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Are there any female actors who became famous in their 30s? by electronic_zucchini_ • last post Aug 3rd
It seems like if women don't get their big break by 25, they have no chance.
What is Being an Actor in the Digital Age? (NEW PODCAST) by AngeloActs • last post Aug 3rd
***What does it mean to be an actor in the modern age of social media and content creation?*** That's what a new video podcast I'm working on aims to figure out! It's called The Digital Actor, and we're going to be going over all kinds of things like TikTok, YouTube, and Twitch from an Actor's POV and how we can use these platforms to get ourselves and our work out there. Find the introduction right here! [https://youtu.be/qjoUVXTCRoA](https://youtu.be/qjoUVXTCRoA) It's also available most places your podcasts! Just look up "The Digital Actor."
Should you hide sexuality as much as possible until you have a decent career by Applesapples159 • last post Aug 3rd
I have done alot of research and have yet to see an openly lesbian/only liking girls actress who wasnt butch/masculine or with short hair who was extremely sucessful or well known. I am very feminine but a lesbian. I believe i have acting potential I’m not out out yet but close friends and some family know but no public gf. Should i keep it this way until i land some gigs. Acting is truly the only thing i have ever wanted to do in my life and if that means hiding in a closet for 5 years to get there so be it. Honest advice only! Thinking of pretending to be bi as that seems to be less of a career killer then lesbian
Serious: How do you find a community of professional, passionate actors in LA that take their craft and pursuit seriously? by comerlosricos99 • last post Aug 3rd
i'm new to LA and in my early 30s. i feel like my entire life i've been surrounded by amateurs who don't take it seriously at all, and in turn make me feel like something's wrong with me for taking it seriously. i have low tier reps and i audition semi-consistently, pins, repeats from casting, etc. I was accepted into a master class with a reputable scene study teacher in LA and i'm starting that in September so i'm extremely excited to hopefully be around actors that are ahead of me, to get to watch them perform, learn from them, and hopefully develop new friendships. I really want to find other actors around my age, or older, 30s / 40s / 50s that are serious about their craft, rehearse on a regular basis, do all the things your supposed to do on a regular basis. all i seem to find are really young people / people that prioritize going out and getting fucked up and / or basically everything else EXCEPT working on their craft. basically people that call themselves actors but aren't actually actors. it's honestly incredibly disheartening. If i had the money i'd take classes 24/7, but i don't. So I need to be careful how I spend it and be specific about the choices I make / things I do / people i surround myself with. I found a group the meets regularly, but it's primarily a writer's group, and even the actors there are not really at the same level where they have reps and are auditioning for things, and there's just such a big disconnect, not to mention bitterness and resentfulness from them regarding the business. these are not the kind if people i want to surround myself with! i just dont know how to find serious people! Does anybody have any ideas for meeting likeminded people who take it seriously?
Voice Acting in the Atlantic Maritimes by Puzzleheaded_Log9378 • last post Aug 3rd
Hi, I don't know if anyone here is aware, but New Brunswick has no Media Industry. There's no TV Studios, no Voice Houses and no Movie Productions. It's all mostly independent stuff and it doesn't seem like the big Media Groups here (Stingray, Acadia Broadcasting, Maritime Broadcasting) are interested in doing anything. There's some stuff in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland but nothing here. Bigger Radio Stations won't hire new folks either, for anything. Is there any real future for someone living in New Brunswick to make a living off of Voiceover, or even in this Remote Age would I still have to consider moving to Toronto or Vancouver for bigger work? I'm thinking of doing a "Dramatic Reads" series where I have fun by doing uber-serious readings of Nursery Rhymes just to get my voice uploaded. I've been doing Voiceover for about 2 years now, though most of it has been unpaid stuff from Castingcallclub. I've been trained by Canadian Actors from Alberta and Ontario (Brendan Hunter and Deb Munro) and I have a semi-decent pro setup I'm just getting used to (Aston Origin in a Sound Blanket Booth, plugged into a Scarlett Focusrite, Audacity as the program). Though I think I need to upgrade it. I've been working at a Community Radio Station (unpaid) doing weather and News Reports since January 2022 and I'm doing my own show there now reading poetry and short stories from Local Authors. I don't get paid for any of this and haven't had a high paying gig in a while. A local animator in Saint John hired me to do VA work in a miniseries he did that will air on TV later this year, I'm going to ask him what other opportunities he thinks I might have now. It was a paid gig, but pretty low (not that I'm complaining). I still have my dayjob. I'm in my mid 30s too, so I'm not quite a spring chicken either. I'm just wondering if any of this has any future to it, or if it's just a Pipe Dream unless I pack up and move somewhere else where there are studios.
Looking to hire an actor for small part in short horror movie. Self-tape. by IHunt • last post Aug 3rd
This is going to be strange: I'm making an independent low budget horror movie that will contain vignettes showing disturbing things you might come across online. I am looking to hire someone to make a very short clip of themselves shirtless doing a muckbang while crying (I know, disturbing but it is a horror movie after all.) The video can be filmed by the actor on their phone. I can offer $50 plus the cost of the food. It would look something like this: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp5KzAZsxyY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp5KzAZsxyY) Looking for someone in their 20s/30s who is bigger. I can offer more information on the film/my background upon request.
Small audition advice by thegirlwhowaitedAmy • last post Aug 3rd
Hi! 20 year old actress here, relatively new as I only started acting about 3 years ago. I tend to usually only get small auditions, which is kinda a bummer because I find them really hard to do. (Though I'm still grateful to get anything) They usually are only 1 to 2 lines, and barley any directions on what I'm supposed to do before or after i say my line. My question is: how do I do a good audition with the little material that I'm given?
Is it Necessary to Learn Gymnastics? by TheLavenderMenaces • last post Aug 3rd
I keep seeing all of these actors that also are learning stunt work and I feel like I should probably do that? Is it important/detrimental to a budding career to not learn gymnastics? Also, any recommendations of good gymnastics studios for actors in LA?
Looking For Male Actors for a New Youtube Series by ChangedOfficial • last post Aug 3rd
I am a 13 year old content creator for Youtube and I need voice actors for my project. I'm looking for a person to voice a 36 year old named Norman Hunt, he is in a depression and normally talks in a very soft and slightly deep voice. He is a detective and does research on any unexplained phenomena for people. More info on the character will be given if you comment and ask to work on my project. If you want to know about other things I do, here's a link to my channel: [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZAzrY0DLqhKBv59JhCabnA](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZAzrY0DLqhKBv59JhCabnA)
Does being in the union limit the amount of work you can do? by TheGentlemanWolf • last post Aug 2nd
I know the whole union vs non union situation is pretty complex, I've asked alot of people on both sides and they all given me different answers. So I just wanted to ask those who are in the union, once your apart of the union can you only do union work or are you still able gigs that would fall under nonunion like freelance work and buyout work (like anime apparently)? Because I've heard there's different types of union status of to accommodate all types of actors but I've haven't been able to 100% verify the validity of that statement.
Chemistry and Acting by Kris_Ford • last post Aug 2nd
I am in school to be a chemist, then I wanna go to a Master's program for a cosmetic chemistry degree, but ever since I was young, I wanted to pursue acting, and I just finished my first gig as a background actress. Am I able to do both? And has anyone done something like this having a full time job but also wanted to do big acting jobs??
do actors get paid per episode for a cartoon series? by Boring-Cunt • last post Aug 2nd
Or do they get paid per session? So say for example an actor was appearing in 8 episodes of a cartoon, would they get paid a free for each episode they appeared in or just for as many sessions it took to record all their lines ?
Does anyone have any experience with MAG (media artist group) TALENT? Or ERIS TALENT? by The-Stone-Man • last post Aug 2nd
Hello! This may be odd but I don’t really have anyone else to ask. I am a 25 year old NYC based actor. I have been offered rep by both Eris Talent and MAG talent. Very cool but I’m at a loss on who to go with Eris on the surface seems more prestigious but I like that mag has a smaller roster. I don’t have any major credits and my focus is just getting in the room Any experience or insight on either agency js welcome. Also I’m NY based If that helps Thanks!!!
Looking more hireable by clawhammer-cat • last post Aug 2nd
I realize that I've just kind of let myself stop caring about what I look like and that's severely impacted my ability to get gigs. I'm not going to expound on anecdotal evidence, but I have plenty with direct ties to how I appear interfering with my jobs. I'm an efficient and hardworking actor, and sometimes I'm even good. But I never look a way that fits into a director's perspective. I'm losing weight for health reasons and that's going really well. But I need to cut my hair and start doing skincare and dress a little less like a tired punk and a little more like a hireable actor. Unfortunately, being a person of color with frizzy, curly hair nearly always requires some artistic legwork for a director around here to consider, but I'm hoping to compensate. How should I optimize my wardrobe and general look to make myself more viable for dramatic male roles in emerging/experimental work? I describe myself as a kind of scruffy brown guy with facial hair, fluffy almost shoulder length hair, glasses, and a stocky build. I know I need to get better shoes for auditions and start wearing slacks.
Lobbying??? by marie_g10 • last post Aug 2nd
What does it mean when they say an actor lobbied hard for the role and how do they successfully do it other than auditioning?
I'm really upset over the "Batgirl" shelving. by actorthrowaway2006 • last post Aug 2nd
I just wanted other actors' perspectives on this situation, especially if they're part of SAG-AFTRA--this was a major, Union production, featuring huge stars (fuckin' Michael Keaton!), that was finished--it had been TEST SCREENED already! And now it's gone. And most likely won't see the light of day unless people make a stink about it. It just rubs me entirely the wrong way. It's such bullshit, and so unfair, and personally, I feel it sets a dangerous precedent to have such a massive movie become a tax write-down. The cast and crew were promised their work would be SEEN. This shit was finished! I've seen some people go, "that's the biz", but...fucking no? I've been in the biz since 2006 and no, nothing like this has ever fucking happened. The closest thing I can think of is the scrapped Wonder Woman pilot, but even then, television pilots are designed to be uncertain. Actors on them know that going into them. This was something that was supposed to be a guaranteed release. And I'd bet you any kind of money that its lead, Leslie Grace, turned down opportunities that would've conflicted with "Batgirl", and her future in the DCEU. It is stupid. Outrageous. And I just want to find people that angry about it. Because I'm honestly fucking pissed.
Why do I feel guilty by dropping out of the class in the middle? by AlphaMan69Poppers • last post Aug 1st
So I quit an acting class I had been taking for the past three weeks. There are two more weeks, but I decided to drop out. This is an acting class at the studio, and it was about $600. It was 10 classes in total, so, I finished $360 worth, and I’m wasting $240, but also I’m gaining 12 hours (the remaining 4 classes of 3 hours) to possibly make the better use of. I don’t need to feel the guilty, right? In the past, I always felt I cannot quit what you once started. But it was because I wasn’t paying for it. My parents were paying for it. So I always felt I had to complete it. But this class, I paid for it by myself. I earned money by being an actor in films, and I paid for the class from the money I earned for myself. Therefore, I don’t need to be filled with a sense of guilt. What do you think? Also, I wonder if normally people discontinue the class in the middle generally.
Can a prestigious acting coach give an actor a career? by watch1122 • last post Aug 1st
Does such a power exist?