Hi. I’m Lilith. I’m a trans non-binary person on the autism spectrum and I’m unsure on what I want to do with my life professionally. I’ve always wanted to be a designer and storyboard artist for animation studios like DreamWorks Animation or Pixar, but however unfortunately, I have been discouraged from drawing and illustration. I currently work as a part-time usher at a Regal Cinemas. I’m only good at writing and sometimes voice acting, but I’ve always had passions to tell my story and to get them across in any way possible. I’ve never tried stage/screen acting but I am curious to try it. I never took acting classes nor had any acting experiences but still want to try to see if it’ll be a hobby-turned-professional job. Which leads me to a few questions about this industry. 1. How does one person get started in the acting business? 2. Has any actor/actress ever gotten their first role without any training nor experience? 3. Is any formal training and education needed like college, school, etc. for the performing arts or is it just preferred and suggested?
hi everyone, this is my first post here. im 17, i have awfully strict parents, growing up i was told i had to be a doctor. i really really dont want to be. yes financial security is great and all but i just don't have interest in being a doctor. up until i graduated (where i live everyone graduates at 16-17), that was the plan. to become a doctor. until one day i broke down and told my mom i dont want to do it. she already knew that but i guess maybe she didn't realise how much i didn't want to do it. when she asked me what i wanted to be i immediately thought of something in the arts. i dont want to become a painter, but i had an interest in the performing arts and singing and such. i told her about it and she lost her mind. basically if i want to be an actor i wont have my parents' support on it. hell i'll probably even be disowned. i can't get a job right now so i can't save up to move out. but god, i really want to act. i only started talking about movies this year, barely even paid attention to the entertainment industry. so why do i want to act? because for the first time in 17 years i feel alive. i feel like i will be happy, i feel like i \*want\* to be here. i carry around so many emotions all of the time and my mind is an endless plethora of stories and ideas. i want to bring characters to life, give them as real of a backstory as possible, make people \*feel\* things, make people keep those characters with them through their lifetime. but i don't know where to start. i already know that i have no experience and that i will have to go to classes or join a local theatre or something but how? how do i do this without becoming basically homeless :( please help, any advice would be great, i just need to do this. i want it so bad. i can't spend my life being miserable anymore. i feel like i've wasted so much time.
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I worked as a background actor on a major HBO show a little over a month ago and haven’t received my payment yet. I contacted the payroll service about this and they said they don’t have any record that I worked that day. I sent them a copy of my employment voucher about a week ago and they haven’t responded to it or any of my attempt to follow up. Nobody picks up the phone when I call because they’re all out of the office due to covid. How should I proceed to make sure I get paid? I’m owed like $500 and I need it dammit
I’m in an acting program, and my dream is to star in action movies. I know that many actors just use a stunt double, but I feel like this could be a good skill for me either way. I’m a young woman, and there’s no downside to learning self defense! Does anyone know if there’s actually value in me study martial arts, from an acting standpoint? Just curious. Are there any specific classes or martial art forms you recommend I study? Want to add that my BF is a special weapons and firearm instructor, so I’m already learning that.
I was researching online and saw actors taking about working 12-20+ hours a day, how is this possible? If I choose to work my way up to be union or even be non union would I have to do 12+ hours on a film set?
So I have been looking on casting sites to start off, and I found about 5 or so auditions I would like to audition for. Should I send them all out at once, or should I send one, wait for the answer, and send another?
This is just personal info, and your experience might vary. Pros: Super convenient Plethora of readers Cons: Too many newbies giving out advice Not enough listening for what you the actor want. Trouble taking redirection. Not understanding what it means to be a good reader. WeAudition is an amazing platform. With a huge flaw of quality. The fact that you can find a reader on the fly, but also pay the struggling actor is a win win IMO. The biggest flaws I see with it however is the review system. It’s easy to have hundreds of positive reviews and be considered an “MVP” After each session ends, you are forced onto the review page and can’t proceed forward to pay. Unless you fully exit out the page and go back on the site. I think most actors want to be nice. Which create these super inflated, high rated readers that aren’t good. I can bet that most of them don’t understand what it means to be a good reader. I would say 1 out of my 5 sessions on here with mvps have been good. The other 4 was tactfully trying to get the reader on the same page while stressing out about the ticking time/their feelings as actors. . Grappling through, Unsolicited advice, trouble taking a simple redirect, distractingly bad reading, and unsolicited opinion of how they personally relate with the text. WeAudition is very convenient but don’t get swayed by the reviews. Look at their IMDb page and see how experienced these actors are. Most of them have only done indies or school projects. It’s really frustrating to pay someone for a service and they start putting on their acting coach/director hat on, with no knowledge of what they’re talking about. This service would improve if we could keep our reviews anonymous.
My friend is super talented, but I have this view of publicists as being for high profile celebrities. They may serve more purpose than I realize. Why get a publicist in the early stages of your acting career? What can a publicist really do?
whats up guys. i'm primarily an actor (trained, repped, mainly auditioning at the co-star / guest star level, sometimes get the occasional recurring or series regular tape) and I just started getting into self-producing, made my first decent short last year, planning on making my 2nd one next month. Wanted to post on here and see if any other local filmmakers in NYC want to link up and potentially collaborate on something. With classes and everything still being on Zoom i'm just super itchy to meet new people since thats pretty tough to do digitally. Longterm, I'd love to develop a big group of people to help each other out on our personal projects in various capacities (i'm not above holding a boom one day for your shoot, for example). I'm 33 and based in Park Slope, but open to all ages & walks of life so long as you've done a thing or two before. The plan in my head is to make a couple more shorts, making them as close to perfect as possible, each one better than the last, submit them to festivals, and then eventually write a feature and shoot a proof of concept to solicit financing. Pretty straightforward process that I've seen people use to break through so I figured as I do that I'll finally book a few co-stars and it will help legitimize me more in the industry. hit me up if you're interested!
Hey so I'm a 23 year old going on 24 year old female who recently graduated college and decided instead of pursuing on to doing grad school (because thinking about it makes me depressed and anxious) I decided to go onto voice acting (in anime and video games mostly) as a hobby to see if I like it. Reason being was because ever since I was a little I was never really to be able to express myself and I would roleplay with friends (and not in the nsfw way) but we would like read things as if we where the characters or just make up out own thing and thats what gave me happiness and joy. But I was so afraid of the criticism I'd get if I decided to major in theatere without real experience in high school so I did science, since I was good at it. After I graduated I have a complete mental breakdown in trying to get into pharmacy school and realized I'd hate to continue working in the pharmacy (since I'm currently a tech). So now I'm trying to find myself and be me so I can be happy with myself. So now I decided to become a voice actor. I already am set to do a webinar with Such a Voice as an intro to this whole thing. Is there anything else I should be doing meanwhile? Am I too old to be trying this out? What are the next steps for me to do? Or should I just quit all together? I just need help in figuring what to do in all of this.
I'm 17, and I've decided i want to be a voice actor. But I don't know the best way of approaching this goal. Does anyone have any advice?
I'm taking a local Film & TV acting class in the UK. The issue I have is that it's sole focus is on regional programming and soap acting, which often covers uninteresting and restrictive colloquial based dialogue. The tutors are nice people, but I'm constantly getting positive reinforcement instead of constructive criticism. I've watched others getting guided on where they can improve and then getting a "honestly really good", "great take", "not much I can say to improve that", etc. Of course there' areas I can improve. I'm definitely not Denzel or Leo yet. But bar moving to LA for a period, I have no way of working with other actors on different regions, backgrounds, accents and meatier dialogue at the moment. Does anyone have any suggestions for quality online training that encapsulates top-level film dialogue and encourages accent work, how to get agents, auditions etc.?
I know this will sound stupid, but I’ve been thinking of applying for a MCU audition and have been thinking about contacting Sarah Finn, any tips of getting noticed? I’ve been told I’m a good actor and give a convincing performance but I also feel if I get an audition literally anywhere I’ll crumble under pressure. Any advice?
This is obviously a controversial topic but I just wanted some better understanding and clarity on this. I recently had someone call me homophobic and a bigot for almost backing out of a role. I didn’t realize the character’s sexual orientation had changed and it was 100% my oversight. There’s not a hateful bone in my body and I fully support the LGBTQ community. So I decided to do the role. Since then, I’ve read up on this to try to find a better understanding on it because it was never my intention to offend anyone. Some people make the argument that the very nature of acting is to play characters that are not you, but when is it ever considered that the actor’s morals could be compromised? Do they not matter? I was also told that this would limit the amount of roles and auditions I would receive but to be honest, out of the many I’ve graciously gotten, this is only my 3rd role I’ve received like this. I would just like some clarity and advice on this without being crucified please, I just want to understand it better. Thanks.
I left my acting classes in the last few days of February 2020 because of the pandemic, my grandfather took me to the classes so at the time we didn’t want to risk his health. I spoke with my teacher about it and he agreed that it was fine and that I was free to attend when I felt more comfortable. At that time I owed a payment of £100 so I sent emails about it so I could have the correct bank info but my teacher would ignore that part of my email and I never got to send the money that I owed. I found it a little odd. Its a very great class, my teacher is a casting director as well and a lot of previous actors from these classes have had successful careers. It’s pretty much the best workshop in the country. The plan was for me to start attending classes once my family and I were all double vaxed since my immediate family members are high risk. The classes have started back already, the workshops schedule lines up with colleges and school so it closes for the summer and reopens in September. Since June I’ve tried getting into contact with my teacher but I’ve had no response. I’ve sent emails, tried phoning. But absolutely no response. I’d love to start attending again but it just doesn’t appear to be happening. They usually send out letters every month as well to fill everybody in on what’s been happening but I haven’t received any of those either. I feel discouraged I can’t lie, because it’s the only workshop near me. I have no where else to go for classes. What can I do?
As a kid, I loved being feminine, and I loved in theater, ballet, singing, and art. But, my family really disliked how involved I was in the arts. Anyways, long story short, it's a familiar immigrant story - I dropped the arts for academics and athletics - and now, I am a lawyer, which, don't get me wrong, I'm so thankful for my education and for my job. However, I still try to act whenever I can as a hobby, and Covid, as horrible as it is, lets me do Zoom theater and films again! Whenever I audition, I get asked to read for younger female parts (which is exactly what I want at the moment, so it's exciting for me), and when I practice for these parts, I'm so excited - this is great, this is the part of me that my younger self wanted to be, I get to live it, even for just this audition! But then the audition starts, there's this voice in my head that tells me that it's bad to act pretty or feminine, that whatever attention I get from putting on make-up and clothes is attention I don't deserve, and before I know it, I'm lowering my voice and putting on my "don't-fuck-with-my-family-I'm-a-lawyer" voice - even though the role I'm reading for, and I *so* want, is for a sixteen-year-old ballerina. It honestly makes me so sad. I rarely cry, but I cry after auditions because it feels HUMILIATING. Yes, part of it is because I can see the casting director become disappointed and I can feel that role slipping away, but also, this is the *one* space where it's an asset to play out that part of myself where I can be feminine and young and not be at a disadvantage, and I don't let myself do it. On the more objective side, too, I feel this is highly unprofessional. I'm trying to be an *actor*, for fuck's sake - what's the point if I can't *act*? **Does anyone have any similar stories and/or any advice for playing characters without judging yourself? It would be very appreciated to hear them.**
Hello everyone- Last week I [posted](https://www.reddit.com/r/VoiceActing/comments/pp84u5/i_built_a_site_to_help_narrators_accurately_quote/) about [AudiobookCalculator.com](https://AudiobookCalculator.com), a simple site I built to help narrators and voice actors find their WPM (words per minute) rate for different projects, and then help estimate how much we'll make from projects at specific PFH (per finished hour) rates. However, based on personal experience and reading experiences of others, I've realized that a great-sounding $80/PFH can quickly turn into a miserable $10/hour experience. This is especially true for newer narrators, or those working on difficult projects. That's why I just added a second calculator to the site ([AudiobookCalculator.com/hourly](https://AudiobookCalculator.com/hourly)) that uses the same information as the basic calculator, but also your total production time, to establish a **Production Time Factor (real hours : finished hours)** to help you determine how much you'll *really* be making in traditional 'hourly rate' terms. Again, thanks for checking it out- and I hope you all find it helpful. Thanks!
Hi fellow actors! I was hoping to get some advice/insight on moving to LA. Is there ever a "right" time to move? I'm trying my best to limit my risks in making a very expensive move and failing at it. Im currently repped in Austin and NM, and I haven't even landed a co-star/guest star/ etc in the roles I've been submitted for (granted I've only sent in about 5 auditions) is it unrealistic of me to move to LA at this point? I've heard people say you'll only do well in LA if your resume is already overflowing with experience.
I am working at an event where I have to move through space and talk over loud music in costume. Everyone else is just yelling, but I'm killing my voice every night that the event takes place and I looked for some alternatives. I found voice amplifiers and I bought a ZOWEETEK Portable Rechargeable Mini Voice Amplifier. I think it'll work fine for the job. I wear the speaker under my clothes and talk into the headset and it just gives me a little extra boost over the music. I need a headset that isn't as obvious as the one that the Voice Amp came with though. I was looking for a lav like people use in large theaters (lav attached to a pack that talks to the theater sound system, and the lav is taped to the actor's cheek). I bought a cheap Lav (PoP voice Professional Lavalier Lapel Microphone) but the moment I connect the lav to the voice amp I get wild, terrible feedback. Any suggestions for me? How do I eliminate this feedback? Is there another specific incognito lav I could use? I'd love to keep my budget under $100 for the whole project. I'm afraid that I will have to quit this job that I love if I can't figure out a solution and the team won't be able to work with me to figure anything out that connects to the larger audio system. Thank you so so much for giving this a thought for me!
im also hoping to meet some people that would be interesting in collabing
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.
From an online acting community I'm a member of: " My production company is early in the casting process for a 2021-scheduled independent New Media Series. We posted a casting notice on a single service on 09 December 2020. For the 11 roles that we listed, we have received, in a little over a month's time, *11,454 actor expressions of interest* in one or more roles (and we had already cast the male lead, so we did not post it in the notice — we can't fathom the number if that role had been in the listing as well). "
Re: Self Tapes - Every actor I know finds the current self-tape process frustrating and wearying. I get that it’s easier to tape at home, alone, or with a reader, and you get to do it over and over until you’re happy, but, then what happens. You send it off and chances are you never hear another word. From anyone. Did they even watch it? Was it already cast and they were just doing a compulsory fishing expedition to satisfy union requirements that they were being inclusive? Were they seeing every Cdn actor/actress within the age range so they could hire the American with impunity? When a casting agent puts out a break down asking for submissions…it used to be that agents would submit clients and they might make it to a casting session with the casting director, or if the CD was familiar with someone's work, they might propose them to the director/producer and ask that actor to come in to a producer session. It seems to me that the SELF TAPE should be the equivalent of a producer session. Someone suggested that actors should be paid to self tape…a nominal fee… but something so as to discourage casting from just agreeing to hundreds of self tapes, most of which are an utter waste of time. Even ZOOM would be a better alternative. That way, you can at least get feedback from the director/producer if they want you to go in a different direction. It seems to me, it is really easy to get actors to self tape, then sit around and watch the first 15 seconds to decide the actor isn’t quite right, but each of those actors has gone through an annoying, time consuming, sometimes costly process to get that tape out there. For what? Yes, times have changed, and the world is a different place, but, in order for actors to feel that they are more than camera fodder, I think the union should look at this current method of ’casting’, and consider some limitations to protect actors. Maybe there should be a requisite ZOOM conversation with the producer/director before the actor is asked to tape, so that if the people hiring don’t respond, or know that they are definitely NOT going in your direction, they can politely thank you for you time, let you know it’s not going to go any further, and spare you the hours of wasted time working on a self tape. Or, they can give you some direction and ask you to tape. Sorry for the rant, but I really do think some limitations would be beneficial for everyone. ​ I would love to hear from Agents and Castin Directors,, because I feel at present they are just 'doing what the Director wants', rather than standing up for their talent.
I need to make these acting clips, so I can really start submitting myself to jobs. All I have now is headshots. I just moved and don’t have friends here to make clips with… I also really would like to work with someone who is going to push me, understand my type, and be very thoughtful as they help me make my clips. I did a session with a coach who I didn’t totally jive with. She told me coaches won’t usually help you with this sort of thing, I’m not sure if that’s true or not. Is she right? Or can I find someone who can be hands on like this? Any recs in the LA area would be great, too!
Hello, everyone! Just wanted to share some very exciting work that I've done over the last few months. I wrote and directed my first full-length play, titled "Oliver & Isaac," through my queer-friendly theater company, Queer Colors Theater. It was all made remotely, with each actor in their own space, but I think it turned out quite well. Basically, the play is about two men navigating their complicated relationship, told specifically through the POV of Isaac. If you have time, I'd love for you to check it out and support queer theater. My theater company, which I created with a few friends of mine, is always looking for more support! Here's the link to our YouTube channel, where you can find additional links to our website, as well. Thank you all for the support, and I hope you find some time to check it out. :) [https://youtu.be/-I7LYSGJjok](https://youtu.be/-I7LYSGJjok)
Sorry for the long post. A month ago I started this class that has 10 others. I connected with a classmate because we love movies and the reason why we started acting. But when we told the others they looked at us like trash. They said they don't watch movies especially if you are doing a scene. The teacher corrected them saying of course you can. They really didn't like that. Apparently a lot of teachers say not to watch movies. Then we did a scene from grosse pointe blank. Love that movie. Only the teacher my classmate and I saw it. My classmate was paired with another guy and I thought she nailed minnie driver part while the other looked like a robot trying to act like a human if they were nervous. Afterwards the teacher said try not to be theatrical. And so forth. But the others they praised him and literally say wow you really know how to act nervous. I pick up sarcasm but there was none. They were dead serious. And then ignored my classmate completely. Is that typical behavior for actors. You praise people who aren't good and look down on people who are? Like we're both cliche and love Brando and believe you must put life experiences into your character to make it look real and authentic. And since we don't have a bunch of life experiences we watch movies to understand characters better. So are we wrong? It really through me off. Thanks in advance
I got an invite to audition for this class with the reward being able to take the class for free if they accept you. As a skeptic I just assume they're reaching out to hundreds on Backstage/AA with the same invitation and just hoping to somehow get money from us using this class as a "free sample." But I wanted to hear if anyone had studied there, or taken this class specifically, and what you thought of it/them. I could use a class to revitalize my skills since I haven't taken one in over 1.5yrs.
Hi, I've kind of had a bit of a life crisis after working as a support artiste for a little bit. I'm 27 and I've realised more than anything I want to work as an actor for film and tv. I used to act a bit about a decade ago but I lost my confidence and I didn't enjoy doing theatre. I used to get involved with amateur films for youtube and things like that and I was actually good at it. I love working on a project with a community of friends and making something together. I love the process of filmmaking and being on set and being transported to another world for half a day for a week or so. I can get into a character and it just seems like the most normal thing in the world to me to do. And I can act, and it feels like the only thing I can do and am supposed to. But I really don't like being on stage and doing theatre. I hate having an audience of strangers and having one shot to not screw it up. I also prefer to act more realistic styles that are more in film than theatre. The two are completely different environments to me. I'm trying to figure out how I can start a career in screen acting. I live in the UK and pretty much all actors that have had success have gone to drama school or at least done some theatre. It seems that casting agencies only take people who have done so, especially those who have done 3 years bachelors. I much prefer the practical side and getting work. I'm not good at studying and I'm better at doing things. I have 2/3 years of a bachelor's complete in Spanish and International studies which I'm doing part time. I'd also probably not be able to have 3 years without working for financial reasons, and also because I wouldnt want to turn down any experience or opportunities. I'd be 28 the earliest I could go and I am nowhere near ready for an audition. I'm not trained enough for it and have very little experience. I'm just wondering what people would suggest I could do to get the training to start a career acting? Thanks ☺
Do big anime dubbing studios like Viz media and crunchy roll do auditions online? or do you have to be in the same general area in order to audition for a role? this question is coming from a 15 yea old who wants to be a a vice actor for anime’s but live in a state with like no big studios. sorry if this is written poorly as i’m in a rush
Hi, if this question doesn't fit here, please send me to where someone may know, thanks! Need an app that can blend recordings two people have recorded separately. My buddy and I have some radio theater skits we're trying to record, but she's in Tennessee and I'm in Michigan. No apps I've tried seem to be capable of this. I've been searching for over a year, and I know there must be something that can do this simple act of combining lines read by two actors. Thanks again
My agent has a girl who looks exactly like me and while she says that we look and have different backgrounds, it really feels like she has sidetracked me. Has anyone dealt with this and also, has anyone asked their agents to show them the list of things they are being submitted for? If so, how is the nice way to ask them?
I'm Sixteen and ive been doing theatre acting sense i was around four or five. Its always been my biggest passion and i always wanted to make it on the "big screen" as an actor Just a month or so ago, i applied to a talent agency for extras, as i just wanted to get a feel of what its like working on set before trying to get bigger roles I got the comformation two days ago that ive been booked for a netflix show, and i got another email today telling me ive been booked for another netflix show early tomorrow morning (very late notice
Our animation team is in need of a voice actress for a tomboy high school student of Mexican background. All of her lines are in English. An American accent is preferable, since she was raised in America. She has twelve lines in the script, so we are offering $7 per line for a total of $84. Please have demos of previous work prepared if you are interested in the role. ONLY ACTRESSES OF MEXICAN BACKGROUND WILL BE CONSIDERED. Thanks in advance! <:
Am I correct in my understanding that amateur/hobbyist actors posting here, posting their non-audition monologues etc. are not particularly welcome? If so, then I understand. The first video I posted here, hoping to get feedback, recieved one dislike and zero comments in 2 days. I'm trying to figure out the reason: *Abysmal acting? I doubt it, but the Dunning-Kruger effect could be in action, I won't dismiss that option *That I filmed myself with a potato? *That this is a subreddit for professional actors only? And if this is not the place for me, where could I get feedback from? any particular forums you know of? Many thanks :) Steven, professional concert pianist, composer, singer and aspiring amateur actor
Do you have to be a certain height to be a voice actor? (I'm 5'1, ik right lol) I'm thinking about this career and was curious. I think voice acting is so cool especially when they do motion capture.
I booked a regional commercial a few months ago that has impressed the client that they want to put the commercial on cable in two markets and potentially nationwide. They sent me the rates and they seem reasonable, but I think there’s wiggle room to negotiate for more. I understand that they can say no to any proposal, but if you were to negotiate in good faith what would be an appropriate amount/increase to ask for?
I went to drama school in the UK about 5 years ago and completed a BA Hons in Acting. Given how the last few years has made this already difficult industry even worse, I am thinking of calling it quits on the acting. Are there any fields that my degree would be a bonus in? I often hear that most agents began as actors, some TV presenters too. Any ideas as to where I could earn a living?
I’ve always wondered if an American actor or actress would benefit more from an over seas market. Do you find this to be true? Assuming an actor learns the language of the native land and assuming that country has a film industry. It is a guess but it seems like there would be potential less competition as far as casting, yes there would be potentially fewer roles but way less competition than in the US.
For my Art Entrepreneurship, I have to create a hypothetical business that has to do with my major, that being theatre. I finally came up with an idea and wanted to hear opinions. Again this isn’t a real business, it’s hypothetical. A casting company for everyone, big directed to women, lgbt, disabled and minorities. Being be three of those I thought this would be a good business. But I’d love to hear feedback. My first idea was coming up with a website. One that is inviting, promoted by popular actors who got those ideals, the site being easy to navigate including larger text, text to speech and subtitles on any videos or pictures.
i was recently thinking about acquiring a stage name for many reasons. firstly because i have an ethnic name (first name is very close to the english alternate and surname is only 4 letters but people still struggle) so i don’t want to deal with people constantly mispronouncing it. do actors usually change their full name or just their surname? and do actors ever receive hate for changing their real name (especially ethnic actors)? if you guys could give a name to a 18 year old female, meditteranean looking with curly/wavy hair and distinct features what pops into your mind?
I know this is a frequently asked question but what do I do?
Hi, I bought a custom acting reel from Acting and Voice Studios for about $750. In my opinion, it was not worth the money because I’m barely in the scene in comparison with my scene partner. At the same time, the quality is pretty good and I have an IMDB credit now (not that it means much for a 2-minute video lol). I looked online and other places look like they offer worse production quality but the reels are about half the price. How soon is it to buy more demo reels? I’m a new actor (have only taken tao serious acting classes) and according to people here, you can see that in the video (which is totally ok). Should I wait until I take more classes first? I’m getting inpatient because I have been acting for a months now and barely got a supporting role in a student short film.
Hi I am looking for native English speaking actors who can create aquick testimonial video for our product. You can film the video in your mobile phone and submit. Video length : 30 \~ 60 secondsWe will provide you the script to create the video.You have to be a native English speaker.When you send me message / chat request. Please send the following \- Your Country name \- Link to any one of your social profiles (IG , FB , Twitter)this is to verify you are who you say you are. (We won't be making this info or your name public. Its only for verification) ​ Payment : Paypal / Crypto Thanks
Hey everyone! Summarizing for context: i’ve always wanted to be an actress, took some classes here and there, but never had the guts to really go after it. So I quit. Many years went by, and after a big career crisis during the pandemic, I decided to give it another go. I thought being older would help me navigate all those feelings of “not being good enough”, but they’re catching up with me again, and to make it worse, now I feel i’m “too old” for this. I took a musical theatre class on Sunday, and when it was my turn to perform, I completely froze and went into full panic mode (i have anxiety and i’m in therapy). I’ve been taking singing classes for years and still couldn’t do anything, I just broke down, it was very embarrassing. That triggered a complete loss of confidence. I’ve been trying to record some monologues, but just can’t do anything. I feel I suck and will never get better and all those doubts and horrible feelings. I am trying not to be too hard on myself, and trying to give myself more time until the bad feeling passes, since it was only 2 days ago. I just wanted to ask you for advice on how to keep going. If you ever felt this way, how did you overcome it, how did you build up your confidence again. Also, for those of you with performance anxiety/stage fright, what helps you with it? Thanks ❤️
I’ve been in a weird place with acting for a few years now. Handful of pins but no major bookings yet. I’ve been waiting tables & bartending for years but as I’m getting ‘older’ I don’t want to do this anymore. I’m still ‘young’ enough to get an actual career, so I wanted to see what other people do on here outside of survival type jobs. I’m not a corporate person and I don’t want that life even if I wasn’t an actor. I’ve been exploring tech sales, IT support, and real estate. Industries that have decent entry level jobs that are remote, start around 50k in New York, and have pathways for upward mobility. I’m heavily leaning toward real estate since it’s the most flexible and dynamic, but obviously the most challenging out of the 3. What do you guys do? I’d love to be inspired. It’s a hard pill to swallow realising acting just isn’t happening for me like I’ve wanted it to for so long, but I do believe I will break through one day, so it’s important to have that flexibility to take it as seriously as I can without sacrificing making actual adult money in life. Thanks guys!
hi everyone!! so here’s the deal: in early august i sent in a submission to be an extra in a movie which required a special skill, and it was an open casting call. over a month goes by and i’ve come to terms with the fact that they don’t want me for it. then like 3 days ago i get an email saying they want me to audition for one of the lead roles and they send me a script. they gave me like 2 days to send it in, which i did. they asked for amateur actors to apply because i guess they are prioritizing this skill, but i have literally no idea what to expect with this whole audition process. my only other acting experience was being an extra once (aside from school plays), but i feel pretty okay about the tape i sent in. i guess i’m mainly worried about how long it might take to find out if i got the role. also it sounds pretty silly, but if i don’t get this role, does it mean i won’t be in it at all??? i’m just so new to all this that i have no idea what to expect. thanks :D
Here's a prime example: https://youtu.be/P3S0v77H-PU I'm aiming for a cunning voice for a project I'm working on. When I hear the phrase "cunning voice", I immediately think of this character. I'm not a voice actor but my friend is a professional voice actor. Not even he can emulate the voice of the character speaking in the first 20 secs of this video. He says there's way too much modularity for him. It doesn't have to be exact, or even close to exact. But does anyone have any tips? What sort of effects should I shoot for? I hear some reverb, but not sure what else. And in terms of recording the voice itself, how should I be speaking? I can make my voice sound like him, but the cadence the character has is really difficult to emulate. Never really done any voice acting, and like I said this doesn't have to be perfect. But my voice definitely has a wide range of possibilities (perfect Joe Swanson impression, can speak really high pitched above falsetto, things like that) so I'm sure I can do it.
(My apologies if this isn’t the right place) I’m a young NJ/NY based actor who is looking to step up into more professional opportunities. I have an opportunity to join Actors Equity through their Open Access option (where membership is open to any stage actor who has worked professionally on a theatre production in the US, which I have done) However, the dues and fees are pretty hefty and right now I don’t have anything in the horizon that can justify saying yes and start paying the initiation fee (I don’t have an agent, I haven’t been able to attend any calls in NY, etc.) I’d love the opportunity to gain more opportunities for auditions and down the road if a great opportunity happens and I can join Equity that way, that would be awesome, but I’m wondering if it is worth joining Equity now or if it would be better if I stayed non-union and continued to audition around and hope for the best? Any advice is greatly appreciated. I can also clarify or answer any questions if needed. Thanks in advance!
For acting auditions in LA (pre covid, I know things are weird now), when submitting online to sites like these: 1-how many auditions on average did you get invited to a wk/month? 2-what was the turn around time or lead time that you usually got? (same day in 2 hours? 2 wks out? the day before?)
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