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I want to audition for the live action Hercules movie... is it appropriate to email casting directors directly and submit my details? by bagfan1 • last post Apr 28th
I’m a fully Greek actor raised in an English speaking country, bilingual. I think the live action Hercules should utilize Greek and Mediterranean talent as representation for us is inexistent. Hence why I’d like to be considered for it. Besides being of Greek heritage and trained in acting I also have a strong background in song and dance, and have a little bit of screen experience. I have a small agent but I’m working on getting a better one. Would it be worth emailing all the main casting directors for Disney live action films and just. Putting myself forward, hoping something sticks? I know emailing casting directors is a no no in the US, and acceptable & welcome in England/UK/Europe. Or I could maybe form a social media campaign basically saying, please cast Mediterranean actors in this project and not just Scandinavian looking guys in fake tan (cough Brad Pitt in Troy cough). We are here and we are more than capable: for many years Greek has been synonymous with lazy, and personally the more I embrace my Greek heritage the less auditions I get. It’s about time that stops and we start honoring heritage, Disney shouldn’t be immune to this. But a social media campaign probably wouldn’t work on my behalf lol.
stuck between doing an entry level job to support myself in nyc vs ??? by alpha_juniper • last post Apr 28th
so i graduated college last may with a stem degree and realized that i really want to pursue acting as opposed to working in tech, a field i never had true interest in. i suppressed my desire to act for many years due to low self esteem and fear. since graduating i’ve been applying to jobs with no luck and have told myself that i need to start somewhere, meaning that even though being an actor is what i truly want, financial security and the ability to save up is what matters and what will get me to nyc, a place i’ve been wanting to relocate to for some time now. i figured getting a 9-5 in nyc would allow me to have financial security, put me exactly where i want to be, and give me the ability to take more acting classes and further develop my skills, but i’m stuck on whether or not this is the right thing to do. i’m worried it will be difficult to do long term, and that i’ll eventually quit my job and have to look for something more flexible once there’s potential for auditioning. i’ve never wanted a 9-5 really and i would much rather freelance in graphic design (another interest i have) and start my own business, but i realize that doing that will take time. i’m willing to do whatever it takes though granted it’s a smart decision. i would like to move out of my parents’ place in nj by the end of the year (for many reasons) but i’m not sure the right way to go about it. i’ve also considered survival jobs, but i’m wondering how easy those are to get if you don’t currently live in the city. i’m sure many of you have been in similar situations regarding work and would appreciate any advice
survival jobs for nonunion actors that need good health insurance? by crazycat5432 • last post Apr 28th
fyi, I know there is a whole sub about survival jobs and I've looked through that and haven't found an answer on my question, hence this post! I've been an actor (non-union) for a few years and all my actor friends are in the typical side hustle jobs - waitering, catering, dog walking, freelancing, etc. A lot of them either have Medicaid, don't have insurance, or their parents pay for their insurance. Wondering if there's anyone on this sub who might have a situation like me where you actually need good insurance and what you do about that? I have a chronic health condition and even with good insurance, my healthcare costs are super super high. I have ben working full time "regular" jobs for the past several years, all administrative, and it's draining af and really not flexible. ACA/marketplace insurance is extremely expensive and absolute shit for people like me (high deductibles, high premiums, no out of network coverage, etc) Anyone else in this situation? Anyone know of a kind of day job out there that offers health insurance and is also actor-friendly?
Question about pricing and just starting a portfolio by barefootpineapple111 • last post Apr 28th
Hi there! I know there may be some other posts created that have acknowledged the pricing and rates that a voice actor /narrator should be making, though I am just getting started on my adventure with this and I have no idea how to begin pricing. I wouldn't mind doing a few unpaid gigs just to have a starting point for my portfolio, though I don't want to under value my worth. I also don't want to excessively overcharge when I have nothing in my portfolio just yet. What advice would you give someone who is just starting out to build their portfolio?
Drama school for screen acting by RachelleDonaldson • last post Apr 27th
Hi guys, this is my first post on reddit so I’m sorry if I’ve done anything wrong. I’ve dreamed of being an actor my whole life and cannot remember a time where it hadn’t been my life’s plan. I am about to complete my drama A-level next year and I also do youth theatre at my local theatre. I am planning to apply to RADA, Guildhall or LAMDA however I would like to primarily do screen acting (I know I will probably need to do more theatre for experience aswell) but I’ve searched the internet over the past year trying to see if drama school is ‘worth it’ if you want to work on screen but I can’t find any solid results.
Table reads by caitymfitz • last post Apr 27th
Anyone interested in doing some zoom table reads? I have writer friends who would love to hear their work and it can be a good way to network. Please message me directly or on Twitter @caitymfitz and I’ll add you to my list. Still figuring out the details but I need some actors first.
Actors with Agents: How did you sign with your agent? by actresswhowrites • last post Apr 27th
As in, what work/training did you have previously, how did you get them to respond to you (cold submission, referral, showcase, etc.) and any other info you’d like to share. Prefer answers from people in LA, NYC area, ATL, or Chicago, but anyone is welcome to share!
Is This True (Question about SAG) by CaliforniaStoked • last post Apr 27th
Hello! I'm a SAG-E actor in Los Angeles. I was very lucky that when I first moved to LA, I went on my very first audition for a non union web series, booked it, and it made me SAG-E. Sometimes I don't submit myself to SAG jobs, because I'm afraid that if I book it I'll have to join the union, when I feel like I'm not ready to do so yet. I'd like to build my resume up a bit more first. Plus I feel like the non-union market is really hot right now. I recently read online that you can work 3 SAG jobs, before becoming a must join. I'd just like to confirm that this information is true and hasn't changed. (the article I read that mentioned this was written about 5 years ago). Also, do student films from colleges that are listed as SAG, count as one of these 3 SAG jobs? Thank you!
Help: Actor in Small Town by johnthespaceninja • last post Apr 27th
I live in a small, fairly isolated town. We have a single theatre in town, which I’ve done a few shows at, however I very much want to start auditioning for roles in things like tv, commercials, and movies. I’m not looking for gigantic lead roles or anything like that, but I am looking for something where I could fly out of town for a few days, film, and then fly back home. My biggest problem is auditioning. While I know how to make an audition tape, I don’t know the best place for submitting these types of audition. I don’t want to fly anywhere just to audition for a role, but I will happily fly somewhere to take part in a role. I know actors generally need to be based around where there are lots of auditions, but there has to be options for people like me, in a small town without the ability to travel for auditions. Is anyone here in a similar situation? Is there any advice you might have for someone in my position? TL:DR I’m an actor in a small town who can’t leave just to do auditions. How can I audition for roles that aren’t in my town?
Looking for voice actor for a gig for a youtube ad of mine by biglittlethings • last post Apr 27th
Hi i am Looking for voice actor for a gig for a youtube ad of mine. The ad is mostly of around 40-60 secs. \- voice can be male /female \-be young in 20s age group \-voice should be energetic to catch attention as this is for a giveaway offer ad \- pay is modest 5$ only as i am really short on budget but will compensate by hiring for another offer ad as i dont like to search for talent and i am a marketer constantly promoting yt offers so i always have requirement.
Agent took double commission? by Wide_Occasion3478 • last post Apr 27th
So Ive been working as an actress in Vancouver for 10 years. I signed a contract that my agency takes 15% of my earnings. And I’ve never ever had an agent take more. I recently booked a commercial that payed a sum of money and also included the 15% agency fee aside from the payout to the actor.. it stated this on the contract. However my agent also took off the commission from my earnings so in total taking 30%. I’ve never had this happen.. and when I asked her about it she said it was a “clerk fee” and said it’s for all the extra work she does as and agent.. but this doesn’t make sense to me as all my prior agents do that work for the agreed upon 15%. It seems very fishy but I also am not extremely knowledgeable with this area. Does anyone have any advise ?
Agent took double commission by Wide_Occasion3478 • last post Apr 27th
So Ive been working as an actress in Vancouver for 10 years. I signed a contract that my agency takes 15% of my earnings. And I’ve never ever had an agent take more. I recently booked a commercial that payed a sum of money and also included the 15% agency fee aside from the payout to the actor.. it stated this on the contract. However my agent also took off the commission from my earnings so in total taking 30%. I’ve never had this happen.. and when I asked her about it she said it was a “clerk fee” and said it’s for all the extra work she does as and agent.. but this doesn’t make sense to me as all my prior agents do that work for the agreed upon 15%. It seems very fishy but I also am not extremely knowledgeable with this area. Does anyone have any advise ?
How do directors verify remote casting choices for POC roles? DO they verify them? by Trip_that_Light_Girl • last post Apr 27th
I've seen questions and heard stories about non- minority VAs auditioning for roles explicitly looking for minority actors. Sometimes by pretending to be the minority in question. This is obviously a good way to get you blacklisted, but with remote sessions (assuming the cast isn't on camera then) how would folks know? I'm just a hobbyist and my experience really isn't too broad, but do a lot of casting directors take this on faith? (Hi - Standard Reddit disclaimer: I'm not asking to debate the need for minority-only roles. If a CD makes that call, then the call is made, and history being what it is that makes complete sense. Nope, it's not at all the same as voicing a character with an accent.)
Paying for Actor Consultations by pettyma • last post Apr 27th
I'm curious to know if any of you have found consultations for actors useful or if they're just another way to scam hungry actors? I came across a CD who was offering 30m for $100 and now I came across a manager who's offering 60m for $150 to go over your reel, website, resume, and give marketing/strategy/career planning advice. I've done targeted pay to plays in the past and have been called in by those CDs - not a bunch, but they have called me in-and while I didn't book at that point in time, it helped me to share my work with a director who eventually booked me for something else a year later. I'm only curious to see what these folks have to say because I rarely get feedback on self tapes and just want to if they have anything different to say that I haven't heard in any of the other sessions I've paid for or that's available on the internet...but in the back of mind I'm wondering if they're just trying to make a buck off of actors...
Is it possible to get big parts without connections of some kind? by applegoogleredditor • last post Apr 27th
I don’t think the industry wants me. I hate to be bitter. But I’m a bit disheartened right now. I’m a professional actress in London UK, currently trying to get a better agent. I’m venting so please be gentle; not looking to be scorned at. They just did the cast announcement for a big project my agent submitted me for - one I’d be perfect for - but I was rejected before they even saw me. Now I find from friends that they didn’t even hold official auditions, the Spotlight listings were just for show. They only auditioned a small group of people who’d been recommended to them for this production; I’ve spent my whole life training and preparing to play a part such as this one and my agent can’t even get me in the room for anything. And even if he could - sadly it’s almost all a game of pre casting or casting already established celebrities, or of the children of people who work behind the scenes in the industry. Then sometimes you’ll see people who are friends of people already established getting more opportunities or better agents due to recommendations. Then it’s people who become famous because of their own work, who definitely work very hard but they also need luck + money which sadly isn’t easy to come by. Last come the young or new people who want to join this world and who did train at drama school but not at the right one apparently? Yeah. Idk if it’s just the UK. I don’t know if it’s just this specific part of the industry. But I see this everywhere, and I try to make my own work, I try to advocate for myself despite not being born upper class or rich or related to another celebrity... but it’s so damn hard when there’s a pandemic and all the good parts are going to people who are connected in some way or other. I didn’t go to an expensive public school, my dad’s not the director of the BBC, my godfather isn’t Andrew Lloyd Webber. And in 95% of cases these names open doors that a working class immigrant girl from Finchley just can’t. When I auditioned for drama schools before I got in, I got rejected because I’m from a white minority background and they told me “we have to fill a specific quota of people and can’t have too many foreigners”. I fought through it, I worked extremely hard to get a place at a good drama school, took singing lessons for years, dance classes, elocution lessons so you wouldn’t be able to tell I’m not 100% English. I graduated into the pandemic and now I’m being told things that are really inappropriate - that I’m now too “white” or “too English” for things while still being in the “ethnic” category, as if I’ve censored my background too much. I literally had a casting director recently tell me that “mixed race girls like Zendaya are in fashion right now so if you’re ethnic but not in that way, it’s impossible to get in”. Am I crazy or is that actually racist? Not to white people obvs but to everybody who’s not white but doesn’t fulfill that stereotype. But diversity isn’t just adding one mixed race person in your cast. Diversity would be having people of all backgrounds get equal opportunities: whether they’re a Romanian immigrant with a disability, or a Nigerian Brit, or even a working class northerner but basically anyone who’s under or misrepresented in this industry. Why does the industry so blatantly prefer people who are either posh or well-connected over true meritocracy? It feels like in every other industry you can at least work your way up somehow. Here, not so much. Again, I’m venting - please don’t be aggressive in the comments. I’d like some genuine advice.
To change my hair back to its natural state? by 72901throwaway • last post Apr 27th
Hi, I am a British ethnic actress. My hair is currently blonde which is very obviously not my natural hair colour and my eyebrows are super dark to prove this. I have had my hair this way for 6 months and previously held off for over a year on bleaching it simply due to my acting career, knowing that it'll be harder to get auditions with this hair colour. When, last, year, I realised not much was going on with my acting, I decided to bleach it. I have had one audition this year so far, unrepresented and an agent has approached me, who I would love to sign with. They suggested that I dye my hair back to dark so that I can access more roles. They said that casting may overlook my hair colour and in the event that I book the role, ask me to dye my hair back specifically for that role, however it would just be easier if I had my hair dark to begin with (new headshots need to be taken soon because it's been a couple of years since my last ones). It's not that there's a stipulation that I'd need to dye it back to sign with the agent, it's just a comment that was made which I have thought of several times, beforehand. Should I just take maybe 2 headshots with the blonde and keep 4 of my old dark haired ones or should I dye my hair back to dark brown? I know the final decision is mine but have had trouble decision making. In all honesty, I bleached it for personal expression and not wanting to let acting get in the way of that. I also removed my nose piercing just before I started acting professionally a few years ago and am not starting to miss that piercing. Feel like I have to choose between career and my self in a way. Any insight / thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks
How to sustain your drive to becoming an actor and other professions/college? by Vazio123 • last post Apr 27th
Hi everyone, I don't want to makes this post too long of my story of how I became interested in becoming an actor but I will get to the point because the pandemic has made it hard to continue a drive creatively. I finished community college a year and half ago with a web design major and took an acting class in hopes of overcoming some of my anxiety issues with public speaking. Our acting professor wrote a note in one of my grades which I still have kept saying "you have talent, trust yourself more". The following fall I started an evening intro acting program here in nyc while I worked during the day. Then the pandemic came and I was unemployed and could not pay for classes any longer. As a result, I decided to go back to school because I now get financial aid and finish my web design degree without having to take out loans so I thought why not. Now I am finding myself back in square one and have pondered enrolling in a theatre bfa program at a local public college which remote studying sounds not very satisfying for an in person major. I don't know if I should just finish college, get a real job and continue taking classes in the evening. I'm 24 and at this point I feel I should have finished school and be able to support myself. The craft of acting I understand takes time but I guess I can't abandon this degree and start becoming a working adult in the real world. Actors have day jobs but I ask how are you able to manage two professions and stay creative? I've started reading books on acting and plays to give me a sense of hope but it is hard especially when in person acting classes wont be in session for probably another year and half to two years. Any thoughts? Thanks.
Becoming a superhero actor by abundantbonding • last post Apr 26th
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I got a question, Do voice actors get all the line’s? by TheRealExtrand • last post Apr 26th
So I have been thinking do voice actors only get there own lines out of context or the entire script? BTW I know the flair is odd but there isn’t a question flair.
Tips for headshots by bookchairlamp • last post Apr 26th
I'm about to take headshots with a professional photographer. However, I don't live in a country where actor headshots are a popular thing so the photohrapher doesn't really know what to do. What type of headshots a "must-have?" What should we know beforehand?