You would be surprised that acting, as a profession, has nothing to do with getting an education. It is FREELANCE. Let me say that again, FREELANCE. Any loser can become an actor. Many of the people that do camera work or direct, in the past, just had good connections. All this bull about taking classes and impressing agents is dumb. You have to be lucky, know someone, be born into it, have a somewhat unique look, and that is pretty much it. There are even some convicts that have become actors and even actors that turn into convicts. Outside of being paid a lot and being seen by a lot of people, it is no more harder than playing the stock market on Wall Street. Anything you do may make it easier; however, unless you are ever making a profit off going to school and getting work to support it, it will be a waste.
I am a living example. I found an extras casting director and am taking classes to further become an actual actor. Yes, I have been taking classes under him for $45, but when you are paid $100+ a day on projects, it is worth doing it as a hobby. Career in this industry means when you have enough projects to allow you to live well off.
Better watch out, better start crying. Better hurry up, run and hide. Krampus is coming to town! >:)
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Scott-101
9 years ago
I haven't read the other responses on this board but this is a weak argument.
Yes you can circumvent education to make it in the world of acting or directing, but that doesn't mean that the aim of education isn't to set people up for jobs and prepare people for jobs in that industry, or at least present that illusion. besides,if it's all random than it couldn't hurt to get an education in it
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Arvin-G-Borkar
9 years ago
Well yeah, but I would not want to get people's hopes up. Ever since I heard Jennifer Lawrence had no acting experience whatsoever and my interest has been in acting, I have tried to find ways to do this without being educated. So far, I have been in one principal non union production and it had taken me three takes to wrap that one education video. No representation, no acting lessons. All me.
I have a casting director, albiet, an extras casting director, whom I had found looking through my state's film office. No education to find him and he books me on most of the castings I respond to.
I do not want people to think you have to spend large amount of hard earned money to get into acting because I know that is not the sole way of doing so. I am a HUGE fan of Cooper, ever since I have heard that he had actually taken the time to secure a Masters before acting. If anything, this is how life should be approached. You might as well excel in educating yourself before you get a job. It makes you a more intelligent individual.
Better watch out, better start crying. Better hurry up, run and hide. Krampus is coming to town! >:)
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