Casting director Laurie Records talks about #socialmedia and what advice she would give to #actors who are trying to build out their social media:
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Hello everyone. So I have been thinking which is better for a kids animated series. Child actors the same age as the characters? Child actors a little older so they still sound like kids but have a better understanding of the script or adults who can sound convincing as a child?
On one hand I have heard child actors can be hard to work with and they can only work for a limited amount of hours straight or and limited amount of hours for the day, and they take longer to get their lines sometimes forcing the shoot to be longer. There is also the issue of the child aging out and voice changing, forcing you to find new child actors that sound alike.
On another hand while adults can definitely work longer, they might not sound like a child. Is it a huge concern if they character playing kids in an animated series, is actually an adult?
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Hello everyone have a question how do you know as an Actor that your working with an amateur Director?
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Took A Bad Acting Class - Next Time Ask This Question
Just this week, I can't begin to tell you how many people I see asking for handouts without wanting to learn acting or screenwriting. They just wanna wake up and get a job like they're looking for a free prize with their happy meal.
This topic has been boiling up inside of me for quite some time, but my last straw is people asking which AI software they can use to do all the work for them. Especially we just had TWO strikes to fight against the damage AI can do to the industry.
To me, this just screams in a thousand different ways that you don't respect the industry. You just wanna wake up and be famous. Nobody wants to put in the work. I can't tell you how many times I've given bullet points for an actor on exactly how they can start getting real work. Only 1% of the actually follow through with putting in the work. Most of them (99%) just wanna go to an audition and wing it. Not willing to take acting classes. Not willing to get a professional headshot. Not willing to put together a portfolio. Nothing. They just wanna ask "How can I get a job on a TV show". To me, this is a huge slap in the face for me and everyone else that loves this business and is willing to put in the work to study!
There's a big difference between asking for genuine advice on how to improve and asking someone to just give you a job without wanting to get experience for that job!
Respect goes a long way in this industry and if you can't be bothered to put in the tiniest bit of work then it's probably not for you.
For those who don't have time to read the full article, I've created a 3-minute video highlighting the main takeaways.
It is good to determine intent as a Director and as an Actor.
How do we determine Intent?
By asking questions to ourselves:
What does the character want, or what goal are they trying to achieve in the scene?
Define each scene by what the character wants:
Is it physical or tangible?
is it information?
Is it emotional?
The Secondary Gain intent - When a person is trying to make others "think" that their own motives are different from what they say they are.
Could be expressing ulterior motives for example.
What does the character want other people to think they want?