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How Do You Get Over the Hurdle of People, Especially Family Seeing You Do More Intimate Things on Screen? by Sebastian83100 • last post May 29th
As I’m starting my acting career, there’s always been the one thing that I’m worried about, my family watching what I do and there being uncomfortable, intimate, or romantic scenes I’m acting in. I’ve become more comfortable and am open to doing this types of scenes, but how do you deal with the reactions you get from friends or family members? Is this just part of the life as an actor or are have any of you found ways to make it work?
Looking for advice on emotionally difficult roles by 5toplaces • last post May 29th
I am 2 days from opening night for a show I'm in, and the better the show gets the more it is draining me. I'm playing a voice in the head of a schizophrenic high school senior, named Demon, and I have to say a lot of vile things to the character whose mind I reside in. My character is attempting to push him to suicide. Last week the playwright came to meet us and do a Q and A, and I asked him how things turned out for the protagonist in the long run (the ending of the play is rather ambiguous). He told us that he survived several years past the events of the play, but did eventually commit suicide. Ever since I learned that it has gotten harder and harder to portray. My performance has been getting better each day, but as it gets better I just feel worse and worse. I come home feeling like a monster. The other actor is very talented, and several times in the show I am screaming horrific abuse at him while he looks at me like a beat dog, and even though I know it's just acting I see his face when I try to sleep, looking up at me with pleading, desperate, heartbroken eyes. I believe deep in my heart that I was right for this role. I have a lot of personal experience with mental illness, and a deep desire to bring this issue into thr light so people can understand it better. I know its not real, and that it is all done in service of a noble cause, so why is it breaking me like this? I'm committed to the show, I just need some help and advice so I can make it through the 4 shows and put it behind me. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
LA based actors: How often do you get notified for callbacks day of? by bractorpan37 • last post May 29th
Commercial and Film/TV.
What technique am I using? by Idobjj • last post May 29th
I never asked my coach what technique it is that I am using. I want to take an intensive on it because I get the best results. ​ My coach would ask me to think about a person and access that emotion or memory of them and throw it into the scene relevant to what the scene was about. I tried the 'moment before' but I would break character. ​ Example: Doing a car commercial on how great a car is. My coach would have me pretend I was talking to my best friend to find my natural self. ​ I was thinking this is Stanislavsky Sense memory and checking out the lee strasberg institute but I could be wrong. Any actors want to chime in on this? I get the best results from this technique.
Review - My experience with Nine9 by PaniCush • last post May 29th
BE AWARE -- I don't recommend anyone to get in touch with Nine9 The Unagency!! Please do yourself a favor and Google the name of their company and look for others' reviews as well!! ​ So, I live in NYC, me as well, and like many others, saw an ad on Facebook that says that they're looking for actors and extras for the new series of Sopranos. They contacted me on the very same day. ​ I went to their office a day after, and during all that time, they tried to convince everyone that their company has a lot of success stories and how much they're able to "make your dreams come true." They showed us many pictures of I don't know who as proof of their success. ​ When I went into the "interview," they used to say a lot of time "Congratulations," "Good job for continuing with us" and words like that, to make you think that they have chosen you. ​ My biggest mistake is that I didn't google Nine9 before I went in. They convinced me to sign a contract. I paid $530 and thought I am investing my money into something good for me. ​ After I came home, I saw all the terrible reviews on the internet. People were sharing their stories, just like mine, on how that company manipulated them and how nothing good came out of it. ​ AFTER LESS THAN 24 HOURS - I asked for a refund. Nine9 didn't accept it. Said that once I signed a contract, Nine9 "cannot" refund me. (a nightmare) They said that they could make an exception and refund me $150 out of the $530 that they took from me. ​ I waited and waited, and no refund has arrived into my account. When I contacted Nine9 again, they kept on claiming that they did refund me and there is nothing they can do anymore. I called my bank which said that there is NO REFUND while Nine9 kept insisting that they did. SO WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED TO MY MONEY? I GUESS I'LL NEVER KNOW... ​ I changed my credit-card just because of this company. That is how much I don't trust them. I guess I'll have to accept the fact that I won't see my money again and I'll never get the partial refund Nine9 has promised. ​ I am unfortunate to write this review. I feel manipulated, and I wish I didn't have to go through this. The only thing that came out of my experience with Nine9 is a waste of money, time, energy, and awful feelings. ​ Does anyone here have any suggestion if I can do something? Or should I just accept it and move on? ​ Please be aware.
is there a way to get some jobs working as a extra with out having to pay websites? by ty_prinme • last post May 29th
i have a interest in acting and i got all of summer to kill so i was wondering if i could get a few jobs working as a extra or actor. but advertising my self on multiple websites is very costly so i was wondering around the London/southern part of England if there is any way to get jobs as a extra with out having to pay the website fee's?
Actor's Connection Showcase by bambi777bambi • last post May 29th
Does anyone have any experience with any of the Actor's Connection showcases and could speak to its legitimacy?
Acting Podcasts by ActorCEO • last post May 29th
Hi actors, Mike here. I host an a podcast for actors called The Actor CEO Podcast and have been doing so for almost three years and over 100 episodes. I talk to industry pros and focus on how actors can treat their career like a business and build sustainable creative lives. ​ I would love to jump on some other podcasts as a guest, but have found that many other acting podcasts are no longer recording...sad. ​ What actor podcasts (or even entertainment related) are you listening to now? ​ Thanks very much for the insight! ​ \-Mike
I want to be a cute anime girl voice actor. by MaeParfait • last post May 28th
How do SAG rates work for background actors in Atlanta? by LawSchoolPros • last post May 28th
Do SAG rates apply to background actors in Atlanta? If so, what are the general background rates?
London acting networking spots? by CornrowKenny100 • last post May 28th
Hi fellow actors in London, I wanted to ask if anyone has any recommendations for places like minded actors get together and network at? (any particular fringe theatres, university film societies etc) I know the Actors Centre is the obvious one, but just wanted some further suggestions as I’m looking to collaborate. Cheers.
Camila Mendes signed with CAA without ANY acting credits... by serenavanderwoodsen_ • last post May 28th
because she was an intern in the agency and after her internship ended she asked whether she could be represented by them as an actress. She says it in [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHfgjBNQTjQ&t=42s) video. Is this a legit way to "network"? I mean i feel like interning for something completely different and then saying "Oh yeah btw i'm an actor too soooo.... could you represent me?!?!?" seems... unprofessional? Desperate? Well, obviously not since she got signed with CAA with ZERO acting credits. She was a student at NYU while this happened so i was wondering.. could the same thing work for a non-US citizen/someone who's in the US with a student visa? In order to get an O-1 you either need to have landed a "big" role in America (which you cannot do without an American agent) or an agency to sponsor your visa so there's literally no other way to get it. At the same time i doubt that any agent would want to take on an actor who doesn't have any legal documents but how on earth do you get them when you NEED an agent for them in the first place?? Obviously CAA has a special requirement listed in their website (only people with legal documents interning) but some of the other big agencies don't (for example WME). So is this a possible way to get signed with someone/network when you come from a country with zero access to ANY Hollywood connections??
What are some good ideas for demo reels scenes? by RepresentativePop • last post May 28th
I'm working with a company (JIGReel, I've heard good things about them) that produces demo reels for actors. They have writers who will write a short scene, and on-call actors who act in the scene, and you're supposed to pitch them scene ideas. My understanding is that this is supposed to highlight your strengths as an actor, so I was looking for suggestions as Some Moods that I can pull off very well: * Deadly serious and irritated (think: "If you don't shut up in five seconds I'm going to gouge your eyes out") * Low-key passive aggressive/Sarcastic (Think Hugh Laurie in *House* or Jack Nicholson in *As Good as it Gets*) * Jovial/jocular, generally in good spirits (For some reason the only thing that's coming to mind is Tommy from *Trainspotting*. ) Some areas where I'm not quite as strong: * Crying (wistful/nostalgic is something I can definitely pull off, convincingly fake-crying is not one of my strong suits). * Absolute terror (My fake screams are often unconvincing, and I have a lot of trouble forcing fearful facial expressions. I would make a terrible extra in *Godzilla*.) For the "serious and annoyed" category, I was thinking some kind of court scene where I played the judge, disgusted with one or both of the lawyers. But that was just an idea. I am a man. Anyone have any suggestions for scene ideas?
What is the reality of acting industry? by kashkat123 • last post May 28th
Hellooo aspiring actors/actresses! So I have been recently been seeing a lot of \*scary things that happen in the acting industry like selling yourself to get a role etc... is this all true? what is the reality of the acting industry?
Best place for an actor to live in Los Angeles? by m_t_g_999 • last post May 28th
What's the best place for actors to live in Los Angeles? I want somewhere safe and close to lots of auditions. Cost of living aside because my budget for rent is still to be determined since I'm not sure if I'm going to have a roommate or not.
Los Angeles, all these techniques, acting is ALL A JOKE by Heytherelol1 • last post May 28th
It’s literally all marketing. Targets a few type of people 1. Insecure people not doing anything looking for a fantasy. Wow I want to be an actor it’s my passion! 2. Rich parents who didn’t raise their children properly afford for them to go to LA to pay for shit 3. People with no social skills thinking taking acting classes will help them be rich Everyone wants money sex and power. That’s why music that’s why these actors stories of I CANE TO LA EITH BOTHKNG exist... It’s all bullshit. Meisner technique? WHAT THE FUCK So stupid All these classes all these teachers all this stupid get headshots get a reel this is the industry etc it’s a BUNCH OF FANILIES AND MARKETERS WHO GET CLOWNS FROM ALL OVER THE EORLD TO COME HERE AND LAY MASSIVE RENT MASSIVE MONEY And then you go home after you give up. After you realize 1. La weather sucks 2. Way to crowded 3. There is children’s of millionaires here who are connected 4. This is a rich persons llayground Little 21 year old girls come here and get their vagina smashed by people who have status The life you really want of purpose of meaning of friendship of achievement of like waking up day go day is not here Nobody loves acting nobody loves to stand around set for 14 hours. Acting TAKES NO SKILLS You have social media influencers who never taken a class making more money than any of you. I wish to god my dog was still alive I would get the fuck out. Get a nice apartment a girlfriend and a easy going steady job. Spend my time working and then chilling relaxing laying $1200 for a dope ass apartment and eating healthy ass good food Watching movies shows going to the park video games Etc We’re not celebrities and we weren’t born to celebrities this shit is beyond less than 1%
Recommendations for people in the UK? by whysotaxing • last post May 27th
I’ll get straight to it, I’m in my late 20s - opportunities to go to drama schools were not really there in the UK when I went to school or university because they were majority private and non government funded - and I came from a broker than broke family. - And yeah; now they are funded, I still can’t get financial help because I have now already been to university (and I only made that decision after having been advised it was the only way I was getting out of my home town and stood a chance to get a decent job) and now this decision effectively means I can’t get another chance unless I pay myself - moving back home isn’t an option, I can’t afford the ridiculous university prices all on top of rent and bills and maintaining a job that would help me pay for all this. I am looking for any opportunities to get into industry (but have a day job in a corporate that will pay my bills and rent, so struggle to get flexibility) - so long story short - Are there open casting opportunities I can look out for? or do something to get myself signed with an agent or even raise a profile somehow? It seems there’s a lot of scam websites out there so hard to tell what’s honest and what’s not unless it’s a major casting company, and even then, they only sign known actors / people who went to those lucrative drama school anyhow. I mean, heck, it’s not even easy to pursue the dreams in places like LA like actors/actresses from the UK have tried in the past with all the visa requirements and changes so in all honesty, I’m at a complete loss on what to do. Acting is about the only thing that brings joy into my life, but I get the industry is so saturated with aspiring actors and actresses so really any advice and help would be appreciated. Sorry for the long post, but just wanted to explain my situation and tbf hoping someone out here gets it
Blue Snowball? by sophiaservedio • last post May 27th
I've heard a lot about the Blue Snowball mic being good for beginning voice actors. I've read some positive and some negative reviews on it, the positives often being about how it's good for beginners and how it's affordable and the negatives often being about how it has a low bass and that it's a bit fragile. Does anyone have a suggestion for another mic or is the Blue Snowball plus a pop filter good for starting VA work?
Actors Access Media Question by S_Gertie • last post May 27th
If you send someone a link to your Actors Access profile (and if they are members too), can they automatically see all your media attachments and photos? I'm having trouble finding the answer and managed to just confuse myself while looking since some sites let you choose which media things are actually attached to your profile and which are in just in a saved vault. And when you submit for a role on AA, you choose which photo and media to attach with your submission. But, I don't see any sort of "make viewable" option for the media items and when I preview my profile they all appear.
Introverted Actors by bosharpe1 • last post May 27th
Hi everyone, Are there any introverted actors active in this group? Just curious how you manage yourselves, working with other actors and being onset with lots of other people.