Sabine Mondestin
Creating Momentum In a Very Difficult Industry
By Robert Seuferer
Photography by Steve Lareau
Acting is an incredibly difficult field to get into. Firstly,
it’s already completely saturated with competition,
many of whom are extremely talented people; Secondly,
even if you have a chance at a roll, such as a commercial
for example, it probably won’t highlight your talents
anyway, even if you are the one selected out of the
hundreds of people auditioning for the same role.
Think of a toothpaste commercial for instance – get
the point? The other unglamorous side of an acting
career is that it actually costs you as an actor a great
deal of money for your portfolio design and shoots,
printing fees, booking agent fees, management fees,
travel expenses, time off work if you hold another job
to make your living while you’re making the way up the
acting ladder. Not to mention, you need to be mentally
ready for loads of rejections and disappointments and
then be prepared to keep at it relentlessly like nothing
negative ever happened. Simply put building a career as
an actor or actress is no easy task. Even more difficult
is actually becoming successful at it. You actually have
better odds of winning the lottery than you do making
an actual living in the acting profession.
That being said, the question begs – How does one
make it in such a difficult industry? Of course, there
are no secret instructions to follow. The truth of the
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matter is that it takes years of hard work, unwavering
dedication, loads of practice, talent development,
planning, strategizing, marketing, trial and error,
networking, budgeting - all of which is coupled with
a colossal amount of pure luck. Yes, I think that should
do it.
None the less there are those who are simply born
with “it” in their blood and no matter what the odds,
they pursue their dreams. However, this story isn’t
about becoming an actor or actress at all. This story
is about one Miss Sabine Mondestin and point is that
I believe it would be impossible to tell Sabine’s story
without mentioning the above as a prelude to set the
scene, if you will.
Before we learn about Miss Sabine’s story, it is only
fair to highlight some of her professional successes,
which only serves to show the tremendous dedication
she has for her craft. Her story goes against all odds
and even though you possibly have never heard the
name Sabine Modestin, please take the time to follow
this talented lady’s career into the future.
• Sabine has been in numerous commercials and p lays
throughout the years