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NYC Actors: Where do you find auditions for off off broadway shows? by UnqualifiedProphet • last post Jan 3rd
Hi everyone and thanks in advance for your input. I'm an actor who is new to NYC (have worked a lot in film & tv in other markets and have done some theatre training in NYC before). How do you go about finding auditions for plays? I'm non-equity at the moment. I'm talking black box, off off broadway, small theatres, etc. Of course I'd audition for bigger theatres/shows too if that is an option for someone in my situation. Just wondering where you find these auditions and if there is a secret underground rabbit hole that I need a password to get in.
Do I have a shot? How can I get there? by MoshiMacaroon • last post Jan 3rd
Hello! My name is Sarah. I am 16 years old. My ultimate dream is to become a voice actress, it's what I truly want to do in the future. I'm in plenty of projects (which I am SO grateful for btw!!), but none of them are professional, most are volunteer. I am ALWAYS trying to improve my work. I really desperately want to do this. I dream all the time about voice acting for cartoons, animes, and video games. Do you guys think I have a shot? How can I improve? How can I get into the professional field?? I also sometimes fear that I am inconsistent with my skill level. Help pls! I'm always worried I won't get there tbh Latest Work: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI\_f5eDBnAI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI_f5eDBnAI) All Work: [https://msha.ke/moshimacaroon/#top-picks-1](https://msha.ke/moshimacaroon/#top-picks-1)
Is TikTok a worthy avenue to gain more popularity the attention of agencies and CD’s? Or is there another way to market yourself and your acting work? by Powerful_Network14 • last post Jan 3rd
I’ve had a lot of my family breathing down my back about starting to do TikTok after seeing some of my friends get like 110K followers doing extremely cringe impressions and mimicries of famous celebrities. The entire app comes across as very vain and annoying to me, but I’ve also only just started drama school after studying something else for 2 years in college, and I’m at the total beginning of my acting journey (trying to gain experience to build a show reel, finding good photographers for headshots, actually trying to learn a proper technique and break all my beginner acting habits, purchasing self tape equipment and apply on backstage and stuff, etc). There’s gotta be another way to market yourself and build credibility in a sea of thousands of actors. All the main stuff I see are create a website and put your acting work and auditions on YouTube, but I have so many friends who rarely get views.
What to do if I don’t have a reel? by Spiritual_bitch5454 • last post Jan 3rd
Hi guys! Last year I took the leap and started taking on camera acting classes, got some nice headshots, and made an actors access. As of now I don’t have a reel, would it be okay to upload self tapes instead onto AA instead? How has this worked out for everyone that started off with this?
Advice for film/casting by Midnightchickover • last post Jan 3rd
I’m currently in pre-production for a low budget film, as director and producer. There’s a small philosophical difference for my film. Comedy. Other producers want to have a two mid-level TV talents (very likely not stars, but familiar to some) to have most or all of the starring roles (4) with fingers crossed. The roles in the budget are well below the typical daily amount for SAG actors for TV/film in fact. It’s not even half this amount. I’m more inclined to use local talent or undiscovered talent in the starring roles, but shoot for a few “as big as we can stars, like a film star/reality TV show/well-known social media influencer” in minor or cameo roles. Was explained that this would be more difficult. Even, I believe it could fetch a better deal with much bigger names, even small roles or mere cameos. I’d feel better with this approach, especially if a star has some interests.
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Don't Pay for Casting Director Jamie Castro's services by Virtual_Cap1357 • last post Jan 3rd
Warning to all actors for the new year... another CD wasting actors' time and money. Jamie didn't even bother to review the scene before we met and charged incredible amounts of money for nothing. Please don't fall for it as I did.
How Do I Know If An Actor’s Access Casting Call Is Real? by Electrical_Voice_650 • last post Jan 3rd
Hello! I’m just got started with pursuing acting and over the weekend I was applying for roles I thought I was fit for on Actors Access. I know that a lot of people recommend looking through AA, Backstage, etc for beginner actors. A couple of minutes ago I got an Ecocast Audition for one of the roles on AA and I got super excited! The only thing I’m unsure about is if just casting directors can make an AA posting or if it can be anyone. Before I audition I wanted to ask for help to know that I’m not going into a scam or anything dangerous. I really value my safety so it would be great to get help/advice from experienced actors! Thank you for your help :)
How to hire full time voice actors? by biochemistatistician • last post Jan 3rd
We are working on a project that requires approximately 10000 short stories, and want to hire approximately 4 voice actors to each read a part of them. We looked at some of the hiring websites but they mostly do individual story tellings and the prices are a bit too much if we want to do 10000 of them. Is there a place (or maybe this subreddit) that we can test out and hire full time voice actors for for example a month or two? And also what is the usual rate for full time? Thanks for the help!
First steps into the industry by nialili • last post Jan 3rd
Hi everyone, So I've just graduated after studying acting for three years at a film school. 2023 is my first year out in the world as an actor, and I'm gonna be honest, I'm terrified. I don't have an agent yet or a clue about what I'm going to do this year and everyone is hounding me for answers. Whenever I sit back and think about it, it stresses me to the point of tears. I guess I just want some guidance or just to know I'm not the only person out there feeling this way.
Do background actors have an agent? by xyzd95 • last post Jan 3rd
I’ve seen some people mention they have an agent for background work but it usually seems they’re in Canada or out in California, or they have an agent that gets them work here in NY and out in LA Is this a common thing and do people in NYC have agents for background work? I’m a SAG member and can see the agent listing page but idk if they’re all for principal acting only. I’m just trying to get my usual consistency of 2 or 3 days of work a week back but at a union rate so I’m down for any advice
What's the best demo reel you've heard? by SuperDerek86 • last post Jan 2nd
I'm in the beginning stages of developing my first demo reel, and I want to try to make it competitive as possible. To that end, I want to get a feel for the best ones out there. -- I've given a listen to some of the Voice Actors I'm pretty well familiar with, but I suspect a lot of the VAs I'm familiar with haven't had to update their demo reels in a long time _because_ they're already pretty famous and have been for a while. Here's my favorite so far, it's [Matthew Mercer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wztQP6ZOrg) -- and case-in-point, it's from *2014*. But I won't be competing in 2014, I'm going to be competing in 2023 and beyond. So I was hoping we could all share with each other the best demo reels we've heard? Send me some demos that will give me third-degree imposter syndrome please, and thank you!
What does an Audio interface provide? by Xboomburst • last post Jan 2nd
I've seen that lots of voice actors used it, but upon searching it up, Google just says that audio interfaces "convert microphone and instrument signals into a format your computer and software recognize", which doesn't make sense to me as you can just record with a microphone normally? Does it make the audio sound better or something?
Announcement - r/ActMyScene is officially a subreddit! by thesilentsage216 • last post Jan 2nd
[I posted here](https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/zz448v/idea_collaborationbased_subreddit_for/) a few days ago about a new idea I had for a subreddit. The reactions I got were positive, so now I've created it! I've outlined the idea for the sub in the earlier post, but the gist of it is that writers post short scripts of scenes, and actors act the scenes out from the scripts. If this idea sounds interesting to you, please consider coming on over and giving the sub a visit - since it's just begun, any traction it gains now will be extremely important to its future growth, and I'd really appreciate it. In case you missed it, the subreddit's name is r/ActMyScene. Let's hope this is the start of something beautiful!
Is acting more exaggerated than normal behavior? by pivo161 • last post Jan 2nd
I am not an actor, but when I watch movies, I have the impression that actors bring in more energy than an average person in daily life. Also it seems to me that gestures and facials expressions are slightly exaggerated compared to average Joe. Additionally accentuation seems a lil bit more that I would do in normal life. Maybe 10% more than regularly. Is that on purpose? do you think that actors have that same attitude off-screen, too?
Are there any free acting classes in NYC? by Few-Object7406 • last post Jan 2nd
So my situation is a bit difficult I am 18 years old I’m kinda all by myself my dream of becoming an actor isn’t supported by my family and I’m not exactly bringing in money as to where I can pay a lot for classes I wanted just find a way to progress in something I’m really passionate about but I’m just kinda lost right now can anyone help?
looking for voice actors by brunacpereira • last post Jan 2nd
Hi everyone I'm bruna a 21 yro from Switzerland. I am applying for Film university, so I'm currently filming a short film. I found most actors except the parents role where they are always arguing .... since it's taken place in the past it's mainly voice.... I was wondering since it's mostly audio if I could find a couple that would like to play that role for me ? It's a no budget film I also won't gain any money from it and I currently don't work... if I did I would be willing to credit but at the moment I can't financially sustain that.... If anyone however wants to help and also wants to film it themselves taking place in their house I would be very thankful The parents are black in the story or atleast one is black since my main actress is black and I wrote the character to have biological parents.... However I would be very very grateful if anyone could help me with voice acting... (If you are interested DM me and Ill gladly send the script)
Where do actors live in NYC? by LLViewer • last post Jan 2nd
I'm looking into moving to NYC and was wondering if there is a specific area/neighborhood/part of the city that a lot of up-and-coming actors tend to live in. I like to be surrounded by people with similar interests and goals. Any suggestions?
Is it strange for a manager to be willing to bring you on without a meeting? by Open-Shopping-4575 • last post Jan 2nd
I got a response from Talent Link on actors access and they said they’re ready to bring me on board and send over paperwork.. I’m a bit leery of paperwork and this kind of immediacy. Thoughts?
fund raising by Steve Sacavitch • last post Jan 2nd
Seeking to discuss fundraising ideas for pilot to be shot in and around Philadelphia