How To Find Casting Calls in LA

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’t see you unless you’re 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.
-Get a referral from a friend who is with the agency that you’re interested in

DON’T
-Email them unless they tell you to. IT’S 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’s ONLY make money when you do. Agents usually make 10% on film/tv and commercials and 20% on commercial print.

Look up LEGIT agencies here:

http://www.agentassociation.com/

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

Sample Resume:

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww80/ELDORADO59/scan0002.jpg

Avoiding BAD Headshots:

http://bbs.backstage.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8011031/m/110106342

Here are THE ONLY LEGIT online sites that you can get work from:

ALL SITES NOT LISTED BELOW ARE SCAMS!

In LA:
-Actorsaccess.com
-LACasting.com
-NowCasting.com
-Backstage.com (they have a weekly newspaper that you can get at stores that lists castings)

In NY:
-Actorsaccess.com
-NYCASTING.COM
-NYCASTINGS.COM
-Backstage.com (they have a weekly newspaper that you can get at stores that lists castings)

Other markets:
-ActorsAccess.com
-Backstage