It ' s not supposed to be hard , it ' s supposed to be fun and interesting . Do you think this is simple enough for an arduino to learn on its own , hardware wise ? Do you know of any readytoimplement softwareframeworks of some sort ? <| sep |> Hey bud , I have to preface this with talking from a London perspective . If there are casting websites that cater to the Aussie scene sign up for them . It won ' t be money wasted . Doing student films which are usually available on there can be great experiences . Whilst they may not have the exposure of a Coppola movie , they usually have access to great equipment and can turn out great looking . Once there just talking to other actors usually means talking about their agents . Most people are happy to give you their agents name and by way of reference you then have a personal reason for writing to them . The other elephant in the room is marketing . Headshots and a showreel are important as they set you above the crowd . Headshots are an obvious first step . Whilst they are expensive I believe they ' re highly important . Don ' t shirk on the price , it ' ll help you out . Excuse me if you already have them , I ' m just splurging . Most importantly you need to breath and relax . Life is absurd and unstructured . There are opportunities and good people out there . There ' s a way of being that supports acting and it ' s not some kooky spirituality . I like to believe it ' s a gym . Figure out what concrete thing you can improve upon outside of acting . Something that you can measure progress in . It helps because when everything ' s slow you can close your eyes and say fuck it , I got today . Hope this helps . I ' m currently without an agent in London but today I went to an audition through star now . Lots of people in the same boat . Keep going .