Do you think as an actor, the only way to be successful is to live in L.A. or New York? Why or why not? Thank you
Hi all. I’m currently working on my acting reel and need more material. I’ve done 3 short films in Los Angeles and two of the films I’ve yet to see footage from due to unprofessional students. So I’m taking matters into my own hands and rehearsing lesser known monologues from folks that are my type. I’ve got 4 on my list so far but I’m looking for 5, the Lighthouse monologue really catches my eye. My concern however is if it’s too famous or too over the top to be worth doing myself to show my talent. As I’m sure everyone knows, famous monologues like the one from Glengarry Glen Ross are so iconic that it’s not even worth an actors time to do it let anyone anyone’s time to watch. I hope that makes sense. Thanks everyone!
Hello! I am not an actor, but was contacted out of the blue to potentially participate in an ad for a well known client by [https://dscastingcompany.com](https://dscastingcompany.com/). Their website seems very legitimate and I'll be talking with a casting director soon, but I am concerned this might end up being a scam, especially since I am not an actor and have zero knowledge of the ins and outs of the business. The ad is focused on creative process and I am an artist, and they seem to have found me through my artist website. Has anyone here heard of them and know if they are legitimate? Is real people casting/documentary casting a real thing? Would love some help! Thanks :)
Hey everyone, I’m a new Voice actor! I have an assosiates (working for my bachlors) in world languages and cultures (getting bachelors in World languages in linguistics). Due to this major I specialize in accents (Mostly from Europe and Asia). I also have 2 Voice acting teachers both of wich are small youtubers! I really wanna put my names on some projects with a stage name! I was raised by my Mostly Ukrainian (with some Japanese and Russian heritage) Grandma, and In honnor of my ancestors culture I wanna do a Japanese-Slavic sort of name, Since I’m pretty mixed culturally (all 4 or my grandparents being from different cultures mostly from europe) and being rased in america I have a pretty run of the mill name. So I kinda want a different stage name to set me apart lol
Hi Acting Community! I know there is a UK acting Reddit; but there is a fraction of active members compared to this main one; so thought my question would be better placed here! So obviously i have read the FAQs about ‘trying to find an Agent etc’ but i’m looking for more specific help. I’m a fairly new, inexperienced actor that has so far only done shorts/student films; but enough that i have a reel and headshots. I feel the next progression for me is to reach out to agents, but i know right now in my career i’m not going to sign with a huge agency, so i’m looking for a smaller setup - but that’s the question? How do i find out how ‘big’ an agency is? Like obviously when i research actors i can find their agents pretty easily, but these are all huge stars that i’m not in the same league as currently. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Howdy r/VoiceActing, hope this is within sub guidelines. So there's a specific subgenre of hardcore techno known as gabber, which is dominated by a couple of Dutch producers who both produce records and put on festivals. In the last couple of years, there has been a trend toward having what appears to be the same American voice actor with a "dramatic movie trailer" voice provide clips of often semi-incoherent/grammatical English that get mixed into the songs or used to "MC" the mixes. Here's one typical example on SoundCloud: "[A female warrior, an advanced soldier, will face true glory. Bowed by the epic sounds of hardcore, they will attack](https://soundcloud.com/djrestylemusic/korsakoff-re-style-masters-of-hardcore-2016)*".* r/gabber wasn't able to figure out who it is. Any ideas?
I auditioned for a role at the beginning of the year and they asked me about my social media at the audition. I now understand why it was important to them. I just found out that one of the most famous influencer in my city got the role and she is not even an actor, just popular on social media. I don’t mind not having the role when someone was simply better at the audition. But I’m disappointed to see that followers mattered more to them than training and experience. Is this really what auditions will be about? Who has the most followers?
Hello all! I’m in Southern California and looking to work for free to build a resume. Any aspiring filmmakers, let me know… let’s connect. Thank you in advance
Hello I'm 21 years old male and tbh ever since birth I have always wanted to be a Voice actor, Like it was always in the back of my mind and never escaped actually. every now and then Imma be like "I wanna do voice acting sooo baaaddd" like Twice a week for the past 4 years, But my problem is I have an ugly voice and I'm a very quite person, every single time I want those Impression videos I just feel Bad that I can't bend my voice in my different ways, my Voice is just typical 21 year guy.... But uglier. and another thing I heard is to Move to Los Angeles Because Its the hub of Acting and artistry and the problem is, I'm Not from America and I'm not willing to move there Either if anything I heard so many Horrible stories about LA and how awful it is, and 2020 and early 2021 was enough to convince me that America is truly isn't for me and the political structure isn't really for me lol. idk you guys I feel so many odds stacked up against me and it always Pushed me back from ever trying, However, can I truly Make it in someway? can I truly Practice and train my ugly voice?
Following my post saying that an influencer (non actor) got the role I auditioned for and that I was asked about my social media during my audition, most people said that it was normal to prefer famous people and that social media actually is important for an actor. So I guess, I should work on becoming « famous » too. I am not doing this to be liked by everyone, sign autographs or get attention, etc. But if being « famous » is important to get work as an actor, I guess I should work on this. But my question is now: HOW? I have a couple of ideas and I was wondering what you think about it: -Be known for my acting/hosting gigs only. -Be more active on Instagram and TikTok. -Use my influence on Facebook to get even more popular (is this even worth anything anymore?) -Start a YouTube Channel. -Participate in reality TV. -Get known for my work as a writer. -Start a podcast. -Support an organization and talk about them in the media. -Any other idea? By the way, I have been training to be an actor for more than ten years and have been working professionally for seven years. But even then, some people think that being well-known is more important than skills so I guess that’s what I am missing to bring my career to the next level.
Hello, I’ve gotten my headshots done recently and I love them, I have a great commercial one and a great theatrical one, but I also have [this](https://imgur.com/a/IQzFVo9) third one I want to upload to actors access. As you’ll see in the link, it’s a more “quirky” (for lack of better words) headshot and I like it. My question is, on actors access they make you categorize the picture as commercial, theatrical, or other, which do I choose? It seems trivial, I know, but it confused me. Minor follow up question, do you need to put a slateshot on each headshot on your account? Or just one that you submit most often? Also confusing me. Thanks in advance!
I have a friend of mine who booked a project and is pretty excited. My friend has been working in the industry for a little while now and she had ups and downs but shes finally landed something substantial and I am super proud of her. She however has been a bit stressed lately. Not to go into too much detail, but close to 15 years ago, an article came out about her when she was 18 about her saying some racist jokes and using the N word. She apologized at the time, (that what was the article was about) and it sort of never was too much of an issue after from what I understand. I met her briefly after that happened and I've never seen her do anything remotely closely to that, but that really doesn't mean anything. Im obviously bias as her friend. She's been stressed because she feels like ppl will find out about her on this movie and they're going to either fire her or outcast her during production. I've tried to tell her that I don't think most ppl will care, and I jokingly told her shes not that important, but I do understand her worry, and I honestly feel a little bad. I remember we went to a comedy show one time and this guy made a pretty not so PC joke and I saw her laugh for a second and then get really uncomfortable, like she was punishing herself for laughing. I would love some opinions from other actors on what would you do if you knew someone in your cast had a controversy a long time ago. Would you treat them different? I'll be honest, I'm only going to show her the comments if I think they will relieve her stress a bit. But I'd love to hear opinions and have a conversation. Sorry if this post isnt exactly on topic for an acting subreddit. I appreciate your time.
I recently became interested in acting, but can't imagine myself playing a happy/expressive character or anything much different from my own personality. I'm that guy who holds a beer at a party and feels uncomfortable while everyone else is dancing and having fun. Not that i can't have fun, but there are somethings that are not for me, you know? Well, i just wanna know if i can be an actor in spite of my personality.
Looking in the mirror I don’t find the asymmetry very noticeable, but in pictures and videos I do. Is it still possible to have success with an asymmetrical face? Thanks
I noticed most people submit to both union and non union projects. I was under the impression if you're union eligible, then go ahead and submit for the union projects. But if you're not even union eligible, shouldn't you only be submitting to non union projects? Clarification on this would be appreciated.
I want to be an actor, but my parents have full time jobs, and they don’t want to risk their jobs just to help me out. I am soon to be 15 and once i’m 16 is it okay for me to go to auditions and headshot appointments and meetings by myself. Another thing is, i know auditions and appointments could be online. Is it okay if I can do mine online? The point is… do you guys of reddit think it is possible for me to be an actor with full time working parents who only have saturday and sundays off? (Also, to mention I live in a small city where the nearest “big” town is Lubbock which is 2 hours away.)
I’m an actor (M17) who is just starting out in the industry (like really just starting out). I already have headshots and a resume filled with some theatre things I did and classes I took outside of high school. What I was wondering though was with the demo reel. I know it’s very important for an actor to have one, but I was wondering if I should make my own scenes with other actors for it or if I should wait for when I have done enough actual scenes to make one.
I produce videos for a lot of mobile app/gaming clients. Some of these videos require people or actors, and are designed to native social videos. The product varies, but the concept is always similar: * About 30 seconds long * Film with your phone * Film twice (horizontal, vertical) * Sometimes need a second phone to use as a prop Budget is $200 USD per video (per the details above). I also try to work with the same people over and over, especially if the videos perform well. Right now I'm specifically looking for people with an American / Canadian accent. Location doesn't really matter, so long as you speak English with an American / Canadian accent. You don't have to be an actor or having acting skills, you just need to look and sound natural when filming yourself. Shoot me a message if you're interested and available. Thank you!
I've noticed that a lot of black actors in Hollywood start off clean shaven or are constantly clean shaven in a lot of roles. Is this an unwritten rule? I ask this because I know with politicians and military it is required and while white men in the real world commonly don't have facial hair, black men almost are never clean shaven but you see a plethora of them in film. Does a beard or a mustache on black men make studios to consider us more "Urban"?
Hello all, Been doing voiceover work for a few years now, but have only recently gotten to a place where I feel like branching out into doing it seriously. I have a question, however, that has been making its way into my mind during auditions. Now that I've auditioned enough to have an idea of the jobs that I tend to land, (which are usually jobs requiring a college aged female, or an African American-or the word casting directors LOVE to use, often to my chagrin, "urban"- female) I wanted to attach a dropbox link of myself reading two short spots back-to back, the first in my natural voice, which can come off "stereotypically Black" and the second, a more neutral north american attempt. I wanted to ask, (and I'm open to hearing everyone out, but voice actors/ppl of color would be especially awesome to hear from) whether the change in accent is subtle or caricature-ish, in either. I am a Black person, so ideally, I would love for people to be able to recognize that in jobs that require that I sound like a person of my ethnicity. (which can be a loaded topic, but for our intents and purposes, I'd rather not get into the politics of that) On the other hand, in the second spot, as compared to the first, do I sound as if I'm trying too hard to cover my natural accent? Because that isn't intentional, but for jobs that want a more neutral sound, I try to go for that. Basically, do the spots sound RADICALLY different to you, (because they do, to me) or is it obvious that the same person is reading these spots, but with minimal delivery changes? (I'd prefer the latter, but I've listened so many times now that I can't make heads or tails, so any help would be welcome and appreciated.) Thanks! Oh, right. The link: [https://www.dropbox.com/s/aj98j2sfjkb13hs/mix.mp3?dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/s/aj98j2sfjkb13hs/mix.mp3?dl=0) Let me know if y'all have trouble accessing it.
Is it harder to become a successful movie director or a successful actor? (With successful I mean a movie/show in the cinema/Netflix)
Hello! I am a documentary student researching for my next doco which will be on emotional labour in the workplace and burnout. Also, the blurred lines between personality and performance. I am not an actor, but I have been reading about how deep acting/method acting/emotional recall can cause mental health problems, emotional exhaustion and burnout in actors. Would anyone be willing to share with me some of their experiences of this? I would love to get a deeper and more personal understanding of it, and I can't seem to find any personal experiences shared on Youtube etc. Feel free to message me if you have any questions or would like to share directly to me.
So I’m 22 years old and I’ve been acting for three years. I used to train almost every day and by the time I graduated school I had booked five short films in two years I have an agent now at the top agency in my city I’ve been known by others as a very talented actor someone who would go places. But lately I hit a wall. I don’t know how to act. I’ve tried all kinds of techniques, spent more time trying to focus on script analysis etc. But nothing works. I’ve lost my intuition for it and I don’t know what to do. I feel like I’ve hit my ceiling of skill.
-I've been googling stuff for days now but it all seems so confusing and so many people have different opinions. So first of all, I live in Italy which means I most likely will have to move abroad. I'm half british so I wouldn't mind moving to the UK at all. The problem is that I don't think my family would be able to afford the cost of the school AND the living cost, so I can't really move to London or extremely big cities. Are there well known acting schools in the UK in less expensive cities? Also, I'm quite confused about where to study. Drama schools seem to be slightly more expensive than acting universities, but also more demanding. Studying acting in a university would probably allow me to have time to have a job and earn money to keep me going. But I also read that the opportunities you get after drama school are waaay more than the ones you get after acting universities. Is this true? Will going to university be quite useless in terms of acting possibilities after I'm done or is it a start? And lastly, would I be able to get a student loan? The costs for international students are soo high and if the answer is no then I probably shouldn't even try... Thank you to whoever read all of this and sorry if my questions seem dumb to professionals lol
I met with an agent this morning (I won't be working with them for a few reasons), and they told me that because they weren't SAG Franchised that Actors Access wouldn't let them use their platform. Has anyone heard of this before?
When I file a new claim what do I put for the reason for unemployment so I can qualify? I work with central casting and I don’t get enough work.
I recently moved to a completely new area. Does anyone know a good way to connect with actors and theatre people in my area? I'm auditioning and trying to get involved with theatre but haven't met anyone new. Any suggestions?
Hey everyone. So I am 24 but growing up I’ve always enjoyed animation and video games. I was always the type of person who would point out a voice actor whenever I heard them in something new. So much so that whenever I went to some place like comic con my siblings would always joke about how I would be the one to point out voice actors cuz I know what they look like and would be more excited to see them than like A list celebrities. I would even joke around and try to imitate characters like Roz from Monsters Inc. or the chocolate loving old fish from spongebob. It’s enjoyable and it’s something I’ve thought about for a while. Just the thought of being part of something and hearing my voice as a character makes me want to try. I’ve started reading Dee Bradley Baker’s iwanttobeavoiceactor site and it’s so good. But I want to know more and hear from other people’s experiences! Some of my favorite voice actors include Tara Strong, Grey Griffin, Joe Zieja, Cree Summer, Kevin Michael Richardson, Phil Lamarr, Maurice Lamarche, EG Daily, Carlos Alazraqui, Mark Hamill, Adam West, Billy West, and so many more. Sometimes I think that voice actors don’t get enough credit for the fact that they are the ones who make childhoods. And it’s not even just children. Shows like Family Guy and Simpsons are iconic for their more adult audiences. This is all just tv and film, but voice over work is pretty much everywhere. So yeah, not that I’m trying to like prove that I am interested or something, but it really is a passion and I’ve even said out loud to my family that voice acting just sounds like so much fun. When I was in HS, in my last year I moved to a new school and wanted to audition for a play, but after talking to a friend who was into acting who told me it was like group auditions or whatever, I sorta chickened out. Then in community college, I took a theatre arts course and we had to go to my professor’s production of hairspray which was so exciting. Personally, I had a reference point having seen the film with John Travolta so I think that contributed to my enjoyment; being able to see a play come to life with so much dedication to be as great as the film with major actors was incredible. Then in my last year as an undergrad I took on a minor in television and film arts and just loved this screenwriting course that taught me the skeleton of screenplays and even wrote my own treatment for it. I sadly couldn’t finish the minor due to not being able to get to the campus for the courses myself. But yeah, I haven’t said too much to my family but I’ve definitely developed a love and interest for all of this. The reason why I want to voice act is because it is what I grew up with and I want to be a part of the future of animation that future generations will grow up loving. The other reason is that I sorta want to learn to love my voice. This might sound very weird but my voice is one of my least favorite things about myself. It’s something I’ve been made fun of growing up so I want to learn to love it and use it well. So yeah, anyone have any advice on how to really start? I don’t have any like professional equipment so I guess this will sorta start as a huge hobby of mine until I can invest in this, because I see it as an investment. Thank you all and have a great day/rest of your day!
Got a call and email and script from my agent today that a producer reached out to her and is interested in casting me for his 3 million dollar movie as a major supporting character in it. I have a conference call with my agent and the producers tomorrow. I read the script and it’s not bad but it’s not great, and it seems legit (they have a production company and financing company attached names Buffalo 8 and Bondit Media) but I’m skeptical for some reason. Should I be hesitant? Or is this not unheard of? I’m not a known actor by any means and have struggled to get work the past two years. I dance as well and can speak Italian and can pole dance, and they specifically need a girl my type who can do all of those things. I do fit the character perfectly but I haven’t even auditioned for it?
I feel like I see the same topics on this sub every week, and this one is no different. Maybe it’s because I feel like I’ve never been respected before, maybe I have the mindset that we have one life and it’s best to reach for the stars..but I’m always asking myself what keeps me going. I grew up watching wrestling and just like wrestling you there are wrestlers that rise to the top of the mountain all while starting at the very bottom. I always loved that story of the peasant who became king. I consider myself a peasant, and I’m working on becoming a king. I’d be lying to you if I said “I don’t want to reach the top” I do. Badly. The pinnacle right know is a top show on Disney or HBO, even Amazon. I always feel less than an actor because I don’t have a theatre background. And to me theatre actors always come off as smug and thinking their better than others. “I do this for the art-form, acting is truly my passion, I’ll die without.” - fuck outta here. Sigh. Sorry for my rant.
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, I (30M) just started out with acting. I always felt in my heart that I wanted to do this, but I never did — until now. I’m currently reading *Respect For Acting* by Uta Hagen and so for it’s been super interesting and helpful. There is one part that is really bothering me though: > “If you are affected in your daily life, calculatingly self- aware in your relations with others, you will undoubtedly be a bad actor, because your attention is narcissistic. If you have acquired these affectations in your teens and have not shaken them by the time you are twenty, you are in trouble. After all, if you possess borrowed behavior in life and focus on it rather than on others, how can you be really active on stage?” If I’m honest with myself I sometimes do feel affected… But it really depends on the people I’m with. When I’m with people I feel uncomfortable with, I’m really aware of the way I speak and act. Like you try to get ‘approval’ of the group. Whereas when I’m with close friends I feel real and totally myself. I think I know what she means: when you’re not ‘real’ in real life, how can you be real on stage? When you’re fake, you will be fake on stage. Maybe my image of an actor is totally fictional: people who are constantly in tune with their emotions, feeling comfortable around all kinds of people. I’m also thinking: aren’t all actors a little narcissistic? I think a lot of actors started acting to entertain others and to be in the center of attention. Could anybody share their experience? Thanks a lot!
I am 21 (M) from India. I wanted to move to mumbai and pursue acting. But due to covid it is all slow and i can't move as there is not much work. My parents suggest me to move to canada for one year and get a degree and come back to India so that even in future i can have a better chance of PR. So that means i will come back to India from canada in Mid 2023. And then i can go to mumbai. I am afraid that one and a half year gap may work against my dream. Also I am afraid deep deep down that i may find it comfy in Canada and forgo the hustle of acting. In a way it can work out as i can get time to think and get clarity about whether what i have wanted from past 7 years (to be a film actor) is the thing i actually want or not. I am confused. Because frankly i have done bachelors and i dont have any masters for backup as such. What you guys think!
Not sure if this is the place to post this but I'm having trouble finding a male lead for my short film called Janus. It pays 100 dollars a day and we will start filming at the beginning of August. My email: nedsteeleswim@gmail.com
just wanted to ask as an aspiring actress who has adhd how others (who are in the same position as me) tackle acting with adhd? i really don’t want to let it stop me from doing what i love because to simply put it, it’s incurable. how do you maintain the motivation regardless of how much the adhd drains you?
If there’s one thing that there is a glut of, it’s “how to get into voice acting/audiobook narration 101” tutorials. Which is, to be clear, pure awesome. But, for those who have graduated their freshman project (done a few gigs and gotten paid), the availability of relevant information drops precipitously. If you’re a content creator who knows such things, would you mind putting up some 201 content? Some topics I consider to be 201 (or higher). AKA, questions I’m starting to ask, and I still don’t know what I don’t know. * How to find a mentor? * Where to find engineers to edit/master VO/narration work? * How much is a reasonable amount to pay for these engineers? * How can I find an agent? Should I even be looking for an agent/agency? What are reasonable rates for agents? * How to find a voice coach? What’s a reasonable rate to pay? * When should we start thinking about the Vocie Actor branch of the SAG? What’s the costs/benefits? I’d also love links here, if folks have suggestions or want to give recommendations.
They talk about how few actors 'make it', and I often wonder what is really implied in that statement. Of all people who decide to pursue acting seriously, what do you think the percentages are that... Become giant millionaire stars? Genuinely 'make it' big time, as in they're someone who is a known commodity in many roles you've seen and has a great career to be proud of? 'Make it' in the sense that they manage to make a living and pay their bills acting, and maybe you've seen them in a thing or two? Find a niche in Holloywood that wasn't their dream (voice over, writing, production, etc), but was a path of lesser resistance than superstardom, and they have a career out of it? Try and try and try, but never land any kind of break whatsoever, and wind up going back to their home town, or working their service industry day job until they retire? Edit: I know I spelled percentages wrong in the title.
Title says it. Of all the people who decide to give a try to becoming a voice actor as their career, what percentage do you think ultimately find a stable job out of it?
Another hiring actors inquiry. A different Netflix show which will be recorded in America but your location does not matter we need a diverse cast and travel expenses will be paid for. It is a teen show so the main characters will need to be aged 16-20 however some characters have younger sibling and parents if you want to act as them. Reply if you are interested with your strengths and weaknesses in Acting or just give me a DM
Hiring actors for a Netflix TV Show. Official Statement will be coming out soon but I have a big job and want to start early. I need teens and adults. The show will be around Football/Soccer but you don't have to play the sport to take part. Reply if you are interested with some strengths and weaknesses you have in acting.
Whenever I look up on how actors today are providing for themselves while doing auditions/seeking gigs, I see how they’re always hosting at normal/fast food restaurants, bartending, and doing like 2-3 jobs. Please don’t get me wrong, I absolutely admire those people who do. I’m just wondering if that’s a true necessity or they’re doing it because that’s the only other type of job they’re able to get. Right now I am working a managerial role (I’m taking acting classes now but plan on focusing on it fully from 2024), so in a year I will be making double I’m making now. To give an idea, I’m making just enough to pay rent for a 1 room apartment and also save about 30% of my income. I would like to know if I’d have to leave my job. The timings are pretty flexible, just gotta clock in 6 hours a day anytime. I can still allocate the timings once I start going to auditions. Or is it like, when I go to auditions, it’ll be too much to have a full time job on a contract basis? Please help.
So I have an audition at a dinner theater in a few days and though they say all levels of experience welcome they still want a resume brought in. Problem is I've never acted in anything other than a professional haunted house and I've been told by other aspiring actors that it doesn't count. I already added the improv training from the company down but there's literally nothing else besides my name, #, and physical traits. Is being able to work with horror elements (or just not easily squeamish) something I can add? At this particular moment I have no note worthy skills to mention.
Source: [https://twitter.com/MichaelLepore3/status/1417641619256401921](https://twitter.com/MichaelLepore3/status/1417641619256401921) Crazy! Anyone wanna contribute to the Pro/Con list im making about joining? I'm an unrepped actor in NYC with 5 EMC points. I'm thinking of joining!
Hello! I’m assisting an artist on an album, the artist wants a uk voice over actress (near london accent) for a movie trailer type script very short, simple, and fun, it’s for a rock album 18-33 actresses Let’s discuss pricing willing to work with you,
>!i could use some actors to play DnD players. DnD is code for dunegons and Dragons. !< :D is anyone wants to come to East Orange Friday or Saturday and read a few lines and be on camera please let me know. :D It's unpaid. will submit to festivals. and can send actors footage. raws or complete, whichever ... :D My names' Gerhard Patterson and I can send u previous work if requested or feel free to look me up. As far as the scene it's an opening scene to introduce a main character but I just need "extras" although they'll be speaking. ROB. TIM. MARIA. These are the characters DnD friends.
**Been researching this for a bit, and many articles say all performers are narcissists, but I don't believe that's true.** I really can't see someone like Laura Linney, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, or Calista Flockhart being a raging narc - at least they don't strike me that way. After coming off (yet) and other set with a terrible narcissist yet some amazing other actors, I've been a series reg, a guest star, in plays, a co-star, here are the signs I'd say to watch out for: 1. **Will only talk to/fawn over those much higher up/more clout than they are/have and then give you the silent treatment.** I totally understand the importance of getting a producer or director to like you, that's business, but snapping at and shutting down around a day player/co-star for no reason is also a telltale sign. If you have 13.1M IG followers they'll be your bestie. 1310 not so much. 2. **Shutting down a 'lesser' - around a day player/co-star - the opposite also holds true.** You can be nice and then if you're SO inconvenienced by them attempting to say, "Nice weather" to you - you can say you need coffee - or hell just politely smile - and retreat cushy trailer 3. **Over-exaggerating your abilities, looks, connections, houses, bookings.** If you are on set talking about how many parties you attend very loudly or how you won such-and-such for the millionth time, we get it. Oddly enough the Meisner classes pay off - a well-trained actor almost has a 6th sense when it comes to this, we know you're over-compensating. 4. **After talking about many 'said' connections, throwing a fit if they hear others were hanging out without them.** The narc will suddenly get very quiet and exceptionally sulky for 'no reason' and act like a child with an occasional 'meh' shoulder shrug. They love it when people crowd around them asking, "What's wrong? Awwww....." A grandiose will have a massive fit. A covert will go lock themselves in their trailer or just go sit by themselves until everyone is comforting them. 5. **Will have no problem helping themselves but rarely tries to help others.** If they DO help another, they will hold it over their head til the day that person dies. Or that actor's starmeter hits 312,212. 6. **Will pull manipulative/Machiavelli-type moves like complimenting everyone else around you on set in a very over-the-top way and then breezing right past you without a word to make sure you feel bad.** All narcs love manipulative moves and backhanded compliments. This is true for acting very much so. "Oh that's your costume? It. . . looked so cute in wardrobe. (Pretends to be concerned for you.) Maybe it's the lighting." Or: You look tired today. 7. **Mocking others behind their back.** A day-player came up to us confused on set (totally ok! I've been there) and the narcissist says something exceptionally rude about them right after they leave. This is also a great sign not to trust the narc. 8. **Envy. Sabotaging you if someone else compliments you.** This happened as well. The narc went out of their way to mess up my close-ups because one of the stars had come by and complimented me on day one. For the rest of the shoot, the narc sucked up to the star so much that the star (unfortunately) became enamored with them. My mantra is, earn your compliments. People will notice you from there. 9. **Fake Empathy.** Again, the nice thing about our training is that we can tell if someone is being surface-level or fake. I told this narc a story about a relative that was sick (true) and you could see how fake their empathy-level was. It looked like they were trying to 'act' the part of caring. Another huge red flag. 10. **A History of Bad Breakups.** Everyone encounters breakups and divorces, and those are awful, but I find a narc will have a history of overly-dramatic breakups and friendship endings, etc. They won't crack jokes and go into a dramatic production about their latest relationship ending unless they are craving some kind of attention from it. A person that is really classy and NOT a narc won't publicly air their dirty laundry on set in-between takes and only talk bad about the other party. No matter what it always takes two to tango and narcs cannot own that. ​ Your best bet, in my humble opinion as an actor, is to protect your energy and know what these red flags are - are there tons of narcs in the industry? Yes. But there are also really good, kind-hearted actors too and those are the ones I choose to be friends with. When you meet a narc, don't tell them too much about your super-personal life. Otherwise they will use it against you.
**I am just a TV/Film actor only, I do not ever want to be a singer. but I found a type of contract that I thought to be a bit scary/risky that is offered to singers, and I wanted to know if any such contract exist for TV/Film actors?** In the music industry there are 360 contract deals. *Below is an example of a 360 deal :* *Danny Goldberg, President of Gold Village Entertainment-- which represents artists -- is quick to say, "a 360 deal is not something that has a precise definition. But in general, what it means is usually a deal with a record company in which the record company also participates in the income of all of the other aspects of the artist's work, such as songwriting and merchandise, in addition to making money off the records."* *Below is my understanding of this deal:* *Basically anything you do (that has your name attached to it), they get a cut. ANYTHING YOU DO,lol (ex, Youtube profits )* ​ **So, do any actors know of, or have come across, or even worse signed a deal/contract similar this ?**
Hey, so I’ve told my parents before about wanting to become an professional actor and my family knows but I think they think that it’s just one of those dream jobs that’ll go away soon ( like a 7 year old boy with a dream to be a famous footballer) but I don’t think it’ll go away soon. Can anyone help me ? 13 yr old from London btw and sorry for the long question that’s not really linked to the title
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