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Chicago Improv Classes - CIC vs Annoyance (2022) by FormerRisk  •  last post Oct 16th

What are everyone's thoughts on the CIC long-form improv program versus Annoyance's classes for film/tv actors who are new to improv and would like to broaden/improve their skillset (e.g., creative thinking on your feet, being present and listening/reacting, etc.)? Does anyone have any experience taking either roughly-one-year-long programs? (As an aside, iO is being excluded for obvious reasons, and Second City is being excluded as I've heard that only their Conservatory is worth it, but feel free to add any additional insight!)

Question for actors who have worked on a project that used heavy CGI by whatchrisdoin  •  last post Oct 16th

I’m watching house of dragons and thinking to myself, “imagine if all of these huge sets were actually real!” (I know some locations might be but much of this set is known to be using one of the biggest cgi system in the business.) But I’m curious if after the actors watch it in post, do they ever remember the scene as themselves actually being in those environments? Or is that imaginary part non existent for them and they only remember the green screen and set?

Acting Parallel Careers by Patio_furniture8  •  last post Oct 16th

What possible parallel jobs or careers could you do **alongside** acting until retirement? For instance, having worked in the restaurant industry, I find it hard to see anyone serving or bartending past a certain age just due to how laborious and physically taxing the job is. Moreover, most restaurant jobs don't offer great (if any) retirement and/or health benefits. I also wouldn't consider retail jobs as parallel careers due to how financially challenging it is (those that pay minimum wage as we all know how high the COL is in most acting hubs). I do not want to work a job that pays so little (with no room for growth) that I can't even afford to *try* acting professionally anymore (headshots cost money, classes cost money, etc.). I also don't want to be in my 50s with no savings whatsoever and with no substantial growth in my acting career as well (we all know how random, and statistically hard, an acting career can be). Life is short, and I want to be a film/tv actor...but I also want to live life, occasionally travel, eat healthy, etc. **I don't believe that I have to choose one or the other.** Which is why I need your creative minds and experiences. Some examples of jobs that I think could be considered parallel careers are: * Flight Attendant (you can choose which flights you want to pick up) * Substitute Teaching (you can choose which teachings "gigs" you want to pick up and fill in for; you can also do seasonal or semester long contracts) * Remote IT work (as long as they don't require set work schedules, or have meetings you can't miss) * Cleaning jobs? (I've seen job postings that say you can work when you want, and as much or as little as you want) Anyone have any suggestions or personal experience? TLDR: Looking for long-term careers that have the flexibility to cater to a professional acting schedule as well.

Backstage is Bullshit. New Actors don’t waste your money on this garbage by Lanky-Worldliness485  •  last post Oct 16th

Don’t waste your hard-earned money on a backstage membership. The magazine literally gave you the same crappy advice that everybody in the industry gives you. Advice that doesn’t work. Years ago when I was a young actor I was told by an agent that I needed a membership to playbill and backstage because no one would take you seriously if you weren’t listed in backstage. This is complete crap. All the advice in backstage is complete generic bullshit that does not help any actor in their career. They take your money every year for their membership and give you the same bullshit advice that keeps you at the bottom level. Cancel your subscription now and spend your money in a real place like acting lessons or some better head shots

Louis Stancil Studios LA Bullshit Industry talks- Avoid!! by Lanky-Worldliness485  •  last post Oct 16th

Do not attend LS studios industry talks in Los Angeles. Waste of your time. The studio invites agents and managers to do free industry talks at their studio. They advertise that the event is free and you can bring your headshot with you and if the agent is interested they will call you up to do a monologue. This is complete crap. I have been there several times and the only actors that ever get chosen to read monologues are conveniently students at the studio. The advice they give is generic advice that anybody who has been acting for a while already knows. Louis then uses the time to plug his studio and make potential students out of the young foolish actors who attend this crap. Don’t waste your time on this place, go to a real acting studio i.e. Stella Adler, UCB, or Anthony Meindl.

Indian actors by jatingosai  •  last post Oct 16th

Hey I wanted to ask if there are Indian actors on this sub reddit and if they can suggest some sub reddits where Indian actors talk about work and casting calls.

Agents for Theatre? by Snoo_47064  •  last post Oct 16th

Do agents who submit actors for film and television also sometimes submit actors for theatre or is that a different thing? Do actors usually have agents for theatre or do most just go to open calls? Couldn’t quite find the info I was looking for online. Thanks!

Bladerunner 2099 casting by Sad-Rub7067  •  last post Oct 16th

Does anybody kmow how to find casting calls for projects like this? Im a local film actor for the past 6 years and Ive never been able to find casting calls for shows Id actually watch. AA and backstage only seem to offer casting for indie films or for white males corrupt cop roles. Im not complaining but I meet alot of actors who have worked far less than me that already have agents and working on bigger projects but usually when i ask how they find it they just say "oh ya know" amd dont give any details. Just curious if anyone knew a site or casting directors they recommend following

Voice Lines Not Sounding Good Together by PiggoRBLX  •  last post Oct 16th

I'm working on an animated film project and getting many voice actors to help voice act for it, all are great at voice acting and everything they have delivered is quality. My problem comes when putting lines together and they don't flow as well as I'd like them to, it's mostly the different microphones sounding rather different however it's also slightly to do with the characters not recording their lines together. Any tips on how I could edit and make everything sound more natural?

[PAID] $25 Female Voice Actress 30's to 40's by MyHeadIsCrooked  •  last post Oct 16th

Hello, I need a female voice artist to record one line. This MUST be a high quality recording, the recording room MUST be treated and there must be a minimum of 3 different takes, max of 5. The line: “I hope when we look back, we remember we asked for this” My wife spoke bitterly, shattering the silence. I use Paypal or Cashapp and I will pay after a sample file is sent and approved. This is for my horrorcast series. Please DM all submissions. Once I choose the actress I will give you the email address where the final full quality file will be sent. You may send over a low quality sample or a high quality sample with a watermark. the minimum sample recorded sample rate can be 44100 or 48000, 16 or 24 bit. File type should be WAV. Thanks for your time and I look forward to working with you soon!

Where are you living if you’re not in a major city? by act0rthrowaway  •  last post Oct 15th

This post is part asking for advice, part ranting. Excuse any tangents. Im sure many of you, like myself, live here in NYC for acting. I’ve made so many connections, friends, success with acting, and the city brought me such joy. I can’t imagine being anywhere else trying to pursue not only my passion, but also living in general with the amount of things to do. However things are starting to change for me. In recent years the city has started to feel incredibly unsafe. With crime being up, I feel like it’s beginning to mess with my mental health. I don’t want to go into Manhattan, take the trains, and it’s messing with my inspiration of being an actor (meaning my curiosity, creativity). It feels like I’m just paying to live in this expensive city and not reaping the joy or benefits I used to from it. This has really started to bog down on me, I very recently lost a family member to a random act of violence on the train—which sent my paranoia and frustration into a tailspin. Not trying to make this post heavy, just trying to paint a clear picture. With NYC being *the* acting hub of the east coast, I’ve been thinking of moving out of the city and into the suburbs. Whether it be upstate, or another state in general, but I’ve always said I “need to stay close to the action”. Its a shame that to pursue this we’re so bound to 4 major cities, but there’s got to be a way to balance this lifestyle with living in a not so hectic atmosphere…hopefully. LA doesn’t seem as different as NY, more expensive considering the cost of a car, however not being completely ruled out. Have considered Atlanta, though more research needs to be done. But for those of you not living in New York, or LA, or if you are and are pursuing this and are successful or booking often while being in the suburbs—where are you? Do you like it? Has it effected your acting career? Any advice, inspiration on where to be?

I did it! by YabokuTakemikazuchi  •  last post Oct 15th

I did it! I just landed not just one, but three major roles in an upcoming anime! My first ever paid gig was around 2 years ago, and since then I’ve only done small gigs for content creators. But now, my audition won and I got casted for a role and ended up getting casted for 2 more in the same project! I feel like this is just the beginning, and soon I’ll be landing jobs on even more larger projects! For all the new voice actors out there who are unmotivated after not landing a gig after a few auditions, don’t get discouraged! Just like me, you too will with skill and time eventually land a role on your dream project!! Keep it up you all!!

There's a part of this Bayonetta 3/Hellena Taylor controversy that I just can't wrap my head around. by Gorotheninja  •  last post Oct 15th

I'm posting this in a few different subreddits to get a broad range of opinions on this subject, but considering this sub is all about voice acting, I figured I might have the best chance of getting answers (or corrections) here. Let's assume that some higher-ups at Platinum just didn't want Helena Taylor back on the project for whatever reason, and instead of just turning her down they decided to crank down her pay so low that she'd basically be forced to turn down a role and they could hire someone else. Helena Taylor is a member of the SAG/AFTRA union, in addition to Yuri Lowenthal, Jenn Hale, and possibly more actors included in Bayonetta 3. If SAG/AFTRA was aware of the situation between Helena Taylor and Platinum, as a voice acting union, I find it incredibly strange that they would allow Hale to voice the character in her stead, or not fight to get Hellena the pay she's entitled to, or just pull out of the Bayonetta 3 project entirely! I suppose SAG/AFTRA could just be corrupt and wanted to maintain good relations with Platinum, but I just find that to be unlikely considering SAG/AFTRA's history of being incredibly stubborn in their support of its employees, as some people have mentioned already in some threads about this topic. This part of the story just isn't adding up to me. Also, a bit of a sidetrack, but while I do sympthatize with Hellena struggles (at least, at the moment), I really didn't like the part of her third response video where she calls Jen Hale a "girl" and says Jen has "NO right to say that she is the voice of Bayonetta"; maybe I'm just being nitpicky, but that came off as super gross to me.

disagree with an emotional stage direction for a self tape...? by BitterRabbitKid  •  last post Oct 15th

**UPDATE:** Thanks so much for everyone who weighed in! General consensus was definitely **a)** there's truly no right answer and **b)** see what it would be like to keep the stage direction as written, but play with my own interpretation not as written (clearly it went much deeper than that, but just to generalize). I think I intuitively knew this as an actor, and was just having a nervous moment of self doubt and fear of being written off by casting or creative as not reading the sides carefully. In the end, I tried a few different takes but only turned in one (as they felt too similar aside from the ending to turn in multiple) -- and in the end I did end up smiling, but beneath it I was playing, "seriously, man? let's get this over with -- if I don't dance, I may not get to finish this convo" . Next time I think I shan't turn to reddit as I just drove myself wild completely overthinking such a small and ultimately unimportant beat, and just do the damn scene. :) thanks! \-- Truly who am I to assume I know the character better than the person who wrote it but...essentially, I'm working on a tape for a script with...pretty weak writing. In the scene, my character is in a bar, having a serious conversation with a guy she's disappointed with. An MC then announces that there will be line dancing, my character takes the guy's hand, and per the stage direction, "she smiles", and then the scene ends (for the tape). As the full script continues, they have a wonderful fun time dancing, and my character never brings up the serious topic again, water under the bridge, never holding him accountable. Based on my analysis of the character and the script, I'd much prefer to end the sides not smiling. I'd love for him to extend his hand for a dance, I'm disappointed in him, upset for him to even ask while we're having a conversation. I'd like to nonverbally reject his offer. I've been doing this professionally for a while so I know I'm definitely way too in my head to even be resorting to asking reddit. And at the end of the day I do think it's just a matter of navigating careless writing-- but do you think it's "bad" to end the scene on an emotional note that is different than what the script suggests? As I rehearse, ending it with joy just doesn't feel right, it doesn't make sense to me. There is the option of multiple takes, I'd prefer not to with these particular sides.

Cold email service providers for VO by i-am-the-piano-man  •  last post Oct 14th

For those of us doing our own direct email marketing efforts and using a service of some kind to automate this, who do you use? I found out the hard way that most of the email service providers out there have a rule that even if you follow the can-spam act to the letter, you've got to have a subscriber's permission first before adding them to the mailing list. Obviously, we're not going to be asking someone permission to see if they hire voice actors directly... we'd just ask. It's not like I'm selling socks to some rando, I'm selling voice acting to someone who appears to hire voice actors. So, anyone using an email service provider who specializes in cold email campaigns?

Upset about my self-tape by Anxiousbutexcited27  •  last post Oct 14th

Hey y'all.. I filmed self-tapes for the YoungArts competition thingy, but looking back, I kind of hate them. I could've done way more or intensified it a little more. I feel like it didn't show off my 'best.' I just feel frustrated and disappointed because I don't have time to re-record. It's due today, and I have been so busy these past months that I couldn't focus on the audition. My director and other actor friends said I did great (imposter syndrome, anyone?), but I just have a pit in my stomach. Any tips on how to get over this feeling? I don't want something so easily fixable to be the reason I don't succeed.