Career choices?

i want to be an actress but i know thats really hard to get into (i am pursuing it but i need a fallback career)
im in grade 10 and we are choosing our courses for next year soon.
i really enjoy photography.. these are my pictures:
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i also enjoy doing hair and makeup so i was thinking maybe cosmetology
anyone have know of any careers that might intrest me?
i live in the Toronto/GTA area so college/university programs around there are appreciated

hold on the links didn't work here they are agian
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Wow.. I really like the bee picture...

You seem like a talented girl and I commend you on thinking about your career choices at such a young age.

Having a backup plan is very sensible, and actually may come in handy later on in your acting career.

The more skills you can gain in as many areas as possible will ultimately only help your career options, not hinder you.

Something that might interest you, since your so artistic, is film studies, cinematography, film editing, costume & special fx makeup, makeup for screen, script writing, costume design, lighting design, directing.

You should always pursue acting if that is your first love and true passion, but keep other interests going like photography which you can continue as a hobby throughout your acting career, even do some freelance work for publications to earn extra money while you are pursuing acting. Later on you can publish your own books of photography and maybe even take photos of other celebs in an artistic way like Annie Leibowitz (spelling??). There are lots of people in the entertainment industry like Tyra Banks and Helena Christensen who have taken a passion for photography and are very successful at it, as well as their other careers and interests. Photography also leads into cinematography which is basically moving photographs in film. Like you would frame and focus a still photo, you do the same but for a series of moving pictures. The cinematographer works closely with the director to produce the look and feel of the film and to tell the story beautifully or interestingly. You choose the angles, the content etc. etc. I would highly recommend this to you to study.

Same with make up and hair. They are both very interesting and beautiful forms of artistic expression, of course for us girls they are life skills as well and more people should probably do a short course in them. But these skills you can mix with your photography, so that you can design, create and control more aspects of your photos and the creative process. There are a lot of hairdressers who just cut hair, but there are also really talented and artistic hair stylist professionals who enter competitions and contribute to fashion, through fashion shows and influencing styles and trends. You could take this one step further and study make up and hair for screen and film to enhance your bag of tricks when pursuing your acting career.

I would also encourage you to learn as much about the industry as possible. Lots of actors just want to act, and wait around for jobs and auditions, but the really successful ones also have good business sense and go into the production and directing side of the industry. That way they can create projects, not only be part of them. Maybe a course that allows you to act, but also learn more about the industry would be beneficial to give you more ideas and future options. These course are usually at private colleges though, so they can be more pricey. Start saving your money now!

In terms of future career goals though, I wouldn't worry about it too much, as long as your constantly working on SOMEthing, you will get there eventually, and hopefully you will enjoy the process of getting there too... along the way you will figure it out more easily and you will be surprised how different skills and interests really will compliment each other and hopefully you will be able to merge all your interests and aspirations into a successful career... it will happen, just enjoy the journey!

xoxoxoxox

I don't know what's wrong with the link, but you sound like you are very artistic, so you have SO many choices. If you're settled on acting, it is wise to have a fall back career. You mentioned you like doing hair and make-up. Why not focus on that, because those skills will always serve you well in getting acting spots, plus it's creative work in the meantime. If you work in NYC or Hollywood, you'd be in prime locations to be noticed, discovered, or even just known for your work. If you become good enough to be the cosmetician to the stars, that could be your link to your own acting career.....just a thought.