Actor performs to entertain the audience and they are beyond the success or failure of an event. An actor can be of a play, film or even radio.

Nature of Work

Actors
An actor is a person who turns a script or dialogue into reality .He uses his feeling and gestures to add a sense of originality to the script .His effort leads to the success of the event.
Now An Actor works for following mediums:

Films - Actors are hired for a small or main role depending on their role type and capabilities. The whole project can take a long time to complete to it can be a long term commitment

Television/Radio ?

Actors are on short term or contract basis for a particular programmer. If you want to be a TV actor then you require special acting skills but radio only requires speaking hence acting is not required there. The actors can also be of a TV advertisement

Musicians

It involves high knowledge of music and instruments .It takes several years to become a musician. The work needs to be appreciated by the audience .beside producing music the musician work as trainers, Lyricist and stage performers. Besides performing, musicians work as trainers/tutors, songwriters and lyricists. The trend of young artists becoming music composers is very popular.

Dancers

It is art form but mostly it is treated as form of entertainment. The dance movements are usually directed by a choreographer dancer turn them into an art by their expressions and movements .Dancing is not a high paying career If it is then only for few it is not for bunch A dancer needs to maintain his body , flexibility and shape. And he has to practice a lot

Specialized jobs

The following are areas of specialized work:

Choreography ?They are basically trainers and teach dance.
Dance therapy ? For people who are emotionally disturbed, dancing gives them happiness
Dance teaching ? Primary source of income for dancers they run dance institutes and health clubs

Work Environment

All work is inside theatre and studio except from stage shows or street plays. Sometimes outdoor shooting is also there which can be in extreme climatic conditions an actor has a difficult job he has to travel a lot and away from the family

Personal Characteristics

Artists require creativity and patience .Hard work is their way to success they need to practice consistently to better their art They need more and more rehearsals and speech artist need to take care of their throat

Employment Avenues

Entertainment industry has employment of artists every one starts as a junior artist and they have to thrive for years to reach success

Earnings

A start up artist may get only Rs. 500/- for a But an established artist can earn in lakhs