why is it so hard to get my foot inthe door of the entertainment industry!!!!
By nikkiwith
@nikkiwith (1074)
Australia
2 responses
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
15 Mar 08
Well the problem is that the movie business is all about money. People pay money to see the actors they know and love. You are extremely beautiful and I'm sure you are talented, but sometimes that isn't enough. Connections are what gets people jobs. You need to know the right people at the right time. Some actresses were literally discovered when they waited tables and a movie producer walked in and liked them.
I spent many years of my life trying to get into the entertainment industry. I never got anything more than a few commercials and a spot as an extra in the movie BASIC. It was a very depressing career since rejection was something I had to deal with every day one audition after another. I worked as a character at Universal Studios just to scrape by. In the end I decided I needed stability to be content with my life. I have a thick skin but I got sick of watching people with less talent than myself get jobs I auditioned for because they had better connections.
My only advice is to get as close to the people with power as you can. Being an extra on a movie set could get you the opportunity to be noticed. It's not much, and you may have to travel quite a bit just to get to a set. That's just the only advice I can give you.
Good luck