For any religious people on here, these are just my beliefs and please don't take it personally. I don't fault anyone for their separate beliefs, so long as they aren't hurting anyone. I don't believe in God, nor do I believe any kind higher being besides space and evolution. I don't believe in an afterlife, and that we should be good people out of compassion and empathy. Not in order to get into someone's good graces. But I've found myself playing a few characters with whom religion is a major part of how they view the world. I've done my best with those parts and I'm not saying I've done a "bad job," but I still always feel like there's something missing. And if I could just find a way of relating to that "spiritual aspect" of them than it would help me give a more well rounded performance. Do any other actors relate to this? And if so, have found some way of filling in the blanks? Cause I am seriously wondering about this.
Actors access, backstage, casting frontier, casting networks, which one is worth my money the most?
Hi! This is my first time posting on Reddit. Yay! My husband I just moved to NYC in the beginning of October to pursue acting. We both met in a BFA Musical Theatre program. Our main pursuit is stage acting; however, film is definitely an interest. We just don’t have a ton of experience in film. We both have worked professionally regionally. We are not union or anything yet though. I’m doing my own research on acting classes online; however, I want to hear from NYC actors. What studios do you suggest? I’m open to anything; however, I’ll list some of my more immediate interests. I’m interested in audition classes, Meisner classes, and musical theatre geared classes. Money is not a factor at the moment. I understand that Covid is obviously in full gear, and in-person acting classes aren’t available; however, hopefully they will be again sometime next year, so I’m trying to do the research now. Thanks in advance for the feedback! :) Let me know if you need any more info on what I’m looking for! Thanks!
I'm a 17f aspiring actress. Due to covid, I won't actually begin searching for open casting calls or auditions until likely spring or summer, but I'm curious about this as I was looking at a couple of agencies that are fairly close to where I live. On the application forms, there was of course a field each for first and last names. I'm wondering, when the time comes to begin applying to agencies, if there is only one first name field and not a field for a preferred or stage name, what should go into the first name field? Legal name or preferred/stage name? Thank you!
Ok so I’ve been really concerned about this for a while and there are conflicting reviews online. Is castittalent a scam? I’m not asking if it’s good (I know it’s super bad and not user friendly) but is it actually legit in terms of privacy and real ppl? I know that some actors have used it but it seems kinda sketchy. If anyone could let me know that would be so amazing!
There’s no Google account, so I can’t leave a review.
My brother wants to be a voice actor, has a demo, has been picked up by an agency, but isn't getting many gigs. He has some work under his belt and is working with a game company but isn't sure that the project will go through. I want to get him a gift that would have value itself while also helping him career wise. I think he is fine on the equipment front but I wouldn't really know, any ideas?
Almost done with peaky blinders and i must say Cillian Murphy’s portrayal of Thomas Shelby was amazing. I went from not even knowing who he was to being a huge fan instantly when i watched some interviews. He is so calm and soft spoken it made me appreciate how good of an actor he is. I know i’m late to the party but my mans needs some respect i feel like he’s never talked anout.
Currently in quarantine I am reading an Actor’s Work with no experience to pursue a dream of mine to act. I think it contains some great insights, but I don’t see a lot of other actors trying out this method. I’ve done a lot of research on other acting methods and I understand that a lot of other methods are derived from Stanislavsky so that was what compelled me to study him first. I think it might be because I don’t really have a lot of practice, but the feelings part is hard to do (more on this later) I have learned a lot from the books; the importance of experiencing, muscle tension release, diction and correct movement etc., But the hard part here is that let’s say I have a magic “If” and “given circumstances” I can’t seem to convey the correct emotions. The only way I can explain my results is from a range of ‘barely there’ to ‘nearly there but not quite’ I think I’m going to keep at it with Stanislavsky and the emotional memory exercises. But using the foundation I already have, does anyone recommend any other methods to try to BUILD OFF of what’s I’ve already learned. A little bit about me first: I’m a screenwriter/filmmaker that enjoys casting myself and a group of actors (yes I do favoritism, I just like working with the same people). We enjoy doing very... extreme roles and dramedies. In the future I would like to move into film and theatre, which means I’d like to study a universal technique that could apply to both (hence why I chose Stanislavsky).
Hello ! I’m a student in a high school and I have some experience in acting but not a lot. I’m just wandering how everything works, like how to go to auditions e.g I also have a friend of mine who has forever wanted to be an actor just like me and I’m also wandering if there is anything like where me and my friend get to act in the same movie/show/play. Thanks in advance !
I'm a fan of the streaming Dungeons & Dragons show Critical Role, and for those who don't know it, it features voice actors playing D&D, and the dungeon master is a successful VO artist named Matt Mercer. Over the course of the show, Matt has shown himself to have simply insane levels of talent for inventing, voicing, and improvising a near endless stream of memorable characters, sometimes handling 6 at a time while also telling a story, or literally creating some off the top of his head, and it's a tour-de-force for what it is. Because of the popularity of the show, his old acting reels have made the rounds on Youtube: Comedy - https://youtu.be/b8yn-KHqAp0 Drama - https://youtu.be/j-t1q1uSuos ...as an amateur/untrained person, I am fascinated with the question of what's going right and wrong here. What I'm seeing is that some things just don't feel credible and natural. The beats, and things that might work just fine in a suspension-of-disbelief setting, just don't feel like a real person on film, but rather look like a guy acting out characters. But I'm curious as to some more detailed insight. What specifically would you say is going wrong here? What would you suggest for improvement? What is it that someone who has significant talent/success in one area of acting is not killing it here? Thanks.
Sorry if this post doesn't fit, but one of my close friends is pursuing a career in voice acting. As a layperson, I don't have much of a good idea of what might be useful to a new voice actor. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I was on The Bold Type in the beginning of February. I cant seem to find myself in season 4s february and march episodes... should i bother downloading the rest of the season? Lol i just wanna see if we see me
1. Were you nervous about having a baby/ about the potential change and kept putting it off? What made you finally decide to have a baby? 2. Did you experience any change in how you were treated by reps? CDs? Castings? Did you go back to your old castings or no? Did you take time off acting after? 3. Any other info for someone considering motherhood. I'm not getting any younger and the window is closing, always wanted a child, but also nervous career-wise.
I have always wanted to become an actress and I am planning on moving out of my country to start acting. As soon as this virus ends, I am going to move, but I don't know where. I am okay with both, just want to know which is better.
I've heard this is an issue for other actors but in decades of acting I didn't have it until now. I was just in a scene where I was screaming and running around in pure terror; it didn't help that the fear was of something I'm actually petrified of (yay, Bloody Mary!) Since the end of it I've almost fear-puked twice and I'm physically shaking but emotionally fine. Uh ... tips? This isn't fun.
I am not an actress, but I think I want to (try this). I don't have experiences with arts in general ... What would you recomand? I'm pretty shy, sensitive and awkward. Thanks!
As an actress in a smaller market (Atlanta), who is still working on getting some co-stars and currently have a good agent, I know the move to LA has to happen eventually (once I have more credits to be competitive and the finances of course). So to those of you who successfully made the move, how did you do so? What are some tips you have that might help? FYI I know now is less than ideal with the pandemic and industry adjusting. But would like to hear personal experiences from those that were successful with a big move like that. Thanks!
Hi guys. In preparation for pilot season I wanted to bone up on my general american accent and also just overall technique. Thought this would make a helpful thread for other uk actors too? Please feel free to drop your recommendations down below.
All I can see is that the agency reps 220 actors, and the agency is in the top 500 companies on IMDb. I can’t afford IMDb Pro unfortunately.
(And Gersh, APA, Paradigm, and CESD.)
Last year pilot season, I went in for a series regular role for a casting director known for their \*very\* gruff attitude. It was a scene between a girlfriend and a boyfriend, I gave it my all and when it was over the CD shot my partner a look and abruptly told him to leave. Then the CD said YOU (my name) - YOU CAN STAY. Then the CD gave me more direction about the character and I asked him a question about the character I was wondering about and he answered it pretty in-depth. The CD said YOU HAVE A CB go see my assistant. I went up to a (very shaky) assistant who told me if the CD gave me that much feedback they must really like me which made me happy but this assistant was shaking like a baby rabbit. So I got a CB time and came back to what I thought was a CB but turned out to be my first producer's session. Here's where it gets interesting - there were lots of people paired up to play bf/gf with each other naturally BUT they weren't bringing us to the room one at a time. They were 3, 4 bringing pairs into the room at same time. I had to go first, which is fine, but I found it strange to audition in front of the other actors that were going to do my same lines. It was so strange to be in that type of an audition/cb - I have never experienced that before. I didn't let the 10+ producers phase me, I used the CD's notes I had worked on and gave it my all again. After I finished the CD said 'thank you (MY NAME) that was - excellent'. I didn't get it but I was glad that I had made it through the rounds with this CD and hopefully I'll get called back one day by them. My question is - has anyone ever been in this type of a situation before? Where you are auditioning for the same part in front of others up for your own role that you are gunning for? Again I didn't let it phase me, but I did find it a bit strange when I was discussing it with other actors about producers' sessions and they said that's never happened to them. ​ \*While we're at it if anyone has general producers' session advice / lessons learned stories for us all I am so down to hear. Thank you!
I just finished watching SNL hosted by Kristen Wiig, i have always loved her, she is most definitely in the my top 10 cast members list and i was really looking forward to this. After watching and seeing that Wiig basically stapled her face in a resting Bella Hadid pose, and noticing how it inevitably changed the way i look at her performance (which was most definitely supported by the way she moved her face) i'm here to ask you... Do you think an actor can "lose *it*" if they get botox or was i just used to a different person so now it takes adjusting? ^(ps: i tried posting a comment along these lines on an snl subreddit and got downvoted which i get but i want to underline how this is not about the ways she looks but about the way her natural facial movements had to do with her performance and individuality...)
I’d look this up on google, but they only seem to be interested in his Joker. He is one of my favorite actors of all time, but I can’t nail what made him so great! I know he was a hard core method actor, but there has to be more. In movies like Brokeback and Ten Things, its impossible to imagine him as anyone other than that character in that moment. His screen presence was so powerful and magnetic. I wanna know what you guys think. What made him great?
It’s known that as voice actors our voices are our instruments, and so we need to take care of them as best as we can to perform optimally. This includes avoiding smoking, as it dries out the vocal cords and can cause irreversible texture changes. I do not personally smoke myself, but I do live with 2 heavy chainsmokers. A while ago I expressed my concerns to them and asked that they smoke outside. However, I feel as though it still is affecting my voice and throat in some way. I wake up with mucus clogging my nose and throat. Often I find that the range of my voice is compromised as well. This is extremely discouraging for me as someone who loves this craft so much and wants to succeed. I’m 22 going to community college and money is sparse right now, but I NEED to move out. I don’t have any friends I could rent an apartment with though so I’m not sure where to go from here. If any of you have, or had a similar experience, please share with me what you did to get yourself out of the situation or what I could do myself. Thanks!
My future goal is to become an actor, but I don't really know how, I think I'm fairly good at acting and putting on a "fake" face, but I don't know where to start. (I'm in highschool right now and the school I go to doesn't have an acting class or anything to do with that which sucks because I want to start early. I also live in the middle of nowhere so no auditions pop up for me. Can somebody give me some tips or help me out? Thank You!
I’m so tired and overwhelmed but I’m persevering any parents to toddlers pursuing acting ? It’s been a whirlwind being signed in every coast now doing auditions with a full time job just was wondering how are you all doing it and staying positive ? I’m slowly shutting down because it’s like I don’t have a chance to breathe just was looking for words of encouragement .
Hi all. Let me emphasize this is not a request or offer or anything like that. I am working on a video game and its coming along much better than expected. We are having our open alpha test soon and its super exciting. After the alpha there will be some work to do but then the beta will start. We want voice lines to be included in the beta. Basically my question is, if i want to add about 10 voice lines per character into my game and I would like to start that process around mid-late february. Should I post for the roles now on casting call even though the roles won't be needed till mid-late feb? Or is too early? I see some posts that have been up there for about a month that have a lot of auditions so I figured like a month or 2 might be acceptable. But idk. Just wanted to get input regarding that. I basically want to have a good amount of auditions and options while at the same time not wanting to jump the gun. I also want to use this as a good way to see ahead of time what pricing and range we can expect from the auditions if that makes sense. Thanks
Does anybody want to create a GroupMe for us actors on here? I thought maybe it’d be good to help with isolation as well as maybe help network eachother without the whole internet being able to see?
Hi there. I'll start off by saying that I'm in the UK. I see that most posts on this subreddit are US based but I thought I'd seek some advice here anyway. I am creating a media website and am currently editing an intro video and I need some actors. The actors would literally be doing 10-20 second videos with a few lines that I have written. They would then send the videos to me for use in the intro. How much would you as actors expect to be paid for this? I don't want to underpay anyone that I ask, but at the same time I don't want to be ripped off. I hope I've provided enough detail. Please let me know if I haven't.
Howdy y'all. I am moving down to LA in a few weeks to pursue a long lost dream I've had of becoming an actor. While I've acted in a few plays when I was a pre-teen, I have not acted at all since then (and I'm currently 21 y/o). The biggest question I have is: where should I take acting classes? I have scoured all over the internet (yelp, reddit, backstage, actingjustice, etc.) and have found a plethora of seemingly great acting studios. However, having so many of these options confuses me even more. Should I start at a studio that teaches technique, or a studio that does cold reading/scene study? Should I hire a private acting coach, or do improv? I have a friend who is a former actress who advised me that I should start somewhere that teaches technique (Meisner, Adler, Strasberg, etc.), so that I can first develop a foundation. However, as of now, I am planning on enrolling at the Beverly Hills Playhouse (as they are one of the only schools that are in person right now), and I've read that they mainly only teach scene study/cold reading. I should note that I am only willing to do in-person classes, as I feel that online classes would be a waste of time/money. Should I just take classes at the BHP for a month or so and then re-evalute my options? Or should I save my money and wait until more studios open up? Any feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks.
I went to East 15 Acting School in London and now completely regret it. I applied because I’d heard encouraging tings from online message boards, how high the school ranks on student satisfaction etc. but overall I feel absolutely let down by it. Yes no school can guarantee success to its students - but surely, when E15 has over 200 acting graduates per year, and RADA has 40, etc. clearly it’s incredibly - too much, definitely - saturated. We got almost no industry interest, in fact our showcase was so poorly attended many of us felt embarrassed. But every other accredited drama school in London, with very few exceptions, gets some agent interest. Some future employability. Some meetings with casting directors. I know of 5-6 drama schools (like Central) who offer their students auditions for top shows by inviting all the top CDs to see them at the start of year 3. And lets not get started on the horrible lack of diversity both within the students (in the local courses) and the staff! The majority of people on my year after graduation (I don’t want to say when exactly as I don’t wanna be identified but it was in the last four years) still haven’t got an agent, I think one 5 out of 40something got agents and still have them. The acting education I got was honestly limited and very basic, only did some Stanislavski, many of my classmates were decent or good actors but there were definitely some people who were bad actors and I genuinely believe the school accepts too many people and the courses should be at least half the size. Pretty much every course has 40-45 students and I know the MAs have had up to 50 students at once in the past. That’s not okay, people aren’t getting individual attention, there was very little support. My friend has ASD and he was told by a tutor that disclosing his disability would deem him unemployable in the industry. I wasted my money and should’ve gone to another school. If anyone is considering applying, unless it’s for the physical theatre courses which are good, or unless you are very keen on making and producing your own work forever, don’t go, seriously. I know this sounds bitter but I spent many many thousands of pounds just to be told in the industry many times since that I went to a bad school.
I was wondering if there are any fast track to Spotlight acting courses out there since I'd rather not sell a kidney to go to full on acting school. I'm over 21 so am not eligible to join as a young artist unfortunately. I've been acting for 3 years and have a bunch of credits. Just none which are recognised by Spotlight (unless any of the short films are entered into and recognized by a select group of festivals). Thanks for any assistance and Merry Christmas!
how do you choose which agent do you try to apply as an actor? For example in the unitedagents ([https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/actors](https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/actors)), they say that you need to submit your work to one agent only. How do you choose which one you wanna try? if the result would be unsuccessful, you simply go to the next one and so on? Is it true that usually some agents have contacts about some kind of movie genre or not? Maybe one agent focus more on find comedy actors, some other agents focus more on finding young and fit actors and actress and so on. If it's true, how do you know which agents focus on what? Or you just simply randomly send submission and take the first one who accept you?
I've been going to college in New York for a couple years now, studying for a film degree, and supplementing my income doing non-union background work. I recently became SAG-Eligible doing this, and hope to continue doing it for the foreseeable future. Though most of what I do in college is behind-the-camera, I still enjoy acting, normally on non-paying student films that my friends or classmates are making. Would joining the union prohibit me from continuing to work on these non-union student films as an actor? I'm debating if I should wait a couple of years to join, so I can continue working on student films... or if I should join now so I can make better money working background jobs.
After initial pre-screens I mean. I’m in this situation.
So I’m not rly an actor, done a few things but nothing major. But I lucked into a show for a small part in which I have to yell at a bunch of people to do run away. The audition was for another scene. So I’m not really an experienced actor and I’m a quiet guy normal. Yelling doesn’t exactly come naturally to me. I know this is kinda weird and specific, but does anyone have any tips to calm my anxiety in being able to do this? Or even how I should go about it. Thanks
Hi everyone. Thanks in advance for taking the time to consider these voice actor roles. We are opening up casting for two male roles, the final openings for this season. I thought this would be a good place to cast for our new narrative podcast audio series, Earth Eclipsed. I am not sure if this kind of post runs afoul of any subreddit rules (if so, please let me know and I will take it down!), but feel free to ask me any questions in the comments section here, or to email us at casting@thelunar.co. We have an FAQ section on our website as well, which is listed below. Earth Eclipsed is a paid non-union production. All voice roles are compensated based on SAG new media daily minimums. We are looking for unique and talented actors to be a part of this exciting, new audio experience! To apply, please visit our [website](https://thelunar.co/casting). We look forward to reviewing your applications! To the moon! AJ/Nick/Victor **About the series:** A brilliant neuroscientist on the brink of a galaxy-changing discovery about human memories has her work cut short when she’s kidnapped by a renegade miner. Thus begins Earth Eclipsed, an audio adventure that follows Dr. Alexine Prometh as she works to outwit Nico Dunn and get back to the Abacus Project, a project that has the potential to save millions of lives. Set in the distant future, this immersive audio series explores what it means to live in a utopian society, and the great lengths a person must go to preserve it. Follow Dr. Alexine Prometh as she works to extend the reach of that utopia, but has to battle against a corporation that threatens to take her work and a man on the fringes hellbent on forcing her to participate in his own devious plan. Earth Eclipsed is a sci fi epic that explores what it means for humanity to be at its best, and what it means when our principles meet practice. Asking questions about data privacy and what it means to aspire to perfection, it's not only a thrilling tale, but a story for our time. The first season of Earth Eclipsed will be released in early 2021 on all major podcast platforms. **About us:** The Lunar Company is a new Los Angeles-based storytelling studio founded in 2020 by Nicholas Prufer, AJ Churchill, and Victor Lee. We combined our interest in science fiction and world-building with our skills in sound design and music to create our pilot project: Earth Eclipsed. An exploration into limits of the podcast medium, Earth Eclipsed is an immersive audio series with the same excitement and depth as visual storytelling. It is the culmination of our curiosity about the self, our philosophy of morality in society, and our understanding of the human experience. This is only our first step into something 'lunar'—a term we've repurposed from the universe of Earth Eclipsed that means 'something that doesn't fit neatly in a box; something fantastic and other-worldly.' We embrace that definition and bring it to the stories we tell, exploring uncharted paths into new media, and daring to go where no one has before.
Hi everyone. Thanks in advance for taking the time to consider these voice actor roles. We are opening up casting for two male roles, the final openings for this season. I thought this would be a good place to cast for our new narrative podcast audio series, Earth Eclipsed. I am not sure if this kind of post runs afoul of any subreddit rules (if so, please let me know and I will take it down!), but feel free to ask me any questions in the comments section here, or to email us at casting@thelunar.co. We have an FAQ section on our website as well, which is listed below. Earth Eclipsed is a paid non-union production. All voice roles are compensated based on SAG new media daily minimums. We are looking for unique and talented actors to be a part of this exciting, new audio experience! To apply, please visit our [website](https://thelunar.co/casting). We look forward to reviewing your applications! To the moon! AJ/Nick/Victor **About the series:** A brilliant neuroscientist on the brink of a galaxy-changing discovery about human memories has her work cut short when she’s kidnapped by a renegade miner. Thus begins Earth Eclipsed, an audio adventure that follows Dr. Alexine Prometh as she works to outwit Nico Dunn and get back to the Abacus Project, a project that has the potential to save millions of lives. Set in the distant future, this immersive audio series explores what it means to live in a utopian society, and the great lengths a person must go to preserve it. Follow Dr. Alexine Prometh as she works to extend the reach of that utopia, but has to battle against a corporation that threatens to take her work and a man on the fringes hellbent on forcing her to participate in his own devious plan. Earth Eclipsed is a sci fi epic that explores what it means for humanity to be at its best, and what it means when our principles meet practice. Asking questions about data privacy and what it means to aspire to perfection, it's not only a thrilling tale, but a story for our time. The first season of Earth Eclipsed will be released in early 2021 on all major podcast platforms. **About us:** The Lunar Company is a new Los Angeles-based storytelling studio founded in 2020 by Nicholas Prufer, AJ Churchill, and Victor Lee. We combined our interest in science fiction and world-building with our skills in sound design and music to create our pilot project: Earth Eclipsed. An exploration into limits of the podcast medium, Earth Eclipsed is an immersive audio series with the same excitement and depth as visual storytelling. It is the culmination of our curiosity about the self, our philosophy of morality in society, and our understanding of the human experience. This is only our first step into something 'lunar'—a term we've repurposed from the universe of Earth Eclipsed that means 'something that doesn't fit neatly in a box; something fantastic and other-worldly.' We embrace that definition and bring it to the stories we tell, exploring uncharted paths into new media, and daring to go where no one has before.
I've been applying an ok amount of roles. I check everyday for new postings. I have a reasonable amount of training over two years but I'm still technically a beginner. Had to stopping to class for a bit due to lack of income. I'm looking into online training but focusing on recording myself and studying my facial expressions and natural techniques. Just to attempt to keep me fresh and comfortable in from of a camera. While trying to save some money here and there. Issue is I'm getting a but impatient. Normal I know and I'm trying not to rush. Question is, should I upload a self tape to try and get more people to atleast give me a chance to audition?
So I am a 20 year old kid whose passion is acting. I've been exposed to a lot of career options and tried them all, but I always come back to one thing, acting in a musical. It is my passion and I love it so much. However, this summer, I tried to get into an acting school for college and I was declined. I decided to quit acting and become an Engineer to secure a better future for myself and concluded that acting was not really for me, but rather it is something that I just enjoy doing and that I will never be good enough to be successful actor. However, I am now once again going into the love of acting. I am considering finishing this degree as a fall back whenever things does not go as planned and join a theatre organization in my university for resume building. I am in the midst of confusion whether I should stick to being an engineer or should I never quit my passion and try to be on West End after I graduate
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 am a 30 year old male that has been thinking of doing some acting but I was wondering if I should even pursue it if I can't do impressions or voices or accents. I have no acting experience but I am thinking of taking acting classes and see what happens. I also have a slight sutter (it has gotten better over time as I hav ebeen taught by a speech pathologist how to control it and what it do to minimize it) and this is one of the reasons why I didn't try acting earlier in life. If I do go into this I will not be expecting anything and if nothing comes out of it atleast it can make me more confident with public speaking and myself. Thank you all for your input.
Well, I realize this sounds naive and stupid but I will give it a shot. I'm 23 and I always had this dream of becoming an actress and play in well known movies. But I live in Romania, Europe. And it's quite obvious that my accent is foreign. Would it be realistic for me to dream about becoming an actress in the US or the UK? I think that no matter how hard I try to 'fix' my accent, you could still tell that it's not my first language.
Hi! I’m curious what everyone’s favorite film/play monologues are! :) I’d love to get to practice more so finding out other people’s favorites will be so interesting. For a little info, I’m a 22 y.o. female and some actors whose movies and acting styles I’m drawn to are Saoirse Ronan, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Leonardo Dicaprio, Renee Zellweger, Cate Blanchett, Scarlett Johanson (honestly i have to stop myself right here, this is just to name as few as possible because I always get so flippin excited)
As many already said, if you wan't to be an actor, you need to move where people usually film the movies. I planned to move to London, but how do you manage the cost of living if you aren't rich? If you have money, you don't need to care about rent and food and you can focus on your career, but if you are not rich how do you manage to "survive"? What kind of job is perfect for someone who are pursuing this job? Because if i work full-time in a company to pay the rent and stuff, obviously i have no time to film and such
I just signed to an agency recently, and I’m really excited for the upcoming pilot season. Hopefully I’ll get some good auditions! In the meantime, I’ve been taking weekly classes - something I’ve been doing for months. However, I really want to work on improving my craft even more. I’ve tried acting exercises from Uta Hagan’s book, but I don’t feel like they do a lot for me. With the holidays around, and getting some time off from my job, I want to use my free time wisely. I’m still fairly new to acting so long time actors, what do you guys do to improve your skill? Your auditioning technique? Any exercises you do on the daily? Any and all advice would be appreciated!
PS: *This is not affiliated with any acting teachers or schools* Hi Everyone, I was interested in starting a Zoom where we all can discuss our experiences with Acting and give some advice to our peers on their Monologues and judge them a bit. This is where new actors can join and ask each other about the Industry, how to book gigs, and more. Make sure to Have your Monologue Ready if you want to share with Everyone PM Me if you want to judge the Monologues If Anyone would be willing to start the Zoom PM with the Meeting ID and Password. *All Ages are Welcome*
I’m a 24 year old actress from New Jersey. I went to a small liberal arts school in PA and have a BFA in acting. Did a lot of theatre in high school/college but realized when I took a film class that that’s where I really wanted to be. I graduated college in 2019. A week after graduating I went to my first open call at a local Philly agency, and she signed me on the spot. I was auditioning around 1-2 times a month and booked 3 commercials with her in a span of 8 months, one of which made me SAG-E (even though it hasn’t come out yet due to covid- it was a tourism commercial that was supposed to come out in April 2020). I had some exciting auditions for small roles on an HBO show with really big name talent, and got called back 3 or 4 times by the CD to read for different roles (which was encouraging because they seemed to like me). I made almost as much in those first few months from acting that I did from my day job. I felt like I was gaining some momentum. Then everything shut down. That sucked in itself, and then my agent ended up retiring mid-lockdown. Since then, I’ve been working my ass off to get new representation/any work I can find, and I’ve really been struggling. Since my agent was small and local she only had a few suggestions for referrals, none of which got back to me. I’ve submitted to 6 agencies so far and haven’t heard anything back, even for an audition. I’ve written thought out, researched cover letters, worked really hard on my website and materials, and have been working as much as I can during all of this. (I was able to book a role in a music video, a student film, and 2 independent video projects with friends over the summer). I’m constantly working on my reel and website and I’m on actors access and backstage every single day submitting and writing personalized cover letters whenever possible. Since around September, I’ve been having a really dry spell. All things combined I submit for probably 15-20 roles a week, and I don’t hear ANYTHING back. Not even for an audition. I’m starting to feel super bummed about it. I have a letter of recommendation from my agent (for the agencies that take those, which is not many). I’ve exhausted my connections. I feel like I’m doing everything I can and I’m just hitting a wall. The only thing I haven’t done is take online classes/workshops, which I’m not opposed to. I know some people have made really great connections and even gotten representation from classes, but I’m just hesitant because I feel like there’s a new one every day on backstage, and they’re not cheap. I’m pretty broke at the moment and really trying to save money to move out of my parents house, so don’t have a ton of money to spare on classes. If I take a class I want to make sure it’s the right one for me and it’s legit. I also am checking Central Casting every day to start doing background work, but so far they’re still not taking new submissions because of covid. I still have a ton of agencies on my list to submit to, and I’ve heard a lot of people say that I shouldn’t submit around the holidays or during pilot season in January. It breaks my heart to think of not being able to act again until the spring. I’m really hitting a wall and any advice would be appreciated. I know things will pick up again eventually in terms of background work at least, but I can’t help but feel like I’m wasting so much time and crucial years when I could be building my career. I want the most honest feedback possible, so I’m posting my reel here as well. Maybe there’s something I’m not seeing that’s lowering my chances. I realize the the first 2 clips are from an independent project/student film, so the quality is significantly lower than the professional commercials. I put these things first because I feel like they show more of who I am as an actor, rather than a short clip of me talking about car insurance. But maybe the low quality of these first clips are turning people off? I’m open to any/all honest advice. Thanks in advance for any advice! I linked my reel below. (https://vimeo.com/487666203)
Hello dearest internet community, I'm turning to you to seek your support with a situation that saddens me. Currently, I'm doing a training in acting that takes about 4 years. In my class we are ten people altogether: the constellation we're in stays the same for that length of time. For our next project there will be 5 pairs where each pair will work with a directing student from outside. Our teachers together with the directing students took over the decision of who will work with who. That project is quite big and considered as important. A few days ago we got informed about who's going to work with who and I was very happy about the constellation. Now, the dude, that I was initially put to work with, sends me a message saying: "Hello. Linda and I noticed that we both have never been working together and that you and Bob have never been working together either. So that Linda and I can work together and you and Bob. We went to the teacher to pitch our idea about changing the pairs. The teacher and the directors will consider our proposal just so you know that there might be changes coming." I was very sad when I read it because I wished that he and Linda at least took us in for a personal discussion to just talk about what we think about it before going straight to the teacher. There are also a lot of internal power dynamics within our class that play a role in all this. Like people passively excluding other people. Overall, I am also struggling a lot with the question on how to navigate myself emtionally through this circle of acting personalities in the long term. Honestly, my impulse is just to go up to him and Linda and tell them how crappy they are. Before I do this though: What advice can you give me? Many thanks and kisses to you.
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