Hey I just wanted to let everybody know that I am part of a table read on Discord. So if anybody’s interested please DM me or even just ask down below also please spread the word.
Finished The Tudors on Netflix back in August and in 1 episode some actors were rehearsing and this included being trained by an actual master of a rapier looking sword for the fight scenes. So I am curious esp since modern theatre gets the hack all the time for not bothering even bare bones basics like parrying thrusts and wrestling an enemy in a pin and stabbing him in the stomach.
TL:Dr ended up ranting. Is improv a way to see if you have some kind of talent that can transfer to acting in a more professional setting? Little background: I’ve always been super into film and always told myself it was my passion and at some day I was going to do get in the industry. I know that sounds ridiculous and I know that’s what millions and millions of people always said. I have a lot of ideas and I’ve always kept track of them but have always been too much of a weenie to actually try to do something about it. You could say that I was afraid of failure. I’ve had a lot of shit happen to me (most self-inflicted) that has caused me to see life in a whole new way and realize that I need to stop being a weenie and at least try to follow some of my dreams and put myself out there even if I fail. Starting to wonder why I even wrote all that but anyways.....why I came here in the first place - I’m someone that has a lot of ideas but never wrote anything structured, the guy that everyone says “you’re so funny” even sometimes when I’m not trying to be. I want to say fuck it and start putting myself out there to see if there’s anything I’m good at when it comes to acting and film. My first thought was to do improv to start and see how it goes. At worst, I’ll get out of my comfort zone and live a little but I won’t lie I want to see if there’s something in me that could lead to acting in some capacity. A lot of times when I’m drunk I’ll play characters for fun when I talk to strangers but I play them pretty seriously if u know what I mean and people seem to take me pretty seriously lol. I really enjoy it. Basically, idk why I even wrote all that stuff, my question is: is improv classes or groups a good way to see if acting in some kind of capacity could be for you? I know improv and acting with a script are totally different but are there big actors that started in improv with no training and realized that they had some talent that could be used for acting?
When child actors act in movies I am afraid that they might get hurt sometimes in scenes which are hard to deal with such as when they feel pain sometimes bullying scenes or in scenes in which they have to hold their breath for a long time for doing something how do they feel about those scenes will those things affect their future or will they get over it
I am not in this industry at all but when I watch films I always wonder what is it that sets an actor/actress apart from the others? What are the signs of good acting? Apologies for my cluelessness!
I've read some really good scripts lately from students but one thing I've noticed is they often have unnecessary make out/sex/ nude scenes that come out of nowhere. One script I thought was terrific and then at the very end the woman ends up naked in a forest, for no reason. And the student wanted to film a sex scene with a handheld camera. I was horrified. It ruined a brilliant script. As an actor it makes me uncomfortable going for student films with this type of material because I don't know how they'll handle the scene and how safe an environment they'll make it for the actors. Why do student filmmakers feel they have to put these unnecessary scenes in? What are other actors thoughts on this? My friend thinks they put them in because they want to target a wider audience with their material but I don't know about this.
I am not an actor, and I know nothing about the business, but I think my question fits here. How do I go about finding who is representing a specific TV/movie actor? Is there a centralized source, some kind of directory? I'd like to contact 2 or 3 Hollywood b-listers to gauge their interest in my project. Sorry I can't be more specific because of confidentialy issues. Thanks for any ideas!
Really dumb question Does actors access mail you a bill or something?
Hi. I am a 19 y/o from India and I am at thar stage of my life where I am confused af about everything that there is in my life. When I was about 14 or 15 years old, my teenage harmones were a little too much bear with and my mind convinced me that acting as though I'm having a fit would save me from all the consequences of the mistakes I have made. Later on, I started enjoying the kind of care I received after every "fake seizure" and I repeated this whenever I didn't feel like attending school or whenever I didn't do homework. I put my family through a lot while pretending to be a sick child. I know it's terrible that I did something like that, but I have forgiven my younger self cuz I know she's been through a lot and it wouldn't be kind of me to make her feel more shameful. This whole drama that I managed to pull out for a year has made me wonder how good I am at acting. I mean not everyone in my family can be so stupid that they believed me if I were just an average actress. I also am a good crier. I can cry my heart out for something that I absolutely have no feelings at all. I sometimes feel like I have been acting in a lot of other aspects if life. So the question here is that I wanna know if I should give acting a go with whatever domestic experience I have or is everything that I have said got nothing to do with the profession at all? Me is clueless. This is the first time I am actually talking about it. It has been the top secret of my life and WOW it feels good to spill some beans.
Does it work as an advantage vs profiles without one? My agent has never asked me to do this (she’s a beast at getting me quality auditions), but was curious if it’s something that other actors have used and gained even more of an edge.
Before Covid I was attending an actors workshop for training specifically in television and film. I’ve been going there for the last three years, this year would have been four years. I’m 22 years old and because of my age and the age groups that were set up I take classes with the teenagers because I’m too young to join the adult group yet. I believe the adult group is 25 years and up. I enjoy it a lot and I have learnt a lot and I truly believe I have made nice progress but obviously I will always have a lot to learn. My only issue is only a few of the students don’t take it seriously. When we are left to rehearse lines hardly anything gets done because people are too busy talking about what happened at school or college or making jokes. It got to a point where my partner and I got absolutely nothing done because they were too busy laughing with the other group so when it came to presenting our scene to the class we had to improv. Luckily enough our teacher was impressed with what we did but I still wish we could have actually focused on what we had to do. I’m paying £100 a month for this and I’m scared I’m going to be wasting money. Our teacher shows us what the older group does, he shows us their short films etc and they seem to take it a lot more seriously and I honestly can’t wait until I’m old enough to attend that group. I love my teachers sincerely and the idea of parting with them over this doesn’t feel right. Because of Covid I haven’t been able to attend since last year so I’ve pretty much been watching online lessons on YouTube. I feel like I’m learning more this way than at the workshop. Do I continue attending the workshop? Am I basically ruining my chances at a career if I leave? My teacher is also a casting director who has links with the big studios here in my country. I’m really stuck on what to do.
Does actors access accept prepaid Visa cards and or visa gift cards as a form of payment?...
i was scrolling through actors access and i saw a part that i was interested in. on the breakdown, it said that I can download the script through screenplay online with a certain code. i put in the code and it turns out that i have to pay $10.00 for the script. i was unsure about because i didn’t want to pay for it when i don’t need to. thanks for the help!!
Im a new actor and just curious and scared to put my social # in the form. I will be working for 2-3hours and will get about $500. it's for the video and this is Los Angeles. Is it normal? Do actors fill this form out usually?
hi! as someone who is coming into the world of acting what are some good resources and groups for auditions, casting calls, workshops and more? im currently coming from arizona so any arizona locals that can help a fellow actor out would be lovely! ive been dreaming of acting since i was young and i regret not starting sooner! edit: i really want to get into tv/film acting!
I don't know if the is the right place to post, since I assume that people here are still in the biz. Basically, I’ve had one goal since high school - to be an actor. But as I get older (27) I’m starting to wonder whether that's still the right goal for me, and whether it will lead to a life that makes me happy. But every time I start to think about new goals or other things I could be doing I start to beat myself up about “giving up” on my dreams and betraying my younger self. :/
I'm looking for talented male voice actors (American accent) who can pull off: skittish, young millennial voice (protagonist 1) stoner pothead "bro voice" (protagonist 2) stereotypical youtuber "smash that like button!" voice (side character) hillbilly country sheriff (authority character) ​ The skit will be around 2 minutes in length. If you are interested, please reply or DM me for more details. ​ These are the main characters I have for my skit so far. Starting pay is $30 per character. I would love to hear your guys' reels or auditions if you will. I am looking for someone who can act out the role of a movie character for this skit.
In light of a certain actress being fired for her... *interesting* posts, I've seen some people championing that she's now the top actress in the entire world because she's first on IMDb's Star Meter. Without getting into all that, does anyone know how this meter works? I'm not sure if this takes into account general publicity for their rankings or what. Also, what is its relevance to the industry? Have you ever found your position on this meter has had anything to do with your career? Thank you!
I was watching the original Robocop last night and it made me wonder ‘are all of these actors with guns stuntmen, or actors given guns?’ I couldn’t find a clear answer so I decided to book a course. Next fall - assuming the world isn’t still burning, I’ll be flying out to take part in a 4 day course created for actors which includes firearm handling, techniques, procedures, marksmanship, live fire practice, set safety and others. If anything it will be fun and something cool to learn. Has anyone else done anything similar and to what extent did it become useful? I imagine such training would be most useful to stunt actors or actors leaning hard into the action genre - that’s not me at the moment, but I can learn to lean lol
I've always wonder about the career of actors in commercials. Where do companies that advertise the products get these actors from I know about the process of becoming an actor in movies and tv shows. But I've always wonder about the process of becoming of an actor in commercials. All those people that we see in commercials, how do they start their careers? Do they just do one commercial and never do another one? Is been an actor in a commercial similar to be an extra in a movie? If I watch an actor or actress in a random commercial, I'll be hard press to noticed if I they show up in another commercial.
My 10 year old was recently picked up by a reputable agent in NYC and landed a pretty big role.... What do I need to know going into all of this? What are some questions that you suggest we get answers to? What are some things you wish you had known when you were starting out? We just got the call yesterday and will be getting some more details soon, but I want to make sure that I have all my questions ready for when we sit down to hash out contract details. We are fairly new to all of this and this is her first big role... feeling slightly overwhelmed but excited as well! TIA!
We all know that acting is one of the most competitive industries in existence. What I mean is that there are exponentially more people trying to make it as actors than there are roles. How is it for background acting? Is there an serious imbalance between the number of actively working background actors compared to background roles needed? Is it fairly easy for new people to get background work? Is it a case where it starts hard and gets easy once you make it into SAG (which seems hard to pull off if you only do background). I'm not talking about right now during the pandemic, I mean normally.
Just had an audition with them where about 15 actors all performed a monologue. Some of them were great but about half have 0 business being in front of a rep right now. Most people performed monologues from tv shows and “monologue database websites”. Yikes. It seems like only a few people had drama school training. You pay like $500 to perform in a showcase (this isn’t so different than The Growing Studio or other workshops). However their next showcase is in July?! Looking on IMDbpro, all of the “alumni” I’ve met are reppped by the same manager (the owner of Tapnyc, who frankly gives me Mr Cusenau from Barry vibes) and a couple have legit film credits but most don’t. They say Abrams, Avalon, etc view showcases which sounds good. It sounds like in the showcase the actors all perform original material (strange) including new music from Carner and Gregor if you’re a singer (cool. I knew about C&G in drama school 5 years ago but haven’t heard of any new stuff they’ve done??). Overall I’m feeling like this isn’t a scam but it seems like a waste of time and money. Anyone have any thoughts about Tapnyc, other showcases like The Growing Studio or what is the best use of time and money right now when trying to get representation?
Hi everybody! Our Shakespeare Table Reads group is looking for new actors for a table read (over Discord voice chat) of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - 6pm-9pm GMT, 21 Feb 2021. It's super informal and friendly, all levels of experience welcome. Here's the link to our server, hope to see some of you there! [https://discord.gg/3ZuEF5Ed](https://discord.gg/3ZuEF5Ed)
I don’t have any prior experience with recording my voice (outside of videography) or really reading any stories to record them, but I can do a few accents convincingly. I don’t particularly find my voice soothing or relaxing, but I don’t think that’s the only requirement for doing narration or voice acting. I’m currently studying to become a teacher, and I want to do something on the side while I’m still in university. How should I start? Should I start with narrating short stories? Should I narrate stories online (from Reddit) and start a YouTube channel? Thank you for your advice.
I have noticed some unrepresented actors submit auditions to upcoming Netflix shows and others. How do they find these out? These are self tape auditions. I am on castingworkbook and actorsaccess and backstage and a few others but have yet seen these. Any group or sites I am not aware of?
When I started studying and choosing to be an actor. I wanted to be an action star in like eighth grade, but as the time and I’m now a sophomore in college I rather be in dramas, horrors, or something that pushes my acting. I fell in love with actors like Denzel Washington, Samuel L.Jackson, Will smith, Brad Pitt, Daniel Day Lewis, and Benicio del toro. What about you?
Soo I don’t even know how to start this. Basically, I got a letter from the American Academy of Dramatics Arts asking me to apply and they’d waive my application fee. I feel like this is a sign for me to pursue something I am truly interested in. I’ve always loved acting. I love watching movies and tv shows and mimicking what the actor or actress does. I can even make myself cry which I find super fun, sorry if that sounds weird haha. The only problem is I have never acted. Well, I did a play once and I absolutely loved it but I was too much of a coward and had too many schedule conflicts to carry on with theater in middle school and high school. I want to apply and audition and I keep telling myself that if I apply I’m going to get in, (lately I’ve been saying I will rather than I hope or if), but I would feel guilty and nervous. I would feel guilty because I would feel as if I’m wasting their time applying and audition when I have no experience. I would also feel nervous because I’m sure everyone there has had some sort of acting class and I have only stepped foot on a stage once. I’m still kinda confused as to why they sent me a letter in the mail, I’m flattered, but confused
I've always wondered what the per episode salary ranges are. You always hear about the big shows like friends, mash and cheers , but never about a show like burn notice or, say, buffy the vampire slayer.
Hello everyone, I want to start off by saying that I recently joined this subreddit and read a ton of submissions; everyone here seems so supportive and helpful. That being said, I am kindly asking for some genuine advice, guidance and recommendations: Around the beginning of last year, I started having a passion for acting (in retrospect I wish I had realized this sooner, but that's beside the point). I would spend so much time watching film after film for actors' reactions and acting methods. It has always been so fascinating to me. Actors are such brilliant people. So, I thought, what if I could use my own voice to tell stories? From here, I not only studied actors but also read plays to determine if I actually got a distinct feeling from acting; and I did. It feels magical, indescribable. I needed to get involved as soon as I could, mainly because it was something fun I started feeling drawn to. Like I needed to do it. Last summer, I managed to get involved in a community actors program and a character study class. I am forever grateful for my resources and ability to get involved relatively easily, but I have always wanted to do more. I'm not sure if this is some inner flaw or my own self-sabotaging needs to be perfect by doing everything at once. Since the summer I've joined my school's drama club and am currently in rehearsals for the upcoming play. I've continued with the same actors program from last year and have done other smaller things since then. I've also applied for few high school theater programs for this upcoming summer, which I am depending on getting into (with sufficient financial aid). Lately, almost every day now, I stress about the future. I have never felt this way about a career path. I've read books and read articles and watched videos and countless other things. I'm also interested in English and have always been particularly good at it. For someone like myself, it's so difficult to not see a clear future or a steady path, and with acting, this can only be more unpredictable. It doesn't feel...stable enough. I've thought about what I want to do in college (at the moment I am highly considering majoring in English and theater). But I know this will not guarantee me anything, and that a huge part of paving your way into the industry is about luck. Nepotism. Things like that. I guess my question is, what comes after college? Or.. during? Do I just do student films or audition for a shit ton of agencies? Or both? Will I get this advice during college? I currently have a headshot and resume and know some basics about how the industry works, but I don't know how/if there are any ways I can make actual progress as of now. Maybe I just need to take a deep breath and wait until college. But it feels like I should be doing something impactful. And even when I get to college, what would I do besides majoring? I know I'll have to be "getting involved", but what does that mean specifically? ​ P.S. It felt really great to type all this out!! I haven't told anyone my in-depth feelings about this. Any help is appreciated.
I’m pretty interested in acting, and do have a pretty attractive face and i think i could do well. im just worried since i have scaring on my arms and thighs, and i dont think that people would really want to see it lolol
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.
Timothy Dalton is one of my favorite actors and not just as my fav James Bond but also because he is s fantastic as a historical period actor. Simply an all round professional top calibre. But I only seen him in films until I saw on Youtube an old live recorded performance of Anthony and Cleopatra that was aired n TV in the 80s and I was immediately hooked. S now I am slowly watching all of Shakespeare. Now the reason I ask is despite his most famous role being James Bond, much of Dalton's career was in live Shakespearan theater. Apparently the whole reason why Eon Production was chasing after Dalton for decades despite him refusing the role multiple times until the late 80s was because Albert Broccoli was so impressed by Dalton's acting ability in various Shakespeare plays that he felt Dalton would be the Perfect man for the Bond role and the best person to replace whatever current Bond. So when Pierce Brosnan was prevented from his Remington Steele contract from being casted in the next Bond movie, as soon as Dalton was freed from filming other productions, the studio immediately casted him as Bond once he finally relented after decades of refusal and all last minute previous choice replacements of Brosnan was thrown into the trash bin in an instant. Broccoli even wanted Dalton to come back for a 3rd movie despite the underperformance of his tenure as Bond but despite willing to come back to the role Dalton changed his mind when he read the contract requires 4 more Bond movies and thus Brosnan took the role as Bond in the 90s as soon as he was free. If being chased after for 2 decades for the role of Bond isn't enough to impress you, from what I know Dalton not only acted in the highest level of Shakespeare in the West End much of his acting career but even among the highest level he stood out and received vast acclaim esp before his reign as Bond. So much that he was considered the leading man in Shakespeare for a brief time in the UK. So even among the highest of classical actors he was noteworthy. So I am curious what do you think of Dalton's acting in live Shakespeare? I never had any interest in live theater as I mentioned in my posts months ago because I hated Shakespeare from my bad memories of studying him for school and Dalton's performance wowed me so much I'm now not only been watching Shakespeare plays on Youtube but am exploring other high art such as Medieval Romances, modern famed paintings, etc. However I'm so used to movie acting that live theater seems to be full of stuff that would be considered high quality in live action cinema I honestly don't know how to rate high art live performances on stage. So I am curious what vets of Shakespeare and other live stage performances have to say. How do you rate Timothy Dalton? What as it like seeing him on stage before the role of James Bond replaced his image as utmost actor of the classical style? If you never seen Dalton's performances, here is the first act of the Anthony and Cleopatra recorded play I am referring to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHFGnT4cskU The rest of this performance is available on Youtube so just do type in the search engine a bit and explore each acts bit by bit. Dalton plays as Marc Anthony in the recorded play. Honestly what is your opinion?
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Hello, I’m an amateur actor who is trying to become better to become professional. I’ve lived in LA for 2 years. My acting experience is limited and my goal is to get better through acting classes and acting in small films. But everybody tells me I should do improv. They also say it’s a good way to make friends as I don’t have many here yet. But it just feels so counter to my essence. I’m a very serious and thoughtful person, I don’t know if I have a fast reactive personality. I’m a musician as well and I hate hate hate open jamming with people. But I do spend hours all the time writing music. I’m a writer too, and I feel like just because I’m a poet doesn’t mean I need to freestyle rap, you know? Anyways, what do you guys think? Are there flaws in my logic here?
I took a chance on them because sometimes it takes a unique partnership to break through. Many performing artists repeatedly work with the same people because of trust. This outcome is not what I expected... that all of a sudden they have something in the works that might be similar. So here it is! The further you read, the wilder and crazier it gets. Happy Mars landing day! https://drive.google.com/file/d/10R-WxcysLK9YARhnFr5hnStYLEKil3-O/view?usp=sharing
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Let me begin by saying that I love acting and I'm absolutely sure that it's something I want to do. However, most of my acting so far was theatre and theatre really does have something to it and I love it but maybe loving something and wanting to do it isn't the same thing. I love my drama and theatre classes and they're a great mood boost for the end of a long day. But when an actual show is coming and those tense few days before the premiere, I can't wait to get it over with. I'm usually always really happy and proud of myself once it's done, but during those final rehearsals, I keep going home feeling down and sometimes beating myself up about whatever I did wrong on some rehearsal and I just don't feel happy. Stage fright is a problem that I ignore and I still deliver a decent performance despite my anxiety, but I feel like I should be enjoying myself while I'm performing in front of a live audience and I just find it hard. But keep in mind that the company I'm in often does shows that are grim, dark and serious and maybe I just want to do something crazy, flashy and light-hearted for theatre, like musicals. Maybe it's that atmosphere that makes me feel pressured? Because once I did this kids show with another group from my town that had dance elements and I was having a blast because there was so much positive and fun atmosphere and I instantly made friends with everyone there because everyone was so open, non-judgmental and without pretense, even though some of them are talented as HECK (but in this case in dance). Maybe I just don't enjoy working with this group anymore (the serious one), as much as it helped me shape up and grow as an actor? I know success doesn't come easily and that we should all bleed for our art, but sometimes I feel uneasy where I am. I'm sorry if I'm just talking nonsense, maybe the tech week is just getting to me, but I really felt the need to ask more experienced people about this. I also started theatre acting only around the age of 18 and since a lot of people in theatre are in it since they were kids (and my town is no exception), I guess I also often felt a bit of an inferiority complex. I really got far considering a "late" start, though (one of the top students of my drama class now), but sometimes I'm just not as natural on stage as professional actors and I kinda beat myself up over that. I've always been interested in film, though. Acting, directing, writing, everything. Maybe once I move to NYC for the sake of opportunities (which I'm planning to do in a couple of years), I should completely focus on film and TV? Am I just working in an environment that I'm not "vibing" with? Are these ramblings really just tech week and a bad rehearsal going to my head? Is theatre acting simply not for me?
On the Internet I've found that there aren't many great SpongeBob impressions. I can count all the -- relatively -- good ones on one hand, but none of them are anywhere near spot-on. Although I started mimicking him a few months ago, I've been properly practicing Sponge on-and-off for just over a month. I'm no voice actor and this is my first real attempt at an impression, so I hope going higher pitched gets easier. All I wanna do is voice SpongeBob in dubs and whahnot (hit me up if you are looking for that, by the way). Anyway, I watched a voice breakdown but I can't seem to reach a B3-E4 tone unless I've got a pitch monitor in front of me. High pitch is hard enough, but the real tricky part is keeping his twangy/and raspy quality and occasional resonance without going down in the pitch. What typically happens is I speak one octave lower than him when doing his normal speaking voice. I've seen some people cheat by pretty much making his normal voice a shouting voice. I guess my question is how can I speak with a lite upstate NY accent in a super high pitch while maintaining a twangy/raspy quality? Tom Kenny described it as "back of the throat and through the nose", but that doesn't explain how he can speak like he's on helium at his whim. I'm hoping it just boils down to getting more practice in.
I have a professional (corporate) day job, bc parents said NO to acting. It's harder as I get more promotions that I can't really say no to - corporate jobs don't seem to take kindly to that. I had a late start to acting school it but I've booked some bigger jobs (guest stars, etc.) and kept my corporate day job and I'm grateful for money/insurance but I feel like a fraud sometimes. Like if acting was really for me I would be much bigger / more successful by now. I work so hard and my rep is saying my tapes are getting much stronger but... no cigar. UP for series regs but then last minute the other guy gets it... I feel like I have to choose 'one' - anyone else in this boat? I feel I'm at the crux.
Not like... the order that you put things. I know what it's supposed to look like. I mean... how do you *physically* format it onto a piece of paper. I've never been good at formatting on google docs, and I can never get things to line up. I constantly see actors put up REALLY great, sharp looking resumes. I'm moving to LA this year, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make it look nice on a pdf, and I can't find any good templates online! So I'm wondering if someone could share with me the ways they did it? Or send me a template? That would be really helpful.
What movie in your opinion is a MUST watch for any actor/actress?
Hi everyone, I did a quick search through the subreddit looking for an answer to my question, but it seems best to try and put the specifics of my circumstance out there and see if anyone can help. I’m non-union and signed to a reputable agency. I booked and shot my first full commercial last month, and per the details of my compensation I was to be paid $500 for the day (a 12 hour shoot, which they used every possible second of) + a $6000 buyout “if recognizable in final edit”. From what I gather, this simply means that if my face is clearly visible and you can tell it’s me, they have to cut me another check. I expected to be paid the day rate separately and before anything else, and sure enough today I received a check from my agency for the day rate ($750, instead of $500) minus taxes and agency fee. I’m one of two principals, and in fact the only two actors, in the commercial. Based on the shoot, there’s a large number of shots in which my face would be clearly seen unless they completely discard almost the entirety of the spot’s “narrative” and its runtime. Neither principal role has any dialogue, but the other actress and myself were featured heavily—myself probably more so. Has anyone experienced this particular circumstance? What was the approximate turn around on day rate compensation vs. buyout compensation? Is this something I should, or even could, ask my reps about at an appropriate time? I appreciate the help!
The internet has failed me in finding commercial actors that have extensive insight on the industry. Want to hear the perspective of someone that's not a famous tv commercial actor.
Hello Internet Strangers!! My name is Jo and I am the producer/actor of a new fan series! We are looking for actors to portray several characters for our first episode! We have the script written and we are currently working on the next 5 episodes! We hope to have this out by June of this year. Here’s a quick synopsis of the series. Venus Flint, the adoptive daughter of Jenny And Vastra Flint, meets The Doctor at Demons Run. Being only 18 at the time, she develops a slight crush on him. She spends her days waiting on him to return, though she doesn’t think anything will come of it. She joins up with Torchwood to track him down since her infatuation is getting the best of her. He eventually returns and finds her, now 20, engaged to another man, who is abusive. Long story short, he stops the wedding, they run off, hijinks ensue. So, right now, we are currently looking for these roles. 11th Doctor Jenny Vastra Strax Amy Rory Dorium Maldovar Aaaand that’s it for now! We can discuss payment once you receive the role. Though our budget is pretty slim. I think we can do 25-30 for leads and 10-15 for smaller parts. Though we can discuss this later. I will be listing my email down below for anyone interested. Email me to get your audition script! Can’t wait to work with all of you!
Hello there! I'm an aspiring VA actor, always on the hunt for more work. Lately, I've been wondering if I'm getting turned down for certain roles because the tone and quality of my voice doesn't match the age range the casting director is looking for. If you could give this 15 second clip a quick listen, and let me know what age my voice seems closest to, I'd really appreciate it! [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bih\_P-MVHbmZ7b1jNpdKCo7KSitKo-D2/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bih_P-MVHbmZ7b1jNpdKCo7KSitKo-D2/view?usp=sharing) Cheers!
Hi! I am an actor in nyc and am about to cut ties with my manager. I’m a little nervous to do this because I’m not sure if managers or agencies are actively seeking out new clients because of the pandemic. I’m not really happy with where I’m at currently, so I’d rather take this chance but I’m just curious if anyone knows if most are accepting new clients right now or if things are still kind of slow?
Guys, (29m) My agent didn't get me a proper audition in more than a year. I see them submitting me for jobs on Spotlight, however all I got from them were some commercials auditions... The only proper audition I got was because the casting director reached out as I did a workshop with him. I'm doing classes constantly, but somehow I feel like I'm loosing it. Like I'm loosing the interest, like it's just not happening. I do have offers of some independent stuff, shortfilms etc. but it's just so freaking difficult. Like f.e. I hate when people ask me what do I do. -Im an actor -yeah where could I see you? ...... I don't know, do you guys feel sometimes as if you put so much effort into it and didn't get shit in return? Also, this pandemic.... I was on literally 20 auditions and got 1 job, which was cancelled because of the lockdown... How to stay passionate ? How to feel it again??
I'm a sort of amateur voice actor, I've worked on a few little projects for YouTube but that's about it. I was wondering if any of you on here are looking for voice actors because I'm happy to audition for stuff whether it's paid or unpaid. It'd also be helpful if someone could tell me where the best place to look for work is.
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