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Looking for a voice actor for a starwars fan animation by trash_coles • last post Jan 23rd
If you are interested please call me at 0422 347 025 and give me your best wookie sound I'll message you if you get in than you
An honest discussion of how much money and influence affects the business. by cstrife16 • last post Jan 23rd
Hello all I've been acting for several years now, graduated from a decent university just outside london with a degree in performing arts, but no where in the course did we learn about spotlight, equity, agents, SAG, or day rates. It became apparent my degree, while nice, didn't make me any of the connections i needed, so I'm looking at going back to a better university for a masters or a drama school. Which is expensive. A teacher once said to me, money won't make you a good actor, but it will make you a successful one. The training needed is expensive, the locations to live arw expensive. Headshots, showreels, membership to spotlight or SAG, courses, everything we as actors need to succeed is locjed behind a paywall. Im not saying it's impossible to come from nothing and succeed in this industry. But when the top agencies are recruiting from the top schools, and those top schools are expensive as hell and situated in very exclusive areas of the world, it is horribly apparent that success in the acting world is heavily connected to the amount of money you are able to pour into it. Acting is a rich mans job and a poor mans hobby. How do you feel, have you experienced the questions or doubts that come with a lack of money and influence, starting from low and hitting that wall that could easily be overcome with cash. Talent is everywhere, its not a case of one more talented than another, its a case of one being able to afford a drama school in london / LA, and another not.
looking to connect with other actor/writers in NYC to film scenes for reels / short films by creatingmyreality123 • last post Jan 23rd
i've done a bunch of iphone shorts for reel footage previously, last one we shot we did with better equipment, my friend and I just finished a 12 page short that we're going to execute as professionally as possible (for not having a budget). I'm looking for more trained actor / writers to partner up with to write scenes to shoot for reel footage, as well as to write actual short films. i want to grow my network, and eventually work towards producing features (after getting some high quality shorts into festivals, etc.) I have a few producer connections (for when I have something of actual value to show them), I audition for sag tv/film on occasion, and just slowly chipping away and building my career piece by piece. workshops, classes, etc. etc. I'm starting to meet more DP's as well who are also on the same level in terms of just wanting to create content for reel footage, gain more experience, meet more people, and slowly build their careers. so yeah. if this sounds like something you're looking for, hit me up with a link to your website. i'm based in Bushwick. we could even have a quick phone call today, if you're available. i'm home all day making phone calls to DP's and doing some sales calls for the producer I'm interning with pitching his project to production companies.
Voice Casting by LuxyPuxy • last post Jan 23rd
Hello! Our company is currently looking for voice actors and actresses who can sing to record talked and sung phrases for a children's animation show that showcases on YouTube. If you are interested, please, write me to this mail [jeanpierre@theaudiohive.com](mailto:jeanpierre@theaudiohive.com)
ACTING - IT’S BEING “ON DEMAND” by Winniehiller • last post Jan 23rd
Someone recently asked me, “Isn’t it strange that actors need to work so hard to just BE. It’s almost ironic.” It is, I agree. The problem is that we create a whole lot of issues for ourselves because we are not aware of our own natural behaviors. We do what we do, automatically. So when we need to use someone else’s words and say them as another person to someone we don’t know, we have no idea how to do it ...not in the natural way we interact with other people in our own lives. That’s why it becomes either flat and unexpressive or pushed and exaggerated, instead of life-like. Add into that our blocks and self-consciousness about doing something publicly and wanting so desperately to be good enough... BEING becomes a tremendous challenge. It’s all because we try too hard or do too little - or a combination of each. But understanding how we naturally communicate our desires every day as we respond and interact with others...noticing how we so effortlessly use our words colorfully and effectively in order to communicate our needs...being aware of how we are constantly pursuing a goal with each person we communicate with... and THEN learning to do all THAT on cue... This is the secret to “BEING” ON DEMAND. In the beginning it does take a lot of effort because we need to consciously do what we normally do unconsciously. But once we understand our natural processes and begin to force ourselves to recreate them on cue, it eventually becomes natural once again. We can speak and react as our character with the same fluidity that we use ourselves. Your character has a purpose. It’s important to him/her. Watch how you speak to others in your everyday life when you are taking about something important to you. Something you care about. You do everything you need for acting believably, everyday. You have so much experience at being natural. It’s what you do. It’s just a mater of being able to do it on purpose.
Actors Access App not working for anyone else? I've got a complete profile and I'm logged into the right account... by StageCrafts • last post Jan 23rd
Not sure if r/VoiceActing or r/VoiceWork would be the appropriate places to post this (and I apologize if it's not... yet I'm curious). by Positive_Branch • last post Jan 22nd
Voice Actors of Reddit, what was / is it like to be the English voice of a character from another country (especially when it came to portraying him/her for the first time)? Also, have you ever cosplayed as that character?
International Student by alexiis231 • last post Jan 22nd
Uh, this is my first time posting something on reddit. Since i was 15 i wanted to become an actor and be on top of Hollywood and all that (too much drugs, i know). I was looking on internet and i saw a few schools and conservatories, the typical, NYFA, AMDA, Yale, AADA, Juilliard, Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg, and all of them are too expensive, which one you recommend me to choose or apply? I'm from México and it's kinda hard, but not impossible. I want to apply for any of those the next year, it would be of too much help if you guys can give any advice, international students who are in any acting school or conservatorie, people who are pushing into the bussines, anything!
Has anyone here done Pilot Season in LA? by TrueCrimeVirgo • last post Jan 22nd
Hey, Just wondering if anyone in here has done Pilot Season in LA or know someone who has? Can you explain how it works? Especially for someone who doesn't actually live in LA (I'm English and live in London). I can't seem to find that much about it online, and most of my actor friends (the ones im close with anyway) haven't ever been.
Do British actors succeed more in USA? by eyeoftheliger01 • last post Jan 22nd
I'm passionate about becoming an actor. However, I'm a 2 hours drive from London (the only major city near me). I feel like being British in another country would make me stand out more with potential applications. I was wondering if others had experience with this?
background casting agencies in Toronto? by darcytoronto • last post Jan 22nd
I am in the Toronto area and looking to sign up with a background actor casting agency. I have an agent for commercial/film/TV productions but I would also like to get back to working as an extra and his focus is not on BG. Any suggestions from background actors in the Toronto area? Or do you recommend applying myself for jobs on a casting sites that post jobs, like Eboss Canada? Thank you.
Recommendations for acting on camera classes in LA or New York? by NimbusCloud1 • last post Jan 22nd
I'm only interested in classes that are set up like a set and constantly have you on camera, providing you with your footage at the end of the class. I'm an experienced actor and most interested in finding a teacher that will help me to market myself, make my reel as best as it can be, find my ideal branding including type and age range etc. Open to commercial workshops as well.
One definition of artistry in performance is the sophistication with which an actor marks the space between art and the everyday. by thisisnotarealperson • last post Jan 22nd
This is a quote from a recent NY Times article on intimacy directors, which is a valuable read by itself: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/magazine/sex-scene-intimacy-coordinator.html I have not heard the idea in the title put so clearly before but it really got my wheels turning and I thought it would be an interesting conversation starter. To boil it down to how I see it with regards to contemporary film & awards, it's a solid explanation for why we tend to reward actors who portray "ugly" as it were, or go through big exterior transformations for a part--losing/gaining weight, heavy prosthetics to look like a totally different person, etc. It's easier for the audience to see the jump the actor is making to the character. What does the title mean to you?
Michael Zanuck Agency (MZA) by berrymush • last post Jan 22nd
Hi. Just wondering if anyone has recently been in to meet or have signed with MZA. Very mixed reviews on the agency and not a lot of updated info. A friend who is a working actor says she has regularly seen his clients on the casting sheet so im curious. Wondering id after the bad press he has changed his tactics
Meeting with a new agent by danikabananika • last post Jan 21st
What are your thoughts with signing with a big agency vs boutique agency? Big roster vs small roster? Established agent vs new agent? I’ve heard all sides of the argument (big agency has big name, boutique has more drive, big roster means agent connections, small roster means more focus on you and your career, established agent having lots of working actors etc) and I’m curious what your thoughts are. I’ve been with a big well known agency for almost three years and they’ve frankly done nothing for me. Since signing with them, I’ve had 5 auditions that I wouldn’t have been able to get on my own, 2 for non speaking roles. I have credits and I’m in class regularly. I have a meeting with a pretty big agency on Friday, but a brand new agent (assistant who’s moved up the ranks). I’m curious what your thoughts are in moving on from my current agency who has some big names. I’m on a roster of 75 actors (many of whom are working) with at least 9 other people in my category, in an agency of ~1400 actors between 2 cities.
If someone looked like Young Johnny Depp or Leonardo DiCaprio, would they instantly become a famous actor by JasonTaylorArtist • last post Jan 21st
Like if they moved to a big city, would they be snapped up. Isnt that how they made it
Just got cast in my first stage play in 15 years - by accident?? by voixxy • last post Jan 21st
I’m a singer, primarily opera and musical theatre. I’ve done some plays, mostly Shakespeare comedies, but those were about 15 years ago. So I got a text this afternoon from an acquaintance with whom I recently did a read/sing through of Newsies (just for fun, with other like-minded fun-loving musicians, nothing serious, just a bunch of really organized nerds). He asked if I was also an actress, and I responded that I have been, but that I do mostly opera and musical theatre these days. He tells me one of our local community theatres needs someone to participate in a table read tonight for a character he thinks is right up my alley, and it sounds interesting, so I went. After the read, the director says my read was “amazing” and asks if I want to join the cast. I’m thrilled and excited but terrified. I haven’t done a straight up play in over a decade, and this play, while incredible, is so far removed from anything I’ve ever done. I agree that the character suits me really well, but now I’m shaken because I need to have act 1 off book by feb 10 and frankly, I don’t remember how to do this without music. So my questions: * how do I go about learning my lines? In MT and opera the music helps me immensely, it’s basically just a bunch of songs with connective tissue. How do I do it without the music?? * it’s been so long since I’ve been in the theatre world. Is there theatre-specific etiquette I need to be aware of? I assume some of it overlaps (nothing but water with you, always be prepared, respect other performers’ boundaries, basic entertainment industry professionalism and courtesy). * I tend to rely a lot on the Stanislavski method, which requires me to really know my character. This is a really intense play with very intense emotions (I am an anti-war nurse who ends up having to serve in Vietnam, the play covers before, during, and after the war). As I create her backstory, would it make more sense to focus on her motivations for being so staunchly anti-war and for being a nurse, or more on events in her life that shaped her personality? Sorry for the amateur post, but I figured this was a good place to get started. Thank you in advance!
Seeking Advice by Valcrye • last post Jan 21st
Hey everyone! So I've wanted to become a voice actor for some time, and wanting to hopefully make it to be professionally suited for it. A lot of voice acting advances seems like a giant circle where you already have to start out on the inside of it to make it around. That and I have like no resources I can reach out to. For instance; to get a talent agent, you need to have a good resume, and for resume building, I'm just wondering, do small jobs and gigs on sites like castingcall.club, [voices.com](https://voices.com), and [voices123.com](https://voices123.com) all work for that? Or are those just viewed as gigs but not anything professionally viable? My mind is kind of just filled with questions about all of it, as its extremely hard to separate legitimacy from scams since most sites require you to fork over money for jobs and advice. Any help would be appreciated.
[paid] Male voice over actors needed! by RedMartyrEnt • last post Jan 21st
Red Martyr Entertainment is looking to hire male voice actors for the roles of two main characters in Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask. **Category**: Voice actors in a video game **Roles**: Main characters - Benedek Dohnany and Nikolay Kalyakin **Type of work**: Paid - 50 to 100$ per hour (depending on the voice acting skill) **Deadline**: Friday, January 24th **Requirements**: * male actors with a voice suited for characters in the 30-40 age range * highly proficient in spoken and written English * high level of acting abilities * skilled to express emotions and different mental states If you think this is the perfect role for you, please contact us right away at [jobs@redmartyr.com](mailto:jobs@redmartyr.com) for further information. More about the game: [Saint Kotar: The Yellow Mask](https://www.redmartyr.com/works/3/saint-kotar-the-yellow-mask/) We look forward to your applications!
Deadline on Actor's Access by curtst • last post Jan 21st
I saw a breakdown for a film that will be happening "nearby" (about 6 hrs away). But it's passed the deadline. Is this something I should even bother submitting for?