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How drastically will the admissions into film schools change post COVID-19? by deathstrokefan  •  last post Jun 2nd

As an Indian actor wanting to study the craft and wanting to go to film school abroad(looking at the US & Canadian ones primarily as of now), how drastically do you think getting admission into film schools is going to change post COVID-19?

What Should I Do? by zoelaurak  •  last post Jun 2nd

I'm 22, I live in Ottawa, and I want to be a film actor. I will move to Toronto for school and bc there are more opportunities there. I have limited acting experience (two 6 week acting classes, once a week). I've been accepted to Toronto Film school, however I am having second thoughts due to price ($35K) and not many good reviews of the school. I know what I need; headshots, demo reel, but most importantly more training and experience. I can then start self submitting through casting networks and eventually apply to agencies/find an agent. If you have any knowledge of the acting industry, specifically in Canada, what do you think I should do? A) Fork out the $35K for TFS (18 month program, headshots, two scenes for a demo reel, networking, etc) and then continue with self submitting and eventually find an agent. B) Find a cheaper acting school and continue with my plan? Ex. Toronto Academy of Acting has a Film acting diploma program that is only 4 months but under $8K. Any advice you have is much appreciated too. Thank you!

How many of you didn't major in theatre? by Proud-Attorney  •  last post Jun 2nd

I'm torn between majoring in theatre and majoring in something that will get me a job right out of college. When I use to tech for shows in high school , a lot of the actors were in college for something else or working in another field but acting part time. Do you think it would make more sense working 7-3p M-F and doing acting on the side? Maybe taking some classes, autitioning for things and working privately with teachers? Should I just take some acting classes as an elective ? I am going to a community college, so it's a bit diffrent. I could probably take theater classes ovet the summer. Is a theatre degree worth it? How can I get started without one? What did you do? I'm also more into film acting.

How come Margot Robbie got so lucky in acting? by Cancerkillme  •  last post Jun 2nd

its like everything was just handed to her. She got onto neighbors without trying because they were looking for a 17 year old and she just magically ended up contacting her at the same time and got the job. She then went to america and even though she didnt get far with PAN AM. She magically two years later got an audition for a leonardo dicaprio movie. Why isn't other actors that lucky? i just dont get it. its like she never had to lift a finger.

Eyes on the Progress, not the target :) by Ellie_Underscore  •  last post Jun 2nd

Hey folks :). Just wanted to share a little progress milestone I am particularly proud of. A bit over five years ago I started this journey from zero, on this subreddit, with projects from this community. Back in the days, [this Planetside 2 machinima project](https://youtu.be/8rKROb05mAU) was one of the first ones I was really proud of. From there I had the opportunities and luck to take my work over to the real world, where today, I can call myself a professional voice actress. Voicing advertisements for big brands like Nivea and L'Oréal, and stationvoicing the biggest private radio station in my country. The amazing creative genius behind those machinimas, /u/p4ndamonium, and I kept in touch over all those years. He finally got drawn back in to his passion for filmmaking and I was lucky to get the chance to collaborate with him once more :). [have a listen to what I sound like five years later](https://youtu.be/eY1Dilohj-4). I'd be happy to hear any feedback actually. It's been very interesting to compare the two, and the first one was literally the beginning of my carreer. I myself can not listen to it without cringing any more, as past me literally had no idea about neither delivery nor acting. What made me start and what kept me going with all this was in big part the big, supportive community here on /r/voiceacting and over at /r/recordthis. So thank you all so, so much!

Open auditions by Maraaaaaaa26  •  last post Jun 2nd

If there’s a TV series/Movie with open auditions for child actors. How hard is to get the role?

Anyone getting tired of posts that are “I come from ( insert country) the industry sucks or there isn’t one how do I move to USA” by bluemoongirls  •  last post Jun 2nd

“It’s a small country, barely an industry “ Yes it might be small but when it comes to acting there there should be resources , do theatre , do community theatre , make your own stuff . Do online classes . Make what you can of the industry that already exists in your country meet creative people make connections with people in the industry and work hard . It’s going to be easier for you to get cast in projects in you’re own country compared to USA . “The movies tv shows suck here “ Do you really think of you move to the USA with no experience or connections or agent that you’re going to be cast in quality projects ? It’s going to be crappy unpaid student shorts for a long time . When you do get an agent you don’t pick and choose projects you get what you get and a lot of it (if you do beat out 200 or more other ppl in auditions ) is going to be 3 lines in a show that has a crappy rating on rotten tomatoes . So at the end of the day it’s going to be better for you to build your way up to the movies and tv shows in your own country regardless of how crappy you think they are than moving to the U.S. Most foreign actors/actresses that have made it big in Hollywood worked for years in there home country before even thinking about Hollywood .a lot of foreign aspiring actors romanticize moving to the USA but unless you’re a rich trust fund kid it’s years of rejection and waiting tables for actors that are born there imagine it’s going to be even harder if you’re foreign .the best thing you can do is get experience in your home country first .

Booked my first feature film, then covid happened. by Vezical2  •  last post Jun 1st

I love acting. Ever since I was a little kid i would go in EVERYTHING my small town had to offer as an actor. In year 10 (16yrs) I moved away from my family to the big city to go to a performing arts highschool to study acting. I finally graduated from my highschool, my agent put me up for a netflix feature film for an australian surfer teen (i fit this vibe, was very excited to put my self tape in). ​ All went well, I skype called the casting director since they are based in the USA - couple days later I got the job. ​ I was STOKED, I was on the moon. I dedicated my senior highschool years to JUST acting. Totally flunked school to do everything I could. I skipped exams to act in a play. I was so happy my hard work had finally payed off. As we were about to get the ball rolling, corona lockdown happened. As an Australian citizen, I was expected to travel to USA to film (which i was excited for because I'd never been overseas). We had to delay filming until all of covid-19 complications blowed over. I never thought it'd get this bad. It's predicted that international travel, especially to USA, wont be available until late 2020 ​ I got an email today from the producers of the show. "In light of covid-19 and the travel restriction, we regret to inform you that we must recast the role of ......" They basically explained how since I hadn't signed the contract yet (as was due to sign when I got to USA) they're going to recast locally so they can start filming ASAP. ​ I'm gutted. Awaiting an email from my agent for my next moves. I'm not sure if a post like this belongs on this subreddit, sorry if so. I feel a huge cloud of depression over my head. I'm so angry and upset. I just needed to rant. Thanks for listening

Anyone looking for a crisis actor with experience? by markomailey2018  •  last post Jun 1st

Is it a good time to reach out to agents for representation? by andrewjlau  •  last post Jun 1st

Hello, I'm new to the industry and signed with my first agent back in Feb 2019. I'm currently non-union. I switched to a different agency in June 2019 because my first agent sent me out to two auditions within 4 months. I am an Asian male actor and was approached by an agency here in Los Angeles that represents Asians for acting, modeling etc. It has almost been a year since I joined and while they have sent me out a lot more than my first agency, I feel like they are inconsistent with sending me out partially because they have SO many Asian clients and also they are a relatively young agency. For those of you interested, its called Image Powerhouse. They don't have any big, successful clients which kind of makes me want to move over to join an agency who has big clients, but reach out to newer agents within the top agency. I sometimes feel neglected as I am one of many and also I see some other Asian actors my age that I follow on social media going out for auditions that I know I definitely should have been submitted for but wasn't. Do you think it's a good time to start sending out emails for representation to agents right now? I don't have a lot of credits, but I'm in the process of building my reel. I already have some footage and am going to be working with a professional reel company end of July to shoot some professional quality scenes. I am doing research right now by looking at some other actors who are similar to me and finding out who their agents are. Any thoughts? [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10315167/?ref\_=fn\_al\_nm\_3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10315167/?ref_=fn_al_nm_3)

A good conservatory-style acting degree in a lesser-known arts college or an inferior theory-heavy theatre studies degree from one of the best universities in the world? by ShiningAway  •  last post Jun 1st

My country is tiny and we have a grand total of three places with acting or theatre related degrees. Two of them are conservatory style, and they seem to have decent teaching and a handful of alumni who made it big. However, those colleges are painfully small and underfunded, with little recognition by the general public - and sadly, they are even shunned by people due to a general disdain for the arts here. Neither of them have any student facilities or boarding. On the other hand, there's the illustrious national university with two sprawling campuses across the city and it's ranked 11th on QS (bet you know where by now)... However, the closest thing it has to acting is a Theatre Studies major with way too little of a focus on practical performance for my liking. Online reviews painted the graduates and their final year project performance as "underprepared", "taught only the rudimentary basics", and "severely lacking in clarity and substance". I have to choose between those schools, each with its own extreme faults and strengths and I have no idea which is better. I wish I could go overseas but I do not have that kind of money and as someone wise one said in this subreddit, "The only thing worse than trying to make it as an actor is trying to make it as an actor with student debt." So yeah, unless I get a full ride or something - hard for any foreign student - I'll have to settle for local options. It's not a bad place to live in. It's a nice small city with plenty of arts spaces and technological magic to play with. I would even say that the opportunities can be found if you know where to look. It's just the college major problem that's bugging me. I have thought of some alternatives. If I major in something else like Political Science and take acting classes on the side from a renowned coach trained and licensed to teach Lee Strasberg, and if I go for every audition that I can possibly try for, do I stand a better chance? Is it worth taking a degree in acting given my circumstances and the kind of education that there is here? Would love to hear ideas from anyone. Thank you so much! EDIT: I would like to focus on mainly film and TV but I enjoy musical theatre as well.

Why do I hate my own voice even tho I don't know it is mine? by FlyffyWiking  •  last post Jun 1st

I'm not a voice actor but I figured you guys may be able to share some insight for this. I hate my own voice, like most do. The explanation given for this is usually that reverberation inside the body makes it sound different than recordings makes the inner voice sound different from your real voice so when you hear yourself speak it becomes jarring as your expectations clash with reality. So far so good. But I have on a number of occasions listened to my own voice without knowing that it was mine and it has been just as jarring and unpleasant, leaving me confused until finally understanding that it was my voice I was listening to. The explanation above only seem to answer why you hate your own voice when you know it is your voice. So do I just have an unpleasant voice (nobody has told me that I have but they might just be trying to be nice) or is there something else at work here?

Looking for Voice Actors!!! by KilatPsychHub  •  last post Jun 1st

Hi guys! I work at a company called Psych Hub and I'm looking for more Voice Actors to add to our roster. We are continuously making videos about mental health and this would be on ongoing relationship if chosen to join our roster! I'm mostly looking for these types of voices female AND male: Hispanic, Brazilian Portuguese and Portuguese, Spanish, Indian, Middle Eastern, British, African American, Japanese, Chinese. Even if you can not do these accents above we would still love to add you to our roster so we can have a variety of voice Just a little about the company, our the goal is to make mental health education free and accessible to consumers. We also make training videos for clinicians. Here's an example of one of our videos: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_9j2ozvS5vo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9j2ozvS5vo) If you are interested or no someone who might be please respond/message with your demo reel and email. Thanks!

Do CDs and producers care about social media? by atlas768  •  last post Jun 1st

I’ve heard a story of Henry Goulding in Crazy Rich Asians getting cast with no acting experience, all because they found his Instagram account and thought he was very handsome. I’m wondering if CDs frequently go through social media to scout potential actors, and is it worth brushing up on your accounts to make it look kind of like a portfolio?

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.