Hey all, In this pandemic it has been hard to meet others and I thought it would be nice to create a discord for creatives in NYC. This discord is intended for hobbyists to working professionals. I have made channels for every major industry department, eg: actors, G&E, costume, etc. and there are more general channels for filmmakers trying to talk shop! The intention is to also have this discord have regular meetups so that we can meet each other in person. This is a brand new discord so forgive me if it needs a little touching-up. But I'd love to have anyone interested join! The link to the discord server is below. [https://discord.gg/kz9G8QBG](https://discord.gg/kz9G8QBG)
Hello fellow Toronto actors. I have been take classes since October and I am thinking of submitting to agencies for represention. However, I don't have any experience just some training so I was wondering what are my chances of being accepted by an agency. Two people that I know from my classes were just accepted to AMP Talent who are in the similar situation as me. I did some research and found out that AMP is not listed on the Actra site but has good reviews on goggle. Would joining an agency not on the Actra site wise or should I submit to ones on Actra site. Thank you all for your advice.
Hey everybody, my name is [Scott Cleverdon](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0166526) together with my wife [Assumpta Serna](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0785264) we have taught film acting for the last 20 years. We've also done the job, Assumpta more than most will ever do in their lives (and in 6 different languages). Follow the IMdb links to seeSince the start of this pandemic of ours, we have been livestreaming on the subject of film acting technique, career management, agents, casting directors, international work and pretty much anything you can think of. [trying to be easy on the eyes an ears](https://preview.redd.it/j7rh5zyppof81.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=65fe86483acdf86c79227d36ba8b780fac6b9b5f) We're live simultaneously on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/escuelaassumptaserna), [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/assumptaserna), [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/assumptaserna/) and [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/assumptaserna), four days a week and on thursdays we're in English at 7pm GMT. We usually review showreels and give our advice and help on what we see can be improved and we're always open to new ideas. I'm relatively new to Reddit and I thought this might be interesting to this subreddit. Our english playlist is [HERE](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYIEtBLIwJsK7eojqrrmDyxHWHGp5kLsF) The latest is where we're debunking that [charlatan at the Actor's Academy.](https://youtu.be/9BAueS_GsP4) And we'd love to know what you think and if any of y'all would be interested in having your showreels or headshots critiqued.
I live in Texas and travel to LA a lot, right now I don’t know whether to use actors access or backstage, which would be best for me? As someone who’s trying to do films exclusively.
Agencies like UTA, ICM, Innovative, and CAA and more seem to be referral only or email. And I feel that sending an email won’t be effective at all since I imagine these agencies get a million emails a day from strangers everyday. I know that referrals come through connections but it’s tough for someone like me for example that has no ties to the industry whatsoever. Any networking tips for people that wanna get industry referrals and contacts to get further ahead? I get that talent has a lot to do with someone’s advancement in their acting career but it seems like the actors who get good work are all signed by good agencies and are well connected. How does one become well connected? :/
I feel like I over act. People tell me I'm not, but when I watch my self and compare it to people on tv or actors I like I don't feel like I'm over acting. I know I shouldn't be thinking about acting and just be, be the character, but I feel like even when I am I don't seem natural when I watch myself. When I try to not over do it, it looks full and unexpressive. Any advice? Thank you!!
Hey folks! I wanted to share a story that I hope will inspire! Long story short, I'm a rising actor and when I heard Michael B. Jordan was producing a live action Static Shock movie. Although I felt discouraged at first since I wasn't a big name actor, I decided to take a chance on myself and start a petition to get some attention for an audition. By doing so, I gathered up 700+ signatures within a month and had my story featured in multiple news sources ***worldwide***. The only limits we have, especially as actors, are the ones we make for ourselves; don't let anyone stop you from living your dreams. Hope I inspired you to live yours! Lastly, if you could support the cause by signing and sharing, I'd greatly appreciate it: [change.org/ShotAtShock](https://change.org/ShotAtShock)
I really want to pursue acting seriously. I live 30 minutes from LA, and don’t have time for much, so what should I put my time into for now so I can best attempt to start some traction? I was told making voice acting reel might be a good idea ?
Especially a male who could be a potential killer? I'm creating a pitch deck and all I can think of is Christopher Lloyd but I need a younger actor.
Specifically talking film & tv, and taking into consideration the changes in the business due to the state off the world (self tapes being the norm, etc.). Is actually living/moving/being based in LA as important as it once was? Even more?
I'm a Korean high school student in the age of 18 and I wanna be a Hollywood actor I will start acting career by next year and I'm wondering what I have to do. Should I move to USA and start my career or stay in my country and be an actor, and then move to USA?? I don't know what should I do
This may be the silliest question posted on here, but do you prefer showering the morning of a performance, class, audition, etc. or the night before? Thanks.
I live in a place where acting is messed up even the most renowned actors here are absolutely mediocre, the acting schools don't teach any specific technique all they teach is how to get better at expression, how to maintain voice In a scene basically doing everything to make a scene look real rather than getting out of your head and immersing in a scene. I want to learn and I know there are online acting Courses too, so all I want to know is what are some great acting Courses available online? Any help will be appreciated.
So how do actors speak when on camera with fake teeth. Especially like the scifi style that has like fangs or knarly teeth. I can barely speak with a normal set of veneers on.
Find your personal truth, and build your work off of your soul
I’m located in Dallas. I’ve been with the same agency for 10 years and it’s time for a change. I’m thinking because all the best Texas stuff is in Austin, it’d be best to get reps there. Do any of you know first had who the best agencies are? Thanks in advance!
I’m pretty new to acting, getting new headshots and starting new classes this month. I want to work through Arizona, California , Nevada, New Mexico and Utah and I’m wondering if that’s a possibility the more I train How common is it to travel as a working actor. I want to stay in a state that’s relatively cheap but not too far where I could fly out. Edit: On Actors access AZ, UT, NV, NM are all on the same listing so I just wondered if is possible to be traveling. And how hard is it to manage?
When you start out as an actor you I know you shouldn’t be picky about you’re roles. If you’re talented you should be able to perform and shine with any material given. While I agree with that to some extent, I also feel like we should stick to our strong suits. I really love film, I love filmmakers like Harmony Korine and the Safdie Brothers who tell interesting and unique stories and use actors that can convey hyper realism. I really wanna book roles in unique projects. Not sure if I’m making sense but you know the kinda of projects that get picked up by A24 or HBO or do well in the festival circuit. If you know you know. Best way to get casted for projects like Good Time, Licorice Pizza, Hereditary, Euphoria, Uncut Gems, Zola
I've been slowly getting more and more VO work. It's definitely been a learning curve, but I've really been enjoying it. Mostly corporate work for me at this point. I think it might be time to invest in a new/better mic. Anyone have any suggestions?? I don't have a ton of money to burn, so any cost effective suggestions would be really helpful. Thanks!! I also wanted to share about one of my favorite voice actors! James Arnold Taylor is a legend! Not only is he incredibly talented, he's really kind and encouraging. I admire how positive he is. He even created a book called JAT365 with daily journaling prompts to help keep you in a positive mindset while going after your dreams (it's also free on his YouTube). It really helped me through a difficult time in my life. I figured I'd share this all on here in case anyone is feeling low and needed to seek out a pick-me-up. I know VO work can be tough sometimes. He always gives great advice on his youtube and insta. Plus I just recently learned he voiced one of my all time favorite Star Wars characters! He's Obi-Wan Kenobi from the Clone Wars!!!!! I just listened to a podcast episode all about him and it was so fascinating. You can listen to it here if you want: [Discussing the Talents of James Arnold Taylor (Voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Clone Wars)](https://anchor.fm/most-things-kenobi/episodes/Episode-36-Discussing-the-Talents-of-James-Arnold-Taylor-Voice-of-Obi-Wan-Kenobi-in-The-Clone-Wars-e1djhob) I don't know about you all, but I try to consume a lot of material produced by and about VO artists who are successful. You never know when you might stumble across some great advice. Any suggestions of an artist I should look to for inspiration?
HIIII I have my first call back next week and I ned urgent advice! This may sound self-explanatory but I wanted to ask should i wear the same top i did in the audition and change anything looking back at the self-tape? Add more emotion? or stick to same? they are looking to test chemistry, any advice on that? do i print the script to the callback? or do they have copies?
Hello. I for so many years been into all sorts of television and movies and all sorts of other entertainment. I as a little boy had such an active imagination over the stuff I would watch and it would serve as my escapism from the stress of life. But ever since last year, I have been watching all kinds of movies from some parts of *"The Green Knight"*, *"Eternals"*, *"C'mon C'mon"*, *"Marrowbone"*, *"Ip Man Series"* as well as so much more movies. What all of them have in common is that while some aspects of the writing isn't up to par, they do their jobs in serving as entertainment, with the actors/actresses being able to express themselves and to craft a wonderful story with their brilliant acting. I've also been into martial arts movies and the movie series I listed up there was so fun and inspirational to me including the spinoff film. It gives me hopes and dreams of maybe achieving something like it and being able to make a great life for myself and to push myself beyond limits. Since I am only 20 years old, I have some desires revolving around this and sometimes find myself jealous of child actors, who got their start very early, the most recent example being Woody Norman from *"C'mon C'mon"* who seems to have accomplished more in a year than what we on average as normal everyday working citizens would do in a lifetime. I have only 1 life to live and I want to spend it making it big and showing any talents I think I may have and to hopefully inspire others with the same kind of entertainment I always was enjoying as a little boy. So in conclusion, I have been in college as an English major for only a couple years since 2019 with about 50 credits and I talked to a counselor on maybe finishing my Associate's degree for English while taking some theater classes to at least have some of those credits or more for transferring to a possible university for more experience. I have some form of social anxiety, currently going through an identity crisis based on my terribly average looks and may not be that great at acting, but I still may want to try it out and see how it goes. My original career was wanting to be a librarian, but I don't want to waste my life working a boring job and not doing anything better with it. I want to write books, getting better at drawing, earn more experience with painting, to read a whole lot more and gain sufficient knowledge capable enough of helping me succeed through life as a result. If anybody has any suggestions for me I would love to hear your ideas of where I could go from here and what your experiences were like in figuring this out in your life as well. P.S, if you have read and made it this far, then I thank you so much for being really patient with me and taking the time to read through all of this and hope you are all making it in your future acting careers.
do i NEED money to start acting? i've been wanting to become an actress for awhile but decided in July that i wanna start pursuing my dream. I've been trying to get a job (not acting) since last March but it's impossible. so is there any way i can start my career without money?
I live in Chicago but I have the means to fly to LA if I were cast for something. 1.Does living in Chicago make a project not want to even look at me because of my home base even if I can pay for my transportation? I see a lot of posts that says "must live in LA" so it just worries me. 2. How common/difficult is it for an actor to try to work in both markets? Does that make it harder to get representation since you're trying to dip in both?
Hey all, I'm a mixing engineer/sound editor, recently got into VO & audiobooks editing coming from dialogue editing/mixing/mastering background, and I must say I really enjoy it. Looking to connect with some voice actors that may need a helping hand editing. Thanks!
So let me introduce myself. My name Livinesh . I am from Malaysia and I am an Indian. Let's get started, I always wanted to be an actor in big Hollywood movies such as Marvel studios. It is my dream because I grew up watching Spiderman . Moreover, I came with a family that have no exposure on acting (most of my family members are doctors, engineer and lawyers) because of that my family is dodging my ambition (except my mom who is encouraging me )and wanted me to be a Software engineer which I am fine with it but I prefer acting . The thing is that Malaysia has very less English movies . The only movie I can think of is Crazy Rich Asian. Beside that I am not a rich and I can't study overseas. Is there a way for me to be an actor for English movie as a Malaysian .
I(22M) have always disliked the way I look on photos. I get compliments about my looks on a weekly basis and I even decided to join acting based on that but I just don’t like watching what I do even though I actually love it and my acting teacher thinks that my look gonna help me in the industry. This might seem like a stupid question but is this sth normal with us? Should I just live with it or try to change it? As far as I’m concerned I have seen a-lot of actors say that they don’t like to watch themselves either
Imgur link or dm of pics is fine! Thank you again!
Hey all. I’ve been going back and forth on this for a minute and figured I’d ask someone else’s advice. So basically a couple months ago I got an agent in Chicago. Huge milestone and really happy that it happened; they were my first choice. I’ve been lucky enough to have done a few great plays in my short time as an actor but I’m deeply interested in moving more towards film and TV. So in Chicago there are a decent amount of film/tv auditions; they have a few shows shot locally and always at least a couple big movies/mini series’ shoot here a year. But it’s still obviously no NY or LA. Now basically my question is, would it be a big no-no to ask my agent if they, in addition to local Chicago stuff, could submit me for some NY things as well? I’m talking things like Law and Order. I just figure that opening up the pool of things I’m auditioning for could help the overall numbers game that auditioning tends to be. There are two parts to my trepidation in even asking my agent. The first being that I’m not sure if this would offend them in any way. The last couple weeks have been a little slow and I’m afraid the question may come across as me being dissatisfied with the work they’re doing for me in Chicago. The second cause for hesitation is just not knowing if this is even feasible. Sure almost all auditions are via self tape nowadays anyway but still just unsure on the plausibility. NY is, however, basically a second home to me so the actual practicalities of working as a local hire would be handled. It would mainly be an issue of being 12 hours away at any given moment. I’m also not even sure if agents have access to breakdowns in other regions apart from their own haha. Although my agency does have a NY branch. I don’t know. Let me know what you all think.
Not sure if this is the right sub for this, but I need some help. So over the summer I was a background actor in a production based in Atlanta. I was wondering how I will need to file it in my taxes and have two main questions. 1. I don’t live in Georgia, but do I need to list that I worked in Georgia for this job so it can be taxed under them? 2. How do I report my earnings for the work I did? As in, is it considered a freelance thing or should I expect a tax form? Some other details: I worked on this project for one day and do have the pay stub still. I went through a company called Rose Locke Casting. Thanks for the help.
Hi friends Im just wondering whats the best format to write a script for voice actors. Im working on one and I can already tell its gonna be rough for anyone reading it so whats the proper way to format it and what are some tips you guys can give me to make it easier for the actors reading it. ​ Thanks ahead of time.
I want consistent and long term training for my voice, especially for the stage, and so I’m looking for a teacher who can guide me through it. I would appreciate any such recommendations in LA. Also how would I go about developing my voice on my own? How do professional actors on here keep your voice in tip top shape?
despite the fact she was white in the movie, in most adaptations of the musical, she is played by an african american actress. i dont want to use anything that could sound too much like blaccent, but i also don’t want to make this character fall flat. i thought about doing a 20s actress type accent? im not sure how to interpret the character appropriately. this is also the junior version of newsies, so now instead of “thats rich”, she has a song called “just a pretty face” (which can be found on mti’s website) i have no clue how im supposed to go into this, please help!
I want to be an actor really badly, I don’t see myself doing anything else in future other than writing scripts or maybe being writing books on the side, but still acting is what I want. I watch movies and see how talented these actors are and I immediately don’t feel good enough. I think to myself that I’ll never be as good as them, or as talented or I’ll never get the facial expressions correct, I’ll never be as passionate as them. I know I’m a beginner and that’s not a fair comparison, but still it just doesn’t seem like I’ll be good enough :(
Does anyone else feel this way? Two years of sending auditions into the void (booked two and a few pins), most of my actor friends gave up, moved, or we lost touch. Feels like there is almost zero community left here and all I do is go to my survival gig. Thinking about moving to LA or Atlanta but that comes with a new set of problems. Lol, help!
Why would an actor trying to be on the rise put their rep in jeopardy by trying to exploit new people in the industry? Isn’t that self- defeating?
I will preface this by saying that this post is not intended as a defense of Manatreed, nor a "I believe the accusations against him are true" post. While I will try not to comment on the accusations itself, there are many things that are 'off' about them, some of which have been touched on and some of which haven't been. Additionally, I have *quite a few* opinions about how the community handled this and how we really shouldn't be as surprised as some people are. I apologize for not posting this yesterday when the accusations were perhaps more 'relevant', though I believe that many of the points I'll be touching on aren't necessarily things that will expire in the future depending on how the situation goes. **Source of the info** First of all, KF. This is a website that organizes doxxing and harassment against others to such a degree that it's led to the suicide of more than one person, and a site where alt-right weirdos love to hang around. Though I do not blame people for being uneducated about the source of the accusations/doxxed info, those who are familiar have no reason to delude themselves with the belief that the doxxers were doing this out of a desire to do what's "right" rather than as part of a harassment campaign that's involved people trying to doxx Dream and take him down for well over a year now. There's also the factor that leaktwt is considered a part of the minecraft stan community, one of the reasons being is because they're still considered a 'subtwt', much like 404twt or beetwt in name being identified by the -twt ending. And, yeah, from what I've seen SOME of these people probably are genuinely fans of the CCs, who have somehow convinced themselves that they're fans of the people they try to doxx and harass. However, we need to stop pretending that the vast majority of these people are fans rather than folks from KF who have come onto twitter because they knew that they'd be welcomed as members of the MCYT subtwt community by those who genuinely think they're fighting for what's right or whatever. I've seen the argument that "the timing of these accusations are sus", and like no duh?? It's clear that the people behind the original doxxed info are bad faith actors, the same who have been trying to take down Dream for the past year, so of course they would wait until after people have formed a connection with Manatreed (i mean look at all the simp posts during/after his stream) to post their information. They had no intentions of taking down Manatreed or preventing him from even possibly gaining a community as a streamer before he hit the go live button, even while he had a platform of pretty damn close to half a million people on twitter. Instead, shocking as it is, they may have waited for the time to release their info such that it'd be the most damaging to Manatreed and, wait for it, Dream. Wow, who could've known?? "**Believe all Victims" and how the community handled the situation** Naturally, the vast majority of people who saw the accusations and are in stantwt initially responded by either liking/retweeting these threads or expressing support for them and the fact that the individual whom is supposedly Manatreed out of the mindset that one must "believe all victims", which had time and time again been the centerpiece of controversy in the DSMP community and had led to many believing accusations that have turned out to be falsified before those situations were cleared up. Obviously, this belief/stance has developed over time with various CCs and other public figures online who have been exposed on the internet for doing bad things, and coupled with the inherent nature of humans to do want to do what's "right" and prevent bad people from being platformed, it's no surprise why "believe all victims" is a stance that's held dear by large portions of the community. While I do not intend on giving my own personal opinion of that stance, I will talk about how DSMP fans have (falsely) applied it to the Manatreed situation and used it against him. Members of the community were confronted with several threads accusing Manatreed of being someone implicated in a court case in Florida that revolves around 'Dating Violence (DV)' charges against him. Because of the "believe all victims" mentality, it was immediately believed that even if Manatreed is not the individual, that individual in question WAS an abuser and guilty. The problem with this mentality is that we know NO specifics about this court case, asides from charges relating to abuse. No statements from the victim have been found or shared about the case, and no further information that would implicate the individual exists outside of court documents verifying the existence of this court case. So how can people "believe" a victim whom they have never once heard of or seen any sort of statement from this victim? Because I can already see the "OMG wtf?? you're wrong" criticisms from a mile away, I am not saying that it is wrong to believe the victim. However, it certainly IS wrong and intrusive to pretend like you're knowledgeable about a case that you know nothing about outside of the name of the defendant and the charges against him. Assuming specifics about things like this isn't "believing the victim" or even helping them in any way, but it is harmful and can help encourage further harassment against people and sharing information that may not be true or may be misleading. There's a reason why "innocent until proven guilty" is a thing, at least in the United States. It's incredibly ironic to see the same people who would most likely agree with the statement "ACAB" or other criticisms of the American justice system (let's not pretend that dsmptwt is some paragon of neutrality free from political biases) also want to trust the court system to such a degree that those who end up in the court system with charges against them should be immediately ruled guilty and imprisoned. **Dream's Response** Of course, as dsmptwt likes to do, they immediately went from falsely accusing Manatreed of IRL crimes on the belief that a doxx from a bad actor website is true to getting pissy at Dream for defending someone who he's called his friend. This controversy involved getting upset that Dream referred to people as "gullible" to the fact that Dream was softblocking and/or unfollowing people. First of all, if you genuinely believe that Manatreed is a real life criminal and horrible person and you focused on getting upset at Dream for unfollowing people on twitter dot com, you're a weirdo. Please get off the internet and rethink your life and maybe come up with a set of morals while you're at it. Or maybe develop some critical thinking skills and not instantly trust info from just-as-bad-as-4chan to weaponize it against people. Like, I swear I could literally say Dream lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC and take a photo of Joe Biden's chin and say that's proof that Dream lives there and half of dsmptwt would believe it because "it has an address and information that some shady website said was true, so it must be true!" Second of all, I'll be less concise with this point because it's already been debated to death by the subreddit, but Dream literally has the right to unfollow anyone he wants, whether it's because they're believing an accusation that he doesn't believe or because they made him uncomfortable or whatnot. No stan account deserves a follow, and just like literally anyone else Dream has the right to curate his internet experience however he wants. If this involves removing people from his TL or locking them out of his private space that they don't OWE access to, then so what? It was incredibly disappointing to see a lot of the same folks who were probably advocating for Dream to unfollow all stans back during the June 9 thing or cheering Snifferish on when they unfollowed all stans back when that happened on their account to cry about Dream as if stans are owed anything. And, no your honor, unfollowing people on twitter doesn't imply that Dream's guilty of knowing that Manatreed is anything or that Dream is a horrible bad person or literally anything else. Claims like those are ridiculous and serve to detract from what's actually happening.
prior to this I did not know what the interview was about. They started asking me questions about weed and legalization. I told them I don’t have an opinion on that, I’m afraid this will shed a bad light on me as actor. What do you think ?
Are actors ( day player or principal) notified if they are cut from final edit) . Do they get courtesy call or do they just find out when show airs/premieres?
Hunter Schafer, Barbie Ferreira, and Angus Cloud all claim to be completely untrained. They’re all so good though. I mean I know it’s possible of course to just be that naturally good but do you think they may have taken classes or something and just were advised not to advertise it?
I know this isn't quite what the usual posts here are supposed to be, but I've been trying to identify a voice actor from a 90's game called Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages for a month now with no luck, so I thought that maybe somebody on a subreddit for voice acting might know, or if there's a better way for me to ask people online about it then let me know. So the game Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages has very good voice acting for a game from 1996, but unfortunately while it does list the voice actors, it does not specify who voices who. I think I've managed to ID most of the major characters' voice actors in the game except for one, a character named Baphomet, and you can find a video of him [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFl5rKWlOS8). Since this game was made in the UK, most if not all of the voice actors are from there so I'm not as familiar with them, however, the names of who it could be are as follows (excluding the one woman listed and the game's creator): Anthony Jackson, Peter Serafinowicz, John Baddeley, Billy J. Mitchell, Brad Lavelle, and Brian Eames. Again, I'm sorry to do this, but I've tried other gaming-related subreddits and I've gotten no answers, but if you at least know somewhere else I could ask and maybe get answers, do tell.
Hey! Long story short, I’m looking to get out of my dead end day job and work for myself. I’m a working actor, have worked in film and commercials, my degree is in theatre education and because of that, obviously have a ton of theatre experience. However!!! I have no business degree or have a clue on how to run a business. I’m heavily considering starting my own private coaching/teaching but have no clue where to begin. If you started your own, what advice do you have? Anything specific business wise I need to know about that field? How’d you get started? Sorry, I know that’s broad but anything helps. Thanks in advance!!
Hows it going Reddit. Im looking to hire voice actors for a project im working on. Its gonna be about a five episode scifi radio drama. Its honestly just a personal project for myself cause i've always wanted to do something like this but i've only ever gotten small work in sound design, so im footing the bill and doing it myself. Thats where my question lies, how much should i expect to pay a voice actor for something like this? I know that question depends on how many lines, how many episodes theyre in, lead roles, supporting roles, ect. Im honestly trying to see how much i should expect to spend and how I could write the story around it to make it more affordable for me without cheaping out on the actors or doing the whole "its great exposure!" thing. Im honestly looking to make a good show, I just have to work within my means. Im thinking so far about 5 main characters for 5 episodes, with about 15-20 supporting characters. The main characters possibly about 3-5 mins of dialog per episode with the episodes hoping for about 15 min 20 being max. Thanks ahead of time friends.
I’m a theatre major and I love acting , but I don’t want to limit my roles by only being gay, but I find it hard to act straight because it’s so forced .. Any other actors have tips for me ? I also get very nervous when I’m so visibly film, and then getting up to act and trying to completely change to masculine !
Hey all, haven't been around in a while! A few other actor friends were talking about monologues recently and I remember that a few years back, Monologue Mondays used to be a thing on this sub - what happened with it?
Which would be better to major in? Acting for Camera: Associates First Semester: * On-camera acting technique * Acting l Techniques * Film & TV History l: Survey * Improvisation l: Foundations * Dance and Movement for the Performing Artist l * Voice, Production and Speech l: Foundations * English Composition * Screenwriting l: Technique Second Semester: * Acting ll: Contemporary Scene Study * On-Camera Acting ll: Scene Study * Film & TV History ll: Styles * Improvisation ll: Techniques * Dance and Movement for the Performing Artist ll * Voice, Production and Speech ll: Techniques * Introduction to Oral Communication * Screenwriting ll: Development Third Semester: * Introduction to Filmmaking & Production * Improvisation for the Camera * Introduction to Auditioning for Film & TV * Career Preparation * Applied Logic and Critical Thinking * Screenwriting lll: Original Works * On Camera Acting lll * Stage Combat l: Unarmed Fourth Semester: * Industry Preparation * Reel for the Actor * Short Film Project: Original Works * Multimedia Performance * Advanced Stage Combat: Combat for the Camera OR Acting: Associate of Occupational Studies Semester one: * Acting l: Beginning Scene Study * Acting l: Techniques * Iconic Theatre: 19th through Mid-20th Century * Improvisation l: Foundations * Alexander Technique * Dance and Movement for the Performing Artist l * Stage Combat l: Unarmed * First-Semester Seminars * Voice, Production, and Speech l: Foundations * English Composition Semester two: * Acting ll: Contemporary Scene Study * Acting ll: Period Scene Study * Iconic Theatre: Ancient Greece to Romanticism * Improvisation ll: Techniques * Dance and Movement for the Performing Artist ll * Acting for the Camera l * Stage Combat ll: Rapier and Dagger * Voice, Production, and Speech ll: Techniques * Introduction to Oral Communication Semester three: * Acting Styles * Acting lll: Advanced Scene Study * Career Preparation * Acting for the Camera ll * Voice, Production, and Speech lll: Advanced Techniques * Applied Logic and Critical Thinking Elective 1: * Improvisation: Introduction to Long Form Or * Ensemble Singing for the Actor ✅ Elective 2: * Film Studies: The Art of the Motion Picture Or * Stage Combat lll: Broadsword ✅ Semester four: * Acting Production Showcase * Acting Scene Showcase * Industry Workshop * Mock Audition * Film Projects * Finding Your Voice: Digital Tools for the Performing Artist
I’m a middle eastern, Asian, and Caucasian mix. People can never guess my primary ethnicity, and I don’t look like one particular ethnic group. I’ve had people guess that I’m Hispanic before, but also Italian, Native American, and all sorts of ethnicities that are not my own. I can’t pass as white even though I’m 1/2 white, but I also don’t look like a particular ethnic group. I am an agency signed model and my old agents would encourage me to do things to look “more white” (everything from straightening hair to lightening skin). They would say I’m not “ethnic enough” but also not “white enough”, and I need to fit in somewhere. Now that I’m getting into acting, I notice characters who match my type are, for example, the daughter of a white man. I might be a similar type, but I definitely don’t appear as though I could be that man’s daughter. I also see the reverse happen where I definitely appear more Caucasian than the character (to the extent that I would not be casted)… I am really happy that there is more diversity, but I rarely see people like me on TV. It kind of bums me out, and makes me question if I have a place in the industry. I guess I look more middle eastern than anything else, but I rarely see middle eastern people on TV or in films tbh. So, that also sucks haha. I’ve heard people say it’s good to be ethnically ambiguous, but I’m questioning if that’s actually true. Anyone else in the same boat? What has your experience been as an actor?
I recently had a really bad experience where an actor was trying to coerce me into sending nudes so that he could submit me to an agent he knows. He gave some BS explanation that he got fired from a job because of his recommendation for a girl with an inappropriate tattoo a that he didn’t know about. So he wanted to “vet” my body type. He also made a point of making me agree to “deleting everything from our chats” ( I didn’t…) Supposedly he has a small role in something coming to Netflix soon. Is this something normal to deal with in the industry? I try to be open to knew opportunities, but how do I avoid creeps?
Hello! I'm not too sure if this is the best subreddit to ask my question, but I was thought it'd be worth a shot to try. (if there's another one subreddit that's better suited for my question, please let me know!) I'm curious about how people can temporarily deepen their voices. Specifically, altering between one's normal speaking voice to a deeper one.. for this question, the subject is Danny Phantom Exe. I've always thought it was fascinating and just curious how it works. :-o I've tried googling and researching, but most of the stuff I found is for permanently making one's voice deeper (which isn't the case with Danny, his normal speaking voice is pretty high), or it has warmups (also didn't see Danny do in his videos). And is deep voices only achievable by guys? Most girls would prefer to have a softer or a higher voice, and I get it. But physically, I'm curious if there's any female voice actors/voiceover artists capable of doing a deep voice. Thank you for taking the time to read, and thanks in advance for replies! :)
So I’d say I’m fairly new to this, I’ve done background work already, and have done a couple auditions, but have never actually been booked for anything. I’m kinda fairly low on income so even my headshots aren’t all that great. Any advice I can get on how to keep advancing? Possibly get an agent or something?
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