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Reddit · 13 Jul 2022
It kinda sucks not being talented or good at anything enough to noticed or money for it. Like yeah I’ve gotten paid for voice acting but I’m still not at a place where I want to be. Also I paid for classes to even get the skills. I was never naturally gifted or talented at anything. I feel like you’re talented once you…
Reddit · 13 Jul 2022
Days that are 15+ hours long seem really daunting to me. It means have virtually no free time or even time to do work (memorizing, preparing etc) if someone leaves for work in the dead of the night and gets back at night again. How do they have a social life, a partner, or kids? Plus giving an amazing performance after…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
If someone was hypothetically offered a role as 1 of 2 featured background characters in a scene how much are they actually in the movie? Also hypothetical any tips on how they should interact with everyone? Is it like extras and i read they aren't supposed to speak or bother main actor, director etc. Just wondering.
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
This is a topic that before wanting to become an actor i used to didnt care. I was one of those people that when a character changed race in a remake movie or something like that would get mad. But now that i started thinking. Does being brown will limited the characters I can play as? What if i wanted to act as my fav…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
A couple of years ago, I did a musical, and that is literally the only acting experience I have. I've been wanting to act for a while, but I was unhappy with the way I looked so I lost weight and look a lot better now, so now I'm gonna get some acting classes. Anyway, my favorite superhero is robin and I heard a lot of…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
I’m gonna be honest, I don’t know how much longer I can keep putting in the work. For as long as I can remember, being an actress was my dream, but landing a job is once in a blue moon for me, and I have lost hope that I can ever make it big time. I’m tired of having it as a little side hustle and only getting small ro…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
I need to make a voiceover for a project. I don't want to use a voice actor or text- to speech but also don't want to use my unaltered voice. I know that journalists often use voice distorters for interviews with people who require confidentiality, like political dissidents or gang members. Because investigators might…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
i'm a film/tv actor preparing for MFA auditions. I love theatre. But i hate monologues. They feel super awkward and unnatural, which is the opposite of what drew me to acting in the first place. But, i want classical training, i want 90 hours a week working on my craft, i want to get on a stage and break into theatre p…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
There seems to be a stigma among many acting teachers and professional actors that theatrical acting is regarded higher for acting. It is more serious. Why is this? They also say movie acting is regarded higher than tv show acting? Why does this totem pole/ a hierarchy seem to exist? Why is theater on the top of the to…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
So like the title says, I want to try getting into voice acting to contribute to some personal animation projects. I draw in an anime style (cliche as that is) and was already ok at acting in high school. I was thinking that if I learn how to do voice acting, I might be able to fill a few roles personally. Plus I thoug…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
I’ve been watching a lot of movies lately and I usually am looking at the casting and how many movies a cast member has been in and I noticed that they are usually really great actors but only in like 2 popular films. Dacre Montgomery in my opinion is an amazing actor, but he is only in a movies and stranger things see…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
Acting coaches and actors always talk about being brave, or making the “brave choice,” but what does that mean exactly? I would love an example. If your goal is to truthfully convey what the writer has written, where is the room to make brave choices?
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
How do I strengthen my concentration as an actor? As someone with the inattentive type of ADHD (and an anxiety disorder), concentration and focusing is something that is difficult for me.
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
I have a very self-sabotaging habit of expecting too much of myself and wanting to be perfect as an actor. I constantly beat myself up and torture myself for not being the actor that I feel like I should be; for not giving the performances I feel like I should, for not having the amount of talent I should, or for not b…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
Hello, I co-own a theatre company and we are currently casting for one of the roles in our latest play. I have contacted an actress I know, and who I would like to audition for the role and as it is a paid job she has asked if I could go through her agent, which is perfectly ok! We are just a new theatre company and we…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
I posted 10 pictures on my account cause I can only upload 1 here. I couldn’t afford to get headshots done professionally so I took them myself. I’m just starting so I plan on getting them done eventually. But for now. Help me choose 2 pictures (if any) that can be used for actors access. I’m not really sure which ones…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
I saw it in Audrey Helps Actors IG stories today. The concept is very interesting, but I’m always suspicious when any actor competition style app sends the winners to “industry” people without naming who the people are or listing success stories of past users. But the data hound in me is INSANELY curious. Here’s the li…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
One of my own biggest problems with acting in the way that it inhibits my growth and passion is that I think of success and worth as an actor as receiving awards/recognition, positive things that people say about your performance, how much talent you have, etc, rather than by the things that would be better and more fu…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
Hi. I’m a 15 year old guy who lives in Atlanta, GA and I’ve always wanted to work in the entertainment industry. I play several instruments and I truly have a passion for entertaining people. I just came here to ask what steps should I take as a complete beginner living in Atlanta to set myself up for a successful acti…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
I have an agent for theatre, as well as tv and film. Obviously, things have slowed down due to the pandemic and it being ongoing. Things are different, they’ve changed, but when I see a lot of other actors in my community booking now, I’m wondering why I’m not really getting any auditions. Prior to the pandemic I was g…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
Trying to not get automatically removed using the actual term. ​ I have been out of the game for a bit but do you think actors eventually never use/need head shots? At what level of fame is it deemed unnecessary? Is everything digital now anyway? Do people still carry hard copies?
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
I have a problem with comparing myself and my work to other actors and their work in an extremely self-damaging way, and I am also incredibly envious of other actors’ talents, skills, and successes that I don’t have. In fact, this is one of the biggest problems that are sabotaging me and my work. I wish I didn’t have t…
Reddit · 12 Jul 2022
What's your advice for actors who tend to be too "in their head" and tend to overthink too much? How can actors cure themselves of overthinking?
Reddit · 11 Jul 2022
Backstory: Worked on a show in the US with an actress quite well known in her native country. Lives in the states and her daughter was born here/has grown up here with her parents culture/language surrounding her and dad is also in the business. Daughter never really did much with acting except a couple cameos in dad's…
Reddit · 11 Jul 2022
I’m not a voice actor or anything like that but I was thinking there might be some voice coaches on this subreddit that could answer this. Basically I 18F, soon to be 19 in 3 months, went on Omegle last night with my older sister and younger cousin (21F, 14F). I brought my laptop over to my cousins house because I had…
Reddit · 11 Jul 2022
I’m just curious if there are stunt doubles around Dundas square in Toronto willing to make a collab for a beginner film, I have an Idea and a rough script, tell me what you think. ( My ideal lead would be a stunt woman :) This project would need supporting actors as well so just testing the waters ☺️
Reddit · 11 Jul 2022
Hello folks, i'm a working voice actor, but until now i only have worked locally. i am looking to get into some remote stuff. what are your thoughts about the various websites for finding work? There are so many i don't know where to start. So if you have good or bad experiences with any of them please clue me in. Than…
Reddit · 11 Jul 2022
Hey. Im New to acting (recently got signed with an agent) and I’ve only had one audition so far. I was wondering if actors or casting directors in here have any advice on how to get more auditions? Thanks.
Reddit · 11 Jul 2022
Hi! Not a voice actor, but instead a client wanting to get your perspective about a weird situation I'm have atm. So I finished recording all the dialogue with various voice actors for my project; this was all finished a few weeks ago. All of the voice actors have been fully paid and they were all lovely to work with.…
Reddit · 11 Jul 2022
Hello --- sorry - long ramble of a post Back in 2021, a respected casting director reached out to me and asked if I would consider being the lead in a student thesis short for a well respected film school. I loved the script, fun, ambitious, something I'd not had the chance to do before - and scheduling wise - four day…
Reddit · 11 Jul 2022
The title says it all. I just started an acting class for film and one of the first lessons was that actors should ask technical questions on set such as, “Where are my microphones?” Any other ideas of questions that actors should be asking on set to make the filming/editing process as smooth as possible?
Reddit · 11 Jul 2022
I’ve tried looking this up and I’ve found nothing. I’ll use an example for the question I’m asking: if you appear in a music video that is monetized and put on YouTube, do you then get residual pay from the views? Or does that just go to the musician? Thanks
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
I am developing a character. It is one that is very much associated with another actor. From what I understand it is very easy to try doing the character too much as the actor who is famous for doing it. I've even heard that it is best not to look how the actor did it as you should only care about how you will do the c…
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
hi guys :) I’ve recently decided, at the ripe age of 19 years old, that I’d like to get into acting. I’m in an acting class, but I feel extremely overwhelmed since the beginners class has people with experience, and I have none. I feel as though I’ll get embarrassed and make a fool of myself, or I’ll be judged by my cl…
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
I'm a new actor, and have only been in school plays, but I want to start acting and I can't do subscriptions with backstage bc, well, I'm 14. Can any of you guys give some sites with legit castings for TV shows and movies bear NJ, Def not out of the US. I could do like, NJ, Michigan, NY, and Pennsylvania. Maybe Virgini…
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
What is it called when you film a scene or maybe a large part of a film/show, but you just film it for pacing and you edit it together to see how the final product might look? So like the actors are probably reading off the script and aren't in any specific wardrobe and it's filmed. Like a test shoot? It's almost like…
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
My agency instructed me in an orientation email not to press the confirm submission button on casting sites but to instead let them know that I would be submitting and they would confirm on my behalf. They haven’t done this for two auditions in a row now and I have to remind them when my self tape is ready that I need…
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
I’m trying to gather voice inspiration ideas for some of my characters, and one female main character will have a raspy, kinda husky voice. I know the big Hollywood stars like Sophia Bush or Scarlet Johansson have that, but what are some from the voice acting/English dub community?
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
Hey y’all, I’m looking for a bit of advice. I’m currently in the process of putting some media together so I can start seeking representation. Does anyone have any suggestions for agencies that will work or have worked with new actors? I have Call Sheet, but there’s a lot in there and I’m trying to narrow down my param…
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
Today I had to write an e-mail to a director and writer whom I felt was being unprofessional on set. It's not the kind of letter I want to write, but being in SAG-AFTRA for many years now they acted unprofessionally and so I was assertive about it. I feel if you write someone in a healthy way, it's totally okay to let…
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
I have a few IMDb credits to my name, but I'm mostly helping out with the marketing and networking aspects of some more talented actors who are friends of mine. One such actor wants me to be his official agent so he can land bigger roles with that professional go-between. Do I need a special LLC to be a talent agent? D…
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
This series includes a character named Marley who is a woman that enters through internal crisis through life problems and dangerous events. She becomes crazy from being hated or get hurt by the people physically. She would get revenge by hurting or injuring them. I am mostly looking for a energetic creepy high voice f…
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
Hi, I know this may seem silly, and I have seen many posts talking about backstage, actors access and stuff like that but is there a way to find casting calls for new shows on netflix, paramount, disney or something that would be shown on hbo? I want to start off and build my resume. I have videos I posted on youtube,…
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
When it comes to acting. Is it harder to acting when it comes to big movies like, Star Wars, top gun, marvel movies. Like would an actor for Disney, or a sitcom type actor be able to act in these movies? Like what is the level of acting I guess is what I am asking.
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
Edit: I’m a dual citizen, can legally work in both canada and australia I have searched the sub for this, sadly I didnt find what I was looking for. I’m looking to move into a busier city for film at the end of summer. I’m torn between going to Australia (sydney or newcastle) or moving to Vancouver. I’ve found it hard…
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
hi i’m 16 and growing up in Atlanta Ga. My entire life i wanted to be an actress but was met with no support financially, I now have a job but i have no experience except with high-school theater, I don’t know what to look for in an acting class. Wanting to be an actress growing up only my mother was really supportive…
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
Hey guys I’m a very new aspiring actor. Currently 17 going into my senior year of High school. I’ve decided to do online schooling instead of graduating and partying out my senior year because I wanted to pursue this interest of acting. I recently just took and finished my first acting class (stage fighting not so much…
Reddit · 10 Jul 2022
Title! OneOnOne nyc- how many people get in?
Reddit · 9 Jul 2022
Hey...recently, I've only been getting about one audition every month to month and a half. I reached out to my agent and they said that, outside of MOWs, this is one of the slower times of the year - and that things start picking up about mid July to early August (usually). This has been troubling for me because I am s…
Reddit · 9 Jul 2022
Can an actor have more than one working name simultaneously? Is there any issue with this? For example: Could I be James Bean in action productions, and ‘Harvard Kool’ in dramatic productions?
