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[di marco]

I'm interested as I have never known anyone to take on such a course. What made you choose this one?
Do you perform like sing, act and dance?

well it was my best subject at school along with maths (and all the maths open days were really boring and i couldnt see myself only doing maths for 3yrs!). and id been at my local dance and theatre school for about 12yrs since i was about 3 til it closed down so ive always liked doing it. and as i didnt know what i wanted to do i thought id choose something that i enjoyed and that i was good at. well i dance and act, my singings not bad but im not really that good so i dont really sing that much

[Hannelene]

I hope that it works out for you
I'm sure that you will do fine.
I bet the industry that your in is pretty competitive as so many people around want to break into tv and acting

[di marco]

I hope that it works out for you
I'm sure that you will do fine.
I bet the industry that your in is pretty competitive as so many people around want to break into tv and acting

thanks yeh thats why ive sort of moved away from the performance side cos its so competitive. according to one of my lecturers the average actor only earns about £1000 a year from acting work

[Hannelene]

That much. In some ways that isn't too bad as most average paid jobs pay around that wage. But I suppose with anything if you start from the bottom you have to start off at a low wage before you hit the big time!

[di marco]

That much. In some ways that isn't too bad as most average paid jobs pay around that wage. But I suppose with anything if you start from the bottom you have to start off at a low wage before you hit the big time!

£1000 is hardly anything. even on minimum wage you can earn about £8000 a year! i think even rent alone would come to more than £1000, especially in london which is where most of the work is. unless youre a well paid actor you need another job as well to live on

[Hannelene]

£1000 starting out in any industry is not bad - to go into something expecting more and you haven't got the skills yet is a bit dreamy.
With something like that it could mean living at home for a bit longer and saving or risk getting into serious debt.

[di marco]

£1000 starting out in any industry is not bad - to go into something expecting more and you haven't got the skills yet is a bit dreamy.
With something like that it could mean living at home for a bit longer and saving or risk getting into serious debt.

how can £1000 not be bad when you can earn 8 times that on minimum wage? the reason its so low is cos most of the time you will be out of work. unless you were completely relying on your parents for rent/bills/food/transport. tbh i dont think you could find anyone who would be happy earning that a year and could honestly say they could live off it

[Hannelene]

If I was living at home still and I was earning that I wouldn't be upset or I may have to take on a 2nd job.

[di marco]

If I was living at home still and I was earning that I wouldn't be upset or I may have to take on a 2nd job.

thats what im saying, you would need a second job, which wouldnt be easy if you had to keep taking time off for auditions/acting work. if it was a normal job earning that for even only working 2 days a week you would be being severely underpaid for that doesnt even work out half of the minimum wage for 2 days a week work on minimum wage (which you would get at least £2500 for). £1000 might seem a lot but when you compare it to minimum wage which is what everyone should be getting if they are working, you see that actually it is a lot lot less in comparison. and thats what most actors would be earning their whole life each year from acting as its only around 1% that get a big break. so yeh actings not really worth it lol!

[Hannelene]

I was never aware that the acting world would be so under paid as I mentioned earlier in the post I have never known anyone that has got into this industry whether it be from the top or the bottom. I just assumed like with any job if you start out then you had to expect that the money wouldn't be much. But if this is how it was going to be for numerous years before I hit the big time if it was me then I would possibly have to choose a different career. As you have to survive and it would be hard to do so by what you said.