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True Crime Reenactment? by HiImBeef • last post Oct 3rd
I am a relatively new actor, non-union with only a few credits. I have an agent. Should I take a speaking role on a true crime Reenactment show? It's a long drive for not much money, and I'd lose money on by missing work. I'm ok with these things if it's a chance to flesh out my resume, but I don't know much about these types of shows and how they're perceived on a resume. Will it help me or hurt me, or neither? I'm not sure what to do.
[REQUEST] Venezuelan voice over actors needed for adult animated cartoon proof of concept/animatic (English and Spanish) by nalgas4u • last post Oct 3rd
Paid but low budget. -- Hey everyone, I've created an 11 minute proof of concept animatic for an adult animated cartoon about two anthropomorphic Venezuelan foods learning how to adult in the streets of Caracas, Venezuela. Imagine a Venezuelan Rick and Morty or Apple and Onion. I am Venezuelan, the artist who created the boards is Venezuelan as well, and the plan is to find voice over talent that is Venezuelan also. The catch is, I'm producing this animatic in English and Spanish so you would have to be bilingual. A variety of voices are needed for all characters. The Animatic is almost "done," with temp VO, with the artist on hold if we need any changes. So if I were to get all the voices I need today, I can see the project being finished in less than a month. That's exciting! This is a self-funded passion project, the plan is to pitch it (using the animatic) to producers and try to turn it into an actual show. However, let's be realistic, chances are slim and the animatic is probably just gonna end up on YouTube, demonetized, as something cool we made. If you're interested, DM me your reel and we can talk about plans and rates. Please share with any Venezuelan voice over actors you know! Thanks!
Staying up late as a bartender but working early as an actor? by barfingclouds • last post Oct 2nd
I’m wondering if I should become a bartender to pay my bills, but can anybody speak to the insane discrepancy between staying up late as a bartender and having to wake up early for set jobs? I’m naturally a late night person, and recently I had some background actor jobs that I had to wake up at 6 am, and while I kind of made it work, if I’m a professional actor I don’t want it to be running on next to no sleep before a job, which would be the case every time for me if I was on a bartender’s sleeping schedule. Idk, I’d just love to hear some insight
Can you post pictures of your favorite male animated/drawn characters to help with a project? by a-goat-boi • last post Oct 2nd
I'm a voice actor doing something with a few friends called Actober. It's similar to the artists Inktober where the goal is to produce one finished thing a day for the month of October. My goal is to take pictures of characters and write short little 30-60 second monologues for them and come up with a voice for them, entirely by how they look. If you have a second, please post an image of one of your favorite male characters from something animated/drawn. It can be a game, show, movie, book, anything. I don't need context, just pictures of characters to form a voice concept for. Bonus points if I don't know the character or where they're from. Thanks for your help! ♥️
Where can I find actors? by tyler_finch • last post Oct 2nd
Hi, all. I need some advice when it comes to finding actors for my various film projects. I’ve never really considered reaching out into the community like this before. Should I put up fliers? Put an ad on Craigslist? What are your suggestions? (And yes, I am planning on paying my actors- obviously.) Thanks!
I have an immediate gig for a voice actor good with Excel by OMG_iLikeSaunas • last post Oct 2nd
I have an immediate gig for a voice actor good with Excel
How many auditions have you done this year? by ifeelpeachy • last post Oct 2nd
Asking for people who consider themselves professional actors, and especially looking to hear from NYC based actors. I had a goal to go on a certain number of auditions this year, and I've basically only hit a quarter of that goal. I'm trying to gauge if I was being a little unrealistic, or if I've been slacking. Think it might be a mix of both, but really want to hear how many auditions the general community goes on per year. Feel free to respond no matter your location, but for the sake of the poll say where you're located! Also please specify if it was mostly theatre, film, commercials, or a mix etc.
Moving agents in London? Etiquette, reasons etc. by poppyness • last post Oct 2nd
Hi all. I'm a British actor, currently represented by a nice bloke as a part of an agency he started. I get very few auditions from him & while I must keep in mind the possibility that I'm just not as good as I want to be... I'm starting to feel that I'm not being 'pimped' enough. I'm really tall, taller than average and know that it'll exclude me from many roles, but not ALL of them? Many, if not most of my emails to him go unanswered. I've asked to meet up to chat about the way forward but nearly 2 years, still nothing. So questions: How often do you meet up with your agent? Spotlight submissions.. I only have 'nudge'. Is that normal? Does being 6'6" really mean I'm not suitable for regular roles. How do I approach prospective agents, while being repped by another? Just an insecure moment before I go shopping for agents... I like mine, but also like my career more...
Hoping you guys can help talk me into going to classes because I'm terribly insecure and weird, have always been interested in acting but keep sabotaging myself when it comes to classes by GwenCocoUgo • last post Oct 2nd
The drama department at my uni holds classes open to public, and there are discounts for students which make these classes pretty affordable in comparison to other places. The entire course takes about a year and you get some sort of certification, and it's broken up into 4 levels. The teachers and coaches are all the professors and students from the acting program at the university, which is #1 in my country. All I'm saying is : This is a pretty solid deal. I've been wanting to take classes for 7 years now. I almost made a reservation 5 months ago, but didn't go. I wanted to go to classes for summer, but didn't go. The newest semester starts this Saturday with the deadline for registration being tomorrow. It's not a huge time commitment. It's something I want to do, eventually... but I keep talking myself out of it. "I'm not ready." "I don't look good, and actors have to look good." "Everyone will be 18 in there!" "What if I truly suck at it?" The one big thing stopping me from doing it is the "I don't look good" one. I'm terribly insecure and make constant self-deprecating fat jokes, don't take care of my looks because I see no point in wearing nice clothes if they all end up looking bad on a fat body, etc. I don't want to get into those issues, and I'm in therapy trying to work them out. Anyways... I'm hoping people here can share their experiences, either convince me to go for it and sign up and show up and have fun or just tell me it's ok to not be ready.
questions about nida by ChizzleMyDizzle • last post Oct 2nd
i’m aware this doesn’t really fit into this sub, but nida (national institute of dramatic art) mainly caters towards actors so i’m hoping some of you guys could help me. i’m currently finishing high school and want to go to nida for their stage management course and then a directing course, but i can’t seem to find anything online about the audition process for those courses. does anyone know what the audition process entails? if this doesn’t fit in the sub enough feel free to remove it
The most unfortunate thing happened, and I have to record new demo's in the studio in two days. by knovlook • last post Oct 2nd
So, first of all, I just joined r/VoiceActing Although I have been a Reditter for a few years. But I also never had this issue before. I'm Sanne, Communications Specialist by day, Voice Over, Actor and Radio DJ by night. My voice is sacred to me. I do everything to take care of it. Yet the minute Dutch Summer ripped away from us, my throat decided to betray me. It was okayish, until after rehearsals last Monday. I woke up yesterday feeling sore. My voice crackling and my nose felt heavy. I drank tea with honey, I steamed, avoided dairy (lactose intolerant anyways) and I took a voice rest. When I went to bed I used Vaporub... But when I woke up this morning I felt even worse... I started my day of steaming, drinking water and tea, but now I have a cold to the point I can't even taste what I eat... Friday I have to record new voice over demo's in the studio, my voice has to be on point if I want to get any new gigs. VoiceActicing community, HELP ME OUT!
Male and Female voice actors req. for VR training module! by jennyok • last post Oct 2nd
Hi! I'm looking for 4 different voice actors to read a script for an interactive decision-based Virtual Reality training module set in the US. I work at a tech start-up based in the UK and we're creating a free demo to showcase interactive VR training modules. The training module teaches financial advisors how to deal with a political crisis and how to handle clients, what to say and how to follow compliance. It's a super quick turnaround that's needed (3 days) and the work is paid. The training module is only around 5 minutes long and is mostly conversational. The voices are as follows (all American voices): Main character: 35-40y/o African American female Clients: One male and one female, highly educated and wealthy Friend: male, happy and trustworthy voice. If you're interested drop me a message!
BEST DEAL FOR HEADSHOTS IN LA? by TravisBickle • last post Oct 1st
Hi Guys, Recently I shot with this amazing photographer who is only charging $50 per look at www.actorphotola.com . Like the best headshots I ever had and I just needed one look and it was only $50 and he shot like 100 pictures with different expressions for me to choose...
A white male actor friend complained that there are now not enough roles for white actors. by bruceleexdarwin • last post Oct 1st
As an actor and a person of color, I was surprised and a little amused that he thought minorities are suddenly being bombarded with roles and stealing roles from white actors. Is this a common sentiment among white actors these days?
What kinds of roles are people getting called in for? by BUSCEMIxCAGE • last post Oct 1st
Is the heirarchy (do you have to go through the “be an under-five first, then co-star, then guest star, etc”...) applicable? Does casting still do this? Can you not be called in for lead roles if you’re an unknown and not to mention, new actor? Can you get called in for large productions even if you’re new? More so, get called in to audition for a lead in that kind of production?
Places to find auditions other than Actor's access and LA Casting? Are there open casting calls anywhere? by Tantallus • last post Oct 1st
NYC Actors Meetup? by imsoMcFly • last post Oct 1st
Another post on here earlier this week gave me the idea. Could be a good opportunity to network, share ideas and make some friends in this competitive market. For anyone interested DM me as I have a group chat currently going and would like to organize for next week! Hope to hear from y’all!
What would be a good language to learn that would help me earn a role in the future? by _lizziee_ • last post Oct 1st
I know some American actresses have played foreign characters, so what language might benefit my career? I know Spanish fairly well, but I don't think that'd land me any roles as I don't look like a Spanish speaker. I was thinking French, but if you all know of any languages that are helpful for working in this industry, let me know!
What are the easiest accents for a southern Brit to learn? by diet_goth • last post Oct 1st
To start off, I am not an actor by any means but I thought you guys could give me some advice (sorry to infiltrate your sub!). I'm a southern Brit and was wondering what accents would be the easiest to start learning to replicate, based on my own accent? Im guessing that some accents are easier to replicate based on your own native accent having similarities (if this is untrue, please let me know! It just seemed logical to me) If there is a subreddit more appropriate for this question, please tell me. EDIT: I realised this isn't specific enough. I searched on YouTube to try to find accents like mine and this is as close as I could get: https://youtu.be/6jejEQLkwP0 I'm not from Exeter specifically but, as I said, this is as close as I could get! Think of a standard British accent, but with the poshness dropped a little.