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Reddit · 27 Feb 2021
Hello I am a complete newbie, who wrote my own film project and the rules etc for the actors, along with what they will be doing, i think the idea is interesting, never done before, now my issue is i am 1 person, i came up with the idea, i have a video camera (please let me know which is recommended as best quality? Cl…
Reddit · 27 Feb 2021
I know nudity comes down to your choice, and whether you're comfortable with it or not. But I have to ask, does it hurt my chances dramatically today to not be comfortable with nudity? I am new to film and already shocked at how many calls require nudity. It's not something I am comfortable with yet. Is nudity somethin…
Reddit · 27 Feb 2021
I finally understand why I am not working as much as I want as an actor! I practice so much that I lose my authenticity and spontaneity and it makes me sound fake. That explains every obstacle and every success in my acting career. My best performances on screen and in auditions have always been when I had the script t…
Reddit · 27 Feb 2021
Hello! I posted this in r/WorkOnline and realized this sub might be a better option. I produce promo videos for virtual presentations and I'm casting for short reaction videos of real Zoom attendees working from home. While stock footage sites are great, and we use our share, most Zoom meeting style footage on those si…
Reddit · 27 Feb 2021
This is out of pure curiosity. In all tv shows and movies i've seen, and sorry to say it this way but that's just how i feel it is, i see ugly actors in the role of ugly characters. Sometimes it's even more specific (not necessarly realistic...), say you have a geek personnage, so generally a non muscular very average…
Reddit · 27 Feb 2021
Heads up everyone! We should have mentioned this here before. Our apology... There's only 2 more days left to get your Scene Slam submission in! Need more info? Go to the **#scene-slam** channel in the server! We have another one starting soon so don't worry, you have PLENTY of time! Our **#
Reddit · 27 Feb 2021
*The Art of the Actor* by Jean Benedetti, whom you may recognize as the author who did the new translations of Stanislavski's work that people recommend over the ones most of us have read. Anyway, it has dispelled some misconceptions I've had about acting back in the day. Greeks and Romans actually did value performers…
Reddit · 27 Feb 2021
I’m finally taking the leap and have invested in professional voice training and boy is it kicking my ass. My voice coach is a bit of a hard ass and I had no idea how hard it would be to meet professional expectations. Is this normal for other voice actors? How was your voiceover training experience? What was your voic…
Reddit · 26 Feb 2021
I could really use feedback from actors on this. I'm thinking about renting a small apartment for when I need to shoot in LA. I would NOT be living there. It would be set up as a studio only. There would be no furniture or personal items in it. Just lights, cameras, a set, and loads of food in the kitchen for actors. A…
Reddit · 26 Feb 2021
I noticed that it's rare for famous actors to talk about their training, if they had any. I feel like a lot of them do take classes/have coaching but don't reveal that publicly. I think if more actors revealed that it would make acting seem less magical, and more grounded in hard work. What do you guys think?
Reddit · 26 Feb 2021
Admittedly, I'm a bit of a lurker here. I'm a documentary producer/director who is making the move to scripted work. Let me tip my hat to each and everyone I've seen post here. Reading your posts has proven to be inspirational. I thought my job was hard, but comparatively it's not. There's no way that I deal with the s…
Reddit · 26 Feb 2021
Sorry for ranting, but I'm getting tired of casting directors acting like one Black person makes their cast diverse. I've seen like two listings that include MENASA and two that include Native Americans, in 10 PAGES of listings. If a character's race isn't specific to the plot of the story, why does he have to be eithe…
Reddit · 26 Feb 2021
Hi folks, I'm a new actor and am trying to create a call list of fellow actors available to help each other out as readers for self-tape auditions. In the past few weeks, my wife has been: a coma patient waking up to my doctor role, a cannibal getting ready to kill me, girlfriend, ex-girlfriend, etc. She's had enough.…
Reddit · 26 Feb 2021
I'm a pretty new actor and I'm about to take my first technique class, in Chubbuck. Has anyone tried different techniques and found they didn't vibe with any of them? Or if you did choose one, why do you prefer it to others?
Reddit · 26 Feb 2021
For the most part, it seems like there are two types that I see in completed productions and in casting calls. It’s either the IG music video baddie type Latina, or an older and hardened cop. Just gotta get that off my chest lol please feel free to share your experiences with this as well I don’t have many other Latina…
Reddit · 26 Feb 2021
I was on a show that was really dark and darkly lit. It made me look a lot older than I am. I am a WOC and when I saw people in real life they said I look a lot younger in real life. In the same year I was in a short that made me look much younger (late 20's). My question is now I keep getting sent in for older than wh…
Reddit · 26 Feb 2021
I’m just curious what you actors are doing during this pandemic world for supplemental income? I lost both of my very trusty side hustles bc of COVID and they won’t be coming back, unfortunately. I’m just truly lost and with such a saturated job market it’s been really difficult for me to book an interview! I’m open to…
Reddit · 26 Feb 2021
Acting? Reading nuance? Editing? Equipment? Voice? Environment?
Reddit · 26 Feb 2021
Hi there are people younger than me that do voices different from their own, is this a genetic thing or maybe they did it since they were younger? Any ideas
Reddit · 26 Feb 2021
[Alex S. Kramer | Voice over actor | Voice123](https://voice123.com/alexkramer) How can I write something that's more descriptive of my vocal range? You can listen to the demo. Plus I have no way to prove my apparent credentials so that's a concern.
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
Hello, I had a final callback this weekend. I didnt get in and was let down. I then saw someone from an acting group i was in posted about her stella adler grad show. Im watching it now and looking at the cast resumes- I'm now realizing I didn't have a chance. I have a handful of credits, and the whole cast are working…
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
Do websites like Actors Access provide actual speaking roles for film/tv or just background work? I’ve heard a lot about it just not quite sure how it works.
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
Hello! I'm currently looking to get a POC to do a simple impression of Bill Cosby and read one sentence on mic. This shouldn't take more than 5 minutes and I can pay $20.00. Please DM me for details.
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
I’m very excited to do voice acting but one problem is what’s the age to do voice acting specifically anime. Just curious. Also if you do tell me it would be much appreciated which companies make it where voice actors can be the youngest.
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
Use this thread to post your headshots for feedback, get info on your age range/type, find good headshot photographers, ask any questions you may have about headshots. If you are posting a DIY headshot for feedback, and not just a snapshot in order to get feedback on your age range/type/etc, it is advised that you do a…
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
I feel anxiety and i feel a bit too much. Do all artist and actors especially feel this, such as every emotion is zoomed in? I really want to know from all of you guys because it sometimes get very difficult for me to manage my emotions. Though i really relate to Al Pacino's quote "an actor is an athlete of the heart,…
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
Anyone knows if this site is actually as trustworthy as Backstage, Casting Frontier and Actors Access? Any tips about what to avoid in that page or it’s pretty much legit?
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
I’ve never had so much anxiety in my life. I’m 29 and just deciding to try and follow my dreams of film/TV acting. I’ve wanted this since I was young and always found a way to talk myself out of it. Now I fear what if I’m wasting my time. The odds of a 30 year old female actress getting into anything notable are very s…
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
Hi, I have literally no experience in acting but I think I truly want to become an actor. I have had many and I mean MANY different things I have wanted to do in my life but this is the only thing I have considered that I think about all the time and believe in my heart I truly want. I am having a hard time finding cla…
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
I feel like all I get right now are bad opportunities that I have to say no to while I can’t even get the good gigs I am interested in. Sometimes, I am even booked as an actor and I have to cancel when I find out that the project is illegal (according to covid restrictions, we could be fined thousands of dollars each),…
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
im not looking for sympathy. everything is perspective. I'm at the point where I am just so burnt out with this. I resent the fact that I've spend 8 years and I still feel lost. I resent the fact that I can't seem to get respect / an honest answer without paying somebody to bullshit me. I resent the lack of feedback fr…
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
Hi everyone! I just recently decided to pursue my dreams of acting again since I'm nearby LA now (the last time I did any sort of acting was almost a decade ago in high school) and so I've been using Actor's Access for almost the past month. I've had about 6-7 auditions out of maybe 70-80 submissions but no luck quite…
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
Hi all. I’m 17 and i’ve never acted before. Ive just been accepted into the acting program at Georgia State University. I have no acting experience. I never did theatre and I never got enrolled into acting classes. I’m a little nervous. Ive always wanted to be an actress for as long as I can remember. My biggest dream…
Reddit · 25 Feb 2021
I'm new to the talent agency business. I was asked what my actors rate would be for a commercial that would run through the NBA finals. It's a 13 week usage fee. This is definitely new to us. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
Hey r/acting! I'm a pretty green NU actor in NYC, but I've been lucky enough to have signed with a SAG franchised theatrical agent last year. Since then, I've just been sending in self submits, agent submits, updating my materials, etc... and I started to wonder, do I need a manager? I saw one of my agent's clients sig…
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
I want to take acting more seriously, and by doing so i want to watch a bunch of tv/film to study the actor's. But I'm not sure what i am meant to be studying
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
Hey guys , I signed with an agency with one agent. She is constantly signing people and prob has 700 or more on her roster. She’s constantly signing new people which is super annoying. Has anyone else had a situation like this? How did you handle it? I was thinking of chatting with her about it but a chat still doesn’t…
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
I was just curious about not so famous actors, if they need to have other jobs to support themselves since acting gigs come and go usually. Even if one or two of their gigs are widely successful, would they still need something else to supplement income?
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
I’ve been in a pilot, and got cast as a lead in a movie that got cancelled. I’ve been on Broadway a few times... what are the chances of being cast as the lead in the movie for me? I’ve always wanted to be the lead in a movie... praying for pilot season to work out
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
Hey everyone. Sorry if this post violates the server rules, I'm not entirely certain if it does, but I have a handful of questions about voice acting, as I'm in a bit of a strange position. I've wanted to be an actor for years, but now I'm starting to gravitate more towards voice acting now that I've been doing extreme…
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
Hi, I'm an indie game dev working on my 2nd game, and I'm considering adding voice acting to it once the script is done and implemented ( so, most probably in a few years ). However, I have absolutely no clue where I can hire people and how expensive it can get. I'm not looking for extremely professional actors, Anyone…
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
I (14M) think I want to be an actor but I don't know what to do. I know I'd have to tell my parents to actually start doing anything, but I want to be sure that this is what I want to do with my life first. I haven't even tried much or anything like that yet but I want to at least try it. Idk whenever I feel like I cou…
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
I recently got a self tape tonight (Wednesday) with 13 pages, 3 scenes (roughly 4-6 pages per scene and the deadline is Friday Morning. I don’t know if anyone else is finding this, but I’m finding it really hard to learn long scenes in such a short space of time. How quickly can people normally learn scenes, film, edit…
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
I've been told this by casting agents and now in the time of self taping, I reaffirmed for myself. I stopped toward the end of a take cuz I thought I did a line with the wrong energy. Imagine my dismay when as I was editing, my partner and I both said "This is absolutely the perfect take!" Of course it was the take I s…
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
Fellow actors, agents, directors, and anything in between. I currently live in Michigan and have representation. 2 agents to be exact. I was thinking of sending online submissions to a few talent agents in NY, ATL, and LA. Will this conflict with the agents I have here? And will I even be considered since I’m out of st…
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
So this is specifically about AEA: but if anyone has insight to sister unions I’m sure it would be helpful to somebody out there too. When the pandemic hit I was a theatre actor with 45 EMC weeks, and an upcoming contract that would take me Equity at the end of 2020. That contract was postponed, and while it hasn’t bee…
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
I know men don’t get these breakdowns through LACasting, but for us girls, we are constantly getting “gold digger” roles to submit too. For those of you that aren’t familiar... it’s the “real women, not actors” videos, in which a dude approaches a girl and asks her out, and she says no. And then he pulls up in his fanc…
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
Just curious if any of you identify as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)? Interested to hear how it intersects with your acting, if it improves/enhances it, or gets in the way? How do you navigate the business part of it like auditions, agents, etc?
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
I haven’t really done any acting stuff outside of school besides fright fest and hallow fest. Should I put my scare acting on my actors access resume. It’s basically interactive improv theatre but still, I’m worried people might not take it seriously at all. I just want to get my ball rolling and get an agent sooner th…
Reddit · 24 Feb 2021
I’ve decided to expand my acting career and tap into voice acting. What do you guys recommend as far as equipment and accessories? I know some microphones pick up certain ranges better than others so it just makes things a little confusing on decision making. My acting reel is in my bio if that helps figure out what mi…
