i’m not here to shit on anyone’s story but all over the news and media we only get the positive side of acting, the ones were people do one gig and they become stars. so as someone who is looking into getting into acting, this has been a question that has been at the top of my head lately. note : JUST BECAUSE YOU ARENT FAMOUS DOESNT MEAN YOUR A BAD ACTOR. there are so many famous actors that are literally shit, but get a pass because they are famous.
Hi! This one is for actors repped by UK agents. **Backstory:** I reached out to a number of agents via email for representation last week, and immediately scored an interview with one of them the next day. However, nothing else has materialised - apart from a few rejections blamed on Covid struggles (though who knows if they're just letting me down 'kindly'!) **Question:** Did any interested agents get back to you after multiple days/weeks had passed, or were they all pretty quick off the mark? I'm not looking for advice, just interested to hear about your own quests to secure your first agent. Thanks!
As bass singer, I’m a big fan of this technique for sing superhumanly low notes that would otherwise be impossible. I watching an interview with Steve Blum the other day, and at certain points, it almost sounds like he speaks in that register. I know that’s unrealistic but I’m curious about how it can be utilized.
I’m mainly here to just sulk in a missed opportunity because none of my friends or family understand my sadness. When I heard Iman Vellani, a complete nobody was cast as Ms Marvel, I thought maybe that was my chance as well. I searched but I never knew where to find the marvel casting calls. I was then told that marvel doesn’t do open casting calls. But I read it on the news and everything so I tried to find it, but couldn’t. But her getting the role at least meant to me that a complete nobody could maybe get a big role. So then I started looking into smaller roles and acting classes and everything and it lead me to actor’s access. It was great to see so many different opportunities in my area of the Southeast region. A few months after this, I thought to search up the work “Pakistani” in the roles section since I’m a Pakistani person and maybe that’d helped me get a leg up. That’s when I was so disappointed. There was only like five opportunities in the past ten years. But the fact that there it was only one recent one, “Ms Marvel casting call for Pakistani Male 17-25 years old in the southeast region.” That really put me into a depressive state. I know there was a high probability that I wouldn’t have gotten accepted for the role, but what hurts me is that I never got the chance to even try and submit. Moreover, it made me realize that there may never be another important big role such as that for a Pakistani guy like me. Anyway who knows what the future holds but I just needed an outlet to let out my ultimate sadness.
I’ve been playing a few older PC games and I realized that almost every single line, even the short and seemingly pointless ones, are expressed in a way that sounds catchy. It sticks with you. But maybe it was just me. Maybe it’s playing an old game for the first time in years. Could be. Otherwise, is the dialogue in video games purposely said in a way to sound catchy? If it is, are the voice actors instructed to say their lines in an exact manner (like when pop music producers send a demo to a singer with the producers own voice-recording as guideline for the singer to imitate)? Or do voice actors make (what could be stale) dialogue catchy on their own?
I'm working on a video project and I was wondering if there are any good resources out there for finding actors to make a video. Like it can be done remotely and sent back to me.
First of all, I want to say that I do plan on getting classes eventually. As of now I'm still in school, but I plan on attempting to be a working actor in the future. Right now I am unable to get lessons/classes, but I understand it's an important part of the process to becoming more talented. Are there some other ways to help the process before I am able to learn professionally?
So a fellow actress in one of my classes shocked everyone today when she said she was 32. We all thought she was 21 and somebody else said she should just lie since she’d probably get away with it like Alexa Demie (lol). She’s mixed Asian by the way so that might be why? Which got me thinking. I’m mixed too and am in my later 20’s. I get asked if I’m in high school all the time. I see on this thread that women in their 30’s have a hard time competing with the 20 year olds. But if you lie about your age or you really look the part, will it matter that much? Or should I focus on looking my own age to play my age group. I have actually considered buccal fat removal because of how youthful I look...
Hello! I read an old post on here about Americans working in the UK. I have seen more actors work in the UK and a lot being produced there. I was wondering if the process for someone to do work in the UK from America is the same? The visa is awfully hard to get and only given out 1000 times a year? Everyone talks about getting an agent in different places. NYC,LA, London ,ATL etc. everyone talks about getting an agent in London as if its that easy and I honestly wonder if its easier now? If someone was to get signed to a bigger agency like UTA or WME would it be easier for them to do films in the UK ( I assume yes) Why is it easier for models to do fashion week in London and have agencies in London but not for acting? Has it changed at all? Please let me know!
I have wanted to join this studio for a long time. I read The Actor's Art and Craft and have started to save up money for the 2-year core program. But, because so many studios are switching online due to the pandemic, they now offer an Online Intensive Course! Has anyone taken this and have any advice or feedback on the course?
Hi, I am 15 and I love acting so much and really want to pursue it as a career. My parents aren't supportive of this and won't let me join the drama school I want to go to. There is local drama groups that I have been in but they are more focused on singing which I completely understand but I feel like I'm not making any progress in the drama groups. When I leave school which I know isn't for a few years but anyway I think I would prefer to focus on finding auditions rather than going to university but I'm worried that I won't have enough experience as I won't have gone to drama school. I do practice acting at home which has definitely helped me improve and I do perform in the school shows but I don't know if that's enough to land auditions. Do you have any advice?
Hello! I am a aspiring actor, I want to make it to Hollywood. The thing is, I can’t do any acting classes because of covid, I’m planning on going to them and theatre afterwards. The thing is, I need to prepare myself. Ofc I was browsing through YouTube and such but it’s so hard to know when to start when there’s so much, any tips?
I have many friends who are part of the community but they dont post about it online or share their partners. They are intentionally being vague out of worry they won't get roles. Friends and family know. But casting and agents do not But with more actors being open about their romantic relationships would you feel more comfortable? Do you think things are changing or do you think being open about sexuality is a privilege reserved for the Alist?
Hey, My plans are to move to Los Angeles by the end of the year. My ultimate long term goal is to be a TV actor. I understand that it's hard to go into acting but life is short and I am willing to do the work. What are some jobs actors have on the side that still pay the bills while going on auditions and go to acting classes? I come from corporate America envrionment and so a 9 to 5 probably won't be the best job to go for now that I'm moving to LA. Also, which acting agencies should I reach out to? Where should I go to get head shots? Any good acting classes? Thanks.
So I have been involved in acting in some way or another for my entire life. Doing plays all through grade school, my mom was a costumer with a children's theatre, I took some professional film classes and had an agent for a few years until I decided that I should get a bachelor's. Back in December I got my BA in theatre acting. Which would normally be a good jumping off point for showcases, doing "the big move to LA", auditioning, etc. But I haven't done anything related to acting in almost 5 months. For the past few years I've been increasingly disillusioned with the whole notion of acting. I did well in classes, but with friends talking about acting and my teachers telling me that acting was this great journey it just kept making me increasingly bitter. I've worked for theatres for below minimum wage, rehearsed my ass off to only have maybe 10 people show up to a one night show, and got very few parts cause my "physical fitness" was an issue (even when the show wasn't a musical or movement piece). And it got increasingly worst as the pandemic went on. Zoom shows, seeing people post on Facebook about how much they missed in person theatre, and other things just increased that resentment. I loved doing VO auditions and improv comedy, but I feel like it's turning into the same feeling that I have for theatre as well. I'd love to completely just take a break from it, however all my friends are involved in acting or theatre in some capacity,and everytime they mention a potential project that they'd want help with I just get this internal rage that definitely shouldn't be there. So from one former actor to the rest of the peeps on here: what should I do? How should I detox so I don't end up hating this stuff or should I just cut all of it from my life?
My boyfriend of 3 years has recently relocated to NYC due to work. I currently live in LA and have always dreamt of being an actress. We’ve been talking about me possibly moving in with him in NYC within the next 3 months. I’ve lived in LA my entire life. Currently, I live with my family and have never lived on my own. Obviously my entire family and friends are here in LA, however I see a future with my boyfriend and am willing to make the sacrifice. The only thing I’m questioning is whether or not the move will provide me with less opportunities in comparison to LA?
I've always been curious about this, as a gay man. Back when I was still trying to be straight, I found being with a woman to be strange.
I graduated from University last year studying acting. I didn’t bother pursuing an acting career last year due to the pandemic. Since things are looking a bit more positive recently, I’ve slowly been making progress to getting my career up and running. I’ve just gotten accepted onto Spotlight, however from what I can see there doesn’t seem to be many jobs available at the minute. Just a few commercials and some stage work. Is there usually not many acting opportunities this time of year or is this just an effect of COVID. Also is there another place to look for work besides Spotlight? Thanks!
I don't mean to offend anyone, but I was genuinely curious about it. Listening to some of the character work by Tara Strong and Grey Delisle, and even VAs like Nancy Cartwright and Pamela Adlon and I noticed many young male characters being voiced by them. Is there a reason for this? This isn't even a case of Japanese anime sub-to-dub issues where Japanese male voice actors (who are voicing children) often have much higher pitches to their voices than American male voice actors and so in ADR (automatic dialogue replacement), it's hard to find men to voice the boy characters with the correct adherence to the Japanese voice actor's range. Thus they usually get American women to voice male children. But in Western animation, a ton of women voice boys and not many men voice adult women, let alone girls. Is there a reason why and doesn't this just weird you out a little? Shouldn't people voice what they are?
Me and my bff (Non actor. Or she used to want to be one but gave up because, frankly, she wasn’t a good actor and she realized it after 10 years and moved on. And I’m her biggest supporter in her new career but that’s neither here nor there) had a 2 hour long discussion over something that was just a comment from my side that then escalated lol. I said that I strongly believe that the majority of those actors who have famous parents don’t deserve to be where they are because I don’t feel like they fought as hard as a self made actor usually does, and she strongly disagree saying that they have. I explained just the difference between someone (talented) who’s fought for instance for 10-15-20 years in Hollywood, waiting/making dishes or other survival jobs, giving up their whole life basically and have nothing to lean back on should they not succeed as an actor is something you can’t say about these millionaire kids born to famous parent. And the fact is that as soon as I realize that an actor is the child to some famous star, I automatically roll my eyes because I don’t “respect” them in the same way I respect a self made actor. I respect them as a human being but I’m not sitting there convinced they got the role because they truly deserved it. Especially once I see some family member produced the movie. She strongly disagrees, saying they’ve fought just as hard as everyone else in Hollywood, but just in a different way and they sure deserve to be where they are. It’s mind boggling to me. She says it’s toxic that I think the way I do. Especially when I said it’s not about jealousy and that even if I’d be a series regular with for instance Scott Eastwood and become his best friend and love the guy, I’d still be thinking for myself at least once “Hmm. Would you really be sitting here if it wasn’t for your dad?”. Is it really toxic? Be it or not, that question will probably always pop up in my head as soon as I hear about a new famous actors kid.
Hi all. I’m a beginning actor who’s considering different studios for my training. I’ve been in plays here and there since I was a child but it wasn’t until last year that I started taking acting classes. I’m currently enrolled in the Atlantic’s Technique Labs this summer and also at Kimball Studio for on-camera acting. But I’m still doing interviews at other places to see if I need to commit to a more intensive program. I’m also considering either moving to NYC or LA (heavily leaning towards NYC. I was born there and have relatives there; I’ve been in CA for most of my life). I interviewed with Baron Brown to see if I should stay in the west coast (at least for a bit longer). I was really excited about this place but the admissions manager was very unprofessional with me. He was condescending, kept making assumptions about me, and basically gave me a “if you don’t choose us you’re not passionate enough” vibe. I don’t want to rule out their program because of this experience, but if he’s representing the studio, I wonder if this was all some bizarre recruiting tactic. Should I pass on this opportunity? I am very new to the business of acting so I’m not 100% confident in how I should be assessing this. All I know is I’m saving $ to get the right training. I’m looking at Atlantic, Kimball, Stella Adler, Maggie Flanagan, HB Studio, and Esper for those who are curious. Thanks for reading :)
Hi! I’m a young female director who’s directing her first feature with professional female actors. I was wondering if you guys had ANY advice for me about the director-actor relationship. And also on directing actors. I appreciate all the information and tips I can get! - i love building trust beforehand. But how much is too much contact in pre-production / during shooting? - Some actors are more intense than others and wants 100% transparency, where we get very personal. Where shall i draw the line as a director in a position of power? - Want to share any great directing tips from a memorable scene you did with a director? How can i direct a scene in different ways? Thanks!! :)
I know there are agencies that represent background actors. I've viewed signing with some of them as the "next step" to take after signing with Central Casting and getting some experience. Since Central Casting is still no onboarding, I'm wondering if there's a second place (that is onboarding) that a newbie could use to get started in the industry?
Hi everyone I'm NIL; a gameplay animator and aspiring voice actor. It was my childhood dream to become video game voice actor so I decided to join this amazing community and improve myself with your help. Since my gameplay animations are about fights, I voiced over my friend's animation shot. It's like cut scene of a video game. It's originally a dialogue from a movie with British accent. My accent is not British and I tried to show her shyness with my voice. Also I kinda directing the scene and changed it to a comedy atmosphere. I voiced over both characters and edit the video with bg music. [Both characters have my voice](https://reddit.com/link/mspmhb/video/2r18w81d5qt61/player) ​ Here is another one (in fact my first voice over haha). I voiced both girl and poor lizard. [Poor lizard](https://reddit.com/link/mspmhb/video/24zoqt775qt61/player) I'll be glad to know your feedbacks on my voice. Thank you so much
I’m 18F from ireland and I’ve been passionate about acting for years.It’s the one thing I feel like I’m good at.However lately I just feel so unmotivated not only because of how much money it really costs (headshots,travel costs,classes) but mainly because of.. NEPOTISM: every day I found out more actors who I love who are actually kids/relatives of actors or directors.I literally do not know a soul who’s in the industry. Is it really possible to succeed if you don’t have any connections?
I graduated college with a degree in journalism and am finally committing to acting. I work a media related job right now to pay the bills. I’m prepared to move to NYC next winter. I want to get the best training possible before even considering LA and their style of coaching. Currently I’m enrolled in a summer intensive but after that... what should my next steps be? Is it recommend for all non 4-year-trained actors to do a 2 year conservatory? Should I keep taking classes a la carte? I guess I’d just like to know what works for most people so I don’t end up wasting time and money. Thanks :)
I once had a theatre teacher in a preprofessional program for teens pull me aside during a break in rehearsal and say something along the lines of “I’m being very serious when I say this, and I need you to know that I really mean it and I don’t go around saying this to all my students: I truly believe the you are the most talented actor in this program, possibly that we’ve ever had in this program. I will do anything I can to support you pursuing a career in acting and I really really hope that you do because I really think you have something to give to the world” and then something about how I was being underutilized in the current production. I found this a little off putting because there were a lot of really talented people in that program and I often felt like I was just striving to be as good as them, and although I tend towards trusting her I don't actually have any way of being sure that she only ever said that to me. But despite this, I think that I have let it get to my head, because that was two years ago and I’m now a senior in high school and I kind of want to study theatre in college despite all stuff online saying it’s a bad idea. Like in some part of my brain I've convinced myself that I'll beat all odds and find moderate success. Another thing contributing to this possibly unrealistic confidence is that I’ve never auditioned for something and not gotten cast. But that is only actually counting four high school shows, because all of the other plays I’ve done have been classes where you are guaranteed at least some part (although the high school preprofessional one was invite-only, and I did occasionally get scholarships to do classes for free), so it could just be a fluke. Meanwhile my parents don’t want me to pursue acting, especially not in college. I always assumed that it was just for the “oh but you’ll have no job security and it’s all just luck and what if you waste all your money on a useless degree” types of reasons, but now I'm not so sure because the other day I was talking to my dad and mentioned that I had been considering trying to act as a career at least in some capacity, and he was pretty skeptical and started saying “don’t actors have to actually study technique and get super good though?” “should’t you be taking a bunch of classes if you actually want to pursue this?” and that kind of snapped me out of this whole idea I had built that maybe it was worth trying, because the thing is, my dad has seen all the plays I’ve been in. And I’ve taken classes that teach technique at least on some level non stop since ninth grade. But if he can’t tell that at all from those shows then maybe I actually kinda suck?? So my question is, how much weight should I put in these two assessments of my ability? All of my mom’s friends from high school are now failed actors and hearing about it can be pretty demoralizing, but I have nerve problems that make typing and drawing really painful sometimes and acting is the one career left that I’m interested in that wouldn’t be super effected by that. I don’t have piles of money to waste on college if I’m just going to be unemployed afterward, though, so I’m trying to figure out how to gauge if it’s actually something worth pursuing for me. Any perspective on this would really help\^\^
Hello there! I have a question regarding of making your own Voice Acting name. Recently I have tried making accounts on voice acting sites and come a cross a problem of what should i name myself? My real name is sadly very generic as every third person in my country has the same surname as me. Most voice actors i have seen on Twitter and other voice acting sites have the name VO at the end (Like @ BoBVO) or their real name. I have not found anyone named VA at the end (Like @ BoBVA). Why is that? Thanks for reading!
I am looking for a job, but there aren’t any opportunities in the things I am looking for (acting, background work, hosting, modelling, voice over, writing) right now. I don’t want to be waiting for job opportunities to fall from the sky because I could be waiting forever. That’s why I am looking for the best projects I could make on my own and that I could be paid to do at some point. I still have a couple of acting/hosting opportunities but I am looking for something I have more control over to do in my free time. Here are the things I can do and have been thinking about: -Start a YouTube channel. -Start a podcast. -Sell audio erotica. -Start a blog. -Write a book. -Write scripts. -Be more active on social media. -Sell an online class. Do you have any other idea? And do you know if any of these projects have more chances to be successful to help me earn money from this? I know that in many cases 1/1000 people who do this can earn money from this. But is there one that has better stats? Like maybe 1/100?
I have asked many people and no one agrees on what is a professional actor vs a non professional actor. Is it based on being part of an union? (But some people cheat to be part of the union) Is it when you graduate from an acting school? (But many people never work as a professional actor after graduating) Is it when you get paid to act? (But some people have only made a symbolic $50 on a non union film) Is it when you make a living as an actor? (but maybe you just got a $10,000 commercial in six month) Is it when you are paid every day to be a full time actor? (In this case there are very few professional actors) Is it when you get a certain level of skills? (but how can we judge it?) I ask because I see many people call themselves professional actors when they have do one day on set as a non union extra and it’s kind of insulting for real professional actors but even then, what is a professional actor?
Hello everyone, I have recently found myself having a passion for acting, watching movies, acting in school and enjoying watching people act. I want to go to a drama school and learn acting and try to become an actor. I’m extremely terrified on how people will judge me etc. I also think it will take up too much time with school and stuff. I went to a drama club before and I really liked it but was too scared to carry on. Firstly, I want to know what acting schools do I go to. I live in London and I don’t know where to go. Secondly, how do I get over the fear? I love acting but I can’t get other that first step of meeting new people there. Finally, any comments on this post will be hugely helpful for me. If nobody comments on this, that’s fine. If somebody does thank you so much and god bless you.
Hey friends! I’m a voice actor in that gray area where I’ve got the training and skills under my belt, as well as a couple of solid demos, but I just can’t seem to find gigs on my own. I’ve been using a pay to play site (voice123) and have had a few “almost” gigs, and want to explore other options. I’ve heard about people finding gigs in discord servers. Does anyone know any solid groups that would be good to join? People have also mentioned using Twitter to find gigs if anyone has advice on that. I’m specifically looking for stuff that would be appealing to a potential agent down the line, as I want to (hopefully) make a full-time career out of this. Thanks in advance!
i’ve always wanted to be an actor but i feel like there is something putting me down. my voice. im not sure if ive been talking incorrectly my whole life, but i feel like i can never talk too loud, talk for a long time, or yell because it feels like my voice will get sore, feel/sound weird and be monotone. i already feel kinda monotone as is. i graduated from high school last year, and am planning on going to college and considering acting classes there once covid wraps up. will acting/vocal classes help? what about any teas? what can i do to improve my voice?
I’ve seen articles saying what survival jobs you *should* have as an actor. Honestly, none of those jobs are jobs that I’d want to have anyway. I’d rather know what jobs I WON’T be able to have so that if I do pursue a certain survival job, I won’t be wasting my time or juggling a survival job and pursuing acting with difficulty. So what jobs would be *terrible* to have as a side/survival job?
The following points involve my history with acting, SAG, and where I'm at with life. I've been going back and forth with getting the membership, due to the cost, but any input on what I should do would be greatly appreciated. ​ * I used to act in my high school's musical club and received good reviews for my comedic performances. During my senior year, I won a local regional acting award for my performance as one of the managers in Phantom of the Opera. * I went for my undergrad in film production and attempted some acting on campus with bad results. It was a big music school and the acting department was very toxic. I tried doing acting as a minor but ended up dropping out, due to the toxicity of the department. My experience there made me realize that I have a lot to work on. * While this was going on, I did four SAG background acting gigs at my nearest city and became eligible for membership. This was in 2018 and I haven't acted in anything professional since. With that said, I do really enjoy being a background actor. * I just recently got my masters in film production and have been dedicated more to the writing, editing, and production side of the film industry. I really want to get a start in the industry now but due to my current location, I am struggling to find work. * I plan to move to NYC and try the scene there. Ideally, I wanted to try Central Casting and see if that would work out but the pandemic put a pause on signing up. I'm getting my second vaccine soon and I was hoping that they would open up registration for those who are vaccinated soon. Would getting a SAG membership now benefit me now or should I wait? I'm just trying out a bunch of things and feel loss in general. I can better explain my situation in the comments. This was pretty rambling but I'm kinda feeling sad that I'm struggling to get back into filmmaking, either on or off screen.
Is getting the membership for both sites the way to build up my resume? I'm new to acting, but I've been taking some undergrad classes at my university to get some training. I don't have any credits, so I don't have a reel; But, I do have some headshots that my friend took of me. I'm also looking to start local (Bay Area, CA) to increase the probability of booking. Overall, do you think it's worth using backstage/actors access or is there another way to build up my resume? Thanks!
currently auditioning mainly on co-star level for network / streaming shows, had a few series regular / recurring / guest reads, and couple weeks ago had a tape for Oscar winners, so im feeling pretty hot, even if I haven't broken through yet. 99% of my friends are not as far as me so I'm trying to meet more people operating on a professional level. would be great to find more people to work on self tapes with, or get a group going to do tv sides once a week or something. in Brooklyn here. shoot me a PM if you're interested!
I'm seeking a voice actor for a brief role in my audio play, The Other Side of Darkness. The project is a feature-length ode to both Seinfeld and the works of David Lynch. If anyone is familiar with @seinpeaks on Instagram, that's me. The character in question is Bruce, the maitre'd played by James Hong on Seinfeld. I'm hoping to find a Chinese American actor, but internationally-located actors of Chinese background will be considered, too. Bottom line, I'm trying to maintain authenticity and representation in casting this role. The part is small (two to three lines in a single scene), but very important to the story. I can pay $100 USD. I'm planning on recording this summer, and releasing the play as a multi-part podcast this fall. Interested? DM me or email me at seinpeaks@gmail.com. And feel free to ask questions.
The other day I was talking to an actor friend (that wound up getting into Slamdance and Sundance), he said he wrote a short that starred an A-list celeb that agreed to do it. My actor friend said, "I hate to say it (my name), but it turned out I looked at 'agencies' more than I should have when it came to actors wanting to audition for my film." He said that those that came from CAA and UTA WME he looked at first. Then GERSH/PARADIGM, etc. Then the other ones...and he said he felt terrible but the numbers of submissions were so many that's how he did - he said he did what he hates others do to him. So now, CDs, I am asking you - how much does Agent matter? Hell, actors that got 'better' and 'bigger' agents that 'matter' - look I am an an 'okay' place and I like them a lot but damn I am sending in good tapes (I have recurred as guest stars and I've had series reg before on Amazon series) and I know my tapes are strong and the girls that are booking over me are just with much better agents. I'm looking up their reels and their reels are not good work. I am a WOC in a very specific category and I have been on shows where they wind up writing me into more (many more) eps bc the writers like my work. Do I need to contact the showrunner from my prev show that loved my work and have him call his better agent friends and have them talk to me?
Anyone taken classes here? I have an interview with them next week and would love to hear about people’s experiences. Which level of classes did you take? Was it worth the monthly tuition? How did BHP classes differ from others you’ve taken? Overall feel of the environment? Do students get the chance to act in plays put on for the public? Thanks! Edit to add: I’m also considering Playhouse West so any insight on PW VS BHP is especially appreciated.
Hi I was wondering if folks can offer me advice on where/how I can get involved in a voice acting class for someone pretty new to acting. Not sure if classes are mostly on Zoom nowadays. I live out of my van and work seasonally so I’m not around major cities (Salt Lake and Vegas I guess are within a long days drive). Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated thanks!
Hey all! I'm an actor new to NY and I'm looking to enhance my home base set up as I look for work/explore this new community. Any recommendations or ideas for chrome extensions or apps designed for actors? Thanks so much!
All through school I heard you should steal from the best actors, and that you should study your favorite actors. I originally thought that mean consuming so much of your favorite actors movies. And hope unconsciously your subconscious picked up something. Now I’m not sure I know what it truly mean.
Hello everyone, I’m shooting a 3min story for a 48hr film competition this weekend. Prompt will be released Friday evening and until then, I’d like to generate a short list of professionals who would be interested in working with me. I’m a creative developer with motion picture credits and want to use this as a way to highlight my writing. I’m aiming for 1st place and if successful will have the attention of two highly successful, well known filmmakers/producers. If you’re interested please DM me. And everyone please upvote anyway this is a good opportunity for creatives to get together. Thank you!
I didn’t really know how to phrase the title so I’ll try to explain it better here. I’m in no way a veteran or seasoned actor. I mainly look through actors access and backstage to see what roles and productions are out there. And I just see so many things that involve romantic relationships, substance abuse, and addiction problems. Personally I am a 21 year old male Muslim. I know because of my religion I won’t be able to participate in majority of the productions because of this. But my main complaint is that is seems like more and more productions have to include these kinds of things as a part of the character’s story. Even for Muslim characters, they are mainly shown participating in acts that aren’t really Islamic. Nobody’s perfect and I get that. But just why isn’t there more productions that don’t need to dwell into those kinds of things to tell a story. Maybe I’m just being nit picky and that’s the way things are but it just feels like every show has to incorporate a sex or intimacy scene throughout the season.
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.
Sometimes I laugh or smile when people say things that to me are absurd. I’ve had one teacher say yes it’s okay because that means your personally invested in the scene and the good stuff in acting is when the actor reveals himself in the role. I’ve had another teacher though say that the character wouldn’t do that so why should you? Me personally, I feel like if it doesn’t say the character doesn’t laugh during arguments means it’s my own interpretation.
Does anyone have experience with this? As a new actor who hasn’t landed any roles yet, how are you supposed to show off your acting skills when you have no previous roles to put together a reel? Is it okay/appropriate to find monologues online and film yourself until you have credits? If so where would I be able to find decent monologues? Thanks so much!
Has anyone gone back to get a BA in acting? I’m 24, and I want to spend time focusing just on acting and learning about the film industry. Or should I just work on private classes? I don’t have a BA now, and I see this as a way to get other jobs (ie teaching acting) if I find myself unable to make a living wage on acting gigs. I know neither way is a straight shot to a viable career but some insight from others would be nice. I’m very on the fence. Would love to hear your experience navigating the acting world as a complete newbie.
Background: I am an actor. I re-entered this profession a few years ago after a layoff. I decided I needed a change and wanted to go back to doing what I REALLY loved doing. Acting. I've been married for a little over 25 years. We have two kids. One is an adult and the other is 17. The marriage has always been a bit rocky. My wife and I are really quite different from one another. We once even had a marriage counselor wonder aloud how we even stayed together long enough to get married much less have children. Things have really come to a head in the last 2 years. Currently, acting is my only thing. I do not have a day job (my wife and I talked about this when I went back into acting and she was okay with that. She wanted me to be able to put my full focus into it). At this time, I do not book enough to support myself. We have reached a point in our relationship where the rubber band has been stretched so tightly, divorce may well be the only resolution we can get. As a result, should we go down that road, I will have to shift my priorities in a major way. Obviously, I will have to find some kind of full time employment. The problem there is that I am a represented actor (non-union at this time). My concern is how these changes in my life are likely going to affect my relationship with my agent. Full time job may well mean a lack of availability at times and it just burns me up to have to give up what I have worked so hard to build up the past few years- but I want to be happy too.So, I'm just curious-Has anyone here gone through a similar scenario to what I have described? What effect did it have on your career as an actor? How did your agent respond? Did it ultimately work out for you?I might have other questions later. Extra info: I'm the USA; I live and work in a South Central market (in other words NOT LA, NYC or ATL)
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