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LA Actors: Itinerary for NYC actor’s first trip to LA? by Traditional-Stick-15 • last post Apr 17th
Hi everyone! I’m from NYC going to LA for the first time in about 2 weeks! I’m going with an actor friend of mine who is moving there and wants to see some neighborhoods to decide where to live. I just wanted to know what activities geared towards actors would you recommend? Also any restaurant or tourist/site seeing recs are appreciated!
Summer Intensives for the Community Theater Adult by fruitflieslikeabnana • last post Apr 17th
I am a 36 year old deep in a job search in my field with too much time on my hands, reflecting on how acting brings me more joy than...pretty much anything else. I am only 5 years into community theater and want to learn more and go deeper. Given the painstaking slowness of my job search, I'm thinking about signing up for an acting intensive: there are a TON out there though and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. There are none anywhere near my remote and rural town and I have some savings so pretty much any US location is on the table. To narrow my options, are there some schools that cater more to the >30 years old actor? If I'm not concerned about making it in the industry, should I consider the LA and NY ones due to caliber or might I actually find a better fit for me in a different city? Are these worth the thousands of dollars? Anyone similar to me do this? Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.
How to find uncredited actors in scarface ? by Bright-Researcher452 • last post Apr 17th
There couple of actors in scarface from the final scene shootout that are uncredited their faces looks familar i am sure i seen them in other movies ????
Create a "hide background roles" tab in Actor's Access? by YayaBrooklyn • last post Apr 17th
Anyone else agree? I know you can currently check to see only background roles, but it would be great to be able to filter them out.
I need some guidance for pursuing professional VO work by VikLendvay • last post Apr 17th
I've always been interested in doing voice over work even just as a hobby, but only ever dabbled in it until last year where I started my channel and regularly produced and took part in VO projects. Unlike all my other hobbies, though, VO work is something I know I have a decent amount of talent in that's actually gotten better within the year, and I haven't lost any desire or passion at all to do it. I'll try to make all this as brief as possible, but I'd like some additional guidance as to what my next steps should be for making my VO career a professional one. Here are the current details about myself for context; **Acting History:** * Nominated for acting in high school play for regional school award * Started my "Vik Lendvay" channel where I make audio stories and voiced in other content creator's audio projects (hobby, not truly professional) * Coached and trained by Tony Oliver in their "Adventures in Voice Acting" class (soon to be classes after this Sunday) **VO Study:** * James Arnold Taylor's "Day in the Life" * "I Want To Be A Voice Actor" by Dee Bradley Baker * "The Art of Voice Acting" book by Alburger **Set-Up:** * Have an amateur "home studio" (i.e. PVC pipe frame with heavy blankets) * Rode NT1 and Scarlett Solo into MacBook Pro's GarageBand * Use Audacity to process and clean up audio **General VO Interests:** * I'm still a big fan of anime and video games, so I would like to get work in either one of those industries **Current Life Situation:** * Located in Ontario, Canada * Would be able to move across country or even to the States with my savings and nothing tying me down where I live **Current Understanding of the Industry:** * A lot of major VO projects and connections to industry are within LA, as well as some in NY and Dallas TX (Dallas particularly for Anime dubbing) * Biggest cities for Canadian VO work is Montreal (especially for video game work), Toronto, and Vancouver (I'm closer to Toronto) * Working from home is becoming more viable, but that's only after getting an established reputation within the industry and having a decent setup (which I do not have) * There's a lot more people trying to get VO work nowadays, especially with the rising popularity of "work from home" practices * Once you've entered into your niche, it's essentially what you'll be sticking with for the rest of your VO career (ex. Once you start doing anime dubbing projects, that's essentially most of what you'll be doing for the rest of your VO career) * The biggest hurdle to get over for starting a VO career is getting the connections and experience necessary to get started in your career; especially connections and experience within the niche of VO work you want to do **Current Plan:** * After doing more regular and amateur VO work for a year for myself and with others, I still want to do voice action and get better at voice acting * I want to find out what my best and most practical next steps are in terms of how I can get better experience and connections in the VO industry * For starters, I'd want to find the best classes I can take to see if I actually have any potential for a professional career, and to get the training and connections necessary to get started in the industry Even if I can't go pro, I'd still love to do VO work as a side hobby and help out other creators with their projects. I'd truly appreciate some additional guidance as well as some solid advice as to what it would truly take to start a professional career in voice acting.
How to find uncredited actors in scarface ??? by Bright-Researcher452 • last post Apr 17th
Most of the actors in scarface from the final scene shootout are uncredited but there is couple of them that their faces looks familar i am sure i seen them in other movies ???? I want to know their names
Have any actors here made their own feature/shorts? by No_Landscape_1019 • last post Apr 17th
I’ve been writing a feature film script for a few years now, mostly out of my love for horror but I actually think it’s pretty good. realistically it would have to be low/no budget because I’m a broke actor. My friend owns a few air bnbs she offered in exchange that she could do special effect makeup for her portfolio. The problem is I just don’t know where to start, I have a ton of actors interested but crew not so much! I’m in Toronto area if anyone is interested in working on it in anyway! It’s a little over an hour long, it’s about an urban legend that I made up as a kid lol (but I altered it to be a little scarier)
How to approach an idol politely? by correctstatement2022 • last post Apr 17th
Ran into a really famous actor in my neighborhood while waiting in line. I wanted to say hi love your work I'm an actress too etc etc. but was too shy. Ugh!!! I always feel a little guilty for not saying hi to certain incredible actors, musicians, directors, you name it, who I cross paths with - and it happens all the time - it's sometimes just so hard to muster up the courage. Any tips? Of course these are for moments when it's appropriate and when the opportunity presents itself in a tactful way/not flat-out rude and interrupting them or invading personal space
Forgot monologue during audition by all_you_can_eat_soup • last post Apr 17th
I had my first audition today, I joined a theatre course this year at my uni as my introduction to acting and I've had so much fun. I've signed up for acting classes and found some friends to start an actors gym with. I have a monologue I've had in my back pocket for months, I've rehearsed it countless times, performed it, never with any issues. I love it and relate to the character, it's my best piece. Today I had my first ever audition, to get into the second year class and I just blanked though... It had been a very very stressful morning for personal reasons so maybe that played into it. But I couldn't get 20% through, apologized and tried again, same thing. We ended up doing the interview first and they gave me another shot after. I at least finished this time but I'm worried I was so in my head it wasn't as good. I just feel ready to cry, I had worked so hard on this piece and was so proud of it but now I'm worried I won't get into the second year theatre program. The one professor likes me I think and worked with me this year but not the others, and it can't be a good thing to blank under pressure. If it happened om stage I would be screwed. I'm not really entirely sure what the point of this post is besides venting. I've never had any issues memorizing before in performance or rehearsal. Does anyone have tips for how to not get stressed and blank in an audition?
im starting a fan dub how can i make it grow by memeothenerdo • last post Apr 17th
ive got a twitter ive made a yt short in lots of sever ive got a casting club for it its a csm manga dub if that helps but im really stuck on how i can find good voice actors
Anyone who had no acting experience disappear for 3 to 6 months howd it go for you? by Lonewanderer234 • last post Apr 17th
Has anyone decided to disappear for 3 to 6 months and focus on becoming an actor? How'd it go for you. Did you quit your previous career, move across country, I'd like to hear your struggles.
Table read turned out to actually be an audition?? by AccountantLong9075 • last post Apr 17th
So im in a theater group (i mostly do film) and a member said they wanted to do a table for a screenplay they wrote. film isnt financed but she said she has some cinematographer attached. i volunteered cause i love table reads as a way to just act without much pressure. Ive done them before and its normally get the script, read it once maybe twice, then show up and do the read. In my experience, its a way for writers to hear thier work- not about the actors. For this one, she wanted to do a zoom read for two characters cause she didnt know which one to cast me as. I get on the zoom and she starts recording it, has me do multiple takes with feedback and direction (by that she the old "be bigger") At the end of the call she says "honestly im not really feeling you for this...sorry!" ive been told close to 70 times this year "No" by CDs, but im really pissed off right now. If I am told I am auditioning, I will prep the f out for the audition. Dont tell be its a table read if youre really auditioning me. I feel mad at myself now for not showing my best craft.
I’m not an actor by BeckLou123 • last post Apr 16th
And yet I’ve somehow managed to bag myself a crazy opportunity at being in a film. It’s literally just been given to me two days ago and it begins tomorrow. I’m to be “tried out”. The role isn’t exactly small either, I do have a lot of lines and scenes. I’ve always loved acting, always dreamed of being an actress but that was not the career path I pursued, so I have ZERO experience. That being said, and I’m not sure if this is just some naive wannabe thing and I don’t want to sound like a total idiot, but I feel like I could probably just wing it? I feel like I’m naturally good at it? I know it takes a lot of effort and practice to really make it as an actor, but is it at ALL possible that I could somehow pull this out the bag? With some crazy stroke of luck? It’s just not an opportunity you can turn down! Any tips for someone who has never acted, but is about to be thrown in front of a camera tomorrow? Or am I just being stupid in thinking I could even attempt to do this?
Acting vs porn by bruhnumber1 • last post Apr 16th
I had a conversation with someone who held the belief that porn/sex work/onlyfans and the sex workers who partake in this type of work are comparable to acting and the actors who partake in playing out explicit scenes. They held the belief that at the end of the day it's just business. They were surprised when I said I would absolutely not let my daughter do sex work but would let my daughter be an actor. They didn't a difference and that the levels of depravity are the same. I ultimately said that these two groups are not at all comparable because porn is more morally corrupt, less dignified, less disciplined, more short term gratification, less less less....respectable to put in a nut shell. Was a very triggering conversation. What does everybody else think?
I feel like it would almost be impossible to become an actor making money(any)in Belgium as a drug user. Ive done years of extra work so knowing if anyone ever found out ,before even starting an acting class. Once the wrong person knows im not even gettin by Autismdemigodof420 • last post Apr 16th
My previous acting class just found out i was taking medicine that was a benzo I should keep taking my medication, even tho my i said my doctor doesn’t even like that i take em honestly. He told me im going to be assigned a different classand thell send an email soon. Never heard back one year later
I just got my first credit! by Bellemxo_ • last post Apr 16th
It’s a small speaking roll but I’m so happy to see my IMDb page and the words actress right underneath it. I’ve never acted so I just got lucky to get offered the role my very first time auditioning. I know I may sound lame but from someone so crippled by anxiety, this was a huge step for me. It gives me a little more confidence trying for other roles. Im happy for that reason alone!
What does “SELECTS” meaning during the casting process? by True_Satisfaction579 • last post Apr 16th
I auditioned for a new tv show pilot through Actors Access and a few days later I checked the casting breakdown page and it was updated and it had “SELECTS” right next to my name. Does anyone know what that means?
First ever background role tomorrow by DisastrousClub3 • last post Apr 16th
Any tips on how i can make sure i’m presentable? i wear makeup and want to make sure it looks good on camera! ive never been on camera and i’m doing this role as an extra because i’ve started doing theatre and the theatre program runner is a well known and well connected writer here in Sydney and she’s making her own film so she wanted us to be a part of it this is the second milestone of my acting career so far (first was getting into the theatre program) and i realised i wanted to become an actor only a few months ago :) i’m proud of how things are going so far!! next milestone is to get a proper acting credit or sign with an agency :)
how to cast actors from overseas to cast in a short film/mv in the US? like say, the filmmakers have casted them but how is the visa process? i’ve heard of production companies esp big ones, with their name and stuff, they’re able to make it work but what by whoamihelpmee • last post Apr 16th
if the filmmakers are say just film students or graduated film students for instance who obv have no production company and such? because it’s already hard to get a visitor visa, i’m just wondering how hard it’ll be for an actor overseas to come here to work a couple days for ‘not’ a production company
ATL Actor. Wondering if being Non-Union is hurting my chances. by TMaxBeard • last post Apr 16th
Hello Reddit! Could someone help me figure something out. I've been receiving amazing opportunities for roles that I felt I nailed, and sure I get how it could come down to a very small detail in why they chose someone else, but I also can't help wonder if being Non-Union has also hurt me. So work is tight right now for everyone which means preference will be given to union members. At least I think. I'm thinking for these previous auditions, they passed on me because I wasn't union. Like if there's a tie in casting choices, they'll certainly go with the union actor, right? I also don't know if my reel is up to par with other union actors. If anyone would be willing to take a look and give me some insight that would be great. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-dmN\_qFicY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-dmN_qFicY) Thank you, Max