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Intern at Talent Agency. What questions do you have? by futurebro • last post Jan 18th
I'm currently doing an internship at a NYC based talent agency that represents actors for film/tv, theatre and musical theatre. I've been super upfront about the fact that I'm an actor and they've been super chill and always been down to answer any questions I have. So, I wanted to field some more questions that we all might have. Anything that could help my and our careers as actors or anything to do with the business would be cool, and I'll report back with answers I get. ​ This one's for free: "The best way to get a meeting is through a referral or from a showcase. Mail from actors seeking representation get thrown in the trash.
Affordable Coaching by LiliVonShtupp • last post Jan 17th
Hi all. With audition season upon us, I was wondering if anyone knew of any good, affordable coaches. I'm mostly looking for someone to coach my acting (songs and sides), and help me conquer my audition anxiety.
Being picky about auditions by GratefulActor • last post Jan 17th
I guess I'm reaching out here in the hopes that I'm not alone. Please, keep your comments to yourself about taking every job no matter what it is because that's what actors do. I've heard it all before and I'm not interested. I see your point, I just don't agree...
Affordable Accompaniment Tracks!! by chickenlittle • last post Jan 17th
HELLO ACTORS!! Just wanted to put it out there that I know someone who makes affordable tracks for sale, whether for accompaniment, rehearsal, video submissions, lessons, etc. Their services include 16 and 32 bar cuts (or whatever you need - these are just staple audition cuts), full songs, added tracks...
All Possible Headshot options, looking for recommendations on which of these are best for getting a new agent/roles by SkedaddletoSeattle • last post Jan 17th
Seattle area here, originally a Portland actor. Just moved up here. I am posting a link of two different headshot shoots done most recent by two separate photographers. One set is me clean shaven, the other I sport a goatee. I am really into action oriented roles, having played a young cop twice last year. About to play a high school jock. I just turned 27. Here they are: https://imgur.com/a/X5gNPTC I want to do another shoot, but I am a starving artist. I don't have money like that. I need to find a good job here first. I want to do a headshot shoot showing off longer hair with a pretty boy look. I have many of those from when I was younger, but they aren't relevant now since they are like 8 years old and I look older now. Thanks for any advice you can give me. Be honest, don't sugar coat what's good and bad. I am in this for real. Thank you!
Best Microphone Equipment for VA and Filmmaking <$300? by FineDraft • last post Jan 17th
Hello! I'm looking for a decent mic kit that could be used for VO/VA and could also be used to make short films. I was looking to get this: [https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1158332-REG/b\_h\_photo\_video\_voice\_actor\_starter\_kit.html](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1158332-REG/b_h_photo_video_voice_actor_starter_kit.html) Comes with : AT2035 Cardioid Condenser Microphone, Headphones, Steinberg UR12, as well pop screen and stand. Though I'm not sure how well it works for filmmaking. Anyone have any thoughts on this mic or any other?
LA places to practice and learn by mystuff1134 • last post Jan 17th
Hi all! I'm in LA. I came here a couple years ago for acting but got stuck in debt and a day job that can barely cover that debt and my other bills. Acting is the only thing I care about and I've been away from it for too long and I'm itching to practice and learn more and be around other creative people but I can't afford conventional classes or anything right now. I'm just wondering, does anyone know of an acting-class-like system or something in LA where I can practice with others that doesn't cost anything? Is there some place actors meet up to just practice and learn? I just need to do something! Please help.
22 years old and live close to nyc. No experience what so ever. Have an accent. Is this even possible? by zeusthunder • last post Jan 17th
I'm Colombian and moved here when I was 11. Even thought I've been told my English is good, my accent still comes out. This has over the years eliminated my dreams of ever becoming an actor. However a weird encounter happened with a director for SNL and ever since I have been thinking about acting from the moment I wake up to when I go to sleep. Him and I exchanged information and he was able to get me on set for SNL to be a background guy. I loved the experience but ever since we haven't really talked. I've expressed my interest of acting to him, but I was able to tell right away I'm not the first one to do it. Right now I work retail and even though I did comedy skits when I was like 8 (that I remember getting compliments for by my teachers( I really don't have any acting experience. Right now I have to work full time to support my bills and while I wait for my permanent green card. But I am willing to dive in to the Industry and downgrade my quality of living for it. Where do I start? I would really love to act for like a Netflix show or something. But I cannot find anything legit, which baffles me since NYC is 20 mins away
What to do as a minor? by cheezitincidents • last post Jan 17th
I’m 16 turning 17 next month and studying performance at a university, and I’ve done a couple of paying gigs but I’ve run into this roadblock where damn near all casting calls ask for over eighteen to play younger, and local theatres either aren’t going to demand a role for someone my age or they also ask for 18+ actors. I’ve been feeling sort of restless with the lack of work, and was wondering what recommendations you guys have to keep me busy until I turn 18?
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - Jan 17 by AutoModerator • last post Jan 17th
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.
Email formats? by OtherwiseCamp • last post Jan 17th
I'm not an actor at all so I really have never sent a CV but an opportunity recently came up that describes me fairly well. I am supposed to send my CV, details, portraits etc but I'm not sure what to say and how to fit it all in an email. Thanks in advance.
HOW TO FIND REPRESENTATION AS AN INTERNATIONAL ACTRESS? by Fatherviolet • last post Jan 17th
Hello everyone!! i need some help, i'm a 17-year-old actress from a Latin American country, I've already built a very good resume with theater plays and short films and basically getting as much work done that i can in my country as well as taking classes and attending workshops, however, where I live there are literally no agents, 'known' actors here are a few people who usually have tons of contacts and it's basically a very privileged closed industry here, my main goal is to work abroad and i'm going to be staying a few months in Miami where i'm going to be meeting a director who's friends with my mom's best friend confusing I know, I was wondering if anyone knows about good agencies in Miami who are willing to work with international talent or if you have any advice for me at all that would be wonderful, i'm just working really hard for my goals to come true and I hope I can meet the right people, anyway thank you so much for your time :) Chau!
LA places to practice and learn by mystuff1134 • last post Jan 17th
Hi all! I'm in LA. I came here a couple years ago for acting but got stuck in debt and a day job that can barely cover that debt and my other bills. Acting is the only thing I care about and I've been away from it for too long and I'm itching to practice and learn more and be around other creative people but I can't afford conventional classes or anything right now. I'm just wondering, does anyone know of an acting-class-like system or something in LA where I can practice with others that doesn't cost anything? Is there some place actors meet up to just practice and learn? I just need to do something! Please help.
What tips/advice would you give to a complete beginner? by mapx17 • last post Jan 17th
Hi all, I'm working on a short film (For fun) and have my girlfriend as the main actor. What advice/tips would you give her? She's never done this before. We begin filming in April. How to practise? Must have's? ​ \*Remember: this film is for fun, I don't need "You should look for a 'real' actor" \*
What do you carry on set, rehearsal, acting classes or in life as an actor? by MissAndreaDraper • last post Jan 16th
Hey Guys! I have to say that I love going through our community thread and picking up tips and tricks here and there. I thought it would be great to start a thread listing what we carry or bring on set. Kind of like the actor’s edition of what in...
Scene Study Class by DragonFruit • last post Jan 16th
Hi Actors! I'm looking for a great scene study class. Any recommendations?
Atlanta Actors - What do you look for in an acting class/coach? by Tahoeferrets • last post Jan 16th
weekend classes by ejalbert1990 • last post Jan 16th
Hey I'm an aspiring actor from NYC who wants to take acting classes. The thing is I'm free all day on the weekends (Saturday & Sunday). Any good acting classes I can take on the weekends? Thanks!
How to Gracefully Turn Down Roles Which Perpetuate Immorality by mrarthurwhite • last post Jan 16th
So last night I was in a class where I had to play the role of a Police Captain who was insinuating in a fashion unbecoming an Officer and a gentleman. He was not exactly an anti-hero but he was not exactly a moral character (or even sympathetic). The character was reinforcing social strictures and roles instead of breaking yokes (which we are supposed to do). I broke character in the middle of the scene (while doing a cold read / table read for the first time) and explained that this character was not someone I agree with. I have admired actors who play unwholesome , insecure characters - and the generous actors who portray these imperfect characters and who develop empathy even for the anti-heroes. I am FOR developing empathy for the anti-heroes so none stigmatize or harm even the most reviled. I have always tried to side with the sinner and the lost & asked for mercy, clemency, understanding & gentle, kind , loving reform. Nonetheless there is a difference between perpetuating an immoral character (by inhabiting it ) and embracing, including & forgiving & reforming the anti-hero. I dislike the excuses people use for perpetuating immorality - excuses like "well its the real world" or "well that is what sells" or "well its all about the bottom line". I feel physically revolted from playing a character that is diametrically opposite to my own (evolving and already liberal & already flexible & already nearly absent) moral code. ​ By playing an immoral character I feel I am harming my already non-existent morality (not only do I not know much about morality but even when I do know the difference between right and wrong I don't have the will power and the ability to say no). By playing unpleasant characters in stories where there is no empathy or salvation for the lost I feel that (1) I am merely perpetuating a caricature of an anti-hero (2) further condemning an anti-hero to stigma & abuse (instead of understanding and redemption) due to bad writing or other constraints. ​ I don't know how to turn down such characters and portrayals particularly if its a teacher who is asking me to do it in the class and I know that I am seriously uncomfortable inhabiting or doing it. For example, one teacher asked me to deliver lines in a comical way. I did not want to tell her that I don't believe in the school of thought where a person is forcibly funny (makes noises or faces or makes a lot of effort at being funny) but comedy should be based in truth and the resulting laughter ought to be organic. I could not explain all that to her in front of the entire class and she was becoming increasingly upset with me for not being "funny enough" and not "being funny enough to impress/win the girl". The lines did not warrant it and the character did not warrant it and I was uncomfortable forcing it (it ought to be organic and nothing ought to be forced). ​ How do I explain to the teacher that I don't believe in portraying 1 dimensional caricatures of anti-heroes? that I don't want to force myself to do something that does not feel natural or organic ? These very same people who give me these roles may say I am not "letting go" and I am not "giving it my all" - but that is not true. I just don't find justification for playing a role which perpetuates wrong. I would like to know how I can gracefully turn down a role a teacher springs upon me (in the middle of a class) without ruining my relationship with a teacher etc. ​ EDIT of EDIT of EDIT: p.s. I also have differing views about the way art and storytelling is taught today by some people. I do not believe conflict is necessary for telling a good story , in fact it is counter productive to telling a good, entertaining, engaging, educational, edifying story. ​ Some more EDIT: Please the topic is about how to portray the highest values and the Kingdom of Heaven NOT about the nature of storytelling and my views about elements of storytelling. I am trying to say that we ought to give and expect actors to inhabit roles that are entirely good, entirely edifying , entirely wholesome (and if there is any portrayal of anti-heroes it ought to be portrayed with humanity and a hope in salvation , redemption, innate innocence and goodness of all life).
Acting Tips. by Timk4539 • last post Jan 16th
Ok guys. So I don't have any background in acting. I am a musician if that means anything. I did a little acting in high school for the school but nothing serious. I know it's a long shot to "make it" as an actor. However, as of now I would like to just be an extra or something like that to get started out. Doe's anyone know the proper channels to go through that aren't very expensive? I have tried it in the past, and they all said they were free, but when I got to the "audition/casting call" that's when they actually informed me it would cost. So if anyone has any info on the proper channels to go through. Or just tips in general, please let me know. Thanks, Tim