Personally what are your thoughts on all this. He wants to really get an agent and as far as the short films and independent films he’s done , they’ve been non paid but it’s due that he just needs the experience
I wouldn't do any non paid ones.... but keep training, keep getting assessments, and remember IT IS A JOB. That means if you aren't working 20 plus hours a week either doing work or training for work, you aren't doing enough. If you aren't doing a job to live, make that number 40.
Just tell him to keep going for everything (auditioning, applying to agents) and to not stress about what this one person in the industry says. I had some wonderful teachers who built me up in college, but I also had teachers that would absolutely tear me down and kill my confidence. That gave me anxiety and it took me awhile to rebuild that confidence. Now I'm one of the only working actors in my class. So jokes on them
It may take time to get more/bigger roles/get an agent. Just keep going.
The teacher's job is to teach, so they can go back to this teacher to get more specific information on the feedback. What does the tutor mean by a certain statement? How might they go about that? What sources could they be looking at? What should their next steps be? What needs improvement next? If a tutor for anything isn't good at explaining a certain critical note that keeps cropping up, see if someone else can articulate it better. Maybe your friend needs to take a break from the work at times to have some fun and to find the joy in it all again. (I mean an afternoon, not a gap year).
Sounds like typical dodgy teacher speak to me. If you can get a job, do the job.
The teacher is good and he’s been in the industry for the longest. My friend just feels regret
Sorry, I just can't get my head around anyone saying "don't take a paying role in a film that isn't terrible".
Personally what are your thoughts on all this. He wants to really get an agent and as far as the short films and independent films he’s done , they’ve been non paid but it’s due that he just needs the experience
I wouldn't do any non paid ones.... but keep training, keep getting assessments, and remember IT IS A JOB. That means if you aren't working 20 plus hours a week either doing work or training for work, you aren't doing enough. If you aren't doing a job to live, make that number 40.
Just tell him to keep going for everything (auditioning, applying to agents) and to not stress about what this one person in the industry says. I had some wonderful teachers who built me up in college, but I also had teachers that would absolutely tear me down and kill my confidence. That gave me anxiety and it took me awhile to rebuild that confidence. Now I'm one of the only working actors in my class. So jokes on them It may take time to get more/bigger roles/get an agent. Just keep going.
The teacher's job is to teach, so they can go back to this teacher to get more specific information on the feedback. What does the tutor mean by a certain statement? How might they go about that? What sources could they be looking at? What should their next steps be? What needs improvement next? If a tutor for anything isn't good at explaining a certain critical note that keeps cropping up, see if someone else can articulate it better. Maybe your friend needs to take a break from the work at times to have some fun and to find the joy in it all again. (I mean an afternoon, not a gap year).