The Road to Stardom The Life of the Rich and Famous, Imagine your name lit up everywhere you go, people shouting your name and you are loved by everyone, sounds like a pretty good life right? Like Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting, cinema is one of the oldest and greatest art forms in the world. In 1827 Claude Niepce took the first photograph ever recorded. And after that day an evolution gave rise to a completely new industry. The film industry, and when I was four years old that was the kind of career I was in. Television was great while it lasted, but as I grew up I realized that my education was more important than all the glitz and fame. A career in acting can be one of the most exciting and creative careers in the field. Achieving a career in entertainment takes a lot of sacrifice, talent, education, and determination to bring you success at the end of the journey. If someone wants to pursue a career in television, they must know the background and history of acting. It is a very educational and important part of the career. The history of acting begins in ancient Greece. In the first Greek festivals the actors, directors and drama were all the same person. Subsequently only three actors could be used in each show, after some time, non-speaking roles were allowed to play on stage. Due to the limited number of actors allowed on stage, the chorus evolved into a very active part of Greek theatre. Although the number of people in the chorus is unclear, the chorus was given at least half of the opera's total bars. Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, defined acting as “the right management of the voice to express various emotions” and stated that… middle of paper… so that most actors are not famous. Actors must be able to play different characters depending on the script and the role they are chosen for. Sometimes it will be a large role called a lead or starring role, while other times the role might have fewer lines and less time on stage or camera. , and this is called support. Remember, both are important. When acting in a play, actors spend many weeks and sometimes even months rehearsing with the director and other actors until the show is ready to open. However, in film and television there is often very little rehearsal time before the camera starts rolling. There are many more actors in the world than roles to put them in, so being an actor requires a lot of patience and hard work. Actors often have time between jobs where they audition and try to find their next job. Even if the actors seem all