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Question for experienced actors: should I loop my agent in on this (possible) booking? by Rainingsun15 • last post Feb 15th
So I’m pinned for a SAG MLB that I found on my own. Not sure I’ll book it or not but I’m also curious about this for the future. Should I reach out to my agent to negotiate and earn commission when I’d be making $370 a day for 7 days? Is this worth it to them or better to just handle it yourself?
Director replaced me, is this normal? by randumbrando • last post Feb 15th
Booked the lead role in a film. Was a bit slow responding to messages (24-48 hours) about paperwork and costumes since I was busy (this is unpaid MFA film work btw), director messages me and tells me I seem too busy and it would take too long to discuss back and forth so they decided to go with someone else. I was shocked and messaged them back saying I was busy and would be happy to reply faster, but they did not reply to me (ironic!) is this normal practice, and whose fault is it more? It was really out of the blue and I’m really upset now. Edit: after hearing everyone’s opinion, I do recognize that I could and should have been more prompt in responding to messages and emails. I’m still a relatively new and inexperienced actor. I texted the director to apologize, promise to be more prompt, and asking to please reconsider. I am upset but no matter the outcome I guess this is a learning experience.
What are some must read plays for actors? by Bucketeer-715 • last post Feb 15th
I recently made a post acting for the must see movies for actors, now what about plays to read?
Timeline question by kiniAli • last post Feb 15th
Hi there! Im a non-actor and landed a role for a National commercial. It was me and one other guy in the commercial. I filmed in mid-January and it still has yet to air. I’ve read around enough to know not to expect anything ahead of time regarding residuals and just be patient, but when should I generally get paid for the work days that I filmed? Is that usually bundled with the first residual? Any insight is greatly appreciated!
What are some must see movies for actors? by Bucketeer-715 • last post Feb 15th
I am relatively new to acting and film in general. What are some must see movies that feature noteworthy performances that an actor can study?
Do you read the whole book before you record? by Stedding_Shangtai • last post Feb 15th
I’m interested in following a voice acting career. I’ve been watching a lot of videos, listening to lots of pod casts and lurking here for a while. I studied audio production for a few quarters in college and know the basics, could always study and learn more of course. I was a singer and actor in high school and other productions, so some basic voice and breathing method training as well, it’s been over a decade though. Considering a coach or maybe a course online for more information also. My biggest question right now, besides any advice anyone wants to give, is, if narrating something over say 5 or more hours do you read through fully before you record? I’ve always been a fan of fantasy epics over the 20 hour mark and just always wondered if they read it first to familiarize themselves with the characters. Thanks, I really like this place and the overall community outside of Reddit seems dope as well. Really willing to help newbs without judgement. Just encouragement. Awesome.
Unknown SAG Actors Who Don't Do Shorts? by WoodyWoodchuckchuck • last post Feb 15th
Why is it that some actors have NO short film credits? I mean "unknown" SAG actors. Like I've noticed quite a few lately on IMDb in my market that for the past like 5-10 years doing this, they only have major TV and film credits. And they're not big roles. Roles like nurse, drug addict #2, juror #8, terrified bbq party goer. Wouldn't SAG short films be a great way to be creatively fulfilled, get good footage, and sink your teeth into larger roles you wouldn't get to necessarily play on a major level? Are they turning their noses up at them? Why? Why would anyone do that. Even named actors do shorts all the time. Maybe I'm just crazy and they just audition for them but for whatever reason don't book them? I mean how do you book like 8-10 major productions and not book a short then? The competition has got to be less...
Best Acting agencies in texas by Hot-Ad-313 • last post Feb 15th
Hey guys, so i'm a local actor in san antonio texas, I have a lot of experience acting i've done a few background jobs in commercials, 2 local films, and acted in a handful of plays in college (and all in high school) I'm gonna be going to texas state for my bachelors but my question is.. Are there any good agencies in texas i can apply to? I wanna take my acting to the next level i just don't know where to start. I wanna try and do bigger films and get more under my belt. I wanted to maybe try to apply to agencies in LA but i know that wouldn’t really work because im here in texas. Also would anyone recommend moving to LA? Like what agencies are good there? Is it worth it?
American going to drama school in UK? by yobv123 • last post Feb 15th
Applying to a bunch of schools in the uk. Does anyone have any opinions or experiences if it’s worth it or not? Will I just be spending my money on nothing? Do they want American actors in the uk? Will finding a job in the states after studying in the uk be harder?
What subscriptions/memberships would you consider absolutley necessary for actors? by Necessary_Signal7295 • last post Feb 15th
ActorsAccess? CastingAbout? Etc...? Any lesser known ones that have helped you out? Anyone expensive ones that are worth the cost?
Fellow Acting 101 Student Keeps Trying To Do Standup - Rant From A Student Director by HolidayReject • last post Feb 15th
this is just a post to let off steam since I'm a wannabe Director who is taking acting classes to get a better understanding on how being on stage is like and being an actor in a play feels like so I can direct actors on a more personal level as I will know what it's like to be in their position. because how can I direct an actor if I've never acted before you know? anyways there's this one kid in my class who wants to be a stand up comedian. he's not very good because from what I can tell from a technical side is that he has no practice being up on stage in front of people and the anxiety that it brings comes out in his attempts at jokes which doesn't allow them to land. if feels like he's trying to over compensate his anxiety with basically anything he things will make people laugh. with practice he can get better but I doubt he'll be "Netflix special" good as he wants to be. it's more a statistical thing than a dig at his talent. for a project we had in class yesterday we had to do a scene that involved the fourth wall. we had to pretend that the fourth wall was up and we were alone doing our own private moments. ie. making a sandwich or reading a book or getting dress ect. most of the students did very well! I could tell a few were too aware of the audience to truly allow the wall to come up but again this is a beginning actors class and only the beginning of the semester so I'm sure theyll be able to tune us out in a few weeks. they all have potential I can see it in them they just need a little direction and help getting over their stage fright to truly get into character. I believe they can be great actors they just need a little push in the right direction by the right person. but this guy, let's call him Evan, is dead set on being a stand up comedian to the point where I'm not sure why he's in this class to begin with. the teacher told him outright not to do standup for this project. like I heard the teacher say that to everyone because even he saw through this kid. well the day came and guess what Evan did for his project. the whole routine was him walking around making jokes about how bored he was. like that was it. nothing else. there was no direction in the scene. no point A to point B. I couldn't even feel the beat of the scene because there was none. he didn't even pretend there was a fourth wall. a side note, as someone who has directed before I can say that I can see the fourth wall when it's up like mentally and visibly. I can tell when you truly feel like you are a character alone in a room and talking to yourself or someone else and thinking you're alone. it's truly a beautiful sight to behold because I feel like I'm a voyeur looking into a moment I shouldn't be seeing. that I'm intruding on a moment that should have belonged to you and you alone but now it also belongs to me and you don't even know it. but I can also tell when the fourth wall isn't there at all. like when you guys didn't even try to build it, just outright left the building materials off stage and are now trying to convince us that you did build it. we can tell from the moment you walk on stage all the way to the end of the scene. you can't hide from us lol anyways the moment he walked on stage I just knew he was going to do a stand up routine and it was the longest two minutes of my life. I didn't care that the jokes were bad and not landing. the worst part was that he wasn't "pretending" to be alone he was outright trying to connect to the audience in the worst way possible. he was told to do the scene correctly and thought he could get away with it but he failed miserably. it was truly hard to watch. the teacher tried to explain it to him nicely but I ended up outright calling him out on it because I knew it was going to get even worse as the semester goes on. he tried to claim he was trying to make himself laugh but like come on man. you weren't in laughing in the scene itself don't lie to us. in the end the teacher pulled him aside and gave him a scene to do and guess what IT WAS AMAZING I felt the fourth wall there, I saw the window I was looking through into this one moment he was having alone on stage. he was truly ignoring the audience and I saw it. it was honestly the best one out of all of us. I saw how great an actor he could be because it look so natural. I saw the razor he was using that wasn't there, the water and the aftershave. the sink and the mirror. he was alone on stage and I could see the bathroom he was in like it was actually there girls and boys I wanted to fucking scream out of happiness because he truly took the instructions of the project and fucking demolished them. he can truly be an actor, a great one, if he just stops trying to hide it behind a stand up routine that feel unnatural. he truly felt at home in that bathroom on stage and I wish he would stay there forever. I guess if you can learn one thing from this rant is that as directors we want you to succeed. we can see the talent in you and we want to build it up into something great and beautiful. we can tell if you're scared on stage but we can also tell when you're comfortable and yourself. we can see right through you because that is our job. we want to make you the best you can be because we can see what you can do when you truly feel at home on the stage even if you can't. you just have to put forth the effort and not try to bullshit us. we will know the moment you walk in so don't even try. but I can promise you this your stand up routine that you think is killer probably isn't and you should stick to monologues for the time being just saying
WOULD THE BIG 4 TALENT AGENCIES CAST ACTORS STRAIGHT OUT FROM DRAMA SCHOOLS? by Alexxyyz • last post Feb 14th
What are the top drama schools/academies/conservatories that the top talent agencies most likely visit to cast new graduates ? Does anyone knows about this?
Been working on a Videogames demo, will swap feedback. by TheForgettableMrFox • last post Feb 14th
https://www.voiceofgeorge.com/voice-acting Been doing mostly E-learning and Commercial stuff for a few years as it's simple, I'm good at it, and it pays much better than looking for bit parts in games. But I've become sick of using the same voice on every job, and would like to branch out into more Voice *Acting*. If you let me know what you think and how to improve this demo that I've put together myself (seems most people here are Voice Actors, less Voiceovers), I'll give you feedback on your commercial or e-learning demos, or anything you want me to really. Post your comment/feedback below as well as a link to your page and others may help you out too :)
To all my unrepresented actors looking for an agent or manager… by TomBradyIsGorgeous • last post Feb 14th
This is partly a rant but also advice for anyone looking to be in this industry… It took me 4 almost 5 YEARS until a mid tier LA manager signed me. During that time I sent hundreds if not a thousand unreturned emails. I received MAYBE 10-15 replies with “No” or “not looking to add new talent right now” over the course of that time. Then one late December day in 2020 I got a phone call with an offer. I was absolutely thrilled. Literally on top of the world...”I have a MANAGER!!”. And that feeling was the best. It lasted for weeks…Maybe even a few months. And then…it went away. Since then I’ve been auditioning for a little over a year now having gone 0/25 on auditions so far (about 2 a month). A few “avail check” sprinkled in there. But no Callbacks or big bites. You have to find a way to stay happy and to stay sane. Exercising regularly, having a day job that doesn’t make you hate your life, friends, family. You have to find your happiness in other things. And that’s shit I need to tell myself lol. That if it this acting thing doesn’t fucking happen, we’re all gonna be OK. So keep at it friends. Sending love. TLDR: Basically what I’m saying is that getting an agent or manager isn’t gonna magically make you a star overnight. Hell, it most likely won’t even make you a working actor. It’s just getting to level 2 in an impossible video game that takes year and years and a lot of luck to beat.
Voices.com - A Crappy Deal for Talent? by Skeptical_Minotaur • last post Feb 14th
I make science videos and my company uses [Voices.com](https://Voices.com). Per policy we can't use the self service method, and so have to use the one where the project is managed by Voices staff. Over the years, the project management fee has gotten bigger and bigger. Now, it's even more than what they pay the talent as a line item in the statement of work! This seems like a raw deal for talent. I value talent more than project management, and that's what I want to pay for: a good voice. It bothers me as a creative. What do the voice actors out here think?
Do you think the roles actors play must have some part of their own personality, even small, hiden parts to be playing them well or are there actors that can do anything even if there is nothing similar? by BronsMotninnyjy • last post Feb 14th
Or do we all have any part in us if we search hard enough and dive deep enough
Is It Really Possible to Become an Actress at 21? by rosesandclover3 • last post Feb 14th
I have wanted to act since I was a child; however, I grew up in one of the poorest counties in Tennessee, and there were never opportunities. I would stay up late reading monologues to myself in the mirror, reading books about acting, and watching YouTube videos of actor's audition tapes. I even tried to apply myself on Actor's Access, but young me definitely did not have the credentials for it. Also, I didn't really have parents that would've supported that anyway. ​ Fast forward to now, I'm a Senior in college majoring in Communication and still have that same intense passion for acting. I have a few classes under my belt and one credential on IMBD; however, I am training to go into the non-profit world, which would fulfill me but is not my biggest passion. I have been thinking about moving to Atlanta after graduation and working a job there while auditioning and training, but it almost feels unattainable. I feel like I've started too late- like the odds were never in my favor. At the same time, that drives me more than anything. I want to be successful and show those impoverished children that are sitting in their bedrooms practicing right now that they can do anything they put their mind to, even if it takes time. That's what my younger self would've wanted to hear. What do you think? Is it really possible at this point? Do you think Atlanta is a good place to get started? And do you have any other tips?
Need help deciding if they agency is legit or not by Blockhead267 • last post Feb 14th
I interviewed at an agency called Images yesterday, and they said they’d like to work with me. Only problem is that they charge upwards of $2000 for acting classes that are mandatory. The agency is usually used for upcoming actors to get a start in the business. Immediately you might think that it’s not legit, but a friend of mine has worked with them before and has landed in some roles, such as ones in commercials. He was also offered to be the lead in the live action remake of The Jungle Book, but it didn’t work out. So I need help deciding if its worth the time and money.
Top 10 LA based management companies? by Sebastian83100 • last post Feb 14th
So, I am researching the top ten LA management companies and I am struggling a bit with that. I keep getting Agencies which is not what I'm looking for. So, could any fellow actors help point me in the right direction please? Thanks!
I want to be Voice actor where should I start by Amazing_Effect_5649 • last post Feb 13th
So (don’t report me) I am 11 years old and I want to start voice acting but I don’t know where to start please help