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Survival jobs for actors in ATL and LA? by Electronic_Gap_5507 • last post Mar 30th
Beginner actor wanting to move to ATL or LA. For actors who live in either or what survival jobs do you have to maintain your acting career?
Fiverr Help by GBG_Classic • last post Mar 30th
Hello Voice Actors of Reddit! I have wanted to do voice acting for some time and thought I’d start on Fiverr. I began to set up my page, but being completely new to this, I had no idea what I should charge along with all of the different specifics of what I should put there. I was wondering if anyone here had any tips on getting started there, or if there is a better alternative, where I should go. Any tips are welcome and appreciated!
BEGINNERS: Please search the thread and sidebar to see if your question has already been answered before posting a question that gets repeatedly asked by CanineAnaconda • last post Mar 30th
I've found this to be a very supportive and knowledgeable community, but it seems every day, the same few questions are posted without checking the sidebar or scrolling even a little ways down to see if it's already been asked. Some of us are working actors, been in the business a long time, or are really passionate about the craft and the business and are willing to take the time to give advice or just share what we know. But I've personally lost interest in answering questions I've already answered several times, and the result is you're not going to get as solid advice in response to your post as you might find in the same question answered 12 hours ago, a day ago, last week, a month ago.Some of the most persistent questions: * How do I get started? * How do I find auditions? * When is the right time to find an agent? * I live in another country and want to be an actor in the US, how do I do this? There's a pinned auto-moderated post "There Are No Stupid Questions" because no one should be judged for being inexperienced, not knowing the basics, or just starting out because we've all been there. But first, explore the sub, scroll the thread, put a little effort into it. Thanks.
Voiceover Demo Service? by AHungerForKnowledge • last post Mar 30th
Where can I find a service that produces voiceover demos for voice actors? I was trying to google it but I keep finding actual voice actors. Also, do you have any recommendations?
Developing a UK-based Casting Site and need your input! by XRhodesFilms • last post Mar 29th
Hey all! Hope this is allowed, apologies if not, but I'm hoping by helping me, I can help you. I've been an actor for around 22 years and have had a fair amount of frustrations with casting sites over the years and after talking to fellow performers, I realised I'm not alone! I decided to begin developing an alternative casting site and social network and need to know what people need and what frustrations performers have with what's currently on offer. As part of my development, I've created a survey, aimed particularly at UK performers. It's quite in-depth and takes most people about 10 minutes. Obviously, to ensure I'm providing what people actually want and need, I need as many responses as I can get. If all goes to plan, it will hopefully be well worth it down the line for all of us! [https://forms.gle/uuhvXatQAwmWvLbV8](https://forms.gle/uuhvXatQAwmWvLbV8?fbclid=IwAR1ymn_8tAIEgwz88Kb1GOK-ffzB-iozF4kiHSCGRa8zA9TJgBpJ7tFYiCQ)
confused about agents by chic_croissant • last post Mar 29th
so i understand that to start in this industry, one must take acting classes and then gain experience from doing student films, but where do you go after that? how do actors even find agents that put them up for larger productions? do you just search “agents near me”? is there some secret website? do your acting teachers recommend some agents? how does that work i’m also curious as to whether or not it’s rare to get signed with an agent who has access to auditions for large productions (such as marvel movies or netflix shows), or if most agents have access to those
Questions about voice acting by NightShadowBlade • last post Mar 29th
Hi, i wanted to be a voice actor and wanted to learn voice acting so is there any websites that i can do voice-over or learn how to do voice acting?(sometimes if not most of the time im bad at it but i wanna learn) is there any advice that i should take?
Is it legal for background casting company to require actual age to determine what roles to consider you for? by Silversliver67 • last post Mar 29th
In the city I live, there's one main casting website for background/stand in gigs. They require you put your birthdate on your profile, do not let you update it, and whatever janky customer support they have told me they "can't" change the website to instead ask for the age range you're capable of playing instead. And that they base what castings to consider you for based on your literal age. This seems very bizarre to me. I thought everyone knows age is a sensitive topic for actors and your profile should instead display the "age range" you can portray, like it does on L.A. Casting, for instance. Is this legal? If it isn't, or even if it is, can I complain about them/report them somewhere? Or can they do whatever they want because these are lowly non-union background jobs? (For major films and shows). I feel like because we're in the south, they're like 10 years behind and this is so unprofessional.
Any 'Pro' acting communities? by louisasnotes • last post Mar 29th
Are there active communities in Reddit that are aimed more toward the 'seasoned' actor? While I check into this community almost daily, here seems to be a large amount of 'how do I get started?' threads and not many pots for pro's that have been in the biz for years, are union members and occasionally earn money from it. TIA
Per second of screen time, I was the highest paid actor this episode of Riverdale by lunchwild • last post Mar 29th
Self Taping Sides? by Miserable-Survey7 • last post Mar 29th
So I got a request to audition for a movie on a very popular streaming network through actors access and theres 2 files for sides. I’ve gone ahead and filmed the monologue i saw which is a pretty good showcase of me as the character but i’m wondering if I should get a reader and film the other scenes. The thing is— they don’t specify that I need to read all scenes and my character only has very few lines. It’s due on Monday, any advice?
How to act nervous? by polar1vortex • last post Mar 29th
I have to perform a scene where my character is nervous/scared. After running through it a couple times, the feedback i received was that it appeared as though I was uninterested (after watching it back myself I would agree). While acting out the scene I attempted to avoid eye contact, speak in a less confident and softer tone which felt right in the moment but as previously stated, came off more as uninterested as opposed to nervous. To give a bit more context to the scene, my character is about to go through with a life altering procedure, although they've already made the decision to do so and have accepted what they are doing and believe that it is the right thing to do, they are still naturally nervous about it when the time comes (which is where the scene begins). ​ As you can imagine a google search resulted in more about how *not* to be nervous when performing or auditioning. Typically I would try to channel my own feelings of nervousness into the character, but in this instance I personally do not feel nervous (this is for a class and I genuinely look forward to acting out my scenes and do not generally feel nervousness when on the mark). ​ Essentially, my question is how does one *act* nervous? Given that this is performed/filmed as if it was an audition, there isn't a lot of room for fidgeting with my hands which is where my mind first went to show nervousness. If anyone has any tips on portraying nervousness in a more subdued manor or even examples of scenes that come to mind (I was trying to recall something I've seen where the actor played a character in a nervous state to no avail) it would be greatly appreciated! ​ tl;dr: I have to perform a scene where my character is nervous, I myself am not nervous performing so I can't channel my own emotion into the scene and I'm looking for any advice on how to play a character in a nervous state or examples from film/tv. ​ edit: previously read disinterested, meant uninterested.
What countries/places hold the best opportunities for an absolute newbie? by ImmortalFistofIron • last post Mar 29th
So let me be clear. I am a 20 year old guy who has never acted a day in his life. But its always been a huge interest of mine and I've watched actors all my life. I currently live in Northern Ireland and the opportunities here either don't exist or are for shitty advertising which I don't want to do. I have wanted to go to a different country for a few years and I'm ready to go now. I figure I may aswell go where I can give acting a shot, so this is what I'm asking. Where will give me a decent starting point in this journey to see if I'm good enough to make it or not. Thanks.
Volunteer voice actors wanted for a very special project! by crumbsauce • last post Mar 29th
So there's this book Spangle, written by Gary Jennings. It's about a traveling circus. It starts immediately after the American Civil War, during which the circus had not been profitable, and progresses as the circus travels through America and Europe and grows in fame, fortune, and numbers. Gary Jennings spent a lot of time in the field with actual traveling circuses to do the research required to make this novel as real as possible. There are plenty of fun facts throughout, the book is so rich and vivid with detail, and all the different talents and nationalities of the characters come together to form a beautiful new color that I bet you've never read anywhere else. This book is super special to me (and I've only read the first third of it.) I really really want to create a fully-casted audiobook for it, and I am really really hoping that I can find some people that think it would be as much fun as I do! To prove how very serious about this I am, I have already typed up the first part of the book (221 out of 978 pages. The entirety of the "America" section of the book.) If anyone is interested, please reach out to me on this post or in my DM's. I will DM anybody interested a link to the script. The Wikipedia page on the novel contains a nice little plot summary and a list of characters for your convenience!
How do you feel about community views on dubbed anime? by ashes2ashespodcast • last post Mar 29th
Hi voice actors, I'm just a curious, non-voice-acting person, but I've always noticed how no matter how good the dub for an anime is, its fans will almost always prefer the original voice acting. How do you, as voice actors, feel about this? Is it despair inducing to know that no matter how much soul you put into the role, people will nearly always view it as inferior to the original? Does it inspire you to do even better when you get a role in a dubbed anime? Maybe you view the entire situation differently, having professional insight and experience. Whatever your answer is, thanks for answering my question!
Where’s a good place to get started as a voice actor? by Literally_Spiderman • last post Mar 29th
If you practice on your own time and are ready to look for work where do you start?
Improvisation. Is it necessary to go far in the acting world? by Beneficial_Space9001 • last post Mar 28th
I started acting properly back in November. I'm a guy who likes having order in terms of knowing what to say and/or convey next, so naturally, one of the skills I am shambles at is improvisation. I keep asking myself if its even necessary to improve at if I want to go far in this acting game. So for the more experienced actors here, do you reckon its necessary to become successful? Or does it only increase your chances (and if so, how much by you reckon?)?
(NYC actors) How do you find an affordable place to live? by octothorpdoge • last post Mar 28th
NYC is unaffordable even if you have a 9 to 5 with a salary. NYC actors, how did you manage to find a rent that doesn’t eat up your survival wages? Just want to be along or near the subway somewhere. I’m tired of relying on a car and living outside NYC is a tremendous social boot. Also, a lot of those roommate apps ask you highly inappropriate questions about your salary and job? Seems like they only want to rent to certain people. (P.S. feel free to DM me if that’s more comfortable. I would appreciate any advice.)
How to Differentiate Between Good Acting and Bad Acting? by DudeDudette54 • last post Mar 28th
I am not new to movies, but I am new to the concept of good and bad actors, simply because I can't distinguish between Leonardo Dicaprio is a Great Actor and someone like Keanu Reeves Mediocre, I can distinguish between completely terrible acting, but these hollywood films, I really don't know what makes a good actor good, and a bad actor bad. Now, I don't know if I am giving you guys a right example, because to give one, I would need to figure out, the difference between good and bad acting first but ill take the two actors mentioned before, what makes Leonardo Dicaprio in "Catch Me If You Can" and Keanu Reeves in "John Wick" wooden...
Canadian aspiring actress by Ok_Boot6372 • last post Mar 28th
Hi all, I’m a 25 y/o female from a small province in Canada. In my area there are little to no opportunities for classes/training here. I’m currently unemployed and have no other passion for anything but acting, and I know I need a side job, but I have a good chunk of money saved to get by for awhile to go all in for now. I genuinely want to know what you all think I should do as far as moving forward to pursue my career? I have thought about going to school in Toronto/Vancouver (as they have more acting schools/opportunities) but have also seen on many posts that “all it takes” to get your foot in the door is going to acting classes in LA and great headshots and that going to a legit “school for acting” especially at my age is a waste of time.. I do want to end up in LA eventually, as I know the opportunities are endless there, but I know I need to start somewhere first. I’d love to know your guys thoughts on what you would do if you were me? Cheers x