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Toronto actors: How to renew casting workbook profile? by throwawayacccccccoun • last post Jun 27th
Finding an agent – Online intensives/showcases/seminars with agencies and CDs? by alleyoop144 • last post Jun 27th
Hey everyone, I'm a relatively new actor seeking representation, and I've been seeing a lot of paid intensives/showcases/seminars with casting directors and agents on acting websites (Backstage, Actors Connection, etc.). I'm tempted to sign up for them just to get my face in front of these people. I was wondering if anyone ever had success in signing with an agent through these paid events, or if it was just a way for them to get money and they had no true intention of signing anyone? Also would love any personal experiences from attending these sorts of events. Thanks so much!
early career actress with no reel :( what do by patheticgorlt69 • last post Jun 27th
i keep finding roles i’d be perfect for, but video reels are a requirement but since i’m a theatrical actor filming is frowned upon so u don’t have any footage! Is there anything i can edit together to supplement?
Is there anyone left his/her career to became an actor (because it is a passion) and feel regret or not regret about it? by vetaseda • last post Jun 27th
I am a vet. I was working in a clinic and doing phd in school at the same time (because life took me there), but i gave myself 2 years to achieve my acting goal. I love running after my passion but sometimes i feel desperate and i don’t want to be regretfull about it.
"commercial actor" by rebeccazone • last post Jun 27th
Why do some people call themselves "commercial actors" and what's the difference? ​ Obviously commercials can be the easiest money so are "commercial actors" only in it for the money and have no interest in theater?
I just want to act... by Teaswithsatan • last post Jun 26th
I watch the same commercials, tv and movies all the time. I can do that! I can read the lines, do the voices, act on a grand stage. Yet here I am, security for people who don't give a rats patootie and quite frankly scream profanities at me daily. I just, I used to do acting in high school, I'm about to be 23 I had an opportunity to go to am acting school in San Fran and at the time my mom refused to help or let me go I should say. I'm in Denver, I tried John Casablanca was told by a few he's a scam. Not sure if this is actually true. I just want to live, I love pretending and acting like different people. You get to live out all the lives possible being an actor. I need help. I've seen alot of negative and mean criticism so none of that. Thank you all I hope you have lovely days!
Is anyone else interested in acting in video games? by Movie-Connoisseur • last post Jun 26th
I, like many others in this subreddit, am really passionate about acting and film. I do like to occupy myself with stories from things such as movies, tv shows, books, and also video games. I got a little interested in the voice actors in video games and saw how they recorded the cut scenes within the game. They use motion capture suits and I just find it so interesting how they’ll literally transform you into the character in the editing room. I find it so interesting how they will barely have any props and it’ll mainly be imagination. Does anyone else have interest in this as well and would enjoy being one of the actors in a game? Here is an example, it’s a scene from a game called “The Last of Us.” https://youtu.be/ZdEPZ1VaP6k
How long are the hours? by Samoacatdog566 • last post Jun 26th
I’m deciding wether to get into formal acting and have a question, how long are the hours? Let’s say that I was a regular on a TV Series Or supporting actor in a movie, how long does shooting take?
Proportionally, how many POC actors get to voice POC characters? by ryu289 • last post Jun 26th
Getting into acting "by chance" through standup? by roverlover1111 • last post Jun 26th
People have been telling me that I should get into comedy acting and I've been thinking about it for a while. I only had acting lessons as a kid. I'm a 23-year-old female stand-up comedian and satire writer with my own satire website. I've done a few skits/podcasts and have become typecast in my community as the "deadpan" anti-Manic pixie dream girl character (or at least that's how I brand myself on stage and when people ask me to do roles, they ask me to do that). Aubrey Plaza started her career as a page at NBC when she was discovered. Or like Aziz got into acting through standup. Seems to be the trajectory for a lot of comedy actors? Needing advice... what can I do? Should I just keep doing standup and meeting the right people?
Japanese voice actor by vst_don • last post Jun 26th
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3oK81ko9KR8 I need a voice actor like in this video for my ep. I would pay of course. Has to be japanese. Thanks
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 !!!