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In class Acting Classes-Toronto by meinai88 • last post Mar 5th
To my fellow Toronto actors. I have been thinking of getting into acting and want to take some acting classes as I have no experience. I have looked around and everything is offered online right now. With the news this morning that Toronto is no longer in lockdown as of Monday, would in person Acting Classes be allowed to run with the Grey Zone that Toronto is going to be in or would they still be offered online. Just curious cause I would rather do in person classes.
I actually played these two roles within the same week but couldn’t resist making them into a plandemic meme. #actor by spilnerdurden • last post Mar 5th
A Freelance Voice Actor Answers Your Questions by StepStuff • last post Mar 4th
Actors on Fluoxitine? Do you feel emotionally blunted when acting? Do you find it harder to memorize and rehearse on it? (In the long term, specifically) by inspiredtobeinspired • last post Mar 4th
It's a long story, but basically, I suddenly developed an anxiety disorder with panic attacks. (Sort of, I always used to get anxiety when I smoked weed occationally back in the day, and I once had a bad incident in college where I went to the ER, convinced I was dying when I had too much caffeine when I was stoned... But I haven't smoked weed in over a year, so it's not that.) It's probably brought on by being trapped indoors in LA for a year, trying to do the right thing during this pandemic. We don't even get take-out, and we have all our groceries delivered. Then, the stess of the election. Then, I had auditions for grad programs in acting-- and though both my wife and I got into the same amazing program... during the last few months, something... I dunno... broke. When I'm acting, narrating, etc. I'm ok... but doing anything else, or just sitting around, I start getting severe panic attacks. Like... begging my wife to call an ambulance--bad. Anyway, physically I'm fine. I talked to a doctor, and had my blood-work, and I'm healthy as a horse. But, what I do have constantly now, is anxiety. And it's gotten to the point where my doctor suggested fluoxitine (generic for prozac) So... TLDR: Any actors out there have experience being on antidepressants or fluoxitine specifically? Once you got acclimated to it, did it effect your emotional range when acting, or "blunt" you at all? I've never been on any antidepressant before, and am about a week into my prescription and feel high as a kite most of the time. The anxiety and panic attacks are still happening on top of feeling high. I know it takes a while to adjust, but even once the anxiety stops, am I going to continue to feel fuzzy, and worse still--will it prevent me from feeling and expressing the extreme end of my emotions when acting? I concerned because I start my MFA program in the fall, and am concerned that I won't be able to access my usual pool emotions. Cheers.
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Feedback by AutoModerator • last post Mar 4th
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.
Criminal Justice through union plus by Theurbanalchemist • last post Mar 4th
Hello Thespians, This year, I learned that through the actor’s union is a program called “Union Plus”, which allows union members to go to community and university (online) for free for their associates and bachelor’s degree in certain fields: Teacher education, criminal justice, and the humanities. Classes begin at the end of this month. I’m currently trying to weave furthering my education along with a full time actors schedule. If and when I book that series regular role, that will take priority. However, there’s no guarantees and it’s wise to continue moving forward, as I’m currently doing trucking/obtaining my CDL which will only get me so far. So why criminal justice? I come from a family who believe that Hollywood is a demonic cesspool filled with pedophiles and while there *are* bad actors in positions of power, the industry still has its upsides and we need moral people to make it better. I love this industry and have so since I was a child, but I don’t want to perpetuate a problem. Today, I traveled the rabbit hole from Dan Schneider, Harvey Weinstein, and such and saw a need that could be filled. A swamp that can be drained. Not only for my sustainability, but for many actors and actresses who feel victimized with nowhere to turn. To be a watchdog while the industry continues to progress. I think not only through our art, but also with activism, our industry can be better for women, queer folk, and those unprotected. I think it takes more than just making films to make a change. Just my two cents and my idea to make an opportunity to better our field of work moving forward. Thank you!
Trying to build my recording booth, in Egypt. by MoSND • last post Mar 4th
I've been working as a voice actor/performer for about 6 years, but I'm having some trouble expanding my work due to my fairly low budget setup. \- A 10-year-old laptop \- Alesis iO2 Express Audio Interface (Its chip isn't the best; it has static noise that's a bit too noticeable) \- Sennheiser e845s Mic \- A closet with a blanket as a recording booth This setup works fine for a lot of my work, which is mostly local. But I'm having trouble reducing noise and echo to a level that's acceptable for websites like VoiceBunny for example. I almost have no budget to buy upgrades, so are there ways to reduce noise and echo with what little I have? TYIA.
Professional Actors who have made it in the industry, what was the key factor to your success? by Xmas50 • last post Mar 4th
Thoughts on Jenna Fischer's Autobiography? by ArtificialBiskit • last post Mar 4th
I have heard good things about Jenna Fischer's autobiography and how it is apparently a really good book to read for any aspiring actor trying to make it in the business. If anyone here has read it, do you think it is worth getting?
Automated Casting on Actor's Access? by hackinwackinsmackin • last post Mar 4th
A friend and I have both experienced casting calls on Actor's Access that we never applied for. They seem like automated ecocast requests sent to everyone on AA that matches the character requirements. Is this normal? I haven't heard of this before. And they're for big productions!
Tips on how to get a National Agent as someone thats had 3 offers in the past 2 months (95% self taught with no prior acting experience only voice actong for a couple years) by GeeOKeem • last post Mar 4th
1) No your equipment is not as important as your ability to act, teach yourself ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING YOU CAN ONLINE BY USING GOOGLE. I promise its not that difficult, and even if you dont know everything to look up, the internet is a rabbit hole. Start on dee bradley bakers website iwanttobeavoiceactor.com, then head over to the voiceacting mastery Podcast, and make your final stop at the vobuzzweekly youtube channel and absorb EVERYTHING. 2) Take workshops with the RIGHT people. Sorry but not everyone is great at coaching/teaching EVEN IF THEY BOOK. Crispin freeman, Richard Horvitz, Jodi Gotlieb, Charlie Adler, Nancy Wolfson, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, all great. All expensive. Unfortunagely everything in getting started in this is. Theres no shame in saving up the same way you would for a microphone to take a class or 2. 3) "HOW DO I KNOW WHEN IM READY?" When you consistently have the best reads in your workshops, start leaving your teachers speachless or they dont have very much notes to give you beyond basic direcrion youd get in an actual session. "THAT WAS AMAZING, now what if you did it like this" or "that was great, see class thats exactly what i was talking about" are lines you start hearing consistently when youre probably in a good spot. (Dont get cocky. Continue to get coaching. No ones good at everything. Its just a good sign youre proffessionally competitive and should save up for a demo) 4) DEMOS!!! AGENTS WANT TO BE TRICKED. Meaning. If you have a videogame demo that sounds like anime characters or it belongs in a wonky kids animation. Then its not a good videogame demo. They should be able to imagine you in those spots, it should literlaly sound like you just grabbed them from games you were actually in and compiled them together. Same goes for commercial or animation. Meaning the soundfx and music ARE important. They need to compliment the genre youre going for but NOT overshadow your perfomance 5) YOU NEED TO WORK Opportunites dont fall in your lap. You cant be anxious about sending an email or making a phone call. If you are good at what you do, you have killer demos and you go about it respectfully.THE WORST THEY CAN DO IS IGNORE YOU AND THE BEST THEY CAN DO IS TAKE YOU. 6) THERE ARE NO RULES. I have no acting background and very little indie credits. But im also confident in the fact that im really good at what i do. So i didnt cold email local agencies, and then build my credits then struggle to get national spots under my belt. Once i stopped getting solid feedback on improving my acting i switched to private lessons only and only took workshops with casting directors. When i knew i wanted national representation i took agency workshops. Which leads me to my next point. 7) THE AGENTS Agents dont need a resume or even a demo. THEY NEED CONFIRMATION BIAS. The best way pre pandemic (and before my time) was via recommendation. They need a guarantee that youre good. But we're in a pandemic, and zoom meetings are a thing sooooo whats next?? AGENCY WORKSHOPS. BUT ONLY WHEN YOURE READY!!!! What better way to show them youre valuable than to absolutely murder your reads live while they're watching in a class of 10 other actors? I did 2 months ago and 5 days later i had an offer from the agency. Also side note. The stuff about unsolicited emails? If you can make them money they wont gaf if you email them and are actially good 8) PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS!!! i got another offer by cold emailing. On top of having everything i needed, equipment, a booth, source connect standard, a great interface, and acting tk back it up, I got really lucky. But you know what i didnt include?? My RESUME because there was nothing on it haha. I also didnt tell them i wasnt in LA . Dont give them a reason to say no if they didnt ask. If they like you then theyll take you, ESPECIALLY NOW. If they ask you later dont lie. But again they care more about your ability to make them money than anything else. Also im POC. Guess what agencies really want right now?? And guess what i made sure to put into every email. 9) BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. If they dont respond your first time reaching out, wait a week and follow up, they dont respind again? Wait 6 months and try again theres a plethora of reasons why an agency wont sign someone. These are busy people and heck they couldve just missed your email. Or amybe they have 6 other people that sound like you and when you contact them again 1 of them may have left. You never know. 10) DONT KID YOURSELF If youre not working harder than 97%of your peers, youre not working hard enough to be in a place where your auditioning with the likes of tara strong and troy baker. If youre meant to succeed you will succeed. But it means you have to work hard enough for the people that cast to care enough to notice beyond the nepotism they currently default to. I 11) LUCK IS A FACTOR But luck is what happens when hard work meets opportunity. If you constantly put yourself in the right position to be lucky and have the talent to back it up when the moment arrives. You'll eventually end up right where you meant to. Alright my fellow actors! Thats it from me. I dont mean this post to seem holier than thou. But this is all info i wouldve wanted when i started and im very much still walkin on baby legs at 23. Idk wtf im doing yet in hindsight. We all got a lot to learn but heres what ive personally learned so far. Hope you all reach your dreams i'ts finally at fingers length for me.
Come join the Actor's discord by mulan5 • last post Mar 4th
Hi! I made a discord to help each other out. If you are new to acting or had some experience. Come join. [https://discord.gg/KpZ8jwQ9](https://discord.gg/KpZ8jwQ9).
Real talk, how do you guys avoid being hyper focused on your body and the way you look. by tara_664 • last post Mar 4th
Being an actor and being in the entertainment industry or trying to get into it. Since you yourself are the product and you are selling yourself, how do you guys no over obsess about your bodies and the way you look. Like i even know all the A listers and the actors who are anyone have all pretty much have work done, all have personal trainers and the money to look the way they do. And growing up in this social media world i just find it very hard not to be hyper critical of myself and the way i look. Not to wake up in the morning and be bloated because i ate something the day before that made me bloat and think im super fucking fat. Like i know i shouldnt do this but i feel like i cant walk pass a mirror or something and look at my face and look at like my nose or cheeks and not say ugly. Or think i look terrible because i have fat cheeks or my stomach isnt flat. Even with all this body positivity movements and normalizing real bodies its still rough. I mean i tell my friends the same things but then to myself i still hold myself to this very harsh unrealistic standard. Thoughts?
(Update) Actor's Access - Talent Link Question by astronamese • last post Mar 4th
Original Post: [https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/lscszm/actors\_access\_talent\_link\_question/](https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/lscszm/actors_access_talent_link_question/)) Hi everyone! I thought I'd give an update on my original post in this subreddit and hopefully, this thread will also give others insight into the Actor's Access Talent Link process as well. So first off, apologies to everyone. I was mistaken - the person who reached out to me was a talent manager and not a talent agent. But anyway, the meeting went well I think! It was just a short interview where I gave some background on myself, such as my acting experience and any special skills. Because I'm essentially a newbie, they're recommending that I get professional headshots and possibly a demo reel going, and also work on trying to submit to as many student film/short film projects as I can and build myself up (which I definitely agree with). One thing to note is that they offered to help submit me for the smaller projects to help build up my credits, which I'm not sure if that's normal for a talent manager. They're having me self-tape a monologue or two for them to gauge where my acting ability is right now and I'm looking over the contract they sent me too but I'm not sure if I want to sign. I suppose I'd like to ask everyone here for their opinions on some of the aspects of the contract! No upfront fees (just 15% of any gig), locked in for 3 years at least (with the option to renew every year after that point), and they can act on my behalf/as my signatory on payment/endorsement/contractual authorizations for any bookings/meetings/appearances (would they still need my explicit approval or does this mean they can do things independent of me?) - is all of this pretty standard? I definitely plan on asking the manager all the questions above but I just wanted to see people's opinions on this subreddit. Thanks in advance for any responses!
Stanislavski System Class Online by Darielle • last post Mar 4th
Hello Fellow Actors, I am seeking a good online acting class on the Stanislavski System with a reputable teacher. My schedule's changed so I won't be able to continue the course I was taking at City Academy in London. Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
Related to actor? by uhhayes • last post Mar 4th
Hi, I was just wondering if it is extremely beneficial to be related to a TV acting legend in terms of helping your own career. Thanks!
Indie Productions by SabReale12 • last post Mar 4th
I’d appreciate it if anyone has an answer for this! Is there any website or some sort of thing with lists of low budget production companies? I don’t know how to use IMDBPro for that since I’m looking for the small producers in the first place, so there’s nothing to search. Some producer names would help a lot too. Aaaand, have you fellow actors ever sent self submissions to indie producers? Like a formal email or just letting them know on Instagram that you watched some short film they made on vimeo and you’re available for a next project. I’m talking REALLY independent, not A24 “indie”, btw.
PLEASE HELP. How to stop spit popping after words. by YourFriendIndeed97 • last post Mar 4th
Hey so I’m a new voice actor with a serious problem. I make a very noticeable spit popping sound. I think it’s happening when I close my mouth and not my tongue being dry or anything. I’m an extremely hydrated person and I’ve even tried every dry mouth trick in the book just to be certain. Is anyone familiar with this? I know I can edit it out but it’s after EVERY sentence. I’m afraid it will have a negative impact on my career. I’ll attach a recording. Thanks in advance for all the help. [Mouth popping ](https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe6w3tmt/)
Acting podcast! by oakcreek7 • last post Mar 4th
I have a podcast for actors and I would love a view, thumbs up, comment and/or maybe even a subscribe ;) Let me know some other topics you think would be good for actors! https://youtu.be/zYObT0FHnIc
I know that there's no right age to be an actor, but what about ageism in Hollywood against women? by sunriseoctober • last post Mar 4th
I've read a lot of what you all have said about age, and I 100% agree that you can start acting and become an actor at any age, it's never too late! I also know that you don't have to give your age and that it's really about how you look, but I am curious about sexism and ageism. At what age is someone typically no longer considered as a leading lady or as a young love interest? What is considered an objectively "young" actor (if they look their age)? I just remember a skit about after a certain age women are only seen as mothers or older characters and no longer main love interests, when does this typically happen? If someone has been acting for a while but doesn't get their "big break" until they're between 25 and 30, are they seen as an "older" female actress? There are also certain actresses that have big fan followings with young people, at what age do most of those actresses have their big break? Would it be rare to happen after 25 or even after 21 or 22? I hope that I don't offend anyone, I'm just very interested in this subject and am curious about your thoughts and opinions :)