what are good markets right now for new actors starting out? female, 22, currently in south florida area... is ATL doing much these days? where is production more freq w covid? NYC? LA? CHI? looking to relocate anywhere but dont wanna waste $ bc im living at home still
I'm looking into getting a Masterclass subscription and will of course take the acting classes. I then had the idea of doing a directors class like Scorsese. Would that be a good idea for an aspiring actor to learn more of the directors point of view and understand them a lot more? Or would I just be wasting my time? Let me know!
Hi. I am wondering if anyone had experience with 321 acting studios? They have an overall good rating and it seems like they get good results for young actors but idk I haven’t seen any blogs or reddit posts about them. Additionally, does anyone know any good online acting lessons? I have masterclass and am taking those but I want to do some deeper work with a class. Thanks.
Hey guys, I was wondering if there were any actors on here that were under 20 and wanted feedback for their acting by a small group? It would basically be getting in a discord call once a week and we all do a 2 minute monologue and receive comments and ways to improve by peers. I want to do this for the many people who want to take acting classes but don't have the funds to do so. Reply that you're interested in the comments and I'll send you all an invite link tomorrow!
Hi all, first time poster here! I have a question about about the acting markets in ABQ vs ATL. I currently live in Georgia about 2 hours from ATL and was planning to move in several months but now that I have started looking for places to live in and around the city, I am realizing how much I dislike it. No offense to anyone who loves Atlanta, it's a cool place, just not for me. Anyway, it got me thinking of alternatives and I have heard that New Mexico is a good place to be right now (and having spent plenty of time in the state, I know I would love it). I have seen several posts on reddit and articles on Backstage etc. that make the ATL and ABQ markets sound comparable, so what I am wondering is, is that true? I periodically check the Rockies regional postings on Actors Access and it seems like there is way less stuff going on in NM right now, but maybe I am looking in the wrong place? Any and all advice would be so appreciated! I don't hate Atlanta so much that I wouldn't live there, but if there is a viable alternative in the Land of Enchantment then I would like to at least consider it! Thank you so much for your help! A little background on me: 30 yo female (I look significantly younger if that is relevant) who started taking classes 4 months ago. Been sending in a lot of self tapes but so far only booked a handful of student films. No agent yet.
Ok, i will cut straight to the point. I am an Indian residing in Bangalore and during this lockdown i have developed an interest in acting. I think i have some skills to be an actor as i keep mimicking and imitating characters from my favourite movies. I have also played the role of the main character in some of my school plays, and have received positive feedback for the same. I joined this Sub about a month ago and from a few posts, learnt that i need to start giving auditions to kick off my acting career. The thing is, i dunno where to find auditions around me. If there are any Indians in this sub, i would really like some help from you. Secondly, i find that while rehearsing for a play, during serious scenes i tend to smile conspicuously, and this ruins the emotion at the moment. I can't seem to fix this and during the final play, i barely stop myself from smiling and ruining the play. So yeah, i would really love some pointers on how to fix this and also some general tips on portraying my emotions better. Thank you in advance
After almost 4 years working as an actor in South Florida, I finally got an agent in Los Angeles. I can't wait to see what new opportunities lie ahead. So if there are any new auditions in Los Angeles, please contact my agent Laura Lichen [https://lauralichenmanagement.com/](https://lauralichenmanagement.com/) |||| |:-|:-|:-| |||| ​ https://preview.redd.it/kx6ummmtqt261.jpg?width=1565&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66981b98d775cab26e3113eff26f5f040c607b3b
I’ve seen many actors like Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Jodie comer, Anya Taylor, etc. who repeatedly keep saying they never had any formal training and actor on their instincts? What does that even mean? Are they just talented enough to be natural actors or they learn acting on the job? What is their process how do they get their emotions out? How do they figure out the character?
I've been considering it and I'm willing to put in countless hours into mending my craft! I'd appreciate it if you'd give me a rough explanation on how hard or simple it is, before I do something irrational!! I'm 18 and looking to this as a job
I want to be an actor. I really do. The craft of acting fascinates me so much. Watching good acting makes me tear up. Doesn't matter if it's grief the actor is showing, or joy. I love it all. What I want to talk about here is my problems with facing a camera. I have as they call it, camera shyness. Mainly because I'm not really photogenic. That has affected me a lot. And now I get scared of being infront of the camera. How do I remove this fear and start expressing my self better? I am very much a beginner. I've never acted infront of anyone. I've kept it to myself. But I want to open up. Help out.
By “successful actors” I mean actors making their livings from acting, and well-knowns.
Hello Actors,With the help of Nick Assunto, I am putting together a cast for a Zoom play reading of my screenplay, "The Bottom Line," to take place on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at around 6:00 pm. This is a full-length feature film that the cast will be reading. I am looking for two male actors - one is the leading man, late 30's, who is ATN's News Anchor - a Peter Jennings type. The other is a fifty's something, old-school journalist who is managing editor of ATN News in 1988, responsible for putting together the news team that is #1 in the ratings. If you are interested, please respond to this post and I will check out your profile.There is no remuneration for this gig, but it is fun to get together with other actors and there will be an audience of Stage 32 members listening in and giving comments following the reading. I'm excited to be given this opportunity as it will be the first time I hear my characters actually speaking the dialogue I gave them.
Hey All! Myself and some actor friends are all in SAG, and we came up with an idea for a short film and are eager to shoot it. Is it worth it/necessary to go through all of the SAG paperwork? My friends are all on board with just hiring a crew and shooting it non-union style, but since I'm a newer SAG member and haven't done something like this before I wanted to be sure it was safe to do so.
I have put in over 100 emails for it to register but every single time it says that the email is invalid, how do I fix this?
1. was my first hold for series regular so i guess that's something but yes i am disappointed but i am also happy cd knows my work now and trusts me and they know my name for next time(s) - hopefully. my last role was a guest star on another show. but man sucks to go into holidays knowing that i didn't get it! 2. now i am one of the finalists for a project with a movie star known for his temper/dick-ish behavior (lol no it's not james franco but in that range) and i am TERRIFIED bc i respect this person's work a LOT but if I book it i am gonna be a nervous wreck! This star will also be directing it (so obviously he has already seen my tape) and again i respect his work so i am like uhh
This is a question I’m sure many other actors have, especially during COVID. How can someone best practice acting on their own? I’m not really looking for small little exercises to do each day, though those would be helpful too. Mainly, I’m looking for a loose blueprint to follow where you can stick with a daily plan that allows you practice acting alone. This isn’t an easy question I know, so for any experienced actors on here, your feedback/suggestions/personal experiences would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you, readers, for taking the time to read this post- My name is Delta Hawkins, I am the co-owner of Frictionite Studios and creator of an upcoming episodic RPG game titled "Lupus Ex Machina". Lupus Ex Machina is 4 parts long, one part being a free to play prologue that's set to launch some time next year, while the other 3 parts will be purchased separately as they are completed and released for PC on Steam. With that said, while the engine for Lupus Ex Machina is complete, as well as maps and even cutscenes; the only real thing that was planned since the beginning is voice acting for each of the characters. The prologue features 3 main characters, a small supporting cast, and a few NPCs here and there that only require actors because they're in the background during a fully animated cutscene. \[Protagonists\] Tyler Jack Norman - (LAST CALL) - 16 years old, Male, Spaniard/Scottish-American, Hacker-for-hire, Wily and crazy, but also presently fatigued and done with life. Personality Reference: SuperButterBuns (Youtuber) Nathaniel Concerto Thompson - (LAST CALL) - 15 years old, Male, European-American, Former theater kid, son of a rich televangelist, sassy in nature, but also lacking in empathy at times. Tyler's best friend. Personality Reference: Matthew MacDell (Big Mouth) Damien Dao Mai - (OPEN) - 17 years old, Chinese/Italian-American, Son to a notorious mafia don, cold and quiet in nature, often acting in a cruel and apathetic way towards his enemies, but has a soft side for the few people he does care about. Adoptive cousin to Nate, Frenemies with Tyler. (Not supposed to make an appearance till after the Prologue, so casting for this character can wait.) Personality Reference: Silver (Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal) Thor - (LAST CALL) - Tyler's Childhood Dog, Unshakably virtuous, Constantly hungry, and uses a technologically augmented piece of headgear to speak with other characters; to which has a male pre-teen like voice with a childlike, innocent tone. Thor's voice does have a mechanical and almost metallic filter to further relay that his voice is coming from Thor's headgear and not from Thor himself. This filter will be applied in editing, and should not be submitted pre-rendered with audition audio. Personality Reference: Guilmon (Digimon Tamers) \[Supporting Cast / NPCs (Prologue)\] Saoirse Norman - (TAKEN) - 39 years old, Female, Ex-Military, Has a minor scottish accent, flips between a motherly and sweet disposition and a gruff drill-sergeant like barking tone. Oh yeah, and her name is pronounced Seer-Shuh. Christian Rallentando Thompson - (LAST CALL) - 37 years old, Male, Popular televangelist and owner of a small franchise of music stores, actually a little submissive in a social setting but greatly protective of his son Nate, has an irrational prejudice against cyborgs. Icarus - (TAKEN) - Unknown age, Male, Gruff, commanding adult voice, serves as Commander of the Androsuitor Armada. Appears in 1 scene in the prologue, and doesn't about halfway through the game. Background roles - Police officers 1-5 (OPEN), Pizza Parlor Clerk (OPEN), Female News Anchor (LAST CALL), Chief of Police (OPEN), Reporter in crowd (OPEN) \[Budgeting and Payment\] Currently, there is no budget for this project. Not even a Kickstarter. However, for the longer term roles, since the later episodes of Lupus Ex Machina are paid products- Profits made from each quarter can be divided and distributed based on the workload of each person involved. This means that background roles usually receive smaller cuts each quarter whereas recurring roles and plot heavy roles receive larger payments from each quarter as they do more for the project itself. As far as making money off of being a voice actor for Lupus Ex Machina, treat this as a volunteer-only gig for now. If not for the project, do it for your demo reels so you can land better gigs with upfront budgets, but the choice is entirely yours. I figured it'd be better to be honest than to sugarcoat this casting call and end up sounding pretentious and having unpaid actors on my hands. \[Contact Information and Auditioning\] For auditions, please send either your demo reel or a pre-recorded audition of a few lines from the script provided below (recommended and preferred) for the character of your choice, as well as any questions or concerns to my email: [Deltahawkins8465@gmail.com](mailto:Deltahawkins8465@gmail.com) \[Script for Lupus Ex Machina's prologue\] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HEUOv7wn\_H9Hz6wdTP1h8Rtff-vy8sp0/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HEUOv7wn_H9Hz6wdTP1h8Rtff-vy8sp0/view?usp=sharing) \[Additional Notes as of 12/1/2020 at 1:04PM\] \-Tyler doesn't have an accent, he's american born and raised. \-Nate has a sassy/sarcastic tone, his \*mother\* has the european accent. \-Any effects or filters are added to the recordings by me, so don't worry about those. \-Tyler, Nate, and Damien are \*teenagers\*; adult voices won't fit with them. \-PLEASE BE ABLE TO YELL OR BE LOUD \-Good audio quality with minimal to no background noise is highly preferred. \-The script seems to have an editing mix-up on one of Tyler's lines. Feel free to ad-lib it or simply contact me via my email about how the line is supposed to read. \-DON'T ONLY READ YOUR CHARACTER'S LINES, read through the whole script to get a better understanding of how to voice these character. \-The 'Personality References' listed under each main protagonist is meant for their personality and inflection only, not their voices.
My new podio (podcast/video) for actors called "Casting Actors Cast" [https://youtu.be/XrcbH7HMqjY](https://youtu.be/XrcbH7HMqjY) Would love to know if you like it!
Hey everyone! I have something I need help with. Bit of background on me, Im an amateur voice actor. I started a couple months ago with no prior experience in acting at all. As time went on I improved and became fairly decent for an amateur. A local agent has displayed interest for me and wants to have an interview. Since Ive never done this before and dont really know what to expect, what advice can you all offer me? Like what should I say or not say, what to wear (its online), etc. Thanks :)
Hi everyone, hope you're having a good day:3 I was planning to post a series of mine on r/nosleep and I wanted to add an audio recording in the last part BUT , here's the catch, I personally am the worst poss candidate for voice acting something. My first thought was to ask a friend but none of them fit the role. My second thought was to ask here (and paying ofc) for someone to do it. The problem is: I'm not sure on how to correctly give the credits to the one I will pay to do the recording. You see, one of the rules of r/nosleep is to treat every story like it was real and adding the credit for the voice actor would kinda ruin the immersion but I would absolutely be against not crediting the actor for their work. Any ideas?:/
Hey y'all! I'm a ghost writer and a stand-up comedian (5 years), in these times I've lost the ability to work material out on stage. Which has lead me to write a comedy podcast. SO I NEED VOICE ACTORS! I have commercials about tactical dildos and guard cats. Or fake news like: Jesus and Satan are the leaders of: the Gay New World. If you want to read a script lmk, if you vibe well with a script- (I can write for a lot of characters) I can pay up to $75 a month for 30sec to 5min of voice work. I'm new to this so I apologize if the offer is insulting. I just want to support and grow with fellow artists. Hope to hear from you soon!
My studio is working on a game project that will have extensive voiceover work. We are in the early stages of planning our approach to the voiceover, and one thing that has come up is if we should do ensemble or individual recording. Our cast is mainly 2 characters, so ensemble would be feasible from a logistics perspective. I also feel like it would be reasonable to assume we'd get better and more natural performances with the actors being able to play off each other in ensemble. However, I also suspect that ensemble is going to be pushing it in terms of budget. At best, it won't leave any breathing room, which could make things difficult for an indie project. Are these assumptions accurate? If so, is ensemble that much better that it is worth nearly doubling the budget for (though, maybe I'm overlooking something in my estimates)? Anyone have any thoughts or experience on this front?
Whatever your experience is or lack there of please reach out, it's a horror film we're looking to shoot in APRIL 2021
i REALLY want to be in indie/big screen films.. im female, 22, no experience or "connections" and scared that starting now is too late? am i being a quiter without even trying? its scary and i guess growth comes from taking the first step, but with covid and less production, is it realistic to have a goal of getting to the big name production companies? i'm no bombshell either (even tho thats not the only roles for woman these days but..) what is the most common type cast????? this isnt me being vain and seeking fame at all, and i am prepared for the process, but times are tough rn in the field and i dont know about starting out late as female in an industry that desires young n beautiful..... plus, all training is online... who wants an actor with only online training????? help!!!!! i know "do it for the love of it" but i dont know how to stand out rn with everything going on... do you think there will be a new rising star post 2021 ??? cant even go to a stand up mic or in person class or meet a director at a party! where do i start !!!
Aloha guys. This post is pretty random and filled with a few questions lol I’m thinking of taking the next step on my journey to becoming an actor and applying to some agencies(in Toronto) but Im a little nervous. I have some experience(2 students films, 2 music videos and a year and a half of acting classes) but my resume looks a little bland. *Side Note*- Can music videos go on my resume even though I didn’t have any lines and if so, what header would I put it under? Do you guys have any recommendations of agencies I should apply to in Toronto? I heard Amanda Rosenthal is good but I’m not sure if I should apply to her cause I don’t have that much experience.Also do you think it’s a good time to apply to agencies(November-December) or should I wait a little bit longer? Lastly, I kind of have a draft of what my submission would look like but I’m afraid that it’s too long/wordy. I also don’t have a demo reel(working on it) but I do have some footage from class. Would that be okay to send in?
i'm doing my first audition/self tape through actors access and was wondering what "Name_S1T1" means? i've tried thinking of all the possible things it means but cant. here's an example of what they're asking for "slate name_s1t1 name_s1t2 name_s2t1 scene"
I know it varies now with covid etc but generally how many auditions does the average actor get?
Don't get me wrong-- I think Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver are GREAT actors with a range but they do not fit how I would have pictured their characters. I think Adam is good at dramatic roles, but I think he fits the character such as in Marriage Story wayyy better than the "evil/secretly love interest" in Star Wars. I guess Disney had a very different taste of star wars cast than the original casting? ​ What are everyone's thoughts? I also should add I am shocked that Daisy has not seem to landed any other roles but Adam has and they are both I think pretty talented but people say Daisy's acting is very bland?
Hello, I'm looking for a female voice actor to audition for the role of a 911 operator. There are a total of 16 lines (119 words). The successful candidate will be paid $100.00 USD. You should have a home studio or access to a studio. I would like to hear a demo of at least 3 or 4 lines. Closing date for this project is Friday December 4th. If you are interested please send me a PM and I will send you the script. ​ Thanks! ​ **Edit:** **I sent an email/PM to everyone interested.** **Edit 2:** A few people commented that they were not able to contact me. I apologize, Im not sure why. Im my settings both "Who can send you chat requests" and "Who can send you private messages" are set to: "EVERYONE". I will watch this thread, post a comment if you can't reach me. ​
Hi ya'll, hope everyone is doing well. Quick question. So I'm brand new to all this and am just getting started. I've built a sound booth, have my mic and audio interface, etc. I was listening to a pro voice actor/ coach recommend to find commercials on YouTube or the net, transcribe them, and record your version for your demo. I like the idea of this, but it seems like it would infringe on their copyright or intellectual property. Is this allowed? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Hope everyone had a great turkey day if you celebrate it!
Hi, im an engineering student close to get my bachelor and ready to my master degree in robotics. When i was a kid i always dreamed about create a robot like terminator and such but back then it would be just a dream. Today we have a lot of robots and boston dynamics really doing what, me as a child, dreamed a lot. Working for boston dynamics would be awesome. How can i do that? Simple, get a engineering degree, or computer, get experience in the common field and send some CV and hope for the best! Easy right? But what about the acting part? When i was a kid i acted quite a lot with other kids. Some days we are fighting dragons, the other days we try to not fall down into the lava and the other day we are knight. We all acted when we were childs and i find this world quite fascinating except for the nude part where i feel really embarassed. But if i wanna persuade this job, how can i reach that? For the engineering part, i have a clean idea to how reach everyjob, at least, how i can try to reach that job but for the acting part i have no idea, like i don't know where to start. I live in Italy, but im really interested about UK and USA movies. I know people from my city that are actors, but because they are italians, and for other reason, they only work into the italian films. But if me, from Italy, wanna try to enter in the UK/USA films, do you have any ideas where to start? Like, enter in a school of acting in London or maybe, in London there are open casting for films?
For the first audition they gave us a list of monologues we had to do, so it was easy just to pick the two I liked the most. However, for call backs they require us to pick one for ourselves that connects to our actors stream or something. What type of monologue works best in these auditions? A super deep dramatic one? Or something else?
When I was younger and starting out my acting coach tried to recruit me into Arbonne, which looking back, was a massive abuse of power. A girl I took classes with is now shilling Kangen water, which is an MLM that's literally selling a thousand dollar water machine that makes "alkaline" water. I know we're all aware of agency scams more or less, but I'm surprised that this industry doesn't do more to protect actors from multi-level-marketing/pyramid schemes. They're so alluring because they have a facade of being an easy work-from-home side hustle and us actors just want a side hustle that'll let us go on auditions and work gigs.
hello, i doubt anyone will actually read this but i can try I guess it will serve me to vent anyways. I’m a ten age girl and I’ve been interested in acting for a few years (which makes me doubt a lot because almost everyone in this career had been interested in ir since they were really young, so maybe what I feel it’s not really passion and I’m just a liar) and I have always been shy and introverted as hell. that makes it so hard to go after a career or just simply attending this course. I’ve been in a pair of courses before, the first one was so lovely. I loved each second of it. I had so much fun filming it and I got to play the main character. It helped a lot too that I felt pretty confident because I liked the people in there and I got to be friends with them. so I think I felt free to play my character without the fear of being judged and I just loved playing my character. of course the feeling that I may be acting wrong or cringy ruined a bit the time but overall I loved it. the second one wasn’t so much as pleasing though. everyone in there already knew each other and I just was there. being the new one and alone. my focus went over not being embarrassed rather than doing good my part. now with this pandemic I’m taking a course through zoom but it’s just so difficult. I don’t know anyone, I can barely talk in there without forgetting how to speak or without my hands shaking for the solid 3 minutes after. we’re making this play and I got a character that gets me completely out of my comfort zone because she does everything I wouldn’t do in public in fear of being embarrassed. my focus is always in not do anything ridicule rather than doing my part and that frustrates me so much but it’s just that the danger when everyone focuses on me feels so real and I don’t know. I have to practice this choreographies for the play but I just can’t bring myself to do it no matter how hard I try. because maybe I think what’s the point of practicing them if you’re going to forget them at the last minute because of the fear of doing them wrong? or I just think sarcastically “yes sure practice them like you’re going to get anywhere pursuing this” or shit like that. I don’t know. I don’t got the energy and I end up doing nothing and feeling guilty. when I see a De Niro kind of actor instead of inspiring me it just demotivates me because I think that they have this special talent that I don’t have. that I could have never sort out the character they are playing the way they do and that I have to compete against that kind of people that are just so talented and that. and when a teacher or my parents comes at me and tells me that I’m good I just think “oh shit I actually tricked them into thinking I’m good” should I drop this? should I just not mess with my anxiety or whatever anymore?
Hi! I'm studying acting in university, and I'm working on a research paper. [Here is the link](https://forms.gle/vhSh8Sa46zAJ425w7) to my survey. It's about the business of acting, and I'm specifically looking for the perspectives of voice actors. Please take a few minutes to fill it out! Thanks! EDIT: There were some technical issues with the survey that have now been resolved.
Hey guys, I'm wondering how long a tv series production usually takes to get back to actors? I recently did a callback AND had a zoom call with the showrunners/creator of the tv show before Thanksgiving. The show starts early december but I'm wondering how much time they're giving to the actors to prepare? I haven't booked it yet so I'm wondering if I don't if they'll even get back to me? Definitely the biggest job I've ever been offered so it's new territory compared to independent features. Thanks :)
Have any of you actually had to get a tattoo release form? I haven’t talked to my tattoo artist in like 6+ years and don’t think he’s even at that studio anymore. I got some big tattoos before I decided to be an actor. They’re all covered by clothes and so I always wonder what to put down when they have a box to select whether I have tattoos or not. Because yes technically I have them but I’m not going to be walking around topless so as far as they’re concerned would that mean I have no tattoos?
Hello, I'm an aspiring voice actor, and a position for a VA job came up in my area (primarily video games, trailers, etc.) that requires putting together a demo reel/portfolio. Any tips that anyone may have for putting one together? I know that people are looking for a showcase of my vocal skills, and I can't just do impressions of cartoon characters or something, but just wondering what I should do or say in the video. Any tips would be extremely appreciated!
Ask away.
I’ve got a bit of a cockney accent that I would love to neutralise, so I could sound more objectively well spoken. I think I developed the accent over the past 8 years or so. This may sound quite pretentious but I feel like there is a huge disconnect between my accent and who I am as a person, my upbringing, socio -economic background, qualifications, career, hobbies and character traits etc. I’m not from the part of England where this accent is usually found, none of my friendship group have this accent and I don’t watch any tv shows with actors with this accent. So I’m not too sure where I picked it up from. It’s a bit of strange phenomenon and I can’t quite put my finger on the inception of my accent. But I suspect its from 6th form, I used to be quite friendly with the “football lads” and many of them had this accent. Do you know of any tips or tricks I could do ? Or even just any useful information. Thanks guys !
Hey everyone. I've just finished a 3-year course in acting for cinema in Paris, France and I'm actively looking for gigs and a talent agency there. Luckily I'm gonna be featured in a TV program in access prime time on national TV for 9 consecutive days in december and january. Only thing is... it's not a TV series but actually a trivia game show where I became the "champion" and managed to hang on for a while. Every day, the host (an actor himself) introduces me as an actor and both my opponent and myself play in a team with two guests (mostly screen and stage actors as well). Do you think I should keep a low profile (considering it's not an acting performance but rather entertainment where anyone can apply) or should I contact a few agent assistants with the usual resume and reels + let them know I'm currently on TV, to try and spike their curiosity or something ? Maybe the agents that already work with the guests on the show as an introduction ? I'll make sure that whoever wants to be in contact with me can easily find me on social media with just my first name and the name of the show but should I actively reach out to agencies and casting directors (this is french public TV, they produce a lot of original fictions) ? What would you do ? Thanks.
Hi everyone, I would love to be an actress and just trird to do a monologue from "The notebook" However it's in french so if anyone speak french here and is willing to give their opinion, i would be really happy. It's far from perfect and the video quality is mediocre but I really tried. Please tell me if you think i have potential (and for non French speakers maybe you could listen to see my tone, expressions and emotions. Anyway thank you to anyone willing to do that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlmwS9ij4CI&t=27s
Obviously at the moment, before we have a vaccine, UK theatres are basically out of action and production levels are lower than usual - but I’m interested to see how people predict things will be post-covid, also considering Brexit.
I'm a voice actor primarily, but I've also noticed this whenever I do any form of performance; the mood I'm in plays a gigantic role in the quality of my performance. For example, last week I landed a couple of VO jobs within a day of one another which put me in a pretty good mood. For the next couple of days, I wasn't stressing over my reads and my shortlist numbers went through the roof. It was like 3 out of 5 jobs I auditioned for I was getting shortlisted. Then I was informed that a job that was sounding very promising was getting given to someone else, which sent me into a slump. The life in my reads died and I haven't been shortlisted for a few days. It's not like I'm not a capable voice talent. I've consistently got good feedback from a number of very big names within the industry as well as all the clients I've worked with; my reads just fluctuate so much with my mood. I love acting and I'm well aware that anyone who is successful in it doesn't let their thoughts get to them. I've heard various things like "Auditioning is the job, landing the gig is payday", but none of those have sparked a major mental shift in how I feel about rejection. I know I'm capable of getting over the habit of letting these things affect me; I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice as to how I can go about reaching that state? Thanks in advance!
From my research I’ve noticed that a lot of the big leading agencies in the UK have undergone significant change this year. I assume it’s no coincidence that it’s also the year of covid, which has obviously massively affected production levels and theatre. Some changes I’ve observed: - The former managing directors of Troika appear to have left agenting and the company is now undergoing rebranding. One of the leading agents there has moved to United Agents with their list of actors - The leading agent of Shepherd management has moved to Artists Partnership with her list - Curtis Brown Group have acquired Markham Froggatt and Irwin - A few agents at Waring & McKenna have left to start their own company bringing their clients with them - Hamilton Hodell have restructured - Probably more examples that I don’t know about I wonder if this could be because the industry quietness has given agents/agencies more time to reconsider things they normally wouldn’t have the time to think about (E.g. whether or not individual agents with their own lists within a bigger agency want to continue working in their particular agency / whether or not the agency as a whole wants to continue in the same way they have been going / etc.)? Or could it be that maybe a deeper economic problem caused by covid that has dismantled things and has forced this change to happen? But then surely these bigger agencies with loads of high earning actors wouldn’t be so badly financially affected? Even without high production levels I would imagine there would still be lots of money coming in through royalties/franchise stuff/voiceovers etc. But then what do I know? Or perhaps the problems in the production industry has created personal/professional conflict or tension between individual agents at larger agencies which has encouraged people to leave etc? Obviously this is more of an agent issue than an actor one but thought it was worth posting here in case people have insight. There’s evidently A LOT of change happening with agents so I would imagine that this would be of interest to actors.
Hey guys - getting my ducks in a row for an 18+ video game and am in need voice actors. Right now, we're looking for just female actors to record tracks for the promo. The point is to have one dedicated voice actor per each character - so everything from normal conversation to sex moans and sexual noises. This is a passion project, but definitely paying for high quality voice acting. This means you must have a way to record your dialogue. I normally use Voices(dot)com, but I don't think they allow sexual content. Or if they do, they don't state that. If you're a voice actor and willing, feel free to reach out to me. Or if you know of a site that allows sexual material for voice actors, I'd like to know. One last thing: getting my ducks in a row means I'm not going to throw money at this until Q1 of 2021, so I won't have lines for you to record until then. I'm looking for quotes and measuring interest at this stage. Thanks!
Hello, I'm an aspiring voice actor, and a position for a VA job came up in my area (primarily video games, trailers, etc.) that requires putting together a demo reel/portfolio. Any tips that anyone may have for putting one together? I know that people are looking for a showcase of my vocal skills, but I'm assuming I can't just do impressions of cartoon characters or something. Any tips would be extremely appreciated!
I currently live in NYC and I heard NYC is great for commercials and dubbing but I want to do animation, such as cartoons. Would it be better to live in LA to do that?
I am looking for playwrights that want their work to be presented through our theater group. Of course we are a low-budget group but maybe we can work something out.
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