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Union actors keep submitting for my non-union roles (need advice) by TimPrice2 • last post Jan 1st
I produce some very small indie productions. Some are union projects, others are non-union. Every time I put out a casting call here in LA, I get hundreds of union (SAG-AFTRA) actors submitting for the parts even thought the casting calls are very clearly for non-union projects. I know that they are not allowed to do non-union work due to Global Rule One. I've been disregarding any submissions that I know are from full union members (ie, not just SAG-Eligible). Should I be considering them? They're the ones who would get in trouble if they were caught so you can argue that it's their risk to take, but it just seems wrong to someone knowing it could come back to bite them. I'd like to hear an actor's perspective. To be honest, I'm probably not going to change my mind on this, but I'd still like to hear if you think I'm in the right or in the wrong here.
Question for voice actor / actresses : by lilbigswrld • last post Jan 1st
what is the best coach or self practice to have right now?
Curious to go into acting but not sure if it's for me? by Fantasy_girl_ • last post Jan 1st
I am an adult with a full-time stable job. I've been taking group acting lessons for the past 6 months which I absolutely love. I haven't performed or anything like that (at least not yet), but have really enjoyed the classes so I am thinking how I could take acting further. My plan is to sign up with an extra agency, recommended by our acting coach, just to get started and see if this is a field for me. But even before I do that there are aspects that worry me and I could use some advice on are around health: \- Long hours - as we all know lack of sleep can have physiological and psychological effects. I'm the kind of a person that needs a lot of rest and sleep. Lack of sleep can make me feel ill (I can get really nauseous to the point of vomiting) and it takes the toll on my thinking processes. I've heard that actors/actresses and crew often spend long hours working and have very little sleep. Any advice on how to deal with that? \- I've heard there is pressure when actors/actresses are ill, they still have to go to the set? How is sick leave managed? \- I have a physical health condition that I am managing by regular intake of fluids (mainly water, going to the loo regularly (about every hour or so) and by not holding any pee. How does this work on set? How's the access to the toilets? Would producers take into account any health needs? Anything else I should know or be aware of? I'm asking these questions to educate myself, I want to make sure I know what I would be getting myself into.
CA Actors? by lemonstrangers • last post Jan 1st
I'm an actor in DFW, been working commercials for a couple years now. If I'm being totally transparent, I am suffering a little bit mentally from a combination of holiday depression, FOMO, and this idea that I started acting "too late" (which I know is a little ridiculous, I'm 27) and wishing I never got tattoos that could prevent my acting career from taking off. Currently my mind is hyper-focused on making this leap to CA for more opportunities rather than sitting here in DFW feeling like I'm in the wrong spot and getting in my own way. I'm curious to hear your opinion about living in CA as a working actor, what area you're in, affordability, experiences, etc. Also, I have an agent in DFW, working to get management in CA. I just really want to break in the film world but DFW is 99% commercials and while it's good money I don't want to be only a commercial actor.
Audition for a TV show by Mr-whatever46 • last post Jan 1st
Does anyone know where someone can audition for a TV show? That’s currently on the air and if they’re looking for new actors?
NYC Actors: Link your reels in the comments by One_Pause_3184 • last post Jan 1st
I’m a director in Brooklyn on the look out for actors to collaborate with. Please be based in New York.
Is learning to dance important as an actor? by Movie-Connoisseur • last post Jan 1st
I’ve read and heard countless times on how learning to dance is important as an actor, most recently from Uta Hagens A Challenge for the Actor. I personally haven’t taken any body or dance classes ever in my life, I have a history in some martial arts and wrestling but was curious on if learning to dance will be that beneficial to me as an actor. Any advice or input would be appreciated! Thank you :)
Question if you dont have a reel...can you...? by coreyt0304 • last post Jan 1st
So my acting journey started suddenly about six months ago when I got found on Tiktok by casting for a full-length produced feature. I thought as a kid (im **34**) my facial difference would ruin any chance of acting so i buried the dream...Long story short I ended up going in for an extra role and coming out with a principal role. I thought to myself if that just went so well i'm going to make an attempt at this thing. I had a few headshots taken and signed up on backstage. Within a day I got cast for a short indy as a main character and recently an extra in an indy film. This is not to brag at all. It is to explain my problem. This was all done with me posting a few tiktok videos and my pictures...I am just starting...I have no reel...but then I found "self-tapes." and "demo reels." If I have no experience for a reel can I shoot a few monologues showing diferent ranges? (does it have to be a monologue?) I figure do one that's Patch Adams's cliff scene and one that is more flirty and one that is evil/villainous. I'm sorry for the word - vomit but I really want to do this right and have been looking for a community to talk to and learn from other actors.
Performance Comments by reddrikYT • last post Jan 1st
Hey! Just made my first reel, and I’m really looking for feedback on my acting/performance. I know it’s not the most technically proficient demo reel, (I’m going to pay someone to mix/master a reel for me once I make enough money) and I know there are some issues with the mix/master. However, I’ve never done this before, (recording this demo was my very first time ever even attempting voice acting seriously) and my greatest concern is that I’m a decent enough actor. Thanks all.
First time acting by tollesa • last post Jan 1st
I am 13 years old and live in Queensland Australia and I really want to become an actor but I don't know how. Do I use backstage? what do I need to do and what do I need to have?
Morgana: Persona 5 by Count____Duckula • last post Dec 31st
I'm not an actor but I spend a lot of time reviewing stuff about cool ways we share information so this might be boring but I wanted to post about it somewhere. In Persona 5, there's a cat that's convinced it's not really a cat because they don't look like one in the kind of dream worlds you fight through. One of the world's is just a subway with enemies. When you first get there, it turns out Morgana can turn into a car. The voice actor's portrayal was amazing. They were pretending to be a cat pretending to be that specific cat pretending to be a car. Mannerisms and all.
How to find a reader? by Saaaintniiiick • last post Dec 31st
My biggest problem with my acting career is I literally don’t have a reader. None of my friends can/want to, I live far from my family, and I always end up spending money to go to a studio to do a self tape. But even they say there’s the option for actors to bring their own reader. But how do you even find “your own reader”. I always have different readers and it’s not like I’m super connected to one. I’d love to not have to pay $25-$80 bucks every time I do an audition
Looking for aged 50+ actors in New York by One_Pause_3184 • last post Dec 31st
I'm a filmmaker looking for older actors who are interested in collaborating. Please send me your reels.
LA or Atlanta? by OperationGloUp • last post Dec 31st
If you were an actor trying to make it big in film/TV, would you move to LA or Atlanta? Which has more opportunities for roles, auditions, and representation?
What’s the biggest lesson you learned in 2022? by iJuanAyala • last post Dec 31st
Hi all, I’m recording our annual Year In Review episode of my long-running interview podcast "Actors With Issues" later today and would love to feature some responses from up-and-coming actors. Question: What was the biggest lesson you learned in 2022? Leave your response in the comments and we’ll give you a shout out on our show! And if you’re curious, you can check out “Actors With Issues” on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks!
What teacher made the biggest difference in you becoming a better actor? by MrPeanutButter57 • last post Dec 30th
What teachers gave you your biggest breakthroughs in terms of becoming a better actor? For those of you who took a long time to book your first professional credit, was any teacher a catalyst that helped you finally become a working actor? If you could recommend any 1 teacher that made the biggest difference for you in your training, who would it be and why?
Idea - collaboration-based subreddit for screenwriters and actors by thesilentsage216 • last post Dec 30th
Posting this in a few other subreddits, we'll see if we have something good here. Basic idea - screenwriters on the sub post short scripts and actors on the sub perform the dialogue. Sort of like [r/DrawForMe](https://www.reddit.com/r/DrawForMe/) in the "collaborative art" aspect, except in this case the requester is putting more work in. This is pretty beneficial for all sides. If you're a screenwriter, you can post a script and get someone else acting/voice acting it a few hours later - this might help you get a better feel for the script and where it works and doesn't work, and besides, it might just be nice to hear someone else act out lines you wrote. If you're an actor, you have a free supply of practice material. If you're just spectating, you get to watch interesting scripts and acting performances for free. In addition, this could help establish partnerships if the screenwriter and actor like each others' script/acting so much that they would like to work together. What do you think? Not to brag, but it I think it sounds like a pretty cool idea. Any ideas for names?
Iambic pentameter: win me over by HazardousPork2 • last post Dec 30th
"You have to know iambic pentameter! You must!". Let's start with the text, if I speak it aren't I running into the pentameter close enough? It is after all written that way. "You need to understand the text!" No, I do not. I just need to study the text a lot. "But you need to perform..." If I'm to perform with the meter in mind, how am I not behaving like every other actor there is? That brings us back to the text, shouldn't I be good enough to form coherent thoughts out of the text Shakespeare wrote without consulting a rule book? At the end of the day words come out of mouths.
I look very similar to a famous actor and have a similar size/build. Who’s the best person to contact to get work as a stand-in? by bungalowwilliam • last post Dec 30th
I have a very similar look to a prominent actor-enough that I rarely go a day without someone approaching me to tell me. My girlfriend has a following on Instagram and when she posted a photo of us her comments were filled with “whoa you’re dating (famous actor).” I emailed his agent (according to the info I could find online) awhile ago but I’m wondering if there’s some other avenue I could pursue? I’ll also add that I’m an LA local.
I want to get back into acting but I’m too anxious. Looking for advice. by justanothercoolrobot • last post Dec 30th
Hi, ok so when I was younger (this was pre covid) I used to be quite into performing, now I wasn’t amazing but I had the confidence to try it. But every since lockdown happened I’ve just been really scared to try to get back into performing. I’ve been thinking about joining this class for which you have to audition for however I can’t help but feel that im not good enough, especially compared to others who will probably have more experience as well as skill than me. Now im not a serious actor but acting is something that I’ve been missing a lot lately and I was wondering if anyone has any advice. Im not sure if this is the right subreddit to post this. Also Im sorry if the format is all weird im on mobile.