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Recommended L.A. acting classes? How far in advance should I contact agents? by boogercube  •  last post Jan 16th

Hello actors (especially actors in Los Angeles)! I'm moving to L.A in a couple months and just wanted to know if you had any acting class recommendations? I'm planning on checking out Groundlings right off the bat, but I was also hoping to find a class that has more of an on-camera scene study vibe. Also, any recommendations on how far in advance you think it would be smart to begin reaching out to agents? I figured if they're interested, they'll probably want to meet in-person relatively quickly, so maybe just a week in advance to the move? I should note that I am a SAG-Eligible actor (due to a transfer from another union) with a few professional credits, a decent demo reel and lots of training. Thanks in advance!

Hey all! Lurker here- I have a question about haircuts. by forrestanthony  •  last post Jan 16th

So I've been actor professionally now for about 2-3 years, but haven't really crossed this issue until now. I recently got some fantastic headshots done in October last year, and since then my hair has grown a bit, but I don't want to "change my look" per say, and as such don't think new headshots are warranted. In my headshots, my hair is quite short. Curly, but short. Right now, my hair is a more medium-ish length. Is it imperative that I look 1:1 to my headshots? Will casting directors be annoyed if my hair is longer in auditions/self tapes than what the headshot showed? I'm quite enjoying the length it's at right now, but at the end of the day it's just hair and am willing to cut it if I book a role, or if it means staying safer with sticking to my shots. Any words of advice are appreciated. Thank you!

Please help me with my first non-commercial audition. by helpmeplease9342  •  last post Jan 16th

So, I'm pretty excited about an upcoming audition tomorrow, but I think I already failed before I even started. The audition asks for having an accent, and I don't know if I can pull it off. Should I go, butcher a British accent, and go anyway because it's an opportunity nonetheless? Or should I cancel and avoid making a fool of myself? I honestly don't know what to do. Does it hurt me to get the experience if I think I'm going to fail? Thank you, A Terrified Actor

actor/writer looking for other actor/writers, DP's & Directors to collaborate with in NYC by creatingmyreality123  •  last post Jan 16th

32, meisner trained, in sag, have some low level agents and go out for tv/film auditions on occasion, apprenticing with an indie film producer which will eventually grow into a development position, I've written and shot some simple shorts in the past, looking to take my game to the next level and find more likeminded hustlers with unique creative perspectives to create content with. scenes for reels, sketches for instagram, polished kick-ass short films for festivals, and eventually features with budgets. I've posted previously and meet some quality people from this sub and I'm looking to expand my network. I'm specifically looking for trained actors who also write, and are interested in creating content. I'm also looking for DP's & Directors to do the same thing. I want to build a core team to work with long-term. I am open to working with anyone, but please, no beginners. be at a level where you bring something to the table, have some industry knowledge, and most importantly have the desire to make this your life 24/7 and understand the steps it takes to get to that point, like i do. PM me a link to your website/actors access and I'll shoot you mine back and we can meet for a coffee and take things from there!

Dan Green is an amazing voice actor and it's a shame he's not more prominent. by uknownada  •  last post Jan 16th

Dan Green, real name no gimmicks, is easily one of the most underutilized voice actors in the industry, anime or otherwise. He did a lot of work for 4kids, most famously Yu-Gi-Oh!, where he voiced Yugi Moto and the Pharaoh Atem / Yami. He also voiced Knuckles in Sonic X, Entei in Pokemon 3, Mewtwo in Mewtwo Returns, and his most iconic line: "YOHOHO, HE TOOK A BITE OF GUM-GUM" from the incredible 4kids One Piece Rap, truly the peak of the franchise. Seriously though, this man has amazing talent and I don't see anybody praising him that much, probably because he's not in very many things. How many of you even knew he voiced both Yugi AND Yami? This man who can do great deep voices can also appropriately voice such a young boy. Most adult males who voice boys can't make them NOT sound like they're done by a grown man, which is why they're usually voiced by either young boys themselves or grown women. But Dan Green can do it no problem and still voice adult characters, IN THE SAME SCENE! He has incredible range and talent! 4kids had tons of terrible performances but I think he nailed every role he ever got. It's such a shame that he just hasn't had a noteworthy career. Besides the roles I listed, and a few more 4kids shows, he's in nearly nothing. It seems the only main character he's been in since 4kids went downunder, besides that Yugioh movie, is The Little Panda Fighter. Yeah. It's such a shame. [Here's his BTVA page.](https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Dan-Green/) Let's take a moment to appreciate this underrated gem of voice acting.

Is telemarketing a good side job for actors? by AkioLama  •  last post Jan 16th

Actors access $22 reel charge? by thomyorkesadoptedson  •  last post Jan 16th

Hey y'all, Actor's access media section says "**Performance Videos** are a one-time charge of $22.00 USD per minute or a fraction thereof." I wanted to ask: if I were to get new footage back and wanted to update my reel, would I have to pay the $22+ AGAIN even though I would only add one new clip? Or is it, for example, if I were to upload a one minute reel, I could upload an updated reel for free as long as it is the same length? Or if it was one minute and thirty seconds, I would only pay $11 because I had already paid for a minute?

Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - Jan 16 by AutoModerator  •  last post Jan 16th

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.

MFA Acting Auditions AMA (A.C.T., etc) by meg9191  •  last post Jan 15th

I found a post someone did a few years ago super helpful in my audition process, and wanted to pay it forward. Also, I wanted to share some info about American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) because I was so nervous about leaving NYC as a working actor and moving to San Francisco, and feel absolutely silly about it now. If anyone else is in the same boat and considering the school, here's some things I wish I knew: - Our recent alumni are working a lot in LA and NY. Jerrie Johnson just booked a lead role in an Amazon Series, Christina Elmore is in Lena Waithe's new show, Adrianna Mitchell was cast in Mfoniso Udofia's Run Boy Run at NYTW (Mfonsio is also an alum), and that's just a few off the top of my head. They don't update their website as much as some schools with RECENT Alumni news (just the stars that have been around for a while), but they're working on a website refresh. - Pam. MacKinnon. SHE IS INCREDIBLE. Besides being an Obie & Tony Award Winning Broadway director, she is a compassionate Artistic Director that truly cares about the MFA program. Since her arrival, she has hired current third year MFA students on to mainstage shows (besides Christmas Carol). This is obviously no guarantee because you still have to audition, but my classmates are currently working on Wakey Wakey alongside Tony Hale, and some were in Top Girls, will be in Gloria, and a recent alum premiered Kate Atwell's new play Testmatch. We're able to sit in on these rehearsals (when we have time) and I can't describe how valuable it was to see how a professional rehearsal is done on a new play. Pam came up to us during the break and answered questions; she's awesome. - Our faculty come from all over (Yale, A.C.T., Dell'Arte, Juilliard, UW, Linklater herself, etc), and they're constantly evolving the curriculum. They have us training from 9am-9:30pm M-F and rehearsing on Sundays. It's a lot, but something I find really valuable. Our text and dialects teacher is currently coaching Cursed Child in SF and took us to see a dress rehearsal. They really try to expose us to as much of the professional world as possible so we're ready. I also appreciate that they started on-camera acting workshops for first years, something I know hasn't been done in the past at other schools, and A.C.T. - Don't put so much weight into these "top schools lists" because they're usually compiled by one person or a small group of people with subjective metrics. It's not like these are all evaluated and ranked on standardized criteria. I remember stressing out because I got into a school that was ranked higher than A.C.T. on one list, but knew I wanted to go to A.C.T. A few years prior, A.C.T. was ranked higher than them, yadda yadda, nothing to base a major life decision off of, ya know? Programs ebb and flow and constantly change. You just gotta find out what's right for you and listen to your gut :) - Be kind. I met so many incredible people during the audition process that I still keep in touch with; think of each other as colleagues, not competition, because you never know if you'll work together in the future. There's room for us all to succeed. Feel free to AMA about the MFA audition process or ACT and I'll try my best to answer. Break legs!

How do actors sustain themselves? especially in places like LA or NYC? by homosappie  •  last post Jan 15th

I am a college student debating whether to major in Theater or Nursing or CS. I'm interested in all of the above but i'm passionate about theater and i'd like to be on Broadway shows someday or on TV. However I live in the south of the country far away from LA or NYC and I can't live with my parents after college because they're basically splitting up and I don't want to lean on them because i'm a first generation american and they are poor. Not the greatest of situations. I do not want to burden them financially. I'd like to be financially independent in the long run. In college I've built up a little resume in and outside of college. I've been cast in a 10 minute play written and directed by students, I've done Bye Bye Birdie (ensemble), I've taken acting classes and written and performed a one man show, I've done The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail (ensemble and Henry David Thoreau's understudy), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Thisbe and Flute). So I've done a bit and i feel confident about my acting although I do know that there is always room for improvement. So my question is: based on my financial situation, is it feasible to study something like CS or Nursing and work on acting on the side? Theater rehearsals and auditions have always been in the evenings in my experience, so I could do that in the evening after work, right? Everyone has told to pursue my passion and major in theater but i'm looking at things in the long run and i feel that being financially unstable would make me burn out the chase. I've also waited tables and the life is so draining I've seen my more aged coworkers have nervous breakdowns and regret having to just live off of waiting tables. Needless to say, i'm confused and torn. I'd love your feedback. Experienced actors, would you have done anything differently? New actors, how are you guys going about it? P.S I live in Dallas and there are a handful of acting schools here that aren't part of a Uni. I have contemplated attending those rather than obtaining a theater degree.

Looking for female voice over to dub a short film (paid) by HeliumVola  •  last post Jan 15th

I am looking for a female voice actor helping me to dub some short scenes of a short film. The film is in the Thriller-Mystery genre and the character that needs to be dubbed is a sexy femme fatal that plays bad with the male character. We do see here in real, but we see/hear her in his flashback and his imagination. I need different sounds like just bad laughing, whispering and some spoken sentences. I am looking for a deep sexy female voice, age middle 20ths with Balkan/Eastern Europe accent. It is not so much work, but I will pay for it. Please send a voice acting sample with your mail if you apply for the job.

Need more experienced ears to help me diagnose audio issue by myinvisibilitycloak  •  last post Jan 15th

Hi, I direct an indie audio drama and I'm way out of my element right now. I have a voice actor who is having problems with audio quality and we're both trying to figure out how to fix it and not having any luck. I need an expert set of ears to help me figure out what's wrong and how to fix it. Please dm me your email address if you're willing to listen and I'll send you an audio file of what we're working with. I'll update the post when I no longer need help. Thank you so much in advance!

The casting director proposed me to the director - Big TV Show by adriasanchezig  •  last post Jan 15th

I live in Spain and here we don't have auditions so often. I was living in Barcelona so only commercials there. Now I moved to Madrid and the other day I sent a self tape to the casting director for a big tv show that's going to be shot this year. She told me that they're going to be filming until August, so she asked me for patience, because she will be proposing actors for small speaking roles (2 lines of text maximum) So just 4 days after that, yesterday, I received a call to ask me for availability on one day of this month, and she told me that she will propose me to the director for one of those small speaking roles. ​ The thing is: \-I'm so NERVOUS, and HAPPY, and EXCITED, and SCARED. All of those feelings at the same time. Because it can be anytime that I receive a call saying that i'm in or that i'm not in for this character. I've never had an speaking role on a tv show or movie so that's why it would be like a dream for me. And I'm daydreaming a little bit. And punishing me a little bit because I believe I shouldn't be daydreaming (but at the same time it's what it keeps my dream of "making it", alive) ​ So I wanted to ask if is it normal to feel like that? And I'm trying to contain and hide this emotions, because somehow I dont wan't to get hurt if the result is not good. Maybe in LA it's easy to forget about an audition because you have maybe 2 per week, but here in Spain it's so different. And also considering I just moved to Madrid. ​ Maybe in some months I'll be getting more auditions but I dont know anyone that has like 2-3 auditions per week for tvshows or movies. Here everything is smaller and slower. ​ So what do you think? Any piece of advice? I started studying and pursuing acting in 2017. In Barcelona it was easier for me to forget about auditions, I was doing more and always for commercials (only two times I did it for movies/tv shows \[terminator dark fate and Snatch Season 2\] ​ ​ Thank you!!!

Looking for a mentor :) by pinkpaintingpandas  •  last post Jan 15th

Hello! I am 25 year old female voice actress looking for someone who has a bit more experience in the field and is interested in having a mentee :) More info: Currently enrolled in VO classes.Demo to be recorded in April/May. Live in SoCal Please shoot me a dm and include your Instagram if you have one. (I communicate better through there) Thank you for considering!

Super Last Minute VO auditons back to back, please help me figure out how to record them myself? by silkk8  •  last post Jan 15th

I'm an actor (not VO trained) but for some odd reason my manager keeps getting me VO auditions. Last night I got one at 11:30pm and I just got another today! And it's due tomorrow at noon! I'd like to record it at home since it would be a huge hassle (and probably expensive) to find a studio to record it first thing in the morning, but I'd like to know if this is doable. Here are the requirements: Clean, unprocessed signal; no filters, compression, expansion, noise-gates, limiters, etc. Uncompressed .wav, 48 kHz, 16 bit (or better); no .mp3 or other lossy file format. I can pick up a mic today, though I'm trying not to break the bank on it as VO is not my focus in acting. Is a USB mic okay? How do I make sure I fit the requirements? I don't know what 48kHz or 16 bit means...

Designing your character by sadandexhausted  •  last post Jan 15th

I’ve heard so many movie star actors, interviews, talk about reading a script and trying to “find out” who their character is/what they are going through/etc. What are some methods you guys use to bring the character to “life”, decide what “blocking” to use, how to speak as your character, etc? Do you try a bunch of different things or is there a methodology of asking particular questions to get to the root of who this character is (and embody him/her/them)?

Acting Book Recommendations? by R_byn18  •  last post Jan 14th

Hi hi hello! Some very lovely and helpful people suggested a couple of books to me the other day for help on getting back into acting. Books are a very helpful way for me to learn things personally I’m wondering if anyone else has any others to suggest? Ones focusing on techniques would be very much appreciated!! Thank you muchly! x Already suggested : Actor’s Life : A Survival Guide - Jenna Fischer Actor’s Art & Craft : William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique Sanford Meisner on Acting Self Management for Actors - Bonnie Gillespie Different Every Night - Mike Alfreds

I want to become an actor at age 15... by Future-Composer  •  last post Jan 14th

I’m 15 years old and I’ve been struggling to determine what I want to do with my life and I’ve narrowed it down to a few things: Acting, Making Music, or Making YouTube Videos. I’m interested in trying out acting because I’ve always been told that my voice carries out through a room and I have charisma and I’ve been called “a little dramatic, in a good way.” While doing class plays. *I know it’s a hard journey, but I’m willing to go for it. I’d like to start Acting and become an actor that is featured in Movies/TV-Shows. I’m currently a Freshman in High school and was wondering what I could do to become a better actor. Thanks, (and sorry if this wasn’t the right place to post this.)