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Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
I've always had an interest in voice actors, even when I was a kid. I'm constantly talking in other voices, even when nobody's around. My friends and other people I know are often impressed with the job I do. Hell, someone even asked if I was interested in joining a voice acting project, after reading a through a coupl…
Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
I moved to LA a year ago after getting my degree in acting and training for several years, and quickly got signed by an agent. I've been submitting myself to everything on Actors Access with little luck, and I have not had any bites from my agent lately either. I'm doing a lot of background work, absorbing all the info…
Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
Does anyone know an on camera coach as knowledgeable about style and audition expectations as Ted Sluberski who is a little more positive with their students?
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
As an unexperienced beginner, I'm trying to get my 'Actors Toolkit' (Headshot, Showreel, Resume) together so I can start self-submitting for projects and reach out to agents, but have neither the funds or the access to reputable headshot photographers where I live. So I decided to take my own using what I've put togeth…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
First post. So for context, I'm a professional actress based in the UK. I get seen regularly for pretty decent projects, with Netflix, and shooting for SKY at the moment. I'm in an age gap relationship, he also works in the industry, in independent film. My agent just sent me through a really exciting project, shooting…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
This is wild to me. I just watched Us and three of the actors went to Yale School of Drama. I was actually like woah.. Is this a school I should strive towards? I feel like taking classes at an acting school won't be enough and that scares me.
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
Hey there, first time Casting Director here. Have one of several casting calls tomorrow, and got a few cancellations/reschedule requests today which ended up opening up a few slots in tomorrows schedule. Would a call with less than 24 hours notice be something that any of you, as actors, would actually consider? Everyo…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
Hi there! I am an accent modification expert and the founder of [Skilled Speech](https://www.skilledspeech.com). I am a licensed speech-language pathologist specializing in accent reduction. I’ve worked with with hundreds of students from all over the globe over the past 7 years, from Japan to Colombia to Slovakia and…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
LORE ​ Everything started with just "existence" itself. "Existence" can take shape in everything, create everything and do everything it wants. It's a living being. ​ This being (Existence) started the world on its own, with nothing around him but itself. It was bored and lonely, that’s why Existence crea…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
I currently use my REAL name, which is the same as a successful person who is NOT an actor. I always thought it would help people remember my name, but it also means I'm not gonna come up ahead of them on Google.
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
I know I got SUPER lucky with this opportunity... I'll tell you what, i'm in the wrong business. There's a lot of money in the film world i'm learning.) So I randomly responded to an ad for a shoot that was filming on a Saturday. (I wasn't working so I figured why not go for it) I got it! It was a testimonial style thi…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
I'll try to keep this as brief as possible. Just started at USC this semester (non-theatre major with a theatre minor) and as soon as I moved to LA back in January I really dove into acting (with 4+ years experience from High School). I am primarily struggling with how to manage my free time in order to best benefit fr…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
I'm a full-time theater student in LA, so even for unpaid student work the competition is fierce and there were a ton of auditioning actors, about half of whom aren't students. This is a huge thing for me, so wish me luck!
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
—sage advice in regards to accents and dialects (personal technique &/or tips/tricks). I am a young actor from New Orleans, Louisiana...I’ve been acting for a little under 20 years, since I was a child. Not that is of any importance, but suffice it to say, most American dialects are not any issue for me to eventually a…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
We're a team of 6 animation students working on a 5 minute short film based in 1960s noir with supernatural elements. We're looking for a female voice actor to play one of our main characters. I'll attach a download link to a small presentation just talking about the movie to give anyone interested. This is not a free…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
I have feelings of performance anxiety... all the time. And honestly, I should be at an audition right now, and instead i'm binging youtube. ​ I have performance anxiety. IN literally everything I do. It's verging on being too difficult to deal with. My therapist has told me it's inertia - self-doubt that - the…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
[Warning: Long Post Ahead!] Hello fellow actors! A little background on myself, I’m an aspiring actor hailing from the tiny city of Singapore and like many on here, I’ve had a fair share of experience acting; especially in theatre. Recently, I attended an MV shoot as an extra and there, I met a friend who turned out to…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
Good morning! I'm Steve and I write things: 1. Podcasts ([http://atthemidnight.com/](http://atthemidnight.com/)) 2. Short stories 3. Games ([https://sbspalding.itch.io/this-room-will-kill-you](https://sbspalding.itch.io/this-room-will-kill-you)) 4. A TV pilot for Sony Playstation ([https://www.playstation.com/en-us/net…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
Hi all, We are a dubbing company located in Beijing, currently working on dubbing a project that will be aired on US and EU TV. We are in the dark regarding what are the rights of our actors, and what basis we could use to negociate copyrights with the distributor. So far, they've told us that they'd need the actors to…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
Hi y'all I have a question. I have been an actor in NYC for about 10 years. I got my training from Marymount Manhattan College, Terry Schreiber and now Mercedes Ruehl. I've been frustrated lately I feel like I should move to have the best opportunity for film and TV. I see that most series regulars aren't cast out of h…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
So i wanna start doing extra work but i have a shit bladder. Its very much an agoraphobia and overactive bladder. I have gone to doctors, worked with therapists etc. I am training to sing opera and have done opera and being on stage and doing the show my mind is taken off my bladder troubles and also its great cause yo…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
Even with roommates, an hour away from midtown I still have to pay $800. That comes out to like, a third of my salary in my survival job, that still barely makes theater work possible. If I get sick I'll just die because insurance is a pipe dream. I work full time, come into rehearsal exhausted and come home at 1am to…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
Happy Sunday all! ​ I just got cast for my first play as an adult (did a few when I was much younger, I'm 28 now) which is a super humbling/surreal moment for me. I've just been doing acting classes for the past year or so. ​ That got me wondering on the question of do I call myself an actor now? ​…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
I recently met an actor who showed me his IMDB, I was very impressed with his credits and experience. Then I looked closer and realized some films didn’t even exist, and some he definitely weren’t in. What’s the deal with lying about credits? I’d be too scared of getting caught.
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
I've done a little research but would like to ask for advice and tips from fellow redditers.. Correct me if I am wrong. -should be 60 seconds, to grasp attention span? -should be dissected to different categories of abilities? Or would it be better to create custom ones to target client's needs? -background noise/music…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
I am currently working on a school project about voice acting. We are collecting data regarding the choices voice actors make. Why do you operate online, offline, or both? What market segment do you operate in? If you use an online platform, do transactions ever occur outside of the platform, with clients you met throu…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
Anyone used actor access' aircheck service before? What quality are the clips? Can you freely download them off your AA profile in the same quality? Would you recommend using it?
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
So I just found out that I’ve been cast in a Shakespeare in the Park tour, which I’m very excited about! I’ve done shows in the summer before and I’ve always struggled to put together outfits that are comfy, cute, cool and work appropriate. I find my usual summer apparel (jean shorts and tank tops) are too stiff and a…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
Well guys, It seems acting has finally come to the point where social media presence is considered important and also something casting/production may consider when making their choices. I say we support each other on that specific journey. I've been trying to get more involved in social media (namely Instagram) while…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
We're a team of 6 animation students working on a 5 minute short film based in 1960s noir with supernatural elements. We're looking for a female voice actor to play one of our main characters. ​ I'll attach a download link to a small presentation just talking about the movie to give anyone interested. ​ […
Reddit · 23 Mar 2019
This year I am filing jointly with my husband. In prior years, I have claimed everything I could think of as an itemized deduction and it prevented me from owing a ton of money. This year I know that the deductions are different for actors, but how? Can I still claim all my normal things (shampoo, headshots, movie tick…
Reddit · 23 Mar 2019
Hello! I'm really looking to make a friend with a fellow actor here. I don't have a lot of friends in the acting field, so I'd love to swap stories and dreams and roles and so on. For some additional info: - I am 22 years old and a male - Attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in the fall - I love horror movie…
Reddit · 23 Mar 2019
So I wanted to open a post about how shitty my life are, but then in the middle of writing I started asking myself "weren't I did it before?" and the answer was simply yes. But one thing I didn't took in mind is that I am cheating my dream every time and it's killing me inside that I am just must share my feelings and…
Reddit · 23 Mar 2019
Hello, all! MT major from Wisconsin here. Been in school for three years, going to be in two more if I decide to stay, which is where my issue lies. I transferred from a smaller university to a bigger one in the state, studying MT the whole time. Found out this year that it wasn’t my old university making me miserable,…
Reddit · 23 Mar 2019
a step by step process would be good
Reddit · 23 Mar 2019
*Hello!* My name is Leo, I am a young actor in NYC and I recently discovered this reddit along side an idea to form a **play reading club**. We can form a group chat and every certain allotted time that we chose can have a new play from the recommendations of members and we can have timely discussions on the play and p…
Reddit · 22 Mar 2019
Hey I'm back home from LA and my mgmt just sent me a self tape that I definitely need a decent reader for. Any other actors available today?
Reddit · 22 Mar 2019
I was skimming through this sub the other day and saw some discussion that kinda made me shake my head a little. It was all about the concept of needing to know the business. I certainly agree that it's important. Crucial, in fact. However, one person suggested that it is perhaps even more important than craft which re…
Reddit · 22 Mar 2019
I was offered a role for a game that, when I asked what compensation would be done, promptly was turned away within minutes. They're reasoning was "We can only pay Sag voice actors." I said thanks for the opporutnity and no problem. Remembering I actually have several associates in it, I asked them what email they woul…
Reddit · 22 Mar 2019
Hey folks, this post began as a comment on u/WinonaPortman's post about craft bing more important than business acumen, then it got so in depth I decided to make my own post about it. Read that post first for context. Here's the u/WinonaPortman post: https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/b45q60/cart_before_the_horse…
Reddit · 22 Mar 2019
Hi all, I've recently been accepted into a good acting program but come from a family where acting is not something that anyone takes seriously - think theoretical physicist and teacher as my siblings - and have absolutely no idea how to tell my family. The way they see me is as a very shy person - which I'm not when I…
Reddit · 21 Mar 2019
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 · 21 Mar 2019
Just finished my headshot session, I had a blast and worked with a great duo. The chemistry was awesome! I’m glad I’ve finally had them done, as I had this as one of my goals for Q1 2019, as some of you may have seen on the post I made last year in December. I’m over the moon that I will very soon be having my own ‘cal…
Reddit · 21 Mar 2019
Hey all! I’m a 23 year old actor who moved to New York City from Michigan. I’ve been acting for most of my life, mostly doing regional theatre with some professional roles in Michigan. I’m interested in moving into tv and film, but not sure where to start. Is it time to get and agent, or join SAG-AFTRA? Should I do mor…
Reddit · 21 Mar 2019
We've been working on scenes and material for the past few months. She knows them personally. ​ Towards the end I kinda stopped caring because I was booking work that actors from their agency booked(as well as other agencies). I figured: Hey if I can get the job and get the cash then fuck it. More for me without…
Reddit · 21 Mar 2019
This is a paid role. You will be playing an young intern at a government research facility. This is a minor role (only a couple of minutes worth of audio) but is important within the scope of the project. You must have access to a professional recording setup unless you are in the Orlando, FL area. Must be willing to r…
Reddit · 20 Mar 2019
I am a community theater actor. It has been a long road. In hs i was in drama classes. Death in the family and being hit by a car crippled me mentally. I had a 15 yr hiatus. Im acting again. Ive had a hand full of background characters. Recently I played John Merrick in the Elephant Man. It was a difficult yet rewardin…
Reddit · 20 Mar 2019
TL:DR: a silly thought experiment: are actors more like Jedi or Sith in terms of accessing/channeling emotion? Calling all my fellow Star Wars thespians! I had this interesting debate with a fellow actor friend and nerd the other day. Are actors more like Sith or more like the Jedi? The Jedi are taught to discipline th…
Reddit · 20 Mar 2019
Looking for a male voice actor in the Chicago area to come to my studio today to read through a scene for my audiobook/podcast. This will be a recurring role.
Reddit · 20 Mar 2019
I remember watching a [Hollywood 'Actors' Roundtable](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/watch-thrs-full-actor-roundtable-tom-hanks-sam-rockwell-john-boyega-james-franco-gary-oldman-willem-1079406) with Sam Rockwell where he said something like, "I'm more of a city boy but I always seem to get cast as a country bu…
