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How does the industry work? by Seizum • last post Mar 16th
Hi, I'm 17 y/o (I'll be 18 in 15 days), I'm from colombia and I want to start my acting career. For the past year I've been working in my acting, I started reading and watching stuff about acting and I've done a few plays and short films with my friends and the highschool drama teacher. My plan is to start my acting career next month because in Colombia you become legally an adult when you are 18, but I realized that I don't know much about the industry itself, so I would like for you guys to explain me a bit more about the process of getting a work and the dangers there could be. Maybe recommend a video or a book about it. I have a basic understanding in managers and auditions, but I don't know what happens during and after the jobs). The drama teacher at my highschool says that I have the capacity/talent to become a good actor and she is willing to help me in the progress (she says I'm ready to start going to auditions), but I would like to hear your advise too (I know there's supposed to be a lot of fraud in this industry). Note: The acting industry in my country/city is very small, there's usually very few good movies/tv shows, they make a lot of crappy tv shows, but I'm planning of moving to spain after I finish highschool, but I want to start a career here, so my parents see that it is a viable life choice.
Considering VO, but now sure if I'm too late to do it. by SoloTheAshenKnight • last post Mar 16th
Hey guys. I've been going through a bit of a patch lately mainly doing jobs I don't like, like retail for about 8 years and I'm 28 and feel I need to do something I could enjoy. Now growing up, I played a lot of games and considered VO, but cause of my stutter, I abandoned the idea and keep with retail. Now it's a lot better and I don't really stutter when I read or lip sync, but I'm afraid I waited too late. I see and hear of actors going to school and taking up acting and such when they were young and wished I could have thought of that career back then... I've been told I got a good voice, and I know it takes more than a good voice to be a good VA, but what do you guys think? Can I still pursue this path.
Considering Voice Acting as part as a Hobby while have nothing to do by willyav • last post Mar 16th
Hello. its been like a few times that I consider to act as a character in a video game because it sounded the game funny, like in Octopath Traveler giving a Cyrus \*my favoite of all the adventurers) a voice while is not speaking, but something I loose my passion to speak, like "I want to read, that is all". There a few times when I play LOL with my friends I make a diabolic laugh voice when I'm wining in a fight or in TFT, and 3 of them said at the same time "Willyav, have you ever considered to be a voice actor?". But I don't live in the best place to do that job, and also I don't know If I need something like a training method, or a program in my computer to see if I'm good, I just know to change my voice and read the text is showing me (need to read it a few times, Spanish is my native language, not English). I wanted to write this post because I want some recommendations to start practicing and if I get a opportunity someday.
patel films by Neel Esh Patel • last post Mar 16th
patel films first production "THE JOURNEY OF MR.DESHEE" is in QC check for distrubution will be done very soon . second production "RING OF DESIRE "is in post production and will be ready soon !!!
As an actor, are you staying isolated right now? Was my acting coach right to make me feel awful about not coming in this month? by amandalynne13 • last post Mar 16th
It’s been a long time since I acted because I was depressed for the better part of this year but this month I finally got back into it! However, with COVID19 happening I feel it’s selfish and irresponsible to make a trip 3 hours away with 13 other people when I work and live with the elderly. My teacher basically told me I don’t want it bad enough. Are you guys working through all of this?
VoiceOver/Acting as a Side Career by DanielaDawgWitDaFace • last post Mar 16th
I'm already a musician who does alot of Metal, Riddim, Edm, HipHop and Pop But I've always wanted to be on Radio to do Commercials or TV for Commercials and Promo It's been a bit of a guilty pleasure that I love voice acting and acting just as much as music
Real Estate Agent as a Side job? Anyone have any experiences or insight they would like to share? by RedRobinYUMM123 • last post Mar 16th
I was wondering if any actors who are also real estate agents could share their experiences?
Starting out, improving and getting noticed by theresagiraffe • last post Mar 15th
I’m still young (young teen), and haven’t done anything in the acting field over than the school play, but my drama teachers say I’m really good. I was chosen to be in a performance outside of school in front of a few thousand people, but that was cancelled due to covid19. How can I start out in the acting field? What are the best places to go for guidance? What advise would you give me? How do I get noticed? What’s the biggest mistake that most actors make? Sorry for the overload of questions
when we self-submit on AA, does it categorize actors with agents vs without? by leeval11 • last post Mar 15th
or do CDs see one big lump of actors on the screen
Being in a relationship and trying to make it as an actor by Caidmoon • last post Mar 15th
Is it possible? How do you have time for both ?
Actors Access Update by Sitting_Mind • last post Mar 15th
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Recommendations on which demo to focus on first (some details inside) by kotorisgood • last post Mar 15th
From what I can gather from pro voice actors websites, most of them have multiple demos, one demo for commercials, one for animation, one for elearning, one for trailers/promos, etc. Down the road I'll plan on getting multiple ones but which is advised to focus on FIRST? In my head I'm thinking a commercial demo (selling insurance, soda, ect) but want to sanity check before I start spending money. Thanks!
No acting classes in my country, how can I learn by myself? by PoeDamn2 • last post Mar 15th
Hello, I want to teach myself about acting, I’m just planning for now reading some books and see some workshops through YouTube. Is there anything else you can recommend me? Any additional exercises or tips? The only thing I know is that an actor needs to be in the moment and have a good diction (My diction is bad)
Is standard room treatment good enough for voice over? by MaximumColor • last post Mar 14th
Alright, I'm very tired and have been looking at a lot of options. A lot of you have been very helpful, but throwing out very expensive options. So I will say this here: I AM ON A VERY LOW BUDGET. Like, 300 dollars *max*. I'm looking to acoustically treat my room-- because that is all I have; one room that I rent, no other space-- to help with the little bit of room noise I have. I've looked into PVC booths, trying to do what I can with my tiny closet (not much), and just a bunch of stuff. I've come to the conclusion that with the space I currently have, it would be incredibly inconvenient to record away from my desk. WHAT I'M WONDERING IS THIS: Would standard room treatment used for music production be an effective start for a relatively new actor? Would a few bass traps and acoustic panels around the corners, coupled with my carpeted floor, be decent enough for voiceover work? Or does voiceover require like, way more dampening than typical music recording? I am of course also intending to put some acoustic panels on the ceiling above me, and was even considering building like a half-booth out of PVC. Essentially a single wall of heavy blankets to be placed behind me like a streamer's greenscreen, or perhaps a U-shaped booth that I could push up against my desk and pull away when I'm not using it. Thank you guys so much, you're all being very helpful and friendly and I appreciate it so much. It's taken a long time to save up as much as I have, so I don't really want to be wasting money on ineffective treatment, but it's also not realistic for me to "just build a full sound booth". Also the space I'm in doesn't allow me to make any major changes-- maybe a couple screws or so, but that's it. I don't even have shelving set up because of this.
In your own opinion by blueregional • last post Mar 14th
What makes a great actor great? What is good acting from bad acting? How can you tell if the person is a good actor or just a mediocre or a bad actor?
Different approaches to acting by pretendtobefish • last post Mar 14th
I’ve been watching alot of interviews of actors and as someone who is just starting out I couldn’t wrap my head around certain approaches. I’ve never learned acting I’ve only done it several times so please bear with me even if I sound wildly ignorant. I can understand how actors who completely immerse themselves in their roles deliver honest performances, but I’m very curious how actors who don’t create whole backstories to their characters or don’t spend much time in the character’s head act so truthfully and beautifully. For instance Denise Gough has said she didn’t have the luxury to spend time preparing for her roles when she was up and coming because she had to juggle alot of survival jobs. I was watching an interview on Angels in America and she and James McArdle were joking around saying how it was ridiculous to try and think of what their characters thought of when they were little. Another interesting interview was with Split. Anya Taylor Joy was talking about how she never thought of the audience or the camera when she acted and she simply was true to the moment, along with staying in the character’s head for a long time. James McAvoy immediately followed her answer by saying how interesting it was that they had such different approaches to acting. He said he always thought of the camera and the audience and that he would at times plan how to act a scene so that it gave the audience a hint about the character. I’ve noticed many British actors and especially those from drama schools explaining this sort of acting that isn’t “inside out” (for lack of a better phrase). So how do they give an honest performance? I still can’t quite grasp the idea even after watching countless interviews. All I understand is that you as an actor aren’t important but how it delivers to the audience is key. Nobody cares what you feel as long as you effectively deliver it. But HOW do you effectively do that? For example I’ve seen the actors I’ve mentioned crying buckets of tears on stage or on screen. If they aren’t actually one with their character and feeling devastated in a scene, where do those tears come from? Would it be the old trick of thinking of something else sad in order to conjure tears? How do you switch off when you’re not performing yet jump right back in the moment the cameras roll or a show starts? Don’t you eventually fall into your character’s thoughts and emotions when you’re acting? How do you leave and enter so effortlessly when you have to spend alot of time with the role? The more I try to box acting into one thing the more I realise it’s such a complex yet simple craft that can never be categorised into certain techniques. And I see most great actors never have one way of doing it. YET I have all these questions that have been screaming at me for months. Sorry I sound crazy! It’s late at night where I am so excuse my rambling unorganised thoughts
Agent by emz321 • last post Mar 14th
My agent hasn’t been getting me any castings since I signed. I have been doing everything I can to help him. I’m not moaning as I know acting is hard and moaning isn’t going to get me anywhere but for experienced actors do you know anything I can do? I also heard that emailing your agent too much is bad as he’s probably extremely busy.
Helpful Videos for New Voice Actors by voiceactordude • last post Mar 14th
Hey everyone! I added a couple of new videos to my YouTube playlist for beginners. New videos on voiceover demos, P2P sites and recording gear. I am posting this again because the link in the previous post was broken. Sorry about that! Just go to [www.voiceoverbeginners.com](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3-xNRn8L2f1ucqkv_ORuxdHdi-EqXvWp) to get to the YouTube playlist.