So looking to work your acting chops huh? Well don’t discount student films. There are tons of Film Schools here, constantly searching for actors to cast in their short films. So get out there and audition for them. Some great benifits in auditioning for student films are: its keeps your skillls fresh. You may be in a scene study class, but you always want to put those skills to work and the easiest way is to get in those student films. Student films help build reel material. We are in the “show me” internet age. No longer do agents and CD’s want a headshot; they want to see what you can do before . Participating in these student films and then linking them to your myspace page or your official website, giving you the exposure you need. On the set of student films you meet great (and sometimes not-so-great) actors and crew, who you can become friends with and have lasting relationships here in LA. For those of us who move here by ourselves this is really helpful when trying to get out and meet people. And finally, these student directors,editors, and cinematographers are going to be the Hollywood directors, editors and DP’s. That’s right! Can you imagine how many doors opened for the actors who worked with Quentin Tarantino on his first student film. Exactly! So get out there and get to auditioning for these student films. They usually list casting notices on www.nowcasting.com, www.actorsaccess.com, and www.lacasting.com. I actually got cast in a short film at Loyola Marymount Film School this past weekend ,through actors access. I met a great director and phenomenal cast of actors, who I happened to gel with quite naturally. Its going to be great to see the finished product and The cast and I are all going out for a round of fun at a disclosed location in LA 
Some very reputable schools to look into are:
University of Southern California (Home of George Lucas), Loyola Marymount University (great reputation, professional film school), LA film School, LA valley College, The Arts Institute LA, New York Film Academy (LA)
Just to name a few. I don’t know them all but below is a link to a website that has a list of schools. You can put your headshot and resume on file with some of these schools and they will call if they need for an audition. Others just post auditions when necessary. Good Luck!
