So I want to know how i can audition for an actual tv show on Disney Channel. I live for acting! And I want the real thing to. I don’t want the fake auditions. THX!

I’m an LA Actor giving you the REAL DEAL!

You NEED an agent to get auditions for Disney Channel. Sites and people promising Disney Channel Auditions are SCAMS!

Here’s the cliffsnotes version of what you can do to do to get into acting and eventually get an agent:

1.EDUCATE YOURSELF FIRST!

READ (check Samuel French, libraries, and bookstores):

*=Highly recommend

Acting business:
*Acting is Everything: Gold Edition-Judy Kerr
*How to Be a Working Actor-Mari Lyn Henry and Lynne Rogers
*Self Management for Actors-Bonnie Gillespie
-How to Get Arrested-J. Wallach Michael and Paul Thurwachter
*An Agent Tells All-Tony Martinez
-How To Book Acting Jobs in TV and Film-Cathy Reinking
-One Less Bitter Actor: The Actor’s Survival Guide-Markus Flanagan
-So You Want to Be in Showbusiness?- Steve R. Stevens
-Acting Truths and Lies (purchased at www.info4actors.com)

Acting:
*Book the Job-Doug Warhit
*Intent to Live-Larry Moss
-Acting for the Camera-Tony Barr
-Acting in Film-Michael Caine
-Acting Class: Take a Seat-Milton Katselas

Method Acting:
*Art of Acting-Stella Adler
-Sanford Meisner on Acting-Sanford Meisner
-A Dream of Passion-Lee Strasberg
*Actor’s Art and Craft-William Esper
-The Power of the Actor-Ivanna Chubbuck
-No Acting Please-Eric Morris
-Respect for Acting-Uta Hagen
-Challenge to the Actor-Uta Hagen
-You Can Act!-D.W. Brown
-Strasberg’s Method-Lorrie Hull

Comedy
*8 Characters of Comedy-Scott Sedita
-The Sitcom Career Book-Mary Lou Belli

Improv
-Anything by Viola Spolin
-Steve Book on Acting: Improv
-Improvise: Scene from the Inside Out-Mick Napier

Auditioning/Cold Reading:
*How to Get the Part Without Falling Apart-Margie Haber
*Audition-Michael Shurtleff
*The 15 Guideline Map to Booking-Amy Lyndon
-Secrets to Successful Cold Readings-Glenn Alterman

2.GET TRAINING!

Regardless of how "naturally talented" you might be, you NEED training, PERIOD!

Definitely take classes in:
-Cold Reading/Auditioning
-Improv
-Scene study
-Commercials

3. Get GREAT headshots

Here’s is a good place to start:

http://bbs.backstage.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/8011031/m/246101692

4. Build Your Resume and Reel Doing Student films and Indie Films. Also do plays to build your acting experience.

Sample Resume:

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

How to make an ACTING resume:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091011203729AAkQetj

The ONLY LEGIT Online sites that you can find jobs on your own through:
ALL SITES NOT LISTED BELOW ARE QUESTIONABLE!

-ActorsAccess.com
-LACasting.com
-Nowcasting.com
-NYCasting.com
-NYCastings.com
-Backstage.com

Free but proceed with caution:
-Castingcallsearch.com
-Mandy.com
-Craigslist

5. Get an Agent

Look up LEGIT agencies here:

http://www.agentassociation.com/

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

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. By showcase I do not mean scammy conventions like IMTA, IPOP, Proscout, or Best New Talent. I mean legit ones like at Actor Connection, Reel pros, Network Studios, etc.
-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

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I missed the disney channel open call in April and I was wondering how to find out about stuff like that.

http://www.youtube.com/user/thatsophiakid
videos all about disney casting calls

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I really really really want to be famous. On Disney Channel cause I’m only 12. I also live in Illinois. Does anyone know anything of what I should do. I know it might not happen but I want to give it a try.

THANKS!

Just think about it the other people on disney did not ALL start on disney, they did other shows but I think that if you put your mind to it, it will work

JUST THINK ABOUT IT, IT IS NOT FOR THE FAME AND MONEY IT IS ABOUT THE SHOWS AND THEY ENTERTAINMENT YOU GIVE THE CHILDREN AND THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD!!!! IF YOU THINK IT IS FOR THE FAME AND MONEY, THAT IS JUST PLAIN OLD WRONG.

I was planning on auditioning for a show or movie on Disney Channel. So… How do you do it?

heres a good website.

http://www.disney-channel-auditions.com

Hope this helped

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I’m just curious about it. I heard that David Henrie has tattoos, are there anymore Disney Channel Stars that have tattoos too? Also, do you think it’s a bad influence to young children?

I really don’t know if they have tats or not. I really don’t care. Just because someone has a tat doesn’t make them a bad person. My son knows he can’t get one until he is old enough to get it on his own. And pay for it by himself.
I don’t understand how a tattoo could influence anyone to do anything. So because a Disney star has a tattoo. It’s going to influence my kid to get a tattoo and make lots of money on TV. That’s fine with me. Once they are old enough for a tattoo they can get what ever they want. They are stuck with it not me.

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how can i have my own show on disney channel? im really talented. im not lieng. there was a talent scout @ this performance that i was in and he said that i was really amazing. but i dont know how to get started on being a disney channel star. it really is my dream. so can you please help?

thanks.

First off let me say that this question is asked almost ever day in one form or another. In an effort to answer as much as possible I want to first provide you with Disney’s “official” answer first:

As with any career, education and practice are important. A good first step would be to discuss your interests with a school counselor or drama teacher. If you are not currently enrolled in school, we recommend taking some drama courses at your local college. We suggest you familiarize yourself with a local theater group in your area, and read the entertainment industry trade papers, which are available at most libraries. In these you will find advertisements for upcoming auditions. When you feel ready to do so, you might consider finding an agent. Their job is to locate work suitable for you. As most film and television organizations require agency representation, having an agent is almost essential for getting paid work. Please understand that we cannot recommend a particular agent or talent agency. For information on how to find an agent in your area, please consult your local entertainment trade papers or the career and entertainment sections of your local library.

Now that being said, this is the reality. Most of the people who ask questions about getting work on the Disney channel are kids who are fans of the shows they want to work on, and there is NOTHING wrong with that. But you need to realize that being a fan dose not mean that you should be an employee of the show. Too many people have the idea that they are going to go to an open casting call, wow the casting director and get a spot on their favorite show. Honestly your chances are probably better at winning the lottery than this scenario ever happening. There is no magic formula to follow that guarantees you success, if there is this business wouldn’t be this hard to get into to. But what I can show you, is the path to start on if you REALLY want to make a go of this as a career.

You have to figure out if acting is really what you want to do, or if you only want to do it because you are a fan of a particular show or movie or if it’s a passing trend. Would you be just as happy if no one outside of your community knew who you were, but you got to act every week at the local theatre? Or are you after the money fame and celebrity status that might come your way? If your answer has anything to do with the second option, STOP right now and find another line of work.

Start getting training! You can take classes in your school all the way through college. Or if your town offers a professional acting class all the better. You have no idea how many kids say, “I love acting and I know I could be great but I have no training and I’ve never acted before.” That’s like asking an airline to make you a pilot but you don’t know how to fly a plane. Obviously foolish! Start with local plays and build your experience.

Read! Read! Read! Read books, not only on the art of acting but also the business of acting as well. You’re never to young to arm yourself with information concerning the business and how it really works. Later in life if this becomes your profession the information you’ve gained will be invaluable. You can buy tons of books on-line or check out your library.

Once you’ve gotten to the point where you’ve done the research and got some training you need to get yourself professional headshots, and this is GOING TO COST MONEY! If you want to be taken seriously as a professional you need professional headshots. Digital copies from mom’s camera ain’t gonna cut it, nor will photos from your yearbook or glamour shots. You will need to find a reputable headshot photographer and hire them to book a session. Prices usually range anywhere from $275.00 and up. Make up artists are extra and will range from 50-300 dollars extra. Now you need to get a couple hundred copies made to prepare for your auditions and mailings.

Now a reality check! If you want to make a go of this you will need to be in Los Angeles. Two of the shows most commonly asked about are “Hanna Montana” and “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody”. Both of these shows are filmed in Los Angeles! If you want to have a shot at being on one of them, you need to be where the producers can find you. Talent searches are too few and far in between to be effective and you’ll spend more time waiting when you should have been acting and training!

After you have your head shots you or your parents need to start submitting to auditions. Simply put unless you have a very specific look or talent, no reputable agent is going to take you on with no experience. They need to know that they can sell you and in turn make money. If they can’t, then it’s not in their best interest to represent you. You can find auditions through on-line services such as LA Casting, Actor’s Access and Now Casting. Keep in mind that these sites usually charge a monthly fee for their services. Again this will cost you money up front. We never said getting into acting was cheap!

After you have landed a few jobs you can start to submit to agencies, or invite agents to see you in showcases. If an agent likes what they see, you can structure a deal with them. Keep in mind that a legit agent will never ask for money up front, however they will get, at a minimum 10% of your earnings once you’ve booked a job. You’ll need an agent to book MOST Disney gigs, however some do get posted to the breakdowns. Tell the agent up front that you have aspirations to work on a Disney program, but the reality is you’ll have little chance to select the work you go out for. A good place to start would be the publications put out by Wolf press or through http://ww.sag.org

So you still want to be on a Disney show? Then YOU have to be proactive about it. Do the research, find the agents and make the contacts. No one is going to do that for you, without you paying for it! Acting as a profession involves long hard hours of training and work, possibly thousands of dollars in headshots, monthly bill fees and training and that’s just to get a CHANCE to audition.

Long answer short: Get your training, read to get yourself informed, do plays locally to get experience, get your headshots, do small parts to build upon to get experience for your resume, submit to agents, then finally you may have your shot.

As fun as it sounds, and from time to time it is fun, acting is still a job! You have to respect it and prepare for it just like any other job. If you think you can stand in front of a camera, repeat a few lines and make millions, then stay in school and look for another profession. On the other hand if this is really what you want to do and you’re willing to make the sacrifice and do the hard work early on, we may just see you on the screen before you know it. Best of luck!