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.
I don’t have a passion. I didn’t know what to do in college, and I picked at random: economics and cs (since from there I can do data science which goes in different fields). However, during the pandemic (the first lockdown) I realized I loved movies and tv series, and I really admire actors and their works. The fact that actors can make you cry and laugh within 30 seconds is so fascinating in my opinion. Thats why I thought I could take acting classes and see how it went. I started in September (which marked the beginning of my college classes too), and it’s not quite what I imagined. I thought I would fall in love with acting, but I think I’m more fascinated by the idea of it, and not by actually doing it: I don’t have problems with identifying with the character but it’s difficult for me to understand what I’m doing “right” or what I’m doing “wrong” since everything is so subjective. How do actors know they are acting good? From the classes I’ve had I understood you don’t have to think about what you’re doing, you just have to do it. I’m able to do this very well, however, sometimes my teacher tells me i did great and sometimes he has a lot of comments and I don’t really understand what I did differently! I’m a very practical person, I follow the rules to get good results, so this thing that you don’t have any rule (or just a few) is so hard for me… Since I’m asking myself if I really like acting I guess I don’t like it because if you love something you know it already right? I don’t know what to do… I don’t see myself working 9-5 in an office everyday till I die. I thought I saw myself as an actor but as I was saying I think I like more the idea of it… Any suggestions? Are there any other jobs close to acting (for movies, not for theatre) which could suit me?
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Our characters are each other's love interest. It's a short film. 15 minutes. Were based in Mumbai, India. The film is being made by our friends. We're all beginners, filmmaking enthusiasts. There are no intimate / kissing scenes, except one where were in a bed sleeping together and we switch off the alarm clock rolling over the other. The friend who wants to cast us is aware of this. So is the one who will direct this. Regardless of the nature of the acting or visuals involved, should we work together or should we not? (Family and friends among others will definitely come to know about this film and they might watch it. I need a serious answer. Please ask any question that you may feel necessary.) Please recommend another subreddit that you feel is more appropriate. My friends who are directing this intend to approach film festivals if it does well.
How to deal with actors who identify too strongly with role? Hi All, I’m directing my first short film, which is a small one location shoot about a home invasion by an escaped felon. The entire film takes place between said felon and a work from home married woman. I’ve shot everything but the ending and am regrouping with my cast and crew to shoot the final scene later this month but a problem I am having is that the main actress identifies too strongly with the housewife character snd refuses to play the part as written. I’m usually open to suggestions on how to improve the character but she wants to transform the portrayal from a character study into a sort of female superhero which I think is based on her own personal history with stalkers and obsessive men. This is affecting her so much that she basically is refusing to take direction or even say any of the dialogue. If I knew this before I probably wouldn’t have cast her but since we are almost at the finish line, I don’t want to go through the headache of a reshoot and would rather finish with what I have and was wondering if any of you have had any problems like this/have suggestions on how I can solve this. Thanks!
My kids are booked as COVID backup for commercial. shooting is on Wed. ( As back up so they don't need to go to the set unless other actors got covid positive results) Then I and one of the kid won an audition for another commercial as principal. That was yesterday. Their shooting is from Tuesday to Thursday as they shoot different stories one per day. The scene that I and my kid will be on is scheduled on Thursday. But the first refusal mail stated that casting want actors to be available all dates from Tues to Thursday. So there's a conflict on Wednesday. And it sucks that Wednesday is just as a covid back up. They probably won't be called in but who knows. The commercial we got booked is principal. Their original schedule for us is on Thursday so I hope casting still book us. My agent's assistant said he'll notify tis conflict. I worry if we lose a chance. During and right after the audition, they really liked us so I got very good feeling we nailed it. And it'll be our first booked work as principals. Have anyone had similar experiences? What would casting do?
I signed in to Actors Access to upload some new clips and lo and behold I had 13 cMail messages from the past 8 or so weeks. I hadn't received a single email notification for any of these opportunities, most of which are no longer available. Yes, I double-checked and email notifications are turned on. I mostly use the app on my phone an have always gotten notifications in the past so I don't regularly go to the website to check this stuff. ​ So do yourself a favor and check your cMail!
Before the mods ban this question I’m aware that only I can make this choice myself. I would however love some feedback from other actors who have thought about quitting or who have quit. There’s too much to say so I’ll keep it short and sweet: I’ve never had an agent, and am not SAG-AFTRA. I’ve spent most of my career working towards theatre but made the switch to film/tv in 2020. Since then I’ve improved my self-tapes, taken more film classes, and learned a lot more about the business and have been leveling up. I have a degree in theatre and a LOT of theatre credits on my resume. I spend my down time reading acting books/researching the biz/submitting for self-tapes. However, I’m not booking anything. I can’t seem to get an agent despite submitting (even though other less experienced actors I personally know have been signed- actors who have less than a year of formal training and no credits.) And I’m working 6 days a week at a job I hate just so I have the flexibility to swap shifts when I do book something. My love for acting used to fuel me every day but I’ve been depressed and losing inspiration for over a year now. And knowing that just makes me even more depressed. I’m 26 and I feel like my acting career is over before it’s even truly begun and I hate myself for wanting to throw in the towel. Would love thoughts, guidance, anything you have to give.
Hi all, ​ I'm finishing up an MFA in the south (of America), and have decided to make a go of it in Philadelphia for at least my first year, for access to NYC and DC markets with the rent of neither. So far it's promising, and I haven't even moved yet! One thing that has worked for me in the southeast has been to follow the casting agencies and agents on facebook or on their own databases, so I am checking the needs those methods in addition to my agents, actors access, etc. Do you know the Pennsylvania casting offices I should be on the lookout for, and good agencies that might represent PA/NYC/coast to coast? Help me save some time. I've got New England and Southeast representation right now, and would consider stopping my freelancing ways for the right company with national/international outreach. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
As I'm sure a lot of you know, visualization, is the practice of envisioning the end-state of your personal goals to help manifest them into reality - visualization obviously is super popular in acting. Actors like Jim Carrey, Will Smith, and Idris Elba have all said visualization was key for them in their careers. There is an app called onRoutine ([www.onroutine.com](https://www.onroutine.com)) - they custom build people highly personalized visualizations meditations. They have a number of actors using onRoutine today. Thought I would drop it here in case anyone is looking to build up their visualization practice to help with their career.
I remember reading an acting book a while back. I didn't get too far into it but there was a part where it talked about an actress filming something and she had to keep re-filming the scene because planes were flying overhead. She had to constantly cry as her character or energy between the takes and not lose her character. It should be near the front of the book. If you happen to know that would be great. Thank you.
I’ve been wanting to act since I was 6 years old, but acting classes and stuff were too expensive, so my parents never put me in anything. Until now, I’m 15. My mom is trying to hire a teacher for me since we have a bit more money now, but I feel insecure bc of my age. I’m 15, I know, it’s a stupid thing to worry about. But I heard that it takes years of acting experience to get into “the seat” and so far, I have none. If I started when I first started to dream of acting, I definitely would have about 9 years of experience. And I see a bunch of popular actors who had already started in a whole bunch of movies at my age, hell, even my cousin who’s my age has been in commercials before! Any advice?
Hey since you guys are all actors , I wanted to know your experiences doing this, you know what I mean? From your ups and downs and frustrations. Not to pry but to know how the life is firsthand
So I keep my ear out there, and I’m privy to some insider information occasionally due to being on the other side of the camera in the industry. So my question is, are some of you vets out there telling your agent/managers about projects you’ve heard of, and pitching that the CD knows you. To possibly have them look at breakdowns to submit you for. The reason I ask is I always hear, part of the actors job is also knowing what’s going on. Being active. Which leads to one more question. How do you properly communicate that to your agent/manager?
I signed with my commercial agent about 6 months ago. I was fresh out of college and felt as though I needed to be signed IMMEDIATELY!!! I was super excited because I felt that the meeting went well but, over time I started to feel as though this may not be a great pay. In the 6 months of being signed with her I’ve only gotten 6 auditions (so one a month) and 4 of them I KNEW I wasn’t the right person for the job. For instance I’m a short plus size woman with fun big curly hair and gap teeth and she’ll send me auditions to be a bellhop………….. Anyways, there have been two instances were I felt disgusted by her. Four months ago there was a death in my family and I hadn’t checked my emails in two days. She needed me to add my sizes. She emailed me again and when I finally responded I apologized saying that my cousin had passed away and I’ll never let it happen again, she ignored me. Then a couple of days ago I submitted myself for a commercial and got the audition. She sent me an email confirming the audition. I was working my job at the time and as soon as I saw the email (1hour later) I responded! But, after that she got snappy with me saying I need to be on top of my emails and confirm much quicker. Is this normal for how agents communicate with actors? I’m not able to constantly be on my phone at work checking emails especially when she mainly sends me ONE audition a month. Also I’m not trying to seem ungrateful it’s just some of my peers get way more auditions than I do. One of my friends says that her agent always sends smiley faces. It’s just the way she talks to me turns me off and makes me feel like a child.
I opened a center a few years back for the town to have a community center. They have shows, festivals, concerts, etc. I basically run the venue. Anyways, I know pretty much everyone who gets the space personally. A guy who had it last weekend is a HS friend. We are right, he’s a good man. However, he was very upset because the lead or his play no showed and didn’t contact. The play still pushed through, but he felt it grossly underachieved. Anyways, the lead called and said she didn’t come because she received word that the grave of her deceased best friend(and likely her ex-gf) was tampered with. It was thoroughly vandalized, although the casket was untouched. Anyways, she basically said she was traumatized. This was verified by the mortuary that her friend is at. Anyways, my friend who directed the play wants to bury her. He wants to have her blacklisted to everyone he knows so she never gets another role. I have met this lead actress, don’t care for her much. However, I do feel terrible about her friend. If I were to talk to him, he’d likely ease up and just let it go. Should I or nah?
I have been so busy with seasonal work and traveling that I have not had the chance to perform or audition for anything. My local community theatre is holding auditions for a production of Rent this weekend. There will be a singing portion as well as a dance portion to the audition. I know that I would not be able to commit due to work, however I think it would be a great chance to get some audition experience and connect with fellow actors in my hometown. Would it be wrong of me to audition knowing that I won't be able to go to rehearsals?
I asked my manager for a submission report and they responded that they do not send out reports. They are with a well respected office, but I was under the impression submission reports are information actors are entitled to have. Is this something that has changed recently?
I was just reading about Gabrielle Carteris and how she said she was 21 to get the role on Beverly Hills 90210 when she was actually 29. And then she was told later if they knew her age they wouldn’t have hired her! Which I think is ridiculous because she was obviously good enough for the job, so it bugs me that age seems to matter especially for women. So do people still do this/can they get away with it? Do you keep your age on the down low or know people that hide their age or say something different for the sake of roles? Is there anyway that people hiring for something could find out your age?
I’m starting to think me focusing on creating memories for the character can be a waste of time…like is it better to lay off on the actor side a little bit and get on the writer’s side? AKA the story?
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.”
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