Don’t waste your hard-earned money on a backstage membership. The magazine literally gave you the same crappy advice that everybody in the industry gives you. Advice that doesn’t work. Years ago when I was a young actor I was told by an agent that I needed a membership to playbill and backstage because no one would take you seriously if you weren’t listed in backstage. This is complete crap. All the advice in backstage is complete generic bullshit that does not help any actor in their career. They take your money every year for their membership and give you the same bullshit advice that keeps you at the bottom level. Cancel your subscription now and spend your money in a real place like acting lessons or some better head shots
Do not attend LS studios industry talks in Los Angeles. Waste of your time. The studio invites agents and managers to do free industry talks at their studio. They advertise that the event is free and you can bring your headshot with you and if the agent is interested they will call you up to do a monologue. This is complete crap. I have been there several times and the only actors that ever get chosen to read monologues are conveniently students at the studio. The advice they give is generic advice that anybody who has been acting for a while already knows. Louis then uses the time to plug his studio and make potential students out of the young foolish actors who attend this crap. Don’t waste your time on this place, go to a real acting studio i.e. Stella Adler, UCB, or Anthony Meindl.
Hey I wanted to ask if there are Indian actors on this sub reddit and if they can suggest some sub reddits where Indian actors talk about work and casting calls.
This post is part asking for advice, part ranting. Excuse any tangents. Im sure many of you, like myself, live here in NYC for acting. I’ve made so many connections, friends, success with acting, and the city brought me such joy. I can’t imagine being anywhere else trying to pursue not only my passion, but also living in general with the amount of things to do. However things are starting to change for me. In recent years the city has started to feel incredibly unsafe. With crime being up, I feel like it’s beginning to mess with my mental health. I don’t want to go into Manhattan, take the trains, and it’s messing with my inspiration of being an actor (meaning my curiosity, creativity). It feels like I’m just paying to live in this expensive city and not reaping the joy or benefits I used to from it. This has really started to bog down on me, I very recently lost a family member to a random act of violence on the train—which sent my paranoia and frustration into a tailspin. Not trying to make this post heavy, just trying to paint a clear picture. With NYC being *the* acting hub of the east coast, I’ve been thinking of moving out of the city and into the suburbs. Whether it be upstate, or another state in general, but I’ve always said I “need to stay close to the action”. Its a shame that to pursue this we’re so bound to 4 major cities, but there’s got to be a way to balance this lifestyle with living in a not so hectic atmosphere…hopefully. LA doesn’t seem as different as NY, more expensive considering the cost of a car, however not being completely ruled out. Have considered Atlanta, though more research needs to be done. But for those of you not living in New York, or LA, or if you are and are pursuing this and are successful or booking often while being in the suburbs—where are you? Do you like it? Has it effected your acting career? Any advice, inspiration on where to be?
I did it! I just landed not just one, but three major roles in an upcoming anime! My first ever paid gig was around 2 years ago, and since then I’ve only done small gigs for content creators. But now, my audition won and I got casted for a role and ended up getting casted for 2 more in the same project! I feel like this is just the beginning, and soon I’ll be landing jobs on even more larger projects! For all the new voice actors out there who are unmotivated after not landing a gig after a few auditions, don’t get discouraged! Just like me, you too will with skill and time eventually land a role on your dream project!! Keep it up you all!!
I'm posting this in a few different subreddits to get a broad range of opinions on this subject, but considering this sub is all about voice acting, I figured I might have the best chance of getting answers (or corrections) here. Let's assume that some higher-ups at Platinum just didn't want Helena Taylor back on the project for whatever reason, and instead of just turning her down they decided to crank down her pay so low that she'd basically be forced to turn down a role and they could hire someone else. Helena Taylor is a member of the SAG/AFTRA union, in addition to Yuri Lowenthal, Jenn Hale, and possibly more actors included in Bayonetta 3. If SAG/AFTRA was aware of the situation between Helena Taylor and Platinum, as a voice acting union, I find it incredibly strange that they would allow Hale to voice the character in her stead, or not fight to get Hellena the pay she's entitled to, or just pull out of the Bayonetta 3 project entirely! I suppose SAG/AFTRA could just be corrupt and wanted to maintain good relations with Platinum, but I just find that to be unlikely considering SAG/AFTRA's history of being incredibly stubborn in their support of its employees, as some people have mentioned already in some threads about this topic. This part of the story just isn't adding up to me. Also, a bit of a sidetrack, but while I do sympthatize with Hellena struggles (at least, at the moment), I really didn't like the part of her third response video where she calls Jen Hale a "girl" and says Jen has "NO right to say that she is the voice of Bayonetta"; maybe I'm just being nitpicky, but that came off as super gross to me.
**UPDATE:** Thanks so much for everyone who weighed in! General consensus was definitely **a)** there's truly no right answer and **b)** see what it would be like to keep the stage direction as written, but play with my own interpretation not as written (clearly it went much deeper than that, but just to generalize). I think I intuitively knew this as an actor, and was just having a nervous moment of self doubt and fear of being written off by casting or creative as not reading the sides carefully. In the end, I tried a few different takes but only turned in one (as they felt too similar aside from the ending to turn in multiple) -- and in the end I did end up smiling, but beneath it I was playing, "seriously, man? let's get this over with -- if I don't dance, I may not get to finish this convo" . Next time I think I shan't turn to reddit as I just drove myself wild completely overthinking such a small and ultimately unimportant beat, and just do the damn scene. :) thanks! \-- Truly who am I to assume I know the character better than the person who wrote it but...essentially, I'm working on a tape for a script with...pretty weak writing. In the scene, my character is in a bar, having a serious conversation with a guy she's disappointed with. An MC then announces that there will be line dancing, my character takes the guy's hand, and per the stage direction, "she smiles", and then the scene ends (for the tape). As the full script continues, they have a wonderful fun time dancing, and my character never brings up the serious topic again, water under the bridge, never holding him accountable. Based on my analysis of the character and the script, I'd much prefer to end the sides not smiling. I'd love for him to extend his hand for a dance, I'm disappointed in him, upset for him to even ask while we're having a conversation. I'd like to nonverbally reject his offer. I've been doing this professionally for a while so I know I'm definitely way too in my head to even be resorting to asking reddit. And at the end of the day I do think it's just a matter of navigating careless writing-- but do you think it's "bad" to end the scene on an emotional note that is different than what the script suggests? As I rehearse, ending it with joy just doesn't feel right, it doesn't make sense to me. There is the option of multiple takes, I'd prefer not to with these particular sides.
My friend is producing and directing a short, with a budget of about $30k. He is hiring some SAG actors, and some non-union. I was cast as a substantial principal role, and am non-union. The project will be under the Short Film Agreement. I am having trouble finding information on whether or not this will result in my eligibility for the union, and was wondering if I could get some help?
The rock has become such a character in himself that now, whenever i see him play a role, he is just Dwayne Johnson, not whatever character he's playing. It really takes away from whatever he's in because I just see a celebrity, not a character. I have kind of lost respect for him as an actor as he has just become le body building funny man. If he like, lost all his weight for a role like Christian Bale did, my respect for him may be reinstated, but as of right now, he is just le muscle man that can act. I mean it's a bit late now as Black Adam has already been made, but even the headlines are like 'The Rock Makes A Good Superhero'. Its all about Le Rock not the character he's playing. Okay rant over, thank you reddit, love you <3.
Hello! So here's the deal: My best friend's birthday is coming up. And I want to surprise her buy having miss Potter (voice actress) record a happy birthday message in a video game character voice she adores. But problem is that miss Potter doesnt seem to have social media or any way to contact and ask if she would be willing to do it. I found one way maybe and thats via IMDB Pro and I have issues with account, because it requires access to Amazon and I cannot access my Amazon currently. If anyone has any advice or maybe a contact e-mail I would be forever grateful.
A friend of mine has been studying drama for three years and has performed in theatre on occasion and despite going for some auditions for TV etc, has never been cast. Then I know another guy who has an ordinary job but has a particular looking face and looks more like an generic “actor. He recently got cast in a part for an indie feature movie despite having no experience other than looking a certain way… (and presume that auditioned well). it made me wonder if success in acting for screen is more determined by your physical appearance. What are peoples opinions on this?
So I submitted for a role in a student film. Two roles were posted I was a good fit for, I only submitted for one. Was invited to audition via Eco Cast, and was given link to entire script. On reading the script I realize the role I didn’t submit for is a better fit for me. Is there a good practices anyone can recomend here? Should I simply submit for the 2nd and add a note explaining? Just wondering what others have done in same situation and would recommend.
I'm trying to learn techniques that are used to achieve different voices and I'm trying to figure out how deep voices are done. One example is Yoseph Calvert from Astral Chain. [Here is an example of his voice](https://youtu.be/K-erRwt2EwE?t=1387) (If time stamp doesn't work, go to 23:07). His voice actor is Joe J Thomas, and based on an interview I listened, his voice isn't that deep naturally. Yoseph's voice does seem to have a bit of a gravelly quality to it, but I'm not sure if the two are connected. I'm going to have to learn the gravelly voice eventually, so if you know how to do that, feel free to give advice on that too.
I do not want to be a real actor or later have a career in this industry unless it's voice work, but I am looking for job options I can be compatible with and not be in customer service anymore until I can make my own form of income going. I like the idea of working on projects too and I would appreciate seeing how this industry works. I understand a gig could be $120/day on average. Can this reliably make $2k+ monthly? Im also considering joining a union. I do not have an acting background though.
I had a one line co-star on a hybrid docu-series type show on DISNEY+ and I was acting in one of the reenactment scenes. I was listed in the credits and the show aired almost 2 months ago. I checked the project on IMDb and it seems as though production has added none of the cast. Every actor listed seems to have manually added themselves. Could the reason be because it's a docu-series and not a traditional scripted show ? If this is the case, will they probably never add the cast and should I just add myself manually?
For those of us doing our own direct email marketing efforts and using a service of some kind to automate this, who do you use? I found out the hard way that most of the email service providers out there have a rule that even if you follow the can-spam act to the letter, you've got to have a subscriber's permission first before adding them to the mailing list. Obviously, we're not going to be asking someone permission to see if they hire voice actors directly... we'd just ask. It's not like I'm selling socks to some rando, I'm selling voice acting to someone who appears to hire voice actors. So, anyone using an email service provider who specializes in cold email campaigns?
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?
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