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1. TRAINING: There is no substitute for professional training. Audition for a place at a 3 year accredited drama school. If that doesn’t work out seek out a 1 or 2 year course. If for some reason you don’t train at a drama school – take workshops or find a good acting coach. Your acting, voice and body must all be trained.

6. READ AND WATCH: Be well read – read as many plays as you can from all genres. See as much theatre as you can from dramas, to comedy, to classical, to musicals. West End, fringe, Rep. Good, bad and indifferent – try to see alot it will always put you at an advantage and be an invaluable point of reference. See films, go to art galleries which is good food for your imagination.

7. HOMEWORK: Always do your homework. Know who you are auditioning for. By researching, you may find connections to other people and projects. You should research and learn about the style and genre of a project or it’s creators. Likewise, watch TV and get familiar with the show.

8. RESEARCH: Once you have the role, you should do as much background work on your character as you can. Researching the period in as much detail as possible, Write a biography for you character and fill in the back story as imaginatively as possible.

9. DIRECTION: Be gracious and receptive to feedback and direction both in audition circumstances and also during rehearsals. Don’t challenge, make excuses or try to explain yourself. Stay open and be easy to direct.

10. GOOD WORK: Whether you get the role or not – casting directors, directors remember good work and good attitude. Always show yourself in the best light possible by being prepared, professional and positive.

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1. The first thing you need to become a professional journalist is an enthusiasm in writing. If you are not enthusiastic about writing it will come across in your work.
2. You will need to apply yourself in English lessons in school even if it is a topic which bores you as to be a good writer you need an all around understanding of written English.
3. Full length books that you buy in bookstores can take years to write let alone produce so it is normally best to start writing collections of short stories. As your development continues you should place close attention to your structure, characters and storytelling.
4. If you have a story you are proud of show it to your teachers and try submitting it to websites that feature short stories. Also try reading it out in a class or assembly to gage people’s responses.
5. As a writer you will have a million and one ideas for great stories, be sure to carry a book around which you can write the ideas in to before you forget them. You won’t have the time to write the book for every great idea you come up with at the same time so it is good to have them on paper for when you are thinking about your next project.
6. There are many books available that teach the finer techniques of writing fiction and non fiction so read as many of these as possible and apply what you learn to your own stories.
7. Get in touch with your local library as many have speakers in or run summer courses on writing which can be of great help.
8. Before you start writing make sure you are aware of the page formatting for the type of project you are writing. When trying to get a book deal nobody will look at it unless it is in the right format.
9. Trying to sell your work can be a long hard process. Most reputable companies will not look at your work unless you have an agent. A good website to source one is: http://www.writersservices.com
10. When you contact an agent make sure you know what type of deal you are signing in to. Some agents won’t accept a submission of a full book as they don’t have time to read through the millions that land on their desk. So before you start writing your five hundred page novel be sure to speak to agents first. If you are unsure how reputable the agent is do some research and contact some of their clients and ask them what the agent is like.
11. If you think you have a great book written and you’re scared to show it to anyone in case someone copies your work be sure to register it for copyright first. If you contact http://www.writersguild.org.uk/public/index.html they will be able to show you how this is done.
12. If you don’t want to wait the years it can take for a book deal to come through you can try self publishing. The best website I have found for this is http://www.lulu.com. Through self publishing you set the price you want to sell the work for and your book is then produced to order. This means that you won’t see your work in your nearest book shop but if you register for an ISBN websites like www.amazon.com can pick it up. Once you have self published a book it becomes very hard to sell it to a publishing house so think what is best for you before you make a decision.

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1 – Being a magician is all about being a show man. The first thing you need to be is confident performing in front of large and small audiences.
2 – Get some magic books out of the library or buy magic trick sets from your local shops.
3 – Start very simple, being a good magician is not about being able to do the big tricks but being able to do the small tricks well. Every good magician started with the small tricks.
4 – Once you have perfected a trick go and show it to your friends and family. If anyone ever asks how you did the trick do not tell them as it wastes all your hard work.
5 – Once you feel confident start showing people at school.
6 – After you have perfected a handful of small tricks start adding more tricks to your repertoire but don’t learn too many too quickly.
7 – If anyone ever sees how you are doing a trick don’t be disheartened just go away and practice it again and then show that same trick to someone else if they don’t see it then start moving on to the next trick.
8 – Once you have built up enough tricks to last a half hour put on a performance. This can be at your school or at your home.
9 – Never stop learning new tricks. If you become a professional magician you always need new tricks as people easily tire of the same tricks every week.
10 – Be creative start trying to come up with tricks of your own. Many tricks have been seen a million times before but if you can show someone a new trick they will be amazed.
11 – Start volunteering your services for children’s parties and social events. If you build up a good reputation people may even pay you for your services.
12 – Watch as many professional magicians as possible and learn from them.
13 – If you need to work on the performance side of your show enrol in some acting or drama classes.
14 – The main source of information for any magician is http://www.themagiccircle.co.uk so be sure to keep checking back to the website for more information.

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Tips on becoming a top Artist

1. Many people see art as a hobby or a past time but it is possible to make a great living out of it.
2. Art can be very expensive so I advice any aspiring artist to take advantage of their schools art department. Make friends with the art staff and try to get in the art rooms as much as possible to work on projects.
3. When you are young the best thing to do is to experiment with as many different styles and genres as possible, you will have lots of time when you are older to specialise.
4. Try coming up with ideas for art projects that don’t cost too much to produce and try to source your materials for free where possible. It’s best to try and make a project on the cheap and then sell it rather than spending a lot of money on a piece and not being able to sell it. Once your pieces start selling you can start investing more.
5. Read as much about art as possible a lot about understanding a piece of art is understanding what went in to producing it.
6. Develop a portfolio of work and sketch books that you can keep with you to show your work to others.
7. There are many art awards locally and nationally so be sure to research them, some of these competitions give cash or art supplies as prizes which can help you produce more art.
8. Try and get your work shown in as many places as possible. As well as art galleries many public use buildings are always looking for free artwork to display, like doctors waiting rooms, having your work displayed in public places can be a great way to get recognised.
9. Research the best colleges and universities for art and apply.
10. Start your own website which has information on your art work. This can be a great promotional tool as you can direct people who are interested in your work to the website.
11. Remember if you ever sell any pieces of work that art is worth what someone will pay for it but if you feel a lot of work has gone in to a piece don’t be afraid to put a big price on it. Price your work towards your audience, if you are at a gallery with other artists look how much they are charging and make your prices in line with others.
12. Displaying your work at art galleries isn’t all about selling your work. Whilst promoting your work you can also get commissioned to do work. Some artists only produce work that they are commissioned to do.

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