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 at least some basic research on what actor headshots look like--composition, framing, lighting. You will find a Google Image search for "actor headshots" to be very helpful for this. Non-professional shots are fine for age/typecasting; please keep in mind that one picture is a difficult way to go about this. Video of you moving and speaking would be ideal, but understandably more difficult to post. For what it's worth, the branding workshop at SAG-AFTRA recommends a five-year age range. That's inclusive, so for example 19-23, 25-29, 34-38, etc.
I am extremely delusional and genuinely believe I not only can be but already am better than a lot of successful actors. I am exaggerating for a comedic effect, but I still genuinely believe the essence of that. It seems like it should be an extremely easy thing to prove you are good at, no? Just rehearse a bit and show up to auditions? Am I missing something? If not where do I find these mystical auditions?
Hi r/acting, This is a question for UK based actors- I have been offered a commercial contract with quite a respectable agency. After reviewing the contract they will be taking 1/3 of my earnings 'if the booking is inclusive of agency fees' and if **not** then they will take 20% of my gross total. Firstly, has anyone else signed a similar contract with this high commission rate? Secondly, I'm a bit confused by what they mean in terms of 'agency fee' and how that will affect my earnings, any advice? Any light you can shed on the matter would be much appreciated. Thanks everyone x
I was hoping to get some insights from actors here. I'm in a bit of a pickle in regards to screen acting course or taking a plunge into voice acting classes / equipment but I'm unable to do both at this moment. Would VO being the better option to bring in side money to afford screen training or is that just as long to bring in any real money as screen acting. I'm not a total newbie, I've taken acting classes in the past, I'm almost an advanced screen combat actor and motion capture acting trained. But looking for insights from those doing the actual work. Thanks in advance for any info.
Hi everyone I’m new to the group I’m from London England bit of a long message sorry , anyways I’ve always wanted to be an actor, but not really known how to get into it. I’ve recently started going to the Anna Scher Theatre I’ve enjoyed it good people good vibes and a place to express myself and actually act. I only did extra work before anyways I was wondering what I should do next to progress and get parts etc. I’m looking to build connections get more auditions and more material for my showreel etc any advice ?
Positionality: I consider myself an intermediate-level regional actor. I'm non-union for now and freelance. I see a lot of folks beginning to act here and figured I'd share a thing I wish I knew when I started. Occasionally - especially in the case of new/developing scripts - there will be a call for actors to do a staged reading. Sometimes readings will be held for established scripts that are difficult to stage or if a company can squeeze it into their budget. Usually readings are unpaid and informal, sometimes they have auditions and sometimes they're volunteer-basis. If you already know about these as a beginner, you're years ahead of me haha. Staged readings are a great way to not only practice with more dialogue and get more experience working with plays in a low-pressure (memorization-free, blocking-light) environment, but the networking is also fantastic. A fun way to practice acting for free is to get your friends together to read a play out loud and practice acting the scenes - a private home staged reading, if you will. Staged readings are also going digital these days, so you may not even have to leave home. I'm going to be in a staged reading this month and I'm so hyped! Anyone here done fun staged readings? How does translate to film/screenwriting?
I’m being a bit impatient on this as it’s only really maybe been a month or two, but might as well make some conversation cuz why not. So I’ve been getting less auditions after starting the year off great with a national commercial, a one-liner on a film, and a callback for a commercial I ultimately didn’t book. I thought it’d be steady from there but it’s been pretty slow. However, I got sent my first guest star audition a week or so ago (not technically my first, as my first audition with my agents was a recurring guest star, but that was only because of specific race, which they incidentally got wrong lol, anyway). My most recent audition was for a co-star, but it was a pretty meaty one at 6 lines. For actors that are at a “higher level” than me - is this the process you went through when leveling up, or is it just slow? For context, I started with my agency the beginning of last year. Booked 4 TV/film roles and 3 commercials. Also have a recurring role on a show from before I joined this agency
And no I’m talking about IMDB lol
So I (21M) have taken a break from acting for 3-4 year after a runin with a horrible and covid, and I now feel comfortable to return. I have been doing everything in these years. I've learned Spanish started a national sports association and have been a campaign manager for different young politicians in my country. When I did acting one of my Shakespeare teachers told me I was a natural talent, I have never really understood what that meant, I always felt like my teachers were expecting something or they saw something that I couldn't, it's hard to explain. Anyway, now I'm back and I want to keep doing it, but I have no idea about how to get back into it again. I'm not really good at physical acting so conventional is my best bet. But, I am so afraid I've wasted my time doing something completely wrong and useless. Ugh its hard to explain do any of you have any advice?
I’m 16 almost 17 and I so desperately want to become an actress. I don’t know how to explain it to people but I genuinely want nothing more than to experience working on the set of a movie or tv show, learning and growing as a person and an actress. Does anyone have any advice on how to start an acting career?
hey yall is it weird to dm a little indie filmmaker on instagram almost pitching myself and almost jokingly asking him to keep me in mind for future projects or??????????
Good day, my fellow voice acting redditors. My name is James G. Robertson. I'm the author of such unknown works as Afterworld, and The Ripper. You can find my Goodreads [here](https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7138684.James_G_Robertson) which has my website etc on it as well. I will eventually advertise for them, but for now, I'm more focused on building my backlog so that advertisement costs aren't so expensive. Anywho, funding my full cast audiobooks is an expensive endeavour, and being a voice actor myself (I've done two voices in my book The Ripper) I would like to find some audio work to supplement this long expensive process. Want to see what I'm capable of? Check out my Fiverr gig! [https://www.fiverr.com/share/12ZkGz](https://www.fiverr.com/share/12ZkGz)
What is your biggest success so far? A big role, dubbing your favorite character, meeting some cool people or working with them, etc.
Hello everyone, I know this question may sound stupid, but I'll give you some examples so you can understand better what I mean. 1. [This is Alessandro Borghi](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/74_Venice_Film_Festival_-_2017_Alessandro_Borghi_%2836566308010%29_%28cropped_2%29.jpg), he is an italian actor and is best known for playing a criminal in a movie about criminality and corruption in Rome. [As you can see](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSIOLG0v1egRe4EIFW01QxMwy553iObyuaGuOO0msC8tEx9K7VyF5cWDM72o40DSUegdEw&usqp=CAU) he looks quite nice and normal, but [this is how he looks in this movie I was talking about](https://www.ciakgeneration.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/001-43.jpg). [Here's another](https://i.imgur.com/BuKTL3n.png) and [another one](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wikisuburra/images/8/8c/8.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20180130231021&path-prefix=it). You can see that he actually looks kinda scary here, someone you don't really wanna mess with and he's also some sort of sociopath in the movie. 2. [This is another italian actor](https://www.salvatore-esposito.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/salvio01.jpg), Salvatore Esposito, to me he has [a very kind face](https://www.raiplay.it/dl/img/2021/06/14779054.png). But he's also best known for playing a very dangerous Camorra boss in the tv show called "Gomorra" and [this is what he looks like in the show.](https://www.quotidianodelsud.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/salvatore-esposito-genny-savastano-1080x675.jpg) And [here's another one](https://www.quicosenza.it/news/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Salvatore-Esposito.jpg). Now you also have a lot of other actors that in normal real life interviews look very friendly and funny, someone you would actually hang out with, but I've always been so fascinated by how these artists completely change the way they look, from nice and kind to dangerous or at least very intimidating when playing gangster, criminals or mafia bosses(The actor that plays Tuco Salamanca in the show Breaking Bad is also a good example). I know you can sum it all up to "oh well, they do it by acting" but how exactly? what process do they go through to actually transform this way? You know even by social circumstances we know how to pretend to be sad or happy and stuff like that, we can cry, we can smile or laugh and so on, but, again, I'd really like to better understand how they can look like that so well
Beginner actor wanting to move to ATL or LA. For actors who live in either or what survival jobs do you have to maintain your acting career?
Hello Voice Actors of Reddit! I have wanted to do voice acting for some time and thought I’d start on Fiverr. I began to set up my page, but being completely new to this, I had no idea what I should charge along with all of the different specifics of what I should put there. I was wondering if anyone here had any tips on getting started there, or if there is a better alternative, where I should go. Any tips are welcome and appreciated!
I've found this to be a very supportive and knowledgeable community, but it seems every day, the same few questions are posted without checking the sidebar or scrolling even a little ways down to see if it's already been asked. Some of us are working actors, been in the business a long time, or are really passionate about the craft and the business and are willing to take the time to give advice or just share what we know. But I've personally lost interest in answering questions I've already answered several times, and the result is you're not going to get as solid advice in response to your post as you might find in the same question answered 12 hours ago, a day ago, last week, a month ago.Some of the most persistent questions: * How do I get started? * How do I find auditions? * When is the right time to find an agent? * I live in another country and want to be an actor in the US, how do I do this? There's a pinned auto-moderated post "There Are No Stupid Questions" because no one should be judged for being inexperienced, not knowing the basics, or just starting out because we've all been there. But first, explore the sub, scroll the thread, put a little effort into it. Thanks.
Where can I find a service that produces voiceover demos for voice actors? I was trying to google it but I keep finding actual voice actors. Also, do you have any recommendations?
I'm 22 years old and lately I was the lead in an episode in a one off series on TV.in general I recently realized that I want to try to make it as an actress but my boyfriend of almost 2 years isn't very supportive . He says that If I land another part where I have to kiss someone that he's probably going to want to break up with me . He claims he tried to be supportive when I had the lead part but he couldn't.. he wants to be with me and he wants to try but says he never wanted to be with an actress. How can I make him see that he has nothing to worry about?
So I’m fairly new to acting, been wanting to do it for years but was scared because I never really saw too many actors that looked like myself on tv. But I decided recently why not, won’t hurt to try. There’s a good amount of representation like myself in todays media, I feel more confident. However I’m struggling to find work that is seeking for my look. I have actorsaccess and am based in Texas(home based San Antonio, but can travel to Houston, Austin etc.) however there aren’t many roles that are fit for me. I see people talking about applying/auditioning for a number of roles within a month but I’m lucky to find 5. Which i know we have to audition for so many in order to even hear a yes so I feel like I’m never gonna hear a yes if there’s no roles available for me. Will getting an agent help with this problem? I know there are roles that only agents can see, but how am I supposed to get an agent with no credit? I have good quality headshots, currently taking and have been taking many classes (currently Stella Adler virtual class) but I’m too scared to apply to agencies for the lack of credits and experience. For reference I’m a 23 [F] African American, that can play age range of 16-24. I applied for a role that was seeking exactly that and never heard anything back after 2 weeks went back to look at the description again and realized they were looking for a “fair skinned black girl” which now I know why I hadn’t heard anything back because I’m dark skinned. Pls any advice? Do I have to move to a bigger market? I always thought Texas was a good starter market but maybe not for me. Idk. I’m lost and honestly just looking to at LEAST audition more for the experience.
Like if they’ve been through a lot in life, and any actors that come to mind
I'm sorry if this isn't an appropriate place for this. But, i figured if anyone knows quite a lot about voices it would probably be voice actors. For some context, I am autistic and i spent a long time in my childhood being non verbal, and a long time following that speaking but not very often and not very well. I feel as though due to my lack of experience speaking, i haven't developed the technique that a person normally would with their voice as they get older. Recently, I've gotten more comfortable speaking with certain people and I've noticed that my voice changes a lot. There are times when it's low in volume and airy, I would describe it as similar to shaq's voice. When my voice is like that i have the feeling in my throat that i need to cough up some mucus but I'm unable to and it messes with my ability to produce a good sound. Other times, my voice is deep and rich and loud. I've noticed people are quite fond of it and can easily understand me when it's this way. I have no idea what I've done right to get my voice to sound that way and when it gets worse, i have no idea what I've done wrong. I was wondering if perhaps anyone here has any tips based on what I've described or if you could point me in the right direction to finding some answers. This is something that means a lot to me because after spending so much time not speaking and hating my voice, the idea that it could all change seems life changing to me.
I’m an aspiring voice actor and I’m looking for a reliable software that I can use for recording voice audios on my computer. Any recommendations?
Hi voice actors, I'm just a curious, non-voice-acting person, but I've always noticed how no matter how good the dub for an anime is, its fans will almost always prefer the original voice acting. How do you, as voice actors, feel about this? Is it despair inducing to know that no matter how much soul you put into the role, people will nearly always view it as inferior to the original? Does it inspire you to do even better when you get a role in a dubbed anime? Maybe you view the entire situation differently, having professional insight and experience. Whatever your answer is, thanks for answering my question!
If you practice on your own time and are ready to look for work where do you start?
Hey all! Hope this is allowed, apologies if not, but I'm hoping by helping me, I can help you. I've been an actor for around 22 years and have had a fair amount of frustrations with casting sites over the years and after talking to fellow performers, I realised I'm not alone! I decided to begin developing an alternative casting site and social network and need to know what people need and what frustrations performers have with what's currently on offer. As part of my development, I've created a survey, aimed particularly at UK performers. It's quite in-depth and takes most people about 10 minutes. Obviously, to ensure I'm providing what people actually want and need, I need as many responses as I can get. If all goes to plan, it will hopefully be well worth it down the line for all of us! [https://forms.gle/uuhvXatQAwmWvLbV8](https://forms.gle/uuhvXatQAwmWvLbV8?fbclid=IwAR1ymn_8tAIEgwz88Kb1GOK-ffzB-iozF4kiHSCGRa8zA9TJgBpJ7tFYiCQ)
so i understand that to start in this industry, one must take acting classes and then gain experience from doing student films, but where do you go after that? how do actors even find agents that put them up for larger productions? do you just search “agents near me”? is there some secret website? do your acting teachers recommend some agents? how does that work i’m also curious as to whether or not it’s rare to get signed with an agent who has access to auditions for large productions (such as marvel movies or netflix shows), or if most agents have access to those
Hi, i wanted to be a voice actor and wanted to learn voice acting so is there any websites that i can do voice-over or learn how to do voice acting?(sometimes if not most of the time im bad at it but i wanna learn) is there any advice that i should take?
In the city I live, there's one main casting website for background/stand in gigs. They require you put your birthdate on your profile, do not let you update it, and whatever janky customer support they have told me they "can't" change the website to instead ask for the age range you're capable of playing instead. And that they base what castings to consider you for based on your literal age. This seems very bizarre to me. I thought everyone knows age is a sensitive topic for actors and your profile should instead display the "age range" you can portray, like it does on L.A. Casting, for instance. Is this legal? If it isn't, or even if it is, can I complain about them/report them somewhere? Or can they do whatever they want because these are lowly non-union background jobs? (For major films and shows). I feel like because we're in the south, they're like 10 years behind and this is so unprofessional.
Are there active communities in Reddit that are aimed more toward the 'seasoned' actor? While I check into this community almost daily, here seems to be a large amount of 'how do I get started?' threads and not many pots for pro's that have been in the biz for years, are union members and occasionally earn money from it. TIA
So I got a request to audition for a movie on a very popular streaming network through actors access and theres 2 files for sides. I’ve gone ahead and filmed the monologue i saw which is a pretty good showcase of me as the character but i’m wondering if I should get a reader and film the other scenes. The thing is— they don’t specify that I need to read all scenes and my character only has very few lines. It’s due on Monday, any advice?
I have to perform a scene where my character is nervous/scared. After running through it a couple times, the feedback i received was that it appeared as though I was uninterested (after watching it back myself I would agree). While acting out the scene I attempted to avoid eye contact, speak in a less confident and softer tone which felt right in the moment but as previously stated, came off more as uninterested as opposed to nervous. To give a bit more context to the scene, my character is about to go through with a life altering procedure, although they've already made the decision to do so and have accepted what they are doing and believe that it is the right thing to do, they are still naturally nervous about it when the time comes (which is where the scene begins). ​ As you can imagine a google search resulted in more about how *not* to be nervous when performing or auditioning. Typically I would try to channel my own feelings of nervousness into the character, but in this instance I personally do not feel nervous (this is for a class and I genuinely look forward to acting out my scenes and do not generally feel nervousness when on the mark). ​ Essentially, my question is how does one *act* nervous? Given that this is performed/filmed as if it was an audition, there isn't a lot of room for fidgeting with my hands which is where my mind first went to show nervousness. If anyone has any tips on portraying nervousness in a more subdued manor or even examples of scenes that come to mind (I was trying to recall something I've seen where the actor played a character in a nervous state to no avail) it would be greatly appreciated! ​ tl;dr: I have to perform a scene where my character is nervous, I myself am not nervous performing so I can't channel my own emotion into the scene and I'm looking for any advice on how to play a character in a nervous state or examples from film/tv. ​ edit: previously read disinterested, meant uninterested.
So let me be clear. I am a 20 year old guy who has never acted a day in his life. But its always been a huge interest of mine and I've watched actors all my life. I currently live in Northern Ireland and the opportunities here either don't exist or are for shitty advertising which I don't want to do. I have wanted to go to a different country for a few years and I'm ready to go now. I figure I may aswell go where I can give acting a shot, so this is what I'm asking. Where will give me a decent starting point in this journey to see if I'm good enough to make it or not. Thanks.
So there's this book Spangle, written by Gary Jennings. It's about a traveling circus. It starts immediately after the American Civil War, during which the circus had not been profitable, and progresses as the circus travels through America and Europe and grows in fame, fortune, and numbers. Gary Jennings spent a lot of time in the field with actual traveling circuses to do the research required to make this novel as real as possible. There are plenty of fun facts throughout, the book is so rich and vivid with detail, and all the different talents and nationalities of the characters come together to form a beautiful new color that I bet you've never read anywhere else. This book is super special to me (and I've only read the first third of it.) I really really want to create a fully-casted audiobook for it, and I am really really hoping that I can find some people that think it would be as much fun as I do! To prove how very serious about this I am, I have already typed up the first part of the book (221 out of 978 pages. The entirety of the "America" section of the book.) If anyone is interested, please reach out to me on this post or in my DM's. I will DM anybody interested a link to the script. The Wikipedia page on the novel contains a nice little plot summary and a list of characters for your convenience!
I started acting properly back in November. I'm a guy who likes having order in terms of knowing what to say and/or convey next, so naturally, one of the skills I am shambles at is improvisation. I keep asking myself if its even necessary to improve at if I want to go far in this acting game. So for the more experienced actors here, do you reckon its necessary to become successful? Or does it only increase your chances (and if so, how much by you reckon?)?
NYC is unaffordable even if you have a 9 to 5 with a salary. NYC actors, how did you manage to find a rent that doesn’t eat up your survival wages? Just want to be along or near the subway somewhere. I’m tired of relying on a car and living outside NYC is a tremendous social boot. Also, a lot of those roommate apps ask you highly inappropriate questions about your salary and job? Seems like they only want to rent to certain people. (P.S. feel free to DM me if that’s more comfortable. I would appreciate any advice.)
I am not new to movies, but I am new to the concept of good and bad actors, simply because I can't distinguish between Leonardo Dicaprio is a Great Actor and someone like Keanu Reeves Mediocre, I can distinguish between completely terrible acting, but these hollywood films, I really don't know what makes a good actor good, and a bad actor bad. Now, I don't know if I am giving you guys a right example, because to give one, I would need to figure out, the difference between good and bad acting first but ill take the two actors mentioned before, what makes Leonardo Dicaprio in "Catch Me If You Can" and Keanu Reeves in "John Wick" wooden...
Hi all, I’m a 25 y/o female from a small province in Canada. In my area there are little to no opportunities for classes/training here. I’m currently unemployed and have no other passion for anything but acting, and I know I need a side job, but I have a good chunk of money saved to get by for awhile to go all in for now. I genuinely want to know what you all think I should do as far as moving forward to pursue my career? I have thought about going to school in Toronto/Vancouver (as they have more acting schools/opportunities) but have also seen on many posts that “all it takes” to get your foot in the door is going to acting classes in LA and great headshots and that going to a legit “school for acting” especially at my age is a waste of time.. I do want to end up in LA eventually, as I know the opportunities are endless there, but I know I need to start somewhere first. I’d love to know your guys thoughts on what you would do if you were me? Cheers x
I found *an actor's handbook* in a library, but it seems that *an actor's work* (I would have to buy an ebook) is the main main book to read? Are they different versions of the same thing or are they different enough for me to read both? I'm literally just getting into acting and I'm trying to teach myself some theory. I don't want to start by reading an inferior version of the most important theory. Sorry I couldn't find an answer online.
Hi everyone :) i’m an aspiring actor who signed to john casablancas in 2020 (i didn’t know it was a scam till 5 months in the program, though i did learn a lot from them) I’m 16, a black woman. I’m in school it’s been hard to juggle acting and school {i’ve wanted to be an actor since 8, impossible bc of scams ofc} anyways. I’ve tried to contact 100 agencies and no responses, of course i’ve had professional headshots, resumes, reels, took classes, got backstage, actors access. Done everything in the book and i’m still getting nowhere. I’ve spent over 4,000 on acting materials and i’ve been casted into nothing. I live with my single mom and sibling and we’re nearly poor. I can’t afford to keep spending money on backstage and classes when they’ve done nothing for me. 2 of my friends I did acting with are already casted in films and modeling, I promised everyone i’d be an actor and i know it’s baby steps but i’ve gotten nowhere, nada, Ive been rejected for being a background character several times, all the advice i hear is cliche and unaffordable. What do I do. I’m too poor and all my hard work has got me nothing.
Every actor has a different market value, how does this affect anything? What exactly does this market value do?
Hey all, (I hope this is the right sub to ask this) This post is to see what you voice actors prefer in terms of a delivered script. Especially, in the context of dynamic and branching dialogue present in video games. TLDR at the bottom with some questions. Context: We've recently finished our game dialogue and I've got a program that is converting the in game dialogue language into a format that is more human readable than JSON. Before we start paying for people we want to make sure that the format we use is both functional to the dynamic nature of the voice lines but most importantly helps the actors create compelling performances. ​ The dialogue in this game allows for player choice and is dynamic based on certain stimuli in the game. As such, traditional screenwriting formatting is difficult to retrofit for some scenes. Vignettes (scenes that only involve NPC's interacting and absolutely no player input) work very well within traditional screenwriting format. However, some scenes have long, branching paths of dialogue that often don't lead to the same end point. So, your (the actor's) character may end the scene either excited, fuming, or apathetic depending on the player's choice. Currently, with each scene in the script we give a context and possible outcomes of that scene so the actor will know where they may be going in terms of their character. Then the format becomes closer to traditional screenwriting with given dialogue and some notes. However, with the varying responses from the player, scenes may travel all over the place. Right now, I am trying to avoid breaking up the flow of the scene too much by having simple if-then branch statements. Then, at the end of the scene there is an "ADDITIONAL SCENE LINES" section. This is just to make sure that all the voice lines are accounted for. ​ ​ [Here's a simple example of what a simple branch may look like when delivered in close-to-traditional format.](https://preview.redd.it/15oe0fnv37q81.png?width=559&format=png&auto=webp&s=cd85aa9a84daec4aee0e1343187e229e84ba0826) ​ [Here's an example of the format that would be used for additional lines that the player can encounter in the same scene as above.](https://preview.redd.it/ojcyrul5b7q81.png?width=555&format=png&auto=webp&s=ed635081828d86299709209b834f34dd29481da9) ​ I also know is that some voice actors don't want to be given a long spreadsheet of lines to read through that don't exist within the full context of the scene. Some game studios do this. However, for things like "barks", one shot lines that are delivered in response to stimuli - like saying "Ow!" when being hit, things are different. Spreadsheets or tables seem like the most efficient solution as bark lines are more ambient and characterization rather than dramatization. ​ I currently have a format that would give the "bark" lines as a table with dialogue, characters, and motivations. But, I also have a traditional screenwriting format that gives contexts and motivations to the barks in a linear format. What format would you prefer to get your one-off lines in? ​ [Here's the example barks delivered in a table. ignore \\"feeling\\"](https://preview.redd.it/fxmdhrin77q81.png?width=610&format=png&auto=webp&s=25de0da61e8bb0ac5bcf593eb2f47ba4c3de7fff) ​ [Here are the bark's in the more traditional format.](https://preview.redd.it/gzh7mypy77q81.png?width=542&format=png&auto=webp&s=368fa02c991a6dd38b6cc081ddaf4cc1502bc407) ​ ​ [Another possible table to send. This is just part of a raw table for csv](https://preview.redd.it/7mrup24tg7q81.png?width=1239&format=png&auto=webp&s=bd264e58aa880f2626ff51951112c2021622efe8) ​ ​ \--TLDR-- Important questions: Do you prefer a specific format for your voice lines? Or, do you like a mix? Do you like or dislike the usage of tables? Are there any pet peeves you have with lines delivered to you? What were your favorite and least favorite scripts you have been given? What type of script helped you give the best performance? What format would you prefer to get your one-off lines in? ​ Obviously, things like direction and communication are going to be huge in getting the right performance but I would also like to be able to give the actor a strong resource to work from. I've asked some other designers what they did with their scripts but I thought it equally as valuable to ask those that would be using them in their performance. I want to know the voice actor's perspective. Thanks.
Do you all think there's a "better" acting book among those written by Adler, Meisner, Stanislavsky, or Demidov? I liked Larry Moss' book a lot, and I feel like it helped me understand acting - and how to be a better actor - much more. What do you all think? Thanks!
I’m local to Pittsburgh and Cleveland but want to move into the NYC market asap. I have a friend I can sleepover at anytime in NJ, so I could be local to NYC… I have no connections in the industry in NYC and it’s been tough to break in from afar. Has anyone had good experiences (or bad) with Talent Link on Actors Access? P.S. - you can see my content at www.Curtis-Caldwell.com or follow me on Instagram @CurtisClone
When you act, put your worst self forward. Your flaws are what make you a complete person, they inform WHY you are why you are. Your failures are why you have successes, you learn from them. As an actor who also is missing a leg, I learned to lead with what many others would perceive as my weakness. I learned they're wrong. My leg is my superpower, my flaws are my depth, and my failures are my strengths. My time in front of the camera has informed my life, and my life has benefited from that exposure, which has in turn made me more bold to show my emotional and psychological warts. @KurtYaeger - some actors like to pretend their advice is solid gold, i don't. This might work for you, it might not. In acting there are no right answers, only real ones and fake ones. See my social or IMDb - Kurt
If I pay for a reel on there, but then replace it with a different reel, either the same size or smaller, do I have to repay? Or do they let me replace it for free?
Hello! Let me preface by first saying, I am NOT a professional voice actor. However I truly appreciate the craft, I am mainly looking to get into this for a hobby and maybe a few school or YouTube related projects. Any advice for a newcomer or someone just looking to get into a new hobby? Thanks!
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Although I'm not an actor myself, I have great respect and admiration for actors (live-action and voicework) and it pisses me off when people look at photorealistic CGI models and claim that they will somehow replace actors. It seems to me that these people think that all actors do is stand in position and read their lines, forgetting about the "acting" part of the job. I know I'm preaching to the choir, but good (or even mediocre) actors embody and bring life to a character. Although there are, unfortunately, some actors who can't act for their life and were only cast for their looks/name recognition, those are the minority. When it comes to CGI, either you spend thousands of hours manually animating the models, have an actual actor in a motion capture environment, or let an algorithm have a go at it. The first is stupid, the second is already done to great effect, and the third is the equivalent of getting random people off the street and expecting them to put on an award-winning performance. Another thing that bothers me is how people seem to think that when you have a model or a deepfake of an actor, you can use them as you wish without the actor's consent. It's not like Photoshop made it so that supermodels are edited into every ad campaign against their will. People still very much own the rights to their own likeness. And when it comes to actors, they are so much more than just their likeness, contrary to what these people seem to think. TLDR: I'm tired of actors being seen as mere puppets easily replaced by digital recreations.
For a directing assignment, I'm looking for a contemporary realism scene that features 1 man and 1 woman. I think comedic fighting scenes are really what's in my mind, as I could see both of these actors going over the top (kind of like Odd Couple) but I'm drawing a blank and need some help.
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