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Crying as an actor by santaisntrealbhag • last post Sep 18th
I (19 M) have always been under the impression that you can practice and get better at acting but you can't practice your emotions, but I recently got a role in a music video where the starting scene requires my character to walk on the street, look at a happy couple, remember my ex girlfriend and cry. I tried taking a vidoe of it and it looks very fake and it looks like I'm "acting" and it isn't natural. I showed it to my director and he asked me to keep practicing and keep sending him the same scene over and over again and to get in touch with my emotions. Im really nervous about this and sometimes I just can't "feel" it. What should I do? (Sorry for making this so long
What questions to ask for a "Actors will do what you request theatre" by captainmuda • last post Sep 18th
I'm going for a theatre where the theme is that the acting couple will do exactly as the audience requests, but I'm not too sure what requests I should make, any ideas? This is description of the play. “You can see us but we cannot see you. You can tell us what to do. We will do it. Sing her a birthday song. Kick his balls. Eat shit. We will do it.” After losing their jobs as stage actors, and failing to ride the digitisation wave, Man and Woman design a modern peep show. Audiences gather in a dark room and anonymously type in perverse requests, which the couple must perform on screen.
Acting in LA at the moment? by asdfoier • last post Sep 18th
Chicago-based actor, mostly live performance/theatre/comedy, but some on-camera. I've been looking to eventually move to LA for a few years, and with the pandemic and live performance being shut-down in my current city for the foreseeable future, there's a part of me that's feeling pushed to move out west and take the leap now. Are there any LA actors who can share what the state of acting is in the city at the moment? Specifically on-camera, but open to hearing anyone's experience. Are projects casting/shooting at the moment, or are we still in a standstill and it's worth staying put?
Is there a way to get onto a movie set just to watch? by Meelad77 • last post Sep 18th
Ive been watching lots of marvel movies recently and its so addicting so I started watching the behind the scenes and its making me think should I become an actor? So I did some research and found out about extras and I did some looking into it but I can never find a specific website or something to contact them about it. So is there a way you can just go onto marvel movie set and not be in the way of the camera and just watch because it will be a motivation for me to become an actor.
Male actor for scenes on Zoom? by atjimbo • last post Sep 18th
Hello, I have some scenes from my screenplay that I would like to run through with a male actor. Please let me know if you're interested.
plz give me advice by imstr3ssedout • last post Sep 18th
so i’ve kind of always wanted to be an actor but i’ve never actually pursued it bc my parents have always discouraged me & whatnot. i’m in college rn (not studying acting lol but i’m doing a double major in cinemas studies) and i’ve had a lot of time to think bc of the whole covid situation and i’ve realized that i rly do wanna pursue acting. the only problem is i feel super stressed abt it bc i have noo acting experience to put on a resume other than like one or two plays from middle school
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - Sep 17 by AutoModerator • last post Sep 17th
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.
Can i start acting? by Sage_Attic • last post Sep 17th
I simply want to know if starting acting as a teen is viable. I figured this is something ive wanted to do with my life now, but alot of what ive read about shows its probably near impossible for me. I cant really travel to other places like NY or LA, and ive just turned 16 two days ago. I want to be an actor and a really successful one but idk if its possible, and i wanted some others opinions on it.
Free actor head/shots by capacitor-- • last post Sep 17th
Hey all I'm a New York City Photographer and just bought a couple Kino Flo lights (Peter Hurley uses these) and would like to play around with them a bit while I refine my look. I'm looking for one female and one male actor local to NYC and in exchange for about 90 minutes of your time, you'll get a free set of headshots. My portfolio can be found at [www.joejenkinsphoto.com](https://www.joejenkinsphoto.com) Also, apologies to the moderators of this board for writing head/shots. It looks like your bots auto-removed my post because they thought it was headshot feedback spam, or some such thing. Anyway, this is a legitimate request with no strings attached. Just a comped set of headshots for two people while I test out my lighting. Thanks Joe
Married Couple Getting In MFA Acting Program Together by WannabeWayne • last post Sep 17th
I’m auditioning this next audition cycle with my wife. We’re both solid actors with decent resumes and reels. Some background: We both got called back to “top 5” universities (according to Hollywood Reporter... whatever that means lol) our first time auditioning a couple years ago. We didn’t end up following through with the schools due to familial issues but here’s my question, are the chances of getting into a reputable acting university together* as a married couple extremely low? I’m talking big schools: UCSD and UCI specifically tbh. We got into about 5 schools together the first time but they weren’t what we were looking for. I’m aware both of us have to mesh well with the cohort and be strong actors but I’m asking this question apart from that. I would love to hear from people currently enrolled or graduated from MFA Acting Programs. TL;DR: Can anyone shed some light on how these reputable schools view accepting married couples into their programs? Is it seen as a liability, a non-issue, or does it fall somewhere in the middle?
Information about Visas? Looking to move from the US for a little bit by maybetoronto1 • last post Sep 17th
Does anyone know where to find/currently have resources regarding visas (not to the US) for actors? If I signed up for an acting course and get accepted on an international student visa, would I be able to work? I read here that talent agencies in Toronto are hesitant to represent non-resident actors since most productions get a tax break by hiring local talent. I'd really like to know what my options are...if I have any. I'm interested in leaving the US for a little bit. Thanks for any help, I appreciate it.
Challenge for the actor by Uta Hagen by ctekeeper • last post Sep 17th
Hi! I last minute signed up for my first acting class which starts tomorrow and need to find an online copy or pdf of Challenge for the Actor by Uta Hagen. I have already purchased a print version, arriving next week, but would like to find one online if I can so I can have it for tomorrow as we are supposed to have read a few pages before the start of class. If anyone knows where I can find a copy online it'd be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Characters and Voice Actors - Trollhunters by Jurda12345 • last post Sep 17th
I've been scouring every local and online script platform I can to find a scene for my acting class, with very specific criteria. I've found nothing. Ionesco's collected works, 30 Ten-Minute Plays by that Louisville play contest, simplyscripts, the local by crowlieb • last post Sep 17th
I don't know what my problem is. The context is a lot, and not very coherent. I'm in my last year of my acting BFA. I'm planning on becoming a dialect coach after graduation (and have plans in motion to do so). I \*like\* acting. It's what I'm good at, though I'm not part of the "special" ones in class (you may know what I'm talking about). All through the past three years, we've been doing scenes and all to explore what kinds of things we can do--where we fit and what we like. I have wasted my time, I feel. The classes were taught by allistic people, for allistic people. I was always made to play a man because we had no scripts for enough women, and if somebody had to end up playing a man, oh, well, naturally that will be u/crowlieb. Very little has fit, and very little has been useful. What I do connect with is mask work, theatre of the absurd, objective, wild, dream world stuff like that. Where characters never tell you everything they know. If they're surprised, they have chosen to be surprised. I \*like\* that, I can do that. I can put on a mask and "be a certain way." I am, in every way, the Green Other. I suck at realism. I'm not convincing, I'm not gripping, I'm boring to watch. To top it off, my cohorts in conservatory have never liked acting with me, so I don't what it's like to act with someone who doesn't look like a brick wall to me. Maybe I could never learn how to give enough, I don't know in the end, and I may never know. So it's my last year. I've wasted my time. I have one more chance, and it's big--it's going to be recorded, and sent to all the major theatremakers in the big city. My scene partner is not a friend by any means, but we're so similar. We both love absurdism. We both love playing the cold, distant, clinical (and often supernatural) Other and we both do it very well. This is our chance and we're running out of time. I've looked EVERYWHERE and all I see is work that's too sexual or too realist or too boring or too out there to even have a point if I sit down and \*really\* think about it. Am I bad at being in theatre? Am I a bad actor? Don't people who thrive in this world get "thrilled" by a play, want to see more? I feel frustrated that no one has been able to see me do what I know I could do best, but everything else is so damn.... mundane. That's not to say I don't like any shows. I love Our Town, and Fen, and Delirium Palace, and Silent Sky. Godot is a little bit too far. (I connect to a piece when the language makes sense, but the people don't.) I didn't want this to be a rant post, I respect this community. I don't know if I'm asking for help, or if anybody else feels this way, I don't know. I just had to \*tell somebody who does theatre.\*
What actors/actresses are retired? by tommymikaelson • last post Sep 17th
Apart from jack nicholson and sean connery can someone tell me a list of the major actors and actresses who are retired atm.
Signed with an agent right before the pandemic. Not sure where it’s going -- concerned Actor by mofowitdahat • last post Sep 17th
First and foremost, I'm grateful to have found an agent and sign with them on my own. I was very lucky to sign after showcase but realized I wasn't quite ready for the move. I got dropped after a year and was just lost. After a short break, I got new headshots, dusted myself off, and got back in the game. Fast forward to late 2019 and I finally land an interview with a small agency. My first agency was mid to high and this time I was looking for something more personable. I interviewed in December and signed in January. Things were looking great. She got me an audition after my interview and another after I signed. Then the pandemic hit... I called her to ask how she was and how the industry would react. At that point she said she'd be working from home and while most productions stopped, some CDs will hold meetings/auditions over Skype/Zoom. I was too busy being depressed and scared by the pandemic so I wasn't as proactive as I should've been for my career. That's on me. She hasn't contacted me for anything, let alone an audition. A few weeks ago, I decided to use a short self-tape audition I was really proud of as my "reel." I sent it to her, asking for feedback but she didn't respond. It's September. I have about 4 months left of my contract and I had only 2 auditions. Now I know there was a pandemic and there is no normal anymore but I've been seeing actors getting cast/auditioning. Should I expect to be dropped? I updated my materials and added a reel, how else can I best set up my agent? How are you guys connecting with CDs right now? Mail? Email? How do you guys communicate with your agent?? tl;dr - Maybe I got unlucky signing with an agent right before the pandemic. How do I make sure it wasn't for naught?
How to get back into acting (mid-COVID)? by calloutpost • last post Sep 17th
I (21F) am in my last quarter of college in Chicago in a major unrelated to acting. I've always been more of a creative type, did a lot of arts stuff in HS, but I dropped everything at a certain point to focus solely on voice lessons and the theatre department at school. Nothing made me happier than being in spring musicals and one-act plays, though favoritism was a major issue in the small department we had. Even with my vocal training, it became clear it was all about looks and whoever had become the director's 'favorite'. I had only ever been a lead once (in the MS fall play, I was a freshman), though I played a significant character in a one-act/competition play we did later on. Admittedly, the favoritism left me disheartened and a little angry by my senior year—especially because the summer prior I had managed to land a major role in a summer musical theatre program for ASM, against dozens of applicants/auditions compared to my tiny HS program. This isn't at all to say that I think I'm insanely talented, and I know not every role is made for me—but that was the first time in a long time I actually felt appreciated and like someone saw something in me. So I skipped out on the musical senior year, over the favoritism. (I know you have to have a thick skin for this line of work, but I think it felt more personal because our department was so tiny and we were so close with our director.) I think that made it hard for me to get back into acting for a long time, and I've considered it a lot while in college, but have never actually made the move. Anyway, right before COVID, I finally decided to stop putting it off and throw myself back into it. I have no real career goals in mind with my degree, but I went with it to please my parents and have a 'backup'. But I still dream about acting, and aside from being a writer, it's one of the only jobs I could see myself being happy doing. Even if I end up realizing I'm not talented enough to do it professionally/seriously compared to as a hobby, I desperately want to get back into it. I was starting to research how to do that and then BAM, COVID. The industry has been hit hard, of course, leaving even some professionals reeling. So I have no idea, as a novice, how to even begin to get back into it with what's going on in the US. I would really appreciate ANY advice or insight on what it's like for actors right now, how you're navigating work with COVID, how I might get back into this even with things being different right now. For more info, I would rather try to get into regular stage acting or film/TV. I just don't see myself as a triple threat or feel like my singing/dancing skills are good enough for Broadway, lol. Thanks in advance for anything you can offer!!
MFA Acting Question for Those Enrolled Into/Graduated from an MFA Program by WannabeWayne • last post Sep 17th
I’m auditioning this next audition cycle with my wife. We’re both solid actors with decent resumes and reels. Some background: We both got called back to “top 5” universities (according to Hollywood Reporter... whatever that means lol) our first time auditioning a couple years ago. We didn’t end up following through with the schools due to familial issues but here’s my question, are the chances of getting into a reputable acting university together* as a married couple extremely low? I’m talking big schools: UCSD and UCI specifically tbh. We got into about 5 schools together the first time but they weren’t what we were looking for. I’m aware we both of us have to mesh well with the cohort and be strong actors but I’m asking this question apart from that. TL;DR: Can anyone shed some light on how these reputable schools view accepting married couples into their programs? Is it seen as a liability, a non-issue, or does it fall somewhere in the middle?
Stanislawski died in 1938, so his works should be out of copyright. Why are they so difficult to find for free? by fromwithin • last post Sep 16th
The translations are derivative works, so should come under the same copyright restrictions as the original. The only thing I could find was this: https://archive.org/details/2015.126189.AnActorPrepares/page/n1/mode/2up If anyone has any other sources, I'd appreciate it.
I’m editing the clips that I want to upload to Actors Access right now. Typically, how long should I make each clip? I know the shorter the better but does this mean like under a minute? Under 30 seconds? by penguin_reddit • last post Sep 16th
All of my footage is from student films. They’re high quality just not sure what length to condense them too