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Questions for NYC Actors? by Rainingsun15 • last post Jun 26th
Alright so this is gonna be long but if you could even answer one of these questions, I would be so grateful! I'm a just-graduated high school senior and the original plan for after high school was to move to Chicago and study at Chicago College of Performing Arts to get my BFA in Acting. I'm conflicted now because the reason I chose a college over conservatory was for the social aspect and now the school is going online into the unforeseeable future. So I am heavily considering attending a 2-year conservatory in NYC in lieu of college so I can train harder and enter the industry sooner. So here are my questions: * Do you feel like conservatories give as good a training as 4-year degree programs? * How are William Esper, Atlantic Acting School, and HB Studios conservatory programs? * How much time do you have to work while at a conservatory? * Could I pursue an online associate's degree while at a conservatory? * Do you make friendships at conservatories that go outside the classroom setting? * If not, how do you make friends in NYC without knowing anyone? * Is it safe to live alone in the city as a 19-year-old girl? * Can you audition for stuff outside of a conservatory? * Any general tips for moving to NYC to pursue acting? * Can you get an agent while at a conservatory? I'm super conflicted with what to do with my life right now and need some guidance. If anyone could help me out with any of these that would be great!
I wanna be a voice actor for fun. by oknokas • last post Jun 26th
My one goal is to say some shit into a mic and have a good time. So, where do I go and how do I get into this? Ps I'm currently living with my dad, and since we're all locked in the same house at the moment I can only do this kind of thing when the stars align so I'm not looking to do any series or anything like that.
I am thinking of killing myself if I can’t act by 101010Throwaway07 • last post Jun 26th
I am thinking of killing myself if I can’t act. I have been sidelined by life and I have worked so hard to even get to a point where I have a realistic chance of devoting to acting full-time, I have worked for years, more than a decade, but I just don’t know if I can take it anymore. Painters can paint what they want, singers can sing what they want, but I have to have permission to act, to be full, to be who I am. I have created a solo piece, I write and am writing, but I have always felt like an alien in my own species and all I hear is white men are the problem. Well I’m a white man, an actually masculine white man, a talented white man, a devoted white man, and I have overcome several mental illnesses including depression, and continue to battle them, and lost both my parents between 2014 and 2017, very suddenly both. No one else came forward to help pick up the pieces of their fucked up life so it’s been me. Now I take care of a disabled relative. He lives in my house. And I live in a town that is shit for acting classes and stupid for theatre and I need to be acting. For me, theatre is communion. It is the transmigration off souls. I want to show people how bad people actually exist, I want to unlace the chest of the viewer and show them it’s alright and it’s alright to be devastated and joyful and proud and rage-filled. I need it, I need it every night. I’ve already lost my favorite sport because of a fucking congenital condition and I have actually lost my love of acting in the last year and it is fighting to come back and live again, and if I lose that love for good I will lose my soul and I will have to die. Do you know what it’s like to have to do so many other things that you can’t feel your own heart? That is how I live. That is how I have lived for years. I have considered opening my own theatre, I have performed for free in public just to create my own idea. I have so many ideas, too many ideas, and I just don’t know how I will accomplish this and I believe I will end up as a statistic. I am so bitter that I cannot even enjoy watching my favorite actors much of the time and every time I see a fantastic performance or production I just get so sad. Ainsling Loftus and Little Island, she was astonishingly great. The whole production and the whole cast of that play were unbelievably great. But I am so sad and despondent I can’t enjoy it for long. Nearly every single thing I do reminds me that I am wasting time because it is all pointless. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I know this is a rant, but what it is not is an ad. I have lost my faith in the world and lost my belief.
BACKSTAGE NEEDS TO CHANGE by meghanlame • last post Jun 26th
https://twitter.com/_meghanlame/status/1276380142693163008?s=21 If you’d like to start with this tweet to see what I’m getting at here with backstage ^^^^ This took two seconds to google and find. It’s literal unpaid, porn. I’m sick of shrugging it off and hearing “its the internet
Learning while Social Distancing by Dejay79 • last post Jun 26th
I was fortunate enough to get the well known Shep Wallace to sit down and walk me through his best advice landing any role. The podcast is on Anchor but also on many other platforms like Spotify and iTunes [https://anchor.fm/actors-guild](https://anchor.fm/actors-guild)
Is it possible to act without classes by TheHaptic • last post Jun 25th
Could you just be a “natural” actor. Obviously you can take classes but would a studio be willing to cast you if don’t have a acting degree?
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - Jun 25 by AutoModerator • last post Jun 25th
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.
Canada or UK, quest for the best by MisterFahrenhe1t • last post Jun 25th
Hi all, I’m just curious about which country in the title is best for a working actor. I’m 20 and currently living in Australia, have only done some extra work, school productions and a handful of commercials, as well as attending some drama school auditions for what it’s worth. I have a British passport as well an Australian too, but once I move to either of these countries, I’ll throw myself into acting by getting an agent, headshots etc. and going to as many auditions as possible. Thanks for the read and please help !!!
Fan Dubs by CargsYT • last post Jun 25th
Hey is anyone looking for voice actors for fan dubs of cartoons? I'm currently working on a fan dub of DBS but I've got plenty of spare time on my hands
Recommendations for equipment and home studio must haves by LauraLoveshanks • last post Jun 25th
Apologies if posts like this have gone by a million times. I was hoping to find some sort of FAQs but apparently not! Or I missed it... I'm trying to upgrade from casual streamer to (at least semi-) professional voice actress with a few jobs lined offering scope for many more. With that in mind I need to upgrade by recording set up majorly! I currently have a Blue Yeti mic but reckon a bit more investment could get me something superior. It'll be primarily for spoken word but potentially also for singing. No instruments will be recorded. I'm also wondering if anybody has any tips for how to bodge a home studio set up without access to a dedicated space. Honestly any advice that could be given would be more than welcome! My budget to play with currently is about £1000. Thanks!
Getting an agent? by JD1716 • last post Jun 25th
Hi all, I was wondering If I could ask a few questions about getting an agent. I am a 19 year old male. I know that they are the key to success in almost all cases. You get an agent, you get auditions. I'm just not sure how to go about getting one. I know they like headshots, demo reel, and a resume. I've got all these things, despite my list of credits being mostly independent stuff/extra work/plays. I have attended acting classes. But I still don't know how to even present these to an agency. Most agencies say industry referral only, but how do you get that? We don't all have a famous friend, haha. And I know it is possible. I've heard a few actors and actresses share their stories, and somehow they seemed to do it easily. For instance, Lili Reinheart from Riverdale posted her story a few months back. She said she moved to LA for the first time ever at 19. Said she had no job, no place to stay, nothing, and was in a low place. But she said a month later she booked a lead role in Riverdale. How did she manage to get an agent and then an audition in a months time? I know once you get an agent, you get auditions. But how'd she get that in a month? She explained that she had been depressed at home the year before, so she certainly wasn't building credits at that time or things like that. I also heard a story from a star of a Hulu show. He said it was his first role (he got it at 19) and he got it by getting an agent. Said he was in school and then moved there. So I know it is possible to get an agent, even at a younger age, I just don't know how. If you could all offer some help about how I can contact an agent, maybe set up a meeting, or just how to get in the right place - even if I don't get picked up, I would be so appreciative. Thank you!
Anyone Else Been Gig Free During the Pandemic? by lapsrrodgers • last post Jun 25th
I miss the stage and acting in general...been rough, but how is everyone else fairing? (I'm only part-time "freelance" community actress, so no big gigs/ agents for me).
Thoughts on Jenny Slate leaving Big Mouth because "Black Characters Should only be played by Black People" by Tmorse425 • last post Jun 25th
I don't want this post to get political in any way, but I was hoping to get some thoughts from some fellow Voice actors on Jenny Slate's decision on leaving the show Big Mouth because of her belief that Black characters in cartoons should only be voiced by other black people. I fear that this could set a dangerous prescient for all future voice over opportunities where if you do not have the same gender or race as the character your voicing for, than you will not get the job. What do you guys think?
Finding a new agent because of Covid by devy_stated • last post Jun 25th
So I’m a young actor just starting my career. I graduated last spring with a BFA in Acting from a smaller, Philly-based school. I got a local agent in my state (Jersey) a few weeks after graduating and have been auditioning and working sporadically ever since (until the world shut down). I booked 3 commercials, 1 of them being SAG. I had a good amount of callbacks and some auditions/callbacks for a show on a big-name network. I know that I was lucky to even be in those rooms and I felt like I was learning and growing so much as an artist. Coming from a middle class background with really no connections and coming from a small school, I was proud of my progress and that I even made a decent chunk of money acting my first year out of school. Even though I only did a few commercials, I really felt like I was on my way to making this my career and being a successful working actor eventually. However, because of covid and some other factors, my small agency shut down. I’m not sure how to proceed at this point. Although I’ve had some success, I feel like I’m back to square one because I’m still completely unknown. Only one of my commercials aired, the other two haven’t yet because of Covid (one was set to air in April and it’s a tourism commercial, so who knows when that will happen. The other I shot the week that everything shut down so it probably won’t be out for some time). I’m basically facing having to submit to agencies with one commercial on my reel and maybe a monologue filmed at home. Realistically, I know that I’ll be up against people with a lot more experience and established connections if I’m just cold submitting to agencies. My agent is still super supportive and I’m going to email her tomorrow for advice/connections moving forward. I’m hoping she’ll be able to connect me with other agencies, or at least get my foot in the door somewhere. I’m also going to get my website in the best shape possible to sell myself. I’m really trying to not get discouraged, but I feel like it might be impossible to find representation as a random girl from Jersey with nothing on my reel and no big school on my resume, especially when so many things are done online now and appointment-only. I’m on backstage so I’ll continue to submit there. Does anyone have any advice for how to give myself the best opportunity possible? And has anyone been trying to submit to agencies amidst all of the covid stuff? Do you think I’d be more likely to find success now or better off waiting a few months until things open back up? Thanks :)
How much more difficult is it to be a non-american actor in Hollywood by Hussain_Lali • last post Jun 25th
Question from an outsided by Kasaurus96 • last post Jun 24th
I am not a voice actor, or aspiring to be one, but I've had this question on my mind forever: To sync the visuals and the audio of a character talking, do the voice actors watch clips and sync their script to the animation, or do voice actors record the script and then the animators match the visuals to the audio? Or is it an entirely different process?
Is there a website or something where characters are miming without voice with a script attached so voice actors could fill it in with their take on it? by TheMaster10000 • last post Jun 24th
I love the craft of acting but the fame/exposure scares me by Samoacatdog566 • last post Jun 24th
I’m seriously considering getting into an acting career down the line. But even if I do grow really successful, the thought of such exposure and fame scares me. People will be super interested in my life and digging up all this information on me. I love the craft but man, being famous or even just a celebrity would be the most stressful thing ever! You have to live censoring yourself constantly pretty much, you say wrong thing and you’re cancelled or blacklisted by the public. I’m pretty sure I’ve said some stupid shit or sent a stupid meme in the past, but I don’t want people inclined to dig that up just to cancel me and ruin my career. Part of me wonders if the success of acting is even worth it. Are actors truly happy or do they feel obliged to continue due to their salaries? I just don’t know if it’s for me, I can barely stand social media (mainly twitter) as a random dude, I’m not sure I’d cope with all the exposure when I’m the one in the center of attention. I’ve been in improv and theater and forever so I don’t want to give it up completely, but I honestly struggle to understand how celebrities/notable actors are truly happy outside their work.