As i said in the title, in this category, is it ok to have inexperienced actors or usually they prefer always to have someone who already good at acting?
Hi! I’m a 13 year old actress and I’m looking for some teen movie/tv monologue recommendations. I do a monthly film acting class where I do a scene and a monologue. I’ve previously done monologues from The Fault in Our Stars, Glee, Booksmart, The Haunting of Bly Manor, and many others. If someone could give me some good tv and film monologues or even some sites that would be great! Monologues are just so hard to find! Thank you!
Hi, there I'm looking for a 2- 3 minute monologue for my wife who needs one for her acting class. She plays mid-thirties. Looking for monologues from very modern plays or current screenplays. Thanks
I am getting new headshots in two weeks and pilot season is right around the corner. Usually actors get new headshots to prepare for pilot season. How about to join an agent? Has anyone here had any luck? I would hate to be agent-less during 2021 pilot season.
Hi guys,tomorrow I have my first workshop with an actor(He has 30 credits) he seems like a cool guy willing to help us. Do workshops actually help? Or is it better to take classes only?
Is it possible to do a double major with BFA in acting and BBA in US? Do the colleges allow this combination? This kind of study is really important for me and hope it's possible to do! I am an international student trying to do my undergraduate in US. I am really interested in learning acting in US but also need a backup which can earn me a comfortable or near to comfortable living there till i make it as an actor. Hence the decision is to do a double major with BFA in acting and a BBA! But i don't know if that's possible! Really need help! If not BFA in acting, how about BFA in filmmaking with BBA!
Hi everyone. I just turned 30 this year and suddenly felt panicky about my life/career choices. I've had a secret passion for acting since I was a child, but never really pursued it (I was in one play in middle school, went to one audition as a kid but didn't get the role, another audition for a commercial in my early 20s but was told I was too fat - mind you, I'm 5'2 and 110 pounds). I was told acting isn't a viable career choice, and so I ended up leaving it as a fantasy. Now, having experienced a global pandemic and entering a new decade I have more drive than ever to pursue this dream of mine. I do not actually look 30 (I still get carded at liquor stores!). People keep telling me I look 20-25. I'm part Asian and can thank my mother for the youthful genes! I'd like to take acting classes in either London or NYC, but wondering if I'm too old. I'd love to actually make a career out of this, and not be a struggling actor with survival jobs (at least not long-term anyway). Anyone have any tips/advice? Thanks!
I would love to hear your opinion on this “Big Head Theory”. Basically, it says that those who have bigger-than-usual heads(literal heads, not ego) have a larger chance of “making it big”. Here’s a Facebook post from author David Morrell (First Blood): “Yesterday I posted about having watched Burt Lancaster give an acting seminar to the University of Iowa’s drama department when I was a professor in the English department. People ask, ‘What did he look like?’ The same as he did in his movies, especially his broad smile. Most major movie stars have one distinguishing characteristic. Their heads are large in a way that is out of proportion with their bodies. McQueen, Newman, Stallone, etc. Director Norman Jewison called move stars’ heads ‘Roman.’ The camera likes the perspective that a large head gives to an actor. In person, it looks a little unnatural, but onscreen, the large head allows them to dominate.” Opinions from those who actually work in the industry would be greatly appreciated.
i’m a freshman in college and i’ve been pondering on this for so long but i really want to get into the film industry and act one day, but i also need a degree that gives me a stable income so i can pay off student debt and have a job that supports my acting pursuits, while still being able to get me a job afterwards. i’m really good at writing, communication, being creative, and problem solving. english, history, and language are my strong suits and i’m not horrible at math but a primarily math based degree would be really difficult for me. this may be a lot to ask but does anyone have any idea what degree i can pursue? i am still undeclared and taking a bunch of gen ed’s right now so i need to declare by april of this year, anyone have any ideas?
So for anyone who knows me, this is the *no shit, button* newsflash of the century. But, like. It's also a really big deal for me? I (23f) graduated in 2019 with dual BAs in acting and linguistics from the honors college of a major university. That's all well and good, but around 2016-2017, I had a mental break/ prolonged dissociative episode exacerbated by my coursework from which I spent the better part of a year trying to recover. (Spoiler: apparently I didn't quite manage.) Anyway, I seriously considered quitting acting, since it seemed like my degree was pretty directly responsible for my head breaking a little bit. Why I didn't is a rant for a different day, but I know now that if I had, I would have regretted it. So I kept going, and I excelled in my training, because I am good at what I do and will keep pressing until things start working. (I know this sounds conceited, I know training is not the industry, but credit me as halfway decent.) I happened to fall into training without which I would not be the same person, let alone the same actor - but I had another degree and a thesis to worry about, and I *could not stop* long enough to figure out where I was going. I just kept going. So I graduated. I took a year off to gather a nest egg and come up with a game plan (two years now, thanks to COVID :/) or so I said, but let's call a spade a spade: I was burntout. I come from a family who really expects grad school to be an eventuality, but I had nothing - no drive, no momentum, no idea. I didn't even *want* anything. (I think it's hard to understand this if you've never dissociated; I know I have a hard time explaining it. When I say I *didn't want* anything, I dont mean that I had options that I disliked or rejected - I mean that I was so passive and so far removed from myself that I *could not* want or desire anything, let alone devise a career plan.) Side note: during my "recovery" period, when I was clawing my way back to myself, there was an acting teacher from LA who visited my cohort. He had us introduce ourselves and say what our dreams in life were - then berated us because *none of us were dreaming big enough*. On the off chance you're reading this - and you'll know who you are - from the bottom of my heart, fuck you so very, *very* much. At a period of time when I openly and honestly shared that my only dream was to be happy and make nice things, you decided that wasn't enough? *Fuck* yourself. You can tell me all you want that you have to really *want it* to succeed in this industry - and maybe that's true, what do I know? But I *do* know that a romanticized as acting is, it is a job, one for which I am trained. I know that I joke about *running off to be an actor* but for the past year and a half, I knew I eventually would, because otherwise I would have wasted all the work I'd already done, back when I wasn't sure what I was working towards. Back when I was only working so I didnt quit. I haven't given a live performance since March 2019. Since then, I've done a few short films, a web series, some live character performance work, and a few virtual productions - I even turned down a role and a callback because I knew they would tax my mental health - but I have not stood on a stage and performed for an audience, and that hurts. I am empty, and I am rusting. I've been questioning if it's even worth it to try if I don't have the heart for competition (I don't, but that's a different rant for a different day). Then a few things happened: firstly, I started dreamhouse hunting. I just got my first place, and while I adore it, it's not my forever home - so I started thinking about what *would* make a perfect home for me: a sewing room/studio, plenty of closet space, and enough land to put up an outbuilding with a small stage. In my head, this stage is barely a platform, without even a proscenium. There are maybe 50 seats, 10x5, on benches like church pews. I have been to too many sunday matinees not to view theatre as a form of worship, and I want my altar. I want a stage to practice and to try and to create. (The animator Don Bluth - *Anastasia, Land Before Time*, etc. - lives in my area. He is one of the kindest people I've met; right in that 2017 timeframe, he told me if I kept working hard at acting, I'd go far, and I still smile thinking of it. Anyway, he now has an actual, teeny-tiny theater space, but when he retired - "retired" - he decided he wanted to start staging community theatre - so he did! In his living room. *That's* what I want - just in another building for the sake of my nervous cat.) I would perform on it, too - for my family and my friends, for my tiny theatre's ghosts, for myself. I *would*. This led to the epiphany that no, I don't need to be rich or famous for my version of success. I would be happy playing characters with whom I connect and telling stories that are soft and true. I'm probably going to have to pursue acting professionally to really do that - no tea or shade, I just doubt the kind and calibre of work I want to do will ever be available at a community or local indie level in my market - but there are types of roles I like, and performing them wouldn't just be because I'm afraid of wasting my talent or my potential of my effort. This should have been obvious. But my head likes to break. And we are in the middle of a global pandemic. Then, yesterday, I binged *Julie and the Phantoms* on Netflix (a phenomenal show). I've been listening to the soundtrack all morning. I was watching a clip of *Stand Tall* and it hit me: I want to perform. I *want* to perform. I know, *no shit, button, you're posting this on r/acting* - but this is a really big deal for me? I want to stand on a stage with the energies of an audience and a text and translate them into something magical and breathtaking and true. I want to *be* that conduit. I know it sounds so dumb, but this is such a big deal for me. For the first time since 2016, I've *wanted* this. I *want* this, and I've been alternating between crying and laughing from the relief of it all as I've typed this. I still do not have a game plan. I still do not know how I'm going to build a career. But I know I'm on the right track. That's something. That's a big enough dream for now. For anyone questioning if this is the right place for you, ask yourself: would you perform if you could? If you had the space and the resources, would you? If there was no money, if there was no glory - if there were no audience, would you still act? Cool. Break a leg. (and thank you♡)
I’ll try to make this as quick of a read as possible! So I have a fairly solid reel of work that I’ve done in the past. What I don’t have are clips of me 1. using my strong suit accents (British and Russian) 2. Performing in ASL and 3. A good super specific type-a teenager scene. My plan is to contact my filmmaker friend who always produces good footage that looks professional and ask him to help me out. If he says yes (he totally will) then I’ll get together a few one page scenes of the above categories and find actors to help out. I know that the footage would be nice but I guess my question is; will this open me up to new opportunities and make me more competitive, or will it be a waste of time?
Hello peepz! As the title suggests we are currently searching for talented voice actors for our upcoming JRPG "Cell of Orbital Mastery". **This gig is for all genders :)**. We are looking for a fluent English speaker that will voice the Queen's mistress. You will have 2 line. One of which will have an excessive amount of swears and slurs put throughout the sentence. So be prepped. Private message me at [bobivasson@gmail.com](mailto:bobivasson@gmail.com) if you are intrested :)
Hellooo as the title says I'm looking for a japanese voice actress for a small part on the demo I'm putting together for my video game Ha_Bits! this is a paid position so let me know if you are interested or know about any talented person. Here is a short film we made about the project. Thank you in advance. https://youtu.be/gSswrHDuWx8
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I know sometimes actors can invest so much into some characters (such as method acting) so they may find it difficult to get back to their own self. Beside teaching how to become someone else, do schools have a class showing how to get rid of fictional character in your mind when you get home? And do all actors use the same methods to keep balance in life or each actor will have unique technique to control what happen in their head? Thank you for your answers in advance.
And then think I can compete with actors from all over the world who have been doing it professionally since they were little kids? While holding down an 8:30-5:00 office job? Even though I don't have any acting experience past my high school musical? Like in a business suit in a fluorescent lit cubicle? The higher stress the better? With a constant light pit sweat? So I will be so totally focused when I go to my on-camera acting class once a week where they will teach me how to ask, "May I take your order? or yell "He went that way!" in medium closeup? Then get the rest of my experience doing all those wonderfully written student films on weekends? I so can't wait to get the four one-liners it will take to pay off my union initiation fee. It's totally my jam. Once I have those, the sky's the limit, right? Won't I be totally ready to be a lead on a tv show or in a Marvel movie after that? It isn't arrogant, entitled, or clueless thinking at all to believe that agents will fall at my feet to put me up against those theatre losers that went to drama schools like Juilliard and LAMDA, is it? I'm very special. I promise.
What is the norm? Is it like what a boss asks a regular employee? Can i legally ask for a copy of their id to confirm their age? And can i, as the project maker, write a document known as the terms and conditions work contract and ask them to sign it, then give them a copy, without me consulting a lawyer? Like can i write it up myself, the terms and conditions from the top of my head? Or do i need to ask a specific entity? I'm not a professional, i'm a regular guy working with a camera, but id like to have my rules established on paper as proof, including payment info etc, any help please? Can i also ask for covid test proof?
Would It matter If It were about acting on tv? I do not find myself attractive nor photogenic. I was even told by everyone that I am not photogenic. They also say I look better in real life. I talked seriously with one of my friends who I know I can trust her words, and she said that I am not ugly, I am just veeery average. Cute veeeery average. She lacks a bit of empathy for people (me too) and I lack being "average emotional". So it doesn't hurt me that much. I have big ears, very thin lips. I mean very. Not many people see a real thin lipped person, I know. I have a little little bump at my nose bridge. my lips are assymmetrical, I mean one side goes a bit down. I have a "dead" look in my eyes. Actually.. there are pictures of me at my reddit posts. I asked in /amiugly.. I am just like.. I have been drawing for most of my life. I am 18. I only like to draw humans. And I rarely get myself to draw if i am not in school (i am at an art highschool). I feel fine not drawing. I think it is starting to clear up that it is more like a hobby. Maybe. When I see someone drawing, I dont feel that "jealousy and fire and almost irritation" that I feel when I see people acting. I feel those feelings towards acting because I am jealous that they can act at that moment, right there and I cannot join. When asked the question: "Would you spend 1000 years to become an artist?" I would say," I dont know.. probably.. I have much patience. But I dont care though. I think i would get bored." and would probably also say: "what else can I do? Theres a perfect human I just drew.. and then? What now..?" Now, if someone asked me: "Would you spend 1000 years to become an actress?" I would immediately say, "yEs! :)" and then I would think about how happy would I be to have that many years to master my craft. I would not get bored. I also thought about writing stories.. But then I realized I am not fit for it because I just like to read stories. I just generally..actually think that I would like a job which has something to do with movies. Acting catched my eyes so far. It catched it since I was maybe 10. It went like this: "ohh look, what if I I do this instead of acting and drawing? Ahh.. nah.. I want to be an actress instead.. OH wAIT waht about this onE? :O Nahh... lets just be an artist.. like everyone wants me to be.. BUT Wait.. DO I really want to be an artist?? I want to be an actress afterall.. Lets tell parents.. They dont believe in me at all.. Lets just continue with drawing.. But I dont feel any connection to drawing.. I get bored.. Acting acting.. Why does it keep popping up?? I want to do it.. But I am not fit (they say).. Its a childish dream, they say.. They say I want fame. Do I? I dont know. Not many make it.. But I want to be an actress....Want to try. Also, the only people who I have been looking up to are all actors and actresses. I cannot look up to artists the same way I look up to actors. I just love to see perfect/realistic acting.
We always see the stories of "heard I have a great voice, everyone says I should be on the radio!" How many of you that are working voice actors have actually gotten that compliment, unprompted, without the person knowing you do work with your voice? I never once heard it prior to doing voice over work, but now when I'm talking to someone about what I do, they will hit me with the "great voice" bit. I've definitely put a lot of work into improving my voice, so I'm glad it shows, but I also never hear it any time someone doesn't know I'm a voice actor.
I've been producing for years, but I'm finally working on a project which has the budget and scope to *possibly* be of interest to some smaller known actors. We're still working on our script. It's well beyond first draft stage but we still have a lot of work to do. Do you have any advice on how to make the script appealing to actors? More importantly, do you have any advice on what we should *avoid* so as not to turn off any potentially interested actors?
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What’s a better city for actors? Vancouver or Montreal? I’m a fully unionized actor with an agent and seeking more opportunities. I hear a lot about Vancouver. Please help. Thank you
Hey everyone, I have URTA coming up. I've been looking forward for five years. Something always came up and never been ready to apply. Last year, applied, but Something came up again..couldn't afford flight. They let me reapply for this year and now its on zoom. However, Something came up again. I don't know if it's how rusty i am, or the what if of it all. I just want to also take a break from it all..not think about "i have the time now, lets take classes!" But then..I haven't even had the audition or the offer.. I know if I do the prep, I can get an offer..but Again..this is the big time..not small pool of actors.. I'm just stuck. Any thoughts?
Hi! I am starting to apply to schools and I have found programs I love in the UK. Is it a smart idea for me, being a Canadian American to go to a school over there? I’m really not sure so any help would be useful. :) thanks
Hello all I’ve been someone who has a passion for acting and I’ve grown a lot in my craft. Booked some gigs it’s all good , I understand the nature of being an artist with the ups and downs financially but also the cutthroat nature of the business is such a turn off. Cant make real friends it feels like if you’re actually trying to get the ball rolling. Any tips I guess to secure more financial stability as an actor And also how to navigate the catty environment
I am a writer and director looking to create some lower budget projects. My question to the actors around here is: What are your dream roles? What kind of characters would you most want to play right now or sometime in your career? Also, why do you want to play a role like this? I would love to hear from you guys on this and get an idea of what appeals to actors.
So I’ve been reading about the O1 visa in the industry and how there are restrictions on O1 artists which are imposed, not by the USCIS, but within the studio system. I’ve read articles about it from like 2008, so I’d be very surprised if production companies are still doing this whole “only permanent resident status or a green card” thing. I’d like to know from foreign actors in LA or anyone in the industry how accurate this still is. Was this something that was going on just for a period or still very much happening? I mean the whole point of the O1 visa is to be able to work in the US, yet foreign O1 actors can’t book any roles because the producers won’t hire them for being O1 holders? Oh, c’mon. I get that some people were lying about having this visa and the production companies could be uncertain about hiring anyone under an O1 for awhile, but can’t they just ask for the actor’s manager to send in their petition and the proof that they’re there legally before the audition? Is the only way to work in the US as foreign actor now if you already have a job offer waiting for and sponsoring you? Also, would you say because of this refusal it’s become even more complicated to get a manager and representation? Or do they just skip the productions that are all “no O1 holders” for you?
Alongside enjoying acting, i am first and foremost a writer of content, so when i wish to get anyone interested in a role how do i legally and professionally go of it? Say for a short youtube movie? I'm a 1 man team currently, for my own content id like to get actors (again nothing tv related) but how, and how would i present my written work to interested people without them showing/reproducing my ideas in the event of it happening? Do i write a formal contract and issue it to anyone interested in auditioning...i sound stupid so id defo appreciate clarity
if someone get a degree in a drama school or in an acting school, i dunno, for example the drama centre london, they will already become an actor after that, or happens that many people can't find any job and stopped to pursue this career?
Hello, I am an actor who is struggling to find good monologues to audition with, could anyone suggest any good plays/monologues for me to read. I am looking for plays that are located in east London/ Essex. The character I am looking for is any powerful male role. Many thanks, Ross
Optional practical training is one type of work permission available for eligible F-1 students. So when you graduate from a eligible acting school or conservatory, if you're an international student, you get an OPT. You have to apply for it like three months before you graduate. After you graduate, you get one year to work. But it’s hard to find information on how limited the employment opportunities are and what’s next after the OPT period is over... what kind of projects are legally accepted in this case? Only non union, short films and students films? And if that’s the case, then how the heck are you gonna apply for the O1 Visa next? If that’s the next step at all to build your career after you’re done with the OPT period.
Optional practical training is one type of work permission available for eligible F-1 students. So when you graduate from a eligible acting school or conservatory, if you're an international student, you get an OPT. You have to apply for it like three months before you graduate. After you graduate, you get one year to work. But it’s hard to find information on how limited the employment opportunities are and what’s next after the OPT period is over... what kinds of credits can you get when you’re opt? Only non union, short films and students films? And if that’s the case, then how the heck are you gonna apply for the O1 Visa next? If that’s the next step at all to stay and build your career.
I'm working on a short film project of my own and will be needing around 5 male actors and perhaps 2 female, this project cause of money, covid, finding a setting will take ages to put together, i have no idea how i am gonna find a space as i want it to be shot in an outdoors forest/garden/wonderland scenario ... no idea how that could be done, and id wanna hire and pay people interested in acting if they fit the role, its contains a gay character and lots of love scenes (not naked) between the characters, where could i post for anyone open to these roles? Also anyone here that is interested or open to at least being a maybe, can contact me if you want , but again, the process to put together will take a long time, writing is the easy part for me ahah
I'm working on a short film , well more than one project of that nature, both mine (nothing commercial) and id like to ask, though in truth, it will take a while to get everything ready, if you are interested in possibly participating, and sending me a profile shot, if you are 18-30 years old and a curriculum if you have one, to forfuturecasting44@hotmail.com i'll gladly take a look. I am looking for both young adults that could be highschoolers/university age, and regular young adults so from 20-30 would be perfect, but 18, 19 is fine if the acting potential is there. Looks do count also, not for all character roles, but a few in particular, race doesnt matter to me. I lf im not allowed to advertise here please remove and let me know. I would pay the people acting on my project, but cant give more details yet cause i wanna finalize it first. I'm.open to people of all nationalities but british english, irish, scottish and american is favored, talent and looks (for what i envision) is important. One of my short films, involves high school theme, so kissing would happen, showing anger, fear, etc
I'm quite confused why it seems from about 2008 to like 2016, they were at the top of their games and were the go-to photographers in NYC. But why is it so extremely rare nowadays to even hear about both of these photographers at all? I've been keeping track of actors booking their first jobs on Deadline, newcomers who have become popular on IMDb, and actors graduating from Juilliard, NYU, Yale, U of NC of the Arts, Pace, and Carnegie Mellon. No actors use these photographers anymore, seemingly. But why? And if it's because headshot trends change, why is that?
If at first try it doesn't feel like it was realistic acting, (I usually immediately have this tingle I feel and the image of me where I acted badly pops up and thus I know where I messed up. Like, where not to look, what move to not make, what tone should I use) then I imagine a realistic acting it in my head. Usually I do this with great real actors, and I copy their acting, their eye movement/movement and tone in the situations I want to play. Then it turns out pretty nicely, I get into character and feel those feelings. Or do most people just naturally know what movement to make, what tone to talk in, where to look at? Like a reflex? Or do you imagine a great actor too in your head first, and then you feel like you are a great actor too I guess? ​ I actually feel like I am asking a dumb and unimportant question :s But I am curious..
So I've heard from various people that its always a good idea to read as much plays as possible, and that it might help your acting. I just finished the play "Boy Gets Girls" by Rebecca Gilman. Good play! I basically just read it like a book. I didn't take any notes or read it outloud or act it at all. While i enjoyed reading it, and was very interested in the story, I don't feel like my acting has benefited at all, or I have improved. I know how to break down audition sides, but it seemed overkill to go through the entire play and annotate it all as if it were a script. ( it least on the first read through) So my question is: How do yall read plays with the intention of bettering your acting? Do you read it out loud and actually try to act it? Do you mark up the entire play with notes? Do you read the play once for leisure, then go back and breakdown different scenes? I just want to hear how you guys approach reading plays. Thanks! Edit: i guess another answer would be that reading plays doesn't help your acting! If that's how you feel, let me know
My background: I’m a 27 year old army veteran. I’m currently pursuing a bachelors degree in a non-related field. I’ve always been drawn to acting as a craft. I’ve felt things while watching great performances that nothing else in life can make me feel. Almost like it’s calling me and I want to take a step and begin to learn how to be an actor. I never pursued acting in high-school because I was an athlete, “it’s not something we did”. I was afraid of what people (my friends and family) would think. I let anxiety and fear hold me back. Which is a problem that transcends this scenario and impacts my life in other areas as well. My problem : I get terrible “stage freight” (if that’s what you call it even if you aren’t on stage). Usually when talking to large groups of people or others that I don’t know, I just become nervous. Nervous to the point that I feel my face flush and I begin to lose track of myself because I know other people are listening to me talk. I’ve been in scenarios where I’ve had to address groups of people and I’m comfortable until all eyes are on me. I’ve attempted to sign up for theater/acting classes before but I always withdraw out of fear. I’ve taken a public speaking class with the hidden agenda of trying to make myself more comfortable in hopes that I can gain the confidence to try and pursue this craft. My question: Can someone just give me advice based on the information provided above? Would I be wasting my time? How can I get over this crippling anxiety I feel when addressing groups or individuals I dont know? What would you do if you were me? I feel like if I don’t start now I never will. Edit: fixed a typo.
Hey, so I am a new voice actor. I've landed a few roles, sent in a bunch of lines, and am now waiting for some of these projects to come out. While they are being worked on, I've been brainstorming how to showcase them as part of my work as well as how to get started with branding in general. While I'm brainstorming, there's been one question nagging at me: "What do I call myself?" Do I use my real name? Do I use my internet handle? Or do I create a whole new stage name? While I don't expect one definitive answer here, it did get me curious on how you tackled this problem. Or was it even a problem at all?
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.
How/when did you decide to pursue acting as a career? Was it easy to decide? I feel super lost in life right now. Acting comes to my mind every now and then but then I push it away because I don't think I could ever do it or be good at it. After watching the new Disney Pixar film "Soul" I'm thinking what if acting is my spark. Thinking about becoming an actress gives me hope in life and excitement. Researching anything about acting is the most interesting thing ever to me. I'm interested about other careers as well but the thought of doing anything else than acting makes me depressed. I don't even have any experience in acting though... But there's a new acting academy in my country. I'd love to try an acting class. There's also one year training. That could be super good.
Sweet little clip of Jeff Daniels discussing his process for line drilling and how to get them down. Young actors take note. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boIqmOj16Qs
I'm a south asian american actress with some guest stars and one series regular and had gone in for a major motion picture. Major NYC Casting Director was supremely nice and had me try it a bunch of ways (I had really worked on the character) and he followed me out of room telling me 'excellent prep' very excitedly a few times, and I was hopeful something good would come out of it. At least a callback. Found out a Bollywood actress chose to produce it and decided to star in it. There are a few motion pictures coming out right now in this realm so I don't want to say which one it was, but I am kind of like "hmmm" if 1) Bollywood actors are coming and taking american roles with indian accents and not bothering to work on indian-american accents (I'm not going over there and proclaiming Jai Ho, am I?) and 2) If the role is already cast to them, why the 'formality' of going in and auditioning? It's a great deal of effort to really delve into a role and figure out every nuance and moment (sometimes in a matter of one or two days not much prep time) and of course while I was excited to get the compliments and be in the room for a long time and I am glad he knows my work (and work ethic) now I am kind of like...hmmm...just doesn't seem like a very efficient process. Could have been putting my time to something else. Is this something I need to discuss with my managers and rep and if so - how? Seems kind of weird that so many south asian american actors have been waiting in the wings for years and now indian actors from bollywood are taking parts. It feels like when black ppl from london are cast in black american roles here, I know that was certainly a discussion with *Harriet.*
I’ve been wanting to be a voice actor for years now and I finally have the equipment to start my reel. But I don’t have the know how to put together any type of script to make one. How did you guys make yours?
So its no secret that some of the best film/tv actors grew up doing theater, and that's how they got their acting training. I just read Jenna Fischers book and she talks about how she always did theatre, and any chance she got she would be looking to perform, whatever facet it might be. It seemed she really had no interests outside of theatre and acting. I obviously love acting, but I cant say I love theatre (yet). I say yet because I haven't really had a chance to give my life to a role and commit myself to a play. Once covid is over, I will audition for plays the first chance I get and see what that is really like. Also, I have other interests outside of acting, and it scares me that I don't live and breath theatre, and that I'm not dying to perform any second I get. The fact that there *are* people like that makes me feel guilty and I put myself at a perceived disadvantage. I'm 21, and ive only been in 1 play a few years ago, and have very little training rooting from theatre. Most of my training has been from an on camera acting class I've taken over the past year and a half. So yeah, am I at a pretty big disadvantage when I'm auditioning against people who have been doing theatre their entire life, and probably love it more than me?
Like many, I want to go to LA to be an actor. Specifically in VO or VO directing, but still, and LA actor. I'm a senoir in highschool and I am pressed for choosing my career. This is so stressing!! Im looking for general advice on how to get to where I wanna go of course, but for brevity, what is the difference bwtween going to a "big" school, or bigger school, say like Point Park in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania or something closer to home like small Bowling Green. Bowling green is not an acting school, nor is it known for acting. But it does have an acting/directing program. Small school is WAY cheaper and I dont know if its a "bad" school but bigger school is more well lnown and I think better experiences might come from it Please help. Haha
Hey there, I hope this message finds everybody well. I was fortunate enough to have a small supporting role in a Warner Brothers film that's coming out early next year. However, it's now being simultaneously released on both HBO Max and in theaters. I've talked to my local sag office, or at least tried to. They said that they would get back to me but it's been almost 4 weeks now. My question is this, does anybody have any idea how residuals are going to work for this unprecedented release strategy? Any Mulan or Wonder Woman actors have any experience? I know that this is a quality problem to have, and I'm definitely grateful to be where I'm at. However, if residuals are going to take a major hit, then I need to either put my stuff in storage and live out of my car by the end of March, or move out of California. Thanks for the information and I hope you all have a great night
IMDB Pro has the Star Meter function that ranks actors based on popularity. The problem is that popularity only refers to how often their page it viewed in IMDB. People tend to use IMDB for the scenario of "who is that guy from this show I'm watching, he looks familiar" which generally means that less popular people will get their page viewed more than famous people. Maybe I'm wrong about that, but right now five people from the cast of The Mandalorian are in the top #26. Meanwhile the people I would consider Hollywood's biggest stars are hundreds of places down on the list. Is this list actually useful and I'm wrong? Is there a better way to determine where someone would rank in terms of star power, or is this the best metric currently available?
hi fellow actors- I'm getting drama school auditions and have some schools conducting online 'live' and some self-taped for monologues. What do you think are some key differences in performance with these formats? E.g. would you have your camera set up nipples up even for 'live' auditions, which will definitely limit your action choices?
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I'm your buddy Bottie, I was hiding behind the scenes, but now that you've found me I'd be happy to tell you what I'm doing.
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