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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?
The background actor for this shot was not given good direction by rosencranzand • last post Aug 1st
Approaching the subject of acting in the interview process. by B1gred95 • last post Aug 1st
So this is along the “usual questions” line. Similar to “how do you balance a consistent income and also work as an actor.” My question is, how do you bring up you’re a working actor during the “day job” interview process? What did you say and when in the process did you mention it? Did you mention it at all?
Geraldine Page by Dry-Tune-223 • last post Aug 1st
I think Geraldine Page was a hell of an actress. Why do you agree or disagree?
How do professional voice actors feel about not getting starring roles in animated films? by Apart_Shock • last post Aug 1st
Usually animated movies by Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks star popular actors in film and television like Tom Hanks, Mike Myers and Robin Williams (RIP), while big name voice actors like Tara Strong, Jim Cummings and Rob Paulsen are mostly regulated to supporting characters. Granted, that's starting to change with Colleen O'Shaughnessey, the voice actress for Miles "Tails" Prower from the Sonic the Hedgehog getting top billing for the second live action Sonic movie and veteran VAs like Kevin Michael Richardson and Charlies Martinet having starring roles in the upcoming computer animated Mario movie by Illumination, but overall, how do big name VAs feel about not being the main cast of animated movies? (Though I did hear Billy West criticize studios who cast celebrities for their fame instead of their talent.)
Hack for confidence in acting? by slicknickchi09 • last post Aug 1st
I just thought of this a couple days ago, but one going into an audition word embodying A character or actor during your audition process help? No I’m not saying to plagiarize the role of an actor, but rather think like the character. Say you’re additioning for a psychotic role, would invbody in the character energy of Hannibal Lecter or the manipulative nature of Allison DeLaurentis from pretty little liars etc. If you were trying to be eccentric would embodying a character like the mad hatter from Alice in wonderland or something like that help? Now I am pretty confident, but there are still some lingering self-doubt thoughts that have been internalize. But I also know that I have to jump in headfirst to things sometimes to realize they aren’t that bad. This is my first post on here by the way, I’d really appreciate any insight you have. I’ve taken acting classes when I was in high school, but I wasn’t considered too good because I had a big wall up from emotional immaturity and hurt, that has been a long gone or at least lowered severely. I’ve developed more facial expressions, which I think are probably some of my best “actings” lol idk