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I want back in. Advice please! by TheHappyRedhead • last post Mar 26th
So I was an actress (lol) in college and a bit beyond. I left because I like money and I had another viable career choice- and now I am 50 and I want back in. I need your advice. How do I get an agent. What do I do? Super stardom has passed me by, but would love to get some character actor roles!
do we really need more white actors? by Legitimate-Brush8361 • last post Mar 26th
I am a white female in my 20s. Maybe my perspective doesn’t need to be elevated. Part of me wants to stop doing the whole thing because there are women I know that have NEVER SEEN someone like them in a leading role.
Best Actors in History: the ones who went to Acting School versus the ones who didn’t. What list do you prefer? by Dry_Western_2342 • last post Mar 26th
Keep in mind that the ones who didn’t go to Acting School still took classes or had private coaching, it’s rare to find an actor who hasn’t received any kind of training. And everyone’s needs and wants are different when it comes to acting education, so if you feel pressured to major in acting in college or spend many years in a program just know that you don’t have to do that. Lastly, there is probably more actors who deserve to be in either list but I don’t want to make them very long. **Went to Acting School** * Denzel Washington - American Conservatory Theater * Tom Hanks - Chabot College and California State University * Robert De Niro - HB Studio, Lee Strasberg’s Actors Studio, and Stella Adler Conservatory * Al Pacino - HB Studio and Lee Strasberg’s Actors Studio * Daniel Day Lewis - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School * Marlon Brando - American Theatre Wing Professional School * Cate Blanchett - National Institute of Dramatic Art * Gene Hackman - Pasadena Playhouse * Dustin Hoffman - Pasadena Playhouse * Viola Davis - Rhode Island College and Juilliard School * Alec Guinness - Fay Compton Studio of Dramatic Art and the London Theatre Studio * Michael Caine - Westminster Repertory Company * Greta Garbo - Royal Dramatic Training Academy * Meryl Streep - Vassar College and Yale School of Drama * Philip Hoffman - NYU * Anthony Hopkins - Royal Academy of Dramatic Art * Frances McDormand - Bethany College and Yale School of Drama * Ingrid Bergman - Royal Dramatic Theatre School * Morgan Freeman - Pasadena Playhouse * Paul Newman - Kenyon College, Yale School of Drama, and the Actors Studio * Charles Laughton - Royal Academy of Dramatic Art * Laurence Oliver - Birmingham Repertory Company * Mahershala Ali - NYU’s Graduate Acting Program * Christoph Waltz - Max Reinhardt Seminar * Kevin Spacey - Juilliard School * Helen Hayes - Academy of the Sacred Heart Convent * Jack Lemmon - HB Studio * Jane Fonda - Actors Studio * Jessica Lange - HB Studio * Maggie Smith - Oxford Playhouse * Sally Field - Actors Studio **Did not go to Acting School** * Bette Davis * Natalie Portman * Leonardo DiCaprio * Joaquin Phoenix * Heath Ledger * Katharine Hepburn * Tilda Swinton * Toshiro Mifune * Humphrey Bogart * Jack Nicholson * Christian Bale * James Stewart * Brad Pitt * Sean Penn * Russel Crowe * Jean Gabin * Sidney Poitier * Jodie Foster * Renee Zellweger * Anthony Quinn * Hilary Swank * Amy Adams * Julia Roberts * Tommy Lee Jones * Javier Bardem * Johnny Depp
Acting Classes: Required or Helpful? by GuardsmanReines • last post Mar 26th
I've made a previous post here about stage names mostly out of the blue, but I'm finally taking real steps to get the ball rolling. As stated before, I am a teen actor looking to get in the business but I'm not sure what steps to make first. I'm not at all trained when it comes to acting, save for lead roles within school productions. The idea of getting acting classes sounds amazing, but much of the classes in my area are pretty expensive. Is there a way to make do without them? Are there good alternatives you know of?
Voice actors, if you were suggested to make a YouTube channel with narrating some interesting stuff from Reddit, how would you react? by srchreddit • last post Mar 26th
I have such an idea, and I'm ready to do everything else: video editing, posting, sounds, preview picture etc. The only thing you should do is voicing sone interesting posts/answers. What do you think?
Looking for voice actor by golden_boyy123 • last post Mar 26th
So I want to hire person to do the voice for youtube video. Video is about movie analysis. It's around 1000 word. I can pay 10 USD/Hour and as I researched it's around 2-3 hour work to do 1000 word speech voice over. If anyone interested please contact me.
In school thinking of changing my major to acting. by erikah06 • last post Mar 26th
My husband and I want to become actors. Well actor and actress. We are majoring in criminal Justice. What do we need to do to be able to get to the right school for acting here in Texas. Don’t know the first thing to do. Any suggestions would help us out a lot. Have no idea what to do I feel so lost.
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
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
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.
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