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Do you want to work for Netflix as an actor? There are many ways to work for scripted TV. You can learn how to work for Netflix from home, or how to work for Netflix as an actor. For all those binge watching fans dreaming of breaking into scripted TV, here’s what I know from my years of experience working in Hollywood.

There is plenty of opportunity to work for scripted TV today. With more than fifty networks working on scripted projects and productions like Netflix, Disney, Hulu, and Amazon (just to name a few), production companies are constantly looking to hire new people. The industry is growing fast and will only grow faster in the future.

Here are three reasons why your current job will get you into the film industry! Yes, you already have certain skills that will help you get there.

Someone recently asked me whether their current job can help them break into film. The regular work-a-day world and the world of film seem so different one might think they happen on different planets. It’s true that the film industry is unique. It’s one of the reasons I love it so much.

How old do you have to be for the FIF Into The Industry Certification Program? Sometimes I’m asked about it like this, “I’m 38 years old… is it too late for me to make a career in the film industry?” I get asked this question from people of all different ages, so here’s what I think.

For the FIF Into The Industry Certification program, I prefer people to be at least 19 years old. Working on a film set requires some maturity, so someone at a young age has to be responsible enough in order to be successful on film sets.

You can accelerate your acting training when you do what successful actors do. You want to model them, to do what these professional actors did. Especially if you’re over 25 years old, you need to get moving in the right direction with an accelerated plan.

Look at the actors around you in the acting schools you go to and ask yourself if it looks like they are likely to get the part they want. Maybe, just maybe, a few of those people get small roles. That’s not breaking into the business, though, that’s a one off chance that doesn’t lead to greater things. Even worse, those schools can saddle you with massive debt.

Those of us who have been successful in the film industry practice something we like to call, “Framing Our Goals”, which can help you for getting into the film industry. It’s an exercise we all do, at every level. Framing your goals for the film industry is especially fun to do. You get to take a moment out of your daily routine and remember all of the film dreams you had before ‘being practical’ became your mode of living.

Successful people, regardless of what industry they are in, take time to think about what they want to accomplish. At one time, just like you, they had a dream, but they took that dream and outlined clear steps and goals to reach that dream.

When you surround yourself with power players, you succeed in the film industry. Many people believe that making it in this business is a matter of getting lucky breaks, but the truth is that you make your own luck by surrounding yourself with power players. When you work with the top professionals, that’s when you start getting the big opportunities.

You may wonder, though, how you get to work with those top professionals when you have little or no experience in the film industry. Those opportunities seem far away, available to only a handful of people, but the truth is far from it.