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If you have friends, colleagues, or classmates with agents, ask them to pass along your information. Give them copies of your headshots, resume, and reel to pass along to their reps. If you don't have friends or colleagues with agents, find a local community of actors and get to know them. They can help you get your reel and headshots to the right person. You may also need a recommendation to get an agent, so it is key to have someone put in a good word for you who is familiar or has professional relationship with a particular agent. Even if it volunteer or low paying, or part of your school activities. You might get noticed by an agent. Take every opportunity to act as it comes along. Whether it's a play, a student film, a documentary, a commercial etc. Anything like this can get your work seen and out there! If you are talented, word will get out that you have special qualities that might be desirable in the industry. Agents and mangers go to plays and watch videos that are recommended to them. You might be the next person to get discovered through even a minor project. Any of these opportunities provide you with a way to hone your craft. Any experience can be helpful. Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube can give you amazing exposure through friend and business networks. Be very careful when approaching an agent over social media. Don't be overzealous or seem desperate. This can turn off a potential business relationship. A good rule of thumb is to think about what you put on social media for this potential agent to see. If you wouldn't want them to hear it or see it in person, you shouldn't post it. The best way to engage with an agent over Facebook or Twitter is to participate in conversation by showing common interests and showing them your content. If they don't respond to you, don't continue to berate them with audition tapes or headshots. This can sour your relationship with other agents, as these people have very close business networks. Agents sometimes hold these to find new talent. Keep in mind that these are highly competitive. You will want to stand out from the crowd. Don't be shy but be careful you don't appear as too arrogant or odd. Make sure you look professional and unique. First impressions are key in the film and theater industry. Once you've made a contact and you get to know an agent, it is best to set up a formal meeting. While you might have a unique look and be confident in your appearance, your resume and reel won't make themselves. Show up prepared to discuss your experiences and interests. Your job now is to convince the agent that you are worth their valuable time. You have to let your work show. Don't show up at a meeting expecting an agent to pluck you out of obscurity if you don't have the experience to back it up. An agent or manager will help find auditions or castings for you. If you hire an agent, after getting your job you have to pay them 10-20% percentage of your salary, depending on whether you are a Union actor or not. Hiring an agent or manager doesn't mean you are guaranteed to get work. Always read contracts with agents and managers before you sign them. There are a lot of scam agencies out there! Your agent will refer you to auditions that you are suited for and recommend you to directors. This is not a guarantee you will get a part or job.

summary: Ask for a reference. Act in plays or local films/commercials. Find contacts through social media. Go to an agent workshop. Get a meeting with an agent. Hire an agent or manager.

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If you are experiencing the symptoms above you shouldn't waste time before booking an appointment with your eye doctor for a test. You can also, however, do some basic tests at home to try to measure your sight. Try by printing out the classic test page with letters of diminishing size from the internet. After printing the test sheet, hang it at eye level in a well lit room. Stand ten-feet back and see how many letters you can read. Continue right to the bottom row, or as low as you can go, and write the number of the line where you could read most of the letters. Do this again, covering each eye at a time. The results vary by age, but older children and adults should be able to read the majority of the 20/20 line at the bottom. As well as printable test sheets, there are a number of tests that you can do directly on your computer. Again, these are not exactly perfect, but they can give you a basic indication of how your eyes are. You can find different tests for different eye problems, including colour blindness, and astigmatism. They will involve you looking at different images and shapes on your computer screen, and following the instructions to test your eyes. Remember that these are vague guides, and should not be treated as a substitute for the real thing. Don't forget that if you are experiencing these symptoms you need to make an appointment with your eye specialist and have a full eye exam. Your optometrist or ophthalmologist will conduct a number of tests that will get to the bottom of your eye problems, and if you need glasses they will write you out a prescription. It might be intimidating or a little scary at first, but it's essential to caring for your eyes. The eye doctor may use a number of instruments, aim bright lights into your eye, and have you try out a number of different lenses. You will have to read out letters from a test sheet with while different lenses are held in front of your eyes. Ophthalmologists and optometrists are both qualified to conduct eye evaluations. After your eye exam you will be told if you need glasses or not. If so, you will be provided with a prescription. You can then take this to any optician's and choose which frames you want to get. Opticians are trained to help fit people for glasses. Once you have chosen your frames you will have to wait a week or two for the frames to be fitted before you can pick them up.
summary: Use some testing printouts. Try some online tests. Go to see your eye doctor. Know the next steps if you need glasses.