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Including "actor" on applications by notthatsparrow • last post Feb 3rd
Do you do it? Is there an income limit before you include it? How about if the bulk of your work doesn't have a paper trail (W-2)?
Playing a Character with Autism by JimboBirdup • last post Feb 3rd
I was wondering what you all thought - I have an audition today for the lead role in a short film. The character I'm auditioning for has autism, while I do not. I am neurodivergent in that I have severe ADHD with sensory processing disorder, as well as severe mental illness. Is it wrong for me to portray an autistic character? (I know I haven't even auditioned yet, but I'm having second thoughts, as some say only actors with autism should portray autistic character. Let me know what you think. \*Edit - I also just wanted to add that I would not over-do it and make sure that the character is authentic and tasteful. I have also worked with children and adolescents in the past, for several years, as an ABA therapist.
Pulling Footage from YTB etc for your reel best software? by Ravenfire75 • last post Feb 3rd
Hi all, the bain of the actors career: getting footage from Directors, Production Companies. I'm trying to capture some footage from Projects I've done which are online Youtube etc. Any rec's for free safe software to use to pull (rip?) your footage? I'm just a little leary about some of these programs as it seems some of them can have malware etc?
Historical Role Preparation by lostinthoughts88 • last post Feb 3rd
Howdy Reddit folks! I have an interview upcoming for a role as an actor adjacent to tourism that will conduct tours as a historical character. From my research, which may change once I learn more in the interview, they assign you a character, not necessarily someone well-known, once you are hired and then undergo training. That being said, what type of preparation have people used when immersing themselves in a historical role? In this case its revolutionary-era.
Casting Director Class Feedback Self-Tapes by Blueeyesindisguise • last post Feb 3rd
My friend recently participated in a CD class with a CD with a well-known social media presence. After attending her class, he was told the top issue with self-tapes is that they are too slow. In the class they practiced performing scenes at the speed the CD believed was best. When my friend played me his clip from class, the delivery was so fast and emotionless that we both couldn't believe that was what the CD wanted. He thought he was crazy for thinking it was ridiculous the CD wanted the delivery that fast. But he isn't, there is no way you can deliver lines that way with any kind of emotional performance at all! He told me that the CD told him that if the pace is too slow she won't finish the tape or move on to the next tape seconds later! It's upsetting that actors put all this effort into self-tapes and if you don't speed through 10 words in 2 seconds this CD will just move on.
why did this happen? by Spiritual_Minute8559 • last post Feb 3rd
I met an actor during quarantine in an improv class. It wasnt anything so i wasnt considering as such. Well, afterwards, i would just comment on her igs, sometimes mean and i realize that now but she came off very "no one believes in this but me" but also "im a princess" so now im realizing shes going through a lot. She posted yesterday she got an understudy role in her favorite musical and was going to perform her fav role. I messaged her you deserve better. And she said back that came off meaner than you realize. I apologized and i thought lesson learned. Well she posted again on performance day and i messaged her "yes to everything!" And then i got blocked. I messed her later "why i guess were in different parts of our careers but ok your choice is yours" and " a performance review would be nice if youre interested" What happened?
Equity Actors - EPAs? by asshoulio • last post Feb 3rd
Hi friends! So I joined the union about a year ago, and moved to NYC a few months ago. I don’t have representation, but with EPAs returning, I’ve attended quite a few at this point. That said, it’s kind of nagging at me - do people actually get cast off of EPAs? Would love to hear the perspective of anyone who works in casting, or from actors who have gotten callbacks or offers from EPAs. Instead of these auditions, should I be focusing my efforts on getting representation?
Looking for female voice actresses by Bludhavensknight • last post Feb 3rd
A friend of mine has developed an hobby for voice acting, he in fact just did his first voice acting of a comic, but of course due to not having a female va to work with him he has to put a bot on female characters, I wanted to look for female vas that are still beginners like him but I'm not having much luck so far, any suggestions? I've been looking on telegram if there was some sort of server and I'll look on discord too
Actor advice? by griho • last post Feb 2nd
Hey everyone. I'm in Chicago and looking to get into commercial and/or TV acting to make an acting career. I have background in improv, children's theater, and have studied a lot of forms of theater (clowning, shakespeare, suzuki, linklater, meisner.) I feel well prepared in the training but ill prepared in marketing myself. I'm having a hard time figuring out my "type." In college I would always be cast as the middle age mom when I was 18-22, and then in theater I would be cast in roles with darker themes, like Lady Macbeth/witch type roles. Problem is I don't know how either of these things would translate to TV or commercial and playing everyday people/people more my age (I'm 27) I recently started a commercial acting class. Here's a screenshot. **What would you say, by look, is my type?** Any advice to someone starting out in the marketing yourself side of acting is welcome here as well. (I'm also growing out a pixie so if anyone has recommendations on what type of hairstyle might make me more castable and on type, please add that, too!) https://preview.redd.it/flupgzwneufa1.png?width=1887&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=27a8b7bc28c58e3591fc689843014dfc1279d146
is this acting studio a scam? please help by rubberducky073 • last post Feb 2nd
Has anyone here ever heard of face forward actors & models academy? There is one in my area and my acting teacher at my college had not heard much about it but I called them and they set me up for an audition last night on zoom with about 10 other talents. The directors name is Shannon and I was told she would email us about an hour after our auditions and let us know if they will be taking us in as they have limited space, I received an email that sounded very personal to me and my audition, not a copy and paste, she told me to call her back this morning so I did and she explained its a $100 one time registration fee and $199 monthly tuition where you have once a week acting class on zoom on Mondays or in person on a different day but that every 2 months you are required to come in person to the studio as agencies will be coming to scout out talent. The next one coming up is March 25th and pay it forward management will be coming from Texas, she showed us testimonials of success stories and that one of the young ladies she worked with won miss USA. It seems real to me but my mom is very skeptical, what do you guys think? If you need more information please let me know and thank you in advance!
Will AI/Elevenlabs replace voice actors? by AdultGrapeJuice • last post Feb 2nd
While this AI can’t mimic human emotion it’s unreal how accurately it can replicate speech itself. I absolutely despise this because I’m scared of many jobs becoming obsolete due to AI. It’s so annoying. Will voice actors be completely unneeded in the future because of developing AI?
Why do actors always write one-person shows? by LeoMajors • last post Feb 2nd
Obviously it's a good way to show off your own talent, but it's almost a cliché at this point. Wouldn't it better show off your acting skills to have someone to play off of? Aren't most people more likely to see a multi-person show than a one-man or one-woman show? It may be easier to write for just yourself, but it almost seems harder to do well. Is it the difficulty of scheduling rehearsals with other actors? Is there something better about showing off your skills solo? Are they just simpler to write? What are the opinions, folks?
Labeling audition footage by hennebeto • last post Feb 2nd
Hey, I have some self tapes i did that i need to submit through actors access. I’ve never submitted through them before. Bare with me! In the instructions it says to separate the clips. So would that mean like takeone.mov taketwo.mov or like separate within one movie file? Also my sides have a scene where i have no lines that my character is not in. Do i still film for reactions in this scene?
Theatre submissions on Actors Access question by rawrshallavenge • last post Feb 2nd
So I'm new to Actors Access - I have good student/semi-professional footage for a reel/clips (I've already uploaded a few), and I have headshots that will do for now (next on my list) Question though - when submitting for theatrical auditions, I know they generally prefer monologues from plays. Is this the norm on Actors Access? When they don't have any specifications or just list "video reel", are film clips expected? Because adding monologues could get pretty expensive quickly with the $22/min model they have, and other actors I've noted don't really have theatre-y footage on Actors Access unless it's singing.
Is it possible for an actor to swap roles before a play starts? by Confused_Mocha • last post Feb 2nd
It's for a story I'm writing and I wonder if a similar scenario exists in the acting world: The director asks the story's main character to swap their role of playing the hero to the villain of a play. The director knows that the main character remembers the entire script of the play, so he knows that they can pull it off. Even though the play starts in a few hours.
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Feedback by AutoModerator • last post Feb 2nd
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.
What is the beat way to approach contact someone for clips of your scenes to use for your personal video reel?1, by JellyfishField88 • last post Feb 2nd
So ofc as a small actor you’d wanna grow and in order to grow, using scenes from short films youve been in can be helpful. Ive never asked a director or producer for scenes I’ve been in because I’ve never worked on a reel for myself, now that im working on one i wanna know What should be said and what shouldnt when asking for scenes from a film that im in?
CASTING CALL FOR 35$ by Frequent_Can2968 • last post Feb 2nd
I need a female voice actor that can capture the voice of a 10-year-old kid. Anyone welcome to audition just dm me!
How to credit a role on my resume that I stepped in for one performance? by natsuhime • last post Feb 2nd
A local community theatre had an actor get sick with Covid during their tech week for a play. They called me to ask to step in and I rehearsed with them for a few days and then performed one night (until the original actor was able to come back). How do I credit this on my resume? Should it be listed as an understudy? I wasn’t a part of the production at all before this so I’m unsure.
How can a person with no background in voice acting get hold of their tone and the speech techniques to speak eloquently in daily conversation? by Rare-Neighbourhood06 • last post Feb 2nd
Hello, to all. I have always admired individuals under a profession that allows bending their tones and practice voice expressions. I always notice an actor’s dialogue delivery first or a news presenter's speech skills. The exercise of admiration has now led to a conscious effort of observing at least a single detail and practising it with my voice or speech. However, it would be great to know if anyone here has tips on how to deliver one's conversation with confidence and eloquence.