Hey [r/acting](https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/), The concept of 'competitive art' is inherently a bit lame - but since self tapes have become so important recently, I thought it could be fun to throw down. No entry fee or anything. I'm up for judging - if someone else wants to judge with me, I think two could work too. Reddit gold for the winner unless you all have a better idea for a prize. If there isn't too large a response, maybe I can give some feedback to those who want it. Would just be my two cents as a working actor - or suggestions for improving self tape quality. If there's a lot of interest I could crown a separate winner for comedic and dramatic.
I want to share my experience with this sub to lift the weight out of my shoulders and to help myself cope with what my mind understands as a failure. I'm spanish. I come, as a lot of artists, from a very humble background. I have been working survival jobs to support my studies and myself for as long as I can remember, and I've always been determined on studying acting. Acting acting acting. I love the feeling of going to the theatre and not be able to be up there. The stage produces some kind of magnetism reaction on me that just drags me to be on it. And when I'm there, I feel purposeful. I had been on several theatre productions, but I wanted to study to get better at it. So I decided to save up and study study acting in a renowned institution in Spain based on Stanislavsky. Lots of well renowned spanish actors have studied there, and it has an great reputation. The course is divided in three years, and although it is based on Stanislavsky it follows a specific method designed by its founder. My first year went mostly great: I learnt a lot, was super excited from the moment the exercise was being explained. But I had the feeling I wasn't achieving my 100%. I passed on, however, to second grade. It went on mostly great without any big complications but I couldn't shake the sensation something was eerily wrong and there was something I wasn't quite catching. You see, our classes consist of (mostly) individual acting exercises that we then discuss with the rest of the class. The first question from the teacher is directed to the students that have watched the exercise and it goes along the lines of: "What can you guys tell X about her exercise"- We share our thoughts. Then the teacher lets the actor speak before making her statement. When I talked about my colleagues' work, I did not get a single one right. Everything I said was completely different from what my colleagues saw. All of the insecurities, years of trying to open up emotionally on stage, criticism from teachers, failures, came dramatically to a peak when a teacher, on the first evaluation, said "I really have no idea how to help you, there's something you you are very confused about and I have no idea what it is. You can still come into class, and I can try to see what it is to try to help you. But there's nothing that I can do for you right now." I was shocked. I did not know it was bad, but not that bad. I was told several times I could make it into acting. Did this mean I couldn't be an actor? Was I not wired genetically to be on top of a stage? I broke, for a whole week. I couldn't function, my possitive attitude, the feel that I wanted to jump on stage wasn't there. Being afraid and guideless, I decided I had to take some steps to make this better, so I reached to a person well versed in acting who had taught me in the past. We talked for hours, and we decided that she would become my acting coach. After talking to her, everything felt easy on every single class. Just by explaining my situation to her and with simple guidelines about how to face my work, teachers started to notice an improvement on my performances. I got to a point where the teacher who told me she didn't know how to help me, told me I was starting to go in a more correct direction but that there was still something that I wasn't quite understanding, and that she was surprised the feedback I was giving my colleagues was on most cases correct. Even though I've been improving, the rate at which I should have improved over these past 2 years hasn't been enough and I'm probably going to be pushed out of the school, which is a bummer. The semester hasn't finished yet, but I'm frankly quite sure I will not go into third grade. It hurts a lot, it feels like failure. I know failing is part of the process and I must work my way through it, but sometimes, the only thing you really want is someone to tell you "Hey, you can do it. Okay?". After a few conversations with my coach, we have come to the following conclussion: The method that is taught at that school is not for me at the moment. Some teachers have awakened fears on me that I had long buried, which paralize me onstage. I can act, I've been told that by every single teacher. My acting performances are intermittently good, sometimes I use too much air whilst talking, but I'm getting better. But I still can't shake the feeling I have failed. Does someone have any advice?
Been auditioning for the past year during covid. Started off with great auditions, consistently 2 or 3 a week. I’ve booked 2 commercials but have only even gotten one callback for a TV show. What am I doing wrong? Now it seems like I’m only getting 1 tv/film audition every 2 weeks and the motivation is dwindling. I used to spent as long as I can prepping and now I just tape my sides beside my camera. Im trying to implement things I see other actors on television doing, be more natural and truthful (what does that even mean??) but now I can’t even tell if my work is any good. I used to be so confident... this sucks.
So I've been reading acting techniques and some say acting is giving your all in regards to emotion and feelings and so you have to use yourself and your instincts and give it your all.Somewhere else i read that you cannot use your personal feelings that it might go out of control. I personally feel like using my emotions(from my own life) and giving my all to the character is the best,otherwise I might not be able to connect with the reality of the scene. Also it is a famous Actress /Teacher Uta Hagen who said that you cannot use your personal feelings. And I think actors bullshit a lot about their process. So I don't wanna believe her,because her technique has been bugging me and making me so self aware that i cannot be in the moment. What's your opinion? Any suggestions? I really wanna forget what she said. It is making me act artificially.Help!
p.s I’m actually autistic, adhd, schizophrenic, bipolar depression, and asthmatic.
I moved to LA a year ago to pursue acting. COVID of course put a pause on it, but its coming back around. I keep hearing grumbles saying that I should have moved to Austin or chicago instead because LA isnt THE place to try to become an actor anymore. Now im getting paranoid like I made the wrong choice.
This actor looks vaguely like Scott from the band Pentatonix. He has very short grayish blond hair and big bulging blue eyes. I think he is an action actor. Sorry if this is vague, I know exactly what he looks like but nothing he is in or what his name is. Thank you!
I posted a few days ago about how I had my first commercial audition in over a year and absolutely blew it. I’ve never been angrier about a performance. A day passed with no word and me still feeling like crap, and then I received an email. Now the email wasn’t a confirmation of booking. It was my agent letting me know *I’d been put on Right-Of-First,* with a list of all the other actors who were also on ROF. My name was on the absolute bottom of the list. I responded that I was available, and boom - within half and hour, part booked. *This should be exciting, right?* And yet, I can’t shake this vibe... I *know* My audition was horrible. There’s no mistaking it. Did I just get this part because I responded first? Am I actually any good at acting? Or did I stumble into this job by mistake? I haven’t had an audition in over a year and haven’t played a real character in even longer. My whole career as an actor so far has been training videos and small, local commercials. I feel like a fake. Like I don’t deserve this job, and somehow, here I am. And now I have to go and do this job *knowing I bombed the audition and was bottom of the list for right-of-first.* I feel like an absolute fraud. Just needed to post this to get it out there. I have no wrap up here. I just feel like shit.
After dedicating ten years of my life to acting and trying to get better, I understood that my success was not based on my skills. Too often, it is based on having the right look, having a lot of followers, being a real police officer/nurse/exotic dancer (even though they are not actors), living together (due to covid), being someone’s friend/partner/kid, being an amateur (so they know they can take advantage of you), being at the right place at the right time, etc. I have seen so many people become successful even though they were very average in the classes I took with them (some of them just froze and couldn’t perform) or were unprofessional (showed up late, didn’t know their lines, couldn’t take a direction, etc.) I understood that no matter how hard I work on my skills and my tools (casting pictures, resume, demo) I will 99% of the time not get the job even though (maybe) I could have been the best one. How do I deal with that? Is there any way I can actually give myself the chance to get more roles?
Just as the title says, in the last 1327 days since I've signed with my agent, she's gotten me 17 auditions. That works out to 1 audition every 78 days. Of those 17 auditions I've gotten 6. I feel I'm a competent voice actor. I'm baffled as to how I've had so few auditions. However I've never had a voice over agent before and I don't know if this is normal or not. There are a lot of things I could talk about... But the main thing I want is advice. Is this normal? Should I take all my credits and tapes and go to another agent? Should I drop mine? Part of me feels like this is totally unacceptable.
Good Day, I'm looking for a female english voice actress to do a voice over for a promotional video I'm doing for my business (app development start-up). Nothing long (I hope), about \~40 seconds, looking to pay via PayPal. Ideally I'd like to hear how you'd sound so inboxing a recording or providing a link to your work would be nice. I'll send the video and the script if the voice is a right fit.
Apologies if this has been asked before. I'm looking into signing with a manager but am wondering the distinctions between a talent agent and a manger. Looking on IMDb Pro, a lot of actors/actresses have both, so just wanted to get some insights on each.
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.
Any actors in this Sub from England? I've got a proposal for you all. Hit my DM, I think we can make a name for ourselves.
Hi everybody, I contract with a company which is looking for female voice actors to dub short manga videos for YouTube. We already have a couple actors but are always looking for more. Right now we are only looking for female actors. Please message me if interested. This is a paid gig ($2.40 per 100 words, with frequent repeat videos per month)
I auditioned to be on some commercial two weeks ago and my results got emailed to my mom but she doesn’t understand any of this. And my mom gets a ton of other emails that it would take forever to find it. I’m 17 almost 18. I’ll never be an actress. I’ll never be on Nickelodeon or in a movie. I’m just stuck as a normal person! And it’s probably too late now. If I talk to my mil about this more, she’s probably going to get pissed.
How do you get over a fear of a potential real bullet instead of a blank bullet? Everytime I watch a scene with realistic killings, I always draw back to Brandon Lee and everyone who has had the same demise I would be terrified of if I was an actor. So any thoughts on scenes with those? Is it even possible to get a real bullet this day in age? Would appreciate thoughts.
its just like... im running out of people to ask since most of my friends work 9-5, my actor friends don't even get the kind of auditions that I get so they resent me, my family is disinterested, WeAudition readers want to charge you for 15 minutes... like wtf. I'm greatly appreciative to be getting so many auditions but Jesus how do you people deal with this? I literally get stressed out now every time I get a tape because of having to find a reader. if anybody is taping for tv / film on a consistent basis and wants to help each other out shoot me a PM. I'll gladly read for you too!
I know acting isn't something that is commonly discussed and debated in the same manner as other art forms, at least not so much in the public eye, but ive been blown away by the content in r/truefilm, specifically a fantastic essay written about acting on there. I was wondering if there was a similar, borderline academic subreddit for actors to discuss and debate acting techniques, styles, history, and performances, as well as pose relevant questions about new contemporary developments in the world of acting. Something with minimum character requirements and what not. Is there?
Hello I’m a High School student who loves acting and has wanted to be a voice actor but I have no idea where to start, how to get auditions for roles and all sorts, so can someone please give me a run down of what I need to know to start getting my name out there? Thank you in advance
I've watched a lot of movies and TV shows over the years and I'm pretty sure this is a thing. But a google search failed to confirm my hypothesis :P So now I'm turning to reddit. So basically my question is when actors are looking at someone or something, and then need to look somewhere else, I'm pretty sure they always blink and then reopen their eyes when their head is facing the direction they want it to face. My theory is this is less distracting for the audience and makes the shift look smoother. It's especially noticeable when you're watching a bad movie (like The Room) with amateur actors who don't do this and are kinda looking everywhere. As the viewer, you follow their eyes and it's disconcerting. But now I'm not so sure. Maybe humans just do that normally?? Anyway would be good if anyone with acting experience can confirm. Thanks!!
I'm not an actor on this project, but I will be a production assistant. I wanted to ask here because people will surely know the industry and such better than on other subreddits. I'm a minor [17F], and keep in mind that the other PA is also a minor. We were not sought out, but we volunteered. So basically they don't need us for anything more than extra help otherwise they would have "hired" people. The director—who is the person I've mainly been communicating with—is a very nice guy. I am not getting paid and am having to commute 40ish minutes to get to the set every day, which isn't a problem. However this production has an estimated budget that's just shy of a million dollars on IMDB, and it can pay for actors' meals, transportation, and housing if they live far out of town. I'm afraid that he'll be expecting me to work every day, 7 hours a day, etc. when I don't even think that's legal for minors. If he is expecting me to do so, is it fine if I say no to working on weekends and such? Is it fine if I can't be there one day? I want to work there, but gas is going to cost me quite a bit. Plus I don't want to work 7 days a week if I'm not even getting paid or working as an actor.
Hi guys, I realise that I should be using a personal site, like Wix or Godaddy, so I am in the middle of making a GoDaddy account. However I am unsure on what the best way is to showcase the site? Does anybody have any personal sites or know of other voice actors sites that can give us an idea on how we present it? I'd rather not include too much or too little for potential auditions if they ask for personal sites. I also Use Voices, Voice123, CastingCallClub etc, but I'd rather use something personal and professional looking.
Now, more than ever, there are queer roles on every major network. Entire series are based about gay and lesbian relationships and there is significant trans characters on some of the biggest shows. However, this industry is still full of homophobic gatekeepers in casting and producing. There was an article this year from a gay chorus actor on the Hamilton tour who was blocked from upgrading his role while he regularly saw straight actors move on for bigger and better roles. Even mainstream actors are still victims of homo/transphobic comments on social media and from the industry. I am a masculine gay male actor and feel I will never be openly gay for fear of my career stalling or being extremely limited due to the limited minds of those who cast, produce, write, and direct in this industry. I am proud to be gay, but not proud of this industry 24/7. Worth reflecting on this Pride month. Curious to know what others think.
I already have actors access and pay $20 monthly for Backstage
This is my first reddit post, I'm still new to learning how everything works. I'm sort of in a huge existential crisis right now with a cross roads decision. Either way I choose will severely alter my life. So I'm doing what any other sensible person would do: seeking help on the internet. I (21F) am in university and majoring in theatre with a focus in acting and directing and English with a focus in creative writing. Double majoring isn't that hard for me and I'm not in debt because my family is very poor and the state covers all my college expenses. I started theatre when I was 15 and absolutely fell in love. I grew up homeschooled and as a result, I am socially awkward and weird. My family gets me and my theatre friends get me. Theatre felt like my home away from home. I was never the type of kid that would plan out what their future would be, I just never even knew. For a long time I didn't think I'd survive past the age of 18 with severe depression and anxiety in my life from a traumatic event. I graduated high school early and began community College at 17. I didn't know what I was doing or why, I just did it. It was while I was attaining my associates degree that I learned I wanted to do theatre and since then it's been the only career choice where I could really see myself happy for the rest of my life. I guess it may sound really campy or like something out of a movie, but I always just had a feeling that I was meant for more than just choosing a career that I'm kind of good at and building a family in the suburbs and working a 9-5 on the weekdays to hope for a great weekend. And don't get me wrong, that's fine if that's the life that some people want. I, by no means, want to bash anyone that wants to choose that life. I just don't know if I would ever be happy living my life like that day in and day out. My boyfriend loves me very much and he wants to build a life with me. We've been together almost 2 years. We got engaged after 6 months of dating and we were about to sign a marriage certificate and try for a baby when I found out that I could go to university for my bachelor's degree completely free. The original plan was that I was going to have a baby and slowly work through my degree at an affordable rate. I've been nonstop doing fulltime college and fulltime working since I was 17 so slowing down is a hard concept for me. But going to college for free required me to be unmarried so I would register as "dependent" on my parents. I was under the impression that we had agreed to wait for marriage and kids until I could finish my degree, but apparently he was more disgruntled about it than I believed. Either by miscommunication or me not listening to him. Skip forward to about 6 months later and we break up for 2 months and get back together at the beginning of 2021 and have been together for 6 more months. We fight terribly sometimes and he's tried to dump me twice but the both of us love each other so much that it's too hard to actually break it off. Neither of us thinks the other is easy to love. He thinks that a theatre degree is the most impractical thing ever. He is about to start a 2 year respiratory therapist program at the community College and wants to go to college as fast as possible and start working so he can provide for a family. It's very admirable. He has a deep love for children he hasn't even met yet. He loves me and doesn't want to see me fail. He doesn't want me to waste my time in a career choice with a little to no success rate. He is very practical and pessimistic, especially when it comes to "ifs" and "maybes". He sees respiratory therapy as something garunteed and achievable, even though he isn't very passionate about it. He says he has been realistic about his career choices ever since he was young. He wanted to be a lawyer, but when he learned it took 8 years of college and a lot of debt, he changed his mind. He wanted to be an artist, but then he realized that wouldn't make any money and he convinced himself he wasn't even that good at it (he's actually pretty good, in my opinion). He then decided he wanted to be a graphic designer, as a teenager, and bought an expensive laptop for it. Then when he learned that it didn't make a lot of money, he dropped that too. He has chosen to follow respiratory therapy because it's what his mom did and it was something he knew, it was faster in college, and it was achievable financially enough that he could support a family. Along the way after this decision, he grew passionate for children's respiratory therapy and is now super excited about getting to work with children and explain to them why their body works the way it does. So I guess in a really longwinded way I wanna know, is it worth is to pursue your passion even if you're most likely gonna fail? Or to choose something feasible and hope that you grow to love it? I'd always learned to shoot for the moon and if you don't get there you're sure to land among the stars. I don't need to be some big, leading Broadway lady that everyone loves and adores. I'm interested in singing, dancing, acting, directing, and writing. I'd be satisfied as an ensemble, as long as I can make enough to live. I'd also adore to be in movies. But how is that feasible if my significant other only feels left behind? How do I balance keeping him happy and attended to and pursuing my dreams? This last spring I was working fulltime at the hospital, going to school fulltime, and doing a play at the local community theatre. I set aside Sunday nights as my time specifically with him and we also spent the night at each other's apartments about three times a week. But he felt like he was being put last in my life because I was so busy. But I thrive on being busy. He's convinced me to be more "realistic" and look into other careers that can make me just as happy as theatre, but are achievable and sustainable. He's terrified of me being gone for months at a time if I'm in a big production, which is fair enough. But what if there's nothing that makes me happy like chasing theatre? I've never really been good at anything else, nothing else has ever caught my eye. Life felt purposeless before theatre. I have two choices. 1, give up on my passion and pursue a realistic career where I'm more garunteed to succeed and be able to give him the attention he needs and one day have kids. Be the best damn wife and mother and whatever career I choose. Or, 2, break things off with my longterm boyfriend and absolutely crush me and him emotionally to pursue a passion and career that I may never succeed at. Which in itself is a super high risk because it begs the question: would I even be able to "make it"? What if I'm actually very ugly and untalented and no one wants me? A study from the Queen Mary University states that only 2% of actors make a living. Is it unreasonable to choose a mediocre life that I may hate but I have the garuntee of being financially safe, in a solid career, with a spouse and children in the suburbs for the rest of my life? Or to take the risk and try for a career that I know I'd be happy in, but has a very low success rate? How happy can I be being "normal"? If you've read this far, thank you And if you reply, a thousand thank yous. Signed, a very lost and confused kid.
I’m not looking to move to America just yet but I’m wondering how Canadian actors take that next step. I was talking to another actor who moved from Canada to LA with not much credits. Hes in Canada now so maybe it wasn’t a visa? Do you ask your agent to submit you to jobs in America or do you find an American agent? Is there a right time to make that next step? Or do Canadian actors just apply for a visa and move down there without a booking and hope for the best?
So I finally joined, and it’s such an amazing tool for networking and getting industry insight. Are there any good clubs you’d suggest joining for casting insight, technique, etc.? Thanks!
I'm a beginner actress with a Russian accent (I have a couple of years of classes but no actual work in my resume). And because of the accent, I think I will be rejected at every audition. They will open my reel and close right away when they hear me speak. And getting rid of the accent will take years, and it might never disappear. I need your **honest** thoughts on this. Thanks! P.S. I'm in LA
Hey!! I am signing with an agent later today. Funny thing is that now a manager who I did a showcase for wants to meet with me! I really connected with the manager and I really love the agent who I’m signing with. I did a nice scene from the blacklist (a nyc show). I don’t mean to be a dick, but I do want to express that I do really strong work, I know I can nail high level stuff. I just have trouble getting into the door. I want to be a working actor, I’ve got a BFA, I’ve been in NYC since I graduated college. I’m mostly focusing on film/tv. Anyways, thoughts on having both an agent and a manager? I don’t mind that it would be a 15 percent increase on the 10 percent I already am giving my agent! What can a manager do for me? Is it too douchey to have both? Has anyone got both?
I lost most of my contracts due to Covid and have lowered my expectations to apply on things I wouldn’t have been interested before. Once I start to get involve in the project, I see so many red flags and end up quitting. For example, I refused to be part of a film once I learn there were intimate scenes and fight scenes (that are not allowed during covid) and that it was not a professional set so they could have been arrested for filming during covid (confirmed by three different police officers. L) This week, I saw that they were looking for actors for an independent film and they say it’s paid but I have never seen a casting director working like that and the website shows they are amateurs... Am I sabotaging myself and should actually accept those offers since I don’t have anything better? Or should I wait for the right opportunity to come even though I have way less offers due to covid restrictions? Thank you
Hello guys, gals, and non-binary pals! My friends David, Raye, L, and I have an exciting announcement to make: For the past year or so, we've been working on a Les Misérables radio drama, centered around Les Amis de l'ABC and we are now ready to hold auditions. If you're interested in auditioning, please read all information on this website and follow the instructions: https://www.castingcall.club/projects/to-the-will-of-the-people We are looking to cast for 10 characters and casting is gender-blind. The characters' genders are as they are written in Hugo's novel, but we aren't picky about the gender of the actors. The radio drama is closer to the book than the musical and the first season begins after the July Revolution of 1830, and follows the formation of the society known as Les Amis de l'ABC. At the moment, this is not-for-profit. If that changes, we will pay actors accordingly, but currently none of us expect to make money off this.
I’ve heard some people get axed, although they’re outside of work.
I’m helping produce a superhero short fan film. We need a female villian role to be filled. The issue we keep running into is that the actresses we’ve reached out to feel uncomfortable playing a Nazi spy character. We’ve explained the character in the story was forced to be one and has an “emotional” connection to our hero, who is also female. Its ww2 based. This is also a paid gig. $350 rate for a three day shoot. 6hr a day. Local actors only. We submitted a few online ads. Got some similar responses but also a few self tapes but none of them fit the role unfortunately. We left out the “nazi” part out however. For our description, we just explained that the villian has an emotional connection to our hero as I mentioned earlier and that it requires british or german accents. We explained the Nazi angle and what they do afterwards once they reached out to us. We’re considering being more specific with the ad before we either change the gender or just turn them into a soviet union spy or something. It really suprises me how many are so adamant about playing such a role. The character doesn’t even kill anybody. Heck, the actress playing stormfront from the boys is jewish and still had more balls to play a nazi character. Granted, they got paid more, i’ll admit that.
I'm a Disabled person, Autism/dyspraxia/aphasia to be exact. And probably, It has been asked plenty of times. But is it possible to be a voice actor? And if so, An "Overseas" actor (Belgium) to be fit in an all-out English acting scene mainly for Anime and such? Many of my dreams have to become an actor, But my mental capacity has made me feel really worthless, and I love my voice in a strange way and it could be a fit for anime and/or games (Personally) I've been acting sorta for a few years (and with acting is just a weird sketch of a typical anime perve talking about things on youtube) I just really want to know how or if I'm able to be a voice actor or just be a Belgian voice actor for something like pokemon (or they could make it that some anime can be dubbed in dutch but I'm railing off the whole thing) anyways, thank you for the read and I hope there is an answer!
Hey VO friends. I comment on this sub quite often, and have done an AMA kinda thing in the past. I'm a professional audio engineer/voice director. To make a long story short, I've considered starting a youtube channel of live streamed voice coaching sessions. Could be a whole mish mash of things from a coaching session with someone brand new, giving away my tips and tricks. Some more advanced actors in the booth talking about technique, session etiquette, explaining how a real session might run. Lessons on how to record at home, edit, etc. I don't have the energy involved in shooting and editing a weekly video so I figured live streams might be a fun way to interact with people. Plus you'll be able to watch them after the fact. I'd also love to bring some people from this sub onto the streams if anyone was interested in a free hour of coaching. Anyway I'm just putting feelers to see if anyone would have any interest in watching, and secondly if anyone would like to join me for a free session (if you're cool with an audience!). Anyone with a decent at home setup is welcome! Thanks everyone.
I’ve got college auditions coming up (self taped, which is also freaking me out as I have only an iPhone, no tripod, and no decent lighting, but that’s a story for a different time). I have to perform two contrasting monologues (I’m assuming that means comedic and dramatic), both contemporary, and the 60 second time limit must be strictly adhered to. The 60 seconds includes the slate, so I’d have about 45-50 seconds to impress these people. That’s so overwhelming already, and the fact that I can’t find a single decent monologue that can showcase my abilities as an actor that I can cut down to the time limit scares me. The only ones I can find as far as comedic goes aren’t funny and I can’t connect with them, and the dramatic ones are all about divorcing husbands or what have you. I’m a 17 y/o female student, I can’t relate to any of the content I’m finding. I’ve been hunting for a monologue book, but I don’t have one yet so I’m stuck with the terrible results Google gives me. I’ve wanted acceptance into this specific program for so long, and I’m afraid that if I choose bad monologues they won’t even consider me. Plus, I don’t have real headshots. I’ve done student and community theatre for (going on) five years now, so I’ve got the drive and the passion for this kind of thing. I don’t know what’s going to happen if I don’t get through these auditions. Advice? Please leave it!
Hello everybody, A friend of mine (an actor) has just created a group on Discord where we can meet up and practice together as well as finding new people. We can try scripts together, propose ones that you've written and talk about them, improvising and preparing for auditions. Hopefully as time goes by you're gonna find a lot of new people from all walks of life, and you might be able to find the ones that are a good fit to carry on some projects together ( and ultimately a movie, who knows). See you there guys!! Here's the link https://discord.gg/F5zvaqg9
i tried googling my problem but still haven't figured out why im not getting emails from them
Hey everyone! I am looking for European casting websites with casting calls all over Europe, especially for bilingual individuals. Do you happen to know any such website? I've stumbled upon "Encast", have you heard of them? As an aside, I think it might be nice to create a subreddit for European actors since most of the resources on r/acting are quite US/UK centric. Thanks for your help!
I'm interested in possibly directing VAs for my own videos in the future, and I like being able to see what that process actually looks like. I *love* this [video of Cherami Leigh recording the Fairy Tail dub at Funimation.](https://youtu.be/-tHwy7lycpI) Most BTS clips are highly edited and basically only show the takes they end up going with. I'd love to see more videos like these where you actually see the actor being directed and adjusting their performance here and there. I also realize dubbing is a slightly different process than recording original dialogue, and that Funimation has to work at a pretty break-neck pace for their simuldubs, so I'd like to see what a more typical recording session looks like.
On IMDb, if an actor does not have (uncredited) next to their "character" does that mean that they did in fact have a speaking role, even if only a minor one? I've seen times where some people will have (uncredited) next to their name, yet other actors with the same role won't have that. Does that mean they did speak as that character? For example, let's say the role is "employee" and several people have "employee (uncredited)" while several others just have "employee." Does that mean they did have a line?
Background: I'm an actress in Toronto who is non-union, but I just shot a principal role for a non-union feature film with distribution in the US. I also just shot an actor role on a TV show produced by a big name director. I assume being on ACTRA makes you a stronger candidate for O1, but is it completely necessary? Other request, are there any Toronto/Canadian lawyers you're familiar with who would do a free consultation on a roadmap to an O1?
I’m wondering if it’s because of the stay at home order, and I’m hoping things will pick up after this week. But have other Toronto actors been getting very few auditions the last little while? I’ve only had 3 auditions since April. I was auditioning quite a bit and booking before then so I’m curious if others have felt a huge drop in auditions lately.
It was actually a callback, first time in-person auditioning since the world shut down. And it was literally just reactions, *not even any dialogue.* The second I got in the room with the casting directors and the project’s directors, the nerves RUSHED BACK and I ended up making myself look like a fucking idiot instead of doing a normal job. Yknow. Like a normal person. Idk why I’m posting this. I think I’m just venting. I haven’t been acting *in almost over 2 years* while covid’s been a thing. And I live in Colorado so the scene is fucked anyway, there’s some *shite* that comes through my agents office, mostly commercials and training videos, I just... ugh. In the four years+ I’ve been signed with them, I’ve gotten exactly two jobs that were like *actual acting*. A real story, emotions to feel, goals for each scene, yknow?? But they’re all Air Force training videos that won’t see the light of day. There’s *nothing* here that lets me flex actual acting, which is another reason I’m just in a weird headspace or something, I... I... I... just don’t know. *Fuck.* I can’t believe I screwed that audition up so bad since it was my first opportunity for some decent work in what feels like a very long time, and I know I’m not gonna get it. I need to move to LA but don’t have the money. I have no connections with students to try and get into those films, I just... idk. Am I even a good actor? Should I be doing this? Cause I love doing it, but that was some absolute dogshit I just did in that room. *I’m pissed off and bitter and all I wanna do is act and make stories, and I can’t even do that right apparently.* Anyway, sorry for the long post. Just needed to get that out there.
Hey everyone. I recently started background acting on the side just to get acquainted with professional sets until I have enough connections to do other jobs in film (props/set design), and I have a couple questions. 1.) How long does it usually take to get paid for an extras gig and at what point should I be concerned about my check? I did a BG gig almost a month ago and still haven't received a check for it. Idk if that's normal, I've done gigs in the past and they almost always get the check to me in about two weeks so this is weird in my experience. If a month *is* a concerning amount of time, who do I even contact about my paycheck? Not the casting company, I assume? Any advice is appreciated. 2.) I've worked on a Netflix show recently and the experience has been.... Interesting to say the least. The actual time spent on set is fine but the communication between me and the BG casting team has been terrible. I've been sent wrong addresses for Covid tests, I've been straight up forgotten about in terms of getting me information for a shoot which left me sending email after email and text after text just to get some information, and there was one day that I was hired for that I had received no shoot info at all for (I waited all night and all morning for them to send me info; I knew it was an afternoon shoot but it was 11am and I had heard nothing and had been emailing them. I finally got hold of one of the casting team through a phone number only to be told the shoot had been cancelled and that they didn't tell me). Is this normal behavior for a casting company??? I get that info can go out late sometimes if a previous shoot wraps really late or something but to be totally forgotten about so many times just feels wrong, especially coming from the casting company that's *literally responsible for the background actors*. Should I just avoid this specific BG company or is this type of behavior normal?? I've worked with other BG companies in my area and it hasn't been quite like this so I just wanted input. Thanks in advance for any input, and I live in Atlanta btw (if that means anything lol).
When an actor has their initial interview/meeting with an agent before a signing, does the agent ever ask what kind of scenes actors are not willing to perform? Is this a common topic asked about in agent-actor meetings or relationships? How does one go about this when meeting with a potential agent?
Hey everyone, I'm a 25 year old actor living in LA. I moved to Los Angeles in January of 2020 and almost a year and a half later, I can't shake this feeling that I've wasted so much time in regards to my career. Shortly after I moved to LA, the pandemic hit and the entire film/TV industry shut down. During 2020 and the beginning of 2021, I suffered many bouts of paralyzing depression that cause me to isolate myself in my tiny apartment and just eat junk food and slob around. It not only caused a 20 pound weight gain but an almost complete lack of friends or real connections in LA. My 25th birthday was just a few days ago and I've decided that looking back on my missteps and failures won't help me achieve my goals. I know that going forward I have to be motivated and keep myself ambitious and driven. However, I can't stop obsessing over the fact that I've virtually squandered an entire year and a half of my career. It hasn't been all bad, of course. I did score some low-budget independent films and got my first agent last month. I just had higher expectations for myself professionally & time-management wise. Can anybody relate or have any tips? P.S. I know a lot of people have lost a lot more than just "time" during this pandemic so I know I can't complain forever. However, we all have a free license to complain just a bit, right? :P
I'm just asking for advice to get into being a voice actor. I've always wanted to do it since I was kid and now I can actually pursue it. I just don't know how to go about it. Any suggestions?
I’m looking at hiring a voice actor for a children’s audiobook. The rates I’m seeing are all over the place. Voices123.com points to [Gravy for the Brain]( https://rates.gravyforthebrain.com/). Apparently rates for audiobooks are $100-$400 per finished hour. [Voices.com](https://www.voices.com/rates) recommends a rate of $1500+ for an hour. Any idea on why there is such a discrepancy and what a realistic budget for this would be?
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