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Any recommendations for best American Accent coaches + how would you rate the book 'Speak with Distinction' from Skinner as a guide book for non-native/foreign nationals to help with developing an American Accent? by infobang • last post Jul 2nd
Hunting for not too expensive Standard American Accent coach here, any recommendations would be really appreciated. Also, it seems this Skinner book is considered a classic, has passed the test of time and kind of popular among voice/accent coaches. Any non-native actors here who have used it or recommend something else?
Why do actors who “play themselves” get flack but we praise actors who are being themselves but under lots of make up and different costumes? by iSpuddds • last post Jul 2nd
If Michael Cera played himself in the role of let’s say the “The Scarecrow” in Batman, he would get praise for being intelligently evil but Marlon Brando “played himself” in different types of roles and got praise. Are people just sick of Michael Cera being cast as a nerd?
Live stream production by muddymudd • last post Jul 2nd
I'm producing "The Way We Get By" Written by Neil Labute on July 16th. There's a live stream available! More information and tickets at Sooptheatre.booktix.com I've learned a lot about the production side of the industry, how much it takes to put on a show even with 2 non Equity actors, and the challenges to bring LIVE theatre to the screen. I'd love to answer any questions and coordinate with other artists who want to create/stream their own shows instead of waiting for a company to hold auditions!
What to do when you don't have enough actors? by Kiruni • last post Jul 2nd
Hello everyone! This is a very simple problem, i only have 2 actors, and i need 4 for the play that I'm doing, I've thought about recording their lines and just put it at the right timing, but it doesn't sound like a good idea(the characters are gods, so i think it would be fine, but it would probably have a lot of technical issues) I don't know what to, maybe using puppets? I really can't think of anything, please help! Thank you so much for reading :D
Motion capture by Iceycat1234 • last post Jul 2nd
Nolan north Hey Reddit not sure if many of you are familiar with Nolan north but I have a question about his career in connection with mine. Now Nolan north never started out as a voice actor he just naturally was being submitted for voice over work. Ok now the question I have about this is do you have to pursue solely Voice acting to get voiceover work. Personally I love acting all kinds of acting I’m not picky. One form of acting that interests me in motion capture which is exactly what Nolan north does. So the second question can I just pursue natural acting like on camera acting and just ask my agent to submit me to motion capture and voice over roles? Or do I have to pursue voice acting to get those kinds of roles? Sorry if this confusing lol if you have any questions about clarification I’ll do my best thanks guys. TLDR: I wanna do motion capture but don’t know which route to take me there
Exact numbers for my first weeks background acting by TimPrice2 • last post Jul 2nd
I've seen a few people asking questions about background acting here on this subreddit so I decided to share my experience. I'm currently in Los Angeles. I just got here on Tuesday, July 22. I signed up to be a background actor the next day. I've been trying to do it as much as possible since then. I figured I'd share the exact details of my first four weeks so you can get a rough idea what it might be like. I'm not going to name any of the shows/movies I've worked on so as not to violate NDA. Wed 6/23 - Signed up with both Central Casting and Face2Face Management in the morning. Thu 6/24 - Job #1, Covid Test. Paid $30. Fri 6/25 - Job #1, worked 6 hrs. Paid $120. Sat 6/26 - No Work Sun 6/27 - No Work Mon 6/28 - Job #2, Covid Test. Paid $50. Tue 6/29 - Job #2, Fitting. Paid $30. Wed 6/30 - Job #2, Covid Test. Paid $50. Thu 7/1 - Job #2, worked 6 hrs. Paid $158 (included hair and makeup bumps of $19 each). Fri 7/2 - No Work. I'll update more over the next few weeks. Notes: I have a third job booked, but it's only two Covid Tests, a fitting, and a work day spread out over two full weeks. It might interfere with my ability to get booked for other work. ALL of my bookings have come from Face2Face. I haven't gotten any work from Central Casting yet. In fairness, I might have gotten work from them if I hadn't been with Face2Face. I have no way of knowing for sure. Based on the numbers I've seen so far, it looks like non-union background acting during Covid isn't viable as a significant portion of your income. The Covid Tests eat up a full day of your availability and only pay $30 or $50 (it's my understanding that most jobs only pay $30 and that the studio that paid $50 was being generous). I'm not sure if it's viable for union members or not. Their tests pay $100, but that's still eating up a full-day and preventing them from doing more work.
Is moving to LA a smart decision? by ThoroughPie • last post Jul 2nd
I’ve read some articles on numerous actors that started there career when they moved to LA. (Finn Wittrock and Arron Paul) and in an interview Finn said, “You gotta just keep waiting tables and keep auditioning. 98% of the time you wont get it but you have to keep trying.”
New to acting by bluepopcorn20 • last post Jul 2nd
So I recently started to get into breaking out of my comfort zone and decided to break into different avenues since I’m young and would like to try different paths in life. How does someone who has no experience in acting start to take their first step into getting into the film industry. I clearly don’t have any expectations of booking anything serious since I’m completely new and would like to know what others experienced when they first started to get into acting. Does getting work as a background actor help in away to build on resumes for future gigs? YouTube videos? Acting classes? Again I also understand how difficult and competitive acting can be so for me this is more of putting my self out there and expressing creativity. Thank you!
I'm panicking and could really do with some advice. by Immediate_Train7537 • last post Jul 2nd
So, I am a noob. I am very new to voice acting, but I often practice. I've wanted to be a voice actress for years. I'm just about 17 years old, so, I'm still quite young and I'm going to need to gain a lot of experience. I spotted this very underrated voice actress on her YouTube channel. I reached out to her, and I mentioned that even though I'm a noob, I would very much like to partake in any projects she has so I can gain experience and get better. Purely for fun. She's been a voice actress for 6 years, so it's intimidating for me. But she's so sweet and supportive. I got offered to dub Frisk in this fan made comic from Undertale. I'm just scared of me messing up my lines, and overall just sounding terrible. I've never been in an actual dub for anything before, so I'm quite scared. The voice actress I'm working with is amazing! But I keep thinking about the fact that I'm British and she's American. A lot of the fan dubs have American accents, so I feel like it'll be weird if I'm doing Frisk in a British accent, you know? Do I keep my actual accent or do I change it? I just need some advice. How do I calm down nerves? How do I make my enunciation clear, and what are some do's and dont's whilst recording? (I'm going to be using a USB microphone). If anyone takes the time to read and respond to this, thank you. It means very much.
has anyone submitted to the open call for asian actors? by NY_rando • last post Jul 2nd
and is there even a point to submitted to open calls, i've heard that they're basically marketing tools.
Form a acting group! by MechanicConfident797 • last post Jul 2nd
Hello, I'm new to the acting world and I love to write as well, so I decided to take a page out of this girl's book, I cannot remember her name, but she started a a ring group for girls. want to do the opposite and create group for guy, guys who want to act and get out there, it would be cool to form a brotherhood and be able to see if we can help each other achieve our dreams and become actors.
How do I list this role on my resume? by swanrock630 • last post Jul 2nd
So I worked background this week as a general party-goer on a low-budget film, I ended up in a scene with the 2 leads and one other background actor. The leads are well known actors who each have millions of followers. The director actually instructed me to kiss the lead because we were playing spin the bottle. So I nonchalantly asked him if it was okay and then did after he said yes. Now I didn’t speak at all, but I don’t think that should be considered background…. What would I list this as on a resume? “Featured” “featured background” ? Advice please lol
how do you get big roles? by sugarrcqnes • last post Jul 2nd
i feel like this is a stupid question but oh well. how do actors get big roles as their first role? I know this is uncommon, but some actors have huge roles and they haven’t even been in anything else before. eg johnny drop in nightmare on elm street, florence pugh in the falling.
Casting Sites for Toronto, Canada by chillingonasanddune • last post Jul 1st
The casting sites I know of are Backstage, ActorsAccess and Mandy. Are there others that I'm missing? Thank you for any answers I receive and I apologize if this has been asked before :)
David Strasberg here to talk Method Acting. Go ahead and, literally, Ask Me Anything! by davidleestrasberg • last post Jul 1st
I grew up with The Method, quite literally. I am Lee and Anna Strasberg's son, and I spent a lot of my childhood at the Actor's Studio and the Strasberg Institute, where I have been the Creative Director for the past 20 years. Go ahead and ask me whatever you want!
Acting when you’re a single parent and a student? Is it realistic? by Informal-Amoeba-1284 • last post Jul 1st
So I’ve always wanted to act, since I was like 7 years old it was my dream to be an actor. But I was always told it was unrealistic and I would never be able to make it and all sorts of other discouraging remarks… said by my parents. So I never even considered trying to put myself out there. Last week I sent in an audition to Seattle talent and they invited me to get headshots done with them and join the acting workshop. That would have cost me $800 altogether. I was super excited about it. But after I did a little digging I found that agents who are actually trying to help someone succeed don’t ask for money upfront or make you do those things (is this correct?). So I decided not to go forward with them. I hope I didn’t lose my shot because of those “red flags” that steered me away from this opportunity. But I’m just wondering if there are any single parents here who have also been students that are able to pursue this dream and actually make it work? If so, how? I’m also wondering if anyone knows of any legit agents, companies or managers in Washington (or someone who is willing to have a client that lives in Washington)? Since I’ve never been confident in myself enough to pursue this until now, I just want to get advice on where to start and what I should do/ consider doing in order to at least try to pursue this dream. I want to finish school since I’m going for my RN and it will be a stable job for me and my daughter as I’m trying to pursue this dream.
This is one of my favorite pieces where there is A LOT being said with out the actors saying exactly what they think by CrockerCreations • last post Jul 1st
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Feedback by AutoModerator • last post Jul 1st
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.
Can someone translate this passage from my contract? by Goat_Disastrous • last post Jul 1st
This is a passage from a show I am doing for a huge streaming service. Due to a sort of loophole with the format of the show, the actors are all non union. As the lead, I am expecting that if this show is even minimally successful I will hopefully have other opportunities at the same level, which would all be SAG-AFTRA. Does this mean that if I become union they will pay me SAG Minimum in accordance with SAG guidelines? The wording is just confusing. “The parties acknowledge that Producer is not a signatory to any union or guild that has jurisdiction over Artist’s Services. Accordingly, Artist’s Services hereunder are not subject to the terms and conditions of any union, guild or collective bargaining agreement. If, notwithstanding the intention of the parties, Artist’s services become subject to any guild or union agreement, then to the maximum extent permitted by the applicable agreement amounts paid hereunder will be inclusive of guild minimum payments and amounts paid to Artist in excess of the applicable minimum breakpoint for prepayment will be deemed to be prepayments of additional amounts payable to Artist, if any, whether as residuals or otherwise. In all other respects Producer will have the maximum rights and minimum obligations required by the terms of the appliable guild or union agreement.”
What's a good set of equipment to get for my girlfriend to bring her self tapes to the next Level? by Career-Tourist • last post Jul 1st
My girlfriend's birthday is coming up and I'd love to get her something to help her acting career. She just uses her I phone for self tapes with a ring light. I was thinking it would be a good birthday present to help her step up that game a bit. Maybe a mic or something? What would you give an aspiring actress for their birthday? My budget is probably $100 and I'm in the US.