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moving to Chicago? by gberry31 • last post Jul 22nd
some of you may have seen my post about trying to decide on moving to Atlanta or LA. from that i got a few suggestions to move to chicago and try to build my resumé some more, get an agent and/or get SAG-E before moving to LA. i was just wondering if anyone had any insight on moving to Chicago as an actor? obviously i won’t be moving until it is safe to do so and i’m aware that the market will be different now and any knowledge about it will be from pre-covid. thanks in advance!
Submitting self tapes early to an audition woes by irepMiami • last post Jul 21st
So I currently live in Orlando Fl and I’ve been told that you should always submit your self-tapes to actor’s access as soon as you possibly can. Casting directors often start watching self tapes as soon as they’re brought in and if they indeed find someone then you will be out of luck if waited closer to the deadline to submit. I’m having a very tough time trying to be fully prepared and memorized as well as trying to submit as early as possible to give myself a chance. Does anybody have any advice? Thanks
Where are big roles advertised? by toasta_oven • last post Jul 21st
How to relatively no-name actors get lead roles in blockbuster movies and hit TV shows? Are these roles advertised on normal casting sites?
Looking for advice by avomeroglu • last post Jul 21st
Hi all, I’m an aspiring actor in the U.K. I have had a few stage roles and short film roles. This was mainly during my time at University. I have finished now and I would really like to see where I can get with it. I was wondering if anyone would be able to advise me where I might be able to find roles? I’ve looked at websites like starnow and FameStreet but I’m not sure in terms of committing to a membership payment. I would really appreciate any help. Thank you!
Self Taping Auditions by louisasnotes • last post Jul 21st
I had a problem with the prospect of doing this, so hopefully this post may help others looking forward to the prospect of doing more of this. Now that the industry in my city is coming back, remote auditioning has suddenly become the norm. I always felt a frisson of fear when this was mentioned prior to COVID, and now my fears have come true. I have had to learn three different platforms, upgrade my phone, work on technical situations and still free myself to be relaxed enough to actually perform without any feedback. In the last week, I have delivered three auditions via different methods, and two positives have come up. My partner really doesn't mind reading for me. Now, 'we' have an audition, not just me. I am no longer alone. Secondly, we have already come to a working relationship that means I can learn my sides, then talk to her about delivery of reader lines, my character choices, etc., and ready the camera for action. She ensures (believe me!) that I am DLP, and we dress-rehearse 5 times before actually punching the record button - something that you wouldn't normally have the opportunity to do. I have a 2nd eye toward costume choices and I use props because - unlike auditioning for a CD in her room - I have the props to hand. The result is a comfortable, challenging experience, way more human than an 'in person' audition and I'm always happy with the results (in this small sample size.). I'm an old fart, and I know of lots of actors like me secretly terrified of technology, change, and the prospect of acting without anyone there to say 'Good Job', and give me hope of booking the gig.
Hows LA Casting Looking? by CaliforniaStoked • last post Jul 21st
Hey everyone! Los Angeles based actor here! I cancelled my LACasting membership when this pandemic first started, because of the lack of breakdowns. I still have my Actors Access account, since I already paid for a full year, and I submit to maybe 10 breakdowns a week that fit my type (I'd submit to about 25/30 pre pandemic for reference). My question is, how is LACasting looking these days as far as number of breakdowns? Is it worth it to sign back up for $18 month, or is it still pretty dry? I'm not able to login myself to see, since my account is deactivated. Obviously everyones type/breakdowns are different, but I'm just looking more for a comparison of now VS pre pandemic, as far as your personal breakdown submissions go. I can afford the $18 a month, but I wouldn't feel like it would be worth it if I'd only be able to submit to 5ish castings a week, especially since I've always had more luck with Actors Access. Thanks! Also, if anyone is my type (Female, 16-24 range, white, SAG-E, LA market) and still using LACasting during this crazy time, id love for you to chime in!
Do you think i could be a voice actor? by Maxist070501 • last post Jul 21st
[https://vocaroo.com/o9ajTcmvKYL](https://vocaroo.com/o9ajTcmvKYL) Tell me all what u think \^\^ Not only positive things. Just be Honest!
Are student films worth it? by _ellies • last post Jul 21st
Im (17 y/o) an aspiring actor and dont yet have any acting experience (or an agent). Ive seen a lot of casting calls for student films recently on backstage.com they are obviously not paid and non-union work. All the castings are for london, uk and i live around 300 miles away (6hour drive). Is it worth auditioning for these as i would have to pay for travel/petrol and accommodation which would leave me £1,000+ out of pocket?
A Lebanese actor talks about his voice-actor in a series by amirghajar • last post Jul 21st
[http://en.ifilmtv.com/News/Content/30281](http://en.ifilmtv.com/News/Content/30281)
how to be chameleonic actors by joekiid65 • last post Jul 21st
pretty much what the title says I don't want to be a one-note actor.
Agencies in the DMV? by tintedradish • last post Jul 20th
Hello! I know the industry hasn't opened back up yet, but when it does i'm considering getting an agent. Any recommended ones in the DMV or DC? What do agencies look for in an actor before signing them? Thanks!
Need a Couple Actors for Low Budget Testimonials (Anywhere) by Spirited_Sprinkles99 • last post Jul 20th
Hello Actors/Actresses, I am an actress with a Life Coaching side business. I need a couple of actors between the ages of 19-32 (any race, shape, size) to act out testimonials from my Life Coaching clients. I am paying $30 per self-recorded video. If interested please respond via message with your email for further instructions.
Experience with Del Mar Media Arts (or any other studio recommendations)? by b0neSnatcher • last post Jul 20th
[https://delmarmediaarts.com/](https://delmarmediaarts.com/) Does anyone here have experience with them? They have some really great reviews and their classes look solid, lots of success stories from former students, etc. The cost for a 6 week series of their VO 1 class seems a bit high ($450), but then again I have no experience with this industry, and I know what private vocal and acting lessons typically cost, so I'm willing to believe that this is reasonable. If no one has tips about this particular company, does anyone have recommendations for another studio / teacher / training program? I'm new to VO but used to be a singer (opera, jazz, wedding band singer and also taught singing for a number of years) and trained as an actor many years ago. I feel like VO is a natural career for me but I've been out of the loop (building software - snore) for the last 5 years. Looking to get my feet wet, learn as much as I can and get a solid introduction to the industry while also figuring out if this is something I enjoy and could feasibly do long term. I'm also curious if going the route of paying for training like this is even necessary? Or is this the kind of thing that I can rely on my former training and hack on my own? Any advice appreciated!
How can I start being a voice actor by baconreadY1 • last post Jul 20th
I’m a dude who wants to become a voice actor but I don’t know how I can do it at my age and I’m pretty sure I’m gonna have to wait but how can I try to become one later in life like how good do I gotta do in school and stuff and what do I do to become one
Hello everybody I need some help!! by Ja-clash08 • last post Jul 19th
Hello I am 13 years old. My dream is to become an actor, maybe not as big as Dwayne the rock Johnson, or Tom Holland, or even cole sprouse, but just so I can have an amazing future. I have been looking for ways I can start my journey in the arts. Although I have a few problems my parents who support me on this have told me to pursue my dream, but I’ve never really touched on the idea of going to other states or cities and find jobs because my mom is a very busy women from waking up at 4:00 am to going to work leaving at 2:00 and doing everything a stay at home mom would do the rest of the day to going to sleep at nine. My dad works all day and my siblings have their own life so I don’t want my parents to balance out work and still help me on my “career” at the same time. My other problem is the location I live in Tucson, Arizona. It’s just not a place where you can find a acting role/place. Yes Asher Angel, Kimiko Glenn, and Alexandra Shipp were all born in Arizona but there parents where most likely able to take them places. My last problem is that my parent are Mexican and so am I, that is no problem but what is a problem is the fact that they don’t speak no English so I’ll be doing most of the grown up talk, only if my parents need to speak, and when it comes to things like this that we’ve never done before we really don’t know how to do it. So I really need help. Any help is appreciated.
ATL or LA? by gberry31 • last post Jul 19th
So pre-covid I was planning on moving to Atlanta for a few years to build up my resume and get an agent, and then moving out to LA. But recently I have been wondering if I should just skip ATL and move to LA? In the long run, it would be cheaper to move straight to LA than to move to ATL, pay city prices for 2-3 years and then move myself out to LA. Also, I think the opportunities will be relatively the same since I'll most likely be getting a lot of student and amateur short films to start regardless of where I am and I have been told most of the things that get filmed in ATL are cast in LA. For context, I am a 20F and I have a decent resume with short films from the past four years (some of them are way to amateur to ever show a CD or agent though) and a fair amount of plays. I'm working on making a demo reel with clips from some shorts and self-tapes. I have no contacts or friends in either city. I've also read both the moving to Atlanta and moving to LA FAQs on this subreddit. ​ TLDR I'm concerned that time spent in Atlanta will end up being a waste but on the flip side I don't want to get completely lost in the sea of actors moving to LA with no representation and no professional experience.
Voice Actors Impression - Solid Snake by TheMitsinga • last post Jul 19th
Seeking advice (a long one) by rhadam21 • last post Jul 19th
Hey guys I'm a 19 year old male from the UK looking for a little advice from those with some industry experience or even just anything to say on the matter :) so my acting journey started when I was around 17, I had recently just signed to a modelling agency in my home country of Scotland. they also dealt with some commercial stuff and obviously dabbled in acting work too. The very first audition they sent me out on was for this BBC tv series (30 episodes). I ended up booking the job and got to have my first ever acting experience on set which was absolutely amazing, as soon as I was done with filming that I knew that acting was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life (screen acting). From here I wasn't so sure as to what I was to do next, I never knew anyone who had done anything similar so I had no idea of the process. I spent a year out jus working and stuff, I eventually found myself in New York with my agent at the time (different agent than the one who sent me on my first audition) who also is very into his acting, he had an upcoming audition and asked me to help him rehearse his lines (I obviously jumped at the opportunity) he saw how keen I was and he asked if I was into my acting and I told him about it and stuff and we had a really long chat and he explained to me that the best thing I could do as a uk actor was study acting. so that's exactly what I did. the audition for drama school was the day after my flight home and I had barely scraped together my audition pieces and fumbled my way through the audition but I somehow managed to bag a spot and spent the next year doing a intensive foundation Course and REALLY enjoyed myself, I also came on SO MUCH in terms of my ability and really fell in love with the craft even more and I also got to experience stage acting and I really got to cement my idea that it wasn't for me (even though I love watching theatre) As we approached the end of our studying year the teachers began to talk about us auditioning for degree courses at our current place of study or going onto a different drama school to continue training. Now at the time I was convinced I wanted to keep studying but looking back now I can see my heart wasn't really 100% into that idea. I booked 3 auditions (RADA, LAMDA and RCS) my first audition was LAMDA this went really well and I actually received a recall for here. my next was RCS this didn't go so well and I got big NO for here. then last was meant to be RADA but corona virus lockdown began at this point and the audition was to be sent in by self tape (along with my LAMDA recall tape) now it was at this point I really began thinking maybe I don't want to spend another 3 years studying acting, studying and school work has never really been something I enjoyed I always found learning in a classroom quite tedious, I mean I loved my foundation year but I would always leave the essays and things till last minute. So It was at this point where I was like well if im going to not go to drama school for 3 years I better find myself an agent, so I found a list of some good agents around the uk and emailed out. I only heard back from one agent but this agency was perfect, they were definitely the biggest agency I had emailed and they had some definite A list clients. They shot back an email the day after and said something along the lines of "hey obviously due to lockdown nothing is really taking place right now and we are all out of office but if you are looking for representation when things get back to normal then do email us then) I was sure by this point I did not want to study but of course I sent away my audition tape for RADA and my recall for LAMDA (looking back I definitely half arsed these without really thinking about it because I didn't really wanna go) due to these tapes not being brilliant I didn't get into either of said schools (lowkey a relief). so this bring us up until VERY recently, I've spent most of lockdown just around the house not really doing much but just a few weeks ago the agency that I said had emailed back before emailed me again asking if I would like to set up a video meeting with them, I jumped and the opportunity. the video call went VERY well even though I was incredibly nervous (they asked if I could do an American accent and I was so nervous I just made the weirdest accent sounded like South African mixed with English) but they seemed to like me somehow and they said something along the lines of "we would like to start an informal kind of partnership to see how things go, they will put me forward for roles still and just see from there". I had two video auditions within two days and they seemed very impressed with the clips I sent them and they sent the off to the separate casting agents. I heard back from one casting agent they said something along the lines of "he is lovely, is there anyway he could do it in an English accent as it would be easier on American ears" so I sent away another tape in the accent and that was sent back to the casting directors. its been around a week and I've heard nothing. do you guys think I should email asking for an update or just wait. I'm kinda really impatient lol, but yea just if there's any advice you guys would have would love to hear it. ill attach some of my headshots swell. hope you're all doing well during lockdown also and keeping safe <3 [headshot ](https://preview.redd.it/xtqdt80gxub51.jpg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e8c46a6594efc660846b451ec7b94677d2bcb21e)