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Finally starting acting classes by Dragamis • last post Dec 3rd
Since I was a mid, I've always been interested in acting, but we weren't able to afford acting classes so I let go of that interest and I'm now doing a programming course in sixth form (high school for Americans, I'm 16). However I've just remembered how much I wanted to get into acting, so I've asked my actor friend about his classes (he's been in commercials and a kids game show from what I know), the class also comes with an agency free of extra charge which is great. My parents are on board with me wanting to give it a go, considering how much I wanted to do it as a child, and I'm really looking forward to it! The one thing I felt was missing from a programming job was that I'd never feel like my work was being fully appreciated, and a proper mark wouldnt be left when i go, so even if I end up in that field, if I get just a few commercials or student films, at least I'll be able to say I did something. Not sure why this turned into a rant haha, I'm just very excited
Does it make sense to move to LA if most of your "traction" has been with CDs in NYC? by abetterworld44 • last post Dec 3rd
I just want to be spending all of my time acting. I want to work as minimally as possible and spend every day auditioning for student films, taking classes, rehearsing with other actors, meeting writers and directors, and just giving this my absolute all. i'm in SAG, and i have a handful of very low tier agents & manager based on the east cost covering ATL and NYC. I've read for about 90% of the major CDs in NYC, with many repeats from them, and now I read about 1-2x a week mostly for costar. but i haven't booked my first co-star yet. I just feel like I'm missing out on opportunity being in this city. I feel like i'm stuck constantly waiting tables and not really able to do anything acting related besides take classes. there really aren't that many opportunities for student films / indie films in NYC. I feel like there are so many more in LA. But i dont have rep in LA. i dont think my reps have connections with reps in LA either. I only know 2 people in LA but i'm not afraid of starting over and meeting new people. I moved to NYC not knowing anybody either and now I have a handful of friends after a couple years. I know i'd probably be stuck waiting tables in LA too, but I just feel like I'm missing out on so much being over here. I just feel so lost pursuing this anymore. I want to develop a network. I want to be doing acting related things every day to further myself, and I just don't know what to do anymore. Part of me feels like it would be stupid to leave NYC since I've gotten so many repeats from casting in NYC, and that I should stay here until I book at least a couple of co-stars, if not guest stars. but it has taken SO MANY YEARS to even get to where I am now, who knows, it could potentially take me another 3 years to book that first co-star! and then to have to wait until I book a guest star? that could take 3-5-maybe 10 years from now! Part of me feels like it's a waste to go to LA without having a rep over there, and that you need a GOOD rep to make LA worth it since it's so much more competitive. I'm just so lost. I just want to fucking act and make this my life. What would you do if you were me? i'm going to be a broke struggling waiter in either city I live in. I know they say to "live where you are happy"... well i'm not really happy anywhere when I'm stuck being a broke waiter. I'm happy when I get to act. (i mean, i have other things that make me happy, but you know what I mean). I just want to act.
Charismatic actors by Lampshadevictory • last post Dec 3rd
In your opinion, can you learn on stage charisma? And if so, what are charismatic actors doing that's different?
How do people with no acting experience get casted for big roles? by Secret-Conflict-6617 • last post Dec 3rd
I’ve seen a few actors who were casted for lead roles or just main roles without any prior experience. Does experience really matter if your just good at acting. I want to start but have no experience, I’m obviously not expecting a big role but I feel like I have a lot of life experience and would use that to help me out. Is it possible?
That audition feeling by WackyPaxDei • last post Dec 3rd
Acting Class Tips by christinamorgan326 • last post Dec 2nd
Hi all, I'm relatively new to the whole 'acting' world and have recently been shopping around for a class or two to try out. I've signed up for so many free acting webinars that seem to just beat around the bush and by the end of it, all they really wanted to do was sell you their program which will cost you your first born child. I wanted to come on here to get some advice and or suggestions on some zoom/online classes for beginners. The only 'real' experience I have with acting was a small class I used to take at my local library about 10 years ago and some school theatre. In addition to this, I have had a bit of luck with background work as of late, and was able to join SAG AFTRA after only working in the scene since mid May of this year. I should also mention, my interest is mostly in Acting for Television + Film, not Theatre. I've heard of Actor's Edge classes, the Hollywood Winner's Circle, among many others but feel like most of these programs are either too much $$ upfront or are for people with more experience. Any and all help would be appreciated, and I'd love to hear what your opinions are! ​ Thank you in advance! Sincerely, a newbie.
Gift for an actor! by Ok_Nefariousness7375 • last post Dec 2nd
Hey yall, i have a friend whos into acting and even wants to persue it so i thought no better people to ask then other actors what she might want for christmas. i should also mention that she does more film acting than theater. im looking for fun, unique gifts and not necessarily equipment. let me know if you want more info and thank you for advance for any suggestions!
Looking for voice actor/actors for an analog horror series by ALTRABYTE • last post Dec 2nd
I might be looking in the wrong place, but I'm searching for some VA's to voice some characters. The series takes place in 2004, a man named Alex Harper has bought a box full of three VHS tapes, and other film reel. Each watch through of these tapes keep getting stranger and stranger, it's like what ever is in these old tapes from 1988 to the 2000s, is trying to contact him... but why are they telling him to 'wake up'? If anyone is interested in this, please message/DM me and I'll send the script over to ya. Note that I'm not that confident in my writing, but I feel that I'm improving
just wanted to say im meeting actress ming na wen tomorrow by nicholasbloom • last post Dec 2nd
shes been in everything over the yrs disney marvel star wars etc im gonna ask what inspired her n acting
Finally Feeling Validated by ZebyKhan • last post Dec 2nd
Hi everyone! I wanted to celebrate this year with this community. I’ve been lurking for years and I’m constantly motivated and inspired by all of you. This is the first year in my over 7 years of acting that I finally feel validated by this industry. Like all of us, I’ve been fighting for crumbs and something must be hitting because I’ve booked 11 projects this year. 5 commercials that ranged from being on tv to just playing online. 3 co-stars for tv shows(shooting my last one today for Amazon!). 2 industrials and 1 pilot being EP’d by a big director. I finally feel like I might be able to make this into a career. I’ve been an actor for 7 years. Moved to NYC with very little money and no connections with the kind of confidence only a 20 year old can have. I just got signed to an agency last year after trying for so many years. This industry broke me and I’ve wanted to quit so many damn times but I always said “just a few more months”. This industry is tough but I hope this post inspires you to continue to act! Never give up! There’s a place in this industry for all of us in this industry! Thank you so much everyone for all the advice you’ve all given, the tough love, and the never ending support. Forever a subscriber to r/acting.
Actors here be like So What If ... by doersvtalkers • last post Dec 2nd
Hi. I am an actor. I'm really good. I promise. I am 28 years old and I started acting four years ago. Four whole years I have been doing this. The last 32 months during a global pandemic. So why can I not get an agent? I took a Zoom class for awhile. I rehearsed for it a few times and the teacher said I was great. So what if he knew I would give him a bad Yelp review if he said I wasn't? Just like I did with that nasty woman I started with in-person that kept getting on my case? So what if she had a proven track record for training working actors? So what if there are more than 1,000 actors in L.A. that look just like me? So what if there are more than 5,000 worldwide? I deserve an agent, dammit. I never did theater in high school. I was too cool to hang out with the theater geeks. I never did it in college either and have never done a play nor do I intend to. I have never done anything artistic in my life. That is nerd shit and this is show business. Not show art. I don't have time for it anyway because I have an office job that tires me out too much mentally. I have that because I majored in something practical in college that is not even what I do. So what if there were at least five perfectly good theater, film, and media arts departments in my home state university system I could have attended for cheap had I applied myself in high school? So what if I could have gotten this same job with any one of those degrees? I am too good to work with my hands so don't talk to me about that. I deserve to get an agent and get famous right here from my cubicle. See, this is all about luck. Every actor you see on television or the big screen just got lucky if they are not nepotism babies. There is no good reason I should not just blow right by all those privileged theater nerds that have been acting since they were little kids. And those that went to college and grad school for it? That spell it with a TRE? Are you kidding me? Nerds! They aren't special like me. No I am not arrogant. They are the ones that are arrogant for thinking they are better than me. So what if they have been committed to acting their whole lives and I only started dabbling in it a few years ago? We don't need a license for this and do not even need to be good at it. But I am good at it because I say so. Better than them. I would be a lead on a prestige show and on my way to the A-List by now if not for all the talentless nepotism babies clogging up the works and getting in my way. So what if they are proven commodities? So what if they grew up on and around professional television and film sets? So what if I wouldn't even know where to go if I stepped into one of those places? So what if I don't know what 95% of the people on those sets even do? They are in a place that is rightfully mine. But I can't get a decent agent and cannot for the life of me book the co-star that would surely lead me to the promised land. That is everyone's fault but my own.
Are you Fi-core? by Failed2launch • last post Dec 2nd
For those who don't know, a Fi-Core actor is someone who joined the SAG-AFTRA union, and then decided to announce Fi-Core status and allow yourself to work non-union jobs. I want to know if you had success after declaring Fi-Core status. Also, bonus points if you live in a Right-to-Work state and can tell me if you still do union jobs WITHOUT DECLARING Fi-Core. If you're new to voice acting, I recommend googling the term, because mods don't allow links to non-reddit sites. [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/zaywke)
I think I let a future acting career slip by by Mr-whatever46 • last post Dec 2nd
A few months ago or maybe it was a year ago I was on backstage.com and I saw that they were looking for extras or actors for a TV show called the flight attendant, and at the time I was kinda interested in it, but I just passed on it, and as of right now it is streaming on HBO Max, honestly I wish I pursued that chance.
Thoughts on earnestly portraying characters with traumatic experiences and/or disabilities by ActNo763 • last post Dec 2nd
Hi there. I'm a fledgling actor getting my start with community theater. I came across an audition for a play at a local company that I'm interested in. The role that best fits my age/gender is a teenage girl who has mild dyslexia and is a sexual assault survivor. I myself do not have dyslexia and have not experienced sexual assault. I know the job of an actor is often to embody life experiences beyond ones own, but I am uncertain how to approach the heavy topic of sexual assault and am also wondering about the ethics of me going for a role of a person with a learning disability when I do not have one. Perhaps I am overthinking this, and all these questions mean I am not ready to audition for or play this kind of role... In any case, considering this audition led me to the general questions of: How do you empathize with and earnestly portray characters who undergo intense trauma that you yourself have not experienced? What are your thoughts on "cripping up" (able-bodied actors playing differently abled characters)? If you are cast in a role of someone with a disability that you don't have, how you would approach it respectfully and thoughtfully? Would really appreciate any input :-)
Why is there a separate term for character actor by femboymaxstirner • last post Dec 2nd
Aren’t all actors playing characters
Budget mic recommendation for aspiring voice actor? by Ok-Image-8343 • last post Dec 2nd
Can anyone recommend and entry level mic for some trying to break into voice acting? Thanks!
Gabriel labelle… by Saaaintniiiick • last post Dec 1st
20 year old star of the Fabelmans and potential Oscar nominee, but I can’t help but notice his dad is a successful working actor in Vancouver. They both have the same agent, so I’m willing to bet some money all he had to do to get signed was have his dad call them up. Then, said agent gets him the audition for The Fabelmans and the rest is history. Good for him absolutely, I love Vancouver natives making it big, yet… sigh
backstage Vs AA? Or is there an even better site ? by SploogingSausages • last post Dec 1st
I’m 19 and have done theatre & acting my whole life and finally wanna try to go for it, it seems like my best bet is to start on a site like backstage or actors access but also part of me wants to just throw everything out the bag and just move to LA and start grinding there. Does anyone have any bad/ good experience about backstage, AA, or know of another better site(s)? Thank you!
Free Audiobook - Solo Project by Ringedplum01 • last post Dec 1st
[https://youtu.be/4IUOFbjFOoc](https://youtu.be/4IUOFbjFOoc) Hey everyone I'm a voice actor just looking for some insight and new ideas out there from the community and thought I would share my first audiobook posted on Youtube! If you have any suggestions for new books for me to do, let me know!
Blurry headshot by Tiny-Bite-9525 • last post Dec 1st
Anyone else’s headshot blurry when they upload it on actors access, anyone know how to fix that??