Welde, Brynn
Mrs. Goss
Language Arts P8
5 March, 2018
The Ins and Outs of Becoming an Actress When Meryl Streep accepted the Cecil B. deMille award in 2017, she said, “An actors only job is to enter the lives of people who are different from us and let you feel what that feels like.” Many people are drawn to the world of acting. They want to have the ability to touch lives and inspire people. However, there are many things to think about that lead to success. Actors must think about the education needed, the experience required, how salary will affect the location chosen, and the hardwork and hazards that come along with the benefits of being in the spotlight. Most of the time, people think that actors don’t have an education. For some that
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Some locations are much better for actresses/musicians than others. When thinking about acting, most people tend to think of Los Angeles and New York City. However, it is wildly expensive to live in these cities. Fortunately, there are many other cities where actors can thrive for a reasonable price. Some of these cities include, “Albuquerque...Atlanta...Austin...Boston...Charlotte...Chicago...Miami...New Orleans...Portland...San Francisco...Toronto” (Wright). Not only are these locations fairly priced, but they also offer many opportunities. Location is extremely important to look at because, it will decide your audience and your popularity. Also each different location brings different opportunities and chances. Actors have to be able to thrive. Even though people don’t think it’s a big deal, location can make or break a …show more content…
If actors are talented enough to make it big time, not only do they get a large salary, but they can also earn the love and admiration of those around them. So many people look up to big stars. Actors and actresses get the opportunity to portray other characters. “You have an opportunity to live the life of another person while playing the part.” (Free Guide To Guide Your Way). However, there are some disadvantages to this amazing job. For example, most actors and actresses have to deal with extreme criticism. This can lead to self-hatred and depression. Also, movie stars don’t get any privacy. Their private life is constantly put on tv and recorded in magazines. Rumors are almost always created and then blown up and put on the cover of every magazine. This is also the reason why stars can’t have romantic lives. There is always some drama that the paparazzi makes up that can ruin lives and relationships. Lastly, actors have to deal with a lot of rejection. When actors audition for parts, they have to realize that even if they absolutely crushed it, there were probably 50 other people who crushed it. There can’t be 50 people playing one
Many people might say that stars are merely a product of the Hollywood system needing to make a profit; Hollywood manufactures a product and creates the demand for it. A star's image is processed through advertisements and promotions and has little to do with what the audience wants and needs from entertainment. There is a widespread mentality that any Average Joe can become a star with enough resources backing him up. Richard Dyer points out, however, that even movies full of stars fail, and stars can and do fall out of fashion (12). A star's economic worth is not invulnerable to audiences' opinions. The audience isn't so easily controlled.
Even though some parents believe Hollywood has a positive impact on their children most believe otherwise. Children can develop health problems from having a celebrity role model; such as, anorexia, self-harm, or self-esteem issues. Youth do this to obtain that celebrity look of ‘perfection’. Celebrities act as role models for youth throughout the nation and they should live up to it.
Acting is the performing of a position or the role of a character for a temporary amount of time. Richard Yates’ Revolutionary Road, a tragic novel, challenges the preconceived notion that the 1950’s was a cheerful time where everyone had the perfect lifestyle in the Suburbs by introducing his readers to three distinct characters who are anything but pleased with their life. Yates proposes the idea of escape as a common thread in society of which everyone dreams, but no one can capture. Due to their desire to escape reality, April, Frank, and Helen turn to acting and role playing to change their personalities through hiding flaws, putting on a happy façade, and playing house.
"Roundtable: Five Casting Directors on Crazy Auditions and Industry Sexism." The Hollywood Reporter. THR Staff, n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2013.
Hollywood is a very powerful modern day institution, where a star's image can characterize, shape and circulate societal myths and ideologies. The construction of a star's image as a commodity of their societal myths and ideologies has the extraordinary power to exert messages so that even the smallest details become significant yet not overtly obvious. How a star's image is produced and then consumed can justify a society's relationship with that image and therefore aid in explaining the social construction of what society deems as their 'reality'. A star's image is created through a range of representations churned out by Hollywood. Capitalism from the commercialization of these images has made Hollywood the dominant force it is today.
Yet Streep acknowledges her own influence by promoting noble causes and speaking up for those in the minority. Through her charity, speeches, and even her work, Streep sets an example to the rest of the world for how to use fame to be a beacon of hope in a dark world. She is widely accepted as a role model to those who share or are supported by her causes; all over the globe, people are touched and encouraged by Streep’s drive and passion. Her true calling, hower, the love of her life, is the stage. It is no doubt that Meryl Streep serve as the greatest influence to those who share this love, but she encourages everyone to look at the wonders around them and learn everything you can about the world and the people who live in
Tom Meehan. With every new show, there is always competition to be the best show.
There, they can connect with their community, make friends, and stay safe from the public eye. Of course, many parents push their children into Hollywood for the
...ildren, and most of their time must be enjoyed in creating their own private space. During our childhood, we build the seeds of creativity that will eventually determine our personality. And during adulthood, we always look back to the wonders of our youth. Show business is very hard for anyone, particularly for kids. Children do not belong in the entertainment industry. Young stars often complain about a stolen childhood, the pressure they have to face at a young age forcing them to mature fast, and the risks of exposure to dirty show business while still an innocent playful child. Celebrities who were exposed to the limelight at a tender age become scarred for life by early success and tend to compensate for the childhood they were deprived of during their later years in life.
unemployment; competition for roles is often intense. While formal training is helpful, experience and talent are more important for success in this field. Because of erratic employment, earnings for actresses are relatively low.
Calling fame the root of all evil is too easy though, not everything is black and white, there must be a little grey, and there is. Not all children who grow up on the set or amongst other famous people turn out so badly. It isn't fair to stereotype all players to one game, especially when there have been plenty of examples to contradict that thought. These kids in the environment of the famous are just like you and I, they are people too, this means they depend on things that “regular” people depend on. Things that define our personalities also define those of the famous people we set apart as “abnormal”.
We know everything about them and we know nothing about them; it is this conflicting concept that leaves audiences thirsty for a drink of insight into the lifestyles of the icons that dominate movie theater screens across the nation. This fascination and desire for connection with celebrities whom we have never met stems from a concept elaborated on by Richard Dyer. He speculates about stardom in terms of appearances; those that are representations of reality, and those that are manufactured constructs. Stardom is a result of these appearances—we actually know nothing about them beyond what we see and hear from the information presented to us. The media’s construction of stars encourages us to question these appearances in terms of “really”—what is that actor really like (Dyer, 2)?
Mel Brooks said, “Hope for the best. Expect the worst. The world’s a stage. We’re Unrehearsed.” Brooks was not wrong in pointing out that the world is a stage. Brooks did not say that the world is a film, or a painting, or a comic book strip. The world is a stage, and theatre – barring ozone depletion – is our best representation of the human race on this earth. The theatre – and subsequently acting – has existed and functioned as a societal common place dating as far back as to nearly the start of recorded history. The theatre is said to be the most realistic art form, serving as the closest thing to an accurate depiction of human life. The visceral stage is only feet away from the viewer and the art is happening in real-time, by living humans, in the flesh. Of course, the most effective and realistic aspect of the theatre is acting. Acting is an art, skill, and profession that has continuously progressed and evolved since the evolution of the theatre. It could be said that this progression took on an almost linear path of augmented development, or at least up until the advent of the twentieth century. This linear progression has exponentially developed, profoundly expanding over the last hundred years. Most of the “recent” growth in the acting field can be attributed to Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio. At the helm of the Actors Studio, Strasberg revolutionized depth in acting and has had a lasting affect, forever changing actors’ training and their quality of work.
Growing up, I have always been on the move. Living in a situation where a single mother was left to raise four unruly daughters on her own, meant that stability wasn’t necessarily something I was familiar with. Thankfully, I had the ability to transport: mentally, that is. I completely immersed myself into something that gave me the ability to live a different life everyday, give myself a “mental vacation” from my own being, and most of all, to become united in a type of family other than that at home. Acting, is that one thing that aided in the blossoming of who I am today.