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Do actors in commercials or pop up ads hate when their own ad comes up on their phone? by Visible_Mulberry2296 • last post Aug 25th
I was just thinking about how funny it would be if someone was in a commercial but got annoyed every time something cut to commercial break and it’s their ad
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Feedback by AutoModerator • last post Aug 25th
Use this thread to post your headshots for feedback, get info on your age range/type, find good headshot photographers, ask any questions you may have about headshots. If you are posting a DIY headshot for feedback, and not just a snapshot in order to get feedback on your age range/type/etc, it is advised that you do at least some basic research on what actor headshots look like--composition, framing, lighting. You will find a Google Image search for "actor headshots" to be very helpful for this. Non-professional shots are fine for age/typecasting; please keep in mind that one picture is a difficult way to go about this. Video of you moving and speaking would be ideal, but understandably more difficult to post. For what it's worth, the branding workshop at SAG-AFTRA recommends a five-year age range. That's inclusive, so for example 19-23, 25-29, 34-38, etc.
What held you back from pursuing acting? by the_jeff_e • last post Aug 25th
When I was in high school The Outsiders was filming in my city. I knew someone who had a very small role, but at that time I had no clue about what it took to be an actor. I remember thinking that stuff was only for a certain select group of special people. I didn’t know that anyone could become an actor. It was so foreign to me that I just moved on with my life and didn’t think about it again until several years later. Thankfully I have grown beyond those limiting beliefs, but I’m curious what mental obstacles others have faced in their acting journey. Maybe thoughts of not being good enough, not talented, to old/young, not the right looks, etc. I’d love to hear them if anyone would be willing to share. I suspect many of us have had similar limiting thoughts and beliefs that held us back, but it’s very empowering to hear how others overcame them. Thank you!
can a lazy eye ruin my acting career by Captain_Dishsoap • last post Aug 24th
I want to be an actor later in life but recently my lazy eye has really been taking a toll on my mental health and self relflection so i was wondering can a lazy eye ruin my chances of acting?
Finding the right kind of coaches by Mamoru0hasukage • last post Aug 24th
Hello all, Just found this sub and it looks like an excellent place to get to know other actors and talent to learn from! I had some fairly general questions to try to figure some things out for vocal training and coaching. So, I'm getting serious about becoming a voice actor and I know I have some specific strengths I want to play toward, and I'm sure a coach will even help me figure out other strengths too. As a side note, I have a booth set up in my home and decent equipment has already been procured. The setup aspect was fairly simple. My personal goals as a voice actor is getting into animation (be it anime dubs or western animation), video games, e-learnings and commercials. I know that I for sure want to work on technical aspects and I'll need profesional help with things like a demo reel as well. The only thing that I'm finding a tad bit overwhelming is finding suitable coaches for what I want to accomplish. I have looked through a few site like voices to get some ideas, but I'm not exactly who to look for and how. Should I be focusing on people with the specific experiences of those fields? Does that matter? Should I be more concerned with the technical aspects of the coach for those individual fields? Should I be getting more than one coach? I really have been trying to find a lot of this on my own, but I do feel overwhelmed with the sheer choices and different experiences. I know I want a coach over classes because I need that 1:1 interaction, I just am getting lost in the sauce on how to go about it. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!
URGENT VA NEEDED by Historical_Win_1596 • last post Aug 24th
Hello amazing actors of Reddit! I have just finished shooting a short film and while in post, we decided we want an additional voice recording of only 3 lines. This film will be entered into our local film festival. If anyone would be down for recording (no professional equipment required) please do message me on here. Thank you all!
Looks vs. talent and getting less audition opportunities if the audition performance is bad? by MOD3RN_GLITCH • last post Aug 24th
A fellow actor told me that I have a great look, but if I go into an audition and don’t perform well, it’ll be noted, making it harder to get auditions. Is this true?
a question for fellow Toronto actors by MulberryFamiliar7185 • last post Aug 24th
Hey guys! I am booking very frequently now, and if it keeps going the way it is, I can see joining ACTRA as a possibility soon. Did you guys wait til you had X credits or relationships built with X amount of cd's? Or did you get your card the moment you were offered the chance. Thanks! For me I have 5 shows, 3 commercials and 1 credit. Very strong relationship with 2 cd's.
where do i see the submission deadline on actors accses? by anchovy7 • last post Aug 24th
I cant work out where it says the submission deadline is
Are selfies actually used for a lot of “headshots” nowadays? by MOD3RN_GLITCH • last post Aug 24th
I was told by a fellow actor who’s been in several notable productions that a lot of the time nowadays, a selfie is asked for when submitting headshots rather than actual, professional headshots, presumably due to COVID. Is this really true?
Do actors need to have an Instagram presence? by Drjones033 • last post Aug 24th
I recently deleted insta, but I wonder if that was a bad idea. I want to pursue acting as a passion, and I wonder if it is important to have Instagram?
Newbie question: when performing a monologue from a tv show/movie, should you try and mimic the original actor, or add your own spin to it? by RideTheRim • last post Aug 24th
Obviously, within context, and not adding in completely irrelevant emotions.
Audition opportunity :) by robertdeniro6969 • last post Aug 24th
Can you cry on demand? Seeking actors and actresses who are able to shed tears in front of a camera. This is a paid gig and production will be done remotely (a lot of the film will consist of various Zoom conversations) so don’t worry about location, though we are based in Houston if anyone is wondering. If you are interested, simply send an audition tape of yourself looking directly at the camera and crying. Nothing else. Please no introductions or additional comments, as we will not consider any videos that include talking (unless you are talking to yourself). The video should be unedited and include the entirety of your process/buildup, as well as everything that comes after your tears (deep breaths, calming down, whatever you do to gather yourself). Basically, we want to see everything from the moment you press record to the moment you press stop. If you are recording an audition on your phone, please make sure it is in landscape mode (turned horizontally). If you have any questions let me know, otherwise you can send your audition video to the email listed below. P.S. If it takes you a couple attempts to cry, that’s okay! Don’t hit stop. We want to see EVERYTHING. We’re not looking for who can cry quickest or best, we’re just looking for actors we think are interesting. So send us everything. The more embarrassing the better :) loafgren@protonmail.com
Longer Afro hair or a buzz cut for Black male actors? by christopherdawk • last post Aug 24th
Getting new headshots after 10+ years. Back in the day, I was advised to have shorter hair. Is that still a thing or have times have changed and there’s more flexibility for hair? I’ve noticed that many black male actors have shorter hair—at least from their headshots when they first started out.
Is it okay to pull out of non-paid work for paid work? by AlexaWriteAPoem • last post Aug 24th
Hey everyone I was recently cast in small community theatre project. I wasn't too psyched about it but yanno it's more experience and more work means more exposure blah blah... But then a few days ago I was approached with some long term, paid work. I want to take the paid work but it may mean having to let down the other production. I feel if you're not paying your actors you run the risk of this happening but I do feel bad as they're a nice group. It hasn't gone into rehearsal yet but I'm not sure how quickly they'll be able to recast. What should I do? Thanks everyone
Worth becoming actor still? by Unlikely-Court-5793 • last post Aug 23rd
I am an aspiring actor and my end goal is to break into Hollywood. I love acting so much. I genuinely can't wait to finish school to fully focus on this. But lately I've been seeing g a lot of posts that Hollywood and entertainment has gone "woke" and "dying" and that gives me a lot of anxiety seeing this stuff. I am a Hispanic and I do not want to see people shit on me being cast in something or say it's "gone woke" simply because I am Hispanic. I don't want to be race swapped with some franchise character either I just want to play cool characters. I get the "just ignore those people" argument but I just want to be universally liked because of my skill and not loved or hated because of my race. Thoughts on this?
Working on self-tapes but struggling with showing emotion- help? by ltoloxa- • last post Aug 23rd
I've recently wanted to start acting again (I did it when I was younger) and have started practicing lines for self-tapes to post on instagram. One particular scene i'm doing [(here)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXjgfXZbnr0&ab_channel=MyMadFatDiaryFan) contains the character crying/breaking down. I really want to recreate it as I love the actress and the show, but i'm struggling with the emotional part. I don't really cry much irl which is probably a reason (like, at all) and I did want to try out for villain characters too but I can't really think of any monologues / scenes apart from Killing Eve but I can't do accents very well. If anyone has advice for someone just starting out, that would be great!
Teen/young adult voices for two male characters (10 - 15 cents per word or 30 - 50 US dollars hourly pay) by Castingdirector42 • last post Aug 23rd
Hey everyone, I'm looking for two voice actors for my small project. I'm also looking for a casting assistant, a Caligraphy Artist (Occult symbols / runes), a Test screener / ''beta viewer'' / Reviewer. For those positions you can apply with your portofolio only. If you're interested you can find more information about each position & apply here: [https://www.castingcall.club/projects/voice-actors-needed-youtube-horror-web-series-arg](https://www.castingcall.club/projects/voice-actors-needed-youtube-horror-web-series-arg) **If you're selected, I will always pay you before you start working, so you can be certain you won't be scammed** Voice actors payment: 30 - 50 US dollars / hour worked or 10 - 15 cents per word; Keep in mind this is a small web series so you won't have more than 1 - 2 hours of work per month, at least until the series picks up. I prefer to pay via patreon. You can select ''upfront charge'' and you'll get the money the moment I send them. I'm also open to trying other payment options, but patreon is definitely the best, easiest option **A short description / logline for my story:** * A mentally unstable teenager is left to die in a vast, foreboding forest. Helpless and alone, he decides to team up with an odd, mysterious stranger in order to survive.
Should I Join SAG At This Point in my Career? by LaurenceAidekman • last post Aug 23rd
Hi there, I've been living in Los Angeles since January of this year and I've been working consistently as a background performer. I expected a much slower start to my career, but have found myself able to sustain myself fairly well combining this with a few other side-hustles. Yesterday, I got my last SAG Voucher and have become eligible to join SAG. I have enough money to cover the initiation fee and I am leaning towards joining. I've heard mixed things about joining too early in my career which is why I'm reaching out here to hear some varying perspectives. The only real problem I've heard people say is that if I join with a weak resume I won't be able to be compete at the professional level. While I understand the argument that there's more non-union work, I am doubtful that any of it would be worthwhile or look good on my resume. Since graduating film school I've been involved in dozens of non-union sets to gain experience, and for the most part none of these productions have any name recommendations so I question how well a co-star role on a no-named production even looks. I'd say the majority of the low-budget films I've worked on even end-up unreleased to the point that I don't even have any credits for my reel. My main apprehension about non-union work is that pursuing that work seems like a huge gamble. Obviously acting in itself is a gamble, but dedicating years of my life to this kind of work in the hope that I'll be cast in a good role in a production with no name-recognition that somehow goes onto be successful to the point that my involvement seems like a scant possibility. And if that didn't happen, I'd have nothing except a resume listing productions that are unnamable. The benefits of the Union I see is mainly that it's a guarantee I'll be taken care of. It's always bothered me that I've never even had the same length lunch as everybody else because I work in an industry that seems to not value people unless it has to. Joining SAG would guarantee my protection by making myself part of a powerful organization. Furthermore, the networking opportunities this would present to me with industry professionals from actors, to casting directors, etc. seems unprecedented. There even seems to be lots of training resources which could be really valuable to somebody starting out with me. Above all else, something that I don't hear people talk about is that being a member of SAG is a tangible credential in a profession anybody can declare themselves having been in a school play. I may be mistaken in assuming that, but it seems to me like joining the professional organization of actors looks better than lead roles in a bunch of random shows nobody has heard of or watched. My common sense just tells me that credential a casting director would really respond more to. Anyways, I'm just wanting to outline some of my perspectives and hesitations about joining and see what your thoughts may be. I've read several threads already on this subreddit, but felt my concerns were unique enough to warrant my asking. I'd really appreciate to hear your thoughts, and I'd especially like to know if you yourself are union or nonunion. Thanks so much!