How do you get a disney channel audition?

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

You NEED an agent for Disney Channel Auditions. Disney does NOT do open calls. If someone is saying there's an open call for Disney, then it's a SCAM like John Robert Powers, John Casablancas, Barbizon, and ACT/tHE. ONLY agents have access to Disney auditions!

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/801103...

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...

How to make an ACTING resume:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200910...

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

Here's how you get into acting:

The first thing you need is experience. You should start small and work on building a resume to submit to potential agencies (when the time comes) Audition for school plays and join the drama club. You should also try out for local community theatre shows. Take as many acting classes as possible. Read some books on acting (those by Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg, Kristen Linklater and Jack Poggi are great). Be sure to get the support of your parents, they can help you a lot.

If you feel you are ready, look up auditions on http://www.actorsaccess.com/index.cfm?fl%E2%80%A6

http://www.backstage.com/bso/index.jsp

http://actinginfo.blogspot.com/

All three websites are reputable, legitimate and free. You generally need a head shot and resume (this website has great information on creating a resume http://www.bestsampleresume.com/acting-r%E2%80%A6 When you have enough experience you should begin to look for an agent. Look up agents on the SAG website

http://www.filmtelevisionauditions.com/

you need a headshot shot, a resume and a work permit if your under the age of 18. This website has a lot of open casting calls. They all have directions on how to sumit yourself. You don't need an agent necessarily but it's advised. Good Luck

Why didnt you just search this question instead of waisting 5 points so many people ask this..

sure i'm and i have already despatched my resume in for the J.O.N.A.S. exhibit however OBVIOUSLLY didnt get it. i'll ship an extra one although to look if they'll take delivery of me as another!!

First of all, you need an agent.