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Los Angeles and NYC actors are you auditioning theatrically a lot lately? by BelleLabz • last post Mar 4th
It’s been commercial only for me as of recent. I booked and shot my first co star like two weeks ago and I thought having it on my resume would bring in more theatrical auditions but its been very quiet. Someone comfort me and tell me it’s dead right now lol
Toronto Agents for beginners by dontknowanything13 • last post Mar 4th
Looking for recommendations for Toronto agents that are more likely to take on beginner actors that have proper training, headshots, self tapes but no credits yet? I’ve looked through the ACTRA list but am having a hard time gauging which agents are more “low-tiered” and would actually consider actors without any formal credits yet. I understand it’ll be very challenging seeking representation as a beginner but appreciate any input!
Can I submit for a role that is out of my state? by Theunpolitical • last post Mar 4th
For some reason Actor's Access has been sending me "I'm a good fit for..." recommendations in Louisiana, Atlanta, and Arizona. I'm an Los Angeles actor. I double checked my notifications to see if I accidentally checked something but it says that it's all Los Angeles. So, it got me to thinking: Can I submit to them? There are some great roles too. I'm trying so hard to get my SAG card and there are some amazing opportunities out of state. What's everyone's view point on applying for out of state roles?
I Feel Like My Own Being Is Not Meant for Acting by FurmidableCat • last post Mar 3rd
For the first time, someone offered feedback on my audition (that I think went incredibly well) and told me I was too rigid and that I wasn’t listening enough, even when I was improvising. That’s something I keep hearing and that has always kept me from having interesting roles. I have been working on this my whole life (personally and professionally) and feel like I can’t get any further than what I have already achieved. And no, training even more won’t help, too much training actually makes me more rigid, even my teachers confirm that. I swear, don’t recommend more training or I will hit you. It’s not my acting that is rigid. It is me, as a person. The thing is I am autistic. I am rigid. I love to follow strict rules. I can’t be anything else. That’s just part of my own being. I have learned how to appear normal. Everything I do is a performance. I don’t listen to others the same way other people do. It is hard for me to listen to someone even in my real life. This is who I am as a person. It actually works great at other jobs where I am very happy and successful, often more successful than neurotypical people. But I think I just understood that I can never be an actor because of what autism makes me as a person. I can’t change who I am just like you can’t ask someone in a wheelchair to walk for a role. There is no way to fix this. I don’t belong there.
CD wants me to send my IMDb but I don’t have one - what should I do? by Colorconfusedthrow • last post Mar 3rd
I’m a newbie actor who’s just getting started! I’ve been doing whatever open call or auditions that I can get my hands on, and I recently got my first callback ever! Today the CD reached out to me again days after I submitted my callback tapes to ask for my IMDb page. I don’t have one because I don’t have any credits yet, but I do have professional headshots and a self-made monologue reel. Should I send those to them in my response, or should I ask them if they want to see them first? I feel like it would be more efficient to just send them, but I also don’t want to be a nuisance haha.
Should Tom Holland be nominated for an Oscar or an Academy? by watch1122 • last post Mar 3rd
I think he’s a great actor and very like-able as well. What are your thoughts?
How often are you in an acting class? by Food_Pre-Chewer • last post Mar 3rd
This is mostly directed to actors with agents, auditioning regularly, and *(very fortunately)* booking professional gigs. I’m thinking of getting back into a class, as I’ve seen only been doing one on one coaching with my acting coach. Would doing a class and some one on one coaching be overkill *(it would be overkill for my bank account)* but would it be overkill, in terms of I don’t know, learning/knowledge?
Where do agents find casting calls? by apejoyyy • last post Mar 3rd
Besides casting sites such as Actors Access and Casting Networks if anywhere else. Also, do all agents get access to the same casting calls no matter how small/big the agency?
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Feedback by AutoModerator • last post Mar 3rd
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.
Seeking Voice actors for a podcast series. by Shortestfilm • last post Mar 3rd
Hi, I’m looking for any voice actors to act out a script I’m writing for a podcast. This is not a paid gig, but it’s great to add to your acting resume. If interested please message me.
Im afraid of pursuing my dream "becoming an actor" ....need help / a different mindset by Way_Sad • last post Mar 3rd
Hey there :), for a very long time now (my aunt likes to say its been since I was a child) I want to become an actor or do smth acting related. Since I didnt have the easiest childhood I havent had much time for acting or theatre but the dream remained until i started participating in musicals (from 7th grade on) and late in a student movie where I won a casting for one of the main roles. At the same time I was in the final 2 years of school and my mother didnt want me to accept further offerings but to focus on finishing school instead. After school was done I wanted to do smth creative, applied for theatre and design, got accepted but my mother vetoed again and told me to do or at least try smth "with perspective". So I started studying smth entirely different. The dream to learn and do theatre/acting related things remained though and thats why I quit after 1 1/2 years and applied again. This time my mother "supports" me but doesnt want me to waste more time. So she told me about entrance exams for the local acting school which are in 3 weeks. "But wait...thats good news, isnt it?" You may ask...well yeah it should be but somehow isnt In the last 1 1/2 years I slowly build up an anxiety of actually pursuing my dreams without noticing it. I wanted to do little projects like they´re to find on CastingCallClub for example and actually recorded but never send my recordings. Just because I was somehow too afraid and too disappointed. Now I feel like im nowhere in the state (neither mentally nor in terms of preparation) to go to these entrance exams and I dont know what to do. In the course of the last year the questions "do i rlly want to do this? Is this rlly my dream or just a stupid idea? Why havent I done more for it if it is my dream?" came to my mind. The funny thing is that I wanted to apply for entrance exams at the end of the year after I´ve done more preparation. I wanted to study theatre first because I thought it would help get into the mindset and find other creative people but now I believ I just want to stall and eventually give up on it completely Yeah I rlly could use a piece of advice on how to get rid of the anxiety. Hopefully it wasnt too hard to read. Have a nice day :)
ACTOR LIFE HACKS: Postcard TIPS to get instant results by CuspChaser111 • last post Mar 3rd
Thanks for the advice on my past posts - I am gonna postcard some CDs and I am curious as to what secrets/tips you've used to get instant results? \-Do you wait til after the project comes out or send the week of / try to time it to release as it comes out? \-What companies do you use to print? \-Do you directly target CDs you love / wanna work with or do mass? Thanks so much for any and all feedback - **a few of the movie stars on set took funny backstage pics with me and I know it's so low-brow and cheesy to put those on the postcard but I do feel it kinda does build clout. Thoughts on this?**
"Dead Eyes" Podcast - highly recommend by TheCincinnatiKid • last post Mar 3rd
This podcast is a great listen for actors - talks a lot about the rejections, triumphs, and struggles of the typical actor. Some of the episodes have great insight about the profession, and great guests. Here's the premise: A NYC actor, Connor Ratliff (UCB NY, "Maisel", many other credits), when he had finished grad school in London back in the day, had landed a small speaking role on Band of Brothers and then lost it and it got back to him that Tom Hanks, who was directing the episode, thought he had "dead eyes." So he decided to make a podcast with the end goal of hopefully one day talking to Hanks about it. On the podcast he speaks to actors about their successes and times they lost jobs along with other aspects of the industry. And they just announced that Tom Hanks himself will be on the season 3 finale episode!
What Do Actors Know About Leadership? (leadership study of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky) by Ezeitgeist • last post Mar 3rd
I want to become an actor by cancogen • last post Mar 3rd
I’m living in Canada right now and I have no experience but I want to. What can I do to achieve my goal from the smallest step possible?
Thinking of Dropping Agent by kaizawaiza • last post Mar 2nd
I'm an Australian actor who signed with my current agent 12 months ago. She runs a smaller agency with a big book filled with stand-ins, picture doubles, extras and commercial actors, no real big successful working character actors. I signed with her with only a few credits and a headshot to my name, since then I booked with her some extra work on an Amazon show as well as a guest-starring part on a big network show episode which we filmed in December, for which I am very grateful for. But the auditions have stopped since, it's been 6 months. In this 6 months I have picked up heaps of student films, independent webseries and made shorts with friends to piece together a showreel, which I completed in January and feel is super solid. Also have gotten new headshots in this period and I always keep my agent updated with the work I am putting in. There has been little response to this work from my agent and the auditions simply aren't there. I want to be sending tapes off every chance I can and can't help but think that with an agent with a better reputation within the industry, more auditions would come my way, certainly more than one in 6 months. I have all but decided to drop her and shop around for a new agent with proved success using the materials I have gathered in the past 6 months but wanted to see if there was any advice anyone had on here :). I am in love with cinema and want to make good films with great people, just trying to maximize my chances for this dream!
An actor who never watches film or television? by PeaceofMind522 • last post Mar 2nd
Hey everyone! I'm an actor in his mid-20s in Los Angeles. I've been pursuing acting for the past few years. The problem, if you can call it that, is I never have any time to watch movies or television. I'm busy 24/7 with acting classes/rehearsals, reading scripts, breaking down characters, self-submitting, memorizing scenes for class/auditions and self-taping. Not to mention eating, working out and working my day job. I have no romantic or social life to speak of. I also never have any time to watch movies or TV. I'm astounded that some of my actor friends watch 2-3 hours of television daily to keep themselves aware of what's out there nowadays. I did got to the movies last week because my sister was in town but before that I can't remember the last time I went to the theaters (yes - mostly due to COVID) or even watched something alone at home. Do you believe a person can be a well-rounded actor if they're not exposing themselves with great acting performances regularly? Thanks!
Agent Blasters. Anyone used it? by Hebrewsuperman • last post Mar 2nd
Hello actors of Reddit, i’m an active based in LA I’m a member of actors equity and I’ve been working professionally for the past 13 years across the country in theater (musicals mostly. Some Shakespeare). I’m desperately looking for film and TV representation but because I don’t have a large résumé or a real is quite difficult to be seen as most places don’t “build“ anymore. Then I stumbled upon “agent blasters”. Looks interesting if not a *liiiiiiittle* sus. I’m just wondering if anybody in this community has ever used it or have friends who have used it and what your/their experiences have been. Is it worth it? Did you get reps out of it? Or did you just waste 90$? Thank you!
Unvaxxed Actor. by astral415 • last post Mar 2nd
So I my agent just sent me an audition for a great show, *guest star role*. Obviously it requires vaccination, but for personal reasons I don't, and will hopefully never get vaccinated. Has anybody else missed opportunities because of this?