I got an opportunity to move there. But it’s not near the big cities like salt lake. Closest big town is St George. I tried looking up agencies there, didn’t see much? Could my agency find me stuff out of state like Las Vegas? Is that a thing? I’ve only ever acted (commercial) in Columbus Ohio. They found me stuff in Cleveland but never out of state. Am I dwindling my opportunities if I move there?
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.
I’m a 15 year old girl from the uk who has no experience and wants to become an actress. I have researched about becoming and actress and it says to go and find acting classes. I can’t afford acting classes at the moment. Is there any free ones?
Hey! I'm a pretty young aspiring actor (17 y/o) and I had a few smaller gigs when I was really young but then kind of fell out of acting. Any advice as to how I can get back into it? Maybe mainly advice on reels and agencies would be helpful, thanks in advance!
I’m just tired of being frustrated with this. I’m tired of doing everything in my power and still feel like I’m on the outside looking in. Constantly thinking “ok in getting close to booking something I can feel it, I’m starting to notice an increase in consistency of audtions... this has to mean something...” and then nothing. And then I bust my ass to get another rep to the equation, and then they do nothing. And we have no strategy conversations because who the fuck am I, I’m just some actor with no credits trying to get credits and nobody cares. What strategy is even possible. Just throw spaghetti against the wall and see what sticks, that’s all shitty agents can do. It’s exhausting. Every role I read for even stupid costars the person cast has a page 10+ Tv credits already... how am I ever supposed to compete or get my first credit when this is what it is? It just doesn’t make sense. It’s like if you don’t get started as a kid, literally born into it, or go to Juilliard at 19, you are just completely fucked. It seems like, as an “adult” actor, you literally just have to get extremely insanely lucky for literally every single step of the way, to have any kind of meaningful advancement or chance at a career what do ever, i have no idea how any of you people do it. Truly. I’ve gotten pins I’ve gotten call backs / tapes sent to producers, not a lot because I haven’t even had THAT many auditions over the course of years but enough to see SOME kind of validation that I don’t totally fucking suck and that I’m not totally fucking crazy for continuing to spend my time chasing this. It just is taking forever, it is not satisfying at all, how long this is taking, it doesn’t feel fair or make sense, it feels awful, it’s gutting. All I see now is people with less experience, making way less effort, that are way younger, that just get handed the keys to the castle so quickly because of money and it’s just nauseating to me. I see people say “treat it like a business!” What the fuck does that even mean? Nothing I have ever done on my own has ever equated to anything of actual value to advance my career. Not taking ridiculous overpriced casting workshops, not making stupid short films, not trying to be clever and navigating myself via business or production jobs in the industry. Nothing. Getting auditions from my agents has been the only thing that actually does anything and matters. That has been my experience. Which leaves me feeling totally powerless. I just don’t get it. For those of you unfortunate souls who have struggled as much as I have but have pushed through to the other side and succeeded... was there anything that you can look back on and recognize as a sign that you were perhaps close to booking that first costar, or that first credit that had a domino affect on either booking more stuff or just really finally establishing some sort of consistency with auditioning from that point forward? My fear is that after all this time... all these years... that I’m gonna book something and it will change absolutely nothing and it will still be sporadic inconsistent auditioning and me continuing to feel lost for years to come.... and honestly that would just be really really devastating. And just makes me feel really confused as to how any NORMAL human being actually does this.... or maybe they don't. Basically, I need to figure out a way to get in and feel in control of my career that is genuine and real. Or, just be told point blank what that is actually like, the actual reality of the situation, so that I know if I honestly truly have it in me to do this with the rest of my life. I love acting more than anything but this is so much harder than I ever possibly imagined and every time I think it's going to get "easier", it doesn't. Like, if getting a pin for a co-star and shit like that basically means nothing and makes me no closer to actually having any kind of career, and somebody could literally start acting tomorrow and surpass me.... then I can't do this anymore.
I think I'm not even average when it comes to looks, and I was wondering whether that would affect my employability. Say if I was good actor and good for a role, and there was someone else who is a good actor but doesn't fit the role as much (but good nonetheless), would he get the job as opposed to me?
So, my agent (who is great and works hard to get me great auditions) has requested talent to prep a pitch that we’d use to network outside of the agency for projects/contacts. I do know my type, etc., but having trouble finding an example of how to format this info. If someone can point me to how a general pitch looks or should sound, that would be very useful. To clarify, they want to see how we’d promote/brand ourselves outside of them - not actually craft a pitch for them. Thanks!
When actors learn new skills in order to better prepare for a role does the money for these classes come out of their own pocket? For example, learning a new language, martial arts, playing an instrument etc.
Looking for an attractive and distanct urban voice to narrate a 4000 word audiobook for audible. Dm me an audio clip for extra details!
I get a lot of questions on here about what I have done to be successful after people see my [voices profile](https://www.voices.com/actors/elloeff) [I wrote an article](https://www.codystewartvo.com/blog/how-i-made-5000) that goes over the things that I find most important to being successful! Hopefully it helps you on your journey
Hey all, I'm entering a competition and I have to write who I think the 'best actor of all time is and why' in 25 words or less. I was wondering if you guys could give me some inspiration to help me out
I’m 17 and being a voice actor has been a bit of a dream of mine, but how would I start? Just curious for anyone who has experience with that type of thing
Hello I am a uni student, I really need some advice. Recently, my class have been cast for the play "twelfth night" and I was really hoping for Olivia or Viola. Instead, I got Maria. I was so upset with this casting choice and instantly burst into tears. I felt it was really unfair. This is where I sound awful because I don't think the actors who got the parts I wanted really deserved them at all. I spoke to my lecturer about it and she said I was the only one who would bring joy to the character, make her come to life. She seemed certain in her choice, and of course I couldn't ask her to switch parts because that wouldn't be fair to someone else, and I was not coming across as a brat, I talked to her in a very calm way, without looking like a drama queen. She was very kind, but of course, i can't help but feel like she was just trying to soften the blow. I don't really know much about the character Maria, I know the professional thing to do is move on, put your heart into the character and do my best, but I'm struggling to start liking her character because of the disappointment I feel. I feel so angry and upset, so any advice would be great. I really don't want to come off as a whiny brat, or be icy with any of my peers. I really want to do my best, but I can't help the way I feel. So my question is, has anyone here played Maria? did you enjoy it? or how do you cope when your cast as someone you really didn't hope to be?
Hi, I'm a 22 years old Brazilian and currently studying Computer Science. I'm passionate about voice acting - although I have 0 experience with it - and I'd like to know if voice acting is your first job, and if it isn't, why did you pursue it? Is it worth trying? When is too late? I like my course but I'm not very at it, also I don't like to search anything about it on my free time, while I'm always looking for news about voice acting and voice actors, specially the Japanese one. The reason I don't drop my course is because it took a lot of effort from both me and my mom so I could enter in the best university of my State, but I just don't feel doing it for the rest of my life. Should I graduate ( around 2022 ) and with the money of my futute job pay for a private theater college? Or will it be too late? I've been researching some voice acting courses to have the real experience with it and see if I like doing it or just admire the people who does but because of the pandemic there aren't many voice acting classes/ courses accepting new students... Any suggestions or questions, the comments are your friends. Thanks for reading!
now that the U.S. and major markets have seen persistent lock downs and restrictions etcetc.... for the "foreseeable future" what would be the best way for a newbie early 20s actor to get a jump start into the industry? if things were normal, id invest in a conservatory (graduated college not BFA), or even consider a masters or abroad program.. but things are mainly virtual.. im in south florida and im not too sure how the market is, but some self tape places in miami are starting up again but nothing too good..... would anyone invest in an online conservatory and if so where? im mainly interested in film/tv and really really want to invest in my craft, not just buy my way in or waste money or get a quick fix either.... no one knows the future, but advice is keeping me sane right now when i feel i cant do much but online intro stuff.. i mean, what do i do!!!!
Hi All, I am looking to create a group/class for Actor’s looking to hone their skills and have a safe and creative place to practice their craft. Message me to find out more as well as if you’re interested!
Was anyone trained as a stage actor and decided to start screen acting? I want to expand what i can do but i've only been trained for stage so i need to learn how to act for a camera and i wouldn't even know how to get into screen acting (uk if that changes anything) Does anyone have any ideas of where to start?
25F, I never had any formal education, but I have been consistently taking acting classes for past 2.5 years. However, I feel like there's still so much to learn and I don't feel like an actress and don't feel like I am ready to go out and start acting. On the other hand, I understand that to be an actress, I just need to go out and do it.
Hi guys, I am curious, are the cigarettes in movie productions actually real ones? I mean what if the actor is a non-smoker and don't wanna smoke because of health issues? Are there fake-cigerettes for this? Best regards
I just browsed the subreddit thoroughly and I noticed a lot of aspiring actors seemed to wonder about how certain actors/actresses got their "overnight success" like Gal Gadot, Will Smith or Katherine Langford, seemingly happy to disregard the fact that most of them have OTHER TALENTS, and that they've made it BIG in their other field before getting scouted into acting. Langford walk a straight path of acting though, getting the BEST training, winning competitions (if I'm not mistaken) but a little research could show you that she's already an amazing actor-in-training before getting her big break. Smith is a successful musician and Gadot is a successful model. I mean we still live on earth, time and time again I've seen those who could bring a lot to the table win the game faster than those who didn't. Those who didn't could win the game too, but unless they're lucky, they'd win it with a slower pace. It's either you have to be really, REALLY amazing at the craft like Langford did, or you need to be amazing at something else before being amazing at acting, like Smith and Gadot and many other actors. People getting their big break without any skill whatsoever is a myth, a fairytale, honestly. People being amazing at acting without prior training just because they're a natural born talent is also a myth, you still need training to be great, albeit with less time than others. You always gotta climb the ladder first, in anything, doesn't have to be acting since it's easier to make a career switch if you're already at the top, because great people knows ANOTHER great people, even if their field has nothing to do with the other, it's because great people flocked together, and connection is a precious commodity in this industry. So for newbies thinking overnight success is a thing, start grinding. Not just your acting skills (but especially your acting skills) but ALSO your other talents. Make the most of all you can do. One way or another, the path towards success will present itself.
Hello! I'm in the final stages of making my 3D animated pilot episode. I am looking for several people to voice the bad guys of the show. You can check out some work in progress at [instagram.com/aeroorange](https://instagram.com/aeroorange) If you are interested then please comment or send dm with your showreel, availability, and rate! Looking for both males and females, so as long as you can record from home feel free to contact me so I can see your work! Thank you.
\---CASTING--- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Trailer Audio **Redesign** **Voice Acting** for Video Game Trailer Animation Paying: $150 for 9 lines Needed: 1 Female, Adult Due Date: Feb 10th Warnings: PG Violence This project is a music and sound redesign project intended to boost my audio portfolio. I will be providing the voice of the male character as well as redoing the sound effects and music. I plan on doing a few of these, so even if we don’t work together this time, I will definitely keep a list of applicants in mind for future voice acting roles! I am only looking for someone to play the female character, Sylvanas Windrunner. She is ambitious, defiant, angry, unyielding and arrogant in this scene as she single-handedly dethrones Arthas the Lich King in her quest for dominion over the deathly Shadowlands. **Requirements** \- Preferably a decent home recording setup with little to no background noise (I'm a sound designer so I can work with some noise, but I'd love to avoid the extra work if possible) \- **Audition material** can be *either* a link to previous/similar work OR a recording of any of her 9 lines of your choosing: 1. Ice crown… a monument to our suffering… 2. ...the veil between life and death… 3. ...where a usurper sits on a frozen throne. 4. But no king rules forever. 5. You are unfit to wear this crown-! 6. \-to wield so much power! 7. This world is a prison... 8. *\*Rising Intensity Scream as she rips the helmet apart*\* 9. And I will set us all (pause) free. Please record in .wav or .aiff formats Please email submissions to [daniel@wigleyaudio.com](mailto:daniel@wigleyaudio.com) Link to trailer: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4gBChg6AII](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4gBChg6AII) I look forward to hearing from you! Thanks
I want to see if I can get Daniel Logan (Young Boba Fett) to voice act his Boba’s Battlefront 2 lines in his voice. Are they allowed to do this? I saw Steve Downes (Master Chief) record some lines for people.
Need a female voice actor for for 30-ish words email me at [placidoarts@gmail.com](mailto:placidoarts@gmail.com) email must include some type of demo and rates. Compensation is 10-20 USD
Looking For A Professional Calming And Soothing Female Voice For Spiritual Content On YouTube Approx 555 words, And About $20 to spend
I hope this is acceptable here. I’m writing a book about an actress, and I just think it’d be really helpful to hear from some of you to really wrap my head around some of the issues the character is going to encounter. Long story short, she is a struggling actress on the verge of “aging out” of consideration as a starlet. She even contemplates giving up on the industry all together. When a seemingly last chance at a leading role in a feature film is presented to her, she has to navigate the decision making process surrounding performing nude scenes and all the baggage that goes along with that. So, yes, this consultation will be heavily focused on sex, nudity, gender politics, and similar uncomfortable topics of discussion. That’s why I’m asking for volunteers. If you’re not comforting getting into all that, then I wish you well all the same. But if you are willing to discuss it, then I’d really like to have a back and forth conversation (preferably in chat or DMs where there won’t be any outside shaming or interjections), so just reach out however you feel most comfortable. Thanks.
Hey guys! Do you think that having a large YouTube channel (500k subscribers +) would negatively effect your chances of making it big in Hollywood? The reason I think it might is because you might start to get type cast because of your internet persona. Also another reason is because i can not think of one actor that had success both on YouTube and in film and television, and there surely has to be a reason for that right?
Hey Guys! I heard on an episode of Audrey Helps Actors podcast that there is a place where pilot scripts might be available to view...something along the lines of ShowFx? Anyway, I was wondering if there's anything remotely similar to that website at all. Thanks for the help!
Recently, I asked for a talent submission report. I noticed that she submitted me for a lot of small actor roles, but I wasn't called in for those parts. I notice that the only roles I get called in far are the ones where I fit the ethnicity or if I have a special skill that's needed. The parts where it's open ethnicity actor roles in TV within my age range I don't even have a chance at. I have a reel on my Actor's Access account, slateshots for my headshots, and constantly training. In other words, I'm doing everything I can to be competitive. My agent has said that although I have my package prepared, it might still be difficult to get me auditions because I have no professional credits. We have a very good relationship, and she is excited for me and my work. From what I hear, she would write a small blurb for me when she submits -- but I have a feeling that is as far as she would go to pitch me. I want to ask her *if every time she's not hearing back from something she has submitted me to, is she emailing or calling the CD to push for me.* So my question is: **How do I phrase that politely without sounding rude or blaming her? How can I bring it up in a conversation or in email?** Thanks for all the answers in advance!
I’m a music producer and I’ve been looking for someone to do my tag for forever now and I realized that Reddit would be a great place to come. I preferably need a female with a higher voice and you’d be saying “godspeed”. There’s some room for creativity to do what you want but I kinda have an idea and example in mind. I understand this is paid work only so I’ll stay true to that but as it’s literally just one word and will take you a couple minutes, it won’t be a great opportunity for money but I can try to make up for it by pushing your name out to other producers because there’s actually a pretty big market and need for this. If you’re interested please dm me on Instagram @gxdspeedd
I'm 25, working at getting my associates, working as much as I can to save money, and regret not pursuing acting. Since high school, I've wanted to be an actor. My parents were going through a divorce and movies saved me during that rough patch. I grew an appreciation towards acting and film. Its something I'd love to do. When I brought it up to my parents and family, I was mocked and said its an impossible career. Now living in the real world and settling, I hate it. I see all of these people I know moving to LA and I feel trapped. I wish I went through with it. I'm so depressed and tired anymore. I live in philly and I don't know where to start for finding an agent and getting gigs. I've only done a small independent film and local commercials.
I posted this about a month ago and a bunch of you seemed to get some value from it. I get a lot of questions on here about what I have done to be successful after people see my voices profile ( [www.voices.com/actors/elloeff](https://www.voices.com/actors/elloeff) ) I wrote an article for Medium that goes over the things that I find most important to being successful! Hopefully it helps you on your journey :) [https://www.codystewartvo.com/blog/how-i-made-5000](https://www.codystewartvo.com/blog/how-i-made-5000)
This industry is toxic, it’s unfair, it’s not based on merit, I’ve just had a really horrible time chasing this with my life and I just want the desire to go away. I’ve gotten just enough in return to keep chasing the carrot dangled in front of my face, and it’s at the cost of my sanity and stomach. I hate everything about this industry and being an actor. I’ve seen bad people succeed, good people struggle, I’ve taken so many risks that have not really paid off but gave me just enough breadcrumbs to keep chasing, because maybe I’m just so close to finally getting to a better place with it... but nope. I just want to be done once and for all and it’s like my brain is just fixated on it. I don’t know how to break away from this in a healthy manner but I have to, I can’t live like this anymore. Nothing is worth feeling this way. I don’t know. Sounds so simple like you can just snap your finger and walk away, I just feel resentful that these desires were put inside me in the first place, fucking torturous bullshit. How do you truly remove this tumor and move on with your life? I want to have control over my life, I want to be respected and valued, have my hard work and passion actually equate to something and not just constantly feel like I’m being fucked with ripped apart exploited abd unappreciated. I hate this. I would never ever advise anybody to be an actor after my experience, never ever. I just wish I had my life back.
Hey there! I'm working on a short film and I'm looking for a voice actress! The character says only 5 lines and I could pay you 5$ via PayPal! DM me if interested :)
Do i need to have social media? Like instagram twitter etc..? I despise social media. Im a good looking guy dont get me wrong, and camera loves me but i hate the whole concept about it. I know before actors didnt need social media, for example Robert Pattinson never had any social media. So is it a necessity today?
Hey beginners of r/acting, I was you 2 years ago. Here's a chaotic and incomplete itinerary of what l learned in my first couple years acting. If you’re starting out, I hope this helps. If you’ve been at it a while, I hope this still helps. If you’re Robert De Niro, you probably know this and some, also I loved you in Dirty Grandpa fuck what the critics say. This is a throwaway. But for context, I signed this fall with a solid agent in a major N.A market. No union credits yet, but now getting opportunities to audition for major shows. Deffs not an expert, I could get dropped tomorrow, so take everything I say with a grain of salt, but I wanted to share what has worked for me in the hopes of helping someone else. So here goes: First off: Acting is 2% acting and 98% percent getting the fuck out of your own way. ACTING = PLAYING PRETEND I play pretend all the time. As a kid I pretended to be superheroes and soldiers. Whatever I felt like being. Acting is just like that except you’ve gone through puberty and more trauma. And if you think you don’t have it in you to play pretend anymore? Think about your last masterfully executed lie. I spent an entire dinner convincing my girlfriend's aunt that I loved her coconut squares because she baked them to welcome me. She bought it. Shit, I convinced myself that I liked coconut squares. She felt very good about her cooking and I felt like a good dude. Obviously, though I fucking hate coconut squares, they taste like dirt. But unless you’re the most biblically honest person on the planet, you put on a facade for people sometimes. If you can convince someone you like a coconut square, you can convince a sleepy casting assistant that you spotted a criminal. So why is acting so hard? Because we want it to be. Who's ‘we’? ‘We’ are the critics. We are the collection of repressed motherfuckers that want to stop everyone from being happy. Critical parents, people who gave up their dreams to pursue ‘safe jobs’. We are the people who sneer at LARPers as they gallivant around the park. And unless you grew up in a rent-controlled loft with avant-garde artistic parents, chances are you grew up surrounded by judgemental fucks, and, worse yet, have some of this voice inside you. ‘We’ are also acting coaches and academics who want to justify why you should pay them money, or why they have a Ph.D. Nobody needs a Ph.D in acting, thats like having a Ph.D in riding a bike. All they are going to do is sell you on their own intellectual superiority and debilitate you into paying them more money. (THIS OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT APPLY TO ALL COACHES AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY, BUT IF YOU'RE AN INSTRUCTOR AND YOU AREN’T AWARE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM, THEN YOU ARE THE PROBLEM). So what does the critical voice sound like: * Acting is a stupid career choice/why am I an actor * You suck * You look like shit on camera * I wonder what everyone in the class is thinking right now * I hope the instructor likes this * That was a dumb impulse * Fuck i want to stop waiting tables/walking dogs/etc * I'm only going to be good with X more years with Y coach Your critic freezes you, it wants you to fuck up. What it wants more than anything is for you to get into your own head and out of the moment. But luckily, it doesn’t have to win. Easy ways to beat the critic are: * Use grounding practices like rubbing your pocket lining, or pressing down into your toes * Make eye contact with your scene partner * Don’t pre plan your performance. Know your sides, know generally what your actions are, then improvise and adapt to feedback. That leaves you open to the moment rather than replicating a movie in your mind. Your scene partner is the only thing you need to pay attention to, they have the answers. * Get to a place where you believe you are enough * Therapy, group sessions, self help books, whatever. This is an industry that has long been fueled by people’s insecurities. But honestly one of the greatest superpowers is loving yourself for who you are, no matter what size, shape, colour, what your voice sounds like, or where you’re from. If you own yourself, that will resonate. If you feel that there is even one part of you you should be ashamed of (which i promise you there isn’t, that will translate). * no coach, casting director or lover can give you worth or take your worth. that comes from you. * dont compare yourself to other actors. they were the first them. youre the first you. * Mediate * Cant stress this enough, doesn’t matter what type of meditation. It allows you to focus on the scene, quiet your critic, and block out intrusive thoughts. If you only do one thing to practice other than learning your lines, practice meditating. It is a superpower. * Don’t stress the outcome * Thinking about what you want out of the performance will guarantee a bad performance. So don’t think about impressing the teacher, or agent, or casting director. Just focus on doing your best in the moment. If you do your best, great. If you fail, let it go, and know that your best is coming very very soon. This is a game of averages. If you let yourself hinge success or failure on any particular performance, you are putting waaaaaaaaay too much pressure on yourself. * Rejection is great. I was rejected by a shitload of agents before landing one of the better agents in my city. Success is a diamond mined from a pit of failures. Failure means you're one step closer. Would it really be worth anything if you got what you wanted right away? If mt. doom were a 5-minute uber ride from the shire? Fuck no. Embrace that grind man. * Find good friends * Your mindset is the product of the people you spend your time with. If the people around you make you feel bad about yourself, tell them. If they wont change, find new friends. Same goes for family. You deserve respect and encouragement and to pursue your dream and become even more yourself every day. I can't stress this enough. Find people who believe in you, and who you believe in. then, anything is possible. * Not all actor friends are created equal. Jealousy is normal sometimes, buried feelings of resentment are not. “Faster alone, further together”. The same goes for you. If you can’t celebrate someone elses success, get ready for a pretty sad party when you book your first big gig. * Notice your own judgemental behaviours * What we think about others we think about ourselves. Mentally shitting on your classmates performance? Youre increasing your own insecurity. Mentally shitting on the lady in a purple jumpsuit at the mall? Jacking up your own insecurity. Is a feedback loop/cycle. Accept others, accept yourself. * I had to learn to check my own ego a lot. Thinking of classmates as either better or worse than me. Fuck it, everyone is trying their best and learns at different rates. There is a place out there for everyone. Accepting that makes you less fragile. You don't go into existential despair every time you fuck up a line. * Your ego will tell you that everything is about you. Its not. Its about the work. Its about the script, what the writers want, whatever, you're a small piece of a bigger operation. And that's great thing. * at the same time, don't beat yourself up for having shallow aspirations sometimes. Yeah, we love the craft, but it would be dope to be on conan. one doesn't negate the other. not saying that your primary goal should be to chase celebrity, cause there's better ways, but more that its not shameful to fantasize about it sometimes. * perhaps most important: fuck the critics. they're just jealous you're out here living your life. let them sit on the sidelines and talk shit. Another reason we make acting hard is because we make the mistake of thinking that acting is about thinking, when really acting is about listening and reacting. You can’t think your way into being a good actor. If your a person with a tendency to intellectualize things, this is especially true for you. This isn’t Kant or Nietzche. You can’t philosophize the optimal reaction to finding out your wife cheated on you, you can just react how you would react. You brain doesn’t have the answers (and, arguably, it never did). Your instincts have the answers. But what about theory and technique? Fuck technique and theory. At least in a strict sense. Take what tips work for you and move on. Acting is riding a bike. You don’t need to debate the physics of how exactly it works, just **feel** what works. If your acting class is 5 minutes of acting, and 45 minutes of talking, get out of that class. It would be like a biking class where you fall of the bike once and they explain to you the theory of balance when you just need to get back on the fucking bike. If a coach is selling a strict technique that they claim is better/different than all other techniques, they are a fraud, and probably have operated off of luck and cult of personality. Love yourself, trust yourself, trust your instincts, trust your ability to take feedback, listen to your gut when you think feedback is wrong, and protect your self love and vision with all your might. Most importantly, don’t let anyone deprive you of your common sense. Because in terms of the 98% ‘getting in our own way’ thing, our common sense is our first line of defense. You have everything you need already, go get it. But what about that 2% acting? Am I about to sell you my technique? No. Acting is doing. Learn to identify what your objective is (the thing you **want**), then don’t overthink it. Learn to identify actions (sometimes called tactics). The things you **do** to get what you **want** (persuade, interrogate, charm). Then literally do those things to the person in front of you. Seriously do it. It wont be the same every time, and will depend on the person you are doing it to, thats cool. Acting is just doing, really doing. Once thats happening, it will start a ping pong of genuine actions and reactions that will be an absolute treat to watch. In terms of training, ive done a variety, on-camera, Meisner etc.. A screenwriting class helped me understand the writers POV as well. Most of my growth has been through improv. Improv is not as intimidating as it sounds, and it a really silly way to get good at playing the who/what/where, quickly visualizing given circumstances without getting stupidly academic about it. I advanced more in 5 months of doing lots of improv than a year of ‘serious’ acting classes. Thats just my experience, but maybe it’ll help you too. If I haven’t mentioned it yet. Acting is a fundamentally silly affair. We're playing pretend. **Playing.** This doesn’t mean to goof around when playing serious topics, but more that the craft itself is rooted in freedom and play and exploration and childishness. Don’t let anybody take that away from you. Other than that, learn your lines well so you don’t have to picture the page when you recite them. Try singing them, or repeating them monotone as your exercise. Idk. Just try to have them down so that you are free to be loose in the moment. If you do forget a line, don’t sweat it, just ask line and keep crushing it. Most importantly, I have no fucking idea. I just have whats worked for me. Everyone has their own way of learning, all I know for sure is that getting out of your own way is the first barrier that everyone i know faces. Learning to act is really about letting go of the things that are preventing you from acting. \-- Anyways. Just go do, we all have everything we need. Great notes lie ahead of us, but that doesn’t mean we're not great already. You are one email away from that agent, job, whatever. Reddit doesn’t have the answers. You do Go film a self-tape, watch people in public, film a tik tok, sign up for class if you like the teachers vibe, quit a class thats holding you back, nap, journal, go to therapy, dance, sing, take a shower, do silly voices, meditate, sit in the sun. Play. rejoice in the fact that you are using your time on this earth to follow your heart. you fucking rock and i love you. Im gonna take my own advice and go to the beach instead of spellchecking this feel free to hit me with any questions or if anyone would like me to re-do this with more clarity Peace
I was in a callback zoom and they asked us this. The other actor had this beautiful speech about talking about mental health. I said it was just something that called to me.
When people say he stays in character that must just mean he stays in costume and the accent no? From an actors perspective I can understand that. But there’s no way he acts like an asshole to everyone. From a non actor’s perspective it would seem very mythical and difficult which I suppose he uses to his advantage.
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I can’t believe she has the same award as James Gandolfini, Viola Davis, or Brian Cranston to name a few. Her acting makes me cringe so much. Part of it reminds me of the melodramatic Latino soap operas I grew up with and has remnants of Disney melodrama. She just needs to tone it down and master subtle nuances maybe? Oh my lord and then her Oscar campaign for Malcolm and Marie. I wouldn’t be surprised if she got it. I mean, the Oscars get it wrong too — Jennifer Lawrence over Emmanuelle Riva, Faye Dunaway over Liv Ullmann for the year of 1974. Ullmann is brilliant, fuck. This is even more personal opinion: I also have some of the same mental illnesses she has in Euphoria, and as much as people say the show is realistic, I don’t see it. I saw some people who abuse drugs tweet about how cringy and unrealistic her scenes were. Esp the one where she’s banging on her friends door. Although I’m aware the creator of the show (he didn’t really create it he just remade the Israeli version and hires consultants to write the poc culture parts) claims to have had problems with drugs.
I'm just looking to hear some real stories and experiences. I'd like to move to LA when I graduate high school, but my area doesn't have any opportunities to help my resume. That being said, should I move there, I'd really be starting fresh. Jobs, rent, location, logistics, agents, etc. The Internet can only help so much. What's your story?
Hi, I'm a 16 year old looking for a way to Kickstart my acting career, any tips, heads ups, and websites I could use to find local auditions? Also maybe some people I could turn to, to improve my acting?
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Notes Summary from Coaching Session with Don Phillip Smith 1/5/2021 Info on the industry: There will be a production hiatus during the month of January in LA (unknown whether NY will be affected) Persons looking for agents and managers, there is directories in various networking sites including (Actors Access, Backstage, and Casting Networks) *check out Actors Access (also known as Breakdown) for an "agent / manager guide" whether you have an agent or not, continue to submit for projects and roles If you are curious about the validity and efficacy of an agent, utilize IMDB-Pro we briefly held an open dialogue about self-tape demos Script/Scene Analysis: The FYI parts written in scripts are critical, they are intentionally placed in order to assist in painting the picture of what will be seen, know the history, experience your characters endeavors, emotions, and intent The Breakdown in the script for each character is critical as well, it illustrates an initial snapshot of the character Invest in our leads, especially in a horror script, we need to care about the leads or else we are not going to care what takes place Have your "moment before" the scene, illicit the character you have helped create with the background information not mentioned in the script (gives texture to a person we barely know) Again this is not gosel, make your own decisions that complement your style, that promote your unique skills, and that make you happy. Be genuine and live in the moment. Thank you! Feel free to follow more on IG: Witchdoctorsavage
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Hello! Anyone here have any thought practices/habits that help them keep a positive attitude between an audition and when you hear back about a callback or casting? I tend to fall into doomsday thinking/anticipating the worst while I wait and it is not a sustainable habit given the amount of auditions it takes to be an actor.
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I got an EcoCast but no Sides were attached and no audition instructions were listed. Just said they're looking for someone available on ___ dates. What do I do? There's no way to respond directly (on Actors Access). Should I post a random file and write in the submission notes?
Let’s say it’s an LA prod, and they have that small budget. Will they hire actors from diff countries? And will they process a visa for you, or they’re already assuming you have one already, considering that you’re submitting to them from whatever country you’re from.
I am supposed to play a character who is a digital media star and has a lot of tantrums and throws attitude on almost everyone. And there's a dance sequence too after a few dialogues. I either perform the dialogue part well or the dance part. I'm unable to do both. I just get out of character once I finish my dance. Also, I've been dancing all my life but this time I'm really getting conscious and nervous while performing and I cannot understand why. Fellow actors please help!!
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