I applied to a role on actors access (which is 100% almost identical to how I am in real life, in terms of types) but... there's some partial nudity in it. ​ i thought i'd be okay with it and i got the ecocast for it the other day but.... after reading the sides and seeing the exact specifics, I don't think i'd be comfortable with it..... I know nudity in general all depends on comfort, but how comfortable are people with doing nudity...? (i think the topic of "comfort" can be applied to other topics, not just nudity, but like if someone has to eat meat during a scene and they're vegetarian, or etc.) the deadline for the ecocast is in a few days and although I think the role is a perfect fit like type wise and could be great to have on my resume (on the off chance I nail the audition), I think i might just end up declining the audition. idk if anyone else has been in a similar situation where your level of comfort stars to come into question, but have others just straight up declined it...? or since nothing's set in stone and you haven't actually booked anything, have others just sent in tapes regardless...?
So my friend and I want to make some of our own content to put on our actors access for submissions and also to include in some follow up emails with agents. I always see people saying to make our own content but I feel like no one really says what exactly we should be doing? It’s just the two of us with iPhones, a ring light, and a blue back drop. Here are my options and I’m looking for suggestions on what is the best to do? 1. Self tapes using sides from canceled shows/pilots? 2. Shorter scenes to make up a reel but it would be self tape style? 3. Write our own scene and film it not like a self tape aka film it in a setting (on a couch, a car, etc) I feel like this makes no sense lol but I just kind of have no idea what to do. Neither of us have any footage or professional credits but I have gotten some callbacks for big shows and training and so I’m definitely ready to follow up with some people but need some good footage to include. I’ve also been using like not the BEST self tapes to submit on actors access Sorry for the rambling but basically I’ll take any help or suggestions I can get
The characters will be a paperclip called clippy, a dog called Rover, a parrot called Peedi, Merlin the wizard, Bonzi the purple monkey and VR girl, this is supposed to pay tribute to old Microsoft agent characters. And tell me have you ever heard of clippy?
I wonder how many actors smoke weed in their free time ? If so would that affect your career in any way ? What about your acting performance ?
So I recently spoke to a manager about representation. She initially said she wasn’t taking on new talent, but wanted to set up a meeting anyways. I found this odd but figured why not. She seemed really scrambled in our first “interview” and it lasted maybe 5 minutes before she had to go. When I asked her about not taking new talent, she decided she wanted to do a “trial run” with me. She asked if I was on Clubhouse, which it sounded like she spends most of her time on there, and then had me sign up on this app literally called Actor App, and email someone who worked at Casting Workbook for an invitation. It says that she is my representation on the app, but I haven’t signed any paperwork. She hasn’t contacted me since our initial meeting, which at this point was at least a month ago. My main question that pertains to this: am I good to delete her off this app/the app itself and just look for new management? I figured since I didn’t sign anything I’m not under any contractual obligation to notify her if I’m “leaving” her as a rep (which I don’t know if you’d even say I’m repped in the first place). Since she hasn’t contacted me at all, I’m just kind of done and want to get the green light to look for an actual manager.
Hi all! My girlfriend started a brand new channel on YouTube that showcases up-and-coming talent in the middle of the pandemic by giving actors a platform for writing and performing original monologues. It's a really cool project and it would mean the world to everyone involved if you checked it out and subscribed! AND! If you're interested in creating your own to be considered for the channel, feel free to reach out. With agents and managers still slow to grab new clients, it's a great way to get your creativity pointed in the right direction. Their goal is to reach 100 subscribers (to get that custom URL and make it more shareable), so all the clicks count! Thanks so much! LINK: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyVVTkq4y1pvHats0KCxFiQ](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyVVTkq4y1pvHats0KCxFiQ)
I'm part of a young actors community theatre group. How it's arranged is that the director picks a show and roles and the actors go in blind. Basically, you audition to get in the group, not for a particular role. I am the male with seniority in the group, I've acted there for four years. However, while I've had challenging and fun roles, I've never been the lead in any of the shows. The person who last had seniority was lead in almost every production he was in, and when he left I was excited to step into that role and start doing some bigger things. Since he left, I've had smaller and smaller roles and some of the new guys have been getting lead. (Of note: our director doesn't really put us in roles for physical looks.) We just got a new script today and I'm barely in it. I'm not the guy to make a public fuss about that kind of thing and I'm certainly not going to halfass my part. But I'm pretty upset about what's happening. Do you guys have any advice?
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I’ve been trying to understand how it is for actors the industry in LA and the publicist thing is something I haven’t seen a lot about. Does anyone here have a publicist? Do working actors in LA usually have one? Where I live it’s actually pretty common to have a publicist. If you’re booking and can pay for it, that’s the ideal time to be working with one. I have a publicist, my acting friends do too. But in LA it seems like you have to be on a certain celebrity level or verified on Instagram to consider that. And for the non American actors in LA, did you look for one when you arrived in hopes that it would help with building your brand in the new land or just stay with your local publicist?
I keep applying on Actors Access. I get auditions but no luck. I have an accent from a unique country and I tried to seek off accent reductions teachers. Got ripped-off $300 dollars for a pre-recorded workshop that expired and can't activate it anymore. The coach was telling me he will only offer me classes if I finish that. Got busy with work, had to work more cause of bills and the thing expired and can't access it now. I just got rejected by a role without being asked for a self-tape even, they were asking for someone from my country with martial arts and still don't get it. And I reach out to people, even on Craigslist to create something and they are always words and I end up getting ghosted. Am I doing something wrong here? My social skills are not the best but I am determined and most disciplined than the average person... I attended classes, many of those teachers weren't helpful and were using my accent as an obstacle. Was mocked over it and it was humiliating. Everyone can understand me, it is not that bad. But I don't wanna go through that again. At least I haven't been able to meet a teacher who will understand me and help me. And at his point I owe a bunch of bills that I need to pay before I will be able to get another teacher. On the other hand, my friend has friends who get parts because they are some kind of models or whatever...
Hey I have a question for my fellow actors/actress, how do you handle auditions that consist of 8 page audition slides with 2day turnaround?
Gonna ask a pretty subjective question, but I'm hoping I could get a pretty decent answer here: How soon is too soon to get my very first demo (spec demo) made? I attended a local intro to VO workshop and long story short, the guy who led the workshop (who is a professional and working in the industry. His name is Brian Bremer) was impressed with my vocal ability since he had the group go up in the booth and practice reading a commercial. So now the next level is to take the 3-month intensive class and I'm eyeing June or July for when I hope to start the class, but they say that taking this 3-month course will definitely have you demo ready by the end of it and I'm considering taking the leap. The only thing is I can't help but feel I'm rushing things a bit because I just decided to get into VO at the end of January, but since then I've taken a workshop with Bob Bergen, signed up for Blumvox classes with Steve Blum, and taken this local workshop, so I feel I've learned quite a bit. I do hope to do coaching and also hope to take acting classes too, but it seems like that's something voice actors have to constantly do anyway to "stay sharp" regardless of if they're just starting out or have been in the game for a while. Could be wrong though. I know some people would say wait and take your time, which I agree with, but the thing is I have the money \*now\* and I kinda feel skeptical about waiting because I may have other responsibilities come up in the future that keeps me from pursuing this intensive class later on, causing me to have to push this goal back even more. So I really want to take this first step and just get to the point where I can actually start getting some professional-level gigs (and start getting some extra money in my pocket, even if isn't all that much just starting off). Edit: I'm looking to maybe get my demo reel done by the end of this year or early next year. Keep in mind I just started this January.
I recently commissioned a voice line from a well known voice actor through this website: [https://www.noveriamanagement.com/](https://www.noveriamanagement.com/) However I don't believe they're currently doing commissions through that site anymore. In the email they sent me with the m4a file, they included this text [https://imgur.com/a/xklmRfc](https://imgur.com/a/xklmRfc) I was planning to commission an animator to animate along to the voice line for a video and then having the animation video posted to reddit. If the voice line is made public like this, and it is then posted it to youtube by others where people might be making money off of it or posted wherever else, would that be illegal? Don't I technically own the file and should be able to do what I want with it since I bought it from them? Should I contact the site I bought it through and ask for permission from them to share it? Or should I try to contact the voice actor directly through social media asking for permission? Or do I not need permission at all because I wouldn't be the one making money off of it? Any advice is welcome <3
I’m F[22] almost 23. My dream was to be a young successful actor. At least someone you could google or have a wiki page on or something. Nothing insanely crazy. I’ve only ever booked one commercial and that was 4 years ago. My resume is terrible. I want to move near LA but am afraid of failure. Afraid an agency will turn me down due to my lacking experience. I’m afraid I’m too late for that young star dream. Star-ish. I have a baby face and look like I’m 17. I’m having trouble booking roles because my agent sends me characters that are adult, then I’m turned down because I look like a teen. For example, last audition was for the powerball. Sure, I’m 22, but who is going to be able to tell? No one. You can’t have a “teen” in your gambling commercial! My agent sucks. Just need advice I guess
r/yearofshakespeare It would be beneficial for the group, and really fun, if some actors performed parts of the play. We’re only two plays in and are hoping to add more people, especially actors. It’s all meant to be fun, inclusive, and collaborative. Hope to see you!
Hello, though getting gigs on their own can already be a bit of a challenge in some ways at first I have gotten better at it, but something I have found is a lot of projects that I do get seem to sometimes end halfway in the middle of the project even when they are from more reputable studios. Though of course we can't fully control that, I was wondering if some of the more experinced actors here had any tips to help cut down on projects that are likely to end right in the middle.
I'm surprised when I hear some union people work non union. Either in their own name or with a pseudonym. I'm talking about well financed projects that are anti union or so dismissive of actors that they choose that area to scrimp. If you accept non union work on the sly as a union member, you not only risk your future in the union, you also dismiss your profession and talent, you demean your colleagues and undermine the power and premium that actors have worked for years to build. To be clear, I'm not talking about low budget, experimental, student, not for profit labors of love; but taking easy cash to undercut our profession from people who willingly pay for professionals in all other areas of production. Just don't do it. Things slow? Work a day job or teach. Or consider that the union may not be the way to go if you think you can corner a lucrative non union career. I know some people who are happy with that. Thanks for letting me rant.
I would love to do that.
Hello! I'm currently a junior in high-school so I'm at the point where I need to start looking into colleges (...fun). I've always dreamed of being an actress and I was wondering if anyone had any advice as far as whether or not majoring in acting is practical and how to find the right school for me. NYU Tisch is my dream school but it's extremely expensive and located somewhere completely foreign to me and I'm having second thoughts as to whether or not it would be worth it. Do I need to attend a college in a city like New York or L.A. to have lots of acting opportunities? Is it easy to find work after college? Do I even need to attend college at all?? So many things... thinking about the future is scary!!
I want to be a professional actor but find myself constantly worrying about what kind of day job I should get. Other than acting, I’d also be interested in working in other areas of creativity such as writing, directing, or any other job I can get around film or theatre. I’m currently working a labor job in a warehouse. I’d like to get a job as part of a big chain company so that I can transfer over to New York once I’ve saved enough, and not have to worry about finding a job there. I don’t know how smart of a move this is though, as I could possibly be focusing my efforts on finding a short term job that will be more fulfilling in the long run, not in that it will become a career, but that it can help me gain experience or networking opportunities in a creative field outside of acting. Acting is the main goal though. TL;DR: What day jobs do you all find to be most advantageous to an acting career? What’s worked for you and what hasn’t? I’m interested in reading it all. Hoping your responses will curb my focus on this. Thanks!
My post history provides context to my current rep situation (tldr; agent prematurely dropped me after seeing an IG post about me that mistakenly said I was repped across the board with a new agency. Wants to touch base this week after I explained that the post was mistaken). I was drafting an email covering some bases that I’ve wanted to communicate for a while now, and was looking for feedback on it. Is it too long, is it unnecessary, will it make them angry or offended, should I even send it, etc. I have my initial draft below: Hi [Agent’s name]. I wanted to check in since our conversation this past weekend. First off, I would like to apologize for not catching that post's wording about my representation. I should have read it more carefully and had the original poster edit it sooner before interacting with it. That was my bad. The person who originally posted admits that he jumped the gun and promptly edited the post to have the correct information and fixed the mistake. Second, I would like to have a discussion, whenever is most convenient for you, about the status about our partnership. If I am still represented and under contract, great. If not, and if you are still willing to have me on the roster, we can go forward from there. Finally, I wanted to bring up the initial termination itself because frankly I was pretty shocked at the email you sent. I would have appreciated you at least consulting with me first about the post before making, in my view, such a brash decision. I understand this business is cutthroat and you have to be efficient. I understand you probably have to deal with a lot of actors who don't have a clue about how to navigate the business. However, that decision gave me the impression that you did not think I was professional enough to notify you if I were to move onto another agency. Or that it was not worth at least asking me beforehand for clarification. That was hurtful, and I think that damaged our trust in each other. I originally assumed that you were letting me go because of me not booking anything in the year that I've been at [Agency]. This made me feel as if it was just a matter of time before you made the decision. Being a collaborative venture, I understand communication here is a two-way street. If you are still interested in moving forward with our partnership, then I will make an effort to improve and garner success. If not, then I see this as a learning opportunity for the both of us. Thanks for taking the time to read this. [My name]
Hey, i plan to start acting soon . There's just one small problem . While i know english pretty well i don't know every word and my vocabulary is not as rich . Will that be a problem ? I heard of plenty of actors that didn't knew english when they started at all and became big . What do you think guys ?
I think Phantom Thread is a modern classic, I saw it 4 times in cinemas and a few times at home since then. One big reason why I love it so much and why I think it is so rewatchable, is the acting: Paul Thomas Anderson is an actors' director, he tells his stories through the actors' performances, and Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps truly look like they're playing, being spontaneous and bringing themselves to the script. I just made a video where I analyse their performances in 3 key scenes of the film, I'd love it if you had a look and let me know what you thought – and what performances you think I should cover next! Thanks y'all! [https://youtu.be/NAC5CcSqTP8](https://youtu.be/NAC5CcSqTP8)
I’ve always been interested in performing since I was a young kid playing small-medium sized roles in school plays. Confidence and shyness in school I think was the barrier between me and playing the principal roles. In secondary school (high school) I never took the chances to perform and avoided any form of performing arts due to social anxiety which made it difficult for me. Now I’m 17 and I’ve got an apprenticeship in business admin. It’s a job which pays which is pretty much why I’m doing it. I’ve still got moderate social anxiety but I try and not let it hold back. In public people see as pretty quiet, introverted and reserved but on the inside and outside of anxiety inducing situations I’m quite the opposite and generally quite extroverted. I don’t want this to sound pompous and self important, but I do believe I’m quite a good actor because for a large portion of my life I’ve been putting on an act when out in public because Ive never felt comfortable being myself. ATM, I’m screenwriting, producing and performing all the roles in my first web series which will showcase what I’m solely capable of. I would love to pursue a career in this industry. I’ve got lots of ideas for stuff that’d be my dream to write and perform in given the opportunity. Filmmaking has always fascinated me. The main thing that I think would be a barrier to me is my lack of qualifications on the industry. Any advice I would be very appreciative of. Cheers
I have an ambitious project and I need an actor not a voice over. Any help would be appreciated!
I’m currently a senior in high school (18) about to graduate and pursue acting as a career as well as filmmaking. And well the future’s got me in this limbo of excitement as well as anxiousness. So far I’ve auditioned for a student film at one of the big universities near me, which I haven’t heard back from but hey I got some experience! I’ve had meetings with various local acting coaches, one of which I’ll be working with next year at the community college I’ll be going to. We’ve talked about paths to getting a BA in acting and then from there getting down to Los Angeles, a place I love so that’s a win! Anyways, it’s all just been a lot to bounce around in my head and maybe a lot of that comes from having too much time on my hands due to remote learning and well second semester of senior year being pretty loose. Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely what I want to do. The hustle of being an actor really speaks to me and the people I’ve met so far have been incredibly supportive, including you all. But like I said, the fear of the unknowns been getting to me. I just gotta find a way to use that to my advantage
Hey folks. I'm an actor from the UK looking for representation /an agent but I'm totally overwhelmed for how to go about getting them. I've looked into various UK agencies but I thought I might ask everyone on this subreddit for advice first. Also, I've came across many agencies that ask for a payment first but I am cautious about that. Especially since I am told that those companies who ask for money first aren't really talent agencies etc Any help would be great appreciated ♥
This has been weighing on me for a while now. Ever since I was little I’ve felt this weird connection with films, acting and the thought that goes into the craft. I’ll be honest I’ve never taken any acting classes before and never auditioned for anything. This is primarily because I’m worried that I will be seen as crazy or something by certain people around me because I have never told anyone that I’ve always felt this passion towards acting. Like many others, I’ve been in a really dark place and have had some hardships to battle with the past few years. It’s weird though because this dark place is when I feel most connected to acting. I constantly find myself looking up famous powerful scenes and watching audition tapes. I get so invested into these videos that I actually feel like it’s real and I start to believe I’m the actor in the scene. I just think it’s so cool how actors/actresses can provoke such raw and vulnerable emotions in individuals. It’s therapeutic for me. The idea of acting is the only occupation that makes me feel this way. I just had to get this off my chest because I’m too worried of being judged by my friends or family because it would be so out of the blue. Also, to my understanding the odds of making a living off of acting is very little and so I’m worried by telling people and/or pursuing acting I would get looked at like I’m crazy or just cocky thinking I can just make it in the film industry which is not the image I want to portray. Sorry I know this isn’t the best grammar but I just had to get this off my chest and hear what others have to say about it. Any feedback would be amazing! Thank you
I have been interested in acting since I wish in elementary school. I didn't really start acting until high school. I joined the drama club and played roles in the school plat from my freshman year to my senior year. Then I went to college for a non-acting degree and I kind of regret not following my passion and working on my craft as an actress. Now I want to start taking acting seriously but I feel like I do not belong. It is already hard enough for Black actors to get roles and me being a visibly Black Muslim (I wear a hijab) it is ten times harder for me to "fit it". What should I do to perfect my craft as an actress? How can I do what I love if nothing is catered towards me?
Does anyone relate or have any advice? I want to really try acting and see if I can make it, but I’m afraid my peers will judge me harshly. I hate being accused of wanting this for the wrong reasons...
Ok so I suck at auditioning. I've auditioned for a so many amateur theatre productions and I've never been offered a role. This last production actually had 4 roles that needed filling and I didn't get any of them even though only 6 actors (that I could see) auditioned, so I guess I was that bad ☹ I definitely need acting classes to work on my auditioning skills, and acting skills in general, but in the meantime I have been asked if I want to work backstage in the production I didn't get cast in (unpaid) Tbh I'm not that interested in backstage, but I'm wondering if it's worthwhile to build up experience and reputation with the directors so that maybe I can be given more opportunities for a speaking role in future. The thing is it's going to take time away from auditioning and other acting opportunities as it's 6months of rehearsals so I don't know if it will end up being a waste of time. Has working backstage in amateur theatre been a benefit towards your acting career?
Is method acting with a mental illness easier? Is it an advantage? I have Bi-polar and when I watch certain actors I feel like I am them, I can replicate what they’re doing, I can easily fall into that characters feelings and become the character, for example say if there’s an explosive rage scene (like Al Pacino) then I can pull it off perfectly, or a scene with true emotion, something hardly anyone can replicate authentically, I can do it flawlessly. I have no experience with acting but I’d love to do it, it’s my dream but I wouldn’t want to attend acting school or act on stage, I don’t have the confidence neither does anybody know about this however I could manage perfectly in front of a camera acting out scenes with someone/people. The acting process stops a lot of born great actors from doing what they love wether it’s down to confidence or not being discovered.
Hey everyone, Hope you all are doing well during these times. I have a question when it comes to representation and seeing that this subreddit has a lot of seasoned actors with agents I figure why not ask. A little background about me I am a early 20's male Afghan actor currently residing in Vancouver, BC. I have taken acting classes for the past 4 years and have a couple theater performances as well as one short film that I received an IMDB credit for. My dilemma here is that I do not have enough clips to make a demo reel that I am comfortable with showing potential agents, so do you think that it would be a good idea to use my self tapes from my audition classes? Because I have quite a few of those that I feel like I have done an adequate enough job to share, or would it just be a better idea to keep auditioning and land a couple more independent film jobs and make a demo reel that way? Any feedback at all would be appreciated, thank you guys for reading and I wish each and every one of you the best.
So I was super nice in the way I asked my agent for a submission report. I was getting roles that didn't fit me and I told her I'd like to see it to check the numbers. When I self submit in 1/9 roles I get a booking or a callback. I wanted to check her numbers to see what was going on. She told me she was too busy to send it and I thought that was very odd. How long does it take to generate a report from Casting Networks or Actors Access?
I'm only 15 and ik this makes me sound stupid but I'm smarter than a lot of people my age so please hear me out, I have been amazed by actors my whole life and I found it amazing how these people can step outside their comfort zones and do what they love, but everyone always says "it's extremely hard" when taking about acting for big industries and I agree but they also say that many people who attempt to become actors fail, but that is where I have to disagree, whenever I think about "failed" actors all I think about is people who gave up before they made themselves known. I'm gonna start auditioning when I turn 16 and get a car but I know for a fact that I'm looking at a good 10 years of hard work before I get my big break and that is something I'm willing to do. I'd love to hear your opinions and if you think I'm right or wrong, I don't expect many to agree with me and that's all right.
I’d like to see some current opinions from you guys so ... Short story: I have wanted to act (film/tv) my entire life. All I’ve ever wanted to do was make movies and play characters on screen - but financially my family was not well off, meaning acting workshops or classes were not an option. I was in theater & drama throughout HS but I was very introverted late bloomer and very bullied so I never had the confidence to got for lead roles. I always kept my dreams hidden because I was told many times as a kid that being an actress was unrealistic. Now moving on: I’m 21, I’m financially stable, I’m getting healthier, I’m able to get my teeth fixed and so I feel confident and happy enough to focus on my passion. I am close to LA (not for acting reasons, I’m a SoCal native) but this has almost hindered me, because all anyone (friends, coworkers, my hairstylist??) asks is if I have an agent - when it’s my understanding you have to be doing work to get an agent in the first place? - which is making me insecure to the fact that I don’t have one and it’s a vicious cycle. I have taken a couple workshops in the last year (online because COVID) and I’ve started looking through castings for some roles, hopefully some background work - I haven’t submitted yet because I’m waiting for a current headshot, but I’ll start once that’s complete. The problem I’m having is that I only have one supportive person in my life (my mother) who has zero experience in acting so I’m totally flying blind and I have no idea if I’m doing anything correctly. Do you have any advice? Am I moving in the right direction? Do you have any tips on the process of getting started professionally? Thank you in advance!
Hey i have heard alot that as an upcoming actor you need to be present on social media . Which social apps are the most important for this ?
So you know how the story goes about wanting to be an actor, so I'll skip **most** of that and actually talk about how I need help. I know the post is disgustingly long, but bear with me. ​ Some starting info and the situation I'm in: I'm an 18 year old guy and I'm just about to take my final exams out of high school. (I'm from Finland so terms like high school, college and university aren't really the same as in the US or UK. I can clarify if needed, just ask.) In 20 days I'll be done with my exams and by the end of the month I have to apply to a future school to continue my education. Issue is that the places that I'm applying to aren't what I want to do in life. Been thinking about what I want to do with my life for the last 3 years and cramming my head into math, physics and biology seemed like the logical and safe direction. Just now realizing that the distant dream of acting could actually really fit me and even happen is a bit late if I'm honest. The reason I'm too late to change my plans for the upcoming years is due to how applying to schools works in Finland. (Applying to acting and art related schools happens earlier than applying to other schools) The only way for me to fully convert to acting now is if I don't apply to any schools and pay for acting classes/education/whatever myself, which would most likely require me to move in on my own and work a full job to pay the fees. Not an option in my opinion. I've come to the conclusion that pursuing only acting will not work. I'll have to make myself a "back drop" if this acting thing doesn't work out at all. And that back drop will be the education I'm going to apply for. Some details that I missed: \-As of now my experience is really small. The basic school acting stuff I've done but I've never taken an actual class or anything like that. But for the last 3 years I've been a part of a media emphasized class and have been thought the very basics of filmmaking. ​ What I need help with: I need someone to tell me if my plan is ever going to work or even has the chance to work. Be brutally honest, because even though someone has succeeded with a plan like this before and "*Anything is possible! YAY!*", the odds aren't the best. And to make those odds the best I can I need help to fix/perfect my plan. I'm going to split my plan into a couple main checkpoints/steps so that it's easier to follow, but I'll fill in details and plans as needed. Please ask any questions, because I 100% forgot to mention some crucial info. I'll answer as quickly as possible. 1)Finish my exams and apply to other schools. \-Nothing special I can do to change this anymore. Just hoping that I get a spot, if I don't then I'm in for a wild ride and I rethink how I'll move forward. ​ 2)Army. \-In Finland as a man you have to complete a 6-12 month long training period in the army and I start on the fifth of July. \-I have the option to be there for 6 months (if this plan is any good and I have hope) or 12, if I feel like I'm happy there and it feels like the "place to be". \-Now since my army duty starts in July and I'll be done with school by the end of the month, I'll have about 3 months of summer break to play with. During this time I'm going to study acting on my own and hopefully get a part-time job or something like that at a theater or alike. I'll be reserving about a month off that 3 months for things that I feel like are mandatory in life like friends, family and having fun while I'm 18. (feel free to disagree with having this "free" month and please express any concerns or such) ​ 3)Finish army things and continue school. \-After applying to a school in the upcoming month and hopefully being accepted, the school will hold a place for me until I finish army and I'll start school then. \-During my education (3-5 years) I'll do my best to find any way to continue my acting dream. Planning on searching for any kind of experience from theater, to side roles, to commercials or even modeling. ​ 4)I don't know yet/finish school. \-I'll probably be done with school in 2025-2027 (20-ish years old) and that's where my plan stops. Hoping that the connections and skills I've made during all this time can get me at least started in acting and I'll chase my dream until it becomes my job. (While actually working in the profession I studied for and making money) \-The other option here is that during school I somehow got to a point where acting is already a career option and I've dropped out to study acting for real or I got stupid lucky somehow and I don't need to study anymore. (I think this option is highly unlikely since Finland isn't really the best starting place for an acting career in terms of connections etc.) ​ So that's it. The end goal is to become an actor (film, not theater) while being mostly self taught (for now atleast). I'm hoping that my acting career can flourish somewhere outside of Finland (obviously the big leagues lol). My upcoming education will most likely make me enough money to move out of Finland fairly quickly so any ideas/recommendations on where and why are welcome. As I said please ask any questions and help me how you can, suggest things to do during my plan and things to avoid doing to help me add/change checkpoints/steps. AND PLEASE, and I can't stress this enough; disagree with me in any situation you want. It's not going to kill my drive no matter how shitty you say my plan is or how minuscule my odds are, I just want all the possible information/perspectives. Thanks.
Premise: So I was raised a bit off and never learned to properly socialize, read body language, change the pitch of my voice, correct facial expressions, small talk etc. It's to the point where people who do not know me well and have no experience with neurodivergent people think I'm autistic. I'm fairly certain I'm not. Just have adhd along with depression and anxiety. So to the point I'm considering taking acting classes to try and learn all those little details that everyone else who was raised properly inherently knows. Would that be beneficial to someone in my case? I've tried people watching(have to make it obvious your not watching someone and let's face it is a bit weird), socializing with strangers, going to parties (even joined a frat at one point) and it's failed rather miserably. I'm not very interested personally in becoming famous or acting in general but if I can relearn or well actually learn atleast some body language, facial expressions, eye contact, correct voice pitch, etc. It would help and go a long way towards helping me. I don't particularly care if people like me but it's rather detrimental to any future careers, goals, friendships, relationships, etc if I come off as autistic. Specific class types I've looked at so far are body and movement, vocal, and improv. Would these be helpful for my purpose? Any thing else you guys could recommend? I fully understand this is not really the place for this but at the same time y'all are actors and who knows maybe I'm not the only one that's thought of doing this. If you know of anyone who has gone this route have they been successful in achieving what they wanted? Have you learned valuable techniques from acting class that has helped you in social situations? And who knows maybe I'll enjoy it and do it as a hobby.
Hello everyone. I'll admit right away that i'm on the other side of the coin, i'm not an actor but a director in our upcoming webseries for a cinema school project. In this case, we don't have a casting director or anything of the sorts, we looked for the actress we needed when it comes to race and looks, and we have a casting session now. The role of this actress will be very driven on how she can react and how well her facial expressions are, dialogue delivery is important too but secondary honestly. And honestly?I'm nervous, I really don't know what to tell that person, we are going to introduce ourselves, read the script and then act the script. Is this enough?Would you be content with this or is there any other way for me to tell you have the quality?
Hi there currently a senior BFA acting major and I decided to reach out to agents in LA before I make the move in June. I recently had a few meetings with some talent agencies from there and fortunately 4 of them are interested in signing with me, and a couple of them wanted to talk with me once I move to LA. After all my meetings were done, I decided to go on IMDbPro to see what their COMPANYmeter ranking was. They are ranked 52 (Panache Management) Ranked 117 (Media Artist Group) Ranked 635 (Modern Artists Entertainment) Ranked 954 (The Polygon Group) Also Eris Talent (ranked 32) was interested in seeing me once I’m physically in LA. I’m having trouble deciding which one I should go with, all of them were really nice and approachable, but not sure which agency will give me the best opportunities as an actor.
Recently, I have been having doubts about my motivations and my passion for acting. There's so many sacrifices one has to make to "make it" and be able to act full time without monetary worries. It's hard to even get jobs, it's hard to get good jobs (or sometimes it seems like it) and even if you're commercially sucessful you may get famous which sounds kind of dreadful. Everybody who's serious about acting knows how hard the business can be. And still we all do it. But I can't quite put my finger on why I do it, which sounds weird I know, but I'd love to hear why fellow actors do what they do? I don't mean to complain, and I don't mean to sound depressing, I just think it's important to be aware of my motivations and since I am not, I think it would help to see what other people are thinking and feeling.
So I’m a new actor which means I’m in the acting classes phase. However the only school near me is EXPENSIVE. So I’ve booked one, short private online course with a legit actor and an online course from a school in New York. Most of my education it seems we’ll be taken online. Well these count towards my education that I can put on my resume?
I was wondering what is the proper protocol to break off the relationship with your current reps. Will an email suffice? Or a phone call? My assumption is it depends on the quality of your relationship with your reps, right? In my case, I'm very happy with both my manager and theatrical agent. I have a more personal relationship with my manager, and not so much with my agent. I very rarely interact with her except to acknowledge receiving the details for an audition. I'm just at a point where I think it's time to move on for reps that have more/better relationships with CDs. My current reps are more of the developmental level and I've been with them for 3 yrs. Also, I just flew back from a guest star turn on a huge, much anticipated production and want to strike while the iron is hot from that to change reps. Also, what do I put in a solicitation letter to a prospective rep? I have a friend who will vouch for me with her manager but I realize I've never sent a solicitation letter to my current reps b/c they found me via talent link on actors access. Apologies for the wall of txt and thanks in advance for any advice!
What advice do you have for those that have a non-acting school background? I’m 25 and already got my BA in psychology so I’m not sure it’s feasible to get another degree. However, I do want to raise my chances of getting acting work as much as possible. What kinds of training, classes, and programs do you guys recommend? I mainly hear about acting/arts colleges that actors have gone to, but there have to be lots of working actors that haven’t. I’m curious to learn as much as I can and to get as much training as possible. Give me your suggestions and advice. Thanks guys!
I recently enrolled in a very well reviewed Los Angeles acting school with a great acting coach. It is a 4 week course and I will most likely be signing up for more. I have taken a college acting course that taught me some basic acting methods and getting comfortable with other actors. How long should I take these classes before I start looking to audition for roles and make a huge leap in my young acting career (Im a 20 year old male college student from San Diego so Im only a hour and a half drive to LA.)
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I've been acting my whole life for as long as I can remember I've been acting, signing up to acting classes, doing everything I can and I cannot see another career path for me at all. I feel like I'll be miserable in anything else other than something to do with performing (Granted I do have other performing options but being an actor is the dream) But my parents make me feel like I shouldn't ever try, I know I'm not bad at acting as my drama teachers and classmates have told me I'm good, but they know how much acting means to me. I just don't know what to do. I'm in year 10 and I'm worried about doing sixth form and what I should do after. I really want to go to drama school and stuff but I honestly just don't know. I'm not sure what this is more of a rant than anything, but any advice of getting As in drama, doing sixth form/college, anything I can/should be doing as a young actor because I don't know what else I can do with my life if I can't be doing this. I don't even want to be a fucking hollywood actor, I'd be happy acting in a small stage show group in small towns putting on shitty christmas shows you know
Luckily I’ve never experienced one until recently. I thought I might be mad for a day or two and then be over it, criticism doesn’t typically bother me that much (the healthy kind) - but I still keep thinking about it (I quit the class after the first day). To be clear, this wasn’t constructive, it was totally destructive and demeaning. Apparently it did more damage than I thought, my confidence plummeted to an all time low and hasn’t inched from there since, even though I KNOW in my mind they’re a bully and I’m not a bad person or bad actor but was pretty dehumanizing. Any tips on getting over a bully of a teacher?
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