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Child actors by LifeOrdinary9753 • last post Feb 20th
When child actors act in movies I am afraid that they might get hurt sometimes in scenes which are hard to deal with such as when they feel pain sometimes bullying scenes or in scenes in which they have to hold their breath for a long time for doing something how do they feel about those scenes will those things affect their future or will they get over it
What is it that makes a good actor/actress? by pinecone321 • last post Feb 20th
I am not in this industry at all but when I watch films I always wonder what is it that sets an actor/actress apart from the others? What are the signs of good acting? Apologies for my cluelessness!
Do you think it’s harder to be an actor, or a voice actor? by randomusername_741 • last post Feb 20th
Question for any actors in Los Angeles who are waiters currently how much do you usually make a day plus tips? by legandofzelda • last post Feb 20th
What are actors thoughts in performing in student films where there's a sex/make out scene? by Citygal123 • last post Feb 20th
I've read some really good scripts lately from students but one thing I've noticed is they often have unnecessary make out/sex/ nude scenes that come out of nowhere. One script I thought was terrific and then at the very end the woman ends up naked in a forest, for no reason. And the student wanted to film a sex scene with a handheld camera. I was horrified. It ruined a brilliant script. As an actor it makes me uncomfortable going for student films with this type of material because I don't know how they'll handle the scene and how safe an environment they'll make it for the actors. Why do student filmmakers feel they have to put these unnecessary scenes in? What are other actors thoughts on this? My friend thinks they put them in because they want to target a wider audience with their material but I don't know about this.
Finding who is representing a specific actor by Asker82237 • last post Feb 20th
I am not an actor, and I know nothing about the business, but I think my question fits here. How do I go about finding who is representing a specific TV/movie actor? Is there a centralized source, some kind of directory? I'd like to contact 2 or 3 Hollywood b-listers to gauge their interest in my project. Sorry I can't be more specific because of confidentialy issues. Thanks for any ideas!
Actors access by Interesting-Permit-7 • last post Feb 20th
Really dumb question Does actors access mail you a bill or something?
Question for any actors in Los Angeles who are working as waiters currently how much do you usually make a day plus tips? by legandofzelda • last post Feb 20th
By faking a fit everytime I needed to escape a situation/needed attention, I fooled my entire family. My "performances" have been so believable that they still believe those were epileptic seizures. by buffaybananahammock • last post Feb 20th
Hi. I am a 19 y/o from India and I am at thar stage of my life where I am confused af about everything that there is in my life. When I was about 14 or 15 years old, my teenage harmones were a little too much bear with and my mind convinced me that acting as though I'm having a fit would save me from all the consequences of the mistakes I have made. Later on, I started enjoying the kind of care I received after every "fake seizure" and I repeated this whenever I didn't feel like attending school or whenever I didn't do homework. I put my family through a lot while pretending to be a sick child. I know it's terrible that I did something like that, but I have forgiven my younger self cuz I know she's been through a lot and it wouldn't be kind of me to make her feel more shameful. This whole drama that I managed to pull out for a year has made me wonder how good I am at acting. I mean not everyone in my family can be so stupid that they believed me if I were just an average actress. I also am a good crier. I can cry my heart out for something that I absolutely have no feelings at all. I sometimes feel like I have been acting in a lot of other aspects if life. So the question here is that I wanna know if I should give acting a go with whatever domestic experience I have or is everything that I have said got nothing to do with the profession at all? Me is clueless. This is the first time I am actually talking about it. It has been the top secret of my life and WOW it feels good to spill some beans.
Looking for actor's that live in Las Vegas by CastingRoommates2021 • last post Feb 20th
We are makeing a comdey show episodes will be 1 to 5 minutes long. Right now we have 3 man and 1 woman in cast. Looking to add more peolpe to cast. 1:Looking for two more woman, ok with man try out too we need people, and we are all Races-friendly and LGBT-friendly and 18 and up for the age and it's no pay for now we are just starting on youtube. 2: looking for people who are good at writing and director's too Email me at castingroommates@gmail.com to gat a interview by Google meet or zoom
Does SlateShot Make a Difference on AA? by MarieN1989 • last post Feb 20th
Does it work as an advantage vs profiles without one? My agent has never asked me to do this (she’s a beast at getting me quality auditions), but was curious if it’s something that other actors have used and gained even more of an edge.
How to break into a bigger market. by Woahgio508 • last post Feb 20th
Hello everyone, I am a local actor here in Seattle Washington and I’m wondering what the best way to get the opportunity to start auditioning for larger productions out of state? How do you even go about being able to see these larger film/TV casting calls? I know I have more work to do and things to get done before doing so but it would be nice to know so when I’m ready I can start reaching for these bigger auditions. Thanks in advance for any info or advice you all might have for me! PS I do currently have a commercial agent here and do frequently look at Backstage and other casting sites like Casting Network and Casting Frontier. Here is my IMDb link if you are interested
Would online lessons set me back? by honeymoon9 • last post Feb 20th
Before Covid I was attending an actors workshop for training specifically in television and film. I’ve been going there for the last three years, this year would have been four years. I’m 22 years old and because of my age and the age groups that were set up I take classes with the teenagers because I’m too young to join the adult group yet. I believe the adult group is 25 years and up. I enjoy it a lot and I have learnt a lot and I truly believe I have made nice progress but obviously I will always have a lot to learn. My only issue is only a few of the students don’t take it seriously. When we are left to rehearse lines hardly anything gets done because people are too busy talking about what happened at school or college or making jokes. It got to a point where my partner and I got absolutely nothing done because they were too busy laughing with the other group so when it came to presenting our scene to the class we had to improv. Luckily enough our teacher was impressed with what we did but I still wish we could have actually focused on what we had to do. I’m paying £100 a month for this and I’m scared I’m going to be wasting money. Our teacher shows us what the older group does, he shows us their short films etc and they seem to take it a lot more seriously and I honestly can’t wait until I’m old enough to attend that group. I love my teachers sincerely and the idea of parting with them over this doesn’t feel right. Because of Covid I haven’t been able to attend since last year so I’ve pretty much been watching online lessons on YouTube. I feel like I’m learning more this way than at the workshop. Do I continue attending the workshop? Am I basically ruining my chances at a career if I leave? My teacher is also a casting director who has links with the big studios here in my country. I’m really stuck on what to do.
Actors access comment tool. Helpful? by Awkward-Ideal • last post Feb 20th
Has anyone found the comment section useful in landing an audition? What would you normally put there then so that you don’t sound annoying?
I've never been acting, but do you need bo be a good actor to play a bad actor in a play/movie? by Woerterbuch • last post Feb 20th
Actors book club table read by bamram88 • last post Feb 20th
Hey I just wanted to let everybody know that I am part of a table read on Discord. So if anybody’s interested please DM me or even just ask down below also please spread the word.
Considering he lived in the time of close quarter weapons like swords, was fight scenes of Shakespeare's play more realistic esp compared to modern theatre? by EvaWolve • last post Feb 20th
Finished The Tudors on Netflix back in August and in 1 episode some actors were rehearsing and this included being trained by an actual master of a rapier looking sword for the fight scenes. So I am curious esp since modern theatre gets the hack all the time for not bothering even bare bones basics like parrying thrusts and wrestling an enemy in a pin and stabbing him in the stomach.
Improv as an intro to acting by AmiWrongDude69 • last post Feb 20th
TL:Dr ended up ranting. Is improv a way to see if you have some kind of talent that can transfer to acting in a more professional setting? Little background: I’ve always been super into film and always told myself it was my passion and at some day I was going to do get in the industry. I know that sounds ridiculous and I know that’s what millions and millions of people always said. I have a lot of ideas and I’ve always kept track of them but have always been too much of a weenie to actually try to do something about it. You could say that I was afraid of failure. I’ve had a lot of shit happen to me (most self-inflicted) that has caused me to see life in a whole new way and realize that I need to stop being a weenie and at least try to follow some of my dreams and put myself out there even if I fail. Starting to wonder why I even wrote all that but anyways.....why I came here in the first place - I’m someone that has a lot of ideas but never wrote anything structured, the guy that everyone says “you’re so funny” even sometimes when I’m not trying to be. I want to say fuck it and start putting myself out there to see if there’s anything I’m good at when it comes to acting and film. My first thought was to do improv to start and see how it goes. At worst, I’ll get out of my comfort zone and live a little but I won’t lie I want to see if there’s something in me that could lead to acting in some capacity. A lot of times when I’m drunk I’ll play characters for fun when I talk to strangers but I play them pretty seriously if u know what I mean and people seem to take me pretty seriously lol. I really enjoy it. Basically, idk why I even wrote all that stuff, my question is: is improv classes or groups a good way to see if acting in some kind of capacity could be for you? I know improv and acting with a script are totally different but are there big actors that started in improv with no training and realized that they had some talent that could be used for acting?
Question to actors in your opinion what is the best actor survival job? by legandofzelda • last post Feb 20th
Seeking multiple male voice actors for a comedy skit by HiCaptainPunch • last post Feb 19th
I'm looking for talented male voice actors (American accent) who can pull off: skittish, young millennial voice (protagonist 1) stoner pothead "bro voice" (protagonist 2) stereotypical youtuber "smash that like button!" voice (side character) hillbilly country sheriff (authority character) ​ The skit will be around 2 minutes in length. If you are interested, please reply or DM me for more details. ​ These are the main characters I have for my skit so far. Starting pay is $30 per character. I would love to hear your guys' reels or auditions if you will. I am looking for someone who can act out the role of a movie character for this skit.