Hey everyone, I’m considering an erasmus exchange next year in the upper mentioned university. Does anyone have any experience with the schooling process of erasmus students there?:) Thanks a lot, I hope everyone is having a good time wherever you are! Best of luck from Czech Republic.
Yes, I’ve made (somewhat) peace with it. I know it won’t change. I know I should just completely forget about the why:s. YES, I KNOW THAT IT JUST IS WHAT IT IS! IF YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH, THE TIME DOESN’T MATTER! But WHYYYYYYYY would a CD send out an 8 pages 3 scenes FILLED with dialogue and give less than 48 hours deadline? WHYYYYYYY? It’s for a big supporting role in huge feature that’s had a long preproduction and it’s still not set to film for another couple of months. So WHY did you decide to punish the actors by giving TWO days? Even 3 days would’ve been at least a bit more merciful! Thank you for letting me vent.
Do they memorize multiple versions of the same scene? Or do they just re-shoot it when the baby is calm again? I've always been curious.
I saw this thread on twitter earlier about a debate on sex scenes which I thought was interesting seeing non actors talking about it, so why not ask the community that actually have the chance in being in one some day, or maybe decline being in one. Do you think sex scenes are unnecessary? Why or why not?
I'm going to get a Commercial Demo sorted out here shortly and am wondering if anyone has any thoughts on length, how many spots, how long should a spot be.... should I write my own copy or just pull something that already exists? Also if you're an experienced Voice Actor with a Commercial Demo I'd love to hear your demo to help me figure out my own. Thanks in advance!
I’m trying to figure out how to word this question so I don’t invoke the wrath of the Reddit intellectuals… So I’ll start with a bit about myself. I’m a 30 year old factory worker from the mid west. I’ve always been interested in voice acting but I’ve never known where or how to start. Recently I decided to take a chance on myself an got a decent PC and a nice microphone and made a fiverr account to try to get my first gig. But now that I’ve done that I don’t know what to do next. What would the experienced voice actors or just any voice actors in the sub do in my position to get noticed?
After 13 years of schooling, including a year of university, I’ve dropped out. I plan to move to Philadelphia and try my hand at becoming a small time actor (with hopes of becoming more) like I’ve dreamed of and do it while I’m still young. I only have one issue, I’m not really sure what next the course of action is. Where do I start? I’m gonna start with trying out for every audition I can get my hands on but from there I have no clue what to do. What’re your thoughts? experiences? stories? anything?
I have a friend who's taught classes through Actors Connection for a number of years now and he suggested I look into their Fast Track program. I just finished up a class through Actors Connection and am trying to figure out what to do next. I was thinking of either doing this or getting into an acting class through someplace like the Barrow Group or Atlantic Acting School. If anyone has any insight into Fast Track or any of the other programs or someplace else I should look please let me know! I'm new to NYC and want to really start up on my professional career!
Wondering if buying a membership was worth it. I'm an actra member with an agent and I was curious to see if it helps other Canadian actors? I primarily use actors access, casting workbook and casting network.
I came across an old actor acquaintance on Facebook and did some digging around through their friends and spotted a name that gave me a pit in my stomach. Back in 2009, I was still in the closet and was being ruthlessly bullied by this guy who had the same publicist as me. So LA, right? As we pursued acting. He only was doing background work and had honestly not a promising career since he was not a good actor. However, he was super aggressive calling paparazzi on himself and stuff trying to get noticed but never made it as an actor. He would torment me to come out of the closet and would always put me down as a person when I was questioning my sexuality so I cut off our friendship. One night before our friendship ended, I drove us home from a late night dinner and parked my car in my gated garage at my apartment complex and later that night, I saw him walk back toward the garage. My tires slashed the next morning. He was a crazy person! Pretending to be my friend but trying to sabotage me at the same time. Well, without giving too much away since I don’t wanna deal with this guy, I read he had a successful directorial debut for an indie film and just got a big movie deal with a well known actor signed on to the film. The reason I’m bringing this up is that I have known many people like this who are horrible scum & somehow get ahead in Hollywood. Meanwhile, I’m here planning new headshots and putting together a new demo reel but was pretty discouraged and second guessing myself in the last 2-3 weeks on if I should give up or move forward with acting again. But this was just like a weird feeling I wanted to share that I’m always trying hard, I do right by people, and I never had a chance in Hollywood. Yet some asshole who tormented me relentlessly gets rewarded. It’s so frustrating :( Like do you need to be a raging asshole to succeed and can’t be a nice guy?
How strict are Florida productions with the Vax mandate thing? For both Union and Non Union. Asking because Florida as a whole seems to be overall less pushy about masks/vaccines. I see some auditions on actorsaccess claiming to require Vaccination but do they really enforce in the end or it's just a front? Any actor here who worked in Florida production been asked to show Vaccine proof or not? And while were at it, what about Georgia productions?
Akupara Games is in need of a variety of voices for an upcoming paid project relating to our video game publishing/developing work - especially native British & Australian accents + rap experience! ​ This is a long-term project we'll be regularly reaching into this pool of responses to cast, but for our initial batch of character sides we're hoping to complete casting **by June 16th** ​ Roles will be paid based on actors rates and availability, share your info at the link below to be considered! [https://bit.ly/AkuparaCasting](https://bit.ly/AkuparaCasting)
Not too sure where to go or what to do. I’m 19 and I want to be an actor / performer more than anything but I’m not sure how to go about it. I was originally planning to go to university for languages (something I’m good at and it pleased my family), but decided at the last minute to go on a gap year and try for drama schools. I applied this year, and got quite a few recalls, but didn’t actually get any places. I know it’s pretty rare to get in first time, but like many others I had a naive hope that I’d be one of the ones to get in first round. Now, it took a lot of convincing to get my family to allow me to even consider auditioning for drama schools, hence the late change (very traditional, conservative family - want their children to be doctors, lawyers etc) and now that I haven’t got in there is great pressure to apply through clearing for an academic course - nothing to do with performing arts. There are drama schools in clearing that I’ve considered applying to for a September start (east 15 and Bath spa), but I’ve heard so many bad things about east 15 that I’m hesitant to apply there, and it feels like no one goes to Bath spa so idk what it’s like. I don’t want to take another year out, but I don’t know what to do about September. I know to become an actor you don’t need to have gone to drama school, but there’s no denying that it helps to train so intensely, not to mention having the name of a top school on your back can get your foot in the door in many instances. I’m considering doing an academic course (unrelated to drama / acting) at a university because it’ll get my family off my back (lots of pressure that because I didn’t get in this year they think what’s the point in trying again), but as acting is such a challenging industry to break into it would give me something to fall back on. But would it be a shot in the dark if I knew I didn’t really want to go into the industry of the academic subject? I would aim to do a diploma in performing arts after the degree, to get the training, but does that make the degree in the other subject futile? Kind of feels like I’m running out of time to become an actor, I know I’m only 19 but I see people around me getting jobs or in drama school and I can’t help but feel behind. I want to become an actor more than anything, but I’m stuck at a crossroads as to where to go next, whether that’s try for one of the aforementioned drama schools or go to uni and do acting on the side, then pick up training once I’ve done an academic course. Any advice would be really appreciated bc I really don’t know what to do
I'm kind of connected to two people in Hollywood and I live in California, I'm interested in acting and have a decent theater resume. I really just want to be a background character or something. I keep hearing it's impossible to be in anything without knowing someone, so at risk of sounding shallow, I wanted to ask your opinion. One of the people I know has a very famous brother (B list maybe? he's a young successful actor and is connected to some seriously popular actors and singers). She's on the up and coming, has been in big commercials, and was on one of the most popular TV shows on television right now. The other is my childhood friend's dad, who's a movie producer on some pretty notable films starring A listers. His wife and my mom (and I) are friends on facebook and talk occasionally. I'm not \*friends\* with either of these people, but I'm friends with one on facebook, and friends with the others wife on facebook. (and his son and I had crushes on each other when we were younger!) Is this something I should pursue? I'd really hate to look like an opportunist especially because IDK them that well. I was thinking it might be doable to ask to be an extra in the producer's films? At the end of the day I don't want to be famous, or be a jerk. I just want my 2 seconds of fame in the background of a movie or something LOL... I should add I'm a 21 year old girl. Please send advice my way!!
Hey actors! I'd like to get recommendations on online summer programs or intensives around May end- June. Anything besides university pre-college suggestions would be great. Thanks!
Hi, everyone! Quick microphone question: **Is the difference between LCT 540 S and TLM 103 "big enough" to justify paying ~$500 more?** After 2 years with Samson Q2U and EVO4, I'm looking for a 'last mic that I'll ever need' and of course the classic TLM103 is on my radar. But it suure is on the expensive side... So, while still the best choice, I searched for a second best option. From SM7B, OC18, WA-87, C414... I ended up looking at LCT 540 the most. I'm aware that the 540's sound is a bit more open/crispy, with slight boost at the high end...which could be a good thing to my voice, but.. is it good at handling sibilants? Is it on paar with the Neumann in the overall quality? I've watched most reviews, comparisons and I would love to hear what you guys think. *My voice: More on a baritone/bass side (occasionally, I have to record a more tenor-sounding-voice or am working with other actors) and I've a sliiight here-and-there sibilants, mostly controlled with recording technique.* Every advice is much appreciated! *Greetings from Croatia :)*
Looking for some advice here. I booked a job in 2022 and was paid as a w2 employee. My understanding is I can only deduct acting expenses on my 2022 tax return if I am paid as a 1099. Im not booking like crazy so it’s unlikely I’ll book another project that pays me as a 1099 this year. What can I do? Do I set up an LLC and have w2’s directed there?
I’m a M17 and have been acting professionally for about a year. I signed with a agency last year and have gotten a few jobs in a couple short films and commercials. This is my passion and I’ve always been great at it. I assumed I would grow out of it and realize I need to get a normal job but I’m 17 and being a full time actor is still what I want to be. Where I’m located right now I can get a lot of little jobs but nothing big enough to go full time or get casted in a big movie or show. But I’m just confused on how people move to L.A who don’t have connections. Do you try to sign with a L.A agency before you go. Or do you try to find one once you get there or what.
I’ve been climbing up the ladder and looking for stronger rep, and my agent’s communication style is no longer meshing w me so I’d ideally like to leave soon. It’s busy season in Toronto and I have a few projects still under his belt so I wouldn’t want to leave yet. When’s a good time, calendar wise, to search and leave for a union actress in Canada?
Can I get into an acting career without having a job currently? I can't really find a job right now, but I want to become an actor I don't really have any bills, so I'm fine there
For background, their are a number of talent agencies in the San Francisco area. I am considering a "rapid fire" walk in approach to all of them. What would you do, as a starting voice actor, or, as a voice actor who is not happy with their current talent agency? Select an option or leave a comment, Thank you. [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/uqc8np)
Hey everyone. ​ I just wanted to vent and see if anyone has any advice for me, as I'm really struggling. ​ I went to drama school and graduated around 4 years ago. I never got anywhere once I left. I got a few cameos on TV shows and that was it, a few low budget theatre shows and I could barely even get a decent agent. Everyone I went to drama school with seemed to get these amazing agents right away and I couldn't. ​ After two years of slaving away in two jobs, one in a clothes store and one in a bar, I ended up quitting. I had an agent that wasn't good, and I'd been to 24 auditions that I'd managed to secure myself and got rejected from every single one. This was after spending 3 years at a pretty good drama school and getting picked for almost all main characters in every show there. I went from doing really well there to getting nothing outside of it. So I noticed that every time one of my friends got a part in a "well known" thing like Netflix or Amazon, I became super jealous. I hated seeing people get things like that. Whenever my friends got less known things but things they were sooo happy about, I didn't care. I realised I was only jealous of those who may become famous. I was in acting only for the fame. ​ This took a long time for me to realise and why I wasn't happy with my agent or anything I'd done. Because I was getting work, just not the best work. I realised I wasn't actually happy doing acting, only if I got a part in something amazing. So I quit it, because it was making me upset. ​ So after two years of leaving acting and getting my foot in the door of a broadcasting company, I have worked my way up to become an editor and it's something I really like doing (I should say before drama school, I studied this in college). While doing this job, I make a ton of money that has made me purchase a house I've always wanted, I've got a pet, I met my dream partner, we get to go on lots of nice holidays and overall my life is so much better than what it was when I was trying to do acting, as I always had to live with other people and work crap jobs and never afford anything. ​ However, I still have this same feeling whenever I see people get famous. Anytime of one of my friends have got a job on Netflix or a Hollywood thing, I get so jealous. I am jealous of every single actor who appears in multiple shows and gets people talking about them. I always wanted to be one of those people who got tons of jobs and every one said they were talented. I am not actually missing acting as such, but I miss the fame that went along with it I would never have appeared on Netflix or something probably, but this is what I struggle with. The fact that there was always that one audition you could've got that made you get that role and be successful. But I know I shouldn't have continued because I was only chasing the fame, not the acting. But I still can't stop being jealous at seeing people I knew get all these roles and fame. I don't know how people who are actually actors deal with this, watching people get all this success while you don't get anything What do I do to stop myself caring so much? I am aware it's stupid and I don't know how to stop myself getting upset with stuff like this. It doesn;t help that online so many people get obsessed over certain celebrities and people in these shows and their fame is EVERYWHERE, everyone saying they look great and it seems that then they get more stuff just for being famous. I don't know what to do, because I get so depressed thinking of this so much
Before joining the union, there was not a single non union job I worked on that didn’t have at least one SAG actor, this was true for all the non union (commercials, short films and, feature films I’ve worked on). And it is so easy to find SAG actors working nonunion jobs just by looking at the cast list of non union productions on IMDBPro. For example, in LA there is one nonunion production I’ve seen post many times on actors access that has over 30 Billion views on their short films and they blatantly use SAG actors constantly and seemingly without any repercussions. Whenever I’ve asked SAG if it’s ok to work on smaller scale production even as a favor they make it aggressively clear that any acting of any kind even unpaid is not allowed unless under a union contract. But if you actually go ahead and work non union anyway they seem to not care. My question is does SAG ever actually enforce these rules, not in theory, but in REALITY? Like do you personally know anyone who’s ever gotten caught? What happened? I’ve basically stopped booking jobs almost entirely after joining SAG and I’m wondering if it’s worth it to start doing nonunion work off the card since that seems to be what everyone else is doing to stay afloat.
I’m hopping on a flight tomorrow morning early, so ask any of your vo questions and I’ll answer them on the plane while I have nothing to do! Hoping to help y’all out again, spread the word!
I’m a 23M african american actor with a curly-fro hairstyle. A movie I did some work on required me to cut SOME of my hair to fit the time period. Long story short, they cut off almost ALL of my hair so now it looks terrible and extremely awkward. I’ve struggled with a balding & receding hairline for the last couple years(that I warned them about) which wasn’t very noticeable with my longer hair style but now it’s completely visible & makes me look much older than I am. My problem is now I look nothing like my current headshots which I just recently got. (I’m not getting new ones with this look). Not only do I think it’s not safe to submit for projects with my headshots that I look nothing like, but I have other projects i’ve already booked that are happening the next couple months. To grow my hair back out to half the length will take at least 3 to 4 months. I’m just very furious with how careless they were with my hair and lost as to what I should do now. And before you say “it can’t be that bad” It is, because as soon as the barber finished they immediately started apologizing. On top of that people were asking “why they cut my hair like that” and telling me to shave it bald after we film. I was miserable the ENTIRE 14 hours on set because every conversation I had with people, including the main cast with well-known actors, was about how bad my haircut was. If that’s not enough, the production paid me an extra $100 as an apology.
Hello, I’m a new actress that has only acted in one show. Should I start applying for casting calls now or should I just wait until I get more experience? I don’t get it because how can you expect me to be experienced if you don’t give me the opportunity? Not even just that it’s also an age problem. I have been looking for work on Instagram/Facebook but usually they want me to be 25 or a teenager (I’m 21). Have I been looking in the wrong places? Any suggestions on where to find work?
Hey Everyone! Im an actor living in sweden repped by a manager ( Maria Vascsak at IMA Content ) i need some help choosing a path to follow. Im about to graduate high school, im 18 years old and have experince in both theatre and film. Ive played a leading role in a short film recently along with other projects in film. I do also have extensive experince in theatre as ive been in theatre since i was a kid! As i said, im graduating soon and i dont really know what to do… I have thought of moving to LA to study acting and auditioning as much as i can. My goal is to be able to be an actor full time but opinions from my family have made me feel like its a bad disicion to study acting ( they see it as putting all my eggs in one basket ) My question to you all is, should i study acting or should i study something with a more stable job perspective? Id love to delve deep into different techniques as i really enjoy studying acting and have seen some great success in it in the past year or so but the only thing holding me back is the unstableness of the career and the industry. What do you guys think? ive thought if maybe studying media as it is still related to the industry but its not really enticing and seems like a betrayal to my dreams… Please give me some advice and some thoughts in what you think i should do. It would be greatly appreciated! Side note! My manager is really established in LA with a good base there in terms if contacts and connections. Thank you
The idea was recently suggested to me to call a local agency and ask them what steps they think I should take or what I can/should be doing in the area I’m in. I’ve tried very hard to find work here on Backstage and Actors Access but it’s a small town and there isn’t even any work towns over. But then a friend of a friend says they know somebody signed to this agency who DOES get work here and sent me the agency’s info saying I should ask them. Would it be annoying to them or make me look like someone they’d never want to sign?
This is it. I wish I had the chance to discover my calling when I was a child to get into acting and be among child actors. I feel my experience would have been built up into a long and successful career. I am 21 and am not an actor and even if it happens, I kind of feel like it won't reach the same longevity it could've if I had been as enticing and interesting as Tom Holland, Woody Norman or Asa Butterfield. I love expressing myself in daydreams and feel like with the right script, emotions and crew that I can let myself out and make art. Idk what to feel or how to think at the moment.
Does anyone know if a W9 would be accepted as proof of employment for Equity’s Open Acess program? I can’t find an exhaustive list of proof they accept, only the website saying “pay stub, W2, 1099, etc.”
Hello again! I asked a similar question around two years ago and that advice greatly helped me. I have a few gigs under my belt now but I know I can vastly improve from where I am right now. A typical answer that is said alot is coaching but right now with college (Theatre Major) I can't afford it. (Mostly because most coaches charge a fee greater than my rent) Thanks and have a great day/night :)
Hello, everyone!!! I am trying to become an actor, but I wanna know what strides to take. Hete are some strides, I've taken (not many). 1. In most of my Digital Video Production projects I play as the main actor, and my teacher always compliments my acting and such. 2. I very recently made an Instagram account, wete I plan to post my content. - My very first post was of a music video that my friend and I made. The artist reposted the reel on her story!!! It was awesome!! Yet, alot of ppl are looking at it, but nobody is liking it. I know, I know it's the first post, gotta keep expectations low... But idk if my acting account would get lots of views and stuff compared to like an art, cooking or editing account. Like I'm doing worse than the bare minimum... Okay, so I know that's it's not alot of strides and lots of rambling. But this year, I plan to get a job and pay for some type of acting class to bulid up some skills. I wanna expand more on my IG account, try get noticed. Even, get into YouTube.I wanna try to audition for a community a thearte (trying to be the next Wayne Brady) before I graduate. (Class of 2024) Anything else you would recommend? Any advice on the Instagram stagram account thing? What acting class, I should take? (Online or In-person) Would like to see some of my work, give critiques? Anything and Everything is Welcome! Thanks in Advance
What exactly does this mean?? I’m non union and only did one BG gig which was the one I did before I got asked back to come back for an actor role. How is this different than a regular BG role? What’s the pay like? This is in Toronto, Canada
So I got brutally honest notes from my director today. She said my acting wasn't all there, I wasn't ready for a song and that my acting is lacking. She didn't give specifics on how to improve, but since acting is my outlet to cope with depression this really got to me. I never did a show with her before. In the past I have been praised by previous directors. I typically get leads and a lot of singing, so this is my first time getting a smaller role and critique like this. I want to grow as an actor but first I need to stomach her critique. Any tips? Should I talk to her about the specifics or would that be considered disrespectful? I also have another question. Was what she said plain out rude or is it just typical note giving?
So i want to be an actress. I am a teenager living in wales in the UK but i want to be an actress. What do i need to do in my teens in order to become an actress? Any advice is helpful, thanks.
How do actors come to light, such as Aaron Paul, get a breakout show/movie? Is it by chance, or some special talent? Also, how do you become a "great" actor?
Hello fellow Toronto actors. I have been doing BG since January and have enough vouchers to apply to AABP. I want to eventually become a principal actor and I have heard different things from people about joining AABP as a BG. People are saying it's good so you can get your hours towards becoming an Apprentince. Some people are saying don't do it now cause I won be able to do non-union shoots as a principal actor if I am AABP. I was just curious what everyones thoughts are about this and/or if anyone had experience with this. Thank you all.
I'm trying to find representation for acting and saw this ad on Actor's Access saying that this service they offer could help me "get in front of Los Angeles and New York Talent Agents and Managers". Have you had good experiences with it?
New actor I just got my first job for a commercial and I have to sign an NDA, but I don’t have an agent or agency and it asking for that so what should i do?
Hi! I am going to be auditioning for a production of *Cinderellie-Mae* at a local theater. The website says that we will be cold reading from the script. I read through the script online and the directions said that actors should speak in a strong country accent. Should I try to cold read off of the script with an accent, or should I just speak in my normal voice? Would it be appropriate to ask which they would prefer before I started reading?
Do you think it’s possible for phobic person to learn and act from home, never leaving it?
Hey voice actors! I just got an official Apple USB 3.0 to Lightning Camera Adapter to hook up to my audio interface. I am powering the adapter through a USB hub and it updated the camera adapter when I plugged it in, so I know the device was recognized. It also has enough power as far as I can tell, but whenever I try to record on my phone through the adapter/my interface, the audio just gets picked up by my standard iPhone mic. Any advice?
Obviously, a very touchy subject matter. Fiverr has been great to many VAs but has certainly damaged the industry somewhat. As a total beginner in VA (having acting training and stuntman work) progress a career without the gig economy, or more so, the Fiverr / Upwork route. My gut is saying the answer to this is to train under various coaches and try and get signed by an agent / agency but I could be way off there comparing VA to "normal" acting (read: screen actor)
Hey! I'm a beginner actor (20 years old) in Vancouver looking to take classes in the summer and was hoping to see if anyone here had any recommendations for particular programs (not too expensive with a focus in film acting). I randomly came upon an Arts Umbrella Audion prep program and was thinking of trying that out but I haven't heard much of their acting programs. I was also looking at VAS but their next start date seems to be in September only. Any acting class suggestions in general are welcome!! Thank you!!
currently i’m in drama school. 20 years old. just about finishing my first year. yesterday we did our solo story performances and mine was written about the disregard of the Black girl’s mental health. they loved it. instead of well done, they said thank you. they cried and i felt like i connected and shared a piece of myself with them. it wasn’t easy to do. my issue now is that some things went wrong like my classmate who was supposed to do my sound effects wasn’t on cue but i was told i was performing well enough that people didn’t really notice anyways. but even as everyone validated me, just as they did a few terms ago when i did a scene from rotterdam (by jon brittain), there’s just something missing. i don’t know what it is. i am proud of myself. i know this. but i’m up at 2am which is something my body hasn’t even been able to do because of all the constant work i’ve done the past five weeks has been spent on assessments and making sure yesterday’s performance went well. and it did. and now i feel incomplete. like there’s always something i could’ve done better. i wasn’t a theatre kid. i got into drama school after years of trying (i know 20 is young but in my country we start university at 16/17). i used that as my way to get free acting training because although i decided to be an actor at i think 14, i never could afford to pursue it until i got older and more independent. i know my need for validation stems from that. but it’s funny because i don’t seek validation in any other aspect of my life. how do i stop feeling hollow after a performance? i just want to be proud of myself and go to bed. but instead, i feel not enough.
I got booked as an extra in a movie coming out in the next year or 2. The cast is full of insanely famous and ridiculously good actors. I’m mainly excited to be on set - to see how everything works and get the chance to watch these actors in their element. Couple questions: 1. Is networking on set a thing if I’m there as an extra? Is there something I can do to open up more opportunities for myself through this? 2. Since this would be my first (and paid) film experience, is it resume worthy? Would love to hear anyone’s thoughts
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.
Hello there, i am not sure if there are Arabs here but I am Arabic looking for Arabs to do voice qcting for BERSERK anime
I have been acting for more than 6 years now. Started from a few local acting courses here and there. Went to a conservatory for 3 years. Been self-studying and hiring an acting coach for all my major auditions for the past 2 years since COVID. Went to therapy and went through a hell of a self discovery and creativity process. Going back to classes again this summer to improve my skills even more. I have a manager and an agent who have been absolutely amazing in sending me out to roles. (Although I am looking for a better agency this summer.) They’re not HUGE with connections but decent enough to get me in the door to audition at least 2-3 times a month even though I’m about 2 hours away from a major market. I’ve invested in headshots, improved my reels, optimized my resumes, won an acting award for an indie film, I’ve made my own short films and have 6 film festival nominations, landed lead supporting roles in 2 feature films in the past 2 years… but I still have not landed a co-star or a guest star role in any TV series. I’m not here to brag or complain. I’m actually extremely grateful that I’ve come as far as I could with the work I’ve done. But when I meet other actors who have been in TV series or a huge film, it makes me wonder if I’m good enough when it’s been this long and I’ve never been in anything considered “big” like television or a streaming service or a films… Am I even considered a “real” actor? Was it because I didn’t go to college for acting and didn’t make the right connections? Is it because I’m an Asian woman but don’t look “Asian” enough to fill in the Asian roles they’re looking for? Is it because I’m deluded and my acting skills aren’t as good as I think they are? Am I not working hard enough? I’m confident my natural drive to continue improving my craft will never stop so I know I’ll get better in acting no matter what. It just comes with time (and money which I’m consistently building). I’m even planning to move up closer to a big market by the end of this year with my partner. But sometimes, I wonder if there’s anything more I can do to improve my chances of really making this a working career for me. Are there other outside factors I’m really not considering with this? Is there anything more in my power I can do? I guess what I’m looking for is to learn more about people’s experiences on here with their journey in this career. I’m here for the long haul. But sometimes sticking with the long haul makes you feel like an imposter. What do you do when you feel like you’re doing everything right but you’re not getting to where you want to be?
I'm just curious. This is about my Actors Access/ Casting Networks profile. My theatrical agent asked me to list my real age. I thought casting isn't supposed to ask about the real age of actors. Have you guys heard that they run actual searches for age ranges on agent rosters?
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