Hi and welcome to Talent On Line's Beginner Guides. This guide serves as a basic introduction answering the most regularly asked questions we are emailed from around the world. We hope you find it useful.

We have a book we are currently writing about all the wonderful ways you can use Show Business as your main source of income. After all, it's not just a case of finding an agent and then sitting back and waiting for the phone to ring. You're going to need to do a little more work than that!

We'll be giving you everything we know from our own show business experience, along with interviews of people in areas we don't know so much about, to give you the best possible advise in Making it in Show Business. If you are interested in this book, it will be available to buy later this year. Keep an eye on our email newsletter and our website for the launch date.

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This area will soon grow to include related articles on other websites so you should bookmark this page now and refer back to it from time to time.

CONTENTS
Beginner Guide to Film and Television
How do I get into Television?
How do I find an agent?
What to look for
How do I approach them?
The Interview
Working with your agent
Maintaining Your Relationship
What if it's not working out?
Finishing up

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