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Looking for a job by Global4L • last post Jun 6th
I am an aspiring actor/model. I live in Savannah, Ga. I am willing to travel around Georgia, Sc, and Fl, for any jobs. Please let me know if any of you know any auditions or places to find open calls. Thank you!
Who wanna be an actor too? by jordy_chavez03 • last post Jun 6th
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Traveling/vacationing/making plans as an actor by taurussagpisces • last post Jun 6th
I'm curious how other actors deal with this, since this is something that continuously stresses me out and I'm trying to learn how to navigate it. (And I have not had to deal with this during the worst of the pandemic, so I think that may be why this is a new stressor.) We all know that auditions come in randomly, and sometimes are due the next day or the same day. How do you deal with scheduling plans/vacations/trips when this is the case? I find myself constantly hesitant to plan things because there is the possibility that I am going to get a an audition that I need to film, yet I am out and not able to. (My manager tells me to bring my self-tape equipment with me on trips, and I do, but I worry the content of the sides or whatever may be difficult to do with the people I am on the trip with.) For example, my family is coming to town and wants to do a few day trips to different places in the area. I am really excited for this, but am so anxious that an audition is gonna come in during one of these times, and I am going to have to ruin plans to get them done. For this reason, I don't travel often and really only make plans on the weekends. Does anyone else have a similar experience? Or is this an unnecessary stress to have? Any advice or input?
ISO director/writer by Global4L • last post Jun 6th
I live near Savannah, Georgia. I am an aspiring actor and have what i believe to be a good idea for a show. Please get with me if you know anyone around the area who could be of assistance. Thank you!
Background actor question by spikiki • last post Jun 6th
Hello! I haven’t done any background acting gigs in a while due to the mandatory quarantines a lot of casting agencies have been requiring conflicting with my regular job. But. I applied for several gigs now and got correspondence back on two of them. They are both asking if I’m available for the day of shooting. Since the gigs are on the same day and in different states, I’m going with the one that is in Georgia. But it is several hours away and they require a COVID test and a fitting, both to be on separate days before the shoot. I am curious about if anybody out there has worked any background acting gigs since COVID began. How likely is it that I’ll get at least a nights notice for anything? Should I start heading toward Georgia sooner rather than later? I’m basically nervous that they’ll end up expecting me to come in for a COVID test tomorrow within a few hours of them contacting me.
Whats expected from a director? by cineastasemfilmes • last post Jun 6th
Hello, actors from Reddit I am a director in the making of a short film right now and some times i Just dont know what the actors are expecting from me. I am collaborative and will answer to any question with honesty. But sometimes, in the middle of the scene, i can see whats wrong but I cant explain what the actors should do to get It better. In thise cases, should I Just tell them what is going on with their performances (like "you are being too loud there")? If not, what should i do and whats the best way tô procede? For example, during reheasals today the actor was projecting too much confidence when in character. Can i be straightforward and say "that was too confident"? Or should i find another way? And what way would It be?
Using social media effectively? by New_Abbreviations_63 • last post Jun 6th
I’m wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to use social media effectively for business. I’ve had some minor success with generating leads just by commenting on production company posts, but nothing compared to what email marketing has done. Looking at the pages of other voice actors with more followers than I, most of their posts are to do with whatever is going on in their lives at the moment, or world events; there is very little self promotion outside of the occasional mention of a new job or role. I’ve taken Marc Scott’s marketing playbook course. One of the things he repeatedly mentioned over and over is how silly it is to fill ones feed with content from other voice actors, or to use hashtags like #voiceover. Voice actors aren’t a voice actors target market, after all. Because of that, I’ve limited myself to following production companies and a couple of voice talent I find to have legitimately interesting content. My strategy thus far been to dedicate 10 minutes to each of my social platforms every day for interactions with production companies; commenting on posts about projects that are being worked on, complimenting achievements, sharing their content on my page. It amounts to around 10 - 15 interactions per platform per day. As for content I share, it’s largely things that I find interesting and then trying to use them to my advantage. For example, I’ve been using Hello Fresh for a while and have been making posts showcasing their meals, making sure to tag them in each of them. There is only so much of that kind of content I can do, so the rest of the time I’m doing what the other talent are doing; posting about whatever comes to mind. Does anyone have any suggestions for how I can improve my marketing efforts? P.S. As a side note, I find using social media to be very difficult as it’s far too easy to end up in hot water, especially on Twitter. If I find that one of my posts has even the slightest semblance of an opinion in it, I won’t post it, but even so there are times where things go wrong somehow. The caution leaves me without much to say most of the time, which makes social media a very frustrating activity, and leaves my content feeling kind of bland. Who would’ve thought that people could get up in arms about dyscalculia getting little recognition in comparison to dyslexia?
I'm heading to LA to try background acting for the first time (post your questions or advice). by TimPrice2 • last post Jun 6th
I'm going to be spending one month in LA so I can try background acting for the first time. If anyone has any questions I can answer as I go through the process, please post them here and I'll answer them here. If anyone has any advice please post that as well. My situation is pretty unique so I'll post a description of it here. I've never done background acting before, but I am very strongly interested in moving to LA and becoming a full-time background actor. I have no interest at all in "regular" acting even though I've dabbled a bit. I'm going to be SAG-Eligible before the end of the year because of a small "regular" acting role I'm doing that I'm getting a Taft-Hartley for. If I like background acting during this one month trip I will join SAG and move to LA to do it full-time. For this trip I can stay at an IHG hotel (Holiday Inn or Candlewood Suites) for only $2,000 for the whole month. If you want to know my travel hacking tips on how I'm getting that deal, just ask. If I need to, I can extend my stay for a few extra weeks (in case I have a decent gig booked right at the end of the trip or something). I know I won't make a profit from this trip, but I want the chance to try background work first-hand before I spend all the money to move to LA and join SAG. I plan on registering with Central Casting as soon as I get there. Once I actually live in LA and I'm a SAG member I'll sign up with a bunch more casting agencies. Since I'm still non-union I'm not sure if I should sign up with more or just stick with Central Casting for now. Do you know if any other agencies are newbie friendly besides Central? Any questions or advice, please post.
Actor’s Edge Studio (Aaron Metchik) by tbo1999 • last post Jun 6th
Hello! Does anyone have experience with the Actor’s Edge Studio? I wasn’t able to find many reviews online, but I’m currently watching a free 9-hr course from him, and saw that his classes are $195 a month over a three month period. His classes are a bit cheaper than my current classes at the Margie Haber Studio, so I was looking to possibly enroll? I don’t wanna invest in 3 months and it be bad. Aaron is also Zac Efron’s private coach apparently? If anyone has any insight, it would be very much appreciated. Thank you so much!
How do you... as an actor/actress? by OperatorPoppy • last post Jun 5th
Hi! I'm only sixteen, and aspiring to join the film and acting industry here in the next couple of years and milestones of my life... Which leaves me with a world of questions, and the internet at my fingertips. And I've learned to use that to my advantage. Watching loads of shows I like, and then searching the web for comic con's, interviews with the writers and the actors, and even finding the pilot scripts, and studying them. But, it unfortunately does not answer all of my questions. ​ So, that's why I'm here, in hopes to get my questions answered for myself and anyone else skimming this sub and coming across this post. 1. How, as an actor or actress, do you do your work when you have social anxiety? I have very bad social anxiety and it's always been a blockade in my life. 2. As a minor, what are the best ways to start your career in acting? That's all for now because my brain just completely stopped functioning, lol.
How does union background work compare to non-union background work in LA? by TimPrice2 • last post Jun 5th
For those of you who've done background acting in LA, how would you say union background acting differs from non-union. Obviously the pay is different (seems to be substantially different) but what else are the other differences? Are the background jobs different (ie, I'd think you might get more funeral scenes or roles on TV shows since they only involve a small number of bg actors and thus might not be able to overflow into non-union jobs). Any other changes you've noticed or heard of that people might not think of?
So yea... by CaljoDaSkink • last post Jun 5th
This might get lengthy how ever I am going to try and be simply cohesive for I may be spending too much time on r/trees But!! Heh.. I am wanting to get a full break down of the kind of programs that are either offered online and or near by me which is Atlanta. I kind of also want to introduce myself here I guess if that's a thing. I go by Caljo cause that's what I named my porch skink. I have a leopard gecko too and I've always considered myself chameleon in social interactions. OK!! EeEeNOUGH about that.. So I'm really ready to go public in the acting world because I have been doing years of mild studies of different aspects in the industry such as method acting, linguistics, body language, tone, radda radda radda. And so, im really wanting to take the next steps with a few good trusted mentors in this community to get me in touch with the right people to send in my profile to get me in a decent starting role. Ofcourse my dream role would be the joker simply because alot of great actors were made from those movies RIP HEATH LEDGER. And so I know im not there probably and then again I may never be there however, that would be an ultimate goal for me.. but my eyes are on the simple prize of just getting my foot in the door. And so here I am!! I'm not necessarily looking for anything major I just want to be in a film.. I guess really what I am saying is if your looking for a cool guy to do some projects I'm your dude. I guess I'm ranting more or less so yea.. TL;DR Ameture actor seeks employment/community/friends My stats: 26 years old Cis-gendered Latino/white male 6'2 295 lbs
Famous Actors funny voice impressions! by Abe-de-Vas_ • last post Jun 5th
Dream Roles by Kenzo Lee • last post Jun 5th
One of the best things we as folks in the entertainment industry can do is have clear goals and paths to those goals. What is your dream role and what are you doing to actively get to it? (This can be an already existing movie role/type or can be something totally new.) Also... please keep things positive. No idea is too outside of the box.
[Hiring - Paid] Six Roles For A Victorian-Era Audio Drama by FreshPrinceRemix • last post Jun 5th
Hey all, I'm looking for voice actors for **SIX** **ROLES:** * *Two Thieves (M)* * *Fence (M)* * *Three Guards (M)* My script is short **(8 Pages)**, with the **Two Thieves** being the protagonists, and therefore have the **most lines** out of all the roles. **The Fence** is present for **two pages** of the script. **2/3 Guards** are present for **one page** of the script. And the **Third Guard** only has **one line**. ​ * **Two Thieves - $100 AUD (Each)** Two adult career-criminals. One is a bit too confident, while the other is more serious. * **Fence - $60** Middle-aged fence for the the thieves. Experienced in his line of work and full of connections, he has started to become more aware of his health; with the thought of retirement lingering in the back of his mind. * **Three Guards - 2/3 $50 (Each) & 1/3 $30** The City Guard's are either quite simple, lazy, drunk, very inadequate, or all of the above. These three are not new to the job, but not successful either. The character, 'Benny', from the video-game series *Thief*, is a good example of what I mean. [\[Example\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67T5LzbhekU&ab_channel=CG) ​ The Audio Drama is **light-toned**, and set in a **Victorian-Era Fantasy Steampunk World** (A mouthful I know). Because of it's setting, a **British accent** is preferred, but I am open. Doing multiple roles is fine by me (as long as characters are distinctive). This will be a pilot episode and is my project for University. Ask any questions about anything at all, I'm flexible and reasonable. Email ([williamsbrandon08@gmail.com](mailto:williamsbrandon08@gmail.com)) , message or whatever your preference, I'm easy.
Emailing Agencies Seeking Representation by 0558am • last post Jun 5th
I’m wondering how do you guys go about emailing various agencies to seek representation? My current email spiel is “Dear whom this may concern, My name is \[NAME\]. I am \[AGE\] years old and I am interested in being represented by your agency in the acting industry. I am extremely driven and dedicated to working in the entertainment industry as an actor. I ask that you please consider my application to be represented by your company. Thank you very much for your time. All the best, \[NAME\]” Any tips on improving this or what you’d recommend I write?
What Are Some of the Cons of Being An Actor? by bbunnybish • last post Jun 5th
I am considering being an actor in the near future and wanted to hear from others some of the disadvantages of being an actor.
Looking to Collaborate with Actor/Writer or Actor with a script idea by senesdigital • last post Jun 5th
ATLA The Promise Comic Dub Casting Call! by StarFlower0429 • last post Jun 5th
I wanted to share this really cool casting call I found! They're looking for voice actors, animators, and sound and video engineers. Check it out! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZXbOVS9xTY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZXbOVS9xTY)
Spoken word poetry by abdallahac • last post Jun 5th
Hey fellow voice actors, IDEA: Hey Fellow voice actors, so I just started a YouTube channel about self-improvement, art, and filmmaking. I’m thinking of having a voice actor to read out some of my poetry and potentially be a long-term connection. If you are interested please shoot me a Dm. And we can get started as soon as possible. And of course you’ll be paid. Budget 50$(price negotiable)