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Age clarification on backstage by No_running83 • last post Aug 6th
So when describing the role on backstage.com and it says something like : Butterscotch Lead, female, 13-18 Obviously the character is 13-18, but does the actor themselves have to be 13-18 or can they be like 12 or 24? If that makes sense.
Has anyone ever tried submitting for roles outside of your state/region on Actors Access? by LilNocturnal • last post Aug 6th
I’m wondering if anyone has done this or had success from it.
People tell me I should pursue voice acting, but I suffer from major performance fright by Pernaman • last post Aug 6th
So the thing is, ever since I hit puberty, my voice became rather deep and ever since then I've heard comments from here and there about how bombastic, sexy et. my voice sounds. I've also developed an apparent skill of reproducing different voices I hear. I do spend time talking to myself with different voices when I'm alone in my room with no one around. Whenever I play video games with voice chat enabled, I often start doing bombastic oneliners and comments and often other players complement my voice work and give me compliments and encouragement. So I do take enjoyment out of entertaining other people with my voices. However, in my later years I've began to develop a rather strong fear of performing. A convention I was on few weeks back had a panel about dubbing (as in my country the most work voice actors have is dubbing animated shows), and part of it was lighthearted and fun encouraging session where people from the audience could go in and give humorous dubs to short anime scenes. While it was really fun to react to, at the moment my personal reaction to performing in front of full crowd was "Oh heck no!" A friend of mine has taken steps to begin to probably produce an original animated show one day, and tentatively asked if I'd like to do voice work for it. At the moment I'm on board, as recording voice work privately in a booth feels more comforting to me rather than performing live in front of a live audience. But still, when I try to do voices by myself with mental image of doing a voice performance that'd be publicly listened by number of people, I notice how my delivery gets more stiff and not as natural. I wonder if people around here have suffered from similar difficulties and how they've dealt with them?
Looking for Directing advice: creating Chaos with 20 extras by Hayaomiya • last post Aug 6th
Hi everyone! Next week we are going to shoot a "chaotic" scene, with people pushing around, becoming crazy, screaming, and fighting (non-violent fight, more like a metal-concert type of "fight"). There are two main characters, I've been doing training with them for a couple of months now. But there are about 20 extras/background actors in the scenes (most of them not being actors at all), and I am going to do some exercises a couple of hours before starting to shoot. Do you have any recommendations for some effective group exercises/conditioning to prepare them, "release" them, and make them open up completely so they can go all in during the shoot? Usually, I have no problem doing this with pro and non-pro actors, but I've never done a collective exercise with a big group (20 people). It's not an "angry" chaos, but a joyful and collective mayhem. Thank you for reading!
Letting go of a role you've auditioned for... advice for not letting it affect your mental health? by lovetempests • last post Aug 6th
A few weeks back, I had a self-tape audition request come in through my agent for a role that felt like kismet. I can't describe it otherwise. The role required someone of my age, specific ethnic heritage (which is quite obscure where I live and work) and to be speaking the languages I speak fluently (I was raised multilingual and so is the character). The project is set in a different time period which I specifically LOVE and know very well. It's based off of a book, and I ended up reading it and falling in love with it all. Basically the character is just like me. And that's really rare and pretty obscure. I sent in the audition a couple days before the deadline (which included three scenes and an ident) and ever since then, *I can't stop thinking about it*! It's never happened to me like this before, like I have. auditioned for projects where I wanted it really badly and would think "oh I hope I hear back soon" but this time it's like, I'm a little obsessed with it. I think about it every day, and though I haven't heard back my heart hopes it's about this and getting a callback every time my agent calls. I did try to mention it to my agent but he says he's not heard anything and they've not cast any other roles yet as the project doesn't start shooting until next year so the casting team are taking their time with it. I don't know why though, something inside me feels like I'm destined to play this part. And not hearing is driving me mad and I think about it way too much. It's not making me feel down or depressed, but rather just anxious because I loved that audition, the character and the book so much and I really wish I could tell that story. I'm not a narcissist and I swear I'm not going insane... I have been recently diagnosed with mild OCD but I've never had this kind of passion for a role I've just auditioned for before and I think it's irrelevant to the OCD (my OCD seems to be more like health OCD). But clearly it's all causing some anxiety and I don't know how to let it go and let things take their course as any actor should theoretically do after auditioning for a project. Even right now I'm thinking I should pick up the book again and re-read my favourite bits. I feel like such a child! Anyone else can relate? I'd appreciate any advice on finding ways to not let it affect my mental health.
would moving to ATL be a good idea for an established actor? by MaveInfinite • last post Aug 6th
I'm in Chicago and we are coming up in terms of productions, but we will never compete with ATL. I'm established with a handful of co-stars and one national commercial. It doesnt help that I live in a bad area in Chicago..Im saving up for a house but I would hate to buy one in Chicago..might as well go to ATL.
How to handle comparing yourself to peers? by actingotaku • last post Aug 6th
Hey fellow actors! Feeling a bit down so wanted to chat with some creatives. To be honest, I’ve been feeling a bit envious of my peers moving up the ladder in their corporate jobs. Seeing that, I’m like ‘wow I should just go learn how to code or be a business analyst or a nurse.’ Financially stable jobs with prospects but I would never want to do these things for the rest of my working life. I was wondering what you guys do to stay focused and committed to your dreams and lift your spirits.
Questions for established LA actors by anonymousplatypus111 • last post Aug 6th
1. Are there any reputable classes that take place during the daytime on weekdays? like mornings / afternoons? Everything i research seems to be at night, which conflicts with my job. 2. Are there any good on-camera audition classes in-person right now? everything I find outside of scene study seems to be online still. And yes, i get it, all of my tapes are over zoom right now, but I almost forget what it's like to tape on-camera in front of a room full of people, which is obviously a skill, and eventually you will be in rooms again at least further in the process for bigger roles so I want to be practicing like that regularly. 3. Are there any classes specific to BOOKING, similar to somebody like Amy Lyndon? 4. Are there any studios with Master Classes where you can actually immediately get into the Master Class based on your materials, and not have to take multiple pre-classes or put in a year with a different teacher before getting into the Master Class? I found & got accepted to 1 good one, i'm sure there's more out there somewhere 5. How do you access theatre auditions / break into a reputable theatre company out here? Is it all just through Playbill / Actors Access / Reps like NYC? 6. What are some good resources to meet other serious actors I might not be thinking of? 7. What are some good resources / ways to meet and network with up and coming filmmakers? I find "screenings" awkward if you're not like a part of something being screened. 8. Is there anything you wish you did differently when you first moved out here in terms of hitting the ground running, or any wisdom you learned from trial and error? (I'm not a newbie) 9. For those of you with the balls to have moved to LA not knowing anybody else, like me, how did you start making real friends? Where did you find such people? Appreciate any help you can provide. I miss NYC but i'm trying to give LA a decent chance. Thank you!
Casting calls by _callmeakin • last post Aug 6th
Hey all I just want to see if anyone knows where Sarah Finn post her casting calls whether it be Actors Access or Backstage or any under the radar means of posting a casting call for their movies. I know Iman Vellani found her casting call thru WhatsApp. I’m just wondering if anyone happens to know
Casting call. by UT0PIA_ENT4RTA1NM4NT • last post Aug 5th
Hey guys, I’m a 16 year old looking for actors in the Cambridgeshire area. I’m currently working on a horror film named the crawling. If anyone is interested send me a dm, if your around that area. Payment isn’t included.
Unemployment Claims After Working a SAG Job? by FiremanTodd • last post Aug 5th
I'm wondering if it's typical for actors to file an unemployment claim after working a couple of days on a SAG job. Does anyone have any experience with this?
Agents taking the 20% agency fee on top of 10-20% client commission for non-union commercials feels like what the writers were facing with agents about packaging fees. by seekinganswers1010 • last post Aug 5th
So if an actor books a Union commercial and makes $10k, the 10% commission is $1000. But if an actor books a non-union commercial and makes $2500, the agent could get $500 from the actor and $500 from the agency fee, so also $1000. So then how do actors know their agents are pushing hard to casting to get their actors in for the better paying Union job when the lower paying non-union job brings the agent the same amount of money? Hard to make a living doing the work when the agents aren’t looking out for the actor’s best interest, which is pretty similar to what the writers fought against.
Agents taking the 20% agency fee on top of 10-20% client commission for non-union commercials feels like what the writers were facing with agents about packaging fees. by seekinganswers1010 • last post Aug 5th
So if an actor books a Union commercial and makes $10k, the 10% commission is $1000. But if an actor books a non-union commercial and makes $2500, the agent could get $500 from the actor and $500 from the agency, so also $1000. So then how do actors know their agents are pushing hard to casting to get their actors in for the better paying Union job when the lower paying non-union job brings the agent the same amount of money?
My top three actors by Several-Quote-9911 • last post Aug 5th
1. Di Caprio 2. De Niro 3. Denzel
Do you have to be very social to work as an actor ? by Sarah_Splash321 • last post Aug 5th
I notice actors are always photographed at social events like parties/bars/ restaurants/charity events…is this a requirement of the job??? What if you don’t want to do any of this would it affect your career???
Trouble uploading headshot to Actors Access by hennebeto • last post Aug 5th
Hey, for some reason my photo is not uploading to actors access. It doesn’t give an error code or anything. I thought it was my computer so i switched, but I’m getting stuck. When i browse and select a photo and hit upload it goes to 100%, but never shows the photo or an option for continue. I can sit like this for hours with no change. What am i doing wrong? Or what did i miss?
I finally understand how Christian Bale felt during his Terminator rant by agwoodliffe • last post Aug 5th
I was on a call to my partner, I told her I was about to do a long 30 minute recording of one of my stories, and if she could please not interrupt me during this time. She said ok she will go to sleep. Apparently she wasn't really paying attention. 10 minutes into my reading, i got a couple of loud Facebook dings from her, but I was willing to let that go. Then 20 minutes in I got a loud and long call from her. I...was....f\*\*\*\*\*\*.....furious. Love my partner to death but god did she p\*\*\*\* me off this time. And then it hit me: you really have to put a lot of energy into getting into character, and getting the momentum going. When someone carelessly interrupts, all that effort is wasted, and you then have to go back and do THE WHOLE THING FROM SCRATCH. So yeah I finally understand why actors like Christian Bale would crack if some fool spoiled their scene during a very intense take.
Really want to dye my hair.. bad idea? by Euphoric_Lifeguard43 • last post Aug 5th
Hello:) i am very pale and blue eyed blonde naturally, which doesn't make me a prototypical blonde: pamella anderson, britney spears etc are quite tan usually. I feel like with my skin color ginger hair would be more "natural", and maybe i'll stand out more... But i don't know if i will get cast less because maybe they search for blondes more often.. What do you think about it? Any redhead actors?
Can I get your opinion on ethics: can we continue to watch movies with disgraced actors? by impeesa75 • last post Aug 5th
This may not be the right forum, but ask Reddit would kick this question out. Are we still able to watch movies by the likes of Mel Gibson, Bill Cosby, Kevin Spacey or Roman Polanski. Can we ethically separate the actor or director from their behavior?
Free Rep PDF for testimonial by bron2323 • last post Aug 5th
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