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What should I do ?? by WBA_HWA • last post Feb 2nd
I'm a Korean high school student in the age of 18 and I wanna be a Hollywood actor I will start acting career by next year and I'm wondering what I have to do. Should I move to USA and start my career or stay in my country and be an actor, and then move to USA?? I don't know what should I do
Actors, do shower in the morning or before bed at night? by FilmMikeAcct • last post Feb 2nd
This may be the silliest question posted on here, but do you prefer showering the morning of a performance, class, audition, etc. or the night before? Thanks.
Acting Courses by MathematicianLeft07 • last post Feb 2nd
I live in a place where acting is messed up even the most renowned actors here are absolutely mediocre, the acting schools don't teach any specific technique all they teach is how to get better at expression, how to maintain voice In a scene basically doing everything to make a scene look real rather than getting out of your head and immersing in a scene. I want to learn and I know there are online acting Courses too, so all I want to know is what are some great acting Courses available online? Any help will be appreciated.
How to speak with fake teeth by coronakills • last post Feb 2nd
So how do actors speak when on camera with fake teeth. Especially like the scifi style that has like fangs or knarly teeth. I can barely speak with a normal set of veneers on.
Want to be a better actor? by OneRing2RuleEmAll • last post Feb 2nd
Find your personal truth, and build your work off of your soul
Any Austin actors have advice? by AdEffective8646 • last post Feb 2nd
I’m located in Dallas. I’ve been with the same agency for 10 years and it’s time for a change. I’m thinking because all the best Texas stuff is in Austin, it’d be best to get reps there. Do any of you know first had who the best agencies are? Thanks in advance!
Traveling for jobs? by Confident_Tax8911 • last post Feb 2nd
I’m pretty new to acting, getting new headshots and starting new classes this month. I want to work through Arizona, California , Nevada, New Mexico and Utah and I’m wondering if that’s a possibility the more I train How common is it to travel as a working actor. I want to stay in a state that’s relatively cheap but not too far where I could fly out. Edit: On Actors access AZ, UT, NV, NM are all on the same listing so I just wondered if is possible to be traveling. And how hard is it to manage?
Wanna book unique roles by Anywhere______ • last post Feb 2nd
When you start out as an actor you I know you shouldn’t be picky about you’re roles. If you’re talented you should be able to perform and shine with any material given. While I agree with that to some extent, I also feel like we should stick to our strong suits. I really love film, I love filmmakers like Harmony Korine and the Safdie Brothers who tell interesting and unique stories and use actors that can convey hyper realism. I really wanna book roles in unique projects. Not sure if I’m making sense but you know the kinda of projects that get picked up by A24 or HBO or do well in the festival circuit. If you know you know. Best way to get casted for projects like Good Time, Licorice Pizza, Hereditary, Euphoria, Uncut Gems, Zola
Sharing About a VO Artist Who I Find Very Inspiring - James Arnold Taylor (And I'm looking for mic suggestions!) by Sulis_Gemini57 • last post Feb 2nd
I've been slowly getting more and more VO work. It's definitely been a learning curve, but I've really been enjoying it. Mostly corporate work for me at this point. I think it might be time to invest in a new/better mic. Anyone have any suggestions?? I don't have a ton of money to burn, so any cost effective suggestions would be really helpful. Thanks!! I also wanted to share about one of my favorite voice actors! James Arnold Taylor is a legend! Not only is he incredibly talented, he's really kind and encouraging. I admire how positive he is. He even created a book called JAT365 with daily journaling prompts to help keep you in a positive mindset while going after your dreams (it's also free on his YouTube). It really helped me through a difficult time in my life. I figured I'd share this all on here in case anyone is feeling low and needed to seek out a pick-me-up. I know VO work can be tough sometimes. He always gives great advice on his youtube and insta. Plus I just recently learned he voiced one of my all time favorite Star Wars characters! He's Obi-Wan Kenobi from the Clone Wars!!!!! I just listened to a podcast episode all about him and it was so fascinating. You can listen to it here if you want: [Discussing the Talents of James Arnold Taylor (Voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Clone Wars)](https://anchor.fm/most-things-kenobi/episodes/Episode-36-Discussing-the-Talents-of-James-Arnold-Taylor-Voice-of-Obi-Wan-Kenobi-in-The-Clone-Wars-e1djhob) I don't know about you all, but I try to consume a lot of material produced by and about VO artists who are successful. You never know when you might stumble across some great advice. Any suggestions of an artist I should look to for inspiration?
PLEASE HELP BEGINNER ACTOR by Independent_Cover635 • last post Feb 2nd
HIIII I have my first call back next week and I ned urgent advice! This may sound self-explanatory but I wanted to ask should i wear the same top i did in the audition and change anything looking back at the self-tape? Add more emotion? or stick to same? they are looking to test chemistry, any advice on that? do i print the script to the callback? or do they have copies?
I am thinking about getting into acting by SaleSubstantial9962 • last post Feb 2nd
Hello. I for so many years been into all sorts of television and movies and all sorts of other entertainment. I as a little boy had such an active imagination over the stuff I would watch and it would serve as my escapism from the stress of life. But ever since last year, I have been watching all kinds of movies from some parts of *"The Green Knight"*, *"Eternals"*, *"C'mon C'mon"*, *"Marrowbone"*, *"Ip Man Series"* as well as so much more movies. What all of them have in common is that while some aspects of the writing isn't up to par, they do their jobs in serving as entertainment, with the actors/actresses being able to express themselves and to craft a wonderful story with their brilliant acting. I've also been into martial arts movies and the movie series I listed up there was so fun and inspirational to me including the spinoff film. It gives me hopes and dreams of maybe achieving something like it and being able to make a great life for myself and to push myself beyond limits. Since I am only 20 years old, I have some desires revolving around this and sometimes find myself jealous of child actors, who got their start very early, the most recent example being Woody Norman from *"C'mon C'mon"* who seems to have accomplished more in a year than what we on average as normal everyday working citizens would do in a lifetime. I have only 1 life to live and I want to spend it making it big and showing any talents I think I may have and to hopefully inspire others with the same kind of entertainment I always was enjoying as a little boy. So in conclusion, I have been in college as an English major for only a couple years since 2019 with about 50 credits and I talked to a counselor on maybe finishing my Associate's degree for English while taking some theater classes to at least have some of those credits or more for transferring to a possible university for more experience. I have some form of social anxiety, currently going through an identity crisis based on my terribly average looks and may not be that great at acting, but I still may want to try it out and see how it goes. My original career was wanting to be a librarian, but I don't want to waste my life working a boring job and not doing anything better with it. I want to write books, getting better at drawing, earn more experience with painting, to read a whole lot more and gain sufficient knowledge capable enough of helping me succeed through life as a result. If anybody has any suggestions for me I would love to hear your ideas of where I could go from here and what your experiences were like in figuring this out in your life as well. P.S, if you have read and made it this far, then I thank you so much for being really patient with me and taking the time to read through all of this and hope you are all making it in your future acting careers.
Question by Complete_Ad2525 • last post Feb 2nd
do i NEED money to start acting? i've been wanting to become an actress for awhile but decided in July that i wanna start pursuing my dream. I've been trying to get a job (not acting) since last March but it's impossible. so is there any way i can start my career without money?
How common is it to live in Chicago and work in LA as local hire? by flash217- • last post Feb 2nd
I live in Chicago but I have the means to fly to LA if I were cast for something. 1.Does living in Chicago make a project not want to even look at me because of my home base even if I can pay for my transportation? I see a lot of posts that says "must live in LA" so it just worries me. 2. How common/difficult is it for an actor to try to work in both markets? Does that make it harder to get representation since you're trying to dip in both?
In Ontario do nonunion bg actors get paid overtime? by chillingonasanddune • last post Feb 2nd
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Sound editor here, happy to connect with some voice actors! by DavidDuma22 • last post Feb 1st
Hey all, I'm a mixing engineer/sound editor, recently got into VO & audiobooks editing coming from dialogue editing/mixing/mastering background, and I must say I really enjoy it. Looking to connect with some voice actors that may need a helping hand editing. Thanks!
Hi guys I am from Malaysia and I want to be a actor in Hollywood by livinesh • last post Feb 1st
So let me introduce myself. My name Livinesh . I am from Malaysia and I am an Indian. Let's get started, I always wanted to be an actor in big Hollywood movies such as Marvel studios. It is my dream because I grew up watching Spiderman . Moreover, I came with a family that have no exposure on acting (most of my family members are doctors, engineer and lawyers) because of that my family is dodging my ambition (except my mom who is encouraging me )and wanted me to be a Software engineer which I am fine with it but I prefer acting . The thing is that Malaysia has very less English movies . The only movie I can think of is Crazy Rich Asian. Beside that I am not a rich and I can't study overseas. Is there a way for me to be an actor for English movie as a Malaysian .
I don’t like my pictures by Infamous-Research-82 • last post Feb 1st
I(22M) have always disliked the way I look on photos. I get compliments about my looks on a weekly basis and I even decided to join acting based on that but I just don’t like watching what I do even though I actually love it and my acting teacher thinks that my look gonna help me in the industry. This might seem like a stupid question but is this sth normal with us? Should I just live with it or try to change it? As far as I’m concerned I have seen a-lot of actors say that they don’t like to watch themselves either
In need of Uta Hagen’s A Challenge for the Actor chapters 6, 8, 9, 14, & 24! Thanks! by Zippy_Drippy • last post Feb 1st
Imgur link or dm of pics is fine! Thank you again!
Audition submissions in other states by JonnnyTsunami • last post Feb 1st
Hey all. I’ve been going back and forth on this for a minute and figured I’d ask someone else’s advice. So basically a couple months ago I got an agent in Chicago. Huge milestone and really happy that it happened; they were my first choice. I’ve been lucky enough to have done a few great plays in my short time as an actor but I’m deeply interested in moving more towards film and TV. So in Chicago there are a decent amount of film/tv auditions; they have a few shows shot locally and always at least a couple big movies/mini series’ shoot here a year. But it’s still obviously no NY or LA. Now basically my question is, would it be a big no-no to ask my agent if they, in addition to local Chicago stuff, could submit me for some NY things as well? I’m talking things like Law and Order. I just figure that opening up the pool of things I’m auditioning for could help the overall numbers game that auditioning tends to be. There are two parts to my trepidation in even asking my agent. The first being that I’m not sure if this would offend them in any way. The last couple weeks have been a little slow and I’m afraid the question may come across as me being dissatisfied with the work they’re doing for me in Chicago. The second cause for hesitation is just not knowing if this is even feasible. Sure almost all auditions are via self tape nowadays anyway but still just unsure on the plausibility. NY is, however, basically a second home to me so the actual practicalities of working as a local hire would be handled. It would mainly be an issue of being 12 hours away at any given moment. I’m also not even sure if agents have access to breakdowns in other regions apart from their own haha. Although my agency does have a NY branch. I don’t know. Let me know what you all think.
Background Acting and Taxes by Atlas15264 • last post Feb 1st
Not sure if this is the right sub for this, but I need some help. So over the summer I was a background actor in a production based in Atlanta. I was wondering how I will need to file it in my taxes and have two main questions. 1. I don’t live in Georgia, but do I need to list that I worked in Georgia for this job so it can be taxed under them? 2. How do I report my earnings for the work I did? As in, is it considered a freelance thing or should I expect a tax form? Some other details: I worked on this project for one day and do have the pay stub still. I went through a company called Rose Locke Casting. Thanks for the help.