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How hard is it being an Asian American actor? by Curlyhairsucks88 • last post Oct 9th
For major tv shows, motion pictures and animation vo.. how many get called back? My child is into acting and always gets called back by major networks such as Nick and Disney but he’s never actually booked anything. He got started two years ago and has a short resume. I keep telling him that he should be proud of getting a callback.. and it means hes talented.. but hes been so down lately. He’s only 8. I want him to keep all his doors open but he says acting is his passion. We tried putting him in Stem classes, sports, music, speech/debate and more.. but he only looks forward to acting classes. Theres not that many auditions out there for Asian kids. We spoke to parents of other Asian kids in the biz and they say the same thing. Their kids don’t get the same amount of audition opportunities that their non-Asian friends do. And most of these auditions that are sent our way require him to be bilingual or speak in an Asian accent. He often gets asked to read as a foreigner, a nerd or an exchange student. Our agent told us that to make it as an Asian kid in this business, he needs to be bilingual. He is not bilingual. As his mother, it’s so hard to watch him being rejected countless times. And truth be told, I don’t want him to continue acting.
I can't give a full-bodied yell :( by ArthurThyKing • last post Oct 8th
Hello, I've been aspiring to be a voice actor for a while and I've been practicing and I'd like to think I've got *some* acting skill HOWEVER; it doesn't mean shit when your voice can't handle anything remotely strong. I just can't scream. Like, when getting to a certain volume, you'd need to raise your pitch to go higher, right? My voice flat out refuses to do so, so I just get this pathetic little breathy whisper-scream because my voice just ain't up for the challenge. Any tips on how to not suck at that?
I'm a 15-year-old in London and I wanna be an actor all of a sudden, looking for advice by Busy_Opportunity9876 • last post Oct 8th
I never thought of the idea of being an actor at all previously in my life. And funny enough I moved to London for just over a year and I was thinking of being an actor after watching some great movies. I remember I was thinking, what would I do if I'm gonna die soon if anything can happen, and I thought being an actor in a movie is such a cool thing. I read "The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide", kinda got a glimpse of how hard it is to get into the industry not mentioning to be successful in this industry. I tried to do some monologues and researched a bit for different ways to get into agencies or get auditions afterwards. After a couple weeks I was distracted by some other things. But then after a few months (which is now), after watching Twilight on Netflix, my desire for being an actor struct me again. However, I don't have any acting experience, and was only involved in a tiny bit of school drama. How should I start carrying out my attempts on this industry? (I'm doing my GCSE soon, should I wait till I get to sixth form to join dramma clubs or what can I do right now?) I'm also afraid that I'm gonna be distracted again because I have lot's of different hobbies like coding, music, studying, sports and stuff. Any advice on balancing different hobbies as well? I would really appreciate any sharing of experience.
Agency Question? by goatsneedhugs • last post Oct 8th
Hi guys!! I have a quick question about agencies. So I'm currently signed with an agent in a smaller market and am looking to branch out and find an agent in a nearby larger market. I'm an 18 tpy actress (I look too young to even play anything above 18) and am confused about if I submit to the youth or adult division. My current agent only reps 18+ actors, which is why I didn't run into this issue before. If any of you guys could help me out, that'd be much appreciated. Thank you so much!
[HIRING] Voice actor needed, lines need delivered within 24 hours! [PAID] by baconatoroc • last post Oct 8th
Hey there, long story short our original voice actor did not come through. We run a Tik-Tok page that posts sports related animated shorts. We have 20.5k followers and average 50-170k views, with some reaching 3 million! Because of the time it takes to animate the cartoons we need the voice-work delivered as soon as possible! I’m looking for one actor who can play both roles. The gig pays $100.00 for 8 lines so 12.50 per line if you can get it delivered today! I am available to discord asap to help with any questions. The gig is a Halloween Special for the sports related channel. 2 voice ranges are needed, Jalen: average American, male voice. A.J : a deeper stronger African American male voice MESSAGE ME WITH YOUR REEL AND ILL RESPOND ASAP
Breakdowns on the weekend on actors access by -Amerigo-Vespucci- • last post Oct 8th
I'm new to acting and I saw online about how you could find good casting calls on Actors Access. I have a full time job from Monday through Friday, so I can't really be asking for permission during weekdays, unless it's a really good role. So, in order to start gaining experience and start building a resume for acting reels, I wanted to start acting on the weekends. On Actors Access I see a good amount of weekend roles, which is good for me, but a lot of them include the Friday before the weekend on their shooting dates. Does this mean that they will be shooting the whole Friday or is it just in the evening? Or is there no way of actually knowing? I'm assuming that there would be a lot of beginning actors like me that could only shoot in the weekends. So I'm thinking that perhaps they try to accommodate for it by shooting on Fridays in the evening and Saturdays and Sundays during the day. I just wanted to ask here to see if my thinking is right.
What about your life as an actor would change knowing every gig would pay you enough to live? by clawhammer-cat • last post Oct 8th
What gigs would you be doing? What kinds of acting would you focus on, knowing that any gig you got into would pay the bills?
Booked my first role, but I’m pretty nervous by TheSeventhPrince • last post Oct 8th
So I’ve been trying out acting for a few months now and have done probably 10 auditions or so. And I booked my first role, which is really exciting but also super nerve wracking because it’s also the lead. I’m not too sure how much I can actually say about it other than that it’s a short, but the cast and crew is not a short list, and a lot of money is being don’t on this. So I’m a little nervous about it. It would be one thing if they booked someone like me (no experience and no training), for a supporting character, but the story is about my character, and it’s a lot of pressure to perform well, be off book, take direction, and not waste time. Already had our first table read and met with the director and the lead actress and I can tell that it’s going to be a great working environment, but I can’t stop thinking about how to exist on a set for the first time. Any suggestions?
Techniques Allergic Reaction by natalierivington • last post Oct 7th
Hello, I have a role that requires me to feign having an allergic reaction. Do any experienced actors have techniques for quickly turning red in the face, sweaty, teary-eyed, or anything else symptom of a food allergy? (I feel like turning red in the face would be particularly convincing but I can’t just throw a bunch of makeup on mid-scene.) No snarky comments, please
NYCastings is awful by Pearlsgalore • last post Oct 7th
Sorry, this is just to vent because I have had almost every casting platform over the past 5 years but have had so many issues with NYCastings I don't even know if it's worth the cheaper subscription cost...Every time I log in I check the mark that says "keep my logged in" but then as soon as I try to submit for a job, it logs me out. Sometimes this happens multiple times and I have heard this happens to others as well. I have gotten casting director messages that usually I get a notification about, but I have had some go almost unnoticed because I didn't get an email that I had a message and there are no obvious notifications on NYcastings like on other websites when you have a message/audition. I have also encountered scams on the website, and I know no casting website can be perfect but I have never encountered a scam on actors access. My profile seems to be screwy when I update pictures too and lastly there arent' many great casting calls...anyone else feel this way? I feel like if us actors are paying for a service with money we barely have in the first place, they should update the system
The Ultimate 30 Rock Quiz - Season 6 by joe_sausage • last post Oct 7th
# [Welcome to the Ultimate 30 Rock Quiz - Season 6!](https://freeonlinesurveys.com/s/1ulFbOXe) If you haven't already taken the previous seasons' quizzes, they can be found here! [Season 1](https://freeonlinesurveys.com/s/eJhF2Z2X) [Season 2](https://freeonlinesurveys.com/s/N1js8xxC) [Season 3](https://freeonlinesurveys.com/s/IjdT0qBn) [Season 4](https://freeonlinesurveys.com/s/Ter0H7Ue) [Season 5](https://freeonlinesurveys.com/s/DUwtkAym) Season 5 proved to be our hardest quiz yet, with the average score of all 730 responses coming out to **9.77, nearly a full point drop from Season 4's average of 12.57.** We had some really tough questions last week, but the toughest of them all was about the Official A-List actor's website. **As Tom Hanks clearly screams into the phone while talking to George Clooney, Brad Pitt is the group's official webmaster, a fact that only 46% of you remembered.** On the plus side, we had a tie for best performance; **93% of you remembered the (in)famous line, "Boys and Girls Clubs of America: Be Great!" as well as Kim Jong Il's alter-ego while doing the Weather on Korea News 1: Johnny Mountain.** Season 6 represents the penultimate season of our favorite TV show. Just one more quiz left after this! Enjoy, upvote, spoilerize anything spoilerworthy in the comments, and see you next week for our grand finale! [Here's the link again.](https://freeonlinesurveys.com/s/1ulFbOXe)
Actors Bible by tabadzija • last post Oct 7th
This is to new people and to people who are lost or demotivated when it comes to dramatic arts. Stanislavski The system should be treated as a guide and base for your acting career.
I'm new to acting and want to be an actor someday. Any Tips? by Tony__________Stark • last post Oct 7th
I'm 14 just getting into acting and I've fallen in love with it. I have signed up for theater class, preformed in the latest play and have been in choir for 4 years with multiple solos. Do you all have any tips that I should know getting into this field?
Multilingual actors: If you have English sides with your other language word/name in them, how do you pronounce them? Correctly in your other language or with an English accent? by fakezzzfake • last post Oct 7th
For example, I have sides, the story is in English, but I'm talking to a Russian character named Ekaterina Petrova. I speak Russian and I could pronounce her name fluently in Russian or I can pronounce it with an English accent. Have you ever had this happen? What did you do?
Joker voice actor needed by Legitimate_Mango_733 • last post Oct 7th
Hello everyone, I am a Lego stop motion creator by the name of Silly Boy on YouTube. Here’s a link to my channel if you’re interested: https://youtube.com/channel/UCAae8MbTTuSSqR9m1cgqqKw My newest video I’m working on will be a short “A DEATH IN THE FAMILY” video depicting the death of Jason Todd. I’m almost done editing but need a voice actor to play the Joker. If anyone would be willing to help me out that would be amazing. It’s not too many lines and it would really help me out. Unfortunately I can’t offer any money but will obviously credit you for your work at the end of the video. I was hoping for a more Mark Hamil sounding performance but as long as it sounds like Joker it will be fine. Thank you! Have a great day
Has anyone gotten a callback from the jv8inc a24 pilot call yet? by sunseteon • last post Oct 7th
I saw they made a new post for one of the characters, which I'm guessing means they've found their actors for the other characters?
ADVICE NEEDED. HELP PLEASE. by Abstract_Corduroy74 • last post Oct 7th
I recently got cast as Borachio in my college theatre production of Much Ado About Nothing. I was really gunning for the role of Benedick, and I was convinced that I was going to get it. But instead, I feel like I got the short end of the straw and now I’m VERY disappointed. In fact, I’m rather PISSED. I have so many questions, none of which I feel like I should ask the director. The director is someone with whom I’ve confided a lot of my insecurities and struggles with acting in, and I feel a bit betrayed. To add to the injury, a couple of years ago she said she could see me playing Benedick. So this is kind of like a jab in the heart a bit. I have been in almost every mainstage show that my university theatre department has put on the past three years I’ve been here, and the director has even told me that she believes I’m one of the most consistent and reliable actors in the program they have, and I’m a senior. Now, this makes me feel sick to my stomach. Now, I feel upset and angry. I feel like punching holes in my wall until my knuckles bleed and throwing stuff across the room. I don’t understand why she cast me as BORACHIO. BORACHIO!!! What could she possibly have seen or thought to make her think “I’ll put him as Borachio instead of Benedick, even though on his audition sheet, he said he was trying out for Benedick, ideally.” I was hoping to get Benedick because I wanted a challenge, but one I knew I could do, and one where I could do some things I’ve never done before; play a kind of character I hadn’t before. A Shakesperean lead. Add some new skills to my toolbox that will greatly help me become a better actor. I’ve never done Shakespeare before. But now I have to play a Shakespearean drunkard, which seems like a role that will add less of a challenge and not as many skills as Benedick would. If I was cast as Benedick, I know I’d care a lot about the character, but now that I’m just a Shakespearean drunkard, I don’t feel like I care about THAT character. I was also looking for some opportunities to be more dramatic. I’ve been doing that for as long as I’ve been in college. But every time I audition for something dramatic, I’m either put into a role where the kind of dramatic moments I was hoping to tackle aren’t there, or I’m cast into a role that just requires me to be “The Comedic Actor I Always Am.” While I am in a constant inner yin and yang battle of thinking “I’m a good actor, I do just what I need to do in my roles and I’m getting better” vs “Why am I not as good as I should be? I should be putting on better performances and being a better actor than I am”, I feel like my director has just taken the talent I have and just threw it into a place where she won’t have to worry about it doing anything wrong instead of giving it an opportunity to blossom even more. Rehearsals begin in three days. I know I’ll just swallow my anger, confusion, and negative feelings of unfairness and just do the work because that’s what I always do, but I feel bad that I feel the way I do about this. I feel like an arrogant, conceited, spoiled brat with an inflated ego just blowing things out of proportion because I didn’t get my way, but at the same time, I feel like I have a right and justification to feel what I do. And I don’t want to be an arrogant, spoiled, actor. I know I should be grateful, and to an extent, I am, but I can’t help but feel…bad. And I don’t really know how to get over all this crap and just embrace the damn role and experience. I know this must be what all actors go through, and I’m no different. So be it. I’m still going to pursue my dream of acting. But I’m just not used to caring so much about something only to get the short end of the straw. Does anybody have any advice, affirmations, or words of wisdom to help me get out of this rut? Thanks, everyone. I appreciate you all.
Self Tapes Should Be Paid (Rant) by GameyLannister • last post Oct 7th
This is a rant because I am tired of this industry and how they treat actors. This new age of self tapes is ridiculous. Basically we are expected to setup lights and camera and PROVIDE THE READER and edit the damn thing and submit it to casting!!?? These are all things that casting is supposed to do … and guess what?! They are saving money on all of this! They save money on the audition room, receptionist, camera operators and readers. So here’s my opinion: pay people to self tape. Give us some money so we can pay our readers (or buy them some beer). It doesn’t have to be a lot, like $50 then that would stop them from just spamming people looking for submissions. Also they should pay per page of self tape. Let’s end this insanity of the 10 page audition sides. You want 10 pages, you better pay for it. Also, give us more time. Did you not know you were making this movie until two days before? Okay rant over.