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IMDb Star Meter by WennesseeTilliams • last post Feb 19th
In light of a certain actress being fired for her... *interesting* posts, I've seen some people championing that she's now the top actress in the entire world because she's first on IMDb's Star Meter. Without getting into all that, does anyone know how this meter works? I'm not sure if this takes into account general publicity for their rankings or what. Also, what is its relevance to the industry? Have you ever found your position on this meter has had anything to do with your career? Thank you!
Weapons Training and Set Safety for Actors by lunchwild • last post Feb 19th
I was watching the original Robocop last night and it made me wonder ‘are all of these actors with guns stuntmen, or actors given guns?’ I couldn’t find a clear answer so I decided to book a course. Next fall - assuming the world isn’t still burning, I’ll be flying out to take part in a 4 day course created for actors which includes firearm handling, techniques, procedures, marksmanship, live fire practice, set safety and others. If anything it will be fun and something cool to learn. Has anyone else done anything similar and to what extent did it become useful? I imagine such training would be most useful to stunt actors or actors leaning hard into the action genre - that’s not me at the moment, but I can learn to lean lol
Hired THEE BEST VOICE ACTOR to read my poem by rgalvan90802 • last post Feb 19th
Where do actors in commercials come from? by Fair_Expert_651 • last post Feb 19th
I've always wonder about the career of actors in commercials. Where do companies that advertise the products get these actors from I know about the process of becoming an actor in movies and tv shows. But I've always wonder about the process of becoming of an actor in commercials. All those people that we see in commercials, how do they start their careers? Do they just do one commercial and never do another one? Is been an actor in a commercial similar to be an extra in a movie? If I watch an actor or actress in a random commercial, I'll be hard press to noticed if I they show up in another commercial.
parents of child actors... HELP! by Little-Cranberry9125 • last post Feb 19th
My 10 year old was recently picked up by a reputable agent in NYC and landed a pretty big role.... What do I need to know going into all of this? What are some questions that you suggest we get answers to? What are some things you wish you had known when you were starting out? We just got the call yesterday and will be getting some more details soon, but I want to make sure that I have all my questions ready for when we sit down to hash out contract details. We are fairly new to all of this and this is her first big role... feeling slightly overwhelmed but excited as well! TIA!
Is background acting a competitive industry? by TimPrice2 • last post Feb 19th
We all know that acting is one of the most competitive industries in existence. What I mean is that there are exponentially more people trying to make it as actors than there are roles. How is it for background acting? Is there an serious imbalance between the number of actively working background actors compared to background roles needed? Is it fairly easy for new people to get background work? Is it a case where it starts hard and gets easy once you make it into SAG (which seems hard to pull off if you only do background). I'm not talking about right now during the pandemic, I mean normally.
TapNYC showcase thoughts by nycfranks • last post Feb 19th
Just had an audition with them where about 15 actors all performed a monologue. Some of them were great but about half have 0 business being in front of a rep right now. Most people performed monologues from tv shows and “monologue database websites”. Yikes. It seems like only a few people had drama school training. You pay like $500 to perform in a showcase (this isn’t so different than The Growing Studio or other workshops). However their next showcase is in July?! Looking on IMDbpro, all of the “alumni” I’ve met are reppped by the same manager (the owner of Tapnyc, who frankly gives me Mr Cusenau from Barry vibes) and a couple have legit film credits but most don’t. They say Abrams, Avalon, etc view showcases which sounds good. It sounds like in the showcase the actors all perform original material (strange) including new music from Carner and Gregor if you’re a singer (cool. I knew about C&G in drama school 5 years ago but haven’t heard of any new stuff they’ve done??). Overall I’m feeling like this isn’t a scam but it seems like a waste of time and money. Anyone have any thoughts about Tapnyc, other showcases like The Growing Studio or what is the best use of time and money right now when trying to get representation?
Actors wanted for Much Ado table read! by LastGlimpseOfCamille • last post Feb 19th
Hi everybody! Our Shakespeare Table Reads group is looking for new actors for a table read (over Discord voice chat) of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING - 6pm-9pm GMT, 21 Feb 2021. It's super informal and friendly, all levels of experience welcome. Here's the link to our server, hope to see some of you there! [https://discord.gg/3ZuEF5Ed](https://discord.gg/3ZuEF5Ed)
Actors access by Interesting-Permit-7 • last post Feb 19th
Does actors access accept prepaid Visa cards and or visa gift cards as a form of payment?...
Interested in becoming an audio book narrator, or voice actor how would I start? by The_Agnostic_Orca • last post Feb 19th
I don’t have any prior experience with recording my voice (outside of videography) or really reading any stories to record them, but I can do a few accents convincingly. I don’t particularly find my voice soothing or relaxing, but I don’t think that’s the only requirement for doing narration or voice acting. I’m currently studying to become a teacher, and I want to do something on the side while I’m still in university. How should I start? Should I start with narrating short stories? Should I narrate stories online (from Reddit) and start a YouTube channel? Thank you for your advice.
is it normal to pay for the script for the audition breakdown? by elonmusksbabymother • last post Feb 19th
i was scrolling through actors access and i saw a part that i was interested in. on the breakdown, it said that I can download the script through screenplay online with a certain code. i put in the code and it turns out that i have to pay $10.00 for the script. i was unsure about because i didn’t want to pay for it when i don’t need to. thanks for the help!!
Is it normal for actors to sign an I-9 Paper before working? It has Social # by Annonymous2127 • last post Feb 19th
Im a new actor and just curious and scared to put my social # in the form. I will be working for 2-3hours and will get about $500. it's for the video and this is Los Angeles. Is it normal? Do actors fill this form out usually?
someone coming into the acting world! by nick__pick • last post Feb 19th
hi! as someone who is coming into the world of acting what are some good resources and groups for auditions, casting calls, workshops and more? im currently coming from arizona so any arizona locals that can help a fellow actor out would be lovely! ive been dreaming of acting since i was young and i regret not starting sooner! edit: i really want to get into tv/film acting!
People who gave up on acting, for whatever reason. Do you ever regret your decision? by Bc2193 • last post Feb 19th
I don't know if the is the right place to post, since I assume that people here are still in the biz. Basically, I’ve had one goal since high school - to be an actor. But as I get older (27) I’m starting to wonder whether that's still the right goal for me, and whether it will lead to a life that makes me happy. But every time I start to think about new goals or other things I could be doing I start to beat myself up about “giving up” on my dreams and betraying my younger self. :/
How do you rate Timothy Dalton's Performances in Live theater esp Shakespeare? by EvaWolves • last post Feb 18th
Timothy Dalton is one of my favorite actors and not just as my fav James Bond but also because he is s fantastic as a historical period actor. Simply an all round professional top calibre. But I only seen him in films until I saw on Youtube an old live recorded performance of Anthony and Cleopatra that was aired n TV in the 80s and I was immediately hooked. S now I am slowly watching all of Shakespeare. Now the reason I ask is despite his most famous role being James Bond, much of Dalton's career was in live Shakespearan theater. Apparently the whole reason why Eon Production was chasing after Dalton for decades despite him refusing the role multiple times until the late 80s was because Albert Broccoli was so impressed by Dalton's acting ability in various Shakespeare plays that he felt Dalton would be the Perfect man for the Bond role and the best person to replace whatever current Bond. So when Pierce Brosnan was prevented from his Remington Steele contract from being casted in the next Bond movie, as soon as Dalton was freed from filming other productions, the studio immediately casted him as Bond once he finally relented after decades of refusal and all last minute previous choice replacements of Brosnan was thrown into the trash bin in an instant. Broccoli even wanted Dalton to come back for a 3rd movie despite the underperformance of his tenure as Bond but despite willing to come back to the role Dalton changed his mind when he read the contract requires 4 more Bond movies and thus Brosnan took the role as Bond in the 90s as soon as he was free. If being chased after for 2 decades for the role of Bond isn't enough to impress you, from what I know Dalton not only acted in the highest level of Shakespeare in the West End much of his acting career but even among the highest level he stood out and received vast acclaim esp before his reign as Bond. So much that he was considered the leading man in Shakespeare for a brief time in the UK. So even among the highest of classical actors he was noteworthy. So I am curious what do you think of Dalton's acting in live Shakespeare? I never had any interest in live theater as I mentioned in my posts months ago because I hated Shakespeare from my bad memories of studying him for school and Dalton's performance wowed me so much I'm now not only been watching Shakespeare plays on Youtube but am exploring other high art such as Medieval Romances, modern famed paintings, etc. However I'm so used to movie acting that live theater seems to be full of stuff that would be considered high quality in live action cinema I honestly don't know how to rate high art live performances on stage. So I am curious what vets of Shakespeare and other live stage performances have to say. How do you rate Timothy Dalton? What as it like seeing him on stage before the role of James Bond replaced his image as utmost actor of the classical style? If you never seen Dalton's performances, here is the first act of the Anthony and Cleopatra recorded play I am referring to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHFGnT4cskU The rest of this performance is available on Youtube so just do type in the search engine a bit and explore each acts bit by bit. Dalton plays as Marc Anthony in the recorded play. Honestly what is your opinion?
Do You Have Questions For A Producer? by dissolvemedia • last post Feb 18th
Hey Actors, Here at Dissolve Media we get the cool opportunity of interviewing the amazing Michael Schaar-Ney who has produced 17 films and shows. So we want to give you the opportunity to ask any question you may have. Just comment them below, and here is a link to our podcast where you can listen to it when it goes live! [https://open.spotify.com/show/5VODH6pxKCGrsKS0mxyumk](https://open.spotify.com/show/5VODH6pxKCGrsKS0mxyumk)
Everybody tells me I should join improv but my instincts tell me otherwise by barfingclouds • last post Feb 18th
Hello, I’m an amateur actor who is trying to become better to become professional. I’ve lived in LA for 2 years. My acting experience is limited and my goal is to get better through acting classes and acting in small films. But everybody tells me I should do improv. They also say it’s a good way to make friends as I don’t have many here yet. But it just feels so counter to my essence. I’m a very serious and thoughtful person, I don’t know if I have a fast reactive personality. I’m a musician as well and I hate hate hate open jamming with people. But I do spend hours all the time writing music. I’m a writer too, and I feel like just because I’m a poet doesn’t mean I need to freestyle rap, you know? Anyways, what do you guys think? Are there flaws in my logic here?
I wrote a Mel Brooks/Spaceball inspired script for two actresses; they went from excited to a month later, after receiving the script, stating that they don't accept unsolicited scripts. by ElectricKey33__-_- • last post Feb 18th
I took a chance on them because sometimes it takes a unique partnership to break through. Many performing artists repeatedly work with the same people because of trust. This outcome is not what I expected... that all of a sudden they have something in the works that might be similar. So here it is! The further you read, the wilder and crazier it gets. Happy Mars landing day! https://drive.google.com/file/d/10R-WxcysLK9YARhnFr5hnStYLEKil3-O/view?usp=sharing
Paraguayan actors in the "Interior del país" by Due-Sith199 • last post Feb 18th
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Should I drop theatre acting? by daddymonster1 • last post Feb 18th
Let me begin by saying that I love acting and I'm absolutely sure that it's something I want to do. However, most of my acting so far was theatre and theatre really does have something to it and I love it but maybe loving something and wanting to do it isn't the same thing. I love my drama and theatre classes and they're a great mood boost for the end of a long day. But when an actual show is coming and those tense few days before the premiere, I can't wait to get it over with. I'm usually always really happy and proud of myself once it's done, but during those final rehearsals, I keep going home feeling down and sometimes beating myself up about whatever I did wrong on some rehearsal and I just don't feel happy. Stage fright is a problem that I ignore and I still deliver a decent performance despite my anxiety, but I feel like I should be enjoying myself while I'm performing in front of a live audience and I just find it hard. But keep in mind that the company I'm in often does shows that are grim, dark and serious and maybe I just want to do something crazy, flashy and light-hearted for theatre, like musicals. Maybe it's that atmosphere that makes me feel pressured? Because once I did this kids show with another group from my town that had dance elements and I was having a blast because there was so much positive and fun atmosphere and I instantly made friends with everyone there because everyone was so open, non-judgmental and without pretense, even though some of them are talented as HECK (but in this case in dance). Maybe I just don't enjoy working with this group anymore (the serious one), as much as it helped me shape up and grow as an actor? I know success doesn't come easily and that we should all bleed for our art, but sometimes I feel uneasy where I am. I'm sorry if I'm just talking nonsense, maybe the tech week is just getting to me, but I really felt the need to ask more experienced people about this. I also started theatre acting only around the age of 18 and since a lot of people in theatre are in it since they were kids (and my town is no exception), I guess I also often felt a bit of an inferiority complex. I really got far considering a "late" start, though (one of the top students of my drama class now), but sometimes I'm just not as natural on stage as professional actors and I kinda beat myself up over that. I've always been interested in film, though. Acting, directing, writing, everything. Maybe once I move to NYC for the sake of opportunities (which I'm planning to do in a couple of years), I should completely focus on film and TV? Am I just working in an environment that I'm not "vibing" with? Are these ramblings really just tech week and a bad rehearsal going to my head? Is theatre acting simply not for me?