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Actor Instagram Acount by ObiSanKenobi  •  last post Oct 26th

Backstory: I was a part of an agency when I was a lot younger, but I left due to reasons. I’m doing theater at school, and I’ve done musicals pretty much every year, but I want to transition back into on camera acting. Should I wait until I become apart of another agency to make a social media profile for acting? Edit: I’m 13 if that helps anything.

Looking for actors with another full-time job for a research study by ResearchGig  •  last post Oct 26th

Hi there! I am a doctoral student working and I'm trying to get in contact with actors who also work a different full-time job (i.e. 30+ hours a week). We—a group of researchers at the University of Oregon—want to understand the unique experiences of people who have multiple and possibly very different work arrangements. We are interested in understanding the characteristics of these jobs and their impact on emotions, attitudes, and behaviors. The study will involve completing 3 short (about 15 minutes each) surveys about three weeks apart each. Our participants must also be willing to ask a coworker at their primary job to participate in one short study on their behalf. We reward each participant with an Amazon or Starbucks gift card for completing three short surveys and asking a coworker at one of your jobs to complete a short survey. If you do voice acting on the side of a full-time job, we would be delighted to have you participate. Shoot me a direct message and I will get you registered for the study.

How to get into an affordable acting college? by coolkidO715  •  last post Oct 26th

Okay this might sound like a stupid question but hear me out. I am a 15 year old living in India, Im currently in 10th grade and studying in a IGCSE school. I have always wanted to be an actor but never knew how. I am 2 years away from passing out from school yet i still do not know how an acting college works etc. I come from a decent family but they are not going to be willing to pay a fortune for my college. I really wanna know a way i can apply for a acting school which is not costly and if there is a way i can get scholarship for a college that gives acting classes.

Q: What's the name of the gesture to calm down? by Lonahora  •  last post Oct 25th

Hi, When watching bloopers I sometime see actors pinch their fingers and pull their hand down to poise themselves. Can someone tell me what's the name of this gesture if I want to describe character A doing it in a story?

Manager meetings- any advice by Dolente  •  last post Oct 25th

Hello! I’m an actress in the U.K. and have a couple of meetings next week with some American managers. Do you have any advice for what I should prepare? What’s good to wear, makeup, and what kind of questions may they ask? They are reputable with some pretty well known clients. Thanks so much!

There is an open call for a tv show that I want to do but I don’t think my parents will let me. by manyothers28  •  last post Oct 25th

I’m very interested in acting. I’ve taken classes and I’m in my high school drama department. I don’t think my parents would ever let me do anything on screen, but this morning I saw a casting call for a tv show. It’s with a pretty well known competition and I fit the description perfectly. I know I probably won’t get the role, I just want to audition for the experience. But I’m afraid that my parents will take this as me trying to become a professional actress and throw away my teen years or something. How should I approach them about it?

Is it true that under sag aftra that actors are being paid to quarantine 2 weeks before filming? by thehealthyactress  •  last post Oct 25th

I’ve been hearing rumors about this. I start quarantine tomorrow.

ACTING COACH by CreativeEntrepreneu1  •  last post Oct 25th

anybody looking for an acting coach? NYC based Actor and Coach with Off Broadway and TV/Film Credits

Male to female voice in real time by inspirit16  •  last post Oct 25th

I need to have a male voice actor voice become female and realistic (not underwater nor robotic), like manga voice over. I need the voice transformation real time because the person I’m asking to voice over is remote and would want the voice to come in real time as we converse. What tool, hardware, software can help me accomplish this? Thank you so much

Personal voiceover website that includes reels in 3 languages. Yes or no? by scarletcrusade  •  last post Oct 25th

Hello! So this is a tricky question now. I'm bilingual Slovak-Serb, but mainly I do VO in the English language. I had some Slovak, Serbian VO jobs, but not as many as English. Now, I have demos (In Eng, Serb, Slo) + website ready, all that is left is to upload them. However... I'm not sure if I should mix languages, or just upload English demo reels because I think it might be off-putting to clients that need Eng VO actor, as they mainly look for native speakers. So what you peeps think, should I upload on the website just Eng demo reels, or Serb and Slovak also?

Non-Acting TV jobs by 95Kilometers  •  last post Oct 25th

Can you guys recommend a r/ community, or a website or anything where one could find more information about TV jobs? (Production assistant, writer's assistant, script coordinator, behind the scenes careers). I'm looking to learn more about the industry as whole and how people get into those types of roles! * When someone is a production assistant, or something technical like a boom operator, are they hired for a particular show's filming and only employed for as long as the show runs, like an actor? or do they come from an agency or particular network? Who do they technically "work for"? * Do crews get sent out to location, or do shows usually recruit those roles locally (Like say, if a show is based out of New York but they film in ATL, do they hire an ATL crew?) Apologies for dumb questions. I come from a radio background and currently work in marketing but I only recently started thinking about the "business" side of show business. I think it's fascinating! TIA!

How to pitch a role to an actor? by AfroWritet007  •  last post Oct 25th

I have a limited series pilot and some actors in mind that I would be adding to my pitch deck. Because I am still in the pitching phase, I am fine getting just soft yeses. But how do I got about soliciting the actors I am interested in? None are A listers or even B. One is an upcoming black actress and the other is a guy who has made his career basically only doing guest star roles (recognizable but not super famous). I already have their contacts from IMDB. I just dont know what to say. How do I phrase things in a way that is more likely to get your Manager or Agent to read my email?

Are Actors Penalized For Unprofessionalism Off-Set? by Maleficent-Plantain6  •  last post Oct 25th

I’ve noticed that actors (often B or C list actors) lean away from using profanity on social media, and when videos get released about them indulging in substances such as cannabis, it’s often leaked and followed by a profuse apology explaining that it was a dumb, one time thing (When that probably isn’t the case). Do casting directors take something like that seriously? I understand that cussing on social media and promoting drugs that deviate from a societal norm is unprofessional, but I never understood how that could prevent you from landing a role. There is the occasional anomaly, but after studying actors social medias such as Michael Evans-Behling, Michael Rainey Jr. and more, (to get a better understanding of how my social media presence should look like) I realize that despite their roles doing things that can be seen as negative on screen, their social media posts are completely devoid of profanity or adult hobbies, (even though not everyone partakes in such things) and often are very “PG”. Why do they do this?

I want to try voice acting but I don't know if I'd be any good at it. by froggyfarts  •  last post Oct 25th

(Not sure if this is the right flair, sorry if not!) I wanna try my hand at voice acting, I think VAs play a big part in creating the magic that gives characters personality and that in turn they play a big part in bringing the characters they voice to life! I really admire the work of Voice Actors for that reason so whenever I listen to good voice work (especially for characters I like) I feel inspired to try and use that same magic to bring characters to life too. I'm willing to put in the necessary work to make sure I do a good job, but that said I kind of fear that I lack the talent I need to make sure I *actually* do a good job. To elaborate, (and I don't know if it's weird or not lol ) a lot of the time I'll talk to myself out loud while changing the pitch/tone/etc. of my voice to see how I'd sound. Usually when I do this I feel like I sound far from the mark I was trying to hit or even just flat-out dumb so it makes me doubt I'd be able to do justice to some potentially cool characters. In the end, I guess my question is: How can I tell if I have what it takes to be a voice actor? TLDR; I aspire to be a VA but I don't know if I've got what it takes, what should I do?

Can I go on a rant here? by Maps_and_Sauce  •  last post Oct 24th

Hey everyone! So, I need to go on a little rant and I feel like this is the only outlet where people would understand. So, today was my first day (sort of) back on a set. For some backstory, I am not a professional actor (although, I would love to be some day!), and my entire experience as an actor has come from unpaid independent work as well as student films. I check local castings in my area every day and found one for a project with someone whom I worked with before (albeit, briefly). I contacted him about the breakdown and he got back to me right away. So, he invited me to come to set and just check things out and see what was going on and get a feel for things. No problems with that. But as I observed what was happening and listened to a lot of the things he was talking about, I began to get frustrated. The rant really begins here: For starters, its not a paying gig. I knew that when I applied, but figured I could get some good footage out of it. Only once I got there today, I started to think that might not be the case. Here's why: multiple times throughout the day, he talked about this show was going to be a big hit. How there was "no chance that this wouldn't be picked up by network TV," how "this film was going to be by 'big break." Yeah. I've heard it all before. This film is your "magnum opus" but you don't actually want to pay anyone to be involved? (Again though, I knew that going into it). But then it really hit me: I'm never going to get my footage. See, I've been down this road before (as I'm sure some of you may have as well) where the compensation for your time is credit/copy. Except, you can't seem to ever get the copy. "Oh, we have to wait until it gets distributed before we give out footage to actors." "Sorry, because I'm trying to submit it to networks we have to keep everything under wraps." No! Let me tell you something. Your show isn't going to be picked up. Is the acting terrible? No, but its clear these are unpaid, inexperienced actors (like myself) that you're working with. Is the cinematography good? Sure. But here's the one that really grinds my gears: the writing. There is no story being told. When I asked him earlier how many episodes this one, he laughed and said "oh, I don't know, like 50!" I know he was making a joke, but what I was looking for was an actual plan. Instead, (especially because he won't give me a script) it seems like he's really just doing things as they come to him. So there's no character development, no story arch, nothing. Its just a show about something. I know I'm all over the place with this but the main message I'm trying to get out it: don't worry about how you're going to make it big! Make it big by having an excellent story, good acting, good cinematography, etc.! When your biggest focus in creating something is how many people you're going to get to see it, it tells me you don't give a shit about the story, the characters, the actual point. Instead, you want some magical big break. Cut the shit, your YouTube project isn't getting picked up by NBC. I absolutely do not want to discourage anyone from making their own projects, and having high goals is great! But, be realistic. You can't tell me you expect me to drop everything, for no compensation other than footage (which I most likely won't get) but make false promises of success. It sucks because I was really looking forward to my first project back since covid, and now I'm left feeling super frustrated that its pretty much yet another waste of time and money. Experience? Sure, but I've got plenty already. Networking? Yeah, if its with the right people; but for the most part, its just like, ugh, write a cohesive show/film, then produce it, THEN worry about how you're gonna get it out there. Again, sorry for the long rant but I was feeling so frustrated and just needed to get it out there. :(

Casting multiple voice actors for narrative sci-fi audio series. by ahjotina  •  last post Oct 24th

Hi everyone. Thanks in advance for taking the time to consider these voice actor roles. I thought this would be a good place to start casting for our new narrative podcast audio series, Earth Eclipsed. I am not sure if this kind of post runs afoul of any subreddit rules (if so, please let me know and I will take it down!), but feel free to ask me any questions in the comments section here, or to email us at casting@thelunar.co. We have an FAQ section on our website as well, which is listed below. Earth Eclipsed is a paid non-union production. We are looking for unique and talented actors to be a part of this exciting, new audio experience! To apply, please visit our [website](https://thelunar.co/casting). We look forward to reviewing your applications! To the moon! AJ/Nick **About the series:** A brilliant neuroscientist on the brink of a galaxy-changing discovery about human memories has her work cut short when she’s kidnapped by a renegade miner. Thus begins Earth Eclipsed, an audio adventure that follows Dr. Alexine Prometh as she works to outwit Nico Dunn and get back to the Abacus Project, a project that has the potential to save millions of lives. Set in the distant future, this immersive audio series explores what it means to live in a utopian society, and the great lengths a person must go to preserve it. Follow Dr. Alexine Prometh as she works to extend the reach of that utopia, but has to battle against a corporation that threatens to take her work and a man on the fringes hellbent on forcing her to participate in his own devious plan. Earth Eclipsed is a sci fi epic that explores what it means for humanity to be at its best, and what it means when our principles meet practice. Asking questions about data privacy and what it means to aspire to perfection, it's not only a thrilling tale, but a story for our time. The first season of Earth Eclipsed will be released in early 2021 on all major podcast platforms. **About us:** The Lunar Company is a new Los Angeles-based storytelling studio founded in 2020 by Nicholas Prufer, AJ Churchill, and Victor Lee. We combined our interest in science fiction and world-building with our skills in sound design and music to create our pilot project: Earth Eclipsed. An exploration into limits of the podcast medium, Earth Eclipsed is an immersive audio series with the same excitement and depth as visual storytelling. It is the culmination of our curiosity about the self, our philosophy of morality in society, and our understanding of the human experience. This is only our first step into something 'lunar'—a term we've repurposed from the universe of Earth Eclipsed that means 'something that doesn't fit neatly in a box; something fantastic and other-worldly.' We embrace that definition and bring it to the stories we tell, exploring uncharted paths into new media, and daring to go where no one has before.

Is the average quality of acting in theater much higher than in movies? by EvaWolves  •  last post Oct 24th

Afterall most of the Oscar winners started in theater or do just as much live theater as they do in movies. Not to mention even in the debut roles in movies, many experienced theater actors (esp if they come from Broadway or England's theatre scene) are already praised in their first ever movie role such as Timothy Dalton's entrance in film in The Lion in the Winter. It even seems having a theater background is almost a guarantee for a support even major role if nobody else has an lead role resume from a TV show or support roles in movies. Is the quality of acting in theater esp the professional level that much greater?