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Reddit · 27 Dec 2022
So I’ve been working and living in Los Angeles for a couple of years now. And the industry has dried up quite substantially here. I’m looking for any actors with experience working in the Atlanta market, how is that going for you? Is there a decent amount of work over there that is union? I would really appreciate some…
Reddit · 27 Dec 2022
I am a beginner who wants to get into acting but I am not very good at it, so I have done some research and took a lot of time to watch many YouTube videos on how to act, and I think I can do those techniques fairly well, but I don't know how to practice. Everywhere I look it says that a lot of hard work is needed to s…
Reddit · 27 Dec 2022
Just doing a little research y'all! How does everyone access their audition notices and self-tape instructions? These can either be from your agent or through self submissions. Thank you! [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/zwyj4z)
Reddit · 27 Dec 2022
i'm so bad at improv games, it's tragic. it's such a good skill but if you give me random words or actions, there's no way i can do anything with that. i hope that doesn't damper too much on my hopes to be a working actor someday.
Reddit · 27 Dec 2022
Hi aspiring actor here. I am aware that agents themselves do not cost a dime up front and they only take commission, however, I am wondering what an Agency should charge. I am of the thinking that you cannot benefit from something for nothing, however this Agency I am applying for states that there is an annual fee to…
Reddit · 27 Dec 2022
I'm with this agency and one of my questions was, "am I allowed to have agents in different cities" and they said, "unfortunate, no. We rep you all across America." All while I know many actors with this agency are with them & have agents in other markets. This is a top agent in my city and it took almost ten years of…
Reddit · 27 Dec 2022
My dream is to become a voice actor. Recently I got a job as a narrator for ACX and while that’s a good way to get my voice out there, it hasn’t necessarily brought me any closer to the VA world, so what’s next? I’ve no idea where to start looking for THOSE jobs…
Reddit · 26 Dec 2022
**Job Role: Voice Over Actor** **Offer: $20 - 40$ per hour (depending on experience)** Skills and Requirements: * Must be 18 years or older. * Must be able to replicate Foxy’s voice (she is the purple fox character). Please see [this short clip](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ksZFWZkOeS5OnM6xGxZrRW10aZLNOpN8/view?usp…
Reddit · 26 Dec 2022
I understand the ‘because I love acting’ thing, but how is appearing for one second behind Ryan Reynolds ‘acting’? My mom could do this.
Reddit · 26 Dec 2022
I currently attend Indiana University (which isn't known for its acting program) as a 19yo sophomore and I'm pretty miserable. I think I'm ready to give up the idea of preparing for "a real job" and fully pursue acting. For professional acting, camera specifically, where should I go? I'm looking at LAMDA and RADA in pa…
Reddit · 26 Dec 2022
HI, I've been on actors acsses for 7 months now and I've submitted to 9 projects total and been invited to submit one eco cast, I always sort breakdowns by saying my region is in the northwest and my age range as 13-17 I was wondering if all breakdowns willing to hire pepole from out of state will show up when I set my…
Reddit · 26 Dec 2022
So I always wanted to be a voice actor and honestly I feel like I don't have what it takes. A lot of people I've met says I do but I can't see it. However one day I just stop with the self doubt and made a small clip of me doing a ( not so serious, abridge type voice over ) of an anime I really like. But the main reaso…
Reddit · 25 Dec 2022
I have a few clips narrating a straightforward education video. Each of them are narrated by different narrators. One is by myself. The problem is that the actors have different speaking speed and pace. Some are significantly faster than the other. Some speak: Step..one. Go..to...the..edit..menu. The others speak: Step…
Reddit · 25 Dec 2022
I am not an actor by trade but merely by timing and sheer luck. Early this year, I was contacted by a marketing agency that represents a global company that was looking for a specific type to shoot a national commercial. In my social media, I had shared the product, and the agency contacted me to find out if I was inte…
Reddit · 25 Dec 2022
So, for my entire childhood, I was always under the impression that I wanted to be a nurse, helping out the sick and dying. However, as of August, I joined an acting class for fun and really fell in love with it and I realized that acting is what I'm very gifted at. I want to bring stories to life and star in films sin…
Reddit · 24 Dec 2022
Ty to anyone that helps!
Reddit · 24 Dec 2022
Hi everyone! Just wanted to ask if other actors in the sub have recommendations or insight. Lately, I’ve had a few casting directors ask me to send in multiple takes for the same role to show variety in how I would approach the character. I tend to have trouble deciding which one to put first when sending in the tape.…
Reddit · 23 Dec 2022
Hi Voice actors, I have recently put in a demo reel for a long term cartoon project (haven't been accepted yet, just an audition). The project will be 3-4 cartoons a week at around 9-12 minutes long, I would be playing one character. The company have requested that I include a quote per minute of recording, as an Austr…
Reddit · 23 Dec 2022
What sort of jobs do you guys have which allows you flexibility and go for those auditions. I’m from the UK and I’m working a 9-5 so a lot of the time I have to miss the auditions.
Reddit · 23 Dec 2022
ig: @on_a_hot_mic is a page dedicated to celebrating Voice Actors! Submit (free) via ig DM to be featured. No strings attached! Any pic of you and a microphone. @on_a_hot_mic (Mods, if this post is inappropriate, please let me know).
Reddit · 23 Dec 2022
As the title says, I'm coming from a class where every week we would go out for drinks after class and honestly was a bunch of awesome folks just acting and messing around together. Everybody wanted to be an actor and took it seriously, but nobody took themselves that seriously and thats what I'm looking for. I think I…
Reddit · 23 Dec 2022
I am looking to hire a voice actor for my YouTube channel. The scripts are roughly 500-900 words, and the videos are no longer than 10 minutes (usually 7-8 mins). The scripts are informative and pretty easy to read. Looking to pay for around 10-15 videos as of now. The script should really only need 1 take, and can be…
Reddit · 23 Dec 2022
I had this video forwarded to me by a friend, and I’m looking to buy a good tripod / microphone / light for Christmas so I can start getting myself out there. I’ve seen similar posts, but trying to get a really great, portable, and professional set up to get me started. Would appreciate any kind of Amazon links / recom…
Reddit · 23 Dec 2022
Very silly question, but I had a recall for a BBC thing and was told at the end of my audition ' Great Job' from the director. For some reason this has made me so uncomfortable since the recall and I can't get it out of my mind (mostly because when he said it he made sure the room was silent before he spoke). Did he sa…
Reddit · 23 Dec 2022
It seems like most actor body types are either very fit or very fat. I can’t think of any actors working that are in that slightly chubby/average American body type. The actors i think of who are bigger are all very big (that’s not a judgment, just recognizing that they would have to lose a lot of weight to be consider…
Reddit · 23 Dec 2022
Would love to know your journey and any tips you have for people wanting to get on those stages.
Reddit · 23 Dec 2022
The title. I feel like the excitement to improve my craft and create art gets overshadowed by the business of acting. So I would love to start some dialogue and hopefully not find out I’m the only one… How do you stay sane when there are so many comparison traps everywhere? How do you stay hopeful when you feel behind…
Reddit · 23 Dec 2022
YouTube recommended a self tape video to me today and it was someone’s tape for a role on Wednesday for Netflix. The top comment was telling the poster to take it down because they heard of casting directors blacklisting actors for posting auditions. In this case though, the character and the auditions scenes (not verb…
Reddit · 23 Dec 2022
If not NY or LA, how’s Chicago to start your acting career? Do they have any good acting conservatory program?
Reddit · 22 Dec 2022
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 · 22 Dec 2022
I am two episodes in and really struggling. Jenna Ortega and Gwendolyn Christie are excellent, but a lot of the other actors seem weak? I get that it’s more campy style and the acting tends to fit that, but the actress playing Enid was fake crying (she was actually supposed to be upset though) and some of these other a…
Reddit · 22 Dec 2022
tw: Fiverr discussion Hi, buyer here, not a voice actor. I've selected a voice actor for a basic Fiverr gig to say how ever so many words. After purchase, I'm presented with 3 fields. One for the script, one for clarifying pronunciations, and one for clarifying tone & pitch. I could ask them what they prefer each and e…
Reddit · 22 Dec 2022
Going on a long drive today and would love to have something that keeps me entertained so I was wondering if you guys know any podcast episodes that detail an actor's journey into breaking in the industry? I was a fan of Jenna Fischer's book and looking for similar vibes.
Reddit · 22 Dec 2022
This is something that always come to mind when actors either film a show in another country or state they aren’t from. Is housing provided to actors if they are either apart of the main cast or main role in a movie. How does that work? Do they get payed as they work?
Reddit · 22 Dec 2022
Hello I’m Atlanta based actor and have extensive theater experience as well professional training and skills. I have gotten on sets , student films, and professional headshots . I submitted to agents but didn’t hear back at all. Are there any professional actors located in Atlanta who could help me with getting an agen…
Reddit · 22 Dec 2022
Whenever I try to search career prospects in acting, I’m bombarded with figures like “there’s only a 1 in a million chance that you’ll make it as an actor” or “you’re more likely to get into Harvard”, etc. I find these very silly and misleading because I doubt that most actors go into it thinking that they’re gonna bec…
Reddit · 22 Dec 2022
I’m a 16 and looking to take a acting class. I’m in the middle of improv or a on camera class for beginners but the improv is way less expensive with more classes. It is also well know(second city) so I don’t know what to choose. Does improv help you as an actor? I just don’t want to waste money on the wrong one.
Reddit · 22 Dec 2022
Join our fun and exciting team! We run successful YouTube channels in the gaming and animation niches, and we are currently looking to hire skilled voice actors. **Job Role:** Voice-Over Talent **Offer:** $20 - $40 per hour (depending on experience) **Skills and Requirements:** * Must be 18 years or older. * Proven exp…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2022
I have been working as a background actress for mostly TV on streaming platforms-and network shows for about 3 months My question to those who have been working as principle / guest star roles is or anyone in the industry is - is this work productive and profitable as an un-represented theatrical actress I have been st…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2022
I have always wanted to be voice actor Since freshman year of Highschool And I still do so now And yet, the stuff I’ve seen of what you pay money for felt more like a podcast rather than a proper course I love Steve Blum’s work, and yet, i didn’t the impression that this was an actually useful course, and not a podcast…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2022
Tevya Heller and others working on an upcoming project ‘ PartyInThe6ix ‘ utilize a lot of the popular sites for new actors (such as Mandy, Backstage, etc.) to reach out to them and invite them to audition for a hosting role. He promises a large salary and the role does seem very appealing; however, you very likely will…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2022
Hello everyone. I want to get out of my small town in the Midwest and move to a larger city (not New York or Los Angeles) where there is far more opportunity for actors. I'm thinking a city where there is a great regional theatre market. But the thing is, I don't know how to choose or find what city I want to move to t…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2022
I have an audition for an AEA theater company coming in January. I am looking forward to it as this could be my first experience in a Unionized theatre. That is, I was excited until I read their website. I am very supportive of diversity in the workplace. The only problem I have is with people who only hire off diversi…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2022
I am a voice actor and huge literary fan. Here is a narration of my favorite David Foster Wallace short story, Forever Overhead. Just for enjoyment! https://youtu.be/oFp0tPC-guk
Reddit · 21 Dec 2022
So, i started self submitting about 4 weeks ago, on both backstage and Actors access (actors access I started about 2 weeks ago I think). I don't have much experience, aside from doing theater when i was a child, and then reality later on after i turned 18.. i am 27 now. I have been called for about 6 auditions on back…
Reddit · 21 Dec 2022
For me, it's Chris Klein. Don't get me wrong, I love how he acts in all American Pie movies he is in, but... Did you guys ever see this Legend of Chun-Li performance? It's laughably bad!
Reddit · 20 Dec 2022
looking for voice over actors/actress. Hit me up with your samples - this is for a YT channel with over 22M subscribers. Rates are between $20-40 or can go above depending on experience/portfolio. Message me with your samples. Only experienced voice actor/actress with sample will be accommodated. Feel free to ask more…
Reddit · 20 Dec 2022
I am trying to fillout the paperwork for California minor child actor work permit and I am having problems finding the right school form. Does anyone know which is the right website or agency to contact? The school form that I have found has a waterdrop and looks like it’s not the correct form. Has anyone had this issu…
Reddit · 20 Dec 2022
What do you define as a "tough character" to play? I keep hearing actors refer to some of their roles as being difficult characters, but I don't know what they mean by that. What does this mean, or look like, to you all? Thanks.
Reddit · 20 Dec 2022
I’ve been acting professionally for about 4 years now.. starting out in theatre and working myself through film and television. I even worked on a television show for a year in production/full time-stand in so I’ve always known the fast pace of this world. I did all of this while still attending undergraduate school. T…
