How to start my acting career? (read details for farther questions)?

Classes are the first step, and FYI: you do not have to know how to sing and dance (as one of the above posters said) unless you want to do musical theater. And that does not seem to be your focus. You say you want to play a supernatural character, that is far too specific, but if you think about it, those characters are just people who happen to be supernatural, so learn to act and become better and that is one of the places a career might take you.

Your questions:

How do I start out? Classes. The best ones are in Los Angeles and New York.

Do I have a chance in making it big? A small chance, just like the rest of the actors in Los Angeles. The odds will always be long.

Where should I get my classes taken at? In a big city with good classes. I have studies in many places in LA, though I credit The Acting Corps for the best of my training.

Should I do private classes? If you can afford it.

How do I manage acting and homework? The best you can. Just like some people do sports and homework.

Where can I go for auditions? There are casting sites around, a fee is usually involved (for the sits, not the auditions), You would need headshots and a resume. And you should know that the stuff on these sites is independent projects and student films. You will not be able to submit to anything good without an agent, and without being in the union. You have to build up to that.

Is there any tips you can give me? Yes, if there is any other career that you can see yourself doing and being happy, do that. If you money, don't act. If you want a family, don't act (because kids are VERY expensive).

I hope you understand that there's far more to starting off as an actor than 'getting classes'!

You'll need to attend a really good acting school for several years. Not private one-to-one lessons - group classes. You'll also need singing and dance lessons. Then you'll need to get experience by joining a reputable community or youth theatre and take part in loads of plays.

You won't be able to start getting paid acting work for many, many years! There would be no point at all in visiting Hollywood or anywhere else for a short period.

You have about the same chance as most wannabee actors to 'make it big' - almost zero.

Auditions aren't going to happen for years, so don't even think about them. And by that time, you won't be doing homework. You'll be working as an adult.

And if you think that fake crying and fake laughing mean anything, you're very much mistaken. Almost all actors can do that, but they're unimportant anyway.

Try to be realistic. Sure, you'd like to be in a series of movies - who wouldn't?

But the truth is that the best you would probably ever get it 2 or 3 weeks paid acting work a year, in small roles, in small productions. That's the average. More than this is rare.

One in a million gets to be famous or earns big money. Few even earn enough money to live on.

The dream of playing leading roles is extremely unlikely. That's mostly just a fantasy. Watch any movie, and count the number of actors in the cast list at the end which you hardly noticed - 'fifth bad guy', 'blonde prostitute', 'cop with ladder' and so on - they all imagined themselves up there at the top, but for the vast majority, that's as good as it gets.

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You start your acting career by taking acting classes and getting experience where you can around your area. Then you (and your parents) need to come to grips with the reality of attempting a professional acting career. I'm not saying you can't do it - I'm just pointing out from your question you don't have a good understanding of what is really involved in acting which make it far more likely you're going to fall for scams and rip offs. And once you and your parents are more realistic you'll be able to make better decisions about what you want to try to do.

Professional acting is a business. Companies are in it to make money and they are not searching the country for cute kids to make into stars. They don't hold open auditions for professional roles and are not interested in having inexperience, untrained children show up. They're looking for actors who are marketable and who know how act (it's not as easy as you seem to think it is).

For most professional work you have to be invited to audition, usually though a talent agent. And you can't just hire a talent agent. Legitimate agents are paid a percentage of what an actor makes. Since they are paid only if the actor books a professional job, they are very picky about who they take on as clients. They're not out searching for cute kids to make into stars - their focus is working to make their current client stars. An agent in LA is not going to represent a beginning child actor in OH/IN (sorry). Going to LA for spring break or even the summer will be completely useless for you without an agent.

And in acting it is a disadvantage to look older (a big one). The younger you are the more legal restrictions there are as to when and how long you can work. To work in CA you would need things like an entertainment work permit and a trust account established in your name (among other things). In fact most teen roles are portrayed by adult (18 or older) actors because they don't have the restrictions that children do. So being 13 but looking 20 will not help you at all.

To answer your question specifically

How do I start out? --- By focusing on learning and growing as an actor where you are now without having to worry about making money at it. That means talking acting classes. Voice and dance lessons can be helpful too. Auditioning for what you can in your area - school plays, community theater, church shows and things like that. Some other thing you can try:

Read books about acting. You might like "Acting for Young Actors: The Ultimate Teen Guide" by Mary Lou Bella and Dinah Lenney

* Join (or start) a drama club and look into competing in forensic speech/drama contest

* Read plays and scripts of all kinds and keep an eye out of characters you love and monologues you want to develop - then learn them and present them to friends and family

* Join (or start) an improv troupe/club with friends. At first you could just get together to play improv games for fun. If things go well, you might eventual perform at school events or something.

* Get together with friends and make your own videos for fun.

* Join other performance groups - choir, band, dance troupe or the like.

* Contact local film schools and ask how they find volunteer actors for student films and check those sources.

* Keep working hard in schools - actors should embrace learning all they can.

Do I have a chance in making it big? --- Not a good one. There are currently over 20,000 professional child actors just in LA looking for work. (That's not an exaggeration.). These are kids who already have the training and experience to have found a talent agent to represent them. That's not counting the wannabes like you. And honestly - production companies are not looking for kids who want to make it big. They want children who have a passion for acting, who love creating characters and telling stores and entertainment people. And you can do all of that without going to LA. Here's an interesting article for you and your parents "Make Sure Your Child Wants to Act for the Right Reasons" - http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/casting...

Where should I get my classes taken at? -- Talk to other actors in your area and get some referrals to good acting programs. Check your local community theater and see what classes they offer.

Should I do private classes? -- Not necessarily. Take some beginning classes first and audition (and hopefully get cast) in some things. Make sure you really like acting before spending a lot of money on private classes.

How do I manage acting and homework? -- The same as you would if you were doing any other extracircular activity like sports or something.

Where can I go for auditions? -- your school, local community theater, sometime community centers or the YMCA may do youth shows, things like that. Once you've taken classes and actually done some acting you can try contacting local film schools and ask how they find actors for student films. That will be a bit challenging because they'll generally prefer to work with adults - but maybe something might come up. I doubt there's enough professional work in your area that you would ever need an agent. But if you do local things like classes and community theater if anything comes up - hopefully you'll have built a local reputation that someone would think of contacting you.

Is there any tips you can give me? -- Understand that it's show BUSINESS and not a lottery. Kids are not just "discovered" off the streets and given an acting career. Here are some websites with articles and information about the realities of attempting a professional acting career: You and your parents should look them over:

http://bizparentz.org/gettingstarted/justgettingst...

http://www.backstage.com/topics/kids/?

Good luck.