Hey y'all.. I filmed self-tapes for the YoungArts competition thingy, but looking back, I kind of hate them. I could've done way more or intensified it a little more. I feel like it didn't show off my 'best.' I just feel frustrated and disappointed because I don't have time to re-record. It's due today, and I have been so busy these past months that I couldn't focus on the audition. My director and other actor friends said I did great (imposter syndrome, anyone?), but I just have a pit in my stomach. Any tips on how to get over this feeling? I don't want something so easily fixable to be the reason I don't succeed.
Acting is something I’ve always wanted to do but I never see anybody my size play anything other than a “funny” side character or they’re always used as a political statement. What do I do? Should I like lose weight??
Hey all, this may seem like a bit of a silly title. However, I’m a relatively fresh Australian Actor. I’m a young, aspiring country person wanting to be apart of something. I want (as the title suggests) to add to this visual medium that we call Television and movies and indie films. I want to help create this beautiful art of story telling. Truth be told, I don’t really know how to improve or really pick up any gigs. Unfortunately, things have been slow. I have had a lot of trouble in my practice time stepping into character, opening myself completely which has never happened. I’m an avid D&D player and every week at least once a week since I was very young I’ve been pretending to be someone completely different. Be that, an Orc Warrior with a heart of gold, a simple Tiefling woman who has unfortunately struck a deal with an unknown entity in a time of want and desire of something, for that to get twisted. It’s such a surreal thing and I’ve never ever experienced anything like it. I guess I aspire to be apart of something amazing and maybe I’m not giving myself the chance to be as amazing as I can be. I’ve tried taking courses and classes but when I read the script and go to send it in I just freeze, I doubt myself, I stumble over my words I become very vulnerable. “Will they like my talent?” “Am I the person for this character, is there someone who can do it better?” These questions come up and for the first time in a long time I get very nervous. It just bubbles up and I feel as though it consumes me sometimes. Anyway, I just wanted to ask for some help or tips that may help me when practicing and going for an actual role.
On Actors Access do I add the hi-res version of my headshot or another version, say under 4 MB? Won't adding the hi-res versions make it better quality?
I thought of this question after reading few answers on Quora, on the fame of Stranger Things cast.
Especially the actors of Millie bobby brown, Sadie sink, Finn and Caleb
Millie Bobby Brown has 60 million followers alone just off the lead role of Stranger Things. So I think she is set for life.
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.
Hiring voice talent to record a handful of voice over lines to be used in video ads for a game. Looking to cast both male and female voices with native American or Canadian English accents. Here is a reference for the tone and style of the voice over we're aiming for: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHzDdvfOEhU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHzDdvfOEhU) Script is about 100 words total, consisting of 13 lines. Each line will need 3 different takes / deliveries. Must be able to self record and deliver lossless, high quality .wav files. Full ownership / buyout required. **EDIT FOR CLARITY:** This means full license and ownership of the recorded files. **Target budget:** $200 - $300 USD Please reach out with voice samples.
Warning: Kind of a long post, sorry! TLDR at the end :) Hello! So as the title says, I lost interest in my hobbies and basic things like watching entertainment once my depression settled in. I didn't realise this until recently and I've been dealing with it since I was 11. I've graduated from uni for my Acting course and I'm embarrassed about how little I know regarding shows/movies. I absolutely love acting, it's what I want to do but I don't keep up with the industry side of things. It's hard to explain to people it's due to depression as it's quite a heavy topic and just seems like I'm making excuses. I tend to rewatch the same things as it means I don't need to focus too much on them as I simply don't have the energy most times, or I need to be very interested in the show so as to ignore my thoughts and anxieties. Usually it's South Park, Futurama, Bob's Burgers. There have been a few shows where I've become very interested in them and either watched them to the end or gradually stopped watching due to the busyness of life and my lack of energy. Examples: Peaky Blinders, Line of Duty (I was very engrossed in and watched till the last season), Wentworth, Motherland, The Walk In, Black Mirror, The Walking Dead, Derry Girls, Girlfriends, etc. All of these shows I absolutely loved and enjoyed watching. I watched The Walk In with Stephen Graham whilst I was at work and was very engrossed in it and loved watching it from an actors perspective, it reminded me of how much I love acting and watching things. But it's like once I get home and I'm not in a position where the only thing I can do is watch TV, I lose interest and go back to watching my repeats when I'm bothered. I'm also very particular about what I like to watch, not a fan of romance or (copious) sex scenes, so I've had no interest in things like Bridgerton despite people telling me to watch. But I've come to accept that if I want to stay up to date I will have to watch these things anyway as people who aren't even looking to be actors have way more knowledge than me about movies and shows. So basically, what shows and movies should I watch to give myself basic knowledge of industry projects? Both classics and recent are welcome, there's so much stuff out there it would be nice to have a condensed list of main things to watch, to have somewhere to start. All genres are welcome too. I live in the UK as well so am also interested in British movies/shows, classics and recent. And just to finish, are there any other actors who've experienced this or can relate? It feels like every actor I speak to is obsessed with the industry and knows all these celebrities off by heart, I'm not really big on celebrity culture anymore and also don't have enough space in my brain to remember the names of people I don't know lol. I feel like an anomaly and very very embarrassed and kind of ashamed about it. Thanks for reading, looking forward to your comments :) sorry for the length of the post. TL;DR - I'm embarrassed about my lack of knowledge surrounding TV shows and movies, it's hard for me to watch new things due to my depression, lack of energy and motivation. But I love acting! Any recommendations for movies and shows to watch, both classics and recent to give myself a start?
How do i overcome jealousy of the stranger things actors?
So I have YouTube channel that basically serves as my default website/portfolio (I have an actual website, but my YouTube channel has attracted me more attention do to how big YouTube is) it has all my reels, all things I voiced in are neatly organized a playlist by year, and I have portfolio playlist that I can send to clients so they can quickly get to know my voice and skills. It's great and has brought me a lot of good success. But I'm wondering on how I can take it to the next step, I've seen other voice actors so things such as impressions compilations and creating original content using their voice. Both interested me so I decided to try them both out. I created some original content but the algorithm didn't really pick it up and it was a stress trying to come up with video ideas. While the concept I came up with for impressions I called "The road to 1000 voices" (as it's been a goal of mine to one day be worthy of the title) yielded alot more views and it was easier for me to do as all I had to do was just practice the voices. So that's why I've come here to ask yawl opinion on the matter, in order to help my channel and career grow. Should I just focus making impression showcase videos or should I do that and create original content? I'm personally leaning more to focusing on "the road to 1000 voices" concept but I'd like to hear y'all thoughts.
Does anyone know how I can self-represent myself and submit to private breakdowns if I live in Quebec?
So I got my first agent in April and since then she's gotten me 4 auditions and I haven't booked any of them (which I guess is to be expected since I'm new and still finding my footing). I figured that since I'm an ACTRA Apprentice with no professional credits on my resume (only Student theatre/film projects) that that might understandably make it hard to get me in the door with casting directors. However, I've recently been talking with some of my actor friends who are union/fellow apprentices, some of whom do not have training as extensive as mine, and who don't necessarily have many credits and it sounds like all of them are self taping once every week/week and a half. When I told one of them I'd only had 4 auditions in six months they immediately said that I need a better agent. We're out of the busy season now so I'm not expecting many audition opportunities over the winter either. I've been submitting myself for theatre projects and student films and had some auditions recently for those, but again that's work I've found myself, not through my agent. Back in June I asked my agent if there was anything else I could do to make myself more attractive to casting; I'd gotten new headshots and pretty much this whole year I've constantly been in acting classes and updated my resume to show that I have these classes in progress. She just said there was nothing to be done and that it's just a waiting game, which I initially accepted, but in light of these conversations with fellow actors I'm honestly a bit angry. I'm starting to think this is a bigger problem than I've been treating it and maybe I need to be putting more pressure on my agent? If things continue like this up to when my contract expires in April I think I'll be looking for a new agent. Sorry for the long post.
Hello All, ​ I know the question of whether you should be a reality tv actor is generally a no-no. However, I have been approached to Host a reality tv show. Would this be good or bad for my career if I am looking to get more serious roles later on. Would hosting be as damaging as being a contestant? For example, Terry Crews has hosted "America's Got Talent". ​ Any insight would be greatly appreciated. ​ Thanks!
i’m still waiting on my co-star on Disney+ to be added by production on IMDb, and it’s been almost 2 months since it has aired.
Hey, I am new and love getting advice and hearing everyone’s stories so I’m curious. How long did it take to get a call back for a movie/short film/ commercial even if it’s for a background character? How many auditions did you apply to? Especially on BACKSTAGE or Actors Access?
So I just had a phone call with someone from an agency and they said I needed to sign up for Actors Access. Is this something required or is this a red flag? I'm not looking to get scammed. The agency is called Golden Artists Entertainment in Atlanta, anyone know it?
I am a new actor who is just in love with the art of acting, but my city is super small and does not have any acting classes, can y'all send some of the best acting workshops that you guys know?
So I think I know the answer to this already, but would still love to have some insight. I've recently booked a recurring co-star on a network show that has become meatier each episode they bring me back, to where in the latest, I have an entire scene with just the main actor and I. (I think if I get another scene like this I should be a recurring guest star - but that's a whole nother discussion). This is definitely the biggest role I've had on a show, where I actually feel like I'm a character on the show that people watching the show will know after watching. My question is, should I be thinking of hiring PR at all for this? My gut tells me no, but I'm curious to know what experienced actors here have done, and when you might hire for the first time? Thanks!
So I got an avail check last week for shoot dates that were around 3 weeks out from that date. The original audition was through Actors Access, but the casting director asked us to email them to confirm availability and vax status. I did that, and just to be safe, I replied to their C-Mail message. They didn’t send any confirmation of receipt, and now I’m deep into overthinking it. Any other time I’ve gotten an avail check, I hear either something along the lines of “hold the dates, we would like to book you for (x) role” or “we may need you on those dates, so please keep them open.” Am I just neurotic, or should I have heard something? This was this past Friday, so not much time has passed, really.
Any TV show or movies when looked up about the cast, many of them are also writers, producers and directors. But more often than anything else I've found that they are actors and writers. Why is that? I don't intend to say that they mustn't be both or many aside to acting. But seeing this the case repeatedly makes me wonder why is that. Are they generally involved? Many actors are also writers and many writers also are actors. Why is that? I suppose writing and acting kind of go hand in hand maybe one has to feel each other's shoes to get the story into fruition in a best possible way. But want to also know the actual case in the industry. Thank you.
This doesn't happen to me too often, but I've done quite a lot of true crime shows, non-union shows etc. I am wondering if word of mouth has gone around from doing previous work on other shows in order to be booked for this show particularly. I do have a reel and resumé that are top notch and it's casting director(s) that have hired me for a few gigs before. This show is rather big for me, even though I don't have any lines, there are some high level actors, directors and executive producers that will see my mug and skill on screen which is exciting because these are some very high level people in the industry and it's with a really well known production company. Does this mean I'm doing well in the industry? Knowing they can count on me for doing the job without even auditioning? Not gonna lie I'm pretty proud of myself thus far and any input would be appreciated. I've gone so far over the years and it's taken SO much time to get to this place in my career, I definitely am not taking this for granted. I'm booked for 5 days and it's a pretty integral part in the episode. So excited people! Does this happen to you? I feel like I'm getting more confident and people are noticing. I can't help but think my Acting career is going in the right direction... especially when this one Executive Producer is a major A-lister and I look up to him heavily.
I am trying to be an actor and currently pursuing an associate degree in fine arts, but I’m already in my late 20s. I have a backstage account and a profile that could use some work but overall isn’t bad. I just don’t have any experience to show on it. I’ve applied to couple things and actually got call backs but the shoot day didn’t work out with my schedule, and most of the jobs I d have to travel to 3+ hours. Now I have this self-tape request for a role that would be 2 weeks in New Zealand in 2023. I can fit it into my schedule and overall it sounds good because the pay is fair and they would cover travel(I’m in USA). But the script has SO MANY grammatical errors it makes me cringe. I feel really discouraged because I got a message that they selected the 200 out of 500 people for the second round of the audition but if they are making it such a selective process and willing to pay certain amount to shoot in a foreign country, could they not check their script for any errors? Like it is so bad that dialogue has some sentences that do not make sense. So I’m just feeling really discouraged on trying to do this because I know I’m getting old and I really don’t want to take a part in a bad movie/tv show. I would much rather be an extra in some Netflix/Hulu/paramount or Apple TV show, than a lead in some homemade movie that is never going to see the light.
Hey there guys, real quick, my latest job I was the star of a 45 minute episode of the finale of an anthology series (different stories and actors each episode). On my resume I put "Episode Lead" but do you think "star" or "Guest star" would be more appropriate here? Thank you.
Hi! I’m a 20 year old actor (screen) and have had social media for a very long time. However, I’m at a point where I find it very addicting and honestly useless, other than the connections I’ve made with it. Now, I want to get rid of my socials, but I’m holding onto them because of these connections. Can y’all tell me if I need social media as a young actor?
I want to be one of those actors who don’t care at ALL about awards, merits, recognition and all that stuff, and instead only care about the love of their craft, the work they get to do, the creativity, collaboration, and experience of acting. But I’m not one of those actors. I DO care about the work and the craft and all that, but I’m afraid I put too much importance and attention on the recognition, praise, awards and merits and stuff (more than I should), and I just bury it in the back of my head so I don’t think about it-but it’s there. Like if I don’t get nominated for something, like an Irene Ryan award, it means my work isn’t good enough and I’m worthless as an actor, and I’ll never be as good as I want to be. I think because I may put a lot of importance on that less important sh*t is because I don’t feel like my acting or talent or craft is really, TRULY appreciated or acknowledged-I’ve never really felt truly appreciated or acknowledged as myself in anything really-or at least haven’t had being appreciated sink in. So it’s like the only way I know I’m appreciated and acknowledged is by praise, acknowledgment, acclaim, and awards. I’ve heard that actors like these are guaranteed to fail in the buisness; and I CAN NOT FAIL like these actors. I CANNOT BE A FAILURE. I do not want to be one of those whiny, arrogant actors who only care about praise and getting recognized and awards and stuff, because they make me sick. I want to be great. I want to be great on the same level as Marlon Brando was for acting, Jimmy Page was for guitar, Michael Jordan was for basketball. And I hate that deep down inside me I feel this way. I’m afraid of me feeling this way. I’m afraid of what it says about me, I’m afraid that I might have an inflated ego or an all consuming need for praise or recognition. And that if I achieved that greatness and recognition and praise, it wouldn’t add up to anything. So if it doesn’t mean anything in the end, what do I work towards in acting? What is it at the end of the journey that is better than greatness without meaning? How can I stop giving a sh*t about praise, awards, recognition when they actually mean so much to me and my self-esteem/confidence, and instead just focus on the craft, work, and experience??!! Is there a cure or a solution to any of this? (Besides therapy, because I’m already in therapy.) Please, I need help. I really need help. I want to change, but I don’t know how.
Hey guys, So this is my story. Back in February 2021 I was scrolling through reddit, and I found myself on r/marvelstudiosspoilers. I found a post that was linked to an extras casting facebook page, and decided to sign up for it because I live near Atlanta (where the movie was being filmed). The movie turned out to be Spider-Man: No Way Home, and I was given a role as a background high school student. While I was there, they filmed a last minute scene and used me in it! Fast forward to December 2021, I went to see No Way Home in theaters, but unfortunately my scene was cut. i actually posted on this subreddit asking for any sort of help, but unfortunately there was nothing I could do. I still ended up getting paid, and had all the memories, but it was real sad that my first ever acting experience was locked behind some servers owned by Sony. Recently back in September, they re-released the movie with some deleted scenes and mine made it in! I'm super happy with how it turned out. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZB0w5l7mbE (I'm lab partner) But now comes the difficult part. I don't exactly know what to do after this. I signed up for Actor's Access and Backstage, do I just apply to roles I'm interested in? No Way Home was essentially my first acting thing since my 4th grade Christmas play. Another issue is that I am currently in college majoring in computer science. I don't have as much time as I'd like to be flexible. I've gotten some good advice from some people (which was mainly just be confident and apply to stuff on backstage). This entire acting ordeal was pretty much just pure luck. But I genuinely would like to see if I can do it. Please let me know if you guys have any tips!
Analogies aside, I am looking for like-minded LA-based actors/comedians who want in on creating a social media dynasty! I have loads of longer-form (5 mins; for YouTube) and short-form (1-2 mins; mainly for TikTok) comedy/horror sketch ideas to produce, and a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4k camera to shoot with. I would love to buy you coffee or a beer (or both) sometime and chat if you're interested! Attached is a short script to give you an idea of I am going for: ​ [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XY8TcPoubf7qHCXgzyQgr5JpWAxnDmz1DKbYtIh52lQ/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XY8TcPoubf7qHCXgzyQgr5JpWAxnDmz1DKbYtIh52lQ/edit?usp=sharing)
I want to be one of those actors who don't care at ALL about awards, merits, recognition and all that stuff, and instead only care about the love of their craft, the work they get to do, the creativity, collaboration, and experience of acting. But I'm not one of those actors. I DO care about the work and the craft and all that, but I'm afraid I put too much importance and attention on the recognition, praise, awards and merits and stuff (more than I should), and I just bury it in the back of my head so I don't think about it-but it's there. Like if I don't get nominated for something, like an Irene Ryan award, it means my work isn't good enough and I'm worthless as an actor, and I'll never be as good as I want to be. I think because I may put a lot of importance on that less important sh*t is because I don’t feel like my acting or talent is really, TRULY appreciated or acknowledged - I’ve never really truly felt appreciated by or acknowledge by others in anything really; or at least haven’t let the feeling of being appreciated sink in. So it’s like the only way I know I’m appreciated and acknowledged is by praise, acknowledgement, acclaim, and awards (which I never get). I’ve heard actors like these are guaranteed to fail in the business; and I CANNOT FAIL like these actors. I CANNOT BE A FAILURE. I do not want to be one of those whiny, arrogant actors who feel like they are entitled to everything and who only care about success and fame and praise and awards, because they make me SICK. But at the same time I want to be great. I want to be great on the same level as Marlon Brando, Jimmy Page, Michael Jordan, etc. And I hate that I feel this way deep down inside. I’m afraid of what this says about me. I’m afraid that I might be an arrogant, egotistical, self-absorbed brat with an inflated ego and an all consuming hunger for having praise, recognition and being great for the sake of feeling like I’m worthy and somebody. And I’ve heard that greatness, recognition and a shelf of awards is an empty pursuit with nothing but loneliness at the end of the road; it all adds up to nothing. So if it doesn’t mean anything in the end, what do I work towards in acting? What is it at the end of the journey that is far better and meaningful than greatness? I’m afraid this poison that is an obsession with greatness and recognition is so far ingrained in me that I’m doomed completely. Like it’s a weed that can’t be uprooted. I have to be free of this disease. How can I stop giving a sh*t about praise, awards, recognition, when they actually mean a lot to me and my self esteem/confidence, and instead focus on the craft, work, and experience??!! Is there a cure or solution to all this (besides therapy, which I’m already in.) PLEASE. I NEED help. I REALLY need help. I want to change, but I don’t know how.
Not getting ahead of myself but curious—I have an audition for a sag podcast—if I book it, does it make me sag-e? I’ve seen how new media content creators can do this but not actors.
Acting is all about emotions. But I’m one of those people who are very “cold” and “unemotional” (while still dreaming of being an actor lol). The reason I’m like this is that I learned from an early age to “hide” my emotions, feelings, and opinions from certain people (namely family) in order to avoid being harmed, mocked, judged, lectured, or invalidated. This made me a really timid cold person and I would like to drop out of it. Weirdest thing is that when I’m talking to a therapist (or someone I really trust) I tend to burst out in emotions and my brain is all over the place (it’s usually someone I feel very “safe” around). Have any of you guys learned to overcome that? The only emotion I can do is crying and anger
I (14F) found a paid audition for a feature film that's being directed by Ethan Coen. It's for background characters in a scene and I am in the big age range for the actors. No headshot nor reel is necessary for the audition. To me it sounds worth it, and Ethan Coen seems like someone worth putting as a director I worked with for future auditions (even if I was just a background character). Is it worth it to apply for the part to you guys, the actors on reddit, as I am just starting out and looking for roles? The audition was found on Backstage which I heard was a good place for for finding roles, but is it possible that this audition is too good to be true and fake?
I’m looking for an acting class that can build me a solid foundation as an actor. I been looking into Lbacting,Armstrong, EVN, and pro actors lab but I want to know what do you think is best? What was your experience with these studios?
Hey Reddit! My name is Chris, I am a character and commercial voice actor with 5 years of voice acting under my belt. I just created a new channel I hope will help new voice actors grow. I'm going to be making videos on Audacity Tutorials, Voice Acting Tips, Business growth and marketing tips, Dealing with common misconceptions, and maybe even some funny voice over skits. The goal of this is to truly help the voice acting community and inspiring new actors get out there and book some jobs in the industry. If i can help you please let me know, and i will cover it in an upcoming video! God bless! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcxt4s0ktnU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcxt4s0ktnU)
Hey r/acting, just needing a sounding board, and appreciate the input I’ve been thinking of bringing up a few things with my agents. For background, I’m in Vancouver signed to a full-service boutique agency that reps a good range of artists, from developing talent to actors that are co-represented by top ten US agencies. I’ve been really happy with my representation, I’m currently submitting for commercials only. Which is a common practice in my market for newly representing talents. I’m regularly getting self-tape requests and callbacks for commercials. I’ve been getting my self-tapes in on time and never late for auditions and always prepared. When I was signed, I was informed that we can have the conversation regarding Theatrical submissions in the future. I’m wondering when will be a good time to have that conversation with them. The second part of the discussion is, I think my agent is submitting for a certain “type” of roles for commercials , how would you go about and have a conversation with your agent if you would like to be considered for a different “type” or “range” Thank you
For major tv shows, motion pictures and animation vo.. how many get called back? My child is into acting and always gets called back by major networks such as Nick and Disney but he’s never actually booked anything. He got started two years ago and has a short resume. I keep telling him that he should be proud of getting a callback.. and it means hes talented.. but hes been so down lately. He’s only 8. I want him to keep all his doors open but he says acting is his passion. We tried putting him in Stem classes, sports, music, speech/debate and more.. but he only looks forward to acting classes. Theres not that many auditions out there for Asian kids. We spoke to parents of other Asian kids in the biz and they say the same thing. Their kids don’t get the same amount of audition opportunities that their non-Asian friends do. And most of these auditions that are sent our way require him to be bilingual or speak in an Asian accent. He often gets asked to read as a foreigner, a nerd or an exchange student. Our agent told us that to make it as an Asian kid in this business, he needs to be bilingual. He is not bilingual. As his mother, it’s so hard to watch him being rejected countless times. And truth be told, I don’t want him to continue acting.
I never thought of the idea of being an actor at all previously in my life. And funny enough I moved to London for just over a year and I was thinking of being an actor after watching some great movies. I remember I was thinking, what would I do if I'm gonna die soon if anything can happen, and I thought being an actor in a movie is such a cool thing. I read "The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide", kinda got a glimpse of how hard it is to get into the industry not mentioning to be successful in this industry. I tried to do some monologues and researched a bit for different ways to get into agencies or get auditions afterwards. After a couple weeks I was distracted by some other things. But then after a few months (which is now), after watching Twilight on Netflix, my desire for being an actor struct me again. However, I don't have any acting experience, and was only involved in a tiny bit of school drama. How should I start carrying out my attempts on this industry? (I'm doing my GCSE soon, should I wait till I get to sixth form to join dramma clubs or what can I do right now?) I'm also afraid that I'm gonna be distracted again because I have lot's of different hobbies like coding, music, studying, sports and stuff. Any advice on balancing different hobbies as well? I would really appreciate any sharing of experience.
Hi guys!! I have a quick question about agencies. So I'm currently signed with an agent in a smaller market and am looking to branch out and find an agent in a nearby larger market. I'm an 18 tpy actress (I look too young to even play anything above 18) and am confused about if I submit to the youth or adult division. My current agent only reps 18+ actors, which is why I didn't run into this issue before. If any of you guys could help me out, that'd be much appreciated. Thank you so much!
Hey there, long story short our original voice actor did not come through. We run a Tik-Tok page that posts sports related animated shorts. We have 20.5k followers and average 50-170k views, with some reaching 3 million! Because of the time it takes to animate the cartoons we need the voice-work delivered as soon as possible! I’m looking for one actor who can play both roles. The gig pays $100.00 for 8 lines so 12.50 per line if you can get it delivered today! I am available to discord asap to help with any questions. The gig is a Halloween Special for the sports related channel. 2 voice ranges are needed, Jalen: average American, male voice. A.J : a deeper stronger African American male voice MESSAGE ME WITH YOUR REEL AND ILL RESPOND ASAP
I'm new to acting and I saw online about how you could find good casting calls on Actors Access. I have a full time job from Monday through Friday, so I can't really be asking for permission during weekdays, unless it's a really good role. So, in order to start gaining experience and start building a resume for acting reels, I wanted to start acting on the weekends. On Actors Access I see a good amount of weekend roles, which is good for me, but a lot of them include the Friday before the weekend on their shooting dates. Does this mean that they will be shooting the whole Friday or is it just in the evening? Or is there no way of actually knowing? I'm assuming that there would be a lot of beginning actors like me that could only shoot in the weekends. So I'm thinking that perhaps they try to accommodate for it by shooting on Fridays in the evening and Saturdays and Sundays during the day. I just wanted to ask here to see if my thinking is right.
What gigs would you be doing? What kinds of acting would you focus on, knowing that any gig you got into would pay the bills?
So I’ve been trying out acting for a few months now and have done probably 10 auditions or so. And I booked my first role, which is really exciting but also super nerve wracking because it’s also the lead. I’m not too sure how much I can actually say about it other than that it’s a short, but the cast and crew is not a short list, and a lot of money is being don’t on this. So I’m a little nervous about it. It would be one thing if they booked someone like me (no experience and no training), for a supporting character, but the story is about my character, and it’s a lot of pressure to perform well, be off book, take direction, and not waste time. Already had our first table read and met with the director and the lead actress and I can tell that it’s going to be a great working environment, but I can’t stop thinking about how to exist on a set for the first time. Any suggestions?
Hello, I've been aspiring to be a voice actor for a while and I've been practicing and I'd like to think I've got *some* acting skill HOWEVER; it doesn't mean shit when your voice can't handle anything remotely strong. I just can't scream. Like, when getting to a certain volume, you'd need to raise your pitch to go higher, right? My voice flat out refuses to do so, so I just get this pathetic little breathy whisper-scream because my voice just ain't up for the challenge. Any tips on how to not suck at that?
This is a rant because I am tired of this industry and how they treat actors. This new age of self tapes is ridiculous. Basically we are expected to setup lights and camera and PROVIDE THE READER and edit the damn thing and submit it to casting!!?? These are all things that casting is supposed to do … and guess what?! They are saving money on all of this! They save money on the audition room, receptionist, camera operators and readers. So here’s my opinion: pay people to self tape. Give us some money so we can pay our readers (or buy them some beer). It doesn’t have to be a lot, like $50 then that would stop them from just spamming people looking for submissions. Also they should pay per page of self tape. Let’s end this insanity of the 10 page audition sides. You want 10 pages, you better pay for it. Also, give us more time. Did you not know you were making this movie until two days before? Okay rant over.
I ve done 2 parts in 2 series where they also hire amateur actors and now I will take acting classes to be able to do this professionally maybe next year. Do you guys think I need to make my book now or leave it for later ?
Hello, I have a role that requires me to feign having an allergic reaction. Do any experienced actors have techniques for quickly turning red in the face, sweaty, teary-eyed, or anything else symptom of a food allergy? (I feel like turning red in the face would be particularly convincing but I can’t just throw a bunch of makeup on mid-scene.) No snarky comments, please
Sorry, this is just to vent because I have had almost every casting platform over the past 5 years but have had so many issues with NYCastings I don't even know if it's worth the cheaper subscription cost...Every time I log in I check the mark that says "keep my logged in" but then as soon as I try to submit for a job, it logs me out. Sometimes this happens multiple times and I have heard this happens to others as well. I have gotten casting director messages that usually I get a notification about, but I have had some go almost unnoticed because I didn't get an email that I had a message and there are no obvious notifications on NYcastings like on other websites when you have a message/audition. I have also encountered scams on the website, and I know no casting website can be perfect but I have never encountered a scam on actors access. My profile seems to be screwy when I update pictures too and lastly there arent' many great casting calls...anyone else feel this way? I feel like if us actors are paying for a service with money we barely have in the first place, they should update the system
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