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Reddit · 8 Feb 2022

Where/How do I audition for Euphoria Season 3?

It was just confirmed for Season 3 and they have done open calls/hired actors with no previous experience. The show has a lot of relatable trauma for me. I can act reasonably well for someone with no professional experience (besides school plays or projects), and cry on cue, I live in Los Angeles and am a female aged 1…

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Reddit · 8 Feb 2022

Stage Fright

I don’t know if anyone here will know the answer to this but, I might start taking beta blockers for my anxiety due to the physical symptoms my anxiety causes. Do any actors who are currently on this medication think that it may have a negative impact on your performance in any way? This is my biggest fear with startin…

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Reddit · 8 Feb 2022

Trained Actress who is looking for representation, but cannot find any :(

Hi so I'm an seventeen year old actress! I have been acting since 2009! Recently over the years since 2018 I've been training for film and t.v acting. I reached out to agents and managers all summer 2020 and 2021, with no luck. I have recently sent out new materials, and gotten little to no replies. All of the replies…

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Reddit · 8 Feb 2022

Advice about drama schools

Hey all! I have recently been accepted by Drama Studio London for their Master’s course in professional acting. They will hold a place for me until March 4th, so I am advised to respond to my offer by then. However, I have also applied to other drama schools in London that have yet to concretely accept or reject me. I…

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Reddit · 7 Feb 2022

Any Actors in Idaho? Looking to Network

Hello all! I've just recently started acting when I found this reddit page. Was wondering if any of you were based in the Idaho, or Boise, Idaho area? Looking to network!

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Reddit · 7 Feb 2022

Recommendations on acting exercises

Hello, I'm an actor and due to some schedule issues I cannot take acting classes at the moment. Do you know of any Youtube channels or books that would be helpful in continue to practice my craft? Thank you guys

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Reddit · 7 Feb 2022

Any conservative leaning voice actors?

I notice that a lot of voice actors just by following their social media accounts are left leaning. Not saying it's a bad thing. We can all have our own opinions and I am aware that the entertainment industry is mostly left leaning. But you tend to find a couple of conservative leaning entertainers here and there. So I…

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Reddit · 7 Feb 2022

How important is location in submissions?

I live in CT but am trying to get work as an actress in New York. I have been submitting and have had quite a few auditions. My question is this…. Most auditions ask for locals to New York. It’s an hour train ride from me and not hard for me to get into New York. I lived there for three years and know the area well. Ca…

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Reddit · 7 Feb 2022

Acting while hypersensitive—is it possible?

Hello there, I’m a 30 year old guy who was just in Los Angeles for 3 years, with one of my main aspirations being acting. I’m also a musician and love writing songs and singing passionately. I ultimately left Los Angeles and sadly decided I can not handle being an actor even though I would love to express myself that w…

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Reddit · 7 Feb 2022

One OnnOne/Actors Connect….worth my time?

Hey all! I’m an early twenties career actor and I’m mainly stage. My film credits are fine, nothing special. I have a really substantial theater resume, leads, supportings etc. I feel confident about my audition skills, I know I’m good to work with in the room. I feel really confident in my abilities. My goal for the n…

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Reddit · 7 Feb 2022

Talent Agent Assistant to Actor???

Hello! Right now I’m an assistant to a talent agent, it’s going on a year and it’s been great. They’re really great people. I’ve always wanted to work in the industry and this fell into my lap. The problem is, I’m starting to hate it? I’m getting this feeling of FOMO and I just want to get into acting which is realisti…

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Reddit · 7 Feb 2022

Free software to help you practice dubbing and voice match

Forgive all the exposition, but just trying to get everyone up to speed so you know if/why this will be helpful to you. Hey all, I've mentioned in a previous post that I freelance as a script adapter/ADR writer. For the uninitiated, this is the process by which a translated file for a foreign (i.e., non-English, in my…

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Reddit · 7 Feb 2022

Looking for voice actors for a big video game project

Hey everyone, I apologize if I'm being unprofessional here but I'm not exactly sure where to look for voice actors so I would like to start my search here. Me and my team are currently working on our big open world medieval/fantasy game called "The Monarch" and we are looking for voice actors that would suit the charac…

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Reddit · 7 Feb 2022

Looking To Build

I have been an extra for the last two years. I have loved how much I have learned during this interval of time but it is time to go for bigger roles. In spite of the depressive state I have been in since the person that taught me film passed I would love to connect and build with other NYC actors. ​ I wanna star…

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Reddit · 7 Feb 2022

People in LA - How is the culture?

I’m sure this is a silly question, but I’m about to finish studying theater and actually put myself out there. I’ve been fortunate enough to have gotten to start young and I think I have the skills to at least make some sort of living doing it. I’ve been wanting to avoid L.A. since I don’t enjoy working with hyper-comp…

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Reddit · 6 Feb 2022

What's the best compliment on set you love to get as an actor?

I don't know about you guys, but I LOVE when a director tells me go smaller. I go as big as possible and let the director adjust. Been working on a film for a few days (actually on set right now) and have a director tell me go smaller is the best. It's so good cause it's easiest to go smaller. I read a lot of directors…

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Reddit · 6 Feb 2022

What are associate agents?

What exactly is the difference between a „normal“ agent and an associate agent? When I look up some actor‘s agents on the agency’s website (UK) it says who their agent is and who their associate agent is so what’s the difference between the two? Because associate agents can also represent actors without a „normal“ agen…

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Reddit · 6 Feb 2022

Affordable Coaching [Discounts for BIPOC, Trans, Queer Performers]

ACTORS! It’s been a tough time for the performing arts. As things open, again, slowly, productions are beginning to cast… auditions are happening! Naturally, many of us feel out of shape, a bit rusty, and that is okay! Andrew Jamieson is now booking private audition prep sessions, both in person (Montreal, Quebec) and…

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Reddit · 6 Feb 2022

More Work For Non-Union Performers

I'm an apprentice UBCP/ACTRA member and honestly that credit kind of just fell in my lap as an upgrade on set from background to actor. Until recently I haven't pursued acting, and now on top of that I have started focusing more on voice acting work. I'm curious what peoples thoughts are on the amount of work there is…

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Reddit · 6 Feb 2022

Not sure which agent to sign with!

Hey everyone, Last month I submitted to countless agents and scored three meetings. All three agents offered me across the board representation. I'm extremely grateful but unsure of which one to sign with. Agent #1 - 600 on IMDbPro, SAG-franchised & 2 actors out of 70 are my type. Agency's been active since 2017. Agent…

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Reddit · 6 Feb 2022

Industry Jobs For Actors?

I’m curious what others opinions would be in this… Do you think if an actor would to get a job at a studio or talent agency that they wouldn’t be able to have much of an acting career? Or do you think it may be beneficial considering you’d start to make connections with people who would potential be the ones to cast yo…

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Reddit · 6 Feb 2022

What do you do when a CD sends you self-tape instructions for the wrong role?

A few times now, I’ve been sent self-tape instructions for what is clearly the wrong character in a film via Actors Access (e.g. today, I was called back for the role of an artsy 14 year old girl but the instructions/sides for the role of her abusive father were the only ones attached). Is there some way I can message…

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Reddit · 6 Feb 2022

I'm losing my passion. I'm stuck at a cross road what should I do?

I (26M) started my journey as an actor at 19 when I took professional classes in NYC. After 7 years I got a BS (not in theater), worked in corporate, mental health, even went to a masters for PT before I left due to loss of interest. In addition I have done some professional voice over and on camera work. This weekend…

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Reddit · 6 Feb 2022

Permanent VO for Psychology Video Essay YouTube Channel [Female or Male] - Job

Hey there! Are you a female or male VO actor interested in creating content around power, psychology, and politics? If so - we’re creating a video essay channel and are looking for a single, permanent VO actor for it - 3 videos a week, which will be doing just that. The channel will have a similar, but different, VO st…

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Reddit · 5 Feb 2022

What the hell is wrong with CDs lately?

Ever since the shift to self tapes has gotten more and more prominent (and lowkey permanent, especially for first rounds), CDs have been giving sides that are ridiculously long AND poorly cut. I'm not sure what happens in the background and whether their hands are tied because producers are demanding them to have actor…

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Reddit · 5 Feb 2022

Are multiple takes standard (without having to ask)?

I've hired five voice actors from Fiverr. The first three all read each line 2 to 4 times. It was not written in their advertisements that they would do this (nor did I request it), but I was very grateful for it. However, the last two only did one take. The first person I thought was an exception to the rule but then…

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Reddit · 4 Feb 2022

Creating Your Own Footage?

I’ve booked several commercials but only three costars and zero film. The funny thing is, it’s a catch 22: you need a reel to be seen for theatrical and you need theatrical credits for a reel. I’ve heard of actors writing and filming their own materials, but have any of you done it by chance? What was that process like…

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Reddit · 4 Feb 2022

Are NIDA open courses worth it?

I'm 16 and i wanna be a screen actor when i group up but my parents want me to do IT or something and do acting on the side, nida open courses work for that im just wondering how worth it those courses are. i plan to do the screen actors course. i'm also completely open to any new suggestions of any other courses or sc…

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Reddit · 4 Feb 2022

Losing a Job due to Covid, anyone else?

So the title says it all. I got booked for a project and it was background role and NU, but the payment would have covered my rent and most of my basic expenses for the month. I tested positive for Covid (fully vaxxed and boosted) a week and a half before the filming date. Ironically, I think it got Covid from working…

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Reddit · 4 Feb 2022

Some silly questions

I'm curious about how voice actor work in certain cutscenes, I've been playing Genshin Impact and also watching many anime series, there's something that bother me is there's some cutscenes where the character only said 1 line such as "Look" or "It's beautiful"... and that's it Take Genshin for example, in version 1.0,…

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Reddit · 4 Feb 2022

Where to find self-tape partners?

Hi all, I'm currently trying to get my showreel done and I unfortunately don't know any actors who live by me, or really online. I have taken acting classes but many of the people in those classes did not keep in touch after the classes ended. Does anyone know any good resources to find people to do self-tapes with? Ev…

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Reddit · 4 Feb 2022

How do actors get big agents?

Just wondering how actors starting off are able to secure such large agents. Just looking at IMDb, I see actors with no real credits signed with some of the top top agents/managers. Like, how does someone with no real credits Become signed with one of the top agents and is then cast in their basically fist role in a hu…

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Reddit · 4 Feb 2022

I GOT SIGNED TO CAA

posting this here because this seems like the kind of space that would appreciate/celebrate this good news (admittedly when I told folks in person about this, they either didn't seem to care or didn't know how big of a deal was) but it feels very surreal to know that I'm part of an A-list roster of actors, writers, dir…

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Reddit · 4 Feb 2022

For an actors dialogue...TOO many words per line ?

**What is the maximum amount of words per single line of an actors dialogue?** **AND how many lines are too much ?** *To my understanding there can be anywhere from 1 to 7* ***words*** *per line...(maybe 1 or 2 more)* *also, 1 - 4* ***lines*** *of words within the same dialogue...(again,maybe 1 or 2 more)* **Example:**…

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Reddit · 4 Feb 2022

CD Workshops in Los Angeles?

What’s up everyone? I just moved to LA from NYC and over there we had One on One and to a lesser extent Actors Connection. I don’t think these are shoe ins by any means but if I have some CDs/Agents in mind I wanna meet it could be worth the Face time. Are CDs and agents out here too busy to bother with workshops or is…