Hi guys! Last year I took the leap and started taking on camera acting classes, got some nice headshots, and made an actors access. As of now I don’t have a reel, would it be okay to upload self tapes instead onto AA instead? How has this worked out for everyone that started off with this?
I’m currently in pre-production for a low budget film, as director and producer. There’s a small philosophical difference for my film. Comedy. Other producers want to have a two mid-level TV talents (very likely not stars, but familiar to some) to have most or all of the starring roles (4) with fingers crossed. The roles in the budget are well below the typical daily amount for SAG actors for TV/film in fact. It’s not even half this amount. I’m more inclined to use local talent or undiscovered talent in the starring roles, but shoot for a few “as big as we can stars, like a film star/reality TV show/well-known social media influencer” in minor or cameo roles. Was explained that this would be more difficult. Even, I believe it could fetch a better deal with much bigger names, even small roles or mere cameos. I’d feel better with this approach, especially if a star has some interests.
Warning to all actors for the new year... another CD wasting actors' time and money. Jamie didn't even bother to review the scene before we met and charged incredible amounts of money for nothing. Please don't fall for it as I did.
Hello! I’m just got started with pursuing acting and over the weekend I was applying for roles I thought I was fit for on Actors Access. I know that a lot of people recommend looking through AA, Backstage, etc for beginner actors. A couple of minutes ago I got an Ecocast Audition for one of the roles on AA and I got super excited! The only thing I’m unsure about is if just casting directors can make an AA posting or if it can be anyone. Before I audition I wanted to ask for help to know that I’m not going into a scam or anything dangerous. I really value my safety so it would be great to get help/advice from experienced actors! Thank you for your help :)
We are working on a project that requires approximately 10000 short stories, and want to hire approximately 4 voice actors to each read a part of them. We looked at some of the hiring websites but they mostly do individual story tellings and the prices are a bit too much if we want to do 10000 of them. Is there a place (or maybe this subreddit) that we can test out and hire full time voice actors for for example a month or two? And also what is the usual rate for full time? Thanks for the help!
Hi everyone, So I've just graduated after studying acting for three years at a film school. 2023 is my first year out in the world as an actor, and I'm gonna be honest, I'm terrified. I don't have an agent yet or a clue about what I'm going to do this year and everyone is hounding me for answers. Whenever I sit back and think about it, it stresses me to the point of tears. I guess I just want some guidance or just to know I'm not the only person out there feeling this way.
I’ve seen some people mention they have an agent for background work but it usually seems they’re in Canada or out in California, or they have an agent that gets them work here in NY and out in LA Is this a common thing and do people in NYC have agents for background work? I’m a SAG member and can see the agent listing page but idk if they’re all for principal acting only. I’m just trying to get my usual consistency of 2 or 3 days of work a week back but at a union rate so I’m down for any advice
I have been told to project many times but I don’t know how. I need help before my first performance.
I was just wondering how do you all market yourself on your social media platforms?
Hi everyone and thanks in advance for your input. I'm an actor who is new to NYC (have worked a lot in film & tv in other markets and have done some theatre training in NYC before). How do you go about finding auditions for plays? I'm non-equity at the moment. I'm talking black box, off off broadway, small theatres, etc. Of course I'd audition for bigger theatres/shows too if that is an option for someone in my situation. Just wondering where you find these auditions and if there is a secret underground rabbit hole that I need a password to get in.
Hello! My name is Sarah. I am 16 years old. My ultimate dream is to become a voice actress, it's what I truly want to do in the future. I'm in plenty of projects (which I am SO grateful for btw!!), but none of them are professional, most are volunteer. I am ALWAYS trying to improve my work. I really desperately want to do this. I dream all the time about voice acting for cartoons, animes, and video games. Do you guys think I have a shot? How can I improve? How can I get into the professional field?? I also sometimes fear that I am inconsistent with my skill level. Help pls! I'm always worried I won't get there tbh Latest Work: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI\_f5eDBnAI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI_f5eDBnAI) All Work: [https://msha.ke/moshimacaroon/#top-picks-1](https://msha.ke/moshimacaroon/#top-picks-1)
So, when I was on the set of a TV show last summer/ into Fall 6 times as a background actress (yay they asked me to come back that many times lol), one of the cameramen stopped me one time and asked if I was BG. I said yes, then he handed me his business card and said we should have a photoshoot sometime causw he does photography on the side. We've texted on and off since August and finally set the date for this Friday. Should I be concerned at all about this? I don't think he has bad intentions at all, and each time we've met he just smiles and says hey during each shoot for the show. Just for context of the situation, I'm 21 years old, and my dad wants me to take my sis just in case anything happens. I think it'll be fine, but I think my dad is just a bit worried cause the guy just asked me randomly as a younger woman, but I think he was looking at other BG as well to pass his card to. I'm really excited
Hi people, I'm from Mexico (F/34). My family and I we are now in the path to emigrate to Toronto to start a new life there, but I definitely decided to start a new career like an actress. ( I sent applications at two different colleges). I graduate from college in 2012 of Chemistry and I'm currently working in that field. The big "BUT" is that I've never wanted to study chemistry at all, I really struggled my entire college life because I didn't felt that it was my passion. Since I was 9yo to 32yo, I was in dancing classes (Mexican folklore dancing); I was an amateur broadcaster and I created a dance summer camp for kids back in 2007, all of that just for hobby. The chemistry path has been good for my but it's not what I want. I just realized that making money it's not enough to making me happy. I don't want just to make money and feel that I doesn't matter, that I'm just a number in this life. Since 2022, I started acting classes, drawing classes, voice over and singing classes just to confirm that it really was my passion and I can confirm that IT IS. I had the blessing to worked for a big editorial company were I have had to create a lot of voice over acting in different roles and I LOVE IT AND THEY PAY ME FOR THAT!! I still can't believe it. (If this was just in the beginning, what can I do next?) Recently, I went to singing classes with the great James Demster and played at the city's museum and also IT WAS GREAT!!! I was sold out!!! Just to finish, I'm scared to start a new life in a foreign country but, I feel confident enough that I can make art anywhere, anytime, I don't know why, I just feel like mandalorian said: "this is the way". For the first time in my life, IT FEELS CORRECT
Hello reddit, I would have a brief question. Are there any (preferably holiday) acting workshops or competitions for teen actors, located in the UK? I would love to network with other teen actors (maybe even directors) and broaden my horizons. Something like the YoungArts competition in the US, but on UK level? And maybe available for people without UK-citizenship too? Thank you for your answers, I would greatly appreciate links and tips :)
So i’m a teenage actor from india but my age deosnt even have a proper film or music industry there isn’t any proper pay for anything here and i’ve always wanted to act professionally. So i did find these international casting sites like backstage, actors access, fame street. But all of these have a monthly payment, so i wouldn’t be able to afford all of them but i can get the membership for one . which should i get, if u have any experience, considering my circumstances what would be the right choice ?
I'm in the beginning stages of developing my first demo reel, and I want to try to make it competitive as possible. To that end, I want to get a feel for the best ones out there. -- I've given a listen to some of the Voice Actors I'm pretty well familiar with, but I suspect a lot of the VAs I'm familiar with haven't had to update their demo reels in a long time _because_ they're already pretty famous and have been for a while. Here's my favorite so far, it's [Matthew Mercer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wztQP6ZOrg) -- and case-in-point, it's from *2014*. But I won't be competing in 2014, I'm going to be competing in 2023 and beyond. So I was hoping we could all share with each other the best demo reels we've heard? Send me some demos that will give me third-degree imposter syndrome please, and thank you!
I've seen that lots of voice actors used it, but upon searching it up, Google just says that audio interfaces "convert microphone and instrument signals into a format your computer and software recognize", which doesn't make sense to me as you can just record with a microphone normally? Does it make the audio sound better or something?
[I posted here](https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/zz448v/idea_collaborationbased_subreddit_for/) a few days ago about a new idea I had for a subreddit. The reactions I got were positive, so now I've created it! I've outlined the idea for the sub in the earlier post, but the gist of it is that writers post short scripts of scenes, and actors act the scenes out from the scripts. If this idea sounds interesting to you, please consider coming on over and giving the sub a visit - since it's just begun, any traction it gains now will be extremely important to its future growth, and I'd really appreciate it. In case you missed it, the subreddit's name is r/ActMyScene. Let's hope this is the start of something beautiful!
I am not an actor, but when I watch movies, I have the impression that actors bring in more energy than an average person in daily life. Also it seems to me that gestures and facials expressions are slightly exaggerated compared to average Joe. Additionally accentuation seems a lil bit more that I would do in normal life. Maybe 10% more than regularly. Is that on purpose? do you think that actors have that same attitude off-screen, too?
So my situation is a bit difficult I am 18 years old I’m kinda all by myself my dream of becoming an actor isn’t supported by my family and I’m not exactly bringing in money as to where I can pay a lot for classes I wanted just find a way to progress in something I’m really passionate about but I’m just kinda lost right now can anyone help?
Hi everyone I'm bruna a 21 yro from Switzerland. I am applying for Film university, so I'm currently filming a short film. I found most actors except the parents role where they are always arguing .... since it's taken place in the past it's mainly voice.... I was wondering since it's mostly audio if I could find a couple that would like to play that role for me ? It's a no budget film I also won't gain any money from it and I currently don't work... if I did I would be willing to credit but at the moment I can't financially sustain that.... If anyone however wants to help and also wants to film it themselves taking place in their house I would be very thankful The parents are black in the story or atleast one is black since my main actress is black and I wrote the character to have biological parents.... However I would be very very grateful if anyone could help me with voice acting... (If you are interested DM me and Ill gladly send the script)
I'm looking into moving to NYC and was wondering if there is a specific area/neighborhood/part of the city that a lot of up-and-coming actors tend to live in. I like to be surrounded by people with similar interests and goals. Any suggestions?
I got a response from Talent Link on actors access and they said they’re ready to bring me on board and send over paperwork.. I’m a bit leery of paperwork and this kind of immediacy. Thoughts?
I produce some very small indie productions. Some are union projects, others are non-union. Every time I put out a casting call here in LA, I get hundreds of union (SAG-AFTRA) actors submitting for the parts even thought the casting calls are very clearly for non-union projects. I know that they are not allowed to do non-union work due to Global Rule One. I've been disregarding any submissions that I know are from full union members (ie, not just SAG-Eligible). Should I be considering them? They're the ones who would get in trouble if they were caught so you can argue that it's their risk to take, but it just seems wrong to someone knowing it could come back to bite them. I'd like to hear an actor's perspective. To be honest, I'm probably not going to change my mind on this, but I'd still like to hear if you think I'm in the right or in the wrong here.
For the past half a year I've been producing a full cast Audio Drama for a novel of mine. I've gotten several actors from this sub and once again, I need your help for the last few minor characters. I'll post pay rates next to the characters but they are negotiable if it takes more time than we thought. ​ (Adult Black Male) Rogue Agent Ken/Shaka Zulu - Time traveler who abandons his mission and becomes Shaka Zulu. $25 for about 3-4 paragraphs worth of lines. (Adult White female) Lauren - Trashy trailer park girl who helps the main character survive his first week on his adventure. $20, roughly 2 paragraphs worth of dialogue. Someone who can sound like Jaime Pressly would be great! (South African Female Accent) Annika - This character is a small role but makes a huge impression towards the end of the story. She's a female street fighter that won the mens division in her home country and is no competing in a major tournament. $40, maybe 3-5 paragraphs total. (Older White Male) Aging Nazi - Minor character. $10. Old, washed up nazi that coaches an Ubermensch martial artist. Roughly 4-5 lines of dialog. (Early 20s Male) Dungeon Master - Nerdy guy that grew up playing tabletop games and harnesses the power to manipulate your perception of reality. $10, 2 paragraphs. (Middle Aged woman) Book Store Clerk - Owner of a creepy bookstore that bends reality. $10, only 3-4 lines of dialog. (Adult Male) Pissed Off Ex-Boyfriend - Exactly how it sounds. Guy brings his friends to jump the main character for taking his girlfriend. $10, 2-3 lines. (Mid 20s Female) Angie - Girl who thinks she can get whatever she wants for her looks. Learns a valuable lesson when she gets rejected. $10. 2-3 paragraphs.
what is the best coach or self practice to have right now?
I am an adult with a full-time stable job. I've been taking group acting lessons for the past 6 months which I absolutely love. I haven't performed or anything like that (at least not yet), but have really enjoyed the classes so I am thinking how I could take acting further. My plan is to sign up with an extra agency, recommended by our acting coach, just to get started and see if this is a field for me. But even before I do that there are aspects that worry me and I could use some advice on are around health: \- Long hours - as we all know lack of sleep can have physiological and psychological effects. I'm the kind of a person that needs a lot of rest and sleep. Lack of sleep can make me feel ill (I can get really nauseous to the point of vomiting) and it takes the toll on my thinking processes. I've heard that actors/actresses and crew often spend long hours working and have very little sleep. Any advice on how to deal with that? \- I've heard there is pressure when actors/actresses are ill, they still have to go to the set? How is sick leave managed? \- I have a physical health condition that I am managing by regular intake of fluids (mainly water, going to the loo regularly (about every hour or so) and by not holding any pee. How does this work on set? How's the access to the toilets? Would producers take into account any health needs? Anything else I should know or be aware of? I'm asking these questions to educate myself, I want to make sure I know what I would be getting myself into.
I'm an actor in DFW, been working commercials for a couple years now. If I'm being totally transparent, I am suffering a little bit mentally from a combination of holiday depression, FOMO, and this idea that I started acting "too late" (which I know is a little ridiculous, I'm 27) and wishing I never got tattoos that could prevent my acting career from taking off. Currently my mind is hyper-focused on making this leap to CA for more opportunities rather than sitting here in DFW feeling like I'm in the wrong spot and getting in my own way. I'm curious to hear your opinion about living in CA as a working actor, what area you're in, affordability, experiences, etc. Also, I have an agent in DFW, working to get management in CA. I just really want to break in the film world but DFW is 99% commercials and while it's good money I don't want to be only a commercial actor.
Does anyone know where someone can audition for a TV show? That’s currently on the air and if they’re looking for new actors?
I’m a director in Brooklyn on the look out for actors to collaborate with. Please be based in New York.
I’ve read and heard countless times on how learning to dance is important as an actor, most recently from Uta Hagens A Challenge for the Actor. I personally haven’t taken any body or dance classes ever in my life, I have a history in some martial arts and wrestling but was curious on if learning to dance will be that beneficial to me as an actor. Any advice or input would be appreciated! Thank you :)
So my acting journey started suddenly about six months ago when I got found on Tiktok by casting for a full-length produced feature. I thought as a kid (im **34**) my facial difference would ruin any chance of acting so i buried the dream...Long story short I ended up going in for an extra role and coming out with a principal role. I thought to myself if that just went so well i'm going to make an attempt at this thing. I had a few headshots taken and signed up on backstage. Within a day I got cast for a short indy as a main character and recently an extra in an indy film. This is not to brag at all. It is to explain my problem. This was all done with me posting a few tiktok videos and my pictures...I am just starting...I have no reel...but then I found "self-tapes." and "demo reels." If I have no experience for a reel can I shoot a few monologues showing diferent ranges? (does it have to be a monologue?) I figure do one that's Patch Adams's cliff scene and one that is more flirty and one that is evil/villainous. I'm sorry for the word - vomit but I really want to do this right and have been looking for a community to talk to and learn from other actors.
Hey! Just made my first reel, and I’m really looking for feedback on my acting/performance. I know it’s not the most technically proficient demo reel, (I’m going to pay someone to mix/master a reel for me once I make enough money) and I know there are some issues with the mix/master. However, I’ve never done this before, (recording this demo was my very first time ever even attempting voice acting seriously) and my greatest concern is that I’m a decent enough actor. Thanks all.
I am 13 years old and live in Queensland Australia and I really want to become an actor but I don't know how. Do I use backstage? what do I need to do and what do I need to have?
I'm a filmmaker looking for older actors who are interested in collaborating. Please send me your reels.
If you were an actor trying to make it big in film/TV, would you move to LA or Atlanta? Which has more opportunities for roles, auditions, and representation?
Hi all, I’m recording our annual Year In Review episode of my long-running interview podcast "Actors With Issues" later today and would love to feature some responses from up-and-coming actors. Question: What was the biggest lesson you learned in 2022? Leave your response in the comments and we’ll give you a shout out on our show! And if you’re curious, you can check out “Actors With Issues” on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks!
I'm not an actor but I spend a lot of time reviewing stuff about cool ways we share information so this might be boring but I wanted to post about it somewhere. In Persona 5, there's a cat that's convinced it's not really a cat because they don't look like one in the kind of dream worlds you fight through. One of the world's is just a subway with enemies. When you first get there, it turns out Morgana can turn into a car. The voice actor's portrayal was amazing. They were pretending to be a cat pretending to be that specific cat pretending to be a car. Mannerisms and all.
My biggest problem with my acting career is I literally don’t have a reader. None of my friends can/want to, I live far from my family, and I always end up spending money to go to a studio to do a self tape. But even they say there’s the option for actors to bring their own reader. But how do you even find “your own reader”. I always have different readers and it’s not like I’m super connected to one. I’d love to not have to pay $25-$80 bucks every time I do an audition
What teachers gave you your biggest breakthroughs in terms of becoming a better actor? For those of you who took a long time to book your first professional credit, was any teacher a catalyst that helped you finally become a working actor? If you could recommend any 1 teacher that made the biggest difference for you in your training, who would it be and why?
Posting this in a few other subreddits, we'll see if we have something good here. Basic idea - screenwriters on the sub post short scripts and actors on the sub perform the dialogue. Sort of like [r/DrawForMe](https://www.reddit.com/r/DrawForMe/) in the "collaborative art" aspect, except in this case the requester is putting more work in. This is pretty beneficial for all sides. If you're a screenwriter, you can post a script and get someone else acting/voice acting it a few hours later - this might help you get a better feel for the script and where it works and doesn't work, and besides, it might just be nice to hear someone else act out lines you wrote. If you're an actor, you have a free supply of practice material. If you're just spectating, you get to watch interesting scripts and acting performances for free. In addition, this could help establish partnerships if the screenwriter and actor like each others' script/acting so much that they would like to work together. What do you think? Not to brag, but it I think it sounds like a pretty cool idea. Any ideas for names?
"You have to know iambic pentameter! You must!". Let's start with the text, if I speak it aren't I running into the pentameter close enough? It is after all written that way. "You need to understand the text!" No, I do not. I just need to study the text a lot. "But you need to perform..." If I'm to perform with the meter in mind, how am I not behaving like every other actor there is? That brings us back to the text, shouldn't I be good enough to form coherent thoughts out of the text Shakespeare wrote without consulting a rule book? At the end of the day words come out of mouths.
I have a very similar look to a prominent actor-enough that I rarely go a day without someone approaching me to tell me. My girlfriend has a following on Instagram and when she posted a photo of us her comments were filled with “whoa you’re dating (famous actor).” I emailed his agent (according to the info I could find online) awhile ago but I’m wondering if there’s some other avenue I could pursue? I’ll also add that I’m an LA local.
Hi, ok so when I was younger (this was pre covid) I used to be quite into performing, now I wasn’t amazing but I had the confidence to try it. But every since lockdown happened I’ve just been really scared to try to get back into performing. I’ve been thinking about joining this class for which you have to audition for however I can’t help but feel that im not good enough, especially compared to others who will probably have more experience as well as skill than me. Now im not a serious actor but acting is something that I’ve been missing a lot lately and I was wondering if anyone has any advice. Im not sure if this is the right subreddit to post this. Also Im sorry if the format is all weird im on mobile.
I'm just looking for some ideas as to what kind of flexible jobs are out there since a standard 9-5 just wont work if a shoot comes up.
I am moving to NY from Mumbai, India this coming fall. I am applying to the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute conservatory programs. I'll take a personal call on the technique that I prefer (I feel every actor/actress should do that) but in terms of faculty, course structure, visas (student and work) networking, etc. which one would you suggest?
Hi! TL;DR I need monologues that portray strong emotions, but I am also open to any that you have/ recommend I (F16) compete regularly in drama competitions and eisteddfods and have been wearing my materials pretty thin for the past few years. In 2023, I will be doing more competitions and performances than I have ever done, therefore I will need as much content as I can acquire. my competitions are all on stage and I find that my competitors are very theatrical, though I have never been one to 'over-act', and rather use the Stanislavski method. My forte lies in performances that portray strong emotions, such as the slow descent into insanity or madness. I would like to challenge myself with this by having material that some are too scared to touch out of not doing it justice etc. I intend on doing this as I do not compete to win, I compete for the experience. it is my dream to be an actress and if I want to accomplish my dreams, I need to put in the work. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. ​ Thank you all so much!
i want to make a little self tape reel for my actors access since i dont have any performance videos on there, but my issue is most of my tapes are from previous auditions ive done this year for tv shows, and im unsure about whether i can use them. one of my self tape auditions i really want to use was for a popular show, but the episode the sides are from already aired recently. the thing is ive seen many people post self tape reels on youtube lately or self tapes to their aa profiles so im wondering if i can add little clips from these self tapes to my aa if the project has already been released, or is it not okay to do so?
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.
Hi, has anybody used talent link and doesnt live in LA or NY? will agents still reach out if i dont?
Weeee, you found me!
I'm your buddy Bottie, I was hiding behind the scenes, but now that you've found me I'd be happy to tell you what I'm doing.
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