Because I love acting but if I don’t at film school I was thinking I would pay for someone to help me
To start, I am not an actor and do not have the skills or looks to become one, but I am a big movie fan and have always wondered what sort of salaries(just general really rough estimates) people make for certain roles. Its easy to find out how much stars and co stars of big block buster movies makes. But how much do the guys who have like 3 minutes of screen time and have only a couple sentences of dialog? How about a really minor character who has a handful of appearances throughout the film with lines of dialog each time? What about a character who has a decent amount of dialog, but not enough to be considered a major character? Or really any other of these types of roles you could think of. It could be for Blockbuster films or straight to DVD anything would interest me. Thanks.
This might be a dumb question but since most film schools have some form of a final year showcase component, or since students just like to film things for their portfolios - how do they often recruit actors? I’ve seen some on backstage etc but certainly not a lot. I live near several universities and I’m interested in being involved. Is it just a matter of meeting people and letting them know? (If you’re a U.K. based film student looking for an actor playing age 26-31 with an American accent who can play the weird friend or evil mom - think Christina Applegate - let me know!)
I joined a scene study acting class about 4 months ago. I’ve put up a few monologues, and several scenes with other actors. I am still brand new to the acting world. But, I am wondering how soon should a beginner actor get headshots and begin submitting for auditions? Should I wait until I have more practice/time with acting? Or should I just do it now?
​ [The little girl.](https://preview.redd.it/ansr0itamn371.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=d6b40961a6c08a46743e93fec4456517b620016c) You only have to read one line. That's it. I just need you to sound as child-like as possible. I'm willing to offer $10 USD to anyone interested. **Line:** "Look Jayden! It's a giant Twinkie!" You can send your audition here: **Email:** [theosavageart@gmail.com](mailto:theosavageart@gmail.com) **Discord:** Theo Sav#6314
I am an aspiring actor/model. I live in Savannah, Ga. I am willing to travel around Georgia, Sc, and Fl, for any jobs. Please let me know if any of you know any auditions or places to find open calls. Thank you!
I'm curious how other actors deal with this, since this is something that continuously stresses me out and I'm trying to learn how to navigate it. (And I have not had to deal with this during the worst of the pandemic, so I think that may be why this is a new stressor.) We all know that auditions come in randomly, and sometimes are due the next day or the same day. How do you deal with scheduling plans/vacations/trips when this is the case? I find myself constantly hesitant to plan things because there is the possibility that I am going to get a an audition that I need to film, yet I am out and not able to. (My manager tells me to bring my self-tape equipment with me on trips, and I do, but I worry the content of the sides or whatever may be difficult to do with the people I am on the trip with.) For example, my family is coming to town and wants to do a few day trips to different places in the area. I am really excited for this, but am so anxious that an audition is gonna come in during one of these times, and I am going to have to ruin plans to get them done. For this reason, I don't travel often and really only make plans on the weekends. Does anyone else have a similar experience? Or is this an unnecessary stress to have? Any advice or input?
Hello! I haven’t done any background acting gigs in a while due to the mandatory quarantines a lot of casting agencies have been requiring conflicting with my regular job. But. I applied for several gigs now and got correspondence back on two of them. They are both asking if I’m available for the day of shooting. Since the gigs are on the same day and in different states, I’m going with the one that is in Georgia. But it is several hours away and they require a COVID test and a fitting, both to be on separate days before the shoot. I am curious about if anybody out there has worked any background acting gigs since COVID began. How likely is it that I’ll get at least a nights notice for anything? Should I start heading toward Georgia sooner rather than later? I’m basically nervous that they’ll end up expecting me to come in for a COVID test tomorrow within a few hours of them contacting me.
I’m wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to use social media effectively for business. I’ve had some minor success with generating leads just by commenting on production company posts, but nothing compared to what email marketing has done. Looking at the pages of other voice actors with more followers than I, most of their posts are to do with whatever is going on in their lives at the moment, or world events; there is very little self promotion outside of the occasional mention of a new job or role. I’ve taken Marc Scott’s marketing playbook course. One of the things he repeatedly mentioned over and over is how silly it is to fill ones feed with content from other voice actors, or to use hashtags like #voiceover. Voice actors aren’t a voice actors target market, after all. Because of that, I’ve limited myself to following production companies and a couple of voice talent I find to have legitimately interesting content. My strategy thus far been to dedicate 10 minutes to each of my social platforms every day for interactions with production companies; commenting on posts about projects that are being worked on, complimenting achievements, sharing their content on my page. It amounts to around 10 - 15 interactions per platform per day. As for content I share, it’s largely things that I find interesting and then trying to use them to my advantage. For example, I’ve been using Hello Fresh for a while and have been making posts showcasing their meals, making sure to tag them in each of them. There is only so much of that kind of content I can do, so the rest of the time I’m doing what the other talent are doing; posting about whatever comes to mind. Does anyone have any suggestions for how I can improve my marketing efforts? P.S. As a side note, I find using social media to be very difficult as it’s far too easy to end up in hot water, especially on Twitter. If I find that one of my posts has even the slightest semblance of an opinion in it, I won’t post it, but even so there are times where things go wrong somehow. The caution leaves me without much to say most of the time, which makes social media a very frustrating activity, and leaves my content feeling kind of bland. Who would’ve thought that people could get up in arms about dyscalculia getting little recognition in comparison to dyslexia?
Hi! I'm only sixteen, and aspiring to join the film and acting industry here in the next couple of years and milestones of my life... Which leaves me with a world of questions, and the internet at my fingertips. And I've learned to use that to my advantage. Watching loads of shows I like, and then searching the web for comic con's, interviews with the writers and the actors, and even finding the pilot scripts, and studying them. But, it unfortunately does not answer all of my questions. ​ So, that's why I'm here, in hopes to get my questions answered for myself and anyone else skimming this sub and coming across this post. 1. How, as an actor or actress, do you do your work when you have social anxiety? I have very bad social anxiety and it's always been a blockade in my life. 2. As a minor, what are the best ways to start your career in acting? That's all for now because my brain just completely stopped functioning, lol.
For those of you who've done background acting in LA, how would you say union background acting differs from non-union. Obviously the pay is different (seems to be substantially different) but what else are the other differences? Are the background jobs different (ie, I'd think you might get more funeral scenes or roles on TV shows since they only involve a small number of bg actors and thus might not be able to overflow into non-union jobs). Any other changes you've noticed or heard of that people might not think of?
This might get lengthy how ever I am going to try and be simply cohesive for I may be spending too much time on r/trees But!! Heh.. I am wanting to get a full break down of the kind of programs that are either offered online and or near by me which is Atlanta. I kind of also want to introduce myself here I guess if that's a thing. I go by Caljo cause that's what I named my porch skink. I have a leopard gecko too and I've always considered myself chameleon in social interactions. OK!! EeEeNOUGH about that.. So I'm really ready to go public in the acting world because I have been doing years of mild studies of different aspects in the industry such as method acting, linguistics, body language, tone, radda radda radda. And so, im really wanting to take the next steps with a few good trusted mentors in this community to get me in touch with the right people to send in my profile to get me in a decent starting role. Ofcourse my dream role would be the joker simply because alot of great actors were made from those movies RIP HEATH LEDGER. And so I know im not there probably and then again I may never be there however, that would be an ultimate goal for me.. but my eyes are on the simple prize of just getting my foot in the door. And so here I am!! I'm not necessarily looking for anything major I just want to be in a film.. I guess really what I am saying is if your looking for a cool guy to do some projects I'm your dude. I guess I'm ranting more or less so yea.. TL;DR Ameture actor seeks employment/community/friends My stats: 26 years old Cis-gendered Latino/white male 6'2 295 lbs
Hey all, I'm looking for voice actors for **SIX** **ROLES:** * *Two Thieves (M)* * *Fence (M)* * *Three Guards (M)* My script is short **(8 Pages)**, with the **Two Thieves** being the protagonists, and therefore have the **most lines** out of all the roles. **The Fence** is present for **two pages** of the script. **2/3 Guards** are present for **one page** of the script. And the **Third Guard** only has **one line**. ​ * **Two Thieves - $100 AUD (Each)** Two adult career-criminals. One is a bit too confident, while the other is more serious. * **Fence - $60** Middle-aged fence for the the thieves. Experienced in his line of work and full of connections, he has started to become more aware of his health; with the thought of retirement lingering in the back of his mind. * **Three Guards - 2/3 $50 (Each) & 1/3 $30** The City Guard's are either quite simple, lazy, drunk, very inadequate, or all of the above. These three are not new to the job, but not successful either. The character, 'Benny', from the video-game series *Thief*, is a good example of what I mean. [\[Example\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67T5LzbhekU&ab_channel=CG) ​ The Audio Drama is **light-toned**, and set in a **Victorian-Era Fantasy Steampunk World** (A mouthful I know). Because of it's setting, a **British accent** is preferred, but I am open. Doing multiple roles is fine by me (as long as characters are distinctive). This will be a pilot episode and is my project for University. Ask any questions about anything at all, I'm flexible and reasonable. Email ([williamsbrandon08@gmail.com](mailto:williamsbrandon08@gmail.com)) , message or whatever your preference, I'm easy.
I’m wondering how do you guys go about emailing various agencies to seek representation? My current email spiel is “Dear whom this may concern, My name is \[NAME\]. I am \[AGE\] years old and I am interested in being represented by your agency in the acting industry. I am extremely driven and dedicated to working in the entertainment industry as an actor. I ask that you please consider my application to be represented by your company. Thank you very much for your time. All the best, \[NAME\]” Any tips on improving this or what you’d recommend I write?
I am considering being an actor in the near future and wanted to hear from others some of the disadvantages of being an actor.
I wanted to share this really cool casting call I found! They're looking for voice actors, animators, and sound and video engineers. Check it out! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZXbOVS9xTY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZXbOVS9xTY)
Hey fellow voice actors, IDEA: Hey Fellow voice actors, so I just started a YouTube channel about self-improvement, art, and filmmaking. I’m thinking of having a voice actor to read out some of my poetry and potentially be a long-term connection. If you are interested please shoot me a Dm. And we can get started as soon as possible. And of course you’ll be paid. Budget 50$(price negotiable)
Is this mainly based on headshot matching character idea or do they take skill level into account or other materials such as a demo reel, previous credits, etc., into account? In other words, is it likely for a newer signed actress to get brought in for Series Regular roles without demo reel or even previous credits?
Hi this is something I've been weighing in my mind. Brief background: I am an engineering student that did 2 plays my final two semesters in college and immediately fell love. I got an offer with a tech company and currently I have the option to be in Portland or SF Bay area. I have a counter offer in consulting for Atlanta which I think I can switch to another city of my choosing. Outisde of the two plays in college, I don't have anything to my name. But I really wanna start diving in practing acting through plays, student or local film makers and classes. Being such a inexperienced person, is it better to start in a smaller acting city to hopefull get more opportunites or start a bigger market like SF Bay and Atlanta where theres definitely more actors and I suppose projects but also more competition?
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?
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