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Where’s the best place to live for an aspiring actor? by ButternuttSippyCup • last post Mar 26th
I know Los Angeles, but any specifics?
Actra Apprentice membership advise by patti_o_lantern • last post Mar 25th
Hey awesome acting people! I recently was asked to perform in a theatre organizations concert that was live-streamed through Actra. I got my first Actra credit through this concert, and last week received a letter informing me that I could join actra as an apprentice. I have 5 weeks to decide if I want to join and wondering what ya’ll think my best course of action would be. A bit about myself, I’m an actor in Canada, 28F, non-union, in the process of finding representation, and I’ve only done theatre work at this point but want to make the jump to film work. I know I will lose my ability to work on non-union jobs, and given that I have no film experience on my resume, I’m wondering what I should do. Would having an apprentice membership harm me more than benefit me when I don’t have any film experience (besides bg work)? Would I be better off waiting until I have more film experience? Thanks in advance for your insight and guidance!
Audiobook Sample - Looking for a little guidance by killagoose • last post Mar 25th
Hey everyone. Over the past few weeks, I have been exploring the voice over world. During COVID, I was able to accumulate audio equipment due to working from home and became interested after stumbling upon a YouTube video where an audiobook narrator described her experience getting into the industry. There is still plenty for me to adjust, but I wanted to receive some feedback and guidance, if possible. I'm not sure if one type of VO work is "better" than the others. For instance, I have heard audiobook narration is quite arduous and many VO actors stay away from it. I like reading, so that is where I went naturally. I'm also not sure what my voice fits better, if that makes sense. I do have some acting experience, but this was years ago at this point so anything that remains would be degraded, at best. I have also done some very minor VO work as of last year, recording official training material for the company I work for. [Here is a link](https://soundcloud.com/wdrogers93/dracula-reading-sample) to a 1 minute audio sample of me reading Dracula. What are your thoughts, and is there a specific type of VO work that you think I would be better at than another? Thanks in advance.
Canadian actors! by torontogal1986 • last post Mar 25th
Hi everyone If you’re a Canadian actor (union or non) can you please go sign the petition on ACTRA’s website to ask the government to fire Cossette. We’re in a lockout for our commercial work and we need all the help we can get! Share with your friends and family too! Non union actors we want you to get the best wages too! If they break our union this isn’t good for anyone. Link: https://www.actra.ca/nca/firecossette/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-actranational&utm_content=later-33937845&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkin.bio
Completed 100 AUDITIONS by darshlakhwani • last post Mar 25th
I'm an actor based in Mumbai, India and I've been auditioning since the last 3-4 years. I'm a college student and I started auditioning from the very start of college and I'm going to graduate this May. This feels like such an interesting journey and I am so excited for what lies ahead! My booking stats: Total Auditions = 100 (For film, TV, web, commercials) Shortlisted / Second round = Approximately 20-25 Booked = 8 (Out of which 6 were professional and 2 were local or projects made by acquaintances) Out of the 6: 5 commercials (of which 1 didn't release) and 1 cameo speaking role in a web show.
view for view by Marianne Mills • last post Mar 25th
Will view for a view just put link to your imdb page after viewing mine Thank you and I hope that everyone is having a great weekend! pro.imdb.com/name/nm2262902
What does Daniel Kaluuya mean by showing the audience you’re lying while also telling the truth? by pineapple_espresso8 • last post Mar 25th
This morning I was really enjoying this “In The Envelope” podcast episode https://spotify.link/z7x5U2bPsyb interviewing Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Nope, Judas & The Black Messiah) which really is a treat for actors. The host asked a lot of really great questions, but what really struck out to me was around 12:50-13:00, where Daniel says that what an actor does while in character, is signal to the audience that they’re “lying,” in order to keep them engaged but to do that while coming from a place of truth. Can anyone elaborate on that?
Looking for Bluey Voice Actors by Kalashnifrog47 • last post Mar 25th
[https://www.castingcall.club/projects/bluey-animation-paid-opportunity](https://www.castingcall.club/projects/bluey-animation-paid-opportunity) Looking for 1-4 singers for an animation about the show Bluey. Payment ranges from 30$-75$ USD due to some roles having more lines than others. Follow the link if interested. \*\*\*EDIT\*\*\* The audio will be used in a parody of "The Duck Song" Here's a link to it: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtN1YnoL46Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtN1YnoL46Q) Here are some sample lines and videos to get an idea for the voices: Bandit voice sample: [**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O87w8xy-g-c**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O87w8xy-g-c) (The following lines are sung in the tune of the duck song) \-"No we just sell coconuts, but they're tasty and cheap and you don't need cups!" \-"No, like I said before, we just sell coconuts at this store, why not give it a shot?" \-"Ok look, whats your deal? I mean, coconut's are all that we sell here! They have little umbrellas" Chilli voice sample: [**https://youtu.be/jFp8Dvm3BPA?t=84**](https://youtu.be/jFp8Dvm3BPA?t=84) (The following lines are sung in the tune of the duck song) \-"The ducks walked up to a coconut stand And they said to the dad runnin' the stand." \-"Then they waddled away (waddle waddle)" \-"'Till the very next day (bom, bom, bom, bom, bom babom) ​ Bluey voice sample: [**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlOIzz-GIxk**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlOIzz-GIxk) \-(In the tune of the duck song): "Hey! Got any grapes?" \-(Spoken normal): "Can you read this story? We made it for you at nana's!" ​ Bingo voice sample: [**https://youtu.be/aqsWtxYzQ0o?t=55**](https://youtu.be/aqsWtxYzQ0o?t=55) \-(Spoken Normal): "Yeah can you and dad read it?" \-(In the tune of the duck song): "Hey! Got any grapes?" https://preview.redd.it/15mzracfdvpa1.png?width=712&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=64f00cc42ac5f48481c875d2ec7facdcf6dbdb78
Games/Activities for a trio of would-be voice actors? by gummby8 • last post Mar 25th
I have a couple of buddies that are pretty quick with a joke and are halfway decent at coming up with voices on the fly. One of them has mentioned a few times they would love to "break into voice acting" What would you recommend a trio of goofballs do to strengthen our voice acting brain meat?
Any U.K. Actors here? What’s your story so far? by jeanlucriker • last post Mar 25th
No disrespect to our US family, this subreddit is predominantly from experience a US audience. But as r/actinguk doesn’t get much traction I thought there could be more here :-) Just wondering if we have any U.K. Actors here and what’s been your path away so far? Education, training or winging it and learning on the job and booking some jobs?
YouTuber transitioning to the acting scene in LA by moralconsideration • last post Mar 25th
Hello folks. I am making this thread as a non-actor and mean it with the most respect. I've always wanted to be an actor/writer. I love comedy in particular- Adam Sandler, Judd Appatow, Seth Rogen, truly heroes of mine. I come from a lower-middle class background (not much money, not a nepo baby) and didn't go to acting school. But I got (lucky I guess) and managed to blow up on social media. I grew 500,000+ subscribers on YouTube, 50,000 on instagram, etc. Verified everywhere (blue checkmark). And I did all of this doing comedy content. Now, with that being said, I do NOT think I am a great actor or unbelievable talent. It comes natural to me but I am by no means good. My strength is comedy, funny movies ideas and entertaining people online. I am great at socializing as well so networking would be pretty fun. I am aware that Hollywood don't care much about social media presence. They don't pay attention to follower counts, numbers of subscribers or whatever. But I (naively) thought that if I grew big on social media I could maybe, network with the right people, get connected to someone behind the scenes. I just decided to build a following online, thinking it could help me crack in. I look at it like more of a "backdoor" approach. I also believe writing may be easier to break into than acting- so I have a bunch of films/shows I have written that I believe would be easier to pass on to someone than say, getting an audition. And I have put together short film concepts that have achieved millions of views online which, could maybe show the ideas have potential? My plan is to spend 6 months in LA attending acting classes and meeting people organically. I know it will take longer to get good at acting obviously but, I've saved up enough money I could live in LA for probably 2-3 years without working. I have many "successful" friends but they are all YouTubers, influencers, etc. None of them are in the 'industry". So I am truly an outsider. But at the same time I have been told that is "refreshing" because I'm the odd man out. I apologize if this is the wrong place to be asking this. Do producers/agents or anyone in the industry give chances, meetings or opportunities to the new generation of youtubers/instagram people? I have a bunch of screenplays to pitch (movies, tv shows etc) and presume it would be easier to get in that way. Probably a lot more demand for good ideas than another funny guy in his 20s auditioning for funny guy roles. What do you all think?
Acting reel advice? by Bonitabonilla558 • last post Mar 25th
Im putting together my first acting reel so I can start submitting through backstage and actors access. I don’t really have an previous work to show. Any recommendations?
Actors who went to Acting School vs Actors who did not. Which list do you prefer? by Dry_Western_2342 • last post Mar 25th
This is just for fun! Also, keep in mind that the actors went to college for acting graduated or at least spent more than a year in the school. And this doesn’t mean that the actors who didn’t go to school haven’t gotten any kind of training, arguably all actors have taken some sort of class or training. **Actors who went to School** • Adam Driver - Juilliard School • Jessica Chanstain Juilliard School • Adam Sandler - NYU • Miles Teller - NYU • Robin Williams - Juilliard School • Daniel Day Lewis - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School • Robert de Niro - HB Studio, Lee Strasberg’s Actors Studio, and Stella Adler Conservatory • Al Pacino - HB Studio and Lee Strasberg’s Actors Studio • Marlon Brando - American Theatre Wing Professional School • Ana de Armas - National Theatre of Cuba • Denzel Washington - Fordham University and American Conservatory Theater • Oscar Isaac - NYU • Pedro Pascal - NYU • Bradley Cooper - The New School • Andrew Garfield - Royal Central School of Speech and Drama • Julianne Moore - Boston University • Viola Davis - Rhode Island College and Juilliard School • Cate Blanchett - National Institute of Dramatic Art **Actors who did not** • Leonardo DiCaprio • Austin Butler • Jennifer Lawrence • Margot Robbie • Emma Stone • Brad Pitt • Johnny Depp • Tom Cruise • Heath Ledger • Joaquin Phoenix • Javier Bardem • Ryan Gosling • Diego Calva • Tom Hardy • Jim Carrey • Christian Bale • Robert Pattinson
I just made my new character reel! any feedback or criticism would be highly appreciated. by XansTheDev • last post Mar 25th
I’m a 16 y/o voice actor with one year of experience. I made this demo from my home studio and i’m looking for some feedback! I’d love to hear any insight as to what I did right or wrong!
I'm starting to finally get jobs thanks to some of y'all! by the_amazing_coconut • last post Mar 25th
So a while back, I made a post asking about an agency I thought was a scam (which it totally was btw), and some of y'all gave me advice on how best to find small jobs on my own. Thanks to y'alls advice, I got cast in a commercial for "a popular fruit beverage company's new alcoholic seltzer" (I still don't know if I'm technically allowed to say it since it's not on market), and I just got cast to have a speaking role in a statewide mental health campaign. I just wanted to generally thank all who helped by giving advice, and this sub in general for being fantastic for new actors wanting to start a career!
Canadian actors: what does this mean on Casting Workbook? I’m trying to add a resume on my & my rep’s end, but no go? by ohnose34 • last post Mar 24th
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How did they get John Dimaggio for the english dub of Drifting Home? by sgavary • last post Mar 24th
John Dimaggio is an A list voice actor with very high rates, how could they afford him when he probably costs at least 50k, don't dubs have low budgets normally?
Co-starring w/Eric Roberts was GREAT! by Tihnk-Tihnk • last post Mar 24th
I was on-set for 10 days filming the psychological thriller ”Intent Unknown” with some amazing local Iowa actors, as well a Academy Awards & Golden Globe actors Eric Roberts and Julianna Michelle
Actors, you don't ever need to meet up with a producer/director in person to get a role. by Pearlsgalore • last post Mar 24th
I'm not talking about in-person auditions, I'm talking if a director wants to meet up with you alone either for dinner or at their house to "get to know you." A bunch of actresses I know and I who have a resume but are not celebrities have all dealt with a creepy producer who has a medium sized show on amazon prime (isn't very good). It has some c list and d list actors in it though so I guess he uses this to try to get newer actresses to meet with him I guess thinking they might be desperate or something. The show isn't very good looks like it isn't coming out even though it was filmed years ago, etc. Just wanted to share this though as it's really creepy and predatory behavior. I asked both my agent and manager about this and they said do not meet with this guy. I also found his Instagram and he has tons of pictures of actresses he worked with sitting on his lap or putting his arms around them and it's extremely disturbing. This guy has to be at least 50.Even if I was single, I would rather not work for years than put my safety possibly at risk. I know I can get roles without having to meet up with producers alone. Be careful out there ladies! lots of creeps in the industry trying to take advantage of young women out there.