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.
I have a zoom with a management company in another country. they rep a lot of international actors, LA based actors, and actors in their own country where they are based. some actors they represent have only the management firm as their sole representation, some have other agents based in that particular country, and some talent also have agents AND management based in LA, in addition to this management company. all of their actors have recent 2020 credits, many are series regular. my questions are: -what should I be prepared for question wise that I might not have been prepared for with my meetings thus far with USA based reps? -can you have multiple managers in different countries? as far as I can tell, my current manager acts more like an agent, based on the market I'm in allowing them to do so. I just want to learn what the deal is here because I've heard conflicting info in the past and I want to be prepared and come off like I know what I'm talking about lol
Hello! So I have been looking into ways to market myself and stay visible as an actor and once I have my brand down, I have been playing with the idea of starting a newsletter. My career coach says that it is a good idea (even though the idea terrifies me) but basically, once a month/month and a half, I'll send an (on brand) letter about my recent bookings/life events to my contact list in a quick email. Of course I would stress connection and wanting to know what's happening in their lives over bragging about mine. Has anyone heard of this or done it themselves before? Or does the idea seem crazy? I'd love some insight!
I don’t get it. Wouldn’t casting directors be turned off by you having representation since your agent should be getting you the work? I see this often. Can someone explain? Or do agents put their clients on Backstage?
I got a smaller part in a major ad and had to react to my neighbor. Just felt a bit off and slightly nervous during my takes, as the director had me do maybe 10 different takes and scenarios. They mostly needed a close up of my face reacting to my neighbor. But for some reason i got slightly nervous/intimidated around the crew and other actors as i wanted to perform ‘perfectly’. The director affirmed that i did a good job (as did the main actor) and we moved on but i still felt inside i didn’t do so well. Maybe just cuz it’s been years since i was in this world of filming, which i did a fair amount of years ago. Anyway, just ranting here my inner nonsense lol
I’ve been freelancing for a month with this agency in NYC. Idk if it’s because I’m college-aged and a POC, but I’ve only gotten one audition. I’d like to get more auditions and (hopefully) book real work. That’s why I’d like to submit to other agencies. But should I tell these agencies, in my short bio within the submission email, that I’m repped as a freelancing actor by another well-respected agent?
Hello fellow actors! Lately I’ve been feeling ready to submit for an agent, but since I live in a smaller market (Philly) with about only 5-6 accredited agencies, I don’t want to ruin my chances. Is this a good time of year to submit? Could you share your journey to getting an agent with me? Some backstory: -I have a minor in theatre performance, and have taken/continue to take many different types of acting classes since graduating -I’ve been in 6 plays/musicals (all community theatre) with some lead parts -I’ve been focusing on film for the last year and a half and have about 5 non-union credits in film/new media, an industrial, and 1 commercial gig under my belt -From all of this I’ve been able to put together a decent reel and a resume. Is this enough to submit to an agent or should I strive for more roles before submitting? I would appreciate some perspective :) thanks!
For a master class on musical interpretation I would like to make an analogy to acting. I need good examples of a bombshell beautiful actress or a "to die for a handsome" actor who are "one-trick dogs"... that is, they only look good but don't have the acting chops to be considered stars and have to be "hyped and heaved" into that status. ​ Background: In the classical music world, young players are falling more and more to the temptation of simply creating a big hypnotically beautiful sound but not doing anything artistic with it which could be considered "compelling musicality". I would like to encourage them to develop some depth of character in their playing by drawing a parallel to actors and actresses who are just "pretty" or "hunky" and need to develop more "substance" if they want to rise above their current level of mediocrity. Any candidates? The first ideas I have come up with are "Kiera Knightly" and "Elvis Presley", but I am hoping you can help me find better examples and hopefully with a short clip of their less than stellar performances. The antithesis of these would be the timeless stars with beauty/handsomeness and depth and versatility like "Lauren Bacall" and "Gregory Peck". ​ Thanks in advance for any ideas.
When I was younger I dreamed of being an actor and was passionate about drama classes at school, but taking this further was heavily discouraged by my parents. I can understand why, as they both come from humble backgrounds and just want their children to be financially secure, but I can still remember how harsh they were about my dreams, and it still hurts. Because of this, I took the academic path they wanted for me and buried any plans of going to drama school or pursuing acting. I went to a good university, did a postgrad, and have worked what my family would call 'real' jobs for the past six years. But the itch to go to drama school has never gone away. I’ve been involved in community theatre for a while, and this has always made me so happy. In the UK it’s very hard to break into the acting industry without going to drama school (it's possible, but difficult). I know that drama school is very competitive, but I wanted to audition one day and see what happened. You never know until you try after all. As with everything I do, I was realistic. If I auditioned and was unsuccessful, at least I would have confirmation and would be content knowing that I had tried. I also have a career to fall back on if things didn't work out. Earlier this year, I finally decided that I was going to stop dreaming and give it a shot. Unfortunately, after researching my financial options, I realised that going to drama school was out of reach. I'm not eligible for another student loan\*, and the government-funded Career Development loan was scrapped last year (I have friends who were able to retrain as actors or musicians thanks to this loan, so it's a bit crap that it's been stopped). A bank loan is far too risky, scholarships and bursaries are very scant (I have researched these in depth), and it would be impossible to save up enough to pay for the tuition fees and living expenses for a one year course (around £20,000-25,000 or more). Financial help from my family is not possible, and I certainly *don't* want to crowdfund, especially now that so many people are having financial trouble. I’ve tried to take some positive steps towards my dream away from the drama school path. I’ve had some headshots taken (socially distanced ofc), continued with community theatre (over zoom), I'm taking a part-time acting class (also over zoom), and have signed up to extras agencies and various casting sites (like Backstage). I can't help but feel it's a catch 22 though. You can’t get cast without an agent, but you can’t get an agent without acting credits/drama school. I’m trying to stay positive and find another way to chase my dream and explore other avenues, but I can’t help but feel upset and disappointed at the same time. Has anyone else been in a similar situation? If so, how did you move past the upset and disappointment? Is there anyone here who has broken into the industry without going to drama school that has some advice? \*For context, in the UK we have government loan scheme for all universities. You don’t start paying the loan back until you earn a certain amount, and then it’s automatically taken from your salary like a tax.
I wanna get in touch, get experience in the fields, and i wanna ask you guys, other than backstage, is there any other websites, or something where students, amateurs, or indie (not big indie i mean.. lmao) are looking for actors? But for actors i also mean, amateurs actors
Thank you to anyone that took their time to answer my questions How did you start your demo reel for stunts? Was it through booking an unpaid gig, collaborations or you just went straight to landing a role? Are there any good websites or forums where you can network with other stunt actors to collaborate with other than this sub? If you’re in SAG do you need an agent to get booked for stunt roles or is networking the best way to land a job? Any other tips too would be great c:
Hi! I'm a 13 yr old who is becoming a voice actor! I'm in training right now! Can anyone give me some some advise? Its greatly appreciated! ​ I am so excised that I'm joining the voice acting community!
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If an actor is brand new in the industry and has zero connections, how do they find not just screenings and festivals but also the parties? A lot of actors have met acting managers, agents and directors at parties, so I guess that’s where the opportunities could be at. Are there any parties that happen often in LA and even a nobody a could attend?
Hi all. I’ve got no professional experience, only taking classes for now until I feel ready to start auditioning. I am very passionate about all forms of acting, but I have a special place in my heart for film. I plan to start with local theatre, because there are six great ones within an hour of me. Later on, I want to join actors access and imdbpro. But I don’t know when I should. Is there a general criteria, like a certain amount of productions you should have under your belt, should you have an agent, etc?
Do you know any subreddit, facebook group or other social networks, or maybe tiktok tag where amaterus actors, show off their acting skill with some monologue or something?
Hi, I’m a little 20 year old with average social skills, average acting skills, average talking skills, somewhat ok confidence. Honestly I would love to become an actor. So, Could a thing like masterclass be worth investing my money in and would it make my acting skills improve? How could one improve on all things needed to be a good actor and be able to have the confidence to act in the spot light?
I have a friend who’s already decently established and I saw her actors access page and she has multiple headshots and slateshots. I know it’s good for versatility reasons, but I also know some people with only a few. Currently I’m paying for plus but only have the two free and one free slateshot. The second free one is just a different angle of the 1st but I plan on replacing it. I guess what I’m asking is should I have a main headshot for general stuff and how many others for options of looks and feels?
I'm currently reading a book about the business of acting and came across some advice on resumes I'm not so sure about. The author mentioned including "sample work stills" on your resume. These are small photos of you acting as different types of characters in different productions, to be placed on the right-hand margin. Their logic is it'll convey to casting directors that you're a working actor (won't your credits already do that?) and you're versatile and have range. I've never had this recommended before and never seen it, personally. I hate cluttered-looking resumes and I don't feel added photos will give it that clean, simple look I like. What do you guys think? Have you come across this sort of thing before, and do you think this'll put you in better light in the eyes of a casting director?
I've been training for stunts for about half of the year so I have no real experience of doing stunts on set yet but I'd like to connect with other aspiring and/or already experienced stunt actors within the LA area to possibly train with (safely of course) and network :)
Pretty obvious you’d think... There’s a female in my local market that is becoming very well known for all the wrong reasons. Her posting history on Facebook to all the local market acting pages or filmmaking pages is a wreck. It’s a mix of several things but mostly either, “how dare anyone ask people to work for free in this group!” Followed up a few weeks later with, “Hey guys! I have a passion project I’d like to get off the ground! If you’re available for volunteer work hit me up! I need you for 7 hours on Wednesday through Friday!”. If it’s not one of those posts it’s drama posts about lawsuits she has going on or wants because someone “stole” her idea, or how she needs someone to help her sue someone else. She’s also an actress, producer, director, writer, singer, songwriter, script supervisor, assistant Editor, editor, colorist. ...I’m not joking. That’s on her Facebook in her about me. So far though she has 2 IMDb credits and she’s constantly asking for help with any of these roles as she fails to do any of it herself. This post isn’t trying to knock her. It’s just a hopeful tip to everyone to not make your life complicated online like that, because people start to look a different way. This person posted again today a long 6 paragraph post about someone going behind her back for her script and only putting her name on it. As it turns out, I’m a friend of the director and writer she’s working with. We don’t know exactly who she’s talking about, but after messaging my friend (the director/writer) she doesn’t want anything to do with her in fear that she will be the next on the list. Don’t do this to yourself.
ALRIGHT this is quite the read, but here's my predicament everyone (and I sincerely thank you in advance for any input/advice you provide). I'm an aspiring actor (african american male, 23) looking for a specific role to audition for and I have reason to believe they are either casting now or VERY VERY SOON. I unfortunately have no representation, experience, trainings, or anything to put on an acting resume (but I'm passionately working on it in all areas). And of course I have been searching very hard for talent agencies, but the pandemic has made things seamingly impossible. So, I've been communicating with my theatre professor who I met once last year and he was very passionate on giving me general acting advice. Fast forward now and I have dipped my feet in acting opportunities on my campus but I want to get official representation for my dream role. That same theatre professor has worked on a short film in 2014 and I want to be connected with the director. This director happens to be represented by the Paradigm Talent Agency and then plan js to see if I could get a referral by this director or his talent agent to Paradigm. How should I approach this, despite the theatre professor not knowing me too well and me REALLY wanting to see if the director could hook me up with a referral of some sorts. Again, I have no experience but as cocky and confident as I am, I believe I have enough natural talent to not only pull off impressing them with a demo reel but to land my dream role too (in Marvel Studios). As much you may think this is quite the pipedream, I know I have all the odds stacked against me to pursue this, but it's better than giving up and you never know. This is kinda tangential, but I've always had a knack for pranking classmates and teachers in Elementary school by my overreactions of pretending to get hurt or to cry on queue, with all of them saying how I should be an actor. Raw untapped potential that I wish I explored more when I was younger (now a college Senior doing Pre-Med), but here I am realizing this may very well be my calling. So please let me know how I should approach this and I would be indebted to you if you could please connect me with someone you know that has representation or to refer me to a talent agent or even an actor union ASAP (heard now is the best time since agents are less booked during the holidays). Thanks again!
Is it just me or did a lot of the successful well know actors not take much acting classes or major in drama or MT. Some people like Kevin hart, Tom cruise, Dwayne Johnson...etc
Hey actors! I am currently thinking of switching agents and was thinking of applying here along with others. I heard mixed reception. A friend of mine said the agents had a big attitude and kept telling him to lose weight and would get very critical. Another told me they were very aggressive but not in a healthy power dynamic. Anybody have experiences? I don’t care if they represent big name actors, I am concerned more so the type of relationship you had with them since I am leaving my current agent who is a big name but awful to deal with. She has a “you work for me, I don’t work for you attitude” and gets passive aggressive when I don’t book an audition lol
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