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Reddit · 4 Aug 2022
We had a very interesting Town Meeting over Zoom last evening, here in Vancouver. Enough with allowing the current self-tape audition situation to continue much longer. Unions are readying themselves for their new Master Agreement negotiations. We should let our Unions know that this system has caused irreparable damag…
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
I work out of a city that isn’t NY or LA but have found some success here. I’ve shot for network and streaming shows that were minor characters, but the work is yearly and over time I have a resume that is longer than most of my peers here. The issue is all my lines are small background characters that honestly are bli…
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
Looked through the past posts on this but haven't seen reviews on Lesly Kahn, Margie Haber, or Stan Kirsch in the past year--I was wondering what people's perspectives on these studios were, especially the zoom versions of the classes, and if there's any other studios that would be worth checking out for an on camera a…
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
I have been acting for around month and my instructor says the class is going to be doing a scene in front of an audience soon. When I act, I always feel like my emotions look fake and my movements are not realistic. I am EXTREMELY nervous that I might mess up and embarrass myself in front of everyone. How can I quickl…
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
***What does it mean to be an actor in the modern age of social media and content creation?*** That's what a new video podcast I'm working on aims to figure out! It's called The Digital Actor, and we're going to be going over all kinds of things like TikTok, YouTube, and Twitch from an Actor's POV and how we can use th…
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
I have done alot of research and have yet to see an openly lesbian/only liking girls actress who wasnt butch/masculine or with short hair who was extremely sucessful or well known. I am very feminine but a lesbian. I believe i have acting potential I’m not out out yet but close friends and some family know but no publi…
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
i'm new to LA and in my early 30s. i feel like my entire life i've been surrounded by amateurs who don't take it seriously at all, and in turn make me feel like something's wrong with me for taking it seriously. i have low tier reps and i audition semi-consistently, pins, repeats from casting, etc. I was accepted into…
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
Hi, I don't know if anyone here is aware, but New Brunswick has no Media Industry. There's no TV Studios, no Voice Houses and no Movie Productions. It's all mostly independent stuff and it doesn't seem like the big Media Groups here (Stingray, Acadia Broadcasting, Maritime Broadcasting) are interested in doing anything…
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
This is going to be strange: I'm making an independent low budget horror movie that will contain vignettes showing disturbing things you might come across online. I am looking to hire someone to make a very short clip of themselves shirtless doing a muckbang while crying (I know, disturbing but it is a horror movie aft…
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
For my actors out there. How hard was it for your to find your tribe or community of actors? The ones you hang out with on a daily basis. Do auditions with, run lines for auditions, and maybe go to class with. Being in LA can become a lonely journey, and I am having a hard time of finding people that I can really conne…
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
For me, Better Call Saul pushed me over the edge from daydreaming about being an actor to actively trying to pursue a career in it.
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
Was surprised to say the least when I logged into Backstage days ago to see the pop-up message they were now partnering with Starnow...always thought Starnow sucked lol but I was like whatever. But now this is really starting to suck because I think this partnership is bringing in more scams/scam posts are more easily…
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
Here we go, so ivebecame more invested in acting about 2 yeara ago, aiming to make it my life instead of a hobby and im currently enrolled in a Dramatic Arts school (college but for theatre purely not american so idk how to better describe it) The school has given me some contacts and alot of knowledge so far and i per…
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
It seems like if women don't get their big break by 25, they have no chance.
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
Hi! 20 year old actress here, relatively new as I only started acting about 3 years ago. I tend to usually only get small auditions, which is kinda a bummer because I find them really hard to do. (Though I'm still grateful to get anything) They usually are only 1 to 2 lines, and barley any directions on what I'm suppos…
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
I keep seeing all of these actors that also are learning stunt work and I feel like I should probably do that? Is it important/detrimental to a budding career to not learn gymnastics? Also, any recommendations of good gymnastics studios for actors in LA?
Reddit · 3 Aug 2022
I am a 13 year old content creator for Youtube and I need voice actors for my project. I'm looking for a person to voice a 36 year old named Norman Hunt, he is in a depression and normally talks in a very soft and slightly deep voice. He is a detective and does research on any unexplained phenomena for people. More inf…
Reddit · 2 Aug 2022
Hello! This may be odd but I don’t really have anyone else to ask. I am a 25 year old NYC based actor. I have been offered rep by both Eris Talent and MAG talent. Very cool but I’m at a loss on who to go with Eris on the surface seems more prestigious but I like that mag has a smaller roster. I don’t have any major cre…
Reddit · 2 Aug 2022
I am in school to be a chemist, then I wanna go to a Master's program for a cosmetic chemistry degree, but ever since I was young, I wanted to pursue acting, and I just finished my first gig as a background actress. Am I able to do both? And has anyone done something like this having a full time job but also wanted to…
Reddit · 2 Aug 2022
Or do they get paid per session? So say for example an actor was appearing in 8 episodes of a cartoon, would they get paid a free for each episode they appeared in or just for as many sessions it took to record all their lines ?
Reddit · 2 Aug 2022
I realize that I've just kind of let myself stop caring about what I look like and that's severely impacted my ability to get gigs. I'm not going to expound on anecdotal evidence, but I have plenty with direct ties to how I appear interfering with my jobs. I'm an efficient and hardworking actor, and sometimes I'm even…
Reddit · 2 Aug 2022
What does it mean when they say an actor lobbied hard for the role and how do they successfully do it other than auditioning?
Reddit · 2 Aug 2022
I just wanted other actors' perspectives on this situation, especially if they're part of SAG-AFTRA--this was a major, Union production, featuring huge stars (fuckin' Michael Keaton!), that was finished--it had been TEST SCREENED already! And now it's gone. And most likely won't see the light of day unless people make…
Reddit · 2 Aug 2022
I know the whole union vs non union situation is pretty complex, I've asked alot of people on both sides and they all given me different answers. So I just wanted to ask those who are in the union, once your apart of the union can you only do union work or are you still able gigs that would fall under nonunion like fre…
Reddit · 1 Aug 2022
So just recently I realized that this might be a trauma response. I know a lot of people feel shy while performing. But this one is somehow different. Do you know those school performances where you had to pretend you were someone else and act with someone else as you are an actor? Man, that was/is unbearable to me. I…
Reddit · 1 Aug 2022
I got two offers from agencies in Denver and don’t know which one to sign with. I am a fulltime actor and modeland Wanted to get anyone's opinion on Wilhelmina Denver and how good they really are. I know that Wilhelmina Denver is only an affiliate/satellite office with Wilhelmina International (which is the huge modeli…
Reddit · 1 Aug 2022
Hey guys! So I just made the move to New York (yay!) and I’m looking into acting classes here. One that I was looking at is Actors Access, specifically the fast track program. Has anyone here done that program? Would you recommend it? Alternatively, what classes would people recommend? Any advice would be greatly appre…
Reddit · 1 Aug 2022
On Apple TV+ actors have profiles kinda like on IMDb just less detailed and WAY less editable. It’s almost like they just appear. Anyway, my little cousin is an actor and somehow 2 different profiles have populated for him on Apple TV. His mom asked if I can try to figure it out bc I’m more “tech savvy.” And because he…
Reddit · 1 Aug 2022
For me I have met a few at various cons * I met Veronica Taylor (the original Ash Ketchum) twice at SC Comic Con (2017 and 2022). She is one of the sweetest people I have met at a con. She loved my James impression when I first met her and she talked to me as Ash and May. She even recognized me when I saw her again thi…
Reddit · 1 Aug 2022
I know people always assume that booking the role is the only way you really know you're doing well. But not booking a role doesn't mean you are a bad actor (as it can come down to so many other factors) so how are YOU able to tell you are doing well regardless of bookings/jobs? What makes you know you are on the right…
Reddit · 1 Aug 2022
So this is along the “usual questions” line. Similar to “how do you balance a consistent income and also work as an actor.” My question is, how do you bring up you’re a working actor during the “day job” interview process? What did you say and when in the process did you mention it? Did you mention it at all?
Reddit · 1 Aug 2022
I think Geraldine Page was a hell of an actress. Why do you agree or disagree?
Reddit · 1 Aug 2022
Usually animated movies by Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks star popular actors in film and television like Tom Hanks, Mike Myers and Robin Williams (RIP), while big name voice actors like Tara Strong, Jim Cummings and Rob Paulsen are mostly regulated to supporting characters. Granted, that's starting to change with Collee…
Reddit · 1 Aug 2022
I just thought of this a couple days ago, but one going into an audition word embodying A character or actor during your audition process help? No I’m not saying to plagiarize the role of an actor, but rather think like the character. Say you’re additioning for a psychotic role, would invbody in the character energy of…
Reddit · 1 Aug 2022
Been a voice actor for a few years now and something been bothering me and has me confused, and it's how the hell do certain English dub voice actors get away with acting they way they do (especially on Twitter). Attend a number of acting related classes and marketing classes and they all say the same thing of "Always…
Reddit · 1 Aug 2022
So I quit an acting class I had been taking for the past three weeks. There are two more weeks, but I decided to drop out. This is an acting class at the studio, and it was about $600. It was 10 classes in total, so, I finished $360 worth, and I’m wasting $240, but also I’m gaining 12 hours (the remaining 4 classes of…
Reddit · 31 Jul 2022
For example, let's say you don't do any zoom calls, or never show your face. Your logo is something like a microphone or an anime character, cat etc. When people send you the money, it's to "Vague studios LLC". You have a stage name like Blue Danube. When you have to record in person for a cartoon or video game, you we…
Reddit · 31 Jul 2022
I really want to go to one and the one I have found has a category for film and teaches about on screen acting, script writing, camera work etc. I’ve been wanting to ask my family to if I can of but I’m embarrassed. I aspire to be an actor (Obviously) and this is one of the things holding me back, as well as doubt that…
Reddit · 31 Jul 2022
So let's say an actor is a very picky eater, but they got a role that requires them to get in shape. What would the actor do in that situation?
Reddit · 31 Jul 2022
Hi guys, I'm trying to figure out how to really break into voiceover while already being in the union. I've got a decent resume as a union actor, with a handful of Network TV credits but really want to be able to do more and especially in the voiceover space. I've built a couple professional voice demos, taken a voiceo…
Reddit · 31 Jul 2022
For instance I worked up the courage to ask out the lead role on a TV show (meanwhile I’m just a 20m regular 2 line day player) we was having a lot of giggles & chats & for some reason during one of the conversations she said “maybe that’s why I’m single now” So I got to thinking “hmm interesting” fast forward days ove…
Reddit · 31 Jul 2022
I have all my pieces in place. I audition regularly, repeats from casting, pins for major CDs, and I've read for some major roles for major projects. The biggest thing holding me back has always been poverty and depression. The depression is (mainly) due to poverty. But I realize now, that mindset changes everything. M…
Reddit · 30 Jul 2022
Hi, i’m 14 and would love to make it as an actress (screen) from any experienced actors/actresses what are some little tips and tricks that make big differences? Thank you
Reddit · 30 Jul 2022
Ive been making the docuseries "the last movie stars", on HBO about paul newman and joanne woodward. Has anyone auditioned for the actor's studio? If you can tell us, how was your audition like and do you think your membership is worth it? Thanks!
Reddit · 30 Jul 2022
You can audition for any character they have. And you can also audition for editing as well! Submit your audition today! https://youtu.be/993RnjxwrFk I don't know for sure, I'm not anyone behind it, I just wanted to advertise/promote it because it needed more exposure. But I believe this is unpaid work. But I do not kn…
Reddit · 30 Jul 2022
Hello! Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm very much a beginner and have only taken a few classes but, I just got back from an Audition Class where I was told off for **knowing** my lines? I was told I should have gotten a feel for the character first before learning lines. My idea was to learn my lines first (in…
Reddit · 30 Jul 2022
I'm 15 I'll be doing voice acting and mocap for my game I'm doing it alone because no one's joining And I'm just very nervous on how can I do it I just want my game to be good Idk if I should say it a hobby or not lol
Reddit · 30 Jul 2022
If you've been pursuing acting for a minute, or even if you've been on this reddit, you've no doubt heard the refrain about how hard acting is. There's a thread about it at least every couple of days, something like "Is it possible for me to make a living as an actor? I don't want to be poor!" cue 43 replies. The reaso…
Reddit · 30 Jul 2022
I’ve had several supporting/principal speaking roles in films on streaming services, a BFA from a top drama program, and have worked on many commercials/vo projects. Never thought to explore Canada as I was born and raised in the U.S. and have really only ever worked here. However, I have close family in Toronto and am…
