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everything about this pursuit is chaos and insanity. i don't know how anybody actually makes this into a career by tobiasfunkeVIII • last post Mar 10th
i've been chasing this for years, and i'm just dumbfounded by all of it. everybody is just a selfish psycho, honestly. out for themselves. its all fake. it's all puffery and bullshit and capitalizing off other people's success and screwing them over. talent has literally nothing to do with it. it's all $$. period. that's all. everything you think acting is.... it's not. i'm finally looking at a major opportunity with $ attached... and all i can think about is how all i want to do is take my $$ and when this is over RUN THE FUCK AWAY AND NEVER LOOK BACK! i dont WANT fame. i dont WANT to chase acting after this opportunity. i could not even fathom having this crazy bullshit be my life for another 30 years. this shit is a fucking NIGHTMARE. nobody has your back, they just want to make money off of you. EVERYBODY is out to get you... like people have no idea how this shit really works, and anybody who actually did make a career out of this has a fucking ARMY working for them. fighting tooth and nail for jobs and spending SO MUCH MONEY just to maintain existence, fighting all these battles of people attacking you for NO REASON because you are now a TARGET! ....... like..... you could be a totally normal innocent person and as soon as you "make it". bam. you're a target for EVERYBODY. this is crazy. i'm not built for this shit nor do I want it. ima take my $$$ go buy a lil cheap house in a quiet part of the country and chill in peace and tranquility while this country burns to the ground. yall can be "actors". it's all fake anyway. i just wish somebody would have told me this 30 years ago so I could have done something different with my life, because i truly do not believe this is meant for "normal" people. this is a social "club" based on "chaos" for sick rich people who live life as a game. it's all the WORST parts of high school.... with money. human life is not valued, nor is talent, nor is morality, nor decency. it's all just a bunch of sick sociopathic opportunists running around trying to profit off each other and screw each other over. thats what this is.
Dealing with Tricksters and Intentional Blockers in Improv games/scenes. by beingpotential • last post Mar 10th
Hi there, I was wondering peoples opinions on improv actors within scenes that go out of their way to intentionally make someone look bad, to set up them up or to screw up or fail. Knowing Actors and Acting is sometimes a cut throat business. What do you do to better prepare yourself against, for example: borderline harrasment, snide comments, ganging up on someone, rude remarks, very voilent or suicidal satire. I am asking for tips on how to rebound these actions while still being able to be positive and keep the scene moving forward.
Call sheet time frame? by poppyness • last post Mar 10th
Question: what's a good/respectful/ideal time frame to expect a call sheet for a low budget project? Actor here... I was asked to be in a short, just a days shoot a while back. I heard nothing & emailed a week ago to confirm my wardrobe requirements, travel details, location, call/wrap times etc... Was told 'yeah we'll let you know' It's now the evening before & I heard nothing. How long do I give it before I bail? I've other projects to do, lines to learn etc. What's your rule in this situation?
[Question] Post/site with combined subscription to acting and audition websites by thebumm • last post Mar 10th
A few years back I saved a post on here discussing sites like Backstage and Actors Access. A few comments had linked a website that has a multi-subscription service fore (iirc) three main services for casting calls and auditions. For the life of me I can't find it, apparently I saved too many reddit posts before I actually bookmarked the website. I'm still combing the sub, but I think it was from 2 or 3 years ago. Dumb of me to wait this long, but when I looked in the past I couldn't find it either. If anyone knows what I'm talking about you'd make my whole year.
Hope it's not a stupid Question! by lomanthang • last post Mar 10th
My short background: Been Meisner level students for about 6-7 months now. I really love this, every day and hour i spend at my day job feels like a wasted opportunity to get better in this thing. I feel i could have invested more time in getting better at acting rather than spend more hours at my day job (CPA). On the contrary i don't want to leave everything i.e my current job and dive completely in it. ​ Now the real question- i am preparing for a role of Joe Pitt in Angels in America. Now i want to invest my time in such a way that i could do complete justice to my character not that i'll do but in order to. Could some of the advanced actors here suggest me how i could approach about training different things involved in preparing for the role. I really want to see and compare how it would stack against my primitive knowledge. Also it might cut through some of my bs in my beginner class and help me understand things in different perspective. ​ Note: written after Couple of glasses of wine and realization about the impact of this tad bit of acting in my life so try to cut through some bs (if there are any) and please pardon my grammatical mistakes (English is my second language).
Actors access emergency help! by aw-un • last post Mar 9th
Hi! So I seem to be in a bit of a pickle. I have an audition for a streaming episodic (first recurring!). I taped my self-tapes and followed the instructions given in my original C-Mail (two takes of two scenes, one take of another). I submitted it to my agent for review. Of course, after I do this, casting sends a follow-up C-mail saying they want at least two if not more takes of each scene with more specific instructions of what they’re looking for. I get a hold of my agent and they send me a retake request before sending my audition on to casting. Problem is, AA only gives me the option to retake the submitted videos, but not the option to add more videos. And of course the help line is closed on weekends and the audition is due before they’ll be open again, so I’m at a loss. Does anybody know what to do in this instance?
Interactive Voice-Over Reel - what do you think? by actor-websites • last post Mar 9th
Hi fam! Tomasz from WFA here. We recently started switching over to helping voice-actors but I know way more about screen actors than voice artists, so I'd love your opinion on this tool I've developed: [http://michaeld.reels.link/](http://michaeld.reels.link/) What this is is an interactive reel. So even though it's just a YouTube video (works with vimeo too), it allows you to skip ahead. My questions are: 1. What do you think about this type of reel - would it be helpful to voice-over actors? 2. What do you think about the visualizer I'm using for the video? 3. Do you think the cartoon image of the artist could be viewed as unprofessional? 4. Do you think that it would be helpful to replace the artist's information with a client information whenever the track is loaded? Here's an example of what I'm doing with IMDb projects for actors: [http://aaronnelson.reels.link/](http://aaronnelson.reels.link/) All in all, I thank you all for any suggestions whatsoever. In return, I'd be happy to hook you up with the video visualizer like this for your own reel. I'd rather give you all reddit gold, but I'm running low and don't know how many responses I'll get. :)
What is your survival job and shift schedule? by Kaviness • last post Mar 9th
Looking into survival jobs for myself and wondering what other actors have done and what schedules for their jobs ended up working best for them (working days, nights, weekends, etc.)
Performers that take on characters that do horrible things, yet audiences still are able to empathise with them by WonderNotEnvy • last post Mar 8th
I recently listened to [Kristen Bell's episode of Off Camera](https://tunein.com/podcasts/Film--TV-News/Off-Camera-with-Sam-Jones-p1121725/?topicId=121113228) and in it she mentioned her niche: the ability to play characters that no matter how horrible they are...viewers are not alienated (and even are able to find a way to empathise with the character). I can definetely see that in her role as 'Eleanor Shellstrop' in 'The Good Place'. I couldn't say I can be able to [Spoiler](#s "nod while Eleanor left a dog on its own when she promised to look after it or all those other things she does while not taking an iota of responsibility while she was alive. What I do like are Eleanor's epiphanies: realising that she blames others when she is embarrassed by something because she is scared to be vunerable") Who are the actors (aka the gender neutral term) you have come across (either as a colleague or an observer) who can pull this off. I don't usually have that sort of character in my viewing list because they are rarely done well (though I guess if Kristen fits that niche...then Ted Danson should too (I'm not going to compare if [Michael](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4955642/characters/nm0001101?ref_=tt_cl_t6) or Eleanor is worse!) PS: To view spoiler information just hover your cursor over it! :)
Looking for voice actors by bob79519 • last post Mar 8th
I need a voice actor to say these two paragraphs: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jnk3j76mS5vh3-TNVggKEHeqFJP\_ow77LGtZ6QLdfzE/edit](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jnk3j76mS5vh3-TNVggKEHeqFJP_ow77LGtZ6QLdfzE/edit)
Marketing Strategy help by itsoya • last post Mar 8th
I want to start off by saying I love this subreddit. I have been posting questions a lot lately and I have always gotten feedback and answers that have leveled me up as a voice actor. Thank you. My question: What are you all marketing strategy and is it working? I want to put out my marketing map and I would like feedback on it. What I can add/remove or try/stop doing. What I want to accomplish: I would love to get into video games, cartoons, and overall character acting. I do not mind commercials, corporate narration, etc What I am on Fiverr Voice123 Reddit Casting Club Upwork ACX (Just made profile today) ​ What I have done so far: Small things from this reddit community Have a commercial demo Did voice over training Going to Improv (Starts this weekend) Started going to a Radio Theatre Company ​ Where I am: I have not quit my day job LOL X) but I want to one day. I have made a couple of dollars via reddit. No bites on any of the other sites :P ​ Any feedback is helpful and feel free to share your business/marketing strategy ​
Actor/Filmaker AMA by humorendorphins • last post Mar 8th
Hello, Doing a Podcast where we answer questions called Surviving Hollywood. We are not experts by any means, but we are just working actors in LA and in this episode we will be taking the community's questions. Does anyone have any questions about 'surviving hollywood"? Thanks
Am I naive for thinking members of CSA shouldn't cast non-SAG-AFTRA projects? by thisisnotarealperson • last post Mar 8th
I'm looking at Actor's Access for NYC today and there's not a single union post, but I see that at least two of the CDs are members of CSA.
Anyone studied at "Lifebook Acting Academy" in Studio City (Los Angeles) ? by Alonajey • last post Mar 8th
Hi, does anybody studied at Lifebook academy at "Two Roads Theater" ? [https://www.facebook.com/LifebookActing/](https://www.facebook.com/LifebookActing/) Slightly weird they promote their classes on Surkus/Groupon etc etc. All their FB/yelp reviews are REALLY good. And there's no info about them on Reddit. Would like to hear some opinions :) I went there today for audit, I walked out with mixed feelings, and can't really say if I like it or not. It was just different for me. I really liked work of some actors, and I had a chance to chat a bit with my scene partner - he's been in this studio for 2 years or so and really likes it. All actors at studio are working actors. Just want to hear your opinions :)
Clear path! by arnoldlegend99 • last post Mar 7th
In the midst of family and friend advice I wasn’t listening to myself and my vision. Being able to hear Arnold swareznegger speech on making it as an actor and his visions was extremely motivating. Although the odds of making it big are obviously slim to none my mind is still set on working my ass off daily after moving to LA and making a dream a reality! Just felt like sharing my motivation with you all and hearing your thoughts of encouragement or negativity both help lol!
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - Mar 7 by AutoModerator • last post Mar 7th
Use this thread to post your headshots for feedback, get info on your age range/type, find good headshot photographers, ask any questions you may have about headshots. If you are posting a DIY headshot for feedback, and not just a snapshot in order to get feedback on your age range/type/etc, it is advised that you do at least some basic research on what actor headshots look like--composition, framing, lighting. You will find a Google Image search for "actor headshots" to be very helpful for this. For what it's worth, the branding workshop at SAG-AFTRA recommends a five-year age range. That's inclusive, so for example 19-23, 25-29, 34-38, etc.
How much should i charge my voice actors? by TalkingGuts • last post Mar 7th
hi there! i'm a video game dev, just starting out, and i'm thinking about hiring voice actors. They're not going to voice the whole game, don't worry, just a few lines at the end. Two voice actors, voicing around 5-10 lines each, around 30-40 seconds in total. I'm not going to hire professional voice actors, because (1) money and (2) i know a place that's full of people that wants to start doing voice acting! so i'm gonna find two there. ​ I've done a little research, but im still unsure.. please help?
Questions about conservatories and locations by Christian-problem • last post Mar 7th
Hi everyone. I am from Georgia and am interested in becoming a full-time actor. I'd prefer to mainly focus on theatre with more minor focuses on film and musical theatre. I'm more interested in going to a 2 year conservatory than attaining a bachelors. Would it be best to attend somewhere around here? Or somewhere else? I have looked into many conservatories in NYC and LA, and none seem to be in my price range. I guess my main question is: Does conservatory location have anything to do with career success? And what are the best conservatories in Georgia/the Southeast?
How much should I pay my voice actors? by TalkingGuts • last post Mar 7th
hi there! i'm a video game dev, just starting out, and i'm thinking about hiring voice actors. They're not going to voice the whole game, don't worry, just a few lines at the end. Two voice actors, voicing around 5-10 lines each, around 30-40 seconds in total. I'm not going to hire professional voice actors, because (1) money and (2) i know a place that's full of people that wants to start doing voice acting! so i'm gonna find two there. ​ I've done a little research, but im still unsure.. please help?
Moving to LA? by justidag • last post Mar 7th
Hi everyone! I made a post a few days ago about auditioning for theatre school even if I didn’t feel ready, well I have some more questions haha. Basically I am 18 and am planning on going to theatre school (I have done one theatre class and am doing one right now as well). After I am done with that my plan is to move to L.A from Sweden to try to make it there. I’ve always wanted to live in the US, even if it wasn’t as an actor, but I have a few questions about it to someone who has maybe done something similar as what I am planning on doing. First of all, how hard is it do get a green card? My stepfather is American, which hopefully helps a little bit, but I am not sure at all, and I’ve heard it’s basically impossible to get a green card as an actor. Second of all, is it possible to live inside of L.A or do you have to live outside of it at first, before you (hopefully) start making money as an actor and not only from a part-time job. I am currently planning on moving there with two friends (not actors), which probably helps because it is two more sources of income, but it also increases the price on the apartment. I read that you don’t really want to live outside of LA since it means that it might be a little hard to get to auditions and meetings and stuff. Do you want to rent or buy an apartment? In Sweden we usually buy apartments instead of renting, but maybe it’s different in the US. Maybe it is different because I would be living with two friends as well. If there is any other information I should know that I didn’t ask about, please tell me. Thank you very much!