keep listening to it and repeating it I guess.
5. This does not work for me but it may work for you so.. actually I think this is really weird but some people say it helps to write your line because by writing them over and over again you will end up memorizing it. For me, that'd only make my hands hurt but you can try it out.
6. For scripts I think the best way to memorize your lines is to practice with someone else. The person(or the people) could be the other person(or people) in the scene, who you're talking to for example and then you can practice the scene.
7. A great way to find your lines faster is to highlight them so that they stand out.

A really good way to practice either a monologue or a script is to practice in front of a mirror, so that you can see yourself doing it, but I still like the videotape idea better because at the mirror you can only see yourself if your looking strainght at the mirror and when your videotaping it you can look around and then you can watch yourself later..

And before anybody says anything this tips are not MINE, I didn't invent them. I thought of some of them by myself but it's not like I created them, I know a lot of people do that too.. and as for the others I did research, I watch videos about this stuff on youtube and I read blogs about it as well, I'm also in acting classes and obviously I learn stuff like that in there too. It's not like they're mine or whatever. Actually I never even tried most of them. :)

Hope this helped you guys
-Julia

Monologues dot com

Yes, I've been doing some research and like I said in the previous post click here to read it I'm going to post some monologues in here and some sites where you can find them.
Like I was saying, I've been doing some research and I found this site about monologues (well, actually it's a blog) and I couldn't look in it as much as I should've but I found some monologues that seem good and that you guys might like. Link for the site below.

That's it guys, I hope this helps. Later on I promise I'm going to do some more research and try and find some more monologues for you guys. Of course you can search by yourself in the Internet or in books that you like.
I didn't put as much time in this research bout monologues yet but I'm going to.
Xoxo
-Julia

Link to the site: http://www.monologueblogger.com/

Monologues for Auditions

I've seen that a loooooot of people don't know how to find monologues or how to look for them. So I decided to make this post about it.

The thing is that when you're auditioning to an agency, the agents are probably going to ask for at least one monologue. They might ask for more though. In my experiences I noticed that they usually ask for two monologues. A comedy monologue and a dramatic one.
The difference between those is that one of them is comedy(obviously) and it's suppose to make you laugh(though you shouldn't laugh while you're performing unless the monologue you are presenting "tells you too"). A comedic monologue is suppose to make whoever is watchig laugh. It's supposed to be funny :)
A dramatic monologues doesn't have to be dramatic exactly. It doesn't have to br a tragedy(I'm just saying because I know a lot of people associate drama to a tragedy or something sad and it's not always like that). It just has to be a more serious monologue.

Now, how to find monologues: before even looking for anything you should call the agency and ask them what they want to see. Some agencies only accept monologues by published authors (in that I'd say you should probably either search for a good monologue in a book that you have or go to a library or to a book store and search. Of course you can still search for the monologue in the Internet but check if he author is published before you present that.

Otherwise you can just research. I guarantee you are going to find lots and lots of good either comedic or dramatic monologues in the Internet. I'm not in my computer right now(I'm posting from my iPhone) but later on I'm going to post some sites that I like and some good monologues you can use.

Good luck! (:

Obs. Some agencies also ask you to present a monologue they wrote themselves so be sure ask them before you do anything.
And quick tip: make sure to always have at least one good monologue memorized in case anything happens

2 months of Acting in your style! :D

Hey guys.
Just passing by to let you know that today the blog is exactly two moths old :) which means the new things are not going to be posted every Monday and Friday anymore. Now, I'll be posting anytime! That doesn't mean that here will be a new post everyday here, it just means that a new post might be here everyday and not necessarily on Monday or Friday. Tomorrow I'll be back to school so I'm going to have last time to be updating here but don't worry, I'm still posting a lot.
Thank you
Xoxo
-Julia

Pics - what I took to the photoshoot

I know, you guys are probably sick and tired of posts about the modeling agency I went to, and my photoshoot and whatever, whatever, whatever, and that's why this is the last one(at least until I get a job). I just though you guys might want to see some pics of some of the things I took.

Here they are:

It was that + 2 more shoes but I couldn't find and take pictures of those. Sorry, I might show you later if you want :)

That's it guys. Hope I helped! Don't forget to leave comments and requests on what you want to see next here on the blog.

xoxo

-Julia

Aftra.com

For everybody who doesn't know an agency and doesn't know how to find one either, and lives in the US, here's an easy way to find an agency near you.
Just go to the website http://www.aftra.com/home.htm and enter your city, and there you'll find agencies in your city and information about them.
The rest is easy, just find one agency that you like and call them, ask if they are taking new talent and if you could (and when you could) go there for an audition.
In case they are not taking new talent, or if you don't get accepted, don't worry, just go to http://www.aftra.com/home.htm and find a new agency. Keep trying.
Once you are IN the agency, you'll get work really fast, because it's all up to the agent, and I think he knows what he's doing.
Good luck guys!!
-Julia

PS. Yes, there are extras agencies in the site as well, so if that's what you're looking for, just make sure the one you choose to call is for extras(no, they are not the same thing. Post about that coming soon)

Obs. That site is for people who live, or who are looking for agencies in the US only. There are no other countries in that.

Oh, and just so you know, my photoshoot was 10 days ago, which means I'm probably getting my pictures in 35 days. I'm so excited! ;)

Acting Tip #2

Quick acting tip for you guys. This one I got from my acting class yesterday.

One important thing about acting is to know what "type" of acting you want to do. If ou want to do comedy, if you want to do drama, if you want to act in front of a camera or on stage, if you want to do movies, or shows or whatever.. When you decide, that's when you'll know what to do.(of course you can do more than one thing though, only because you want to work with comedies it doesn't mean that you can't be in really sad movies and only because you want to be a movie star is doesn't mean that you can't play a part in a tv show)because for every different acting style there are different things that you might want to do to become a better actor so find out everything you want to do and then start working in those things. Follow your dreams.

Act in your style!
Xoxo
-Julia

Tips - what to take to a photoshoot

Hey guys,
Before I say anything, I'm sorry for not posting on monday,I got really busy(with stupid stuff but still really busy) and all of a sudden it was 3 in the morning. But here it is.

Some tips that might help you to choose which clothes you should and which one yo shouldn't take to a photoshoot. By the way, these are only tips, you don't have to follow them. I'm here to help you, not tell you what to do.
Moving on...

What I took to my photoshoot

1- I tried to start getting basic everyday stuff like shorts and tank tops and jeans.. Of course I tried to take the ones that I though were beautiful enouh to be in my pictures but I think you just need some basic stuff besides all the glamour ;)
2- I'm a really girly girl, I love skirts, dresses, pink, purple.. so I got (absent mindedly) a lot of girly stuff.
3- Apart from the basic stuff, I tried to take clothes that I'd use to parties. I took my homecoming dress (:
4-As for shoes, I tried to take differen types. I did take some flats but it was a waste of time and space in my bag because they only do high heels. Fortunately I hade 4 different pairs
5- here were 4 looks but I took more clothes than I needed. There were many leftovers but since they are the ones who choose what you wear it's better to take more than you need.

Tips

1- first of all, take different kinds of clothing. Take stuff that you'd wear to school, and stuff that you'd wear to the mall, and something that you'd wear on a part or on a date, etc..
2- take more than necessary because you never know what they might like or not. Don't wear suff you don't like though. It's your photoshoot and you should wear what you like.
3- take things that are neutral and that would fit with anything. It's important to have those. But it's also important to take colorful stuff that you think it's cool.
4-express yourself with those clothes. Show your style and your personality in it. Choose clothing that shows who you are. Remember those are your pictures and whenever you look at them, you have to see yourself!
5- don't be shy. Take everything you want with you and let's see what happens!

That's it. Hope I helped!
-Julia

The preparations for the photoshoot

My photoshoot is going to be today and I'm just so excited and I though I should share with you guys everything I'm doing to prepare myself for It. ( of course that's in my agency, yours may be different ).
In my agency you can choose between 100 pictures or 80 pictures. I'm going to do the 80 pictures one because it's cheaper and having 100 pictures does not increase your chances of getting jobs or anything like that, it's just for you to have more pics I guess..

In my agency they make a CD with all of your pictures + a folder with all of your pictures + a book with either 10(if you do the 80 pictures option) or 12(in case you do the 100 pictures option) and also a card with the 4 best pictures. That card is like a passcard to works you might do in the future. So if someone is looking for someone that has (example) blond hair and blue eyes(like me ;) ) and if you have blonde hair and blue eyes, that card is what they show whoever is casting the people. The "passcard" has 4 pictures in it no matter how many picture you choose to take.

They gave me a week to prepare myself and they asked me to bring my own clothes. We need 4 looks ready to the pictures but that I should bring more(pics of what I took with me coming soon) I think I kind of exaggerated though, but more is always better than less right?

They do your hair and makeup in the agency, so I don't have to do anything. Just bring my clothes and they will decide what I wear and the rest.

That's pretty much everything I had to do. I'm leaving in 30 minutes, my photoshoot is starting at 5:30(I mean, I'm starting to get ready at 5:30) but they ask you to come 30 minutes before.

Again, these information is about my agency and my agency only. I don't know other agencies and yours might be different so always do what the especialsits tell you to do.
Good luck everyone.
Xoxo
-Julia

My visit to the modeling agency - what I was wearing

Hey guys,
Just a fast post to let you know what I was wearing at my interview to the modeling agency. I've been super busy with this whole back home + back to work climate so.. I'm sorry. I'll be posting more soon.

I was wearing a simple dress and ballet flats and I had no make up on, and the reason why is that I though it was appropriate because people in modeling agency usually wants to see you for who you are, no make up. But they didn't tell me not to wear it, I just didn't because I thought it was right and because I was super late.

Pics:

I love this dress, and it's simple and light. Perfect.

These ones are just because they are the only shoes that I have that matches the dress (flat I mean) and they are comfortable so.. Pefect!

Yeah, so that's it. Try to dress really simply, the interview take some time so you should be comfortable but beautiful at the same time.

Good luck guys!

xoxo

Julia

My visit to the modeling agency!

Hey hey!
As you probably already know, I went to a modeling agency today. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures, because my camera had no battery at all, and neither did my phone (please don't kill me). But my instruments are charging now, and I'll be posting the pictures of my outfit soon enough.
So moving on to what happened, my mom called the agency yesterday and they told her that I could go there today at 5PM and I didn't need to bring anything except for myself.
So today, at 5, I went to my mom's work and from there, we went together to the agency, which is really, really close to the place my mom works.

When I got there I had to fill some information about me like my name, my age, my address, my phone number, my e-mail, the languages I speak, if I have any experience(which I don't by the way) and then we had to wait in a waiting room. 20 minutes later my name was called and we went inside with a producer.

He asked me if I wanted to be a model profesionally and he took my measurements(my height, waist, hips, etc..) he told me to walk(normally, like I walk in my everyday life).
Then he explained a lot about the modeling industry, and what they do. They also asked my mom if I could take pictures in bikinis and if I could cut and die my hair and they said that I didn't have to do it if I didn't want to, because, if someone doesn't, there are 50 more people that do, so they don't really care.

He also told me about a girl named Shirley, and how she changed so much since she got into the agency, 4 months ago. He showed me pictures of her, she is beautiful and she is going to Paris in some months.

Now, I'm not going to lie, I got kind of scared. When I came into the room, there were two piles of forms(like the one that I filled). One of them had like a billion forms and that was the rejected people pile. And the aproved people pile had only 3 forms in it. 3!!
But when we were done with the interview, he said, "I'm going to aprove you now. Welcome to the agency". I was so happy(but I didn't show that. Be professional).
He introduced me to Shirley and I'm going back there to take pictures until August 19th. I'll make a post about that too. And of course, post some pictures here! ;)
(I'm not saying that because I think I'm so awesome and got accepted, I'm just showing you guys that this is a really competitive business and that it's hard to get in. If you didn't make it the first time, try it in other agency and don't feel sad. Follow your dreams)

I'm so glad, and good luck to all of you who are doing something like this!

Just pointing out, modeling is really competitive and you'll get rejected a lot even if your the most beautiful person in the world. I'm sorry but it's the truth. So be strong!

xoxo
-Julia

Back In New York

Hey guys,
Not that this has anything to do with acting, or with anything that is even related to acting, but I am back in New York which means home, cause I live in New York! Not that you guys care where I am, hahah. I just wanted to say that this is the second month of the blog(August) and I have tons of stuff I want to talk to you guys about, and tell you guys. Now that I am back home for good(for the rest of the summer, and probably untill the next school break, haha), it's going to be a lot easier to be posting often(or at least to stick to the Monday and Friday rule).
And also, thanks to everyone who is reading my blog and everyone who follows me on twitter. That means a lot. I know the blog is still little but, I'm working on it, and I hope it helps everyone with whatever they need. And feel free to comment about anything that you think could improve.
Thank you to all of you
xoxo
-Julia

Stage Acting X On Camera Acting

Hey guys,

With no introductions, just moving on to the point..


A question that I've seen a lot was if On Stage Acting and On Camera Acting were the same thing.

No, they are not. Actually they are two completly different arts.

Obviosly in one of them your performing on a stage in front of a crowd(probably), and in the other one, you are performing in front of a camera. Here are some other characteristics of both.

• On Stage Acting, you are going to perform in the moment, and there is no doing it again, while in the camera acting, you can film it as many times as you want.That's why many people say that Stage Acting is harder.
• On the other hand, while your performing on stage, the audience is going to see you from a certain distance at all times(ok, maybe your going to be walking around, but it's still never going to be too close) while the camera films in different distances and angles. Still, on camera it's usually closer, so the people can see your face and facial expressions a lot better.
• On stage you can be using a microphone, but if your not, you have to speak loudly because the people in the back need to hear you as well. Not that in front of a camera you can whisper, but you guys got the point.

In my opinion, both are hard. But if your talented, and you really want it, both are also really fun!!

Oh, and if your taking acting classes, or want to, make sure you'll take acting classes specialized in the kind of acting that you want to do. Really, they are totally different, and you might be learning the wrong stuff.

Acting Tip #1

In one of my acting classes before summer, my teacher gave us an acting tip that I thought was really usefull so here it is. 

1st ACTING TIP:

When your presenting or rehearsing your part, keep in mind who you are talking to. Like, how are you(your character) related to this person, what are your character's feelings about this person, how would s/he talk to this person, why would s/he talk to this person, how would s/he act around this person, and so on.

Hope I helped, hope that will make you a better actor! ;)

PS. Sorry, I didn't post anything last week. It was my friend's birthday and I slept over twice so I got a little busy. Sorry again, I'll make it up to you guys later on!

New ideas!

Today my brain is working 1000 miles per hours and I'm having a loooot of new ideas that I could post here. I'm not going to tell you guys all of them, but I'm going to let you know about some, and I want to know what you guys think about them. Leave the comments below! ;)

1. I'm going to start doing interviews and guest posts here. People who are on their way to an acting career, or a modelling career, "youtube actors", and anyone who might give advice about it. So, if you do some work like this, or you have an experience that you think could be shared with us, let me know. Send me an e-mail at actinginyourstyle@hotmail.com I'll be more than happy to talk about you here.
2. I'm starting acting and modelling contests here. No, your not getting any prizes if you win but it's still a great experience and a way of training and improving every day. I hope you participate.
3. I'm starting "answer posts". Ok, what does that mean? It means that every once in a while I'll ask you guys to send your questions to me, and I'll make a whole post answering some of them.

That's it(I mean, that's not it, I'm having many, many ideas. But that's the one I wanted to share) I want your opinions on those, so please leave the comments below. Feel free to ask any questions too.
-Julia

Acting Techiniques Online

I've been searching around and I found out that many, many people ask if they should get acting classes, if online tips helped and stuff like that.
The answer is: it depends
On what? On you
What I mean is, there are lots of helpful techiniques that are listed online and there are tips that actually help you become a better actor. But mostly it depends on you. There are tips and techiniques that may be helpful for me and may not work with someone else. Like, how to fake cry and how to fake laugh and how to do this and that.
But the truth is, there are lots of ways to do those things and they might work for you or not, so keep trying and if it doesn't work, just try something else.
Example: I can't fake cry(I can pretend I'm crying(and it actually sounds pretty real) but if you don't see my face but no tears come out), but I'm still working on that.
So just keep looking for the way that works the best for you and keep working. ;)

Hope I helped.
-Julia

PS. Sorry, I couldn't update last friday. But I have reasons, and the reason is that I drove(I mean, my mom drove, I was just bored in the car) all the way from Arlington to New York, and then I had to take a shower and unpack and pack again, and I did log on to my blog but I didn't really have time to do anything because I had to get ready and get a plane to L.A.(I know what you're thinking. Why didn't you just get the plane from VA to LA. My mom's weird like that sometimes.), and when I got to LA finally, I was super tired and hungry(I get sick with airplane food) and the only things I could think about was FOOD, and BED(which by the way, was the most confortable bed I've ever slept) and I had a pretty busy weekend. I mean, I spent my whole weekend on my friend Emily's house and I didn't even touch a computer, so I couldn't even make up to it during the weekend.
Sorry!
XOXO

Becoming a model

Since I'm going to a modelling/commercials agency I though I should talk about modelling here. I want to be an actress, I am going to a modelling agency because:

• People say that I would be a good model and I want to try out.
• The agency also makes TV commercial, and that's something I'd like to do.
• To get experience.

I know many people would like to become models, and many people would like to try out as models for the same reasons I am(I have no interest in becoming a professional model or anything).

First, you should find a modelling agency. So, basically, google it, and look for agencies near you, and once you find one you like, just call it and ask if they are having open calls, or if you should go there at an especific time.
Also, go to agencies that are for whatever your interested in so if your interested in commercials go to a modelling/commercials agency(like the one I am going to).

After I go to the agency, I'm going to make a whole post about what I did and what happened there and if I made it to the cast and everything.

Sometimes they ask you to bring pictures of you, or to send them pictures of you, and sometimes they just want to see you in person, so just make sure to ask them exactly what they want, and what you should bring, and if you should wear something especific and everything. Because some agencies ask you to bring stuff and some agencies don't but you don't want to get there and don't have what they want right?

Like in acting, you should look confident and in a good mood. That actually increases your chances of getting accepted in the agency.

If the agency only accepts a certain kind of people, like if the agency only accepts people that are really tall(like 5'8 or 5'9), and you're short, don't even go, because your only going to be loosing your time.

Also make sure to practice. Like, practice in front of the mirror, find out poses that you look good in. And when your there, be serious, show professionalism. And have a good posture!

Be optimistic, but still, this is a very competitive industry, even more competitive than acting. So if you get rejected(which you are going to, and a lot) don't take it personal. There are going to be other agencies and I'm sure you are going to get accepted in one.

And accept yourself the way you are, because you can't change the way you were born. So don't waist your life wanting somebody else's life. You're beautiful in your own way and you are going to have an amazing life, no matter how you look! ;)

Delete Digital Drama

Just saw this, and I think it's important to spread it.
ABCFamily and Seventeen Magazine are doing a campain called Delete Digital Drama that's basically to stop cyberbullying and to warn people about that.
I though that was totally awesome. I mean, there are so many people that are teased at school. People can be super mean sometimes, and I am not saying that I am the most generous person in the world but, this is just wrong. And now that the media is such an influence in, like, every single person's life, it's so much easy to bully people and to tease people, sometimes even anonymously. You may think that it's a joke and your just having fun, but put yourself in the person's place. I mean, how would you feel?

Everyone, every single person in this world, has a different personality. You are your own person, and if there are things and people that you love, and if you have people that love you, it doesn't matter what other people are saying. If you know it's not true, and even if it is, it's yourself, and you can't change it, and you shouldn't, because you honestly don't need those people in your life, and if they can't accept you by who you are, you're better of without them.

And if you are doing it, just stop, and if your not, please don't. It hurts.


And if you see any mean comment, or anything mean that was said about someone, don't spread it. Delete it. Because I assure you that making someone feel bad will not make you feel any better about yourself.



Delete Digital Drama
-Julia

PS. Show your support to ABCF and Seventeen Magazine (by the way follow them on twitter, if you don't, at @seventeenmag and @ABCFamily) by adding the Delete Digital Drama badge to your twitter profile or facebook profile. Go to http://abcfamily.go.com/movies/cyberbully/delete-digital-drama and be a part of it.

I'm going to an agency! ;)

I was planning to go to an agency this weekend but since I am in Arlington, VA, for two weeks(this week is going to be my cousin's birthday party and next weekend it's going to be his sister's party), so I'm probably going after I'm back home.
I am going to a modelling/commercials agency here in New York, and I'll post about it here, telling you guys how it went, what happened, etc..
-Julia

Casting Websites and SCAMS!

Many people are not really into the whole "get an agent" thing, which I seriously don't understand. I mean, if you're willing to be an actor you should be willing to get an agent. But, many people just rather "get a shortcut" and subscribe in a Casting Website. First of all there are no shortcuts. I mean, literally, it's going to be a long way either way.
So if you want to try and get discovered on one of these Casting Websites, be my guest to subscribe. Just make sure it's not a big SCAM.
Yeah, unfortunatelly, there are bad people in the world. And there are people who are trying to get your money, so before you subscribe to ANY website, google "nameofthewebsite scam" and you are going to find out, if that website is a scam or not.
And DO NOT subscribe if it costs anything. It should be free. An agency is free. A Open Call is free. Casting Websites are free. So don't pay anything for it.
That's it for today. Hope it helped.
-Julia

Agencies and getting an agent

The most recommended way to become an actor is finding an agent. I know a LOT of people don't want to get agents, and want to do it on their own, but getting an agent actually increases your chances by a lot. Why? Because agents are there to find information about auditions and find roles that you can play(according to your weight, height, skin color, hair color, age, etc.) and show them to you, so that you can choose if your either going to audition for that or not. Of course you can go to an audition without having an agent, but you are going to have more options and it's going to be a lot easier if you are with an agency. That's why an agent is going to be a big help in your acting career.

If you want to get an agent, you should find a agency first. Look for agencies close to you, choose the one you like the best and call them, asking if they are taking new talent. If they are, tell them you want to audition. If they aren't, move on. I'm going to make a post all about how to find agencies later.

Once you have your audition date and time, you should get prepared. Make sure to ask what they want you to bring to the audition. Make sure to take your resumé and your headshot(your resumé should be attached in the back of your headshot, actually) and anything else they might want you to bring.

Always have a monologue you like memorized.

In the day of your audition, make sure you know the place well, so you don't get lost. Also, get there a little bit earlier(if your audition is at 4, get there at 3:55). Don't get there too early, and in case you do, take a walk around the place, and wait a little before getting inside. They are going to give you a form to fill. Wait untill they call your name.

Just be yourself, show your personality and look confident. Also, no matter what's happening to you, always look like you are in a good mood. It doesn't matter if your dog just dies, or if your dad lost his job, or if you're grounded 'till eternity, if your not in a good mood, the directors are not going to like you. So when you are in your audition, forget the rest of the world.

The director is either going to call you or send you an e-mail, so be patient, and if you don't make it, there are other agencies. ;)

PS. There is no registration fee. It should be totally free!

New stuff every MONDAY and FRIDAY!

Hey!!
Just passing by to say that since I just created the blog (the day before yesterday), I already know a lot of things I'm going to blog about here, but I don't want to put everything in the same day, or in the same week. So, what I though about is, I could upload new things every Mondays and Fridays for the first 2 months of the blog. After that, I'm just going to blog whenever a new idea pops up.

So, I'm going to be updating my blog every monday and friday! Make sure to check it out.
I hope it helps you with your acting carreer! ;)

xoxo
-Julia

All About Open Calls

Hey guys,
Since I told you about the Disney Open Call that's going to happen on July 9th, I though I should probably talk about Open Calls, since some people may not know what those are, or what to do.

Yeah, basically an Open Call is an event where people go to get discovered. You don't have to pay for it, there is no registration fee, and anyone can go.
So, if you are going to an Open Call, or if you want to go to an Open Call, there are some things you should know.

You should bring with you:

1. Your talent
2. A headshot
3. Your resumé listing all of your experience, training, and specific contact information
4. If they ask you to bring a monologue to present, do it. If they don't they are probably going to give one to you, or a script(a scene) in the Open Call.

Tip: It's really good to have a monologue memorized just in case.
Tip 2: If the call is from 12 to 3, get there at 12, don't get there at 3.

When you get there, register and just sit down, relax, maybe read a book, or study your monologue, just wait untill your name is called. It's important that you look confident and in a good mood.
Oh, and don't take it personal if you get rejected. Keep in mind that there are many people there with you too, and this is a really competitive industry, so you are going to get rejected, over and over again. So it's important, not to take it personal and keep trying, because someday your going to get it, right?

PS. Be sure to know where the open call is. You don't want to get lost.

Getting Started

Hey hey!!
This is the post I was planning on. It's just a basic list that most people probably know, but I plan on getting deeper into things later(agents, agencies, open calls, blah blah blah).
So, a lot of people out there want to be actors, but don't really know what to do, and a lot of people think you will be discovered out of nowhere. You might, but it's a 0.000001% chance and you probably don't have your whole life to wait. Yes, some actors did get discovered like that, but that takes a lot of luck, which, in case you have, good. In case you don't, what do you have to do?
There are many ways of becoming an actor.
What you should do:

• Take acting classes. It's a way of getting experience and prepare yourself.
• You can go to open calls, or you can get an agent(which increases your chances and I totally recommend it), that's up to you.
• Get experience(and stuff for your resumé) by being an extra before.
• Always look clean and beautifull for the auditions.
• Practice a lot before the audition
• Be in a good mood
• Look confidend

That's it. Super basic, but I'll get deeper in this things later on.
xoxo
-Julia

Update: Happy 4th of July!! ;D

Disney Channel Open Call

Hey guys,
Ok, I didn't expect my first post to be about this, especially because I didn't even talked about Open Calls, or Disney Channel (or anything), but I was looking on the internet, and I found it, and I just felt the need to share it with you guys.
So basically, Disney Channel is hosting an Open Call in Virginia, more specifically, in The Greater Richmond Convention Center, 403 North Third St., Richmond, VA 23219. It's going to be on July 9th, so if you either live in Virginia or is going to be there or can have your parents drive you there, make sure to attend. They are going to give you an application form and a monologue to present.
To participate, you should be from 10-18 years old, or look like you are 10-18.

There is NO fee, you don't have to pay anything.

Unfortunately, I'm not going, for I'm going to be in New York(home) at the time, but let me know if you will go, and leave a comment telling me how it went!!

Click here for more information.

xoxo
-Julia

Welcome

Welcome guys!!
So basically, this blog is about Acting (reaaalllyy??) and about how people can start their acting carreers. I've been thinking lately and I realized that there are so many people who wants to be actors and actresses(like me!), but don't know how to get there. And that's why I'm here.
If you have any specific questions, just leave a comment. I'll be happy to help you with that.
xoxo
-Julia