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Our team is working on the pilot episode for an animated series and are seeking a voice actress of Armenian ethnicity to play a character. She is an Armenian student in an American high school. Speaking Armenian is NOT necessary for the role, though fluency in English is. There are a total of 16 lines in the script, so we are offering a rate of $5 per line for $80 total, paid through PayPal. To emphasize: Please only respond if you are of Armenian background. Thank you!
Hello There ​ My name is Mr Pemmfub and I am looking for a male voice actor who can sound like the character known as “Blitzo” in Helluva Boss. ​ This is for a short YouTube skit that will be in my next video. CHANNEL LINK: ([https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5IuaZ6HWg8QePppsxOnFKA](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5IuaZ6HWg8QePppsxOnFKA)) If you are interested then DM me. • What audio recording equipment you have • What work you have done recently • Your recording of the line ​ As for payment you get: \- £5 (yes I know it's not a lot, but it's a short line) \- being put in the pool of being re-cast in future videos \- link to any social of your choice in description ​ The line is below: "would you just get on with it already, no body wants to hear about that dumb shit." Tone would be sassy, bossy, bored and annoyed. Like how his tone is in this clip 6:22 TO 6:26 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGyQiz5EJug](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGyQiz5EJug)
it seems like a lot of actors and actresses were born able to act but are you able to become an actor if atm you cant act?
I’m just starting out as an actor. I’m vegan for ethical reasons but health wise my body has always had a nasty reaction to dairy, and I’m sure if I ate meat after years of not, it wouldn’t be fun. Obviously it probably wouldn’t be a good idea to audition for a McDonald’s commercial, and I know that there are plenty of famous vegan actors, but I don’t know if they’ll be as willing to accommodate me as they would Joaquin Phoenix lol. I did a modeling job a while back where I had to drink coffee and they simply made me one with almond milk, but I’m just wondering any actors on here with any kind of dietary restrictions (vegan/vegetarian, peanut/shellfish allergies, lactose intolerant, etc.) is it a big deal? Is it a deal breaker for some? Or is it a pretty easy accommodation that can be made by simply communicating? I’d love to hear your experiences!
I mean I was trash. I didn't know it (for some reason the director decided to just not say anything) but when my character had a gun in his face and I was supposed to look scared, I looked like I was at an office meeting or something. I was so normal and bored lookin. Not to mention my awful, creaky voice. I sound like shaggy rogers if he smoked 15 packs a minute and was dwindling on puberty, unable to really have a specific pitch. Has anyone else had this problem and how the heck do I fix all this. Literally only good thing I can say is I remembered my lines, but my character has like, 7 of them before getting shot. So...
I auditioned for the best friend character and the director asked if I would be willing to audition for the lead instead. If I actually get this part, it will be my first paid gig and I will officially be a professional actor! I’m so excited!
Does anyone have any recommendations for ways to find theatre auditions? I’m based in atlanta so anything specific to here is extra helpful. I know about Actors Access and Backstage but are there any facebook groups or newsletter chains, etc that I could join? Thanks!!
I recently did a chemistry read with an actor I’ve always wanted to meet and I know I loved my performance, the director kept telling me how much he liked what I was doing and even went as far as to say he felt my emotion in the scenes but I did this Thursday and it’s now Monday and I haven’t heard anything. Does this mean I didn’t book it?
So recently I've been doing research on managers. I don't remember where I heard this once before but I remember hearing from someone that you "shouldn't get a manager, until you have a career to manage." Implying that unless you need a life coach, someone to handle your scheduling, etc. that it's not time. So for a while I always believed "I'm not ready for a manager." However per my recent research I've been getting mixed feelings about a manager and am considering trying to land one. Overall my understanding of what a manager does for you is coach you and is very involved in where your career is headed and even some in your personnel life (a good one anyway). I've been reading that they ensure you have marketable head shots, suggest training, a lot of the times they have good connections with CD's, writers, directors and they also pressure your agent into getting you more auditions if they believe you're not getting enough. In a nutshell I believe that a manager would be a good thing to have, right? Whether you're riding the wave or just getting started. Having someone in your corner who's dedicated to you and knows the business seems like it would be worth it for that extra 15%. At least for now because I have yet to book a professional gig. I've only been at this for about 8 months. I've learned a lot from the resources my agent has out there about the business and I'm also a part of a Facebook group for my agency and get a lot of good tips from them as well. However I'm feeling a bit frustrated if I'm being honest at the low number of professional auditions I'm getting from my agent (about one a month) and I'm wondering if having someone to guide me in making sure I'm doing everything I can to excel my career the right way would be a good idea? If I can land one of course. What are you guys' take and experience with talent managers? \*On a side note\* the reason I started digging more into managers is because I saw a listing on Backstage last month from Apollo Talent Management in Los Angeles looking to represent new actors. I looked them up and saw, like with anything, some mixed reviews but overall I did see more good than bad. I looked their website up too and everything checks out from what I can tell but I'm just hesitant because for the obvious reason that they're advertising on Backstage. They reached out to me today and stated that they will be flying into Atlanta from LA next month and are interested in meeting with me. I just need to email them to set up a time. Do any of you have on opinion on them? Also I feel like this is an obvious question but it would make more sense to try and find a manager that's local to me right? As stated I'm in Atlanta which has a big market but the fact that they would be on the other side of the country managing me just doesn't feel too right. However I'm not subject matter expert. Sorry for the long read and I hope to hear some good advice from you all!
I am thinking of hiring actors to voice my characters like Brooklynn Prince, Mia Talerico, etc and how do I hire them to voice my characters because I think they’d be perfect for these roles?
I am a Los Angeles based actor about to sign with an NYC agency, working in a sort of "local hire" agreement as they are not a bi-coastal agency. I am very new to all of this and realize in hindsight I should have applied to agent and managers out here, I've just been hearing from my friends for forever how hard it is to find rep. But now I'll have rep in a place I'm not living and it just feels so backwards to me. They are listed as my rep on Actors Access but I have not signed the exclusive contract yet - I'm getting cold feet and really wanted to commit to the LA market as I am building my life and career (first year out of grad school MFA + school in general aka 1st year in the "real world"). Is there anything I could say to delay signing? This is a great connection to have but I realize in hindsight it probably would have served me better in the future if I headed East. Any ideas?
For my first gig, I have been working on the first season for a major network as a background actor. I’m having a good time for a non-union actor and learning a ton from the experience. After a few weeks of work (2 episodes), I’ve been coy about my screen time until others approached me about it. I notice the 1st and 2nd AD’s place me close to the camera whenever they get a chance. Last week they told me during the last scene of the workday, “we used you too much so we have to bury you in this shot”. Even the wardrobe manager made a comment about my screentime. I’ve always remained humble while working and never try to be greedy. Although I am curious… what should I expect from this point on?
Basically, I have set up a theatre company with some friends from drama school and we are due to have rehearsals this week to develop our first show. This week has been booked in for over a month. Last night a team member excused himself from two days of rehearsal because he was asked to be part of a showcase. He says it came through last minute and he was told about it a day before he messaged us. It is not a paid opportunity and I do not know how notable the showcase is. I completely understand that other opportunities will arise for us in the team, but I think if we have work planned then we should endeavour to let the team know as soon as possible and ideally before we accept the other opportunity. And it’s surely professional courtesy to consult the company if things come up that will affect the company’s work. I believe in this situation, given he heard about it a day before he told us, there was time to send us a message before he accepted, and had he done this it would show he is committed to the production and values the team’s time. I believe this is how an actor would approach this situation with another theatre company they were working with (i.e. one that wasn’t made up of friends). But I spoke to another member of the team about it and she disagrees with me. She thinks that there is no need for us to talk to the team before accepting opportunities at all. So perhaps I’m overreacting? I mean, we wouldn’t have stopped him going for it, so we would be in the same position as a team regardless. And I might feel differently about it if it were a paid opportunity, an audition or was more last minute. Reddit, what’s the done thing in the industry?
How do voice actors have such range in their voice? So I'm a nonbinary individual who is biologically female, and I want to create a bit of range in my voice so I can switch pitches freely and not stay permanently at one pitch. Does anyone know where I could start, or how I could start training my voice to be like that? I figured asking here would be more efficient rather than asking on r/ftm because I see a lot of voice actors who have magnificent range. Good examples that I can think of are Max Mittelman, and Yagami Yato. Sorry if the wording is confusing, I'm not very good with words.
im quite young (under 18) and have the cheesy dream of becoming an actor but my parents say id have to do musicals in school and stuff and i have no idea how to sing and just dont want to sing so idk what to do.
For example, Rhett & Link played themselves in their YouTube red series but it was fictional. My little sister isn't understanding me when I tell her I'm playing the part of "myself". She thinks I'm confusing the character with actor. What is the proper term for playing yourself but the you you're playing doesn't act like the real you 100%?
I'm considering using WrapBook for our production. I'm curious how common it is. If many actors have already used it, and therefore already have profiles, we'll probably go with it since it's easy for the actors. If you've used it and have anything good or bad to say, please leave a comment. Thanks. [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/p9qomd)
About a year ago, I audition for one of the most popular American media franchise that everyone wants to be in which I never expect to get this far because I know it really hard to be casted and making it to the top six for that one role was just a crazy f…kin experience but my dream was shattered when I got the email saying I wasn’t casted for this role. I found out who was casted and watching this person milking every experience hurts me. I’m proud of this person but like it hurt that wasn’t me. This person made into Hollywood on a silver platter with no acting background and I’m just amazed of them. As an actor, I know getting into this industry I will hear a lot of no before I hear that yes but how do you handle rejection like this?
sincerely apologize if this post doesn't belong here. i'd like to hear from actual actors to know if sites like skillshare and thumbtack are good enough places to learn acting techniques as a beginner. skillshare because they're like online classes, and thumbtack because you can hire an acting coach. or is a traditional acting school/studio better?
Here is the link to my discord for those who are interested :) [https://discord.gg/YUeRjZR](https://discord.gg/YUeRjZR) https://preview.redd.it/l1r22rlwaoi71.png?width=1159&format=png&auto=webp&s=1ae24282af3f4197a51eda05c00f1cca286f0bc7
Hey all, this is a real long shot, but I’m looking to do a collaboration for fun with a couple of voice actors if possible. I have been narrating my own short stories here: [https://youtu.be/gTluYGGSsg8](https://youtu.be/gTluYGGSsg8) But, I’d like to expand a little. Would any of you be interested? It would be a short number of lines, I require an: Old man voice (ideally from Spain or Caribbean) https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ykRDPx and young girl voice (Lead character) [https://www.artstation.com/artwork/NxgQQ5](https://www.artstation.com/artwork/NxgQQ5) Good luck everyone
I heard that most open casting calls on cast it talent are only there to get actors excited about the film(create hype/attention to the overall film) while the casting team actually goes to managers and agents to hire people.I find that a lot of open call roles on cast it usually get casted by famous actors. Does anyone have any thoughts on this.Or has anyone actually gotten a callback/audition through cast it. I know actors access is legit as it allows actors communication through cmail throughout the casting process but idk about cast it.
I need some advice from some of the pro actors on this board. I'm transitioning from a student resume to a more professional resume, and I'm not sure if some of my acting work should go on my resume or not. I of course have film, TV, regional theatre (EMC) and educational (university) theatre credits listed, but what about gigs like Improv murder mystery dinner theatre that I've been doing for years, or working as a standardized patient or portraying a legal client for law school competitions, etc? On one hand I know the work with Improv is valuable experience (along with the Improv classes I've taken) but does it look cheezy and green on my resume? If I do list them, where do they go? I'm not going to post my resume here, but I have a fair amount of regional and university theatre, numerous shorts and a couple of indy features for film, one TV credit (documentary theatre), and then the Improv work. I'm getting enough experience that I need to remove things to keep my resume shorter and more professional looking, so I'm assuming take off the improv or do I get rid of the smaller educational theatre projects, or some of the film shorts? Not sure what is going to help me and what isn't. I plan on doing the occasional straight theatre play or Shakespeare, etc., but at this point I'm more focused on a career in TV/Film plus I'm actively doing commericals (which usually just want my headshot and then an audition--not my resume) Thanks in advance for the help!
So I've heard a ton of different answers, but the two main ones I've gotten are immediately after the cast list is posted or not until performances have concluded. I'm currently in the process of getting cast in a show (confirmed to be in it but I don't know my role yet) and just got an audition for another that starts a week after this one ends. The auditions though are a month before and I don't know whether I should have my current show on there or not being that I won't have actually performed it yet. Any advice?
Agents - How can I be persuasive but not pushy in my follow up email? I recently submitted my package to agents, but I didn't get anything back. It's been a week, so I am thinking of following up with another set of emails. Long story short, I'm marketable. I know I have what it takes for the type that I would be in. It's just hard to get people on your side without a referral. Even if you're in a small market. I have tried to get one, but it has never worked out. So, how can I be persuasive but not pushy in my follow up email? I'm thinking about checking in, and then asking them whether or not they would like to see some more materials from me? Does that sound like a good idea? Keep in mind that I am trying to work in a small market (first). Not LA or NYC where "don't contact us, unless we contact you" is the standard. I lowkey hate the whole "know your place as an actor" energy that circles around here.
Hey guys, girls, I'm working for a video production startup with studios based in Berlin and we're about to increase our production load. We are mostly working for a group called The Argonauts ([https://the-argonauts.com/shows/](https://the-argonauts.com/shows/)) so it includes a lot of promotional videos, interviews, tutorials, showcasing methodologies and such. We also work on 2D & 3D animated videos, audio contents as well as articles. With that in mind, we're looking to expand our pool of reliable freelancers and are looking for Actors based in Berlin. We like to work with creative people with a knack for storytelling, art and moviemaking. I'm looking for male/female actors that can host a video show. You would need to be well-spoken with a calm and professional voice. I guess the most important thing would be for you to have a look at the website I linked above to get an understanding of what we are trying to achieve. This is not everything we are doing but it should give you an overall idea. This would obviously be paid work. It's hard to give a number as this would most likely be a project based rate but a starting point would be \~350+€/day. Experience would also be a factor. If you are interested or know someone that would be, feel free to shoot me an email at: [*recruit.args@gmail.com*](mailto:recruit.args@gmail.com) Please include your contact info and some of your previous work. Thanks!
I’m a NY-based actor/print model who’s been working with an agency in PA for the past two years. I recently had an interview with an NY-based agency because I wanted to find more local work, and the woman who ran the agency told me that she would be submitting me to whatever projects she thought I would be good for, and if I was asked to audition I would have to show up that day. I was a bit confused, because my current agent will usually email me and anyone else on her roster asking if we’re available before submitting me. The idea of being submitted for projects I haven’t had a chance to look at made me a bit uncomfortable. She said if I were to decline a project or say I was unavailable three times, I would be dropped. Is this typical with other agencies? Does your agent contact you before submitting, or do they just submit you and expect you to say yes to an audition without you knowing beforehand what the project is?
Since this is a credit, I want to put it on my resume but I don’t know if it’s allowed. For privacy purposes, I’ll change the name. I was booked as “Movie Girl” on a feature film and shot a scene with a very well known actor. There was no dialogue. He was watching/stalking me. To my surprise, the scene made it into the film and I was actually credited on it. I’d love to add this to my resume considering the name actor I shared the screen with and my credit. But I don’t want to look green/unprofessional. What would you do? -for context, I did not sign a principal contract that I’m aware of, I signed release forms and took covid test/paperwork etc, but nowhere did it say my role was “background” or anything else. However, i was specifically directed by the actual director. For about 1.5 hours while filming. I’m at a loss here lol!
I want to apply to an acting school in the US which would grant me a certificate after one year of training without prior experience. Now, I heard that to get a work visa in the US as an actor can only be achieved if you're basically already well known. However I see all kinds of people on YouTube go to auditions and now I wonder, is it really that hard to get a visa? Or is there a different kind of visa I can apply for to be able to work as an actress? I'm just really confused.
I have a very novice question. I worked my first time as paid background today and am unsure who I contact regarding pay. I was cast through a casting director via Actor’s Access and was told through those emails my rate for the day. I went for the day, did the work, got no word on how I would be getting paid. I asked my contact on set and he said he wasn’t sure. Should he have helped me more or is this a question I should bring to my contact in casting?
Hi, I am looking for a female voice actor with an American accent for a podcast I am working on. You would need to read a short text of around 500 words, record it on your own computer (or phone) and send it to us as an mp3 file. If you are interested, please feel free to send me a message, preferably with a link to a demo reel or voice sample. We are looking for a serious, straightforward, "newsreader-style" reading. Thanks!
Hi, I am looking for a female voice actor with an American accent for a podcast I am working on. You would need to read a short text of around 500 words, record it on your own computer (or phone) and send it to us as an mp3 file. You will be paid $10 USD via PayPal, so you must have a PayPal account. If you are interested, please feel free to send me a message, preferably with a link to a demo reel or voice sample. We are looking for a serious, straightforward, "newsreader-style" reading. Thanks!
I know some actors had to gain weight or lose weight so they could best fit the part. What do you think?
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.
hello! so i was thinking, do any of you know any small studios who use voice actors? i'm looking through twitter rn, but i'd love to see more :)
Hi guys, please I have a question about rate of pay. I understand Non-union productions technically dictate the rules of pay, but i want to see if i have some push back on this matter. I was asked to hold dates of about a week(23rd-30th) for production. I have speaking lines on this production but it's very low budget. Obviously booking off a week already for a low budget production is hard enough but I'm obviously a pawn as an actor and experience is always good. But I havent yet been told what dates I would be specifically needed for. However, I was then told that if for whatever reason I am on set and they are unable to get to filming my role that day, I would be paid half of the agreed amount(essentially$50). Is it weird for me to pushback that if I am on set I need to be paid the full amount regardless of if I am used or not. I know the rules are fuzzy, it just feels like it shouldn't matter if i am used especially if I've already given up my job days for that range of days I was asked to make available. Or am I tied up since I aready agreed to be available for that week range? ​ Does anyone have any experience with a matter like this?
I just got an agent in a new market and still have one in a smaller market. I know there’s tons of actors with agents in more than one market and I can’t find anything in either of my contracts that specifies if only the agent who got me the audition gets the commission or do both? Would love to hear from other actors with multiple agents. TYIA!
What’s up guys? Hope you’re all doing awesome. I’m a newish actor (primarily focused on voice over) to the professional world. I’ve spent the last ten years in undergrad and graduate school for theatre, and working in a crappy job to save money to move to Los Angeles in between. I’m here now and I want to put myself out there as much as I can. I currently work nights at starbucks, and while I appreciate the scheduling flexibility, I hate the job. It’s incredibly exhausting and I really only stay for the health insurance. Having decent insurance is a must for me, but I was wondering if you guys might have any recommendations for what you do to not be homeless while acting? Thanks!
I signed with my first LA agent back in April. I've seen them on sign in sheets before, and they have a decent social media following, so I was familiar with them prior. We had a zoom meeting before signing and it was 100% about them. "Ask me questions about myself and my agency" and not once did they ask me a single question about myself. At the time I figured that I was in the business of making money and not friends, so I shrugged it off. As long as they help me get in the room, I'll stroke their ego. The relationship started off strong. I was getting 3 auditions a week from them, and 3 auditions a week from self submitting, so my plate was full. I didn't feel like they were submitting me to roles that were fit for my type, but I figured if I'm getting called in, then casting thinks its my type, so I went with it. I noticed that the new agent in the company was the one who signed me, but all my submissions were coming from an assistant. Not sure if this was normal or not since this was my first agent, since I don't really know the behind the scenes. I took a trip in May, and booked out weeks prior. I was still getting auditions, despite booking out, and I had to tell them 3 times, that I was away and couldn't audition that week, before the audition submissions finally stopped for that week. Ever since I came back from that trip (and booked back in) I've only gotten 2 auditions from them. 2 auditions in 3 months! Meanwhile I was self submitting, and getting myself 5 auditions a week. So I know its not slow. I also found out that the assistant who was constantly submitting me, no longer works there, and I honestly don't think my new agent is even submitting me to anything. In the last two months, I booked 3 commercials and 2 TV shows, all myself. Made my agent roughly $2500 in commission. And for what? I honestly think its just my agent, not the agency. They take forever to respond back to booking emails (literally days), and I don't even send my contracts over to them anymore, since they are so slow. I truly think my agent came on because she was a friend to the owner, and she clearly has another job, cause it shouldn't take this long to hear back. I don't even want to think about the casting directors, that contacted her directly and not me, and them never hearing back. I have two options. Drop them completely and have to search for news reps again. Or two, contact the head of the agency and see whats going on and if I could possibly switch to another agent within the company. (altho she did tell me she doesn't give out submissions reports cause to her thats rude for an actor to ask? ) I don't want to burn any bridges, and if I wasn't booking I wouldn't be as annoyed with them, but I'm over giving them so much money for not doing a single thing. Also, I haven't gotten any auditions from them, that weren't available on my side of the breakdowns. I feel like they submit me to "my leftovers", of things I didn't submit myself too, cause I didn't feel like the role fit me. Maybe because my resume doesn't have any network TV credits on it yet, is the reason I'm not getting called in for small roles in TV shows? Trying to give them the benefit of the doubt.
I've never understood why Thespian isn't the professional term for an actor. A: Thespian is a gender neutral term. As the term Thespian literally means " an actor or actress " while Actor means A male Thespian. B: To me Actor sounds more derogatory and immature term, and sounds like your" acting out and not being serious" While Thespian says" I'm a professional" "I'm not a amture" Isn't the professional term for actor?
I’m supposed to be shooting a very minor role but with a pretty famous actor, is it bad etiquette to ask to take a photo with them after shooting the scenes? I feel like they’ll be very busy throughout, and I don’t want to make a bad impression to the production crew or be like a fanboy. Thank you.
Hi everyone! I would love to know if you have any recommendations for actors looking for work at studios in Toronto with little experience. I am based in Michigan and about 5 hours from Toronto.
Hello! For some context, I am an Asian American actor. My agent has sent me an audition with attached sides that I find degrading and racist. The scene features a Chinese waiter (I'm not Chinese), and he sings Deck The Halls written in the script (verbatim) "and now I sing American Christmas song for you... deck the hall with bough of holly fa ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra" It is not sitting right with me at all, but I don't want to be labeled as hard to work with. The portal where I get auditions will not allow a decline without specifying a reason. Help?
It seems an echoed belief on the internet that TV was seen as the backwaters of the entertainment and that only the losers of the acting industry go to TV. That it was backup for former movie stars whose careers were stagnating, the last spot for people who could not launch a career in film and live theatre, and the starting point for people with minimal, if no prior professional acting experience, esp children. And that for a long time acting on TV was so hilariously bad and that the gap with the acting of movies was very very wide. That the best TV actors were terrible if they tried feature length films or even just made for TV movies. And that the reason George Clooney was so significant to film history was that he was the first actor who came from a TV background to make it as a full time cinema actor in real Hollywood production and not just B movie roles as well as the biggest example of someone who made it to the top of the A List from the small screen............ However someone sent me a PM in response to a post on /r/Buffy I participated in. >Saw your comments along with others about SMG not having a great career post-Buffy and how she attempted Hollywoods s well as comments on Boreanaz trying movies out..... So I had to send this. >A lot of old Telenovelas (in particular from Mexico and Argentina) had a lot of movie stars acting in them including a few A listers in the Latin America region and British TV even earlier than the Charlie's Angels day had some top actors star in it (esp since it seems in the UK there is no dividing line between TV, live theater, and cinema as there seems to be in North America)........ >I mean Timothy Dalton was the leading Shakespearan actor for a time in his career (not to mention he later became James Bond!) and he gives a phenomenal performance in the 1980s Jane Eyre TV show, giving the best Rochester ever and god even relative unknowns like Anthony Higgins gives outstanding performances in various BBC roles (just go watch The Eagle of the Ninth which is available in full). Higgins and other primary TV actors have no problem getting good careers in cinema even if they did not make the A list and actually do both full time with some adding live theater in between. >Don't get me started on nationally produced TV outside of the West such as Japan's Samurai epics and the various stuff that are government sponsored in Turkey even around the same time The Brady Bunch was running. The acting is Oscar worthy and A Listers in the countries were given roles. >Even strictly TV actors in many countries where there is a big gap in quality (esp writing) have acted in serious movie roles and gave great performances even being at B and sometimes D list act and its more common before the 90s to see TV actors outside of English speaking counties to become full time movie stars or even A Listers..... >I mean did you know Salma Hayek started out in the 80s as Telenovela actress before moving onto Dusk Till Dawn when she immigrated to the USA? It seems she and her fellow co-stars on these cheap productions had no problems moving onto to cinema full time and actually dd a mix of both serious films and soap opera TV. >And indeed many Latinas who immigrated to the USA in recent years and are now popular as move stars such as Ana De La Reguera all stared as popular Telenovela stars before moving primarily to cinema in their own country just like Salma did (though they still continued acting on TV shows before immigrating to the USA as seen with La Reguera). I responded with a and he pointed me to an another conversation. https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/lam5cn/do_live_action_tv_actors_in_particular_ongoing/glqrd8y/ >I'm 37 years old and can remember when television used to show stuff from before I was born quite regularly. I'm also in the middle of watching a series from 1991 called GBH and the acting in it is quite excellent. >Every era has "good" and "bad" acting. Nonetheless, I am suggesting that proceeding on the premise that the past was bad based on literally the worst shows on television from one culture only is extremely faulty. >Your responses strike me as fairly ignorant of anything beyond your immediate context, so let me help you out. In Britain and Europe, we actually have a much longer history of producing quality television than the USA. In Germany there is Heimat, Berlin Alexanderplatz, World on a Wire, and even network shows like Tatort. Britain has had countless, including its full Shakespeare revival from 78-85 and multiple 'TV play' strands, where the best writers from theatre and television would work with the best actors and directors that would go on to fame in cinema (Loach, Greengrass, Watkins, Clarke, Leigh, Frears, Kotcheff, Apted, Joffe, Ove). Poland produced Dekalog for approximately $10k per episode and it absolutely kills anything made today on practically every level. >If you want to argue that American network television has improved in some measure then go ahead, but that doesn't speak for the world. Personally I don't see a whole lot of difference between something like The Blacklist or Chicago Med and their antecedents in network crime and hospital dramas of yore, save the superficial aspects of technologically-enhanced production, the method of shooting and the era-specific conventions in performance style. Ultimately they're soapy, kitsch, and shot according to the standard rules (30 degree rule, 180 degree rule) of television shooting. So I really have to ask....... Richard Burton not only acted in a few American TV films but miniseries was some of the main work he did in the UK after his rocky relationship with Liz (see my username!). Despite that, he was able to easily be casted in movies anytime he auditioned and he still remained a pick for more serious roles. Acting on TV at all did not hurt his movie career (even if he was already past his prime while he was doing TV stuff). It as just seen as another day's work according to his diaries in the same way he continued live theater productions to pay the bills. So I'd have to ask. In addition to the two quoted texts examples and Richard Burton how come America had such a gigantic divide between TV and movies and even theatre before the 2000s? While in the rest of the world since the advent of Television in their specific countries, A Listers continue doing all 3 throughout their career and TV stars transition to primarily cinema all the time and even small time TV esp on genres seen as trash like teen soap operas and action superhero monster of the week act in real movies released in theaters and not just cheap daytime made-for-tv films and VHS B Movie releases? I mean since I got the PM as a result of chatting on /r/Buffy one of the lead stars of the show Anthony Head (Giles in Buffy) had done stageplays and or the bulk of his career actually acted in movies including serious roles and genres back in the UK for much o his acting resume before he came to America in 1997. His actual fame in the UK is not Buffy but a few BBC shows including Doctor Who and some local commercials. Compare that to the rest of Buffy's main cast who were small time TV extras and support or models or even outright nobodies aside from Sarah Michelle Gellar herself and maybe Seth Green for the later seasons. And except for Anthony Head, Seth Green, Dave Boreanaz and Alyson Hannigan they all practically struggled to have vibrant acting careers after Buffy (some of them like James Marsters focusing on endeavors outside of acting to continue their career elsewhere). So I really have to ask this obsession of divide before HBO kicked off TV standards with The Sopranos? Even high budget production miniseries are not exempt from this in the pre-90s US TV industry. Aside from Peter O'Toole a lot of high budget production miniseries had to settle for full time movie actors who weren't on the A List or import British actors in. Perfect example is North and South which despite its cinema level production values settled for people who are still unknowns like James Read and had half the main cast as British actors. Even the mos famous name Patrick Swayze was seen mostly as a borderline twee B movie and proper Hollywood productions at the time. Why did America stratify the TV and movie industry as well as stage plays? How come in the rest of the world even you have top bill local names like Toshiro Mifune and De La Reguera acting on TV alongside cinema and live stage performances? How come TV acting was seen as something harmful to someone who is still at the early stages of his career in North American industries while for example in the UK small TV gigs and even doing full time acting on a few seasons is seen as nothing significant by itself in the UK and is done all the time by full time professional no-name movie actor swell beyond the B list and had done serious movies as well as full-time Shakespearan actors? How come someone can do full time TV actin in a Latin American country for about yet transition to the A List no problem in not only their own country but even abroad? As seen with Salma Hayek (i was just shy of 10 years of her entry into acting via Telenovelas when she did Dusk Till Dawn and overnight catapulted into the A List of Hollywood)? Or even smaller names like Ana De La Reguera quickly entered primarily cinema profession without much difficulty in as little as 5 years after doing nothing but TV stuff? Seeing how in the rest of the world it seems a systematic pattern that TV actors later on become movie actors and a noteworthy amount of A listers had their start on TV as well as country's top names doing a mix of film stage plays and television, why was North America the oddjob in this, creating a real divide between TV and cinema (and cinema and live theatre as well I might add)? George Clooney's successful jump to full time movie actor and making it as an AAA list actor seems less impressive when you have guys like Ricky Gervais doing feature films released in theatres and Ian Mckellan juggling in TV,Theatre, and film productions and in at least 2 or 3 years of his career doing a mix of all 3 within a single year. So I have to ask why people jumping Clooney style to Hollywood was almost unheard off before 1995 and even today its still difficult to make the jump full time in the USA contrasted to the rest of the world?
Hi I’m a 20’s Japanese/Viet Actor looking for representative to audition for Netflix Japanese Series Live Action. I’ve lead only in Student Films, but hopefully receive an opportunity to audition for this project that I’m extremely passionate about, as well as fit the character description. Anybody with an agent that could help reach out would be greatly appreciated.
I have a few friends who are also actors and have been applying to work at an actors agency. Has anyone here made that transition, and if so what is it like?
Hi friends! I come to you with the age-old question: what is the current best way for an actor to try to become SAG eligible? I realize there are other threads on this in existence already, but SAG-AFTRA changes their rules frequently and despite combing the web I have had a hard go at finding an updated discussion on this. The reason I bring this up as well is because when I signed with my current agent 4 months ago, she told me she needed me to work on becoming SAG-eligible. In addition to that I've been attending a lot of casting director workshops (casting directors working in big budget film & tv) over the last year and many have said they essentially throw your submission in the trash if you're not at the very least SAG-eligible. I think this is reflected in how few auditions I have received this year, despite production supposedly being crazy busy theatrically at the moment. I do not have that credential despite having access to those auditions through my agent/manager and so those opportunities are largely closed to me, and it is frustrating. Firstly, I know there is the background voucher route. Work 3 union productions as background, receive 3 vouchers, become SAG-eligible. I have a friend who did this and it took her a little under two years to achieve here in Los Angeles. However, I know that this route can take years and often times production will not give you vouchers at all even when they're supposed to. Second, there's the "become hired as a principal/speaking role in a union production" and be Taft-Hartley'd route, which seems like the least likely way in considering most casting directors won't see you for union jobs if you're not union eligible. I HAVE heard that being Taft-Hartley'd is a lot more common with commercial work however, and I am have a meeting with a commercial agent next week to try to start working commercially. Wondering if anyone has joined the union this way? Thirdly and the method I am mostly interested in discussing is the "create your own material" method and cast yourself alongside a SAG-AFTRA actor. I know in the last ten years a lot of people have done it this way, via the SAG-AFTRA "new media" agreement (AKA, making their own webseries), but I have heard a lot of talk of this "loophole being closed." I have been struggling to find out what that means? Is this no longer a route to eligibility at all? Does it make you a must-join rather than SAG-eligible? Are there new non-realistic budget requirements? Wondering if there is anyone out there that has more information on this and what the current hangups/hurdles are in terms of trying to create your own union project. I've ALSO read on SAG's website that if you come to them seeking eligibility from this method, and they view your project as having been created solely for union membership purposes and not as honest production work, they can deny your application and make it harder for you to join down the road. Has anyone heard of this happening? Thank you! \-An actress trying to break out of the non-union cycle
I'm in such a crisis rn. I'm 19, I graduate next July and I have to apply for uni and what not and I thought I was just gonna apply for a business course but....sometimes I just want to pack my things and leave Germany to go to LA for like 3 months and hustle through auditions. I have no acting experience aside from like 2 school theaters but damn I want it so bad. But is it even worth it? Whenever I get excited and do research online I get hit with how hard it is to be an actor in LA and it's really the only place I wanna go. I want to be an actress but I hate disappointment.
Howdy! I'm looking to build a website and wanted to get some opinions on which website builders you've enjoyed using. I just tried dabbling in [Godaddy.com](https://Godaddy.com) for the first time but when I looked to upload demos, it seems like the best option it gives me is to implement soundcloud links..which isn't really what I want to do. I just want something clean and simple. My headshot with some quick and easy play buttons next to it to hear my demos.
There's also a rule about giving an actor more time to submit a self tape based on the length of the material. With self tapes being the norm these days, does anyone else have feelings about getting 4 scene self tape auditions? Comments? Opinions?
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