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I'm looking for some advice by TytanBoi  •  last post May 28th

I play dungeons and dragons with my friends and love getting into role-playing, voice and all. Usually I just pick something that sounds right and go with it, but this most recent character has me stumped. I have no idea what voice to give him. Russian? Boston? French? British? What character voices could I look at for inspiration? A little bit of my experience. I AM NOT A VOICE ACTOR. I have never done it for work and don't plan to. I simply like to give my characters voices and are currently stuck. That being said, any advice would be greatly appreciated. For reference, here is the character art I based him on. (Not my art.) https://images.app.goo.gl/VhY7YMBpbKSy3qgU9

Tell me your story by jvrxf_  •  last post May 28th

Any actors here have a YouTube, podcast or blog talking about their journey to becoming an actor or know of any resources like this? I’m an Asian-Australian who’s parents migrated here and don’t believe a job in the arts is possible. With many podcasts/Hollywood stories I’ve listened to, I feel a disconnect from a privilege standpoint because the guests are always people who grew up with parents in the arts industry or supportive and were able to get into acting school at a young age. I’d love to hear your stories instead (esp if you are also an asian-Australian) and pls link me your YouTube, podcast or blog if you have one!

Anyone interested in coming on a podcast? by acurioushart  •  last post May 28th

Hey everyone, I hope you're doing well! I'm not an actor, but I would love to try it some day. For now, I host a podcast called [Traction Growth & Income](https://www.tgitools.com) and I would really like to have a few episodes with full-time actors (preferably on screen). Would anyone be interested in coming on? I would love to talk with you about how you made it as an actor and how/if you think of yourself as a business, plus other considerations new actors might not think about. The podcast itself has been top 50 numerous times in the US in education, and is regularly in top 100. We've had quite a few YouTubers, Twitch streamers, CEOs, speakers, and authors, but I haven't had the opportunity to have any actors yet. I appreciate your time! Thanks! Warmest regards, Thom

Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - May 28 by AutoModerator  •  last post May 28th

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 SAG actors work on a non-union project? by AnthonyVitale  •  last post May 28th

I've always been under the impression that once you join SAG you cannot do paid work on any non-SAG projects. I just saw this article from 2016 that seems to contradict this: [https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/casting-big-name-sag-actors-is-easier-than-you-think/](https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/casting-big-name-sag-actors-is-easier-than-you-think/) I am under the assumption that the article is either incorrect or contains out-of-date information. I did a bunch of Googling on the subject and I'm finding conflicting information on the subject. Can anyone verify if I am correct about this being forbidden of if the article I linked to is correct and it is allowed. Perhaps there is a third possibility exists that I'm not seeing.

Is it normal to be super bad at acting when you first start out? by ChristmasChild22  •  last post May 28th

And when I say bad I mean it's like I'm a wooden doll. I've always wanted to be an actor but never pursued it when I was younger because I was afraid I'd be really bad and never get better. Finally this year I decided to take an acting class. I signed up for a beginners acting class at my local community college. It was a class of about twenty of us with some student who had already taken theater acting since high school while others like me had never taken an acting class. I can firmly say I was one of if not the worst in the whole class. Whenever we had an acting exercise I delivered everything like a wooden doll! I know it's normal not to be that great at acting when starting out and you will improve but there were so many other students who had no acting training who performed their lines like they'd been doing it for years! They clearly have natural talent! Do I just not have natural talent? I need to know am I just a bad actor who even if they do improve will still be a bad actor?

Whats the biggest role or audition you have gotten? by Tears_and_roses  •  last post May 28th

I am curious as if we have some recognized actors in here

Trigger warning: my bf is a dope actor by janefoles  •  last post May 28th

Looking to start a creative filmmaking group [x-post r/Nashville] by AevanGR  •  last post May 27th

Hey all. I'm in Nashville, and wherever you are this is for you. I'm looking for fellow creatives who have a story they want to tell, a piece of music they want to create, a voice they want to share, a character they want to embody, a skill they want to use. I'm a cinematographer/director and photographer and I'm dying to find other people to create with. I would love to find a group of people who would come together to realize each other's passion projects. I don't care about making money doing it, I just need to make things with other people who feel the same. I love filming and editing, but you need actors to film, a script to bring to life, a soundtrack to evoke the emotional content, and so much more. If you're a storyteller who has a story you're dying to tell (fictional or otherwise). If you're a writer with a script that needs to be realized. If you're a musician who wants to create a score but needs a film to set that score to. If you're an actor who just wants to embody a dream role. If you're a sound engineer who just needs a sound to engineer. We all have things we've been dreaming of doing, but just can't or haven't for whatever reason. I want to find the right group people and actually do them, together. Writers, actors, musicians, composers, lighting peeps, audio techs, etc. What I'm trying to say is: it takes all sorts to make a project into more than the sum of its parts; individually we have the ability to make the parts, so let's come together to find out how to assemble them. This isn't a job offer, and I'm not a talent scout or anything like that. I just feel like this city has so many talented people who are sitting on a dream and who don't know people who can help them realize it. I want to make a team that can come together to make them happen. Comment or DM me if any of this resonated with you.

Feedback for Narration by feliaraen  •  last post May 27th

I'm a beginner voice actor, so feedback is very important for me! Here is just a short audition I did. I think I read it a bit too slowly though. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-L0f6yJ3ot4aqVfTBZem37EO1VYKN84y/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-L0f6yJ3ot4aqVfTBZem37EO1VYKN84y/view?usp=sharing)

Becoming a foreign actress. by livcelot  •  last post May 27th

Hello everyone. Im a 16 year old girl from Albania, europe. The acting industry here is completely depressive. We barely make any movies + if we do they all end up looking as if they were made on a low budget. No acting schools are available, just some average courses. A little about me: I’ve always been a fan of Hollywood. I absolutely wanted to be an actress ever since young. Yadda yadda the typical cliche story BUT- being a type of introverted artist has always been challenging to me because of society. I am the type of person who doesn’t talk much, rather listens to what you say and i only start conversations when i find the topic to be interesting. One of my passions is psychology too. It’s a talent for me; reading people like books. If i were to play a character i guess i could go for the mentally challenged, outcasted, rebel, free spirited and artist characters. I guess I can come to terms with an introverted outcast character due to facing that reality myself. I used to play at school plays a lot. It eventually became a thing of the past. However now it’s coming back. I am going to start an IB diploma programme in a new school soon, due to my old school shutting down. Could that diploma possibly help me to apply in an acting school in the US? Is it possible for me to play if I am not a citizen? And what do you think could be the best path I could potentially follow?

Dubbing in NYC? by FriedZuluWarrior  •  last post May 27th

Hello all! I am a young novice voice actor who is still weighing his options when it comes to where I will make my first push into the industry of voice over. I have always been fascinated by the process of anime dubbing and would love to work as a dub actor. I know that Dallas and LA are big dubbing cities but I believe that the dense competition there would out match my current acting ability. I have heard stories from current prolific VO artists who got their start in anime dubbing in NYC. So I believe it would be a good place to cut my teeth as it were. My question is this, Does anime dubbing happen in NYC anymore? Are there any r/VoiceActing members who have or are finding dub work in NYC?

Repeat - SciFi Thriller by Ellila-Jean Wood  •  last post May 27th

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/repeat-a-scifi-thriller/x/23603345#/ Help support with fantastic and really affordable affordable perks such as film credits, producer and lots more. Help make this fantastic feature film the best it can. Repeat is an independent science fiction thriller produced by UK based Body In The Box Productions. This page has been set up to show what it takes to put together a low budget feature and also to prove that quality is not necessarily linked to cost! Ryan is a zealous somewhat fanatical cognitive psychologist, dedicating his life to university lecturing. Whilst tinkering with one of his many experiments he stumbles across an unbelievable discovery - a way of communicating with the other side. His joy is short-lived, whilst he is busy at work his daughter Samantha disappears without a trace from outside of school. When all leads go cold Ryan takes matters into his own hands leading him to use his machine to find out the truth. REPEAT is a sci-fi thriller that will keep you guessing to the end. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/repeat-a-scifi-thriller/x/23603345#/

a theater actor who wants to study film/tv acting in Vancouver. by kittykachoo77  •  last post May 27th

hello everyone. im a theater actor in the Philippines. ive performed shows over parts of asia. Ive been wanting to get a student permit to move and study in Vancouver. Im really interested in studying film/tv acting and stand up comedy. truth be told i don't know where to start, i did research and most of the big schools are 30,000 cad per year which is pretty expensive for me. I was hoping if anyone has any helpful tips for someone who wants to immigrate to canada to work in show business? any tips or info would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

Any tips for being less self-judgmental? by daddymonster1  •  last post May 26th

I grew a lot as an actor within the past year and 3/4 and I've really improved. And there are days when I really feel that, but there are also days when my theatre club's director will criticize me and when we're done with our rehearsal, I'll go home beating myself up about it, even if I also did something else well and the director told me so. I know that I still have time to grow and that I will grow because I have motivation to do so and that it all gets better the more practice there is (and I practice a lot, I always want to do better), but I hate these moments when I mess it up. It's not laughably bad or anything, but it's not good enough. I'm sure it sounds childish, but I feel very impatient for when I'm finally truly great, for the moment when I'll be able to do a reading so effortlessly like I see some of my more experienced colleagues do. There's some envy in all this too that I've been trying to get rid of for a while but it still bites me here and there when I see how supported they are in what they do and how many people they have that are proud of them. Me? Almsot all I have are people pretending to support me but I can tell they see my dreams as unrealistic. There are a few who seem to truly support me, but really not much. I wasn't one of those kids whose qualities were recognized and I had to find myself on my own in the end, starting to act only at the age of 18. And a lot of these people were already in theatre when they were kids and I just want to be on their level, but I'm painfully aware that I'm not. I don't feel acknowledged for how hard I'm really trying (but I'm sure that's a common problem in the community). Maybe there's something good in that, maybe that's what will really make me push myself harder, but is there anything I can do about this rocky feeling of self-worth? Now, I'm not an insecure person anymore, acting helped me with that, but I'm an insecure actor and whenever I mess up, I feel awful, even though I know it's normal and that there will always be ups and downs and that criticism is necessary. Understanding this and still feeling this way anyway only makes me even more annoyed at myself. Did anyone have similar problems and if so, how did you handle them?

How does tv acting work? Questions i've always wondered! by Kahli_Elliott  •  last post May 26th

So, i'm an aspiring actor & these are things i've always wondered about the behind the scenes with acting on TV Shows. I know movies are a different ballgame. But, with tv shows, more so an hour type of show, how does it work? I know they film usually an episode a week and each actor has their "call schedule" so they know what days they film & what days they're off. But, like... do they have to memorize the entire episodes script in a day? or do they just need to memorize their lines for that specific scene(s) they shoot for that day? ​ Now, with a show that has 22+ episodes, i know that's usually about 9-10 months of filming & the actors usually have to "live" wherever the show is filmed at. Does the show pay for them to live there or do they pay for their lodging accommodations themselves? How do they get paid? Lol this is the big one i've wondered. Like, do they get paid AFTER the show is wrapped? Or like weekly or what? Obviously most famous actors don't talk about pay. I've just been curious if they're like us regular people & get checks or direct deposit like us haha. ​ These are all just questions that have crossed my mind. I'm sure if acting does take off for me & i ever get remotely lucky to be on a tv show one day even as a guest role, i'll see for myself, but for now, i know reddit will give me good answers lol.

Looking for actors : Online Drama/Horror Anthology by happiestmo  •  last post May 26th

hi guys, i'm an actor in this untitled drama/horror anthology and the creators are looking for a surplus of actors, so if you're 16-early20's, looking for something to do, then consider joining! here's what the co-director of this project says: >we are currently in the process of writing our scripts for the episodes, this will be a live-action show where the actor will have to find a way to record themselves using at least a semi-decent camera to send back to the editors, we have several directors, 6 writers, one actor, one actress, and a handful of editors, right now we are looking for actors to be able to join in on this project. we are looking for actors in the roughly 16 - 20 ish age range so we have around the same age for everyone, these episodes will be mostly 1 actor by themselves interacting with other actors in the episode either over phonecall or types of cuts to make it seem as they are together, but unless if you live with a person who also wants to act, nobody will be physically interacting with you. if you are interested in joining this project, you can join the discord server with this link ([https://discord.gg/NsDKJCk](https://discord.gg/NsDKJCk)) PS: this is just an ad, and i am only an actor in this project, so please ask the creators and directors your questions if you have any :)