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What are the do’s and don’t’s of a reel? by atlas768 • last post Jun 1st
What are the hallmarks of a good acting reel? What is the best length? Do casting directors and producers care about the editing? Also, as another question to actors who have action reels - do you guys have a separate action reel and an acting reel? Or do you keep them together?
[HIRING] 2 Ethnic Voice Actresses by chwippy • last post May 31st
Hi y'all, not sure if this is the best place to go for this, but my team is working on the pilot episode for an animated series, and are in need of 2 voice actresses to play as 18 year old high school students. The characters' ethnicities are BURMESE (Myanmar) and ARMENIAN, so we would like to have the actress' racial backgrounds match their characters'. I know these are two very specific nationalities, so I don't have my hopes up too high to find a match here, but if anybody knows anyone who fits this criteria and would be interested, please message me or let them know.
An Aspiring Motion Capture Artist by puddingaroma • last post May 31st
I would love to become a motion capture actor. I'm very physical as an actor and aware of my body. As a 30F, I'm in shape and have some aerial acrobatic training. I live in NYC but I have no idea where to go to pursue this dream. I've looked up mocap studios but I'm getting the sense that they hire actors from agents. If that's true, are there any agencies that specifically look for physical performers?
Should I change practice tactics? by Lucca01 • last post May 31st
I'm a transgender woman trying to get into voice acting, both as a means to practice my female voice and because I want to see if voice acting is something I'd like to try to get into. I've already done a lot of voice training with the intent of honing my *speaking* voice, which I think is decent. However, I think my habits formed while practicing my speaking voice are getting in the way. Trans woman are typically recommended to find someone's voice that they like, and then imitate it as closely as possible, down to the exact inflection. That being the case, what I've been doing is taking video game cutscenes and recording the lines myself, but that's not giving me good results. I think it's because I'm straining my voice too hard trying to do an impression that doesn't end up being very close, and because comparing my recording so closely with something that already exists makes the EQ difference extremely noticeable. So I think what I'm going to try doing *instead* is taking some audio-only scenes from roleplaying or improv podcasts I listen to, and then record them *without* making a direct reference to the original recording while I'm recording it. This way there's not so much baggage in the way of me actually practicing my voice and my acting. Does this sound like a better plan? I don't know how voice actors typically practice when starting out, my frame of reference is completely different.
Interested in being interviewed? by awfullyirish • last post May 31st
Hey guys I'm looking for people who've had unique experiences on acting, sadly for the purpose of the podcast we're looking for film and tv actors but if you have a unique story lemme know! The podcast is called the awfully Irish podcast
Online Acting Meetups/Workshops by DCmarvelman • last post May 31st
I'm interesting in acting, but can't really join a class or club or anything right now! Is there any webcam chat thing for actors or anything like that?
Favorite role in American Buffalo? by gorillaguy2020 • last post May 31st
I’m thinking of doing this play at my local community theatre with two other actors I know who’re interested in the project. With each character being so complex and conflicted throughout the play, it made me wonder who my favorite role in it is. Reddit, thoughts on this?
making use of body language by ID27239 • last post May 31st
I've heard in a few interviews that some voice actors will use a specific pose when voicing a charter (I act like I'm holding a coffee mug when I voice this PI, I hunch over and crouch a little when I voice this monkey like charter) and I've talked with some theater actor friends about this and they mentioned that this is similar to 'outside to in.' An example of this technique would be a nervous or insecure character will lead with their head while walking where as and a bold character will lead with their chest. I'm wondering if there are any articles or general practices that break down how body language influences voice and characterization and what poses prompt which emotions.
How important is what an actor’s teeth looks like? by midnamestar • last post May 31st
I’ve been feeling insecure about my imperfect teeth. Think steve buscemi. Will having crooked teeth affect my career as a film/tv actor? Should I invest in braces if so? Thank you :(
[UK] Advice on getting your first professional screen credit? by lovetempests • last post May 30th
Hey! I’m a relatively new and young actor into the industry. Given the current circumstances I think finding an agent post drama school will be more difficult than normal; and idk if casting directors will be interested. However does anyone have advice on getting that first screen credit that we all dream of? Thank you!
Did anyone get feedback from that casting person who said they'd look at your reels? by thisisnotarealperson • last post May 30th
It was four months ago, just curious if that ever went anywhere. https://old.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/epyay7/hey_actors_my_day_job_is_in_casting_send_me_links/
Australian Charity Live Stream - Shakespearean Monologues by assorted actors across the globe. by Vycrol • last post May 30th
Hi everyone! A friend of mine is currently hosting a Shakespearean monologue marathon for 24 hours during these difficult times. You can find the stream of the actors performing randomly selected monologues here: [https://www.twitch.tv/monologueathon/](https://www.twitch.tv/monologueathon/), or here: [https://www.facebook.com/mashedtheatre/](https://www.facebook.com/mashedtheatre/). Donations are encouraged but it is worth tuning regardless to watch global and Australian talent tackle the material of one of the greatest poets of all time. I apologise if this is considered spam and understand if it is removed, I simply want to send the message and viewing pleasure for a great cause. I hope everyone is surviving during this difficult time. Thank you.
Has anyone done VO work here before? by ReCKoNeR_ • last post May 30th
I'm trying to find someone to play the line of a husband in a VO performance for a page of dialogue. The issue is that most VO actors only know one speed or overemphasize everything. Does anyone have any experience with this? Would love to talk to someone that wants low budget SAG rate and IMDB credit for literally only one page of dialogue
Can you be both voice actor and an impressionist? by HeftyCherry • last post May 30th
‘An Actor Prepares’ - Quick Quarantined Play Festival by iJuanAyala • last post May 30th
Hey all, here’s my performance of [“An Actor Prepares”](https://youtu.be/1-7rannAz4U) for the Quick Quarantined Play Festival, a weekly event by Vintage Soul Productions, open to anyone around the world! Go to vintagesoulproductions.com for more info on how to participate as an actor or playwright!
How Would You Spend $500 If You Were Me? by Ello_eff • last post May 30th
I still have some stimulus money that I want to put into VO. It is $500, but I could maybe spend $1000. I have only been at it for about 2 weeks but I want to use the next couple of months to take a real shot at making this work as a full time gig. (tl;dr version at bottom of post.) Where I am so far (for context):-I live in a camper, my plan is to travel full time. I've converted a space next to my bed into a small home studio using PVC pipe and moving blankets. The moving blankets do a pretty alright job of masking the sound from outside the booth, but not perfect. I live next to a creek and large wooded area so the birds are pretty loud. Here are some pics of my current setup. [https://imgur.com/a/bSYUHuh](https://imgur.com/a/bSYUHuh) \-I have a blue yeti USB mic and Izotope RX 7 \-I have a membership with [voices.com](https://voices.com) ( [https://www.voices.com/actors/ElloEff](https://www.voices.com/actors/ElloEff) ) \-I am working on making a demo myself right now, but despite my best effort, I doubt it will be as good as a professionally made one. \-I have no formal coaching \-Here are some auditions I did so you can hear what all this actually amounts to ( [https://soundcloud.com/cody-stewart-410157511/sets/auditions-no-music](https://soundcloud.com/cody-stewart-410157511/sets/auditions-no-music)) ​ What I am considering spending it on: \-Further soundproofing my booth so that less post production is required (I could probably only afford a thicker sound blanket for 1-2 sides of it....unless you maybe know of a better solution) \-1-3 hours of voice acting coaching \-Professional demo production (preferably one where someone "directs" me) \-Getting a Voice123 membership \-Having a professional produce an "effect chain" to make my audio pop a little more. What you hear above has an added compressor, noise reduction, and mouth declicker but I am by no means a pro. What would you personally do? tl;dr : I have 500-1000 bucks to spend. should i get a pro demo, vo coaching, or something else?
Cara is awesome, and really cares about helping actors. Check it out. by LAOnCamera • last post May 30th
Feedback on recording quality? by sgrichard97 • last post May 30th
Super new voice actor here! Just set up my home studio (my closet) and am looking for feedback on the sound quality. I’m mostly looking to start with corporate VO, automated messaging, and hopefully commercial auditions down the road. Here is the first take: https://soundcloud.com/shaun-richard-853121988/sample-corporate-demo/s-e8BR4qIUGYY Second Take: https://soundcloud.com/shaun-richard-853121988/sample-corporate-demo-take-2/s-XxQbIDskyVo Any feedback or suggestions would be helpful, Thanks so much for taking the time to listen!
Am I wasting my time starting in Kentucky? by kasseeissonotcool • last post May 30th
My goal is to move to LA soon and I am currently working with an LA coach weekly via Skype and have been for the past 6 months. I just started taking acting seriously at the beginning of 2020, although I've done plays and community theater since I was very young. So far since starting this year I have been in three college films that were unpaid and a lot lower quality, plus I have two indie projects lined up so far (one pays a little bit, so hopefully that will be good enough quality to give me some reel footage). I am waiting for feedback on another audition for a project that I would love to be a part of. Aside from that, I have good headshots and just signed with an agency and I have attended four workshops, two of which were with LA coaches and the other two were with local working actors (I'm from Kentucky). I just enrolled in two weekly classes in Cincinnati, one for on camera acting and one for improv. Before moving to LA I planned to stay here for another two years to save up $37k (that way I have the cost of moving, my acting expenses for the first year, and rent for the first year all saved and I'm not struggling), take as many classes as I can, gain as much experience as possible, and build an acting reel. But here's the problem.. Aside from the fact that I'm going to gain lots of knowledge about the art of acting itself, I feel like staying here for two years might be useless and I will basically have to start all over from scratch when I get there and that none of my experience will really mean much (besides my acting coach) since it isn't LA standard. What do you think would be best to do? I'm 21 right now and I've wanted to move to LA for so long and my coach keeps saying to come down as soon as I can. My life has basically been on hold for so long and I want to take charge.