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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.
Best format to write a script for voice actors. by Ayewaddle • last post Feb 1st
Hi friends Im just wondering whats the best format to write a script for voice actors. Im working on one and I can already tell its gonna be rough for anyone reading it so whats the proper way to format it and what are some tips you guys can give me to make it easier for the actors reading it. ​ Thanks ahead of time.
Voice teachers/classes in LA? And how to train my voice daily? by bruceleexdarwin • last post Feb 1st
I want consistent and long term training for my voice, especially for the stage, and so I’m looking for a teacher who can guide me through it. I would appreciate any such recommendations in LA. Also how would I go about developing my voice on my own? How do professional actors on here keep your voice in tip top shape?
just got cast as medda larkin in newsies… but im white by chrry_coke • last post Feb 1st
despite the fact she was white in the movie, in most adaptations of the musical, she is played by an african american actress. i dont want to use anything that could sound too much like blaccent, but i also don’t want to make this character fall flat. i thought about doing a 20s actress type accent? im not sure how to interpret the character appropriately. this is also the junior version of newsies, so now instead of “thats rich”, she has a song called “just a pretty face” (which can be found on mti’s website) i have no clue how im supposed to go into this, please help!
I don’t think I have what it takes to be an actor by astrid_148 • last post Feb 1st
I want to be an actor really badly, I don’t see myself doing anything else in future other than writing scripts or maybe being writing books on the side, but still acting is what I want. I watch movies and see how talented these actors are and I immediately don’t feel good enough. I think to myself that I’ll never be as good as them, or as talented or I’ll never get the facial expressions correct, I’ll never be as passionate as them. I know I’m a beginner and that’s not a fair comparison, but still it just doesn’t seem like I’ll be good enough :(
Feeling out of the loop in NYC by moto_maji • last post Feb 1st
Does anyone else feel this way? Two years of sending auditions into the void (booked two and a few pins), most of my actor friends gave up, moved, or we lost touch. Feels like there is almost zero community left here and all I do is go to my survival gig. Thinking about moving to LA or Atlanta but that comes with a new set of problems. Lol, help!
Why jeopardize your career? by langgglan • last post Feb 1st
Why would an actor trying to be on the rise put their rep in jeopardy by trying to exploit new people in the industry? Isn’t that self- defeating?
Hey guys, I recently did an interview with Jimmy Kimmel out on the street. I’m afraid it will shed a bad light on me as an actor if it airs on tv. by DontDrift • last post Jan 31st
prior to this I did not know what the interview was about. They started asking me questions about weed and legalization. I told them I don’t have an opinion on that, I’m afraid this will shed a bad light on me as actor. What do you think ?