ev1lchris Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 How does someone get into the Thai entertainment industry? Particularly movies and television? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Take off the smiley face. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Why would anyone want to ? But if you must, a very large brown envelope would probably be a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 if you thought the police, army and everything else is mafia, the entertainment business is right up there, you had a better chance if you were a beautiful young girl, lesbian or a weirdo of some sort... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawan Chan 7 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 There are many agencies - some of my kids got into the business. I wouldn't recommend it - lots of money but also lots of cocaine etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 If you feel that you are talented in some way then you have no chance,if you are clueless or gormless you will do well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ev1lchris Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 I'm not talented so that should be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedy Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Troll / Flaming posts - and replies to them - removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 well, if you can offer what this guy does, you have a long and successful career in TV soaps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8F15lYyrJ0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Wear lipstick, a painted moustache, silly clothes and prance around using an annoying squeaky voice. It works for the local actors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimo Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 you need two things, good looks and a connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Old addage.....not what you know, its WHO you know. Thailand is and always has been about "connections" and money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 If you can blow a whistle and make lots of stupid 'twang,dong,bling' noises you are in ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Many stupid answers here. Sign up with the agencies. Take every single job they offer you. Many will involve getting up before dawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Many stupid answers here. Sign up with the agencies. Take every single job they offer you. Many will involve getting up before dawn. Will this be for an interview for garbage collection or pavement sweeping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Many stupid answers here. Sign up with the agencies. Take every single job they offer you. Many will involve getting up before dawn. Will this be for an interview for garbage collection or pavement sweeping + 1 to the stupid answer tally. Sign up with the entertainment agencies in Bangkok. They regularly need farang extras and sometimes farangs who get to speak lines. Be prepared for a phone call at 9pm to be on set at 6:30 am the following day. Turn it down and you will probably not be offered any work again from that agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 If you are an attractive Thai girl, the younger the better aged between 16 and 24, very fair skinned or preferably half Farlang willing to do the directors some favours or a handsome young man, again very fair skinned or preferably half Farlang with a mummy and daddy that have a few bob and have good connections, then you stand a chance. I have seen full blown Farlang males in the Thai soap operas that have made brief appearances as the token Farlangs in the shows and a couple with major parts that always speak fluent Thai, but these are few and far between. I have no idea how these people get into the business? They probably seek out show business agents and buy there way in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Try this mob. We have used them sucessfully and you can register for free. However it does seem that "who you know" comes into play. http://www.starnow.com.au/casting-calls/thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I will ask my sister in law,she used to be in soaps,but the money was no good ,not if your the second fiddle, but I believe the stars earn good money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTee Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I've entertained a few Thais in my time here.Sadly, I never made much wonga.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgerking Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Have some really well connected friends, it has nothing to do with talent in this country. Just watch Thai Tv for an hour or so and you'll see what i mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTee Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I guess the ability to produce your own sound effects may help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) Go on FB and look for Thai modeling groups: "Actors and Modeling in Thailand" for one. Many local castings for TV commercials, local TV and movie extras are listed. Good looks often have nothing to do with it...just having the "look" they are looking for. Many, many productions here for markets other than Thailand so being Thai or Asian not necessary. Lot's and lot's of competition for even the smallest jobs from Eastern Europeans and Middle-Easterners who will often work for free just to get something for their "Reel". Be prepared to go to countless castings in far out neighborhoods, especially Lad Phrow. Also be prepared to meet vans at 0430 and getting home after midnight, locations often outdoors with little shelter for extras and marginal food. Get some decent photos of yourself, well groomed and the photo well lit, full body, half body and head shot. Look up "Comp Card" and consider making one up. Many talent agencies in Bangkok...do some research. Edited December 11, 2015 by dddave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Stare endlessly, cry a lot, yell, hold a gun sideways and yell some more, stare some more. Your hired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arminbkk Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Before you go audition anywhere, first practice thinking out loud, talking to yourself, while staring at the ground or the object of the thoughts you are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmarnj Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 If you are a farang, can't be done. Every Celebrity is Thai superstar. In fact, Į believe there are only superstars. I've never seen a celebrity referred to as anything but a superstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 If you are a farang, can't be done. Every Celebrity is Thai superstar. In fact, Į believe there are only superstars. I've never seen a celebrity referred to as anything but a superstarnot true, there is a Danish singer on tv, he speaks very good Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) My girlfriend was watching one of those Thai soap operas this evening and thought I would have a peek out of curiosity. Don`t know what it was about nor was I interested, but 2 things in the episode struck me. All their homes are like palaces. My whole house could fit into one of their kitchens, beds the size of football pitches and ceilings the height of a 3 story house. Well over the top, just not believable. And without exaggeration my guess is that at least 90% of the cast were half Farlangs, especially the main characters. One of the male half Falang actors was even speaking English with an American accent at times. Even the actors playing Thai locals and farmers were half Falangs. They were all playing parts as full blown Thais and only half Falangs for appearances. Then in-between the ads came on. Again most of them half Falangs. I asked my girlfriend, is this because Thais like to have or believe they have a European look about them? They don`t look like any of Thais that live in my area. She couldn`t answer and my guess is, these people are living a pretense to how they think or would like to look. So it does seem that if they are young and talented enough or have money to buy themselves in, half Falangs have good chances of getting into the entertainment industry in Thailand. Edited December 18, 2015 by cyberfarang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puukao Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 forget school, this is where the money is at!!!! make big, big monies and then you can study when you retire at 30. you will be a god in thailand, and never visa problems again!!! you will be able to buy anything in thailand!!!! the masses only care about money, which is why the shows have big money or looks.... if you don't look good, you can only hope one day to wash the bathrooms of McD's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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