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Do Live Action TV Actors (in particular ongoing seasonal TV shows) Get Burned out than other types of actors including voice actors for long-running continuous animated series? Esp compared to movie actors? Despite how pre-90s TV acting was terrible on th by EvaWolves • last post Feb 2nd
Inspired by the fact Shannen Doherty was so burnt out by Charmed that she never took another attempt at serious stuff trying to be Avant Garde again and much of her later works are cheap budget TV movies or comparatively light-hearted stress free stuff where she often had a lot of control over over or had more flexible schedules like reality TV and attempts to go into sitcoms as well as a limited recurring role in the 90210 sequel. Buffy ended before closing in on 200 episodes in contrast to Charmed and Seinfeld despite still good ratings with occasional impressive come backs to the show's peak popularity was because Sarah Michelle Gellar didn't want to do it anymore. True it was partially because she just gave birth to kids and wanted to be a mother but part of it was also because she was sorta getting tired of the show and admitted to getting burned out. Now pre-2000s TV often gets bashed for being low quality and in particular stuff before the 90s get hacked on all the time for laughably bad acting. This is esp true for seasonal long-running shows like ALF and Miami Vice. Yet I find it strange despite acting being deemed so damn horrible for long-running hit series it seems a pattern that TV stars get so burned out that not only do they want to get out before the show closes near its end but for those that do stay, a fair number quit alotogether for take much smaller roles or even just stay as one time guests at random series or transition to strictly TV movies and B movies because........... Hell some quite acting period and choose professions elsewhere including boring mundane jobs like plumbers or computer tech or PE teacher ............They got so worn out acting in a major role in a long-running seasonal stuff they don't want to ever take it into lead role again. You can see this with shows that were bashed for acting already even for their time like Charlie's Angels where of the originally angels, only Jaclyn Smith stayed and the other 2 left in large part because of being burnt out from the difficulties of acting and they spent the rest of their careers acting primarily in movies and miniseries and other limited tv shows of that sort. And Charlie's Angels was bashed for being a mindless show for the stupid masses that had sexy shots and with even some braless dress choices and often criticized for poor acting. So how come despite TV's low standards of acting esp in the past, actors seemed to get far more burned out than other low brow acting professions like voice acting and mocap acting? Hell even commonly more than highly respected acting styles like Academy Award level movies and live Shakespearan theatre? Shouldn't the very poor levels of acting on TV series esp pre-90s mean its the easiest? Yet we got people like Farrah Fawcett and Shannen Doherty leaving in large part motivated by how exhausting their TV series were! What ist he reason for this?
Rant/Vent on video chats/zoom as the new medium for actors. by leafOnTheRiver • last post Feb 2nd
Sorry if this is out of place, but I needed a place of like-minded people to vent my frustrations with the whole zoom/video conference approach that has taken over the casting and training processes. Before I get into it, I just need to state that I am aware that this is better than nothing. But only barely. I simply cannot work off of someone who is miles away over a video chat. I've been trained to work off reading behaviour and reacting to what my scene partner is doing in a given moment. I simply cannot read the body language of someone when all I can see is a narrow window of just their head/shoulder. Eye contact and making a connection with my scene partner is a vital part of this art for me. I also find that working off zoom seems to make people simply read their sides more and pay less attention and listen less to their scene partner. All of their reactions are clearly preplanned, and it's not really their fault - it seems to be the thing that video conferencing forces actors to do. Not to mention the lag. The god damn lag. That split second delay when working with someone is starting to get really noticeable and even shows on self-tapes. Half the time I'm worried that the video will freeze, the other half of the time I am wondering why my partner is taking so long to react. I know we're all in the same boat here, but I just had to get it out of my system. Especially since I have a feeling that this will be the norm going forward with a lot of casting agencies and a lot of classes. Please tell me I am not the only going nuts due to having to use zoom and other video conference software to stay employed as an actor. And I know this is better than risking catching covid while trying to stay relevant in this industry. But I'm just at my wit's end. I can see the marked deterioration in my work, and it is starting to bother me greatly.
Should I move to LA for acting? by SuperbCelery610 • last post Feb 2nd
I’m 19 years old turning 20 in April. I’ve always dreamed of being an actress, I feel I’ve experienced the broad range of human emotion growing up and always connected deeply with film. in highschool I was in the drama club and acting classes until I was 18. When COVID came around my acting school shut down, and I just focused on working. It’s been a year, and I feel like I need to start focusing on my calling. Currently I’m not in school just working as a barista. I’m thinking about going to esthetician school while I kickstart my acting career. I live at home with my dad, we are moving to Jersey shore in a month. Im thinking about saving up about 5k and getting a roommate in LA. I already have a car which isn’t an issue. The only barrier I’m facing is quarantine. Is it worth moving out there in the fall? Or should I hold out until things get better and just start my acting here in Jersey? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
If you could ask a Hollywood career coach any question what would it be? by dissolvemedia • last post Feb 2nd
Hey guys, here at the Late Evening Show we have an interview coming up with Erica Wernick. She is a popular career coach in Hollywood with clients that work for Netflix, HBO, Hulu, etc. She recently released a book called Meant For This where she talks about strategies to grow your Hollywood career. We want to give actors a chance to come up with questions that we could ask her. So please comment any question you may have and look out for the episode launch with her answers. This is going to be a cool episode because we will also do a simulation of a conversation she would have with a real client! I am super excited about it. Here is the link to our show so you can look at it! [https://open.spotify.com/show/5VODH6pxKCGrsKS0mxyumk](https://open.spotify.com/show/5VODH6pxKCGrsKS0mxyumk)
Does anyone have experiences where - One on One or Actors connection- paid off? Regarding casting directors? NYC by Wlund12 • last post Feb 2nd
Hey! So I feel a bit stuck right now. I have a solid reel, great headshots, AA clips, heavy training, and full representation across the board. I'm NYC based. Yet I do not get called in for the life of me. I see all my agents submitting me and no one gets back to them about me. It's at the point where they are as confused as I am. One of them recommended I go take some specific CD workshops at One on One so they can just see my face and get a sense of who I am. (I'm already a member). I used to do some of these before having representation (never worked btw). What blows my mind is how expensive these classes are! They range from 250$-390$ for like 3 sessions! It looks like they raised their prices during the pandemic ( thanks a lot :/) I just wanted to know if anyone on here has had some good results from laying down that kind of money. CD's specifically.
social anxiety and co-star chemistry by punkrockvibes • last post Feb 2nd
So I booked the role, yay me... But now I’m terrified. This is my first on-screen production ever, one of the first auditions I did in the month or so since I decided to pursue acting as a career, and it was all online, self-tapes, etc. I got the role after never having to speak to anyone but my IRL spouse, who was my lovely reader. I haven’t met any of the rest of the cast in person yet, and COVID has made my social skills incredibly rusty — but the (un)fortunate reality is that i’m the romantic lead. I have no idea how to dive right in to a group of experienced actors (many of whom already know each other and have worked together prior to COVID) who are basically strangers to me, let alone how to interact with my on-screen paramour! This is all so new to me, and I don’t want to mess it up because this role could really kick off my acting career, yunno? It just feels like a lot of pressure because I wasn’t expecting to get cast in a role like this so soon — my experience (from YEARS ago, like in high school) is in theatre and comedy, and even then I only ever landed minor roles. I just ended a career in a completely different field (STEM-related) to pursue acting: I only started taking acting classes like two weeks ago, and I’m only a quarter of the way through Uta Hagen’s “Respect for Acting” and she hasn’t gotten to the “how to not be terrified of other actors” part yet lol. I say all this just to paint a picture of how new I am to the acting world, and to this level of socializing with other people. I’m already getting as much socialization as I can in the current status quo (acting classes, socially-distanced improv meet-ups, etc), and it has definitely helped me become more confident in social situations than I was a couple months ago — but interacting with costars feels like a whole other battle, it’s just so foreign to me. If anyone has any advice, personal experiences, or resources on how to manage this part of the acting life, especially for those who have social anxiety, that would be fantastic. This is by far the biggest thing I struggle with when it comes to acting — sometimes I feel like an extrovert trapped in the body of an introvert! tl;dr I’m very new to acting, with no on-set experience, and COVID has limited my social life, but i recently landed a decent role in a local production. I am the love interest of the leading role, but I have social anxiety and I have no idea how to interact with the rest of the cast while also acting at my full potential. Advice would be appreciated!
I'm in such a weird place career-wise, can I like buy anybody a coffee and waste your time for 15 minutes to talk about my shit virtually? by ijustwantgoodthings • last post Feb 2nd
I've been at this for some time. trained, repped, union, audition semi-regularly, or regularly, I dont know, I don't know what's normal, and that's the problem. my current frame of reference are actor friends not as far as I am that dont have reps or get auditions for tv shows so I really have nobody that knows what they're talking about, to talk about this stuff with, let alone give me any kind of frame of reference based in experience that could help me strategize what I'm even doing. I'd love to buy somebody a coffee and waste your time for 15 minutes and talk about my situation, my reps, my auditions, so I can just have the confidence to feel like I don't have to ask people questions anymore and have some kind of ownership about my career. I would really, really appreciate it!
MT studies! by marissablunt123 • last post Feb 1st
Is there any affordable (but legitimate) Musical theater course in the UK? Everything I've found is extremely expensive and practically impossible to pay back a lone taking into consideration an actor's salary. I'm not looking for a workshop, but a proper course. And I have google, I have done my research, but I haven't found anything :( Also, I'm from the EU but live in the UK (I'm not a resident or citizen yet), and some schools haven't even decided how much we have to pay... anyone in the same situation??
Self-tape zoom audition help needed by Cowpunkmom • last post Feb 1st
I'm new to reddit, sorry if I've posted this incorrectly. I'm an actor living in Vancouver BC, and am trying to navigate all the self-tape auditions in this time of Covid. I've been using zoom (my reader joins my meeting, I pin my video and record the scene) on my computer, but it's an old computer and the camera SUCKS. I'd rather use zoom on my iPhone 12, which has a great camera. But I can't seem to pin my video on my phone. I have the zoom app installed. I am a licensed zoom user, so I took care of that. What am I missing? When I tap on the "participants", it doesn't give me the option of pinning a video. Any ideas?
How do you refrain from laughing at funny jokes? by SeinfeldGuyisBACK • last post Feb 1st
Hard part of being a good actor is stopping yourself from laughing at the lines you're given that are very humorous to you because you want to look realistic and professional.
Is watching a scene and acting with their lines a good way to practise? by _ant_ony_ • last post Feb 1st
Whilst I am watching a scene on TV or on my phone, I find myself saying what they're saying and acting as their character. I enjoy doing it, but I don't know if that's a good way to practise acting. I am 14, so I can't really do any practise on sets unless I wanted to be a teenage actor (which I don't).
U.K. actors is backstage worth it? by Xoxolonelyboi • last post Feb 1st
I feel like backstage is a bigger deal out in the states. Interested to hear if U.K. actors have managed to book using it and if it was anything decent? Also were your drama school trained or not, as I went to musical theatre school but looking to go back to pure drama school but still wanna go out searching for work on in tv and film
new actors in 2020/1 by rob2349 • last post Feb 1st
has anyone just started this or last year 2020-2021 and started booking or working ? not nessessarily big stuff.. but has anyone thats new post covid land an agent or a small role or commercial or film? if so howd that go/happen? and are any LA/NY studios starting to open in person again ? what is the industry like in LA vs Atlanta vs NYC rn for newbies or even professionals??
Please help with this by KingKodi28 • last post Feb 1st
Hi, this is my first time making a post on Reddit, I’ve never really been on Reddit, but I’m an aspiring actor with little experience, I’m in college, I’m a pre law major, and I acted in high school and any time I did act it felt right, like the character and myself were one person, it’s hard to explain, but there’s nothing I want to do more then to be an actor, the people I knew in high school all wanted to act in plays but I want to act on screen, like tv shows and movies and such, how could I get into acting? I really think that I could do it I just don’t know how to get into it.
Actors of Vancouver, how is it going? by GCode___ • last post Feb 1st
Hi fellow Vancouver actors, I thought I’d reach out and see how the last little while has been going for everyone. Might be interesting to share demographic info (ex: M, 35-45, White) and how many self tape opportunities you’re getting at the moment (TV/Film vs. Commercials). Are most of you seeing more opportunities than before the pandemic? Thought it might be interesting for us to share insights! Thanks!
I have been a Voice Actor for about 4 years now, but there is still 1 thing that is still bothering me. by Captain_Ezreal • last post Jan 31st
My microphone just won't be perfect. I have tried everything, I have a Blue Yeti but it just won't be perfect. Normally when I do voice acting I go to a studio but because of the lockdown in my country I can't leave home. I was wondering if i'm just using the wrong microphone or not? I tried a lot already from editing the Microphone to moving to a small room and covering the wall in foam. Honestly I woudn't mind buying a new Microphone since at the moment I can't get any jobs since my microphone always has some sort of noise or doesn't sound on point. What i'm trying to say here is what is the best Microphone for voice acting at home?
Advice by turnstkapt • last post Jan 31st
I don’t quite live in a state that is a hotspot for becoming an actor. I have no clue where to start, but this is something I’ve wanted to do for at least the past 17 years of my life. It won’t go away. It’s not a phase. How do I get into acting? What are the best resources to help me figure this out? I apologize if this type of thing is posted regularly and is not allowed, but I figured it was worth reaching out. I feel really stifled. I don’t think I’ll ever be completely happy with my life if I don’t at least try to be something more than doing the whole 9-5 job nuclear family thing. This probably sounds super dramatic, but I figured I’d try to reach out.
Looking for male VA by Luovicii • last post Jan 31st
For a video game competition trailer, we are looking for a voice actor. *Short description of the request:* It is a short (130 words) speech for a trailer that will be posted on YouTube. It is a trailer for a competition in the game Star Citizen. The video will be an introduction for this event. Timing of the voice is of importance due to background music. *Required voice:* English (accent no problem) Male, deep, dramatic Text and audio samples will be delivered on request. Budgets are very limited but we will provide a fair reimbursement. Actor will be credited in the video. Please dm me if you are interested.