I am an young aspiring male actor, I mainly just use the backstage app to look for auditions, I was wondering what other people use to find auditions because I need more than just the backstage app.
I lived in Albuquerque for a year and I know that there are a few casting companies out there. But it seems to me a majority of the actors there only do supporting roles at best or filler background type jobs. I could very well be wrong. My two favorite shows are obviously better call Saul and breaking Bad. Having said that, I am looking to relocate in the next 5 months I will either be moving somewhere in LA or I will move to Albuquerque. My question is if I move to LA which cities are close enough to a majority of the auditions. Also, do you think Albuquerque is a thriving environment for actors and jobs. I understand this is a very open-ended question with no actual answer but I am willing to take advice from everyone.
TAP NYC is a scam. I paid close to 600 dollars for this program. Was told that once I auditioned and paid, I would be in the program for good. I was shown all the people that received representation prior to my joining and it got me excited. Once I started, I was told that I needed to get professional headshots taken. I had already paid alot of money to get my headshots done by a headshot photographer that has photographed all the big starts in LA, yet, was told that my headshot was "not appropriate." and that "no guarantees" would be made that I would get approved. So once I asked them who I should get my photographs from, they recommended one of their photographers that sponsors TAP NYC-- there was another chunk of money. After that, when I was getting ready for my showcase, I was told by the fat, mean director that I needed to pay her for the "Industry Coordinator" program- where they help connect you with representation .I was so upset... I paid close to 700 or 800 dollars on this program. After I contacted the fat director again, she told me that she gets 1000s of emails a day and cannot give me 1 on 1 attention... This program is a scam. They prey on your dreams and desires.. NO ONE got representation after the showcase. dont' bother with a scam like this. The "directors" are struggling actors with only one having been in a netflix movie and the other in a commercial, they never speak up or protect you when the fat mean director- this over the top, untalented actor screams at you. The main director has not been in anything, she has accomplished nothing even YEARS after getting "representation"- she has an attitude that is beyond disgusting and feels threatened by attractive women in the class. During my time in the program, she was always fine with me but seemed to attack many women in the class to the point of tears. She lies through her teeth when you ask her questions and she makes it seem like so many actors have received representation, when in reality, no one has. The agents that come to the showcase aren't even looking for people to add to their roster. They just come to watch the free show. This program was beyond disappointing. It's been several months since I blew all my money on this program but I am still trying to financially recoup.
Looking at ActorsAccess, Mandy, Backstage, CastingWorkbook, ActingNetwork, there's VERY slim pickings. Is this time of year always so slow? If so, when does it usually pick up?
I have been working with the Meisner technique for over a year now and I would say that I am a pretty good actor, I’m feeling the emotions within my scenes, acting on impulses/instincts, doing very well in rep exercises, and in general feel well accomplished with the effort and time I have poured into my craft. One of my struggles is that I don’t think I can play anyone too far from myself, generally within my acting classes I have done scenes which are very much similar to myself, my acting teacher is aware of who I am and gives me scenes which I, as a person, would relate to. One of my problems is I don’t think I even have the ability to play anyone other than myself as my impulses are coming from me. As classes are not happening for the remainder of the holiday’s I want to educate myself on how I can begin to play others. Currently I am reading Challenge For The Actor by Uta Hagen as it was suggested to me. Would anyone provide any advice? Maybe even some techniques to look into? There’ll be a 3 month hiatus with my classes so I’m open to try other classes working on other techniques. For the most I have loved Meisner as it has helped me as an anxious person but now I think I have progressed with the technique that I am comfortable with branching out. I am stationed in Vancouver so if there are any classes or places that could be recommended, I would highly appreciate it. Thank you :)
I'm not a voice actor and I get told that I sound like Kermit the frog. The comparison has never been made IRL, but when I play games a lot of people have brought up to me that I sound like an adolescent Kermit the frog, though I am 20 yrs old. My voice has always been an insecurity of mine, but I'm realising now (quite late) that it's affecting my life to the degree that it's become a hindrance, so I want to fix it. I give up before even trying for a relationship because I assume I'll be turned down for how I sound, which has happened before. When I was younger, I avoided talking altogether because I was insecure about my voice. For a while, when I started talking again, it strained on my throat. It still does, but it's not painful, only bothersome. Idk anything about modulating my voice, but I was wondering if anyone on this subreddit could point me in the right direction to help fix my voice, because I can't take this anymore
I am a Cis Female but choose to identify as non-gender conforming. I am currently in school getting a BA in theatre and performance, and my overall plan is to go into professional voice acting and foley. I’ve been doing free work with some paid here and there on CastingCallClub for about 3 and a half year now, but now I’m hopping on that semi-professional to professional trail. But one thing I really want to do is lower my voice to naturally sound like a boy. There’s tons of AFAB voice actors who are able to sound like teen boys and my goal is to be like them. I’ve followed some guides but I feel I could expand my routine. I’ve been working on it for a little over a year now and there’s definitely been improvement, but I feel I need more to keep going. Any advice helps, thank you!
Can international students work/get an acting gig while their course is going on? Cause I’ve been told that you need an actor’s visa to land an acting gig which you can get only post graduation. But post graduation you only get a year’s OPT to land a gig, find a sponsor and so on. One year is too less of a time to build the connection, get the work, and find the right people willing to sponsor you.
I’m an actor and I’m auditioning for drama schools for about two weeks in NYC. Im flying in to NYC and I’m planning on booking an Airbnb (entire place to myself) while I’m there. I would like to practice my monologues out loud. Most of the time, my volume level is a normal speaking voice. But occasionally, to get out of a rut, I like to play my monologue differently and so sometimes I play it like I’m angry and so sometimes it can get a little loud. Is this appropriate? Will I anger my neighbors and get noise complaints? Should I book an Airbnb in a particular neighborhood as opposed to somewhere else? Like would it be worse if I was in Manhattan as opposed to Union city,Astoria, Brooklyn? Are there certain hours where it would be more appropriate to be louder? (Obviously, not too early or too late) Should I maybe talk to my next door neighbors ahead of time and ask them what time is best to practice, so I don’t get noise complaints? I just want to practice in my Airbnb, so that I can do my best in my auditions, without causing too much fuss. Please help!
for more context, i am a 21 year old Black girl that’s in drama school in london. i ask this question because it’s very apparent that young Black actors rarely get the chance to be seen in the same way their white peers do. a lot of my favourite Black actors such as daniel kaluuya, john boyega, sheila atim, etc. only really reached a level of “mainstream” by their late 20s, early 30s. meanwhile white peers like tom holland get to choose and get offered for roles in their early 20s. young Black people don’t get the chance to have young Black stars to look up to in the way young white people do. this is not me saying i want to be “famous” or be a mainstream actor, as i prefer theatre anyways, but i would like a career on screen. it’s unfortunate that young Black actors don’t get a chance to be young actors with diverse roles like the timothée chalamets and anya taylor joys of the industry. moonlight came out a year before call me by your name but look at timothée’s career compared to ashton sanders’. it’s harder for Black actors but especially for Black girls who it seems that nobody is looking into casting unless you’re in your late 20s already. i’ve been trying to go up for roles unrepresented but they never want us. so my main thing once i leave drama school, is to find an agent that would fight for me in the same way i would fight for myself to be seen. i know i am a small cog in the industry machine but i do believe that with the right people by my side, we could surely change some things. we don’t always have to play our race in order to be considered great actors. there’s no reason a Black actor couldn’t have been jennifer lawrence’s character in silver linings playbook. i hope people understand what i’m saying. it’s just the level of diversity in stories that seem to never be offered to young Black actors. and i want to challenge that. in order to do that, i’d love to find an agency that would stand by my side. a lot of my friends and people i know are already signed to the big agencies like curtis brown, united, itg, and obviously they’re attractive agencies. but i don’t want to sign with agencies for the name if i know i’m going to be in competition with the larger actors that are already signed with them. or if i know i’m gonna end up playing a drug dealer for the bbc. maybe i have no choice in the matter at this very early stage in my career. but it would be nice to have some sort of guidance as it’s something me and my other Black actor friends have been talking about all throughout our drama school experience. and not to be ungrateful, but we all see it when our white peers are given diverse lead roles that are fun to play but we are given african genocide and trauma. if not that, then supporting the supporting. we’re approaching our final year of drama school and so its always on our minds. some of my friends have already graduated and of course things are hard as it always will be as a working actor. but if the lack of nuance and unwillingness to look beyond our race is already happening in drama school, what is to be said for the real world? it’s all so tiring, the speculating. the worry. of not being seen. maybe nobody will ever truly know what will become of us. but i hope one day, i can come back to this post and tell you guys that i’ve done it.
I'm an actor and studied Theatre in university but I went to somewhere with not great acting connections. What are schools that have great connections and are the feeder for acting connections post graduation. I'm guess Yale is one and so is Julliard. Please share.
In school, I have been putting my focus on a career of business, in order to please my parents by securing a financially stable future. However, I have never been able to shake off the feeling of becoming an actor. Every time I watch a film or series, and I watch the behind the scene cuts, it just looks so enjoyable to be there with others creating a potential masterpiece. I feel more drawn to it than anything and whilst thinking about acting, my business career path doesn't look anything appealing/ interesting to me. I have partaken in plays, and it makes me feel so alive like I am meant to be here. I feel like I am making the wrong decision by pursuing business as my future, but at the same time, I don't want to disappoint my parents by potentially have a financial instability in my life. I am nearing university, and am going to have to make a decision soon. I fear I won't be able to do what I truly want. Also I live in a country where acting is not at all big, but moving is not too great of an issue. Any advice tips would be appreciated
i’m an aspiring actor from the houston, tx area and i was wondering if anyone knows of or has gone to any acting classes here? i’ve seen some studios with reviews on google but it’s honestly hard for me to tell which ones are actually reputable since i’m so new to all of this.
any advice, naming actual Youtubers, or Contant creator that specialize in this, linking blog posts, free resources, etc, because a lot of the YouTube videos I’ve seen are crappy, really old, or all come from that makayla girl.
actual youtube channels, free resources, etc
I need a female voice actor to say my DJ name in a "sexy" way to use as vocals for my songs.
So, I am an actress but I've got countless ideas for some shorts that I want to produce. I'm not as passionate about the actual process of writing however...where do I begin looking to hire someone who can help me make a physical script?
Hi all! My name is Eleni and I work with a talent agency and training studio with voice actors and actors for film and theater. I am personally offering 15-minute meetings to discuss the industry, and casting, in addition, to assisting with any questions you have. Let me know if interested. https://preview.redd.it/vw3i6fxrja6a1.jpg?width=959&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2715389c161dd8790d1db9c82241f7b0520e1621
I was a theatre major and was once told by my advisor i'd only ever be cast as 'the mother or best friend' because of "my voice and stature". I can understand typecasting, especially with body size and how shallow hollywood is. But I was constantly lauded in my classes/plays by my professors, fellow students, and peers for my performances and how seriously i took the craft. I know acting and performance i what i want to do. It's the only time I feel like everything stands still and I feel "right". I am trying to lose weight for health and appearance and all (tho i struggle w eating disorders and chronic pain so it's slow going. But since I'm already up there agewise for a female actor (I'm 28, my advisor told me this 5-6 years ago), I really want to get back into local classes or even commute to Philly for acting and improv classes independently. Do you think I should wait until I'm thinner or just say fuck it dive in? I did have an issue at that same college where two separate students in my classes recorded me during monologues and sent it to their friends on snapchat and they were making fun of me (even though I got a perfect score on said monologue and most of the other students loved it). So I'm reasonably scared and nervous of a lack of supportive environment from peers and instructors. I guess I'm looking for advice from anyone who may have experienced something similar and maybe encouragement in general? I love how supportive this environment can be in an industry so brutal. ​ Anyway, I hope you all have a great holilday, whichever you may celebrate!
Hi guys, so I’ve been apart of the Reddit for a while and love the community here and would love some words of encouragement from other actors. This last year has been kinda hard: I’ve been called into a lot of rooms and pinned/ signed test offers for 3 huge series regular roles but I didn’t book any of them. I was able to shake the first one off, the second really affected me (I auditioned for 5 months :’) ) and honestly I feel like this third final rejection has just sucked the soul out of me. I’ve been putting my best in all these auditions and to ultimately lose out every single time… it just makes me feel I’ll never book. (To be fair I’ve booked a couple TV movies as a lead this year, but these were life-changing roles y’know) Anyways so I’m just super sad and I know you have to let the role go after you audition but how can you not get attached after months and signed test offers—anyways what things do you tell yourselves when you don’t book or the industry gets hard. I’m honestly just looking for words of encouragement. I used to tell myself that your heart doesn’t break the same time after every loss, which helped me remember I would never feel the exact same sad as before—but I still feel horrible even if it’s not in the same way so :/ I would love something new or even just advice.
Hi Everybody, I'm a voice actor and a singer who is after some recommendations from this community. When I'm not in my booth auditioning for vocal acting jobs, I take my microphone out of the booth and use it to record my brother and I doing some singing duets (duel mics). My question to all of you who do this, what is a reasonably priced video camera (or webcam perhaps) that I can set up so I can record video to go with the audio for a YouTube channel. I'm sure a few of you would also film themselves for YouTube or social media type jobs. Thanks in advance :)
What’s your staple piece of film that you’re like THIS is an actor!!!!
I was looking at people's stats this year, and I am impressed by a lot of them. If you're a consistently working actor, meaning you're not exactly new to LA and you've been in the business for a while, how many auditions should I expect in a year from an agent? I know the number varies widely, but what is a good number per year (not including self-submissions, just the TV and film auditions from agents). Just wondering because I know not to expect much now in the beginning, but what about later?
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.
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Are you guys getting any auditions in December/ January? I signed with a new agency this week and I know the industry will close for the holidays so I am curious to know what to expect. I am a sag actor with credits/ reel!
I am a pretty new actor, currently going through acting school. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, I am now in a position where I had to move closer to home again and stop acting/furthering my career for a while. And while I was going stir-crazy at first, I am now really grateful for the downtime. I didn't realise how lonely I was alone in a new big city. I didn't realise how much I missed being around my family and having time that isn't dedicated to anything acting related. And those relisations have kind of turned everything upside down for me. I was always very driven, ambitious, I loved acting and I didn't mind doing it basically every second of every day. I chose to do it. I got a lot of fulfillment out of it. But now that I know how much I appreciate my family, as dumb as it sounds, it makes me wonder if I'm ready to give that up. I know that if my acting career were to take off, I wouldn't be living a lifestyle that is predictable, and I'd be working long hours, missing out, not doing much else. But I don't know if that would be fulfilling anymore. So I guess my question is: Is a work-life balance as an actor possible? Can I live a life where I act, but also see my friends and family on a semi-regular basis, without months sans contact or meeting them going by? Is there a possibility of me being an actor and still having downtime? All I keep seeing is people working 14-18 hour days, most if not every day of the week, and right now that scares me. *All of this providing that I can even get to a level where I can make a living as an actor, of course. Just don't want to head down a path that makes me unhappy.
I was filming a short film earlier today and during lunch one of the actors was saying that he much prefers having an agent of the opposite sex as it is better for their working relationship, he found he connects better with females in general and that having a female agent is best for him to which the director and couple of other actors agreed. I was totally baffled by this comment and was wondering if anyone else thought it was a crock of shit ?
Hi! I'm a freelance animator. Need Two actors: Male: Young/teen. Very muscular but innocent. Female: In her 20s but still sound pretty young. For details into this project, please send me a direct message :D
To be clear and in line with rules I am NOT making an ad looking for free work. I am looking for advice and providing slight feedback for help giving better advice. ———————————— I have been reading a webnovel that had nothing but text to speech audio on YouTube and it happens to be one of my favorites as well. I think I did a pretty okay job but I am an absolute amateur so nothing amazing. Problem here is the amount of female characters. I have a decently low voice which I’d say is a bit lower than average and have no clue how to voice female characters. My attempts sound VERY much like a guy just raising his voice and it ruins the overall mood/flow to the story. I have no money to give a paid actor/actress for these roles and don’t generate any revenue from the videos. Am I better off doing it myself? Or asking a friend/family member? Is there a place I can try to find someone if that doesn’t work out?
I am a actor and have been for over one year. I'm 19 years old and have started auditioning for roles after taking classes for a while. I auditioned for a part in a short film and booked the role. I had zoom meetings with the director and producers. We were all on the same page about the film artistically. Three days prior to the start of filming I flew to Los Angeles where filming was taking place. The first couple days were spent settling into LA. The day before filming began we had a table read. The cast and I read the script entirely and after the reading the director starts berating and yelling at me in front of everyone. He then criticizes the way my voice sounds and starts ranting about my accent. Afterwards I went and cried by myself because I felt terrible about myself. Later on my fellow cast mates came and checked on me. They made sure I was okay and told me what the director did was wrong. Before filming began the next morning I was fired. The director told me that he'd found a better actor than me. The producer was there but they didn't look at me nor would speak to me afterwards. I then said goodbye to my cast mates and then left LA that evening.
I’m a writer/actor. I’ve written a few short films so I wanted to see if anybody was down to collab on making one so we could all get some good reel footage. All departments are welcome!! I’ve never done this before, but I just thought maybe it would be fun to try and set something up. As soon as I get some responses I’ll set up an email and we can talk about more details. I have a friend who’s an experienced actor helping me as well :)
I’m interviewing for a stable, better salary, entry-level, healthier job that I think I have a shot at. However, I’m questioning if I should be transparent about auditioning and the chance that when I book, I may have to drop everything to shoot if it’s more than a day. On the other hand I could also best position myself and when the time comes let em know that I have to take care of important work. This is not a “work from home” job but a lot of work is on the computer. For those of you who simultaneously work 9-5 and audition/work as an actor, how do you do it? Is it possible? Are you really able to call out or take paid sick leave for the event that you have to shoot?? Thanks I’m advance!
Hello everyone. Been on this sub for quite a while and I am actually about to get started. I finished my first training, now in the follow-up training. Claimed a domain and my website is being made. I am firstly gonna focus on the mother tongue which is Dutch. Has anyone got any tips a starting voice actor should know? Thank you in advance!
Working on being more transparent because I think transparency is important for us actors! Helps to see we aren’t all living in an isolated bubble. More or less in order for the year: 1. booked and shot a costar for a new show on NBC. 2. Direct booking. Shot an Indy being produced by one of the guest stars of the NBC show above. 3. Pinned for a recurring guest on a new show on Netflix… released. 4. Pinned for a recurring guest on a new show for Peacock…. also released. 5. Annnnd pinned to recur as a guest for 5 episodes on the new season of a very popular tv show….. you guessed it: released! It’s a journey my friends. I’m hoping to ride this ride this energy this momentum in to 2023.
I love seeing people's acting stats just because it makes me realize how much of acting is a marathon, and not a race! So if you're ever so willing, please leave your stats down below. I'll start with mine (I actually started auditioning in April - I'm new to this all, so I don't have the full 12 months in) Theatrical auditions from agent: 13 (Feature Film: 3, SAG Short: 1, Series Regular: 4, Co-Star: 4, Voiceover: 1) Callbacks/Booked: 0 :( Commercial auditions from agent: 4 Callbacks/Booked: 0 :( Self-submitted auditions: 71 Open Calls: 2 Callbacks but didn't book: 2 Booked: 9 (3 non-union shorts, 1 SAG short,\* 5 student films) 1 in April, 2 in May, 1 in June, 0 in July, 1 in August, 1 in September, 0 in October, 2 in November, 1 in December \*Might become SAG-E off of this one! Fingers crossed ​ Anyways, 9 months of this acting journey officially down :) Proud of my progress, but really hoping to get at least a callback next year from an audition from agent! haha :) Also - would love advice/comments from more seasoned actors. What should I focus on next year? How can I keep working my way up?
This is mostly related to being an extra but I am curious about the perspective of principal actors as well I joined SAG in October and work came as frequently as it did when I was non union for a couple weeks. I was working my usual 2-3 days a week between testing until early November. I haven’t got any work from casting networks since October 18th. Central Casting sent me 2 jobs since then but it’s been real slow for most of November and December. I get sent availability inquiries from Central Casting and Casting Networks asks for my availability but my success rate has plummeted since November My SAG card says it’s expired as of October 31st on the app but I called SAG because I have no dues or bills to pay. Could there be some mishap with my SAG card even though I’m on the payment plan paying on time?
First time posting here but I'm looking for some advice. I’m currently with a mid-tier, reputable agent in LA but am thinking it might be time for a change. I moved to LA during the pandemic and signed with the first agent I met with so I’m not sure what the average amount of auditions vs how much you book is. In the two years I’ve been with my rep I’ve had a total of twenty five auditions. Exactly fifteen the first year and ten the second. In my first year I booked a great co-star role on the series finale of a popular show, was pinned twice and was requested to read for a series regular for a new upcoming comedy from the same casting director from the previously mentioned booking. In my second year I was pinned once and booked a co-star role on an upcoming apple+ show. Every audition I’ve had, except for the one, has been for co-star roles. I told my agent I was currently taking classes with CDs and asked if there was anything else I should be doing to make it easier for them to pitch me for guest, supporting and lead roles, he responded, “Unfortunately I only save pitches for very specific actors.” Also in a separate conversation I politely requested a submission breakdown so I could see what CDs I was being submitted to and he refused and got very upset. Are these red flags? Should I look into switching reps or am I just being impatient with my career?
- Do you get paid equally for equal screen time as your male counterparts? - Is moving to and working in London worth it? - Does getting an agent aid in lifting visa restrictions or so? (educate me please!) - If you are a citizen of another country, how are a working actor in the UK? (I personally want to start working right away after my course rather than going to drama school) ☆any final advices?
I am 20 and am interested in being an actor, but unfortunately I can be very slow at times and am not the best with directions sadly. I feel like if I ever do try to become an actor on stage or in front of the camera, I'd mess up and the director would be yelling at me, and they would have to start a scene all over again. I am asking this because acting is my dream and I would like to audition for roles, but I don't know if I should even try because I might mess up terribly with where and how I'm supposed to move if I ever get casted. To everyone who has experience in tv/film acting and stage work, how much skill and focus do you need for blocking?
Looking for some advice. I just got cast in a big supporting role in an audio drama podcast on a major online casting platform, recording remotely. I sent in the first 3 minutes of audio as the director requested, and the he thought I sounded too different than my audition, and had too much energy in my voice, so asked me to re-record. While I was working on that, I received another message from him saying he had just cast someone else in my role, so see you later. Am I right to think that this seems harsh and unfair, or is this just "the business"? Directors and actors frequently work together to get the voices down, right? I was never offered a phone call or live session - just given direction via message that wasn't specific. (There was no character description given other than the job the character held - I was told, "You don't sound like X character. Try again" but not given any specific feedback for what to change.) I am inclined to think this person just isn't professional, and I'm better off without the job, but I'm also early in my VA career and don't know what I could have done differently, and I could use the credits. Thoughts/Advice?
Its almost time to choose what university to go to i would love to pursue acting and go to a university where i learn and improve my capabilites as an actor(england is really expensive as it can be 20.000 quids and up for international students) if anyone knows any good unis inside the eu i would appreciate some suggestions. Have a great day!
For fear of criticism from friends family I’m posting this under my secondary account. So like the title says, I’m curious if my situation is just simply impossible. I’m a 21 year old guy living in a small town here about a half an hour outside of Corpus Christi. Currently the only productions I’ve been in are only a few school productions, since I had to unfortunately pause on acting after graduating high school. Now that it’s been a couple years and finally on my own I’ve decided to unpause and try and pursue acting the way I always wanted and loved doing when I was a kid. Unfortunately though I’ve hit a major road block. Since the beginning both of my parents and family have been against acting. While acting in school was difficult with unsupportive parents, I still made do, because I was able to audition ofc during school. However now that I’m not in school it’s nearly impossible I feel. I do have actors access but with the slim auditions I see, and none even close to my area, I’m wondering if I’m just wasting time. I don’t even know if I’m self submitting the right way or representing myself the correct way. Since I could learn how to Google I’ve been reading what there is to know about acting but still feel so overwhelmed and unsure with the answers I’ve seen. As far as agents go I have no idea how to even find them or if they would even work with me due to only being in school productions. I only had training and acting classes / workshops for school as well because my parents never wanted to pay or for me myself to pay for acting classes. I feel like I’m still at square 1 and almost 22 and wasting time not knowing and being too afraid to ask questions. So that’s why I’d decided to finally reach out and see if anyone has any helpful insight or advice or if my situation is just not cut out for acting. Virtually I can audition due to having my MacBook but that’s as far as I’ve gotten given the area I live in. I don’t really have friends etheir to be quite honest and the few I do don’t know much or anything about acting. If anyone knows anything that could be helpful, I would deeply appreciate it, because it feels incredibly lonely trying to figure this out on my own and I hope that anyone weather big or small had some potentially helpful tips. I would deeply appreciate it.
I’m working on a scene with someone I have absolutely zero chemistry with. Meaning neither do we get along, nor do we see eye to eye on how to approach the scene. Because of our creative differences, the scene is turning out to be very awkward and one of my worst performances so far. But its just so hard to work with them and they seem very disinterested. What do I do? How do I avoid this in the future? I hear communication is key but I’ve also heard of many cases of amazing on-screen chemistry between actors who hated each other in real life, so I know it can be worked around.
Quick disclaimer: not a doctor, physical therapist, personal trainer, or any other kind of expert in this field. This is just my personal experience going from someone who seriously hated working out to someone who's taken stunt classes regularly for the past two years. :) I've still got a lot to learn, but I hope this helps! **Actors should exercise.** So should DPs, directors, screenwriters, and anyone else who wants to be a physically and mentally healthy human being. Besides all the benefits that a little exercise can offer anyone, for actors, it can also put you more in touch with your body and give you the stamina for long performances. I've read about actors who gave up exercising to add realism to certain roles, which is totally their choice, but they usually mention in interviews that they felt like crap during the process. So worth keeping that in mind. Being fit can also affect the roles you get! A CD's not likely to be impressed with someone who submitted for an action role, then is gasping for breath like they're dying during the audition. **Some actors** ***really*** **should exercise.** Like I just said, being fit is practically a requirement for certain roles. Off the top of my head, here are some types of roles where physical health is important: law enforcement (unless you're the "lazy cop"), firefighters, EMTs; military personnel; certain criminal roles; most romantic leads (especially for men); action hero/heroine characters; characters in survival situations, like post-apocalyptic settings or certain horror movies. **It doesn't have to be expensive or complicated.** Outside of stunt class, I spend most of my time working out at home, in my pajamas, with a couple pairs of dumbbells and a yoga mat. I might follow a YouTube video or a routine I created myself. Do whatever works for you. If investing money in an expensive gym and being in that environment is the motivation you need to exercise, that's great. But you don't need Chris Hemsworth's personal trainer or Sofia Vergara's Lagree fitness machine to get a great work out. You can still get great results with straight-forward workout routines that only require your own bodyweight. **It's best to do a combination of resistance training and cardio.** Resistance training focuses on muscular strength and endurance, and includes weightlifting, bodyweight exercises like pushups and squats, and all those other activities that get your muscles burning. Cardio works your heart and lungs to get you breathing and pumping blood more efficiently, and includes activities like jogging (longer, steady state cardio) and doing sprints (short, high intensity cardio.) Of course, if you really hate resistance training, or you really hate cardio, and trying to do both makes you not want to exercise, it's better to do one than neither. It's also possible to do both at the same time with certain sports, circuit training, HIIT, etc. **A few quick tips:** * **Warm up before a workout and cool down after one.** Warming up usually involves easy cardio exercises, like jumping jacks; doing strength training moves with lighter weights; that sort of thing. Cool downs usually involve stretching the muscles you just worked. Both are great for preventing injuries and improving performance during a workout. * **Burn is fine, pain is not.** I'm not a fan of coaches who say "push past the pain", because muscle fatigue and real, "whoa something's wrong here" pain are two different things. Muscle fatigue comes on more gradually and is often experienced as a burning feeling as the intensity of an exercise increases. Pain is often sudden and sharp. It can mean that an injury just took place, and shouldn't be pushed through, or the injury could get worse. * **Pay attention to form.** If you're not sure how to do an exercise safely, research it before you attempt it, especially if you're doing it over and over or using a lot of weight. Bad form raises the risk of injury, even if you don't feel any pain the first few times around. * **Talk to your doctor before beginning an exercise routine if you have any medical conditions or suspect that you might have one.** * **The best exercise is the one you'll actually do.** Find something you can have fun with. For me, that was stunt training. For someone else, it might be long jogs while listening to their favorite podcasts. As long as you're not injuring yourself, doing something is always better than doing nothing. I hope this helps and feels relevant to this sub. If someone who hated exercise as much as me could start working out on a regular basis, I'm sure anyone can.
I have a backstage, casting network, and actors access. I have been applying daily for months and getting no responses. I’m trying to get background work to get my sag card but at this rate idk how long it will take to get three background roles. I have no work to show for an agent its so frustrating. Ik if given the opportunity to auditions I would fucking crush it. I just need help w the first steps. I’m not a model but I’m far from ugly so I don’t understand why I cant get one background role. What agencies can I apply too?
I’m a 24 years old Indian actor living in Mumbai, I’m planning to shift base to the US next year. I’ve given myself 2 options i.e. LA or NY. I’ve been looking into acting courses for weeks now still feel like I haven’t been able to narrow down my options. I’m all over the place trying to decide which course, acting technique, city, more opportunities to face the camera, etc. I should go for, keeping in consideration the cost of living and everything. I have some knowledge about acting as I did go for a couple of acting courses here and I did some theatre too. I also worked as an assistant director in a couple of projects here don’t know if that adds up to something there. I’ve been posting my question here which have been helpful but I’d be great if I could get some guidance, now that I’ve explained the whole situation.
Is this something most actors can do? (misspelled in title to avoid being taken down. Automated system thinks I'm asking how to)
I’m 14 years old, and I aspire to be a voice actor, however I just don’t know where to start, I tried Voice.com but you have to be 18 to do anything on there, are there any other websites for voice actors or just any helpful tips? Cheers
As the title suggests, I'm looking for some voice actors who can do the voice of Anakin Skywalker(Hayden Christensen), Yoda (Frank Oz), Old Obi-wan kenobi ( Alec Guiness) for my star wars fan-edit of the sequel trilogy. I'm attempting to make the sequel trilogy better with including some characters from the prequels and the original trilogy. I can't legally pay you for a Star War fan-edit, but I can credit you in whatever way you'd like. It's not a glamorous job...mostly just something fun you could say you were a part of. Early response of this edit has been positive. Any takers?
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