You should be movies

You should be in movies. You definitely have what it takes. You just haven't received the break you deserve. Everyone needs that opportunity-knocking break.$$$So - how to go about it? First, you are going to want to figure out just how to expose yourself in a manner that would create attention. You know - make a splash. But not just at random. This is not about causing a ruckus at Starbucks, or intentionally running into somebody’s car thinking that will get you into the spotlight. You have to plan your splash more carefully than that.$$$ Location, location, location. We've all heard that said and it's as true now as it ever was. You want to be somewhere where movies are made - where the action is. So, now you are immediately thinking of a city that begins with an 'H'$$$Yeah, that's what everybody thinks. Yes, some movies are still made here in Hollywood, but there are so many goofballs trying to make a splash out here that you could easily get lost in the shuffle. There is no room to splash in this town anymore. $$$Think leverage. Think odds. Find a location where you'll stick out from the crowd. You might be surprised to know that movies are being made quite close to where you live. You might not be aware that there are facilities with cameras and lights and sound equipment within driving distance of your very own home.$$$If you have a local TV station in your area, you can be pretty sure that there is a film studio not far away. A real studio where real TV commercials are being produced. Do you have any idea how many successful actors and actresses got there start in TV commercials: Brad Pitt for Pringles, Lindsay Lohan, Jello, Leonardo DiCaprio for a clothing store. The list goes on and on.$$$Now, listen up - some of the commercials made in your area are filmed with live studio audiences and this means that studio audience personalities are getting major facetime on camera. You could be one of them.$$$It's a well known fact that movie producers, directors, agents and casting agencies make close studies of infomercial studio audiences in their constant search for new talent. The industry is saving millions each year by foregoing costly auditions and screen tests in favor of infomercial studio audience behavioral studies. They're picking the cherries right out of the fruit bowl and it's costing them nothing. The infomercial people are unwittingly picking up the tab.$$$So, get in touch with one of the studios that do infomercials and offer them your services as a studio audience personality. Don't expect these guys to shout Hallelujah just because you called them up. Don't expect star treatment from the onset. Be sure to let them know that you have no illusions about financial compensation for your time and effort. The free coffee and cake they serve is quite sufficient for you. And if they don't serve free coffee and cake, that is OK as well. Remember the words of Marlon Brando - Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent. $$$Being cast in the roll of a studio audience personality is probably not your final success point, but it can be an important steppingstone in your career. But remember. the audience will be packed with a horde of aspiring actors and actresses who will stop at nothing to get ahead in this business. You must outshine them in every way. How to do that? Read on!

What you should know

First of all, you must believe in the part you are playing and become one with it. The great acting coach Konstantine Stanislavski taught us that we must take hold of our role, as if it were our own life. He asks us to speak for our character in our own person so that we become the spirt of our character's spirit and the flesh of his flesh.$$$Does this sound like a tough assignment to you. You might ask yourself – what if I can't identify at all with the role I am supposed to play? Knock-knock, Hello, the character you are going to play is an intelligent, hardworking, middle-class consumer who wants more from life than the ordinary bill-of-fare at Home Depot or Lowes. He or she wants smart solutions at smart prices. Could you not take hold of that role as if it was your own life? $$$Here is the bare knuckle truth, my friend; If you can't slip into this role, how could you, when called for later on in your career, portray a mass-murderer, a crooked politician or a vampire?$$$At the other end of the coin, we want you to consider how many potentially great infomercials have been ruined by the excessive antics and overblown exuberance of hams in the studio audience.$$$These people who call themselves actors think that their showbiz chances are going to increase in proportion to the amount of screwball enthusiasm they exhibit on the shows. They're phonies and it shines through like the old dents in a newly repainted car. $$$These phonies can't act. And they don't believe. Put that equation together, will you? Can't act + don't believe. What do you get. Fakers, philistines, hypocrites. $$$But this is not you. You are for real. That's why we singled you out. You're a believer and you've got star quality. Just pay attention to the ground rules of the trade we've added at the bottom of this page.$$$

Basic Rules

1.Concentrate on the product being sold. Imagine how it could benefit you and your loved ones. Focus and channelize your innermost feelings and they will project to the home audience.

2.Relax and enjoy. Nobody wants to watch fidgety audience personalities. And keep your hands out of your face. You are not here to be seen picking your nose or cleaning your teeth.

3.Leave yours and the world's problems at home. Catastrophes and calamities are occurring all the time. There is nothing you can do about it when sitting in the studio. If you loose focus and start thinking about this sort of thing during the program it is going to show and ruin your performance.

4.Don't chase the red light. If the producers see that you are purposefully looking into the cameras they will take you out of the show.

5.Do not overact. Do not overtly upstage your colleagues. take a tip from Larry David: Curb your enthusiasm!

6.Follow the instructions given by the stage manager. He or she is a professional who knows when it's time to applaud and when it isn't. Don’t be a rebel.

7.Show respect for product demonstrators. Many of them come from difficult backgrounds, broken homes and underprivileged environments. They need your support. Remember that they are just as important to the success of the show as you are.