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What are your 2019 career goals? by TheaterNerd • last post Nov 24th
It’s almost a new year, what are your plans for it?! Do you want to go on more auditions? Completely overhaul your book? Write your own show? Get a website to display your talents? Let’s share our goals and revel in the good vibes of our hopes and dreams ❤️☺️
Recording software Questions: Audacity or something else? (Just Starting into the world of Voice Acting) by MrGoodhand • last post Nov 24th
So I'm currently using OBS to record audio, then converting the mp4 over to mp3/wav in Sony Vegas, this is an unnecessary and convoluted workflow; Looking to get a software that records only audio. ​ To my knowledge, Audacity is the "best free" suite to deal with recording audio, But I want to know what you guys think a newbie Voice Actor should use starting out. ​ My microphone is a garbled piece of trash, a Neewer BM - 700 Rebrand(Tonor BM - 700) that goes into a Behringer 204HD via XLR (It is a side-address condenser microphone) ​ It has a HORRIBLE noise floor hiss in the 32-500hz range that needs a noise suppression curve(in the -110 dB range) so, in order to get cleaner recordings, I have to use reafir-standalone in subtraction mode to omit this problem frequency. This issue causes a static hiss in the -30 dB range if i don't omit it with this...aka, unusable. It is self noise, because I could turn the gain knob ALL the way down, and it is still just as loud, turning gain all the way up, adds more noise from the gain circuitry adding noise, I keep it around 25%. It is present in my monitoring headphones(Logitech G933's into the headphone zero latancy jack on the interface) but not when recording with OBS and the vst active. Then I use MeldaProductions FreeFXBundle, specifically its MAnalyzer(to make sure all noise is completely gone, ears are only so good at this.) MCompressor, and MEqualizer (though I've heard to leave your recordings alone in the EQ department for any sound engineers to do the EQ work themselves.) I use these in my twitch stream on OBS. ​ Is Audacity "good enough" or is there some big issue I'm missing? I also have "Music Maker Pro" from a bundle I bought on Humble Bundle not too long ago, but from what I've been reading on that is it is meant more for hobbyists. Thoughts? Suggestions? ​ Anyway, Thanks for reading, and I appreciate all feedback! ​ Update: after testing all of the suggested programs that were free or had trials to test, I decided to stick with Reaper; It has full VST support, and the interface is highly intuitive. ​ I'll be buying it at the end of my evaluation period; use the time to learn the program a bit more. ​ A big thank you to everyone who responded and suggested programs to use! I tried: ​ Audacity: VST support was limited, and you could not control the order in which the effects applied(to my knowledge!) ​ Wavosaur: I tried this one, however, I could not get it to recgonize my mic in stereo, it produced a left channel recording with a static noise right channel, for whatever reason \- Debugging tried: Restarted pc, Reinstalled pc, unplugged and replugged interface, changed usb slot of interface, Switched on and off phantom power, Nothing fixed it. Not saying it is a bad program, I was simply unable to produce a recording in stereo. ​ Ocenaudio: I tried this, admittedly for a short period; the ui was a little bit confusing to me, and as far as i scratched the surface, there was no vst support that I could find, ​ Reaper: When I downloaded this, i was greeted with a highly intuitive interface, which allowed me to jump right in within minutes of installing. Definitely recommend this program to others looking to start their Voice acting careers. With full VST support(among other types!), including order of which they are applied, in an interface reminiscent to that of OBS, I was able to quickly and easily start to develop my working environment to my taste. ​
How do I cope with family who disagree with my career goals? by StrugglingThespian • last post Nov 23rd
Since I first realized in high school what I wanted to do with my life, my family hasn't been very supportive of my seeking acting and voice-over opportunities. They don't see it as conventional, even going so far as to fearmonger me out of it. They also dread the thought...
[PAID ROLE] [Female] [$50] [112 words] by Dracomies • last post Nov 22nd
**Age:** 25 to 32 years old **Name:** Ranger Gomez **Tone:** Ideally Mezzo-Soprano **Accent:** North-American or Southern accent. It's important that she either has one of those two as she shouldn't have a British accent, etc. **Appearance:** We can make her look like anyone with Blender and ZBrush but she should sound like a soldier, anywhere from 25 to 32 years old. Please disregard the original designs as her appearance and design will look much more realistic. These are samples of character designs from before and after: [https://imgur.com/a/gbnKVV6](https://imgur.com/a/gbnKVV6) [https://imgur.com/a/jhEFLQk](https://imgur.com/a/jhEFLQk) **Personality in a sentence**: Soldier, friendly, tough but not war-torn, mezzo-soprano, North or Southern American accent. **Word count:** 112 words. You can view the entire script here: [http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/SafehouseNCRRanger.txt](http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/SafehouseNCRRanger.txt) **Purpose of revoicing this character:** If you click the Green button, you can hear the original actress. [http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Gomez\_(Fallout:\_New\_Vegas)](http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Gomez_(Fallout:_New_Vegas)) **SOUND SIGNATURE:** Shepard from Mass Effect 2 (Doesn’t have to sound like her. Just what she represents) [https://youtu.be/WsOX7VbETTI?t=32](https://youtu.be/WsOX7VbETTI?t=32) **Delivery:** Only 2 takes max per line. Please save a .wav copy of your audition. Sometimes the best acting is from the audition itself. Please watch out for plosives, peaking, reverb (immediate disqualifier) and excessive noise reduction. Please email all auditions to conceptartstudios @ gmail with the title of Gomez in your email. **Deadline for audition:** November 27th at 11:59 PM (Pacific time). **Payment:** $50. Payment is immediate and expedited via Paypal. Paid on November 28th. Payment is sent immediately and prior to you receiving the script (when your audition is chosen). If you wish to be paid afterwards, we can arrange that as well. **AUDITION LINES** **LINE 1** (Friendly) (soldier tone) (Shouldn’t sound like a civilian) (Very important that it doesn’t sound like a speed read. Should sound conversational) I'm here to dust off the cobwebs.. ….… make sure everything is working… that sort of thing…. …..Sometimes it can be a while between visits by rangers so it's good to have someone around to keep the lights on for them……. I also bring ammo supplies with me for any rangers who may be running low……. If you need any.. feel free to ask. ​ **LINE 2** (Friendly) (soldier tone) (Shouldn’t sound like a civilian)(Should sound conversational) My duties tend to take me elsewhere, but I try to be here at least a few days out of the week. ​ ​
Information on voice acting by ketteiwolf0 • last post Nov 22nd
So I know next to nothing about the art of voice acting. However, I have always found it very interesting. So I was hoping that you guys could help me understand more about it. What are some qualities of a good voice actor(and examples)? What are some qualities of a bad voice actor(and examples)? Who are the best and worst voice actors in the industry and why? Thank you for your time!
Actors Access Question by eightbells12 • last post Nov 21st
Hi All, I recently purchased the "actors access plus" and I think misunderstood the benefits. I thought I would be able to attach videos at no additional cost to my submissions. However, every time I try and do this it still puts the video in my "cart" and requests that...
"Familiarity" in Auditions by serenitymoon123 • last post Nov 21st
Hey, guys! I have a callback for a new show on Tuesday. They sent me the sides last night (around 10-11pm) and said: "Please select two monologues to be familiar with. You may be asked to read from the additional sides as well." Does "familiar" mean memorized?
List of acting agencies in NYC (similar to SAMs list for LA) by charliefreak • last post Nov 19th
Does anybody know of a list of NYC acting agencies, arranged by 'tier'. There is a great list I've seen online for LA agencies (sometimes called "SAMs list"), but I can't find anything similar for NYC. I already know who the top few agencies are, but it's really tricky as...
NEW COLUMN - Don't Be a Negative Nellie by SecretAgentMan • last post Nov 19th
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/this-thanksgiving-dont-be-a-negative-nellie-65988/
In advocacy of Shakespeare as a learning tool... by Y3808 • last post Nov 19th
Hello everyone, I began reading this sub today as an interest for something that might be a new hobby for me. I have a little prior experience (worked in radio in my college years for awhile) but not much. It seems that there is a lot of information online about equipment, marketing, and editing, all of which are understandable because those are objective things that can be taught. While I don't have any formal education in theater I do have a literature degree. It strikes me that people who want to voice act for a living need Shakespeare more than literature students do ;). I present initially for your perusal two Dukes of Exeter from Henry V, as an example. https://vimeo.com/301751644 The first is Anton Lesser, who you also might recognize from Game of Thrones. The second is Brian Blessed, who you might recognize as one of the most prolific British voices of the past 5 decades. They are both either present or former Royal Shakespeare Company actors and well-regarded in Hollywood/TV as well, so it should be noted that neither of these performances is right or wrong. They're just different. The reason that Shakespeare is still the foundation for study in terms of so many of the applied arts (literature, theater, etc) is the content of the above video: Shakespeare has been done a million different ways by a million different actors and directors. You can see how Patrick Stewart ***and*** Michael Fassbender have played Macbeth, speaking the exact same words in the exact same scenes. Or perhaps Owen Teale (also Game of Thrones) versus Ian Holm (Alien, LOTR, etc) playing Captain Fluellen in Henry V if you prefer. You can also take some free online courses from various universities if you buy into all of the above rationale, for example... https://courses.edx.org/courses/WellesleyX/ENG_112x/2014_SOND/course/ The above course has some very direct equivalency with voice acting. The professor explains why certain emotions are carried well in certain vowels, for instance, and how to perform these scenes yourself out loud while reading to prepare for the lectures. Of course you could then record yourself and then compare against Laurence Fishburne and Kenneth Branagh and see how bad plebs like us are compared to them. tl;dr: The difference between Jeremy Irons who gets 50k a day to read a book and some schmoe who gets paid 100 dollars a day to read a book is that Jeremy Irons can do this, and the random schmoe can't.
[Paid role] [Brooklyn accent] [Male] [$50] (137 words) by Dracomies • last post Nov 19th
Hi there. Our team is looking for a male actor with a New Jersey/Brooklyn accent. **Age:** Anywhere from 23 to 35 years old **Tone:** Tenor to Baritone **Accent:** Brooklyn accent or Bronx **Appearance:** Similar build and appearance to Jared Leto in Requiem of a Dream or Giovani Ribsi **Personality:** Greasy Johnny is a leader of a gang called the Greasers living in the North sewers of New Vegas in 2281. A rude gang leader, Johnny and his Greasers have taken up residence in the New Vegas sewers and harass the locals within and the residents of North Vegas Square. Although not a formidable bunch, the Greasers have been making enough noise that Crandon, a local guard, sends the Courier to get rid of them. **Personality in a sentence:** Rude, 30 years old, Brooklyn accent, acts tough but isn't tough, a street punk. **Word count:** 137 words. Full unformatted script can be seen here --> [http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/1EWatchFiend1.txt](http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/1EWatchFiend1.txt) The formatted script has a better explanation of each line for easier acting as the EMOTION column in the original script isn't a good gauge for the lines. **Payment:** $50. Payment is immediate and expedited via Paypal. Paid on November 27th. Payment is sent immediately and prior to you receiving the script (if your audition is chosen). If you wish to be paid afterwards, we can arrange that as well. Please email all auditions to conceptartstudios @ gmail **Delivery:** Only 2 takes max per line. Please save a .wav copy of your audition. Sometimes the best acting is from the audition itself. Please watch out for plosives, peaking, reverb (immediate disqualifier) and excessive noise reduction. Deadline for audition: 11:59 PM (Pacific time) on 11/26/2018 ​ **Audition lines:** **LINE 1** (told to leave) (fear) (but trying to save face) (mustering his men to leave) *Don't rush me. We're going, okay!* ​ **LINE 2** (anger) (irritated) (Please send the uncensored words) *Oh yeah? F\*\* off, a\*\*\*\*\*\*le.* ​ **LINE 3** (menacing) (irritated) (Please send the uncensored words) *You better make it worthwhile. I ain't gonna risk my neck in The Wasteland for s\*\* \** ​ **LINE 4** (Fright) *What? Hey, guys! Help me here!!!!!* ​ **LINE 5** (Negotiation successful) (Agrees to leave for a price) (Please send the uncensored words) *(small laugh) Heh..... More than I could make in a week of shaking down these a\*\*\*\*\*les anyways.* ​ **LINE 6** (bad deal) (You don't like the deal) (insulted) (angered) (Please send the uncensored words) *You're sh\*\*\*\*\* me. You got a real offer, or are you just gonna waste my time?* ​ ​ ​ ​
Looking for an active voice actor discord by Wazzlespaz56 • last post Nov 19th
None of the ones i'v found are active. Just looking to chat and learn.
Avoiding vocal similarities across multiple characters that speak to each other? by Minty_Ice_Magic • last post Nov 18th
Hey folks, So the title is slightly misleading but I didn't know what else to write. Soon I'll be **directing** a very talented voice actor who's playing two characters that will be speaking to each other. One has a very deep gravelly voice, the other has a softer "normal" voice, maybe with a bit of an accent. The actor is capable of a wide range of voices and accents, but there's a very distinct similarity throughout all of the voices. Specifically the timbre or tonality of the voice. I'm not a voice actor myself, so my first thought was that this kind of thing is unavoidable. However I now realize that loads of voice actors play multiple characters. Does it just come down to the individual actor, their skill or particular vocal range? Does anyone have some advice I could pass on to the actor? Or advice for directing them in general? Thank you!
Agent Access Auditions by LittleDrift • last post Nov 17th
Does anyone know how often the Agent Access Auditions are held?
Should I quit on the idea of acting or a future in it? by _madcat • last post Nov 17th
So, I think I have been here, writing for maybe 6 hours and deleting everything after, I don't know how many times I have written my life story (obviously only related to the acting part) but I feel like people wouldn't want to be bothered by it so i'm skipping that and going straight to the point. Thank you so much if you do decide to read this, this is all coming off my chest now and I feel like i'm going to be very happy and relieved when I press "save" and post it, I take no offense if you feel like this is way too much or if it hurts the sub, ill delete it immediately if it's a problem, anyway, thank you once again, and here it goes Hi my name is João and i'm from Portugal. To put it as short as I can, I have always wanted to become an actor when I was a kid, some bad experiences with it during my 5th grade made me absolutely hate acting and anything related to it. In the 10th grade I felt very depressed so I picked up a movie once or twice, and that "once or twice" went to "302 movies in the space of 2 school years", I know, insane, don't worry school went alright for me even tho I spent so much time watching movies. Anyway, my love for acting was reborn after that and 1 year later here I am, finished 12th grade, didn't go to college because I felt I was very emotionally and physically drained from life so I wanted a break to think, and ill be honest, the main reason for that break was to THINK of what I wanted to become in the future. And that's the problem, i'm all blank right now, I mean...well not exactly. I have a few things on my mind but none of them considered "normal jobs", but that's not relevant I think, the only relevant thing to take from that statement is that I want to have a job related to entertainment. Ill leave that to the side right now, back to acting... So there's a few things I worry about and ill list them right here and continue on, here they are. - Acting in Portugal is a big no no for me, no idea if anyone can relate (is there anyone Portuguese here?) but television work in Portugal (TV SOAPS) offers the lowest quality acting I have seen, a few stand out....a few, i'm not trying to judge these people so much, but I really do not like it. I think Portuguese cinema work, or the few Portuguese films I have seen, to be great but cinema/movies is really not Portugal's strongest asset, there are very few movies each year to begin with, let alone the fact that they are not very successful. So yeah, Portugal is off the list, I want to be an actor, but not here, and that sucks because, how am I going to succeed out there being Portuguese and living here all my life?That really messes with me and it's probably the strongest factor - I'm 19, ill be 20 when I got to college, 24/25 when I finish, ill be what....28/29 or whatever if I decided to try my luck with auditions in the United States, that seems a bit late even tho "it's never too late to become an actor" - Hell, I have no experience, none. I have never performed after, I don't know...11 years of age?The only times I put my acting """""""""skills"""""" to work was when I did some acting gigs alone with my friends and they said how good I was and pressured me hard to join acting classes. I feel like I have a lot of talent, this seems so arrogant and rude and please don't quit on me, but I honestly feel like i'm very good or I feel like I would be a very good actor, I swear I don't have a big ego, all I lack is experience, which is secondary to talent (imo). Jesus I hope I don't sound like an ass - There are no acting colleges here, at least that I know off, even if there were, I wouldn't be joining one because an acting degree isn't going to help me find a job outside of acting. I'm thinking on going to marketing and joining a theater club there, putting all my fears and lack of confidence aside and just stop being such a huge baby and just go for it even tho, and i'm not talking out of my ass here, one of the biggest actors in Portugal said to me, face to face, that acting classes or acting schools/clubs/whatever are very toxic, not because of the teachers but because of the students. (one of the worst things anyone has ever said to me, shot me down and my hope) So, to cut the question short. I have no experience, or barely any, I feel like I have loads of talent, the biggest obstacles on the way is, for one, exactly what I said, no experience and second, I don't want to become an actor in Portugal, I really want to be one in the USA even if that sounds like i'm aiming for the stars. What is your opinion?Should I go for it?Should I try to repress this voice in my head saying I would be very happy as an actor. I'm so lost and honestly, my time is almost up I think. PS: (again) Thank you so much if you decided to read all of this, it means the world to me if you actually do decide to help me/reply, I think I really needed to let this out of my chest and if I can get some opinions and help along the way then it's perfect. PS2: Of all the posts I wrote and deleted, I kept the last, which is basically a story of me and how I hated acting so much that it made me sick and now I love it, I think it's a good read and it really helps understand where i'm coming from and maybe clears out some confusion that this post left, if anyone feels like reading it, i'm here to send it, wont be bothered if no one takes the offer up tho (i'm sounding like an ass again aren't I)
Is half a drama degree as beneficial as a a full drama degree? Is it worth it to become an actor ? by Gwts200 • last post Nov 17th
I want to become an actor and I’m using uni as a safety net if I don’t get into drama school. I’m wondering whether it’ll be more beneficial to study an English and drama course or just a drama course? Would a solely drama course be more beneficial and give me greater opportunities ?
How and what goes in a "voice demo"? by miceinwalls • last post Nov 17th
How does an actor go about making a voice demo. What should go in there? I was thinking a dramatic reading of a poem. A reading from a passage in a novel. A narrator for national geographics. I have only done a voice work once, but would like more, hence the demo
Best place for headshots in the city? by TheaterNerd • last post Nov 16th
My friend and I need new headshots but this is our first time getting them since we moved here. Who loves their headshots? Maybe you’ve had good luck getting callback since you got them?
Just earned my 3rd SAG Voucher... by DJW • last post Nov 16th
Earned my 3rd SAG Voucher yesterday, and of course I'm eager to change my status on all the platforms and sites, but when I check the SAG Eligibilty checker, online: https://www.sagaftra.org/membership-benefits/sag-aftra-eligibility-checker , it says I'm still NOT eligible. Anyone know how long before it kicks in on their system? Cheers!
American actor looking for a Vancouver rep by bkeiya • last post Nov 16th
Question to anybody working in Vancouver: Are there many NYC/LA actors repped by Vancouver agencies? Any help is appreciated!