Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Part One: Earn Experience
• Method 2 of 3: Part Two: Finding an Agent
• Method 3 of 3: Part Three: Choosing an Agent
• Tips
• What do you need

Agents represent musicians and actors, making it easier for them to collaborate with record companies, for example. When you are just at the beginning of the journey, an agent can help you acquire the necessary contacts that will make your career and allow you to focus on the main thing - your creativity. But finding a good agent is not so easy, you need to find the most experienced one so that your career will go up as quickly as possible!

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Part One: Earn Experience

1. 1 Work as hard as you can. The most important thing for an agent is your experience in what you are doing and some achievements. Agents prefer talented people with experience to talented people who have no "creative background." To get an agent you have to play something if you are an actor, or record a song if you are a musician.
   • Go to every cast and take on any job. The experience may not be overwhelming, but you need it to move your way to glory. If you are a musician, then go to all local festivals and radio shows where your music is appropriate. Make a name for yourself.
2. 2 Develop your creativity. In parallel with working on creativity, do not forget about workshops, lessons or other available educational materials on the topic.
   • If you don't like the job on its own, there is no point in hiring an agent hoping that it will get better.
3. 3 Chat with other artists. Make connections with actors and musicians whose advice you trust in building your career. Use their advice not only on creativity, but also on collaboration with agents. If you make friends with an actor who works with a licensed agency, you can get into that agency by creating something with that person.
   • Help other artists. If you find out about the casting, tell your friends about it, do not hide it from them in the hope that they will not recognize you and will choose you. Rejoice if your friend gets the role. Don't be greedy and people will be happy to help you if needed.

Method 2 of 3: Part Two: Finding an Agent

1. 1 Understand what agents are doing and what they want from artists. Some successful and famous actors - Bill Murray is a great example - do not have agents and do all the work themselves. The agent arranges auditions, contacts casting managers and researches the industry for your prosperity. For them, customer choice means they have faith in you making them money.
   • In general, agent agreements are usually made with contract fees for the artist rather than a fixed salary for the agent. In other words, the agent will find you where to make money, and will take a certain percentage of the project for himself. If you are not popular, the agent will not want to cooperate with you, since he will not be able to “sell” you to the public.
   • To please an agent, you must be either extremely charismatic and adorable or experienced, or better, both at once.
2. 2 Be social. Advertise yourself, make yourself known on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social networks. Use these tools to connect with industry friends and find agencies and agents.
   • Use the cocktail party principle: Treat social media like a professional platform. Never say anything online about someone you would like to collaborate with that you would not say to their face at a cocktail party. Use social media to spread new shows you participate in and congratulate others on their success.
3. 3 Create a resume and portfolio. It should list the work in which you took part, reviews of other actors or directors with whom you worked and other printed materials about you. The resume lists your entire track record in this area of ​​activity. In other words, don't include your school and your period as a diner waiter on your acting resume.
4. 4 Ask for recommendations. Ask other actors to recommend agencies and try to arrange a meeting for you. Express your zeal to get noticed and your career goals.
   • Be realistic and don't get bored. Nobody wants to see a pleading and hopeless actor in their office. If you are a professional, then behave accordingly.
   • Don't push yourself. Previously, actors sent their portfolios to agencies in the hope of meeting, but now this is not the case. You need to get a recommendation from someone working for the agency or get cast to find talent.
5. 5 Prepare to listen. If you've made an appointment, get ready to audition. Think of a few monologues or a skit to perform at the interview, if necessary. You don't want to miss out on a valuable opportunity by being unprepared.

Method 3 of 3: Part Three: Choosing an Agent

1. 1 Make sure the agency is licensed and franchised. Agencies are usually regulated and must pay a certain tax (usually 10%) on income. There are many people claiming their potential in the world of show business, who are not licensed and deceive inexperienced actors who have not yet mastered the business.
   • To check the registration of a particular agency in California, visit the Department of Industrial Relations website: http://www.dir.ca.gov/databases/dlselr/talag.html
2. 2 Find out how many more clients the agent represents. Colleges usually advertise student numbers per faculty member, meaning that a good school will have fewer students per faculty member, indicating more time for personal contact. You are looking for the same thing in an agent.
   • A well-earned agent with a lot of current projects from a large agency, who decides to take you “to the heap”, is much less preferable than an interested agent with several clients.
3. 3 Try to get along with the person. Your relationship with an agent is not only a business relationship, it is an interpersonal relationship, and you need to choose someone with whom you will get along and be able to openly discuss your plans. An agent you don't trust or one who doesn't believe in you will not be the best career companions.
   • During the first meetings, discuss your plans with the agent. Ask the agent what he sees in you and what paths of your development as an artist. If your thoughts coincide, then it will be easy for you to work together.
4. 4 Don't be afraid to end your relationship with your agent. If your relationship is not functioning, the agent introduces you clumsily or lazily, then you need to find a new agent! Be patient and don't expect too much too soon, but if you feel that the agent is not working for you or is cheating on you, leave him.
   • Many young actors are afraid to look for a new agent, believing in the stability of the old relationship. "Even if I don't work, at least I have an agent!" - the young actor will say. But an agent that doesn't bring you roles is just as useful as a dead agent. If you are not getting what you want out of a relationship with an agent, look for a new agent.

Tips

• Research the agent's contract and terms if you don't want to give him all your hard-earned money.
• Be careful when choosing an agent. Don't sign up with the first agency you find on the Internet.

What do you need

• Summary
• A bit of experience