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Question for directors from a rejected actor by haleymjones1997 • last post Oct 23rd
I posted this over in r/filmmakers hoping to get some input from a director, but in case I get no bites over there, I figured I could post this here as well. If you have experience directing, this question is especially for you, but I'm open to opinions from other actors as well! Put yourself in a director's position. If an actor pitches themselves with an original idea for your episodic project (indie TV pilot in this case) after not getting a role they auditioned for (6 months after auditioning FWIW), is evidently very enthusiastic about your project, has decent acting chops and has a decent amount of previous film experience and presents you with a pitch package that's almost impossible to say no to, do you dismiss them or do you give them a chance on your project? And is there a way to go about this without sounding so desperate? Context is a TV pilot being produced independently and filmed locally. I auditioned for a lead, thought I was perfect for the role and had it in the bag, ended up not even getting a callback (to be fair, there were hundreds on *hundreds* of submissions). I'm genuinely very interested in the project and have an idea for a subsequent season storyline that could potentially be a selling point for studios when the writers go to pitch it. However, I could still be on the show as a smaller character, auditions for those characters are yet to come. Whether I get hired as an actor or I willingly work on the pilot as a PA, I'm still planning to pitch my idea (and myself as an actor if I'm only a PA) - unless this is an awful idea, which is where the question in the above paragraph comes into play.
Found this indie game looking to hire voice actors, quite a few characters you can try out for. by lightning87 • last post Oct 23rd
Is voice acting doable professionally if you aren't from North America? by teeno731 • last post Oct 23rd
I was born, raised, and will probably die, in Australia, and voice acting has been something I'd love to pursue. My friends and family often comment that "sound effects" or "voice narration" would be a perfect fit for me (you know what they mean) and while I do know of a few Australian voice actors, they tend to migrate to NA for work and it doesn't seem like there are any active ones in the industry who work remotely as a career. Of course, this is also somewhat true for NA itself - Funimation used to hire almost exclusively from local agents before they set up an LA studio. ProZD (Sungwun Cho) vlogged yesterday about how he had to routinely fly over to California to work until he moved there himself. I've always said I'd pursue it if I could... so can I?
Howdy! by WouldYouWrather • last post Oct 23rd
Hey guys, a couple months ago a used to be actor told me to read Stanislavski should I? ​ https://preview.redd.it/ddfa6kmnlqu51.png?width=359&format=png&auto=webp&s=ef89eee365bc9a655eb8a77ae6428c1cb236a5b1
As actors/actresses, do you notice that the general public has no idea what goes into acting or what "great acting" even means? by EverybodySaysHi • last post Oct 23rd
It seems to me that many subpar performances get rave reviews by the general public simply because they like the character or liked the movie/show; and on the flip side, many great performances are overlooked simply because people didn't like the character, the person, or the movie/show. Like the term "amazing acting" gets thrown around on reddit a lot just because, imo, they like the idea of the character or liked the movie in general. An example of this being Michael B Jordan in Black Panther. To me his performance was nothing special. It was wooden, it was one note, it was cliche, and the character was good DESPITE Michael B Jordan's performance not because of it. He didn't bring anything special to the table or elevate that role at all yet people say he was "amazing". To me that kinda just shows they don't know what they are talking about. Maybe I'm wrong, but I wanted to ask a community of actual actors and actresses who would know more than the general public what they think.
Need help by ArkManWithMemes • last post Oct 23rd
If im being honest i wasnt quite sure where to turn for this, saucenao didnt seem like a good idea, so i figured just maaaaaybe id have some luck in a voixe acting community? But TLDR theres this meme clip, and i thought it was funny, but im trying to find the voice actress who did it, and i have absolutely no idea how id even go about finding them, so i figured maybe i could go ask in an appropriate community and someone might be able to answer it for me? I can try and link the clip if needed, cuz the clip itself doesnt credit who made it, voiced it etc Heres the link, idk if itll work https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/758433840120463400/768694088022097930/d3208ba7e58728e794c05f6c87b349ebd36e9bc71aed99ce3c2311a975268541_1.mp4
Hiring two actors for short story (PAID)($10+$30) by MrPinataPants • last post Oct 22nd
Hello all! I am recording a dramatic reading of the Telltale Heart for Halloween and I'm looking to hire two actors to perform a couple lines I have written for an intro bit that leads into the story. The two characters in need of voicing are a gruff police officer/jailer and a journalist. ​ Officer/jailer (M) is authoritative and tough. ($10) "Just shout when ya done..." (spoken to the journalist) The journalist (M/F) is confident, sly, and curious. ($30) "Indeed." (when asked if he/she is another journalist) "Everyone wants to read about the Mad Man.""...You seem rather nervous." ​ This short story was written by Poe in the 1840s so a slight british accent for both characters is preferred. Here is an example: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGw9CXM6nqU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGw9CXM6nqU) ​ These lines need to be recorded and sent to me by the 27th. The submitted files need to be WAV, and cleaned but not altered (normalized, compressed, etc.). If you don't feel comfortable sending me the completed lines before payment then send me a audition clip of the character you are auditioning for saying whatever you like and I can pay half up front if I decide to hire you. Payments will be made through Paypal. You can dm me your auditions and demos. The final production will be uploaded to my personal youtube channel (not monetized) and soundcloud and will be shared on my social media pages. Credit for your work will be given in youtube and soundcloud descriptions (real name or online handle, whichever you prefer). If you have any questions just drop them in the comments and I will answer them as soon as I am able. Happy Halloween! ​ Edit: Auditions can be sent by link through reddit's direct messaging. (Dropbox, Drive, Soundcloud, Youtube, etc)
How hard will it be for me to succeed in the long term by RoadToMasterGuardian • last post Oct 22nd
I'm an Asian male, pretty tall and I have a really slight lisp. I'm pretty good looking and I live in Australia. I know I'm really good at acting but based on the fact that I'm Asian(there are less Asian actors then there are white or black actors) and the fact I live in Australia instead of America, how hard will I have to work to make it
Female voice over actors with the deepest voices? by StorytellerAli • last post Oct 22nd
What female stars in voice acting tend to get jobs based on their lower pitch of voice? They may even rival male actors with their deep voice, but they don't necessarily have to, they just have to be considered a female voice actor with a deep voice.
Zoom Vs Theater by Twitstein • last post Oct 22nd
Some thoughts for discussion on theatre's current dilemma. Trying to recreate theatre using a camera based medium isn't one of Zoom's obvious applications. It's kind of like redefining theatre without asking it first. Following Peter Brook's definition (from The Empty Space) of what is needed for theatre to exist - an empty space. A person to be present in that space. Someone(s) to be watching. If we focus a stationary camera on a space, the mere entry and exit of a person to and from the space becomes theatre, with someone watching. The many dynamic limitations of this focus (static camera) in no way detract from the power of an entry into, an exit from, and action created in that space. To use this frame of reference as a starting point, we have two building blocks for publicly viewed theatre in these covid times. A theatre that will work within the limitations of current broadcast technology, and not be diverted by it. And a new set of conventions and devices that camera use needs to become to serve theatre. Add two static cameras, on two separate locations, you begin to veer from the theatre space as the single point of creation. We start to enter the camera cinema space, and the use of filmic conventions, with the theatre space an inconstant device for the storytelling. Logically and physically, the stage remaining static is the only constant required. Use of camera(s) must cause the minimum intrusion to the static stage convention for an audience. Something allowing the camera framed stage to develop as a useful paradigm for actors and theatre makers is to remember - there is no comparison between a stage production that has been captured by cameras, and a camera capturing a stage. At it's most fundamental, the streaming theatre medium accomodates a single static camera because we accept it as the necessary component. It connects the audience to the stage. Beyond this, the multiple camera and vision switching technology intrudes on the performance space. It does so to the point the stage as the point of creation doesn't exist anymore. Along with that, the act of creation is negated for the audience. They become a viewer of the product of broadcast technology. The catharsis of being in a theatre audience is missing.
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - Oct 22 by AutoModerator • last post Oct 22nd
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.
I'm an actor and I wanna write! by Cup-Confident • last post Oct 22nd
Hey, I'm an actor and doing Theatre from past 6 years and now I wanna use my creativity to write screen plays because I always felt to write stories, is it right to do so? Because my first love is acting. My question is, is it write when you are acting? Second one is , Do I start reading structure of writing or follow my knowledge as an actor?
Finding an Agent Nonunion by Odd_Hovercraft_2789 • last post Oct 22nd
So I'm a newbie actor. Trying out backstage to find student films and what not to get some sort of a reel to submit to agents. Now everywhere I see, people are talking about choosing agents. How is someone supposed to "choose" an agent to submit to? Also how can I find an agent? I know some agencies in my area (NYC) but I'm just a bit lost on the choosing process. What should I look for? An article said to look at who they represent, but I mean most actors that I end up seeing their work are with higher end agencies. I'm also non-union currently since I'm not competitive in the union market, so how do I find agents that represent non-union? Cheers
Film Actors, how do you deal with last minute additions/changes to your script? by MissDramaQueen • last post Oct 22nd
I was on a taxi on the way to the shoot location when the director told me there was a change in some of my parts. There was an addition of 3 huge paragraphs that I feel didn't add anything to the script and the shoot was just 30 minutes away and they removed parts of the script that I had been working on for the past few days. I literally panicked and broke down in the taxi. I wasn't able to memorise the 3 new paragraphs in time and I hate myself because I didn't do a good job in the end. Have you all dealt with last minute additions to your script and how do u handle it? Especially when they take away paragraphs that you have been working on and adding 200-300 words just moments before your shoot. I love acting but shit like this makes me really mad.
Do I have a chance to be a big action actor? by phillyice000 • last post Oct 22nd
I am a teen but have always loved movies. Particularly action movies, which I have seen almost all of. I like modern big budget ones, but my favorites are the 80s badass action movies. I like corny ones, and big budget ones. The thing is that i dont have the pretty boy feminine look that i see a lot in movies today. Im muscular, and good looking but in a more slightly scary/badass way like the actors of the 80s. I have moderate acne scars that dont ruin my look and i could have removed if i had to. I also plan on putting on a lot more muscle which is very easy for me. I also have no acting experience at all, but i believe i would make a good one and an willing to practice. The actors i want to be like are the jason statham, keanu reeves, sylvester stallone, matt damon, daniel craig, arnold Schwarzenegger, mark Wahlberg, bruce willis etc. The thing is that i dont know if i should put my life it trying to be that, or just go to college or the military and take a regular career (although i have no idea what i want to do) I dont even know where to start and i dont know if these type action actors that arent pretty boys even have a chance in hollywood nowadays. I do have very high confidence and am very very good at speaking and am likeable so i think i would be good at acting. Do i even have a chance? And what steps would i even have to take? I live very close to nyc and dont really have any family so i can move anywhere if that helps
How do you get back back on the horse? by LennyLen88 • last post Oct 22nd
So I studied on a pretty good Acting course at University a few years ago, then I kind of lost my way and confidence in acting. i went back to work in a kitchen and forgot all about acting. About 2/3 years ago I decided to put my degree to some use and I became a drama teacher. I live my job, and what makes it even better is that I get to nurture young people into feeling the same way I do about theatre and acting. However not long ago I’ve just felt empty, like somethings missing, like a hole that just won’t be filled. I have wanted to be a performer since I was 5, this has never changed and I am now 32. Last year I was asked to help a small amateur theatre company out, the play wasn’t the best but they gave me a small part and I was really enjoying the rehearsal process again. Well long story short, the main actor decided he didn’t want to do the show with only 3 weeks left. I was asked if I could do the job, they gave me a few extra weeks to learn the lines and blocking and to even my surprise the show went off really well. Since then all I’ve thought about is somehow getting back into acting, but every time I think about it, the nerves and stress and constant worry comes flooding back and I have absolutely no idea what to do. All I know is I want to get back on the horse and I just need pointing in the right direction. Any advice?
UK Actors! Help me out with paying actors for a research project by bosharpe1 • last post Oct 22nd
I'm going to apply to the Arts Council for a grant to do a research project that would include needing actors with a clown/physical theatre/Lecoq background to attend a 8-day workshop, to create characters, devise and generate material using masks. Actors will range from amateur to professional - basically people who form a psychical theatre based community near where I live, and who I know. As I'm putting a budget together how much should I pay actors for their time on this?
Voice actors who also work full-time jobs, how do you avoid general burnout? by butterbeancd • last post Oct 22nd
I'm in a situation where I've started getting voice acting work. I've booked five regional commercials and have built relationships with clients that should lead to more work in the future. I'm looking to continue growing my voice acting business, but in the meantime I'm working two other jobs. One is a full-time 40-hour per week job, and the other is a monthly contractor job that I work one week out of every month. It generally comes out to \~15 hours for that week. Then I'm trying to pursue voice acting work and auditions in my off time. I always knew it would take some real commitment to do this work, and my ultimate dream is to be able to support myself full-time off voice acting. But I've been starting to feel some burnout, and for some reason it REALLY hit me today. I just feel exhausted and completely drained. Is there something you guys do to help you fight against burnout? Because I could really use some suggestions.
I just finished my first paid voice acting role! by Frowning-Jester • last post Oct 22nd
I got hired to do voice acting for the game Filmmaker Tycoon on Steam. It was so much fun to do and I got to try a bunch of different roles at once (I was playing an actor that would get hired to do different roles)! I am hoping that this isn't just a one time thing and that I can try to make a career out of this at some point.