u/Wesleywoo21

Now I know what you’re thinking. Here’s another kid that’s not willing to put in the work- and you’re right!… ish. Let me explain the situation.

I’m 17M and about a year ago my dad got us a table for our garden, with some pretty bad bats and balls. I only this summer actually got into the sport, initially because it’s right there in my garden. I’ve been watching the pros for a while now, and begun to copy what they did, switching my grip from what I can only describe as hammer grip to shake hand.

At first it was a rough change, but luckily I’m light on my feet, fit and used to being in a low stance from 10 years of karate. I bought a slightly better racket £20 JOOLA one (I know, so much better!) and recently some butterfly 3 star 40+ balls.

Time I get to the point:

How long did it take you guys to get to your level, what is that level, what was your starting age, and how much does that starting age affect your progress?
I play somewhere between 3 and 10 matches to 21 a day (I know it’s to 11 professionally but that’s just what be and my family do) against my dad and my two brothers, all of whom are in the grand scheme of things beginners.

I also just wanna make it clear that I play procreationally, and it is not my main hobby nor a career choice (I’m an actor- trying to be at least). With this in mind, I’m just as confused by my desire to get good as you probably are, but maybe this thing is common among beginners?

TL;DR: Read the paragraph after “Time I get to the point:”

Hope I didn’t come across too impatient and that someone can help me out!

Use a metaphor to describe your favourite player’s play-style, without saying their name.

I’ll go first as an example:

If a tank was fast and good at chess, it would be this player.

Comment on someone else’s answer to guess who they were talking about!

Hey Guys, hope you’re all doing well.

Sort of in the title, but I’ll go into a bit more detail here about why I’m asking.

I’m 17, and have recently moved up in the acting world… kind of. By that I mean, I’ve wanted to be an actor my whole life, but recently realised I need to be doing stuff if I want to be an actor, so started doing stuff (outreach, etc).

I’m sending a couple of emails a month, mainly to agents, but today a casting director (asking for advice, more so than anything else).

I will admit I’ve been blessed with a couple of industry connections, nothing major, but I’m very grateful.

The thing is, whenever I’m not working on acting, I’m having a go at myself for not working on acting, which is a stressful and draining mindset to be in. This draining makes me do even less.

Put simply, I feel behind. I keep seeing people talk about ‘The Grind’ which I’m just not really doing, because that sounds like hours and hours a day, which I just don’t have the energy for somehow in my easy get up sleep in overthink-all-day no responsibilities lifestyle.

TL;DR: This is either going to be a reality check, or comforting, but be brutally honest- how many hours a day do y’all spend on acting.

Hey guys, 17M UK based, not too far from London. I'm thinking I'm ready to start submitting to either agents or agencies with my headshots and showreel.

I was just wondering which is better at a very early stage in my career, a solo agent with a smaller roster or a larger agency with a larger roster but potentially more experience or better industry connections? Bearing in mind this is my first experience with either.

My thought process is this:

A solo agent has a much smaller roster, and so there is a possibility that I would be there only actor of my type. That means that were a role that matches my description or something similar I would be their first pick. Also, I can build a better relationship with someone who is more willing to dedicate more time to me.

However, an agency is potentially more trusted by known casting directors. Also, they will have had experience prior with people of my type. This means they may know more about what roles to submit me for, and how to help my career. My worry is, I'll get lost in their larger rosters and not build a good working relationship.

Would love your advice, although I'm sure you get this literally all the time.

Many thanks!