Author Topic: What would you do if you had a lot of spare time.  (Read 2377 times)

Lockpicking stuff idk
Actually yeah, become a criminal.
Isn't that what all jobless Londoners do?

Blockland (seriously)

Here is my dream life:

Wake up
Go to school
Go to work
Play video games
Go to sleep

I'm not really a complex person.

What sort of benefits? JSA?


Do you have any passions? Something to really keep you interested, beyond a hobby?

Mine is Ancient History, and if I was in London I would spend every waking moment in the British Museum and others.


Also, you're a would-be actor. Why aren't you getting involved in Pantomime groups or working at small local theatres?

Yeah JSA, I'm in my second week.
I guess Archery is what I really enjoy to do.
I really hate acting in theatres, I prefer TV and film, but I do a lot of technical stuff in theatre with a place I volunteer at

Try out landscaping in blockland

if I had tons of time to myself and I got completely bored out of mind I would do some school work and maybe try to learn how to code

I really hate acting in theatres, I prefer TV and film
Unfortunately there's not exactly an easy entrance into those two though.

Just consider how many famous TV and Movie actors started off in Panto, or theatre.


My younger brother has quite a similar approach as you, but instead of TV and Film (which I think he would like to do eventually), he wants to get into the RSC, and has Theatre set in his sights as his goal for the future and university.
But of course, living in Devon, there's not much opportunity down here to just jump into theatre productions.
His only option, which is much easier, is Panto. But he's too stubborn to go into those.

He knows that experience is as important in acting ability and education, but he won't put the time into it.

Really, as an actor, you should be taking every opportunity, in order to build experience and connections.

Unfortunately there's not exactly an easy entrance into those two though.

Just consider how many famous TV and Movie actors started off in Panto, or theatre.


My younger brother has quite a similar approach as you, but instead of TV and Film (which I think he would like to do eventually), he wants to get into the RSC, and has Theatre set in his sights as his goal for the future and university.
But of course, living in Devon, there's not much opportunity down here to just jump into theatre productions.
His only option, which is much easier, is Panto. But he's too stubborn to go into those.

He knows that experience is as important in acting ability and education, but he won't put the time into it.

Really, as an actor, you should be taking every opportunity, in order to build experience and connections.
I knew someone would comment on the style of my approach to acting. Truth is I've studied at a major drama school in London for two years and I have been with my agent for about 4 or 5 years.
It's a perfectly reasonable approach and I've done a fair bit of work seeing as I've been mainly working in film and TV.

I knew someone would comment on the style of my approach to acting. Truth is I've studied at a major drama school in London for two years and I have been with my agent for about 4 or 5 years.
It's a perfectly reasonable approach and I've done a fair bit of work seeing as I've been mainly working in film and TV.
But could you be doing more?
I'm not meaning to nag and have a go, but there's obviously a reason you're on JSA.

Having pocket money from the odd acting piece here and there is fine, but it's not an income.
As I said, education goes some way, but experience and connections go further. You should be out there trying to get noticed as much as possible. You are in London after all, undoubtedly the best place in the country to be if you're looking to get found for acting work.

But could you be doing more?
I'm not meaning to nag and have a go, but there's obviously a reason you're on JSA.

Having pocket money from the odd acting piece here and there is fine, but it's not an income.
As I said, education goes some way, but experience and connections go further. You should be out there trying to get noticed as much as possible. You are in London after all, undoubtedly the best place in the country to be if you're looking to get found for acting work.
Yeah but its not as easy as you think, I'm doing all I can do actually GET IN to circles.
For instance, I just shot a TV advert for the popular drinks, Oasis, and I asked for all the production crew's emails so I can nag them with my CV ('Resume' for you americigarettes)

I just got back from a cycle, did about 15 miles down the river to Hampton Court (that brother Henry VIII lived there) and back.
Tomorrow I'll be going to buy a bow and then in the afternoon I'll go to an archery range to sign up :)

i pulled out my launchpad and started doing remixes again recently

its literally a button masher that makes any noise imaginable. its every simple persons dream item.. that and drugs but what ever

I do have a lot of spare time. I get out of class Monday to Friday at 11:00 AM, which is earlier than I would wake up if I didn't have class. So, effectively, 100% of my time is free/spare time since I don't have a job or other obligations. My life sounds a lot like yours, except I only club on weekends.
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Build a cabin in the woods.

Actually yeah, become a criminal.
Isn't that what all jobless Londoners do?
Lockpick a police station.