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Novice Question: Who do I contact for pay for background work? by Intelligent_Fly_9205 • last post Aug 20th
I have a very novice question. I worked my first time as paid background today and am unsure who I contact regarding pay. I was cast through a casting director via Actor’s Access and was told through those emails my rate for the day. I went for the day, did the work, got no word on how I would be getting paid. I asked my contact on set and he said he wasn’t sure. Should he have helped me more or is this a question I should bring to my contact in casting?
Needed: female voice actor to read short texts (~500 words) for a true crime podcast by Charles_Benes • last post Aug 20th
Hi, I am looking for a female voice actor with an American accent for a podcast I am working on. You would need to read a short text of around 500 words, record it on your own computer (or phone) and send it to us as an mp3 file. If you are interested, please feel free to send me a message, preferably with a link to a demo reel or voice sample. We are looking for a serious, straightforward, "newsreader-style" reading. Thanks!
Hiring female voice actor to read short texts (~500 words) for a true crime podcast (will pay $10 via PayPal) by Charles_Benes • last post Aug 20th
Hi, I am looking for a female voice actor with an American accent for a podcast I am working on. You would need to read a short text of around 500 words, record it on your own computer (or phone) and send it to us as an mp3 file. You will be paid $10 USD via PayPal, so you must have a PayPal account. If you are interested, please feel free to send me a message, preferably with a link to a demo reel or voice sample. We are looking for a serious, straightforward, "newsreader-style" reading. Thanks!
What are your thoughts on actors being required to make drastic changes to their weight for a role? by StrictlyLoony • last post Aug 20th
I know some actors had to gain weight or lose weight so they could best fit the part. What do you think?
Agents - How can I be persuasive but not pushy in my follow up email? by aggravatingart_ • last post Aug 20th
Agents - How can I be persuasive but not pushy in my follow up email? I recently submitted my package to agents, but I didn't get anything back. It's been a week, so I am thinking of following up with another set of emails. Long story short, I'm marketable. I know I have what it takes for the type that I would be in. It's just hard to get people on your side without a referral. Even if you're in a small market. I have tried to get one, but it has never worked out. So, how can I be persuasive but not pushy in my follow up email? I'm thinking about checking in, and then asking them whether or not they would like to see some more materials from me? Does that sound like a good idea? Keep in mind that I am trying to work in a small market (first). Not LA or NYC where "don't contact us, unless we contact you" is the standard. I lowkey hate the whole "know your place as an actor" energy that circles around here.
[HIRING] Video Production startup looking for English speaking Actors in Berlin. by recruit_args • last post Aug 20th
Hey guys, girls, I'm working for a video production startup with studios based in Berlin and we're about to increase our production load. We are mostly working for a group called The Argonauts ([https://the-argonauts.com/shows/](https://the-argonauts.com/shows/)) so it includes a lot of promotional videos, interviews, tutorials, showcasing methodologies and such. We also work on 2D & 3D animated videos, audio contents as well as articles. With that in mind, we're looking to expand our pool of reliable freelancers and are looking for Actors based in Berlin. We like to work with creative people with a knack for storytelling, art and moviemaking. I'm looking for male/female actors that can host a video show. You would need to be well-spoken with a calm and professional voice. I guess the most important thing would be for you to have a look at the website I linked above to get an understanding of what we are trying to achieve. This is not everything we are doing but it should give you an overall idea. This would obviously be paid work. It's hard to give a number as this would most likely be a project based rate but a starting point would be \~350+€/day. Experience would also be a factor. If you are interested or know someone that would be, feel free to shoot me an email at: [*recruit.args@gmail.com*](mailto:recruit.args@gmail.com) Please include your contact info and some of your previous work. Thanks!
How does your agent typically contact/submit you for auditions? by scoobydoinyourmom • last post Aug 20th
I’m a NY-based actor/print model who’s been working with an agency in PA for the past two years. I recently had an interview with an NY-based agency because I wanted to find more local work, and the woman who ran the agency told me that she would be submitting me to whatever projects she thought I would be good for, and if I was asked to audition I would have to show up that day. I was a bit confused, because my current agent will usually email me and anyone else on her roster asking if we’re available before submitting me. The idea of being submitted for projects I haven’t had a chance to look at made me a bit uncomfortable. She said if I were to decline a project or say I was unavailable three times, I would be dropped. Is this typical with other agencies? Does your agent contact you before submitting, or do they just submit you and expect you to say yes to an audition without you knowing beforehand what the project is?
I was credited in a feature film, but had no lines. by noclownshere • last post Aug 20th
Since this is a credit, I want to put it on my resume but I don’t know if it’s allowed. For privacy purposes, I’ll change the name. I was booked as “Movie Girl” on a feature film and shot a scene with a very well known actor. There was no dialogue. He was watching/stalking me. To my surprise, the scene made it into the film and I was actually credited on it. I’d love to add this to my resume considering the name actor I shared the screen with and my credit. But I don’t want to look green/unprofessional. What would you do? -for context, I did not sign a principal contract that I’m aware of, I signed release forms and took covid test/paperwork etc, but nowhere did it say my role was “background” or anything else. However, i was specifically directed by the actual director. For about 1.5 hours while filming. I’m at a loss here lol!
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Feedback by AutoModerator • last post Aug 19th
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.
small studios in need of VA? by sk8tergossipgirl • last post Aug 19th
hello! so i was thinking, do any of you know any small studios who use voice actors? i'm looking through twitter rn, but i'd love to see more :)
Non -Union Work Pay- when not used on set by Positive_Speech9539 • last post Aug 19th
Hi guys, please I have a question about rate of pay. I understand Non-union productions technically dictate the rules of pay, but i want to see if i have some push back on this matter. I was asked to hold dates of about a week(23rd-30th) for production. I have speaking lines on this production but it's very low budget. Obviously booking off a week already for a low budget production is hard enough but I'm obviously a pawn as an actor and experience is always good. But I havent yet been told what dates I would be specifically needed for. However, I was then told that if for whatever reason I am on set and they are unable to get to filming my role that day, I would be paid half of the agreed amount(essentially$50). Is it weird for me to pushback that if I am on set I need to be paid the full amount regardless of if I am used or not. I know the rules are fuzzy, it just feels like it shouldn't matter if i am used especially if I've already given up my job days for that range of days I was asked to make available. Or am I tied up since I aready agreed to be available for that week range? ​ Does anyone have any experience with a matter like this?
If I have multiple agents in different markets who gets commission? by paulhollywood- • last post Aug 19th
I just got an agent in a new market and still have one in a smaller market. I know there’s tons of actors with agents in more than one market and I can’t find anything in either of my contracts that specifies if only the agent who got me the audition gets the commission or do both? Would love to hear from other actors with multiple agents. TYIA!
Best day jobs? by j0rdan21 • last post Aug 19th
What’s up guys? Hope you’re all doing awesome. I’m a newish actor (primarily focused on voice over) to the professional world. I’ve spent the last ten years in undergrad and graduate school for theatre, and working in a crappy job to save money to move to Los Angeles in between. I’m here now and I want to put myself out there as much as I can. I currently work nights at starbucks, and while I appreciate the scheduling flexibility, I hate the job. It’s incredibly exhausting and I really only stay for the health insurance. Having decent insurance is a must for me, but I was wondering if you guys might have any recommendations for what you do to not be homeless while acting? Thanks!
Thinking About Dropping My Agent by throwawaythrowsthrow • last post Aug 19th
I signed with my first LA agent back in April. I've seen them on sign in sheets before, and they have a decent social media following, so I was familiar with them prior. We had a zoom meeting before signing and it was 100% about them. "Ask me questions about myself and my agency" and not once did they ask me a single question about myself. At the time I figured that I was in the business of making money and not friends, so I shrugged it off. As long as they help me get in the room, I'll stroke their ego. The relationship started off strong. I was getting 3 auditions a week from them, and 3 auditions a week from self submitting, so my plate was full. I didn't feel like they were submitting me to roles that were fit for my type, but I figured if I'm getting called in, then casting thinks its my type, so I went with it. I noticed that the new agent in the company was the one who signed me, but all my submissions were coming from an assistant. Not sure if this was normal or not since this was my first agent, since I don't really know the behind the scenes. I took a trip in May, and booked out weeks prior. I was still getting auditions, despite booking out, and I had to tell them 3 times, that I was away and couldn't audition that week, before the audition submissions finally stopped for that week. Ever since I came back from that trip (and booked back in) I've only gotten 2 auditions from them. 2 auditions in 3 months! Meanwhile I was self submitting, and getting myself 5 auditions a week. So I know its not slow. I also found out that the assistant who was constantly submitting me, no longer works there, and I honestly don't think my new agent is even submitting me to anything. In the last two months, I booked 3 commercials and 2 TV shows, all myself. Made my agent roughly $2500 in commission. And for what? I honestly think its just my agent, not the agency. They take forever to respond back to booking emails (literally days), and I don't even send my contracts over to them anymore, since they are so slow. I truly think my agent came on because she was a friend to the owner, and she clearly has another job, cause it shouldn't take this long to hear back. I don't even want to think about the casting directors, that contacted her directly and not me, and them never hearing back. I have two options. Drop them completely and have to search for news reps again. Or two, contact the head of the agency and see whats going on and if I could possibly switch to another agent within the company. (altho she did tell me she doesn't give out submissions reports cause to her thats rude for an actor to ask? ) I don't want to burn any bridges, and if I wasn't booking I wouldn't be as annoyed with them, but I'm over giving them so much money for not doing a single thing. Also, I haven't gotten any auditions from them, that weren't available on my side of the breakdowns. I feel like they submit me to "my leftovers", of things I didn't submit myself too, cause I didn't feel like the role fit me. Maybe because my resume doesn't have any network TV credits on it yet, is the reason I'm not getting called in for small roles in TV shows? Trying to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Why isn't Thespian the professional term for an actor? by doowopcartoons • last post Aug 19th
I've never understood why Thespian isn't the professional term for an actor. A: Thespian is a gender neutral term. As the term Thespian literally means " an actor or actress " while Actor means A male Thespian. B: To me Actor sounds more derogatory and immature term, and sounds like your" acting out and not being serious" While Thespian says" I'm a professional" "I'm not a amture" Isn't the professional term for actor?
Etiquette for taking pics with other actors on set? by Bar86 • last post Aug 19th
I’m supposed to be shooting a very minor role but with a pretty famous actor, is it bad etiquette to ask to take a photo with them after shooting the scenes? I feel like they’ll be very busy throughout, and I don’t want to make a bad impression to the production crew or be like a fanboy. Thank you.
SAG Eligibility in 2021 by detlillaspoket • last post Aug 18th
Hi friends! I come to you with the age-old question: what is the current best way for an actor to try to become SAG eligible? I realize there are other threads on this in existence already, but SAG-AFTRA changes their rules frequently and despite combing the web I have had a hard go at finding an updated discussion on this. The reason I bring this up as well is because when I signed with my current agent 4 months ago, she told me she needed me to work on becoming SAG-eligible. In addition to that I've been attending a lot of casting director workshops (casting directors working in big budget film & tv) over the last year and many have said they essentially throw your submission in the trash if you're not at the very least SAG-eligible. I think this is reflected in how few auditions I have received this year, despite production supposedly being crazy busy theatrically at the moment. I do not have that credential despite having access to those auditions through my agent/manager and so those opportunities are largely closed to me, and it is frustrating. Firstly, I know there is the background voucher route. Work 3 union productions as background, receive 3 vouchers, become SAG-eligible. I have a friend who did this and it took her a little under two years to achieve here in Los Angeles. However, I know that this route can take years and often times production will not give you vouchers at all even when they're supposed to. Second, there's the "become hired as a principal/speaking role in a union production" and be Taft-Hartley'd route, which seems like the least likely way in considering most casting directors won't see you for union jobs if you're not union eligible. I HAVE heard that being Taft-Hartley'd is a lot more common with commercial work however, and I am have a meeting with a commercial agent next week to try to start working commercially. Wondering if anyone has joined the union this way? Thirdly and the method I am mostly interested in discussing is the "create your own material" method and cast yourself alongside a SAG-AFTRA actor. I know in the last ten years a lot of people have done it this way, via the SAG-AFTRA "new media" agreement (AKA, making their own webseries), but I have heard a lot of talk of this "loophole being closed." I have been struggling to find out what that means? Is this no longer a route to eligibility at all? Does it make you a must-join rather than SAG-eligible? Are there new non-realistic budget requirements? Wondering if there is anyone out there that has more information on this and what the current hangups/hurdles are in terms of trying to create your own union project. I've ALSO read on SAG's website that if you come to them seeking eligibility from this method, and they view your project as having been created solely for union membership purposes and not as honest production work, they can deny your application and make it harder for you to join down the road. Has anyone heard of this happening? Thank you! \-An actress trying to break out of the non-union cycle
I want to leave everything and go to LA by zuzuzu2121 • last post Aug 18th
I'm in such a crisis rn. I'm 19, I graduate next July and I have to apply for uni and what not and I thought I was just gonna apply for a business course but....sometimes I just want to pack my things and leave Germany to go to LA for like 3 months and hustle through auditions. I have no acting experience aside from like 2 school theaters but damn I want it so bad. But is it even worth it? Whenever I get excited and do research online I get hit with how hard it is to be an actor in LA and it's really the only place I wanna go. I want to be an actress but I hate disappointment.
What do you think is the best website builder for a voice actor? by TheFourthAct • last post Aug 18th
Howdy! I'm looking to build a website and wanted to get some opinions on which website builders you've enjoyed using. I just tried dabbling in [Godaddy.com](https://Godaddy.com) for the first time but when I looked to upload demos, it seems like the best option it gives me is to implement soundcloud links..which isn't really what I want to do. I just want something clean and simple. My headshot with some quick and easy play buttons next to it to hear my demos.