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How do I get started with my voice acting career? by KingFancyIII  •  last post Mar 21st

I am an aspiring voice actor, I just need some guidance on where to start with getting into the field. For context I live in a small town in upstate New York

SEEKING INVESTOR by Sean Guerrero  •  last post Mar 21st

Looking for an investor for our SAG Union Feature Film. LOI secured w major distributor, A-list actors interest captured with a team ready to go. Full pitch deck/Executive summary ready and available. Tax incentives up to 40% available!

Animated Characters With The Same Voice Actors by fluffyenderpugreal  •  last post Mar 20th

Demos by Kazumask  •  last post Mar 20th

So I'm wanting to be a voice actor. I have a Blue Yeti X mic. And I think that might be good enough, but I'm not sure what I should use for my demos, as well as where I should upload that demo.

Question about age on a job. by TimeDoesNotTell  •  last post Mar 20th

I want to apply for a job, but the age range has changed from when I saw it originally. I believe it started out around 15-19, but now it is solely at 18. Does this mean they only want actors who are 18 years old? That's what I'm assuming, but I'd like to make sure.

I hate Self Tapes SO MUCH. Casting is SO SPOILED. Auditions should be ZOOM ONLY. I'm tired of all the responsibility being outsourced to actors!!! by lakjfgnlkjsdfglkj  •  last post Mar 20th

the worst part is, nobody seems to care! when I first starting getting self tapes a few years back, I wouldn't even fucking DO them, because I was so angry. Like, what? you can't even be bothered to rent an audition room? You can't even be bothered to READ opposite the actors you want to bring in? You expect the actor to do ALL of that themselves? Well here we are folks when the biggest of the biggest casting directors handling projects with the BIGGEST BUDGETS IN THE INDUSTRY now have this expectation, and it makes me want to projectile diarrhea and vomit at the same time in all of these people's smug faces. How hard is it to do a Zoom? We do them for callbacks. They have saved SO MUCH TIME & MONEY NOT HOLDING IN PERSON AUDITIONS! I don't think we even can fathom the amount of actors they are seeing with self tapes. The # is so high if we did know the true # I BET you less actors would be subjected themselves to this ridiculous ridiculous treatment. They can still save SO MUCH TIME & MONEY by holding Zoom auditions. By READING with the actor. They are spoiled rotten, they have TOO many choices with self tapes, you don't even fucking know if they are watching your tape. I'm going to start complaining to SAG-AFTRA about it. You would be wise to do the same, if you can't smell the writing on the wall that this is only going to get SO much worse, more global, and all the work you did to get to a point to even get these auditions is going to me MOOT because now, every Joe Shmoe outside NY and LA are now getting the SAME tapes. How do you like them apples? SAG-AFTRA should be regulating this situation. I am Anti-Self Tape to the day I fucking die. And anybody who gives even a half of a shit about actors or has any respect for the work we do or the insane logistics in our lives we have to navigate to do this, should fucking care. I know this sub is mainly newbies and bootlickers who won't care but this had to be said.

Is casting networks subscription worth it? by zoestertoasterz  •  last post Mar 20th

Hi! Thanks for letting me joint your group! I am a 20 year old actress from CT. I have been acting since I was 8 and haven’t had luck finding an agency. Most of them want me to move which I can’t do currently. I haven’t been in anything since covid hit and I’m so ready to jump back in! I have IMDb pro account and apply through that to castings. And also backstage! (Which I’ve had some luck with in the past) my question is if the nearly 300 dollar subscription is worth it?!

Plumbing emotions by Practical_Debt7337  •  last post Mar 20th

I have been acting for awhile now, but the biggest struggle I have faced is allowing myself to be vulnerable on stage or on camera. What methods do you use to get yourself out of your head and explore deeper emotions? What schools (Hagen, Stanislavsky, Meisner, etc,) have you found that helped you most? (I know different actors have different success with various methods) I feel if I am going to really progress, I need to develop this aspect.

Can someone tell me why I have this by cbg54  •  last post Mar 20th

Ok I have this thing where if I'm alone and acting in front of a camera I'm completely fine but when I'm with someone even just taking a video and have to act seriously I always laugh and smile its really annoying and I'm scared that i might not be able to be an actor when I'm of age because of it I'm scared ill go in and ill keep getting told off for laughing. I act by myself all the time around every 5 minutes ill start a scenario when I'm alone and I think acting Is a good job for me (except for memorising things I gotta work on that) but please someone tell me how I get over this.

How many actors do agents represent? by mraladdinsirwat  •  last post Mar 20th

what’s a solid number? Do agents who represent 50 actors each do well? I know some represent 100 and some represent 5- but how much does yours represent?

Seeking Voice Actors for livestream project [Unpaid for now] by MyKindOfFolks  •  last post Mar 20th

Hey! I am thinking about ways to democratise longform storytelling in a lofi way - and what I would like to experiment with is live streaming table reads of screenplays (Twitch). That way, people who cannot have their movie or TV show made because of prohibitive costs and gate keeping, can still have production of their screenplay that they can watch and share with friends. I'm looking for voice actors who want to help get this project off the ground. Currently it would be unpaid, but if the project magically generates any money, it would be split fairly. I'm looking for 2 time commitments, one rehearsal to work out kinks and then the livestream. I am also looking in particular for BIPOC performers, as one of the goals in this project is to tell more diverse stories that could have barriers to production.

Miami International Scifi Film Festival Win 2021 by Damien Donnelly  •  last post Mar 20th

So honoured to have receive this Award. We all need our SPACE now more than ever. Big Shout out of Gratitude to Oisin Power & Kevin Hughes. Check out " Homo Sapiens in Space " Micro Doc (3 mins) on Amazon Prime US today.

Seeking Actors for Short Film (OREGON) by _finding_photos  •  last post Mar 20th

I don’t make garbage. Here’s my work. www.noechavez.com If you live in Oregon, preferably Eugene, lets collaborate.

Realistic expectations as a background actor in LA? by SPELDWR0NG  •  last post Mar 19th

I'm considering moving to LA once the pandemic starts clearing up and doing background work full-time. I have no interest in regular acting, just in doing background work as a full-time regular job. I'm hoping someone who's more familiar with the market could help me get a realistic perspective on how much I could expect to work and/or make doing this. I know this is an industry where you're booking can vary wildly from one month to the next, but even a rough idea of what to expect is better than nothing. I don't know if it's realistic to expect to work 10+ days per month with an average daily pay of $250+ or if working 3 days per month with an average pay of $190 per day is optimistic. In case it matters, here are some details about me: I'm a white male in my mid 40's. I'll be a full union member (SAG-AFTRA) so I can't take any non-union roles. I drive a Blue 2021 Hyundai Sonata I can use for shoots. I don't have any special skills (instruments, skateboarding, etc). If you can give me ANY information that can help me set some realistic expectations for LA based background work I would greatly appreciate it.

Need to vent (agents are so unprofessional) by ihateherds  •  last post Mar 19th

I just got an email saying I had a cmail notification, which is always a little adrenaline rush. Go to check it out only to find that it's a notification that my agent has removed me from her roster. No phone call, no email, no heads up of any kind. I'm not very surprised that she's dropping me, I barely hear from her and she has in 3 years gotten me under 10 auditions (I've gotten more on my own). We haven't communicated in awhile. There's not much to say, there's a pandemic going on, not as much work as before unless you were already fairly active. It was clear that the relationship was probably not going anywhere. I can live with that, but you can't even take 2 minutes to send me an email? A text message even?????? I'm just SO sick of actors having to be so professional and on top of their shit but everyone else in the industry just does whatever the hell they want. If I as an actor tried to just drop my agent with no heads up I'd be lambasted. And this isn't a small agency, it's fairly big and reputable in NY. It's not like this really changes anything, I wasn't getting anything from her to start with, but it still sucks.

What's Your Opinion On Headshots In Voiceacting? by Shouganai_Senpai  •  last post Mar 19th

I've been practicing as a voiceover artist for several months and now looking into the social media and marketing side of things where I see so many other artists with professional headshots of themselves even though it's work that doesn't necessarily mean they will be on-camera. Vice versa I see a lot of artists with artistic renderings or cartoon versions of themselves and other times where it is just a logo. Now I've heard some say that it's better to not put your face out there as it can serve as a distraction to what should be front and center: your vocal performance. But with social media and engaging people later on, others say it is good to put a face with the name. What do you all think? Is a headshot necessary for a voice actor? Or would something like a logo or a mascot version of yourself better serve you? I guess it all depends on what kind of branding one might go for especially if you specialize in a specific field of voiceover work. In any case, I was just wondering and would love to hear everyone's take or experience with this.

John Nash character, A Beautiful Mind by Newactorintown  •  last post Mar 19th

After watching this movie, and realising John Nash was a real person, it makes me crazy to even imagine how hard would it be to create this character, and there's a long character journey for him, this might be one of the most complicated role to perform, Russell Crowe did a decent job. But, my curiosity still lies in wandering how would different actors have performed it, someone like Daniel Day Lewis, Dustin Hoffman, or any other great actor, if there would've been a way to watch this performed by someone else too.