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does watching movies/tv and studying the actors help anyone? by dryadgod • last post Feb 12th
i feel i’ve been benefiting somewhat by studying the way characters interact, etc when watching movies. do people do this to learn?
Actor CV Question!! by xz23oswi • last post Feb 12th
Hey, I'm just starting out with acting. I just wanted to ask if you're supposed to put your screen name on your actor cv? Thank you!
Dearest Actors: Is this overstepping? by WaffleHouseNeedsWiFi • last post Feb 12th
As I write, I find myself bolding things for emphasis. It just now occurs to me that you probably would do a better job interpreting the work on your own. What do you think? Would you read this and be like, "Don't tell me how to do my job, dork"? ​ [https://imgur.com/a/z2jOITq](https://imgur.com/a/z2jOITq)
Aspiring Actress in Toronto. Practice Buddy? by madeline9595 • last post Feb 12th
So I've always wanted to be an actress since I was a kid, and after moving out I decided to drop out of school to follow my passion. I have yet to get into the union or get an agent, but I was wondering if theres anyone in Toronto with a similarish situation wanting to practice with someone. Let me if you have any tips or are down to be a study buddy :)
Received an email from ‘Actors Fast Track’ by Caramel_kiwi • last post Feb 12th
Hi ladies and gents of r/acting, this is a throwaway account. Earlier this evening I seemed to have received a ‘day one of five’ email from Valorie Hubbard with Actors Fast Track at the bottom. I was wondering if anyone else has received anything like this? I’m guessing I’ve signed up to some sort of mailing list between signing up to casting platforms, although the two platforms I use I’m pretty sure aren’t in the USA - I’m in a different county (California is at the bottom of the email). Anyone else get this? Cheers Edit: *different country
For anyone who browses this sub and wonders if this is a viable career or lifestyle by connocauseimcool • last post Feb 11th
This is going to be a long post but I’ll put a TL:DR at bottom I want to start off by saying you and I are one in the same. I am now 27 years old and I used to browse this sub when I was around 19-20 years old. Never acted a day in my life, but I thoroughly enjoyed browsing this sub thinking “what if?” I grew up poor; always had a roof over my head, but not always utilities and many nights went to bed hungry. Now I don’t want this to be a sob story so hang with me. I never had aspirations to be anything other than not poor. I left home when I was 17, finished high school on my own. I worked for everything I had and school was basically the place I caught up on my sleep. I had many friends in drama even the girl I was dating was in advanced theater; I wanted to take an acting class the last semester of my senior year but it didn’t fit with my schedule so I dropped the thought for about two years. I went to the Votech college in good ol’ Norman, Oklahoma. At the time I wanted to be an electrical engineer so after the Votech went to community college to finish up an AA degree. The last semester of community college I needed to take two electoral classes and something pulled me into the thought of acting again. So I enrolled in an acting for the camera course and had my first acting experience. I was awful (still am). It was nerve racking. Standing in front of people who are judging you?! Why am I doing this???!!! It’s cause we all secretly enjoy the torture haha. At the end of the semester I felt some sort of growth in myself or it could have been when the professor had me stand on front of the whole class and scream as loud as I could to “relieve stress” cause I looked stressed trying to act out my scene. Oh boy that was fun especially when other students in the hallways walking by could hear and see me screaming. Now he didn’t make me do it just once or twice but for like a solid 10 minutes. Anyways I asked him basically “hey if I want to do this more what would you recommend for me to do at this time. I’m graduating so I don’t want to enroll anymore classes here?” This next part changed my life. He asked me where I lived and I told him Norman. I was instructed to take classes with Chris Freihofer who owned his own acting studio. I enrolled in acting for the camera again at Chris’s studio which was/is taught by Darryl Cox. Darryl was the first person who changed my course for the better. I took one class with him and a second class. At the end of the second class I was struggling through a scene from I believe “The Abyss”????? Basically my wife(?) was telling me about something she saw but didn’t matter. I couldn’t look at my scene partner as my wife. This girl was really cute by the way and I remember that was part of the struggle for me should be easy right? Eventually we made it through the scene and Darryl told me something along the lines of “you have a barrier up emotionally, I tried to direct you in a way that for some it comes down but for you its always up. If you want to continue improving that barrier is going to have to come down.” I didn’t know what to do. I felt like shit. I felt like giving up. I was 20 or 21 at this time. I beat myself up about it and he told me later not to worry about it. A lot of people struggle with that and once you conquer that barrier you will do well. He said I will get all the pretty boy roles that he always wanted haha. Lastly he asked me what my plans moving forward was and I told him I’m not sure. Darryl advised I take Chris’s class which was similar in form to his and that Chris could help me with that barrier. Wow this is getting long. I finally enrolled in Chris’s class which was always sold out but Darryl talked to Chris for me (thanks again Darryl) and got me in. Chris helped me in so many different ways later in life not necessarily at the time in class. Mainly I was holding myself back. I remember doing a scene where I wasn’t there at all. He paused the camera, looked at me and said, “what did you want to be when you grew up?” I told him I didn’t know. He said back, “yes you do, it was what you played as everyday when you were little.” I thought about it for a second which truly didn’t take me long and I said, “a power ranger; blue to be specific” (Billy Cranston for life). This is some of the best advice I can think of that I have received in the 7-8 years I’ve been acting. “Acting is pretending to be a power ranger like you did when you were a kid.” Let me say he is so incredibly right that I look back and cringe thinking I can just “be” someone else. No not quite it’s a bit more than that. Towards the end of class Chris asked me similarly to Darryl, “what are your plans after class?” I said I didn’t know (if you haven’t realized it yet this is a theme for all of us even you reading this). “Connocauseimcool why do you not have an agent yet?” I froze. Why didn’t I have an agent? Because I suck that’s why. What I said was, “well I don’t have headshots first of all.” Chris said “okay I’ll get you headshots done next week now you don’t have that excuse, what else?” I was in a bit of disbelief to that and so I did say that I don’t think I’m good or ready for an agent. Chris said something along the lines of we all aren’t good but that not our job to judge that it’s somebody else’s. Fast forward a week I had headshots taken by Jeff Nichols in LA who flew over to remember Norman, Oklahoma. Jeff and Chris are friends and he got me scheduled in with Jeff. Headshots literally in hand as I walked away I was told once I had these taken to start contacting agents in my area. I still did not think I was at any sort of caliber to start acting for actual money. All I had been by this time was extras on set. Unpaid. The dream of all of us. I will say that I was an extra on a movie with Alton Yelchin before he passed away tragically and that is a memory I won’t ever forget. He was very nice to all of us. Chatted a bit between takes with the 20 or so of us there. Billy Cruddup wasn’t but that’s neither here nor there. So back to the regularly scheduled programming I started emailing agents. I’ll save you time and basically there was only two in Oklahoma. Magna Talent and Switzer Talent. I wanted to be with Switzer because she had a much smaller roster and was a little more “elite” but I wasn’t even good right, so why should I get my hopes up? I emailed Switzer Talent and within a couple days I had an email back saying she’d love to meet when she has an appointment available. Weeks go by and I hear nothing from Becky. I even email her again I guess reminding her I exist. Nothing. I was pretty bummed. One day out of the blue I receive a call from a new number and I pickup. It was Becky. Months later. Like 3-4. She said I have someone who called an appointment tomorrow can you be here at 3PM. You bet your ass I was there at 3PM. I took the afternoon off work which at the time was very easy for me. I worked at AT&T and got the job from someone else who helped me get that (here’s another theme is sometimes it’s not what you know it’s WHO you know). But trust me when I say hardwork and perseverance will put you leagues ahead of the competition. The meeting with Becky put me gleefully with my head in the clouds. Normally when you meet an agent I hear it is customary to have a monologue or scene prepared to act out. I did not. I lucked out. Remember I still suck? Becky said she talked with Chris and he vouched I was “okay?????” “Decent?????” I have no idea but she’d sign me if I was ready. I wanted to sign the papers right then and there!!!!! She could see how excited I was; she said, “take the weekend to think about it and I will see you Monday at noon if you can make it. I signed the papers when I got home and dropped them off Monday. I officially had an agent. I had made the big time lol. Wow this is actually really long. With Becky as my agent I started booking commercials. Very small commercials. All non union of course. Eventually I started feeling better about my acting chaps. Not that I was okay or even decent but that apparently I can sell it. In one year I went from taking a single acting class at community college to taking multiple classes, having an agent, and booking small gigs. When I sit and think about it I think how lucky I am to have all those people nudging me along but also I’m so thankful I didn’t give up. The story doesn’t end here guys so if you’re still reading strap in for at least 4 more paragraphs. Eventually I lost my job at AT&T. They close my entire department so instead of waking up one day being 30 years old I decided to leave the company and take my severance package. I called Becky and told her that I quit my job and that I could basically “act” full-time. Well Becky came through because she got me like three commercial auditions in Texas. I got to be a featured extra on a film set for about a month which was pretty fun. Towards the last days of filming a had my own trailer which was a fun experience. So if you were remember I'm living in Norman Oklahoma and all anyone ever told me was if you want to do this for real you need to go to LA. So after a couple months of working on some projects making a decent amount of money and having severance from AT&T I packed my bags and moved to Phoenix Arizona. I have friends There that are basically my family. I haven’t spoken to my family since I was 17 they have no idea what’s going on my life nor do I theirs. At this point in time I was about 22 and I knew that I wanted to act as a career or at least give it the best shot I could. When I got to Phoenix I met with about five different agents. Half of them wanted me to model only the others were model and acting. Eventually I picked an agent who just focused on film and television. I didn’t want to model. I lucked out again no monologue or scene because my very small resume to me spoke enough that they were willing to sign me off that. Sweet big time again. Now I just had to find a day job. So I asked myself what do actors do for a living? Well they either work at Starbucks or wait tables. My friends helped me get a job in a restaurant so queue up a big shift in my job life. I serve tables for three years eventually moved up to bartending all with the idea that I will take this experience to LA and serve people there while trying to “make it.” Through these years with my agent in Phoenix I got a decent amount of work but nothing noteworthy. Last month I quit my job and now I am typing all this from my room in Burbank, California. I finally made it. Lol just kidding. I don’t know anybody here. I have a lot of acquaintances through the years that are all here somewhere. So Sam, Bruce, Heath, Emily, Tiffany, Casey, Madison, Scott, etc. I made it like you all said I should. 8 years later I am here. We’re almost done I promise. All the posts about am I too old? Am I too fat? Am I too skinny? How’s my hair? How’s blah blah blah blah blah. Guys it doesn’t matter. Actors come in all shapes and sizes. That means ages, ethnicity, height, weight, hair color, eye color all of it. Every single person who is reading this can be an actor if that’s what you want to be. Unfortunately choosing this career option is not the hard part. The hard part is all the sacrifices you have to make. You don’t get to live a normal life. You will live a life of struggle, of uncertainty, of anxiety of is this all worth it? It is going to hurt a lot. My friends who are my age all have long-term S/O. Some of them even have kids. some of them own houses. some of them have careers. All of them have everything I want. But I want to be an actor. I want to be a working actor. Not rich. Not famous. Just being a different person every other day of the week with a smile, or maybe not because the character doesn’t smile. Who knows. My friends think that I’m free that I have zero obligations. While that may be true I have someone that I care very deeply about in Arizona. I had to say I don’t know what the future holds but this is my life goal. This hurt me greatly. All of this hurts. I don’t have any friends here I don’t have any family here. Just me. And my dream. The sacrifices are in numerable that I’ve had to make. Every person who is a working actor or are famous actor or somebody of note; they all had to make sacrifices. Nobody sees what they had to go through; we only get to see their success. So stop worrying about them and worry about yourself. Worry how are you are going to make your dreams a reality. I hope this helps at least one person but mainly I’m just alone and wanted someone to listen. I didn’t proofread this. Right now I’m in a weird sad state thinking about my life and how’s it led here. Brighter horizons are ahead. Thank you for reading. TL;DR : Please read. Used to read this sub around 8 years ago wondering what if. Zero experience. Typing this from my room in Burbank trying to make this a reality.
LA actors - which temp agencies do you use/recommend? by DKActor • last post Feb 11th
Casting WITHOUT script by bromand77 • last post Feb 11th
Hey. I have recently been invited to a casting for a short-movie. The casting director, however, said that I didn't need to prepare any text-material beforehand, as the casting would consist of some activities between us (the actors, there would be six of us for two roles in the room at the same time, as the casting director and director needed to see who had the best chemistry, as this was very important to them). What could these "activities" mean, do you think? Could it be improvisation? Would I even be required to carry out any acting and perhaps the activities would instead be acting-unrelated activities?
New Collection of Tools for Auditioning Actors by neddonovan13 • last post Feb 11th
Hi all, Mods, if this violates rules (I looked them over and didn't see that it would, but I hate being that redditor) feel free to remove, and I'm sorry. My name's Ned, I'm an actor based in New York City. I've been working on the development of an app for the last 3 years that feature a collection of tools I wish I could've had access to during my career. On friday we announced the startup and launched the website for [Audition Cat](https://audition.cat) (Consolidated Audition Tracker). We're currently in conversations with investors for the funding that will take us to the full Beta. One of the things our investors has asked, is that we prove the market exists, as they're skeptical about the potential size of the acting community. So as not to overwhelm our servers or developers the initial Beta will be restricted to New York City, however our goal is to expand to more markets at launch, and keep expanding as demand inspires. I'd love for you all to take a look at our website. If you enjoy the idea, and would like to help, the best thing you can do is fill out the "Join Us" form on the site. Those numbers will help us prove to the investors that there is actual interest in this product, and will help us secure funding for the next steps. We're not asking anyone outside of investors for money, this is not a kickstarter or indiegogo-style product, all we're asking is for you to check out the site, and consider filling out the form or sharing on Social media. If anyone would like, feel free to get a hold of me here, or you can email me at [ned@audition.cat](mailto:ned@audition.cat). Thanks everyone! Happy Monday! \~Ned [Audition Cat](https://Audition.Cat) [Facebook](http://facebook.com/AuditionCat) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/AuditionCat) [Instagram](https://instagram.com/Audition.Cat) [Tumblr](http://auditioncat.tumblr.com)
Actors of Reddit, aside from luck, what do you think it takes to work consistently? by InfamousSir • last post Feb 11th
By that I mean, is there some quality that separates those who "make it" and those who never quite get there? From the actors I've all worked with so far, it actually seems like they're all similarly driven by a love of the craft, with those in higher-up positions just being a bit more "chill" about working, I'd say. Would especially love the perspective of film/tv performers!
URTAS VS UPTAS by StrobeRogers • last post Feb 11th
How do you know if you're ready for either? What would be the benefit of UPTAS over grad school? I'm in my late 30s. I finally decided to start focusing on training a few years ago. I originally wanted to go to grad school, but I never stopped to first understand what an actor is and does artistically, so I decided to figure that out in a good community College program near me. I rushed into commercials and print and was lucky but not greatly successful. Now, I'm trying to figure out my audition style, get some theatre credits. I want to go to URTA..should I go for UPTAS first? Thank you!
Web Project Needs An Actor (UK) (Northampton) Based by Bitter_Arron • last post Feb 11th
​ Hello everyone. I am putting the call out for any people interested in taking part in a web series project with the intent of being profitable eventually. The main intent of the project is for a fun environment that creative minds can go hog wild in that also provides them with free show reel material every week. I have a few interested actors but am currently looking for one more actor. I have access to funding (unfortunately not enough yet to pay the people who would be present, but enough to pay for the venue and all necessary equipment.) and access to a venue. That being said I have a sponsor lined up and am currently in talks with another right now, so who knows, it might not take long for everyone to be paid. Any interested parties in the Wellingborough/ Northampton area of the UK, feel free to respond to this post and I will be happy to private message you the relevant details. P.S. Fans of Dungeons and Dragons would be a definite plus. ​
Working on a script for a parody/abridged video of an Anime (Megaman NT Warrior), looking for VAs. by shuritsen • last post Feb 11th
Premise: An abridged/satire of the first episode of the Megaman NT Warrior anime. - [Rockman.EXE, the Japanese version, here for reference](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNae0e9uElo). So i've been wanting to create an abridged-type video for the longest time, and i'm sure most people know about DBZ abridged, but one of my favorite YouTubers is an abridger named [soulbrothanumbah3](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BNMeyXj5EtqrkIp6VpZFQ). If you haven't checked his videos out, I would most definitely do so. He’s most Notably known for his ”[Batman Beyond ill](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxgaXdE6V1HB7YrIp16CCiijV4MKqYVWB)” and ”[DBZ Saiyaman Saga Was Sick](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3afaS7MG9jqERu1BaReaPMeohSU8hX_)” series. His quality when it comes to the way he makes his videos is stellar, and it's that kind of quality that i'm trying to go for in regards to my own style. This will not be professional af, but it will by no means be an some amateur-rank video slapped together for the lols. [My Notes/Script ideas, for those curious. Feel free to leave comments!](https://docs.google.com/document/d/11i3MBALjDgyqYllwwMqOHwSxws5X2CD4aIrRAy7AB3o/edit?usp=sharing) This would be my first time requesting voice actor work, so i'm not sure what kind of compensation would be adequate. I don't wanna break my bank, but I know you guys do great work, and I want to make sure you're compensated for that. If you're really interested, Send me a PM, let's talk details if you're interested in playing any of these characters. - * [Lan](https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Lan_Hikari) * [Megaman.EXE](https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/MegaMan.EXE) - * [Mayl](https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Mayl_Sakurai) * [Roll.EXE](https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Roll.EXE) - * [Dex](https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Dex_Oyama) * [Gutsman.EXE](https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/GutsMan.EXE) - * [Mr. Match](https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Match) * [Torchman.EXE](https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/FireMan.EXE) - * Masa * Lan's Mom
Any other actors here audition for MFAs this year? by poormansmrbean12 • last post Feb 11th
How are the nerves and how did they go? I applied to five schools and got nowhere on 4 of the 5 lol.
Anyone interested in daily lists of what’s casting in TV and Film? by Blue321123 • last post Feb 11th
I have the daily breakdowns of what’s casting in NY/LA. This is the breakdowns that agents and managers see. It’s looks like actors access.. but the good stuff that we can’t see. How would you benefit from this? It helps you see what casting agencies are casting RIGHT NOW and not down the road. At that point you can strategically go after those CD’s. Or if you see a role that fits you, you can make sure your agent or manager is hopefully submitting for that role. This has helped me 10 fold as I’m not wasting money targeting CD’s that aren’t currently casting anything. I knew pet cemetery was being cast before it was even announced. If interested please feel free to message me and I will tell you how I can get that info to you.
What are some principles of becoming a 'Better' actor one should live by? by Idobjj • last post Feb 10th
In terms of work ethic, timeliness, etc. If any vets can share that'd be great. I just want to be better. Nailed my audition but I haven't heard anything back but I want to knock them dead every single time till someone believes I'm the one. ​ What's your process on prep? and timeliness or audition room manner?
Question from non-actor - are there any successful actors here? Or do they leave as soon as they become successful? by BiggerJ • last post Feb 10th
I've read that unlike in other industries, successful actors do not help struggling ones, because acting jobs are so limited and the industry so oversaturated that they would risk directly harming their own careers. Is this true, and does that extend to this subreddit? ​ A note: I'm reminded of \[this episode of Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends\]([https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6r1ws0](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6r1ws0)), where he meets an organization of struggling actors attempting to help each other - which in turn reminds me of \[the incel episode of Replay All's\]([https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/120-invcel](https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/120-invcel)) explanation of the pitfalls of a support group whose members leave as soon as they succeed - although I hasten to add that struggling actors aren't like incels, because at least struggling actors are still trying to succeed instead of giving up and continuing to feed each others' bitterness.
Acting in Australia - Advice? by broken_matchstick • last post Feb 10th
Hi all, ​ My boyfriend and I are actors living in Sydney. He's fairly well known in the scene (in that he's at that point where people call him up to be in productions, not the other way around - I don't think he's had to audition for something in years), but he's found he's stagnating - the pay just isn't much for a lot of the productions he's working in right now, and he's not progressing beyond the level he's at which is frustrating to him. For me, I'm just starting out in Sydney after working indie theatre in London and a brief health hiatus, and I'm not going to lie, a lot of the work I've gotten in the past year is through his connections. I'm finding the Sydney scene very small as opposed to where I was in London, and to be frank it seems a little bit incestuous - everyone knows everyone and only works with certain people. I'm finding it very hard to break into the fold and that's with my boyfriend's connections. Long story short, we're both kind of burned out on the Sydney scene right now. We're also sitting on a little bit of money and we're in the position at work where we could move away in a few months. I know Melbourne's always been seen as the "performing arts" centre but I was wondering what the scene is actually like there? Is there anywhere else in Australia that we should consider? My friend in Brisbane tells me the arts scene there is up and coming, but she also really wants me to move to Brisbane so we can hang out all the time. Alternately, we're still young enough to get the Working Holiday Visa to Canada - is that a better option? ​ TL:DR - Do I stay in Sydney and try to break into the scene here using my boyfriend's connections, or move somewhere where the grass is greener?
Let's talk shop.. by chrismayo75 • last post Feb 9th
Hey guys, I'm a 43yr old Houston based Marine Corps vet/actor versed in the realms of theater, film, television, & commercials. Let's talk shop! I'm down for advice (giving & taking), making new friends, new relationships, collaborating on projects-let's NETWORK guys!!