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Need Help Getting in Shape for a Role 18M by Sebastian83100 • last post Apr 2nd
So I'm in acting school right now, and my film major friend just asked me to be the main character in his film. Problem is he says I need to get into better shape and the shoot is in two weeks. I weigh around two hundred pounds. Any of you fellow actors have any tips on how to lose some weight fast in a healthy way?
What software do you use for recording VO work? by puneapple • last post Apr 2nd
I'm an aspiring voice actor and recently bought some professional-grade recording equipment so that I can actually get started on a VO project. The mic is fantastic, and so far I've been recording some test sessions with Audacity. However, using Audacity is quite inconvenient when I'm trying to do a lot of takes of the same lines, and I have to spend too much time fiddling with the interface in between each take. What I would really like is to be able to group takes under titles or descriptions of what lines I'm recording and switch through them conveniently, press a key to begin a new take, press another key to complete the take, and have a quick way to discard botched takes and to save good ones, and to review them if I need a moment to decide the difference. I don't need fancy audio editing features cluttering up the screen while I'm just trying to record takes. Is there software like this, with an interface optimized for VO work? What software do you prefer, personally?
Tips For Actors by ActorPlaybook • last post Apr 2nd
Insight For The Actor by ActorPlaybook • last post Apr 2nd
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I'm supposed to PAY for the rehearsals??? by Riesenmaulhai • last post Apr 1st
Disclaimer: I see myself as an experienced amateur actor who played in 10 different productions in the last three years, is taking acting lessons, also has paid gigs as a voice actor, currently still work another full-time job, but am working my ass off to one day switch to acting entirely. Discplaimer 2: Not a native speaker, so please bear with me if something sounds weird. ​ So there's this play in the making around here. It's a new group, consisting of professionals and experienced amateurs. There's that role for me in that play, it's the lead, and although comedy might not be my favourite genre, I think I could make quite an impression. Also working with other (professional) actors will help me land new opportunities at other theatres. Also a part of what will be earned by the shows will be shared between the actors (I'm not sure how the percentage would look like though). BUT. The theatre has the great idea of not only not paying us for the rehearsals (which appears to be the sad reality in semi-pro acting), they actually want us to pay a monthly fee. They plan to pay the professional director with that money. I'm fine with the director being paid even when I'm not, it's her only job, this isn't about the money (which would be 50€ per month, my day to day job would easily provide for that). But seriously. Not only will ideas like that put even more unneccessary pressure on those who aren't paid anyways and probably have the most work to do, but... isn't that just plainly insulting? I'm considering turning down the offer as long as they take any money from any of the actors. What do you all think?
hard rejection by Bjuks602 • last post Apr 1st
so i was at a casting for a shortfilm this friday, and i've pretty experienced in theater acting, both professional and unprofessional, so i didn't get the role fair enough, but the reason was that my peformance was "more suited for theater/drama then a shortfilm" oof that one hurt. You know beacuse i want to every kind of acting i can get my hands on, and that just sounded like i am just not a good film actor, Don't know that just really hurt, and i just wanted to share it with some anonymous people, Edit: sorry for bad english, ​
Northern Ontario by Adjourned • last post Apr 1st
To my fellow Ontario & Toronto based actors: are you guys noticing that there have been a ton of calls on AA for actors up north? I keep seeing calls (many of which are union gigs) looking for actors that are local to towns and cities up there. Do a lot union actors even live in these areas (ie. Parry Sound, Sudbury, North Bay)? The calls typically say something along the lines of "no actors with permanent addresses south of 'x' town will be considered? How are they filling these roles? Just something I noticed recently and was curious about.
Commercial actor Elizabeth Schmidt discusses having to bring her child to auditions by ben_bob • last post Apr 1st
Does SAG have a quota for local auditions? by frankvincentsthegoat • last post Apr 1st
I live in a secondary market (Not NY/LA/ATL). Does SAG have a quota, where if a movie shoots here, they are required to audition a certain number of SAG actors? I've heard there is from some people but would like a confirmation since I'm having a hard time getting a direct answer from my local rep. The reason I ask this is because there's a certain casting company in my market that has raised eyebrows with this kind of thing within the community. I've seen people who have been in the business for 30 years and never had a single line, auditioning for large supporting roles in huge budget studio movies. Roles that are likely already cast at that point and these people are completely unqualified for. I know sometimes movies will use meatier sides of larger characters for smaller roles to give them a better sense of what the actor can do if there's not much to the smaller sides, but this particular project was auditioning one line roles, with the pertinent sides that just had the one line. Also there have been multiple instances where someone has been called in and read for a role (taped with none of the main casting directors from the company in the room), then a week later, the person gets an email from one of the casting directors, asking to come in and read...for the very role they just read for. And when they follow up to ask if it's a callback, it's not, it's another initial. A week has gone by. There's zero chance they wouldn't have watched the tape by then. This has happened multiple times with multiple people. I've asked around and I haven't found one instance where someone has gotten a callback or booked a role where one of the 3 main CDs at this company were not in the room at the initial audition. Are these tapes even getting submitted or are they quota meeters? I can understand the value of quotas for certain actors to just come in and get in front of a CD, but ultimately I think it results in a complete waste of everyone's time, especially people who work (somewhat) regularly and have booked stuff in the past. Is there any truth to this or am I some kind of conspiracy theorist paranoid lunatic?
Looking for work by MEANMACHINEXXX • last post Apr 1st
Are there any acting jobs, or auditions in the Seattle/Tacoma area or Washington State... I've done a few minor roles in television shows and some extra roles in a few movies. I'm new to this acting thing so just bare with me, but I'm just looking for some guidance and information; what's a good way to start in becoming an actor? and where to go to find some acting classes? Thanks in advance for all the help and consideration
A couple questions about my situation here in New Orleans by theactordude • last post Apr 1st
1. I plan on staying in New Orleans over the summer, for the sole purpose of acting. I got an agent last week, so I have that going for me. But in general, is there a lot of film work in the summer in New Orleans? Or is it pretty quiet here in the summer. 2. Would it be smart or stupid to get representation from an agency based out of Atlanta? I’m for sure getting ahead of myself, but Alexander White Agency seemed interested in me, but I’m in New Orleans, and they are in Atlanta. How helpful can they be for me? 3. General casting question: The Purge Season 2 will begin shooting in New Orleans near the end of April (this month). Is the casting likely 100% completed for that? How far in advance to shoot dates is the casting completed? 4. I’m currently a sophomore in college at Tulane University in New Orleans and will be devoting the entirety of this summer to acting. As mentioned in my previous question, is staying in New Orleans a waste of time? Will there be any productions here? Where/how would my summer be better spent to advance my acting career in the best way possible? 5. I got an agent exactly a week ago, no auditions yet. how many auditions should I expect from from my agent? One a month? One a week? One every few months? Thanks if you read this far! Here’s my actors access for context: https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/joelgriffin
Branding! by Robert Hyacinth • last post Mar 31st
Hi community. I wonder if some of you could help me out. Part of the reason for using this site, as well as other forms of social media, is to network and get our brand out there. Regarding branding, could any of you that have a spare moment take a look at some of my headshots and tell me what you see. Not so much if they are well taken, but more the image they display. I am also happy to return the favour.
Bottom from AMSND is totally gay by LeaveWithAStickyShoe • last post Mar 31st
My school's troupe is doing AMSND, and I auditioned primarily for Nick Bottom, with Oby and a few others as safety nets. The directors, who are great people, but not great directors, decided to give Bottom to the most masculine, least flamboyant young man in the troupe. They gave Mr. badass king to me. Now, the actor playing bottom gives the most boring, straight edged performance of Bottom. I had to explain my case to this child, which goes as such; Nick Bottom is hella flamboyant, his name is literally bottom, and he gets turned into an ass. If you mean to tell me this man isn't very gay, I completely disagree. Now, I play a great flamboyant character, and my man, the current Bottom does not. However, this man would play an excellent Oberon, so I suggested to him that we ask the directors to switch roles... and this child straight up says that he plays a better Bottom, and I play a better Oberon. Bitch please. Thoughts, Reddit?
Social Media and casting by thomasthecat12 • last post Mar 31st
So I hear different theories from actors and agents, but does social media following really determine if you book roles? And if so, all of us on here should be following others, so we can build a network and following.
LA Demo Recording Recommendations? by BouncyCastle312 • last post Mar 31st
Hi VO Actors! I recently signed with a VO agent and he would like me to record a commercial demo for my website/casting directors. He recommended me to Demos That Rock, which sounds like a personalized process with fabulous results, however the price tag is slightly more than I would like to pay. I wanted to get the opinion of some VO actors in Los Angeles for demo recording, but I don't really know any other VO actors out here! Any recommendations? Thoughts? Opinions? Thank you!
Would a course in cinema get me close to acting? by _madcat • last post Mar 31st
Good evening, going straight to the point since I don't want to waste no one's time. I've always wanted to become an actor, sadly I never got to experience it because growing up I never really bothered to try theater clubs (because stupid reasons) and there weren't any "acting classes" anyway. However it is my "dream job" to act, i'd love to be an actor once I sort my social anxiety because that's the only thing stopping me from even joining a theater club in Lisbon. But i'm 19, i'm heading to college now so I obviously need to start studying something and putting acting aside and I was wondering if a course in Cinema (not acting, but video, multimedia communication, etc) would get me closer to that "dream". Obviously i'd get a foot in the business but not necessarily into acting of course, are there people that finish these courses and then head on into acting?Or is that rare?I really don't know if i'm structuring this question well, if anyone is confused please let me know. TL;DR: Have no acting experience, can't do acting classes cause need a course/living in a country that doesn't offer it. Would a course in cinema help me get into acting or it's not really that relevant?I'd love the course anyway, i'm joining it anywa
Can anyone share their experience of Esper Summer Intensive? by blakxzep • last post Mar 31st
Hey, So I already have some training (not great) but know the basics of acting. I already finished improv at UCB including advanced study but I need to figure some acting kinks out, knock off the rustness and stiffness, and get out of my head and be more relaxed and in the moment. I heard I should take Meisner but then there is the risk of trying to find someone who teaches it well. I considered t schieber studio but i never found enough thoughts about it. I heard barrow group is good but again not sure how their style is or if its beneficial. Would take a long time to get to scene study level with them. Everyone praises Esper here but what actually goes in their intensive? Do you learn or improve as an actor? Do you have enough tools to perform properly or more of a 101 understanding of bullet points and you won’t get real training until you do their 2 year program? The deal itself is great 21 classes for $1.1k but I also have had bad experience with acting classes before so I would like to get some knowlege before hand thanks!
Has anyone ever heard of CGTV? by 20nurisk • last post Mar 31st
I recently auditioned for CGTV which is a program that says it will give new upcoming actors an opportunity to gain experience before going to an actual audition.The program is run by the actor who played the bell boy in the suite life of zack and cody and the program does show some success stories from their program. I just wanted to ask if anyone else has heard of this program because I have heard multiple times from multiple sources that it is a scam, and its just trying to take my money. So is there anyone in this sub reddit who knows more about CGTV?
Online vs. offline voice acting - insights needed! by MashedPotatoStew • last post Mar 31st
Hey there! For a research regarding the voice over industry in the US and Canada, we, three student consultants from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, are trying to get more insights in both the online and offline side of the voice over market. To get those insights, it would be very helpful if voice agencies and voice actors, like yourself, could help us by filling out a short survey (Google Forms)! ACTORS: https://forms.gle/uNKsuKEeUnHZwXgN9 AGENCIES: https://forms.gle/pNU27rfVRoyoAyhZ8 Filling in the survey only takes a couple minutes, and doing so would help us enormously with our project. We are mostly reliant on primary data, therefore, your contribution means a lot to us! Thank you for your help/input!
help me with my dilema by 1701484am • last post Mar 31st
hey you guys, This past month I was accepted into Northwestern's theatre program and Fordham's. AND I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO. Everywhere I look, Northwestern's theatre program is ranked as one of the top five in the country. Fordham's is much lower ranked. But when I look at alumni, many more successful actors have come from Fordham's theatre school than Northwesterns! This is so confusing to me, given Northwestern's big name and prestige! On top of that, I'm worried that if I go to Northwestern I will be missing out on four years of opportunities for real work as an actor in NYC that I would get if I went to Fordham. I feel like being in New York City can have huge advantages for me as an actor, but I also feel like I can't pass up the opportunity to go to Northwestern (because its fucking Northwestern) Will someone please give me wise advice? ​ **I'm having such a hard time figuring out where I want to go. PLEASE HELP!**