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How would YOU want to be approached? aka How the hell do you find actors for indie projects? by madpiratebippy • last post Mar 7th
I write scripts and I have a few friends who do semi pro and professional videography. I'm mostly done with the first draft of a cheap to make indie film, and have been worrying about the next step. I was thinking of just going to local theater companies to try to find some decent actors and apprach them to see if they'd be interested in my script, but that's a) expensive and b) I am hearing impared, which is why I watch movies with subtitles intead of stage performances- it's one of the reasons going to the theater is more expensive for me because if I can't sit in the front in the middle where I'm more likley to be able to read everyone's lips I will be completely lost. And that distracts a lot from me being able to focus on the acting and the talent. Oh and I'm not technically deaf so a sign language interpreter does not help me much, there's a variety of hearing disorders. I live close enough to Chicago I can head there, but I'm not even sure if it would be rude or tabboo to go up to an actor and say "I really liked what you did there, I have a script, if you like it would you want to consider being in it?" The agencies and casting pages all make it look crazy expensive and hard to start, and I'd have zero way of knowing if they were screwing me or the talent over. So... how would you want someone to find you and approach you? What would make you feel flattered and happy vs. creeped out? If someone sent a note on your webpage or facebook is it stalkery and creepy? I'm months away from finishing the script but I've yet to meet a writer who wasn't also an anxious mess in some way, and I seem to specialize in social anxiety!
Drama department at the university of reflands (California) worth it? by batdude_2 • last post Mar 7th
I just wanted to ask and see if someone could tell me if the theatre/drama department is decent or even worth it? I finished school and did a one year drama course as a total beginner in acting and now I'm applying to a bunch of drama schools ( I know I'm super late ). I also don't have the best grades so I'm not applying to places like NYU or USC. I Just wanted to know if this would be a good place for an inexperienced actor to go and continue learning acting/drama. Let me know what you guys think.
No AI use rider? by GnarlonRando • last post Mar 7th
Hey y'all, not sure if anybody saw the news item about Keanu Reeves adding a clause to his contracts that prohibits the use of his likeness by AI/generative software. Anyway, that got me thinking that I should add something similar to my contracts going forward, and quite frankly we all should. Anybody done this yet? I'm looking for some language, a line or two, to add to my contract for a shoot that's coming up this weekend. This is what I've come up with so far, but I'm obviously not a lawyer: "Only the work performed by actor themself may be used. No artificial recreation of the actor may be generated using their likeness or performance, e.g. by any current AI technologies, or by any that may emerge in the future." On a side-note, but a related one, is there a good legal resource for actors? I'm not SAG yet, just eligible.
Hi, new Member by Sonny Lachine • last post Mar 7th
Hey fellow Creatives, I'm new, https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm14315696?fbclid=IwAR3fTdd9oxe8aZbsJAGJlravFb6jLEEl-a7E0iPoSCisqFPOeqpbAwOvyUY
How to land a role on The White Lotus? by xxibjt • last post Mar 7th
How do you get an audition for HBO’s The White Lotus? I checked actor’s access and backstage and haven’t been able to find much. I would love to have an opportunity to audition for the 3rd season.
How is it legal for minor actors kiss adult actors? by smcgowan10 • last post Mar 7th
I'm currently watching a show where a 15 year old female actor dates a 21 year old male actor. And they do kiss in the show. It got me wondering how that is even legal. Does anyone know?
Submitting for 2+ roles on the same casting call by Puzzleheaded_Fly2948 • last post Mar 6th
If a casting call lists 2+ roles that you might be fit for, is it okay to submit for multiple or is it more professional to submit for just one? I am submitting for student films for now so I’m not sure how cautious I should be about this. I was reading Bonnie Gillespie’s book, and she says, “When an actor instead submits on all seven roles, it conveys three things: 1. He can’t read; 2. He’s desperate to play any role, no matter what; and 3. He doesn’t know his primary type.” What do you all think? I understand how this might matter at a higher level, but in the beginning of my career shouldn't I be applying for everything and anything?
Feedback for a director by RedChuck98 • last post Mar 6th
Hello. I’m a director, and I’m making a short film on Friday. I haven’t directed since the pandemic started, and I wanted to ask my actors to review my directing skills after the filming is done. I could send them a paper to fill out. I’m a bit insecure, but I’m very prepared for filming. Does it make sense to ask them to do that, or would that be weird?
How are SAG actor's pay scale determined for a short film? by SwimGood22 • last post Mar 6th
I'm curious how an actor's scale is determined for a short film? Let's say the actor's net worth is $1 million, but the short film's budget is only $20K. What would the actor's daily rate be?
[PAID] Looking for Actors for video game trailer by yohomatey • last post Mar 6th
Hello! I'm working on a video game trailer for a flight simulator type game, so any kind of background, knowledge, or interest in aviation or flight sims in general is a huge plus (if only for help in pronunciation) but not at all required. This would be filmed at your own house, using your own equipment (preferably a decent webcam and headset). I would not be present, but directing through Zoom or Google Meet. The style is a "let's play" where you would be a small PiP type window in the gameplay, so any familiarity with gaming let's plays is a plus, but also not necessary. It is a paid gig, $200 for maybe an hour or two of work. We're looking for all ages, genders, looks, etc. Good diction and pronunciation is a huge plus, though. Please DM (not chat) for details! Thank you!
Steps to become an Actor (Please Help) by SummerAlert6313 • last post Mar 6th
I am a 29 year old Male who wants to be actor and I dont know where to start. I live in the Inland Empire, CA. I do not know how to start nor where to take classes if need be. Any advice is helpful. Thanks.
For those of you who it took many, many years to book your first professional role.... how long did it actually take and what did your metrics with CDs look like? by WealthSuccessLove • last post Mar 6th
it's just taking me utterly forever to book my first professional role. like, I've been reading for film/tv going on 5 years now (on top of many, many years pursuing this), more consistently the last 2 1/2, but I can't seem to book a role to save my life. These are my metrics: 183 Auditions via 74 CD offices 33 CD offices gave 2(+) tapes 21 CD offices gave 3(+) tapes 7 Pins 3 Callbacks / Producer Sessions 15 - Jonathan Strauss 10 - Tucker/Meyerson 8 - Telsey & Company 7 - Kim Coleman 7 - Fincannon 7 - Bowling Miscia 6 - Avy Kaufman 6 - Erica Arvold 5 - Jackie Burch 5 - Kromer Casting 4 - David Caparelliotis 4 - Julie Schubert 4 - Candice Alutza Lee 4 - Rori Bergman 3 - Shannon Mackhanian 3 - Finnegan / Jacobs 3 - Rhavyn Dummer 3 - Feldstein / Paris 3 - Suzanne Ryan 3 - Chopin / Ort 3 - Atomic Honey 2 - Sherrie Henderson 2 - Chrystie Street 2 - Laray Mayfield 2 - Fifer / Tenner 2 - Beverly Holloway 2 - Emily Fleischer 2 - Sig De Miguel 2 - Betty Mae 2 - Erica Hart 2 - Gayle Keller 2 - Bright / Daniels I've mostly read for co-stars on network / streaming, but once in a blue moon I'll get a guest star / recurring / series regular / supporting film / lead in film. My biggest tape was the titular role for a major event series opposite an A list actor. An A list actor was cast instead. I once got pinned for a small supporting role in an Academy Award winning director's feature, but nothing came of that except for another audition for a 3-episode Guest star on a mini series tape a year later from that same CD. It's really challenging to stay positive, to know what the reality of my situation truly is, if i'm doing well or not doing well, and what the future will look like, when I will finally book, etc. The lack of feedback really drives me crazy. My reps say I ace every tape, between that, and repeats from CDs, that's really all I can work with. I'm in 3 classes right now, one craft class in a different method i've never studied before with a reputable teacher, an on camera scene study class, and an advanced on camera audition class with a very in-demand teacher. I'm getting new headshots in 2 weeks and really pouring in everything I've learned over the years / what I think is positive feedback from the type of roles / CDs i've read for, and using that info to maximize my photo session with a top photog who's vibe / lighting technique really matches my vibe as an actor. I just feel kind of nuts after all this time, and still not booking, outside of the student films I self-submit for, I've done plenty of those. I don't know how normal my situation is. I'd love to hear any constructive feedback, both good and bad. Thank you for your help.
I was asked by a director to use footage of me, he sent me a release form but there was nothing about credit in the form. In the email, he says he would give me credit. by Sugarbitzz • last post Mar 6th
I’ve never signed anything, can I trust he will give me credit? Would you? The footage doesn’t mean much to me. I just want credit. P.s im not an actor so all of this is new to me
would it be a bad idea to adopt the last name moneymaker going into the entertainment industry? by blairokok • last post Mar 6th
i was in my acting class today and we had a casting director come and speak to us and had us all look up our names and just get an idea of how popular it was within the industry and if there was already someone with our name established basically just having us decide if we should start thinking about a stage name. This is already something i’ve looked up many times and unfortunately there is already an actor with my exact first and last name who’s pretty well established in credits and my first name is just wildly popular on its own. i was thinking of names i could go by and i’ll most likely choose my middle name since i do still want something close to what i’m familiar with but my middle name sounds so awkward with my last name plus it again is quite popular on imdb lol. Anyways my moms maiden name is moneymaker ( my grandpas name is richard but went by rich really a great name in my opinion) and not only would i really enjoy being able to honor that whole side of my family it also flows quite well with my middle name. Only issue is i can’t quite tell if it would get more of a intrigued interesting/funny and positive reaction in the industry or if it would give off a weird douchey entitled vibe.
Need help with getting an agent NYC by TheMadTitan997 • last post Mar 6th
I’m an actor in NYC ready to get an agent but I’m hitting a wall with figuring out how to get one. A lot of the agencies I find online do not accept cold calls or submissions, but how am I supposed to get one if that’s the case? I’ve taken a ton of classes but don’t have any connections in the industry. If anyone has advice on how to get one or where to look in NYC- can be for theater, film/TV, voiceover, etc.- I’d really appreciate it.
leave film school and go home to pursue acting? by icyevelyn • last post Mar 6th
This is going to be an extremely specific and long post asking for help but if anyone has time to read it and is willing to offer advice that would be very appreciated! I would love to get the perspective of people who actually know what they're talking about, not just my friends or my parents who are well-intentioned but don't have as much insight into the industry as people on this sub. I am currently about to finish my first year studying double major Screenwriting and Marketing undergrad at a school in LA, but am originally from the Washington DC area. I have honestly always known that the only thing I want to be is an actor but going to school for acting wasn't feasible so I figured going to a film school to at least be in some part of the industry would be helpful. Working on sets and in my classes this year has just really cemented it into me that I'd be miserable doing anything else and really only want to act. I'm now having a bit of a crisis because I don't know what to do. I could move back home, enroll in community college for business or some sort of computer science thing, and start taking adult acting classes in DC and try to self submit and find a rep that works in both DC and NYC while also working somewhere else to save money (I can live at home for free). Once I get my associates and hopefully have a resume/reel built up I could make a move to a bigger city (NYC/Atlanta/LA, wherever I can get rep)-- I would assume this is in like 2-3 years. My goal would be to have a flexible work from home job with whatever I got my associates in to pay the bills, and spend my free time auditioning. I know this sounds very best case scenario (don't know if I'd even be able to get a job like that with only an associates) and it is a fast timeline so if anyone think it's not feasible let me know. The other option is I could stay here, continue with my degree, and try to act on the side. I do not have a car so I am basically trapped on campus and we all know LA transport is awful so I don't actually have mobility. The school I'm going to is also very expensive, and once I graduate I'd have to settle down into a proper full-time job right away to start paying off my loan debt and wouldn't really be able to properly pursue acting. I would be graduating with connections though, and would hopefully be able to get into some student productions/films here. However, I'm not sure how much having connections to recently graduated directors and screenwriters would do in terms of getting acting roles. Outside of disliking my current major situation and future job prospects, I do really like this school and have friends here who I'd be sad to leave. I had a great freshman year. If I go back home I'd lose my freedom and have no social or love life so I'm worried about losing motivation and regretting my decision. I also do not want to be stuck back in my toxic home environment again, but could theoretically suck it up for a few years in the name of saving up money to pursue my passion. I know the concept of leaving Los Angeles to pursue acting in DC sounds insane, but I don't actually have access to much outside of stuff on my college campus here in LA and it's a big financial burden for future me to bear. I don't know if it really matters for this question but for general context I am 18, female, and also South Asian which would definitely making getting roles and building my resume harder in general. My parents are immigrants so they have absolutely no pre-existing connections in the industry at all. If anyone based in the DC area also has any insight into what it's like there that would be helpful. I know the scene is mostly theatre based and I did that in high school so I'm not opposed to doing some play productions, but my ultimate goal is definitely screen/film acting. I've considered transferring to a CUNY so I can be based in New York, but that would still be a decent amount of money as even though they are the more affordable NYC 4 year institutions I'd be paying out of state tuition and would need housing. I'm just very unsure on what to do and the semester ends soon so I need to hurry up and make a decision. Which of these options sounds best, or is there something else I haven't thought of yet?
ProTools v. Audition (now vs. 10 years ago!) by MordantWastrel • last post Mar 6th
Hiya Reddit, I'm a former NYC stage actor that got into voice acting about ten years ago and made a little money before joining a local theatre company in central Texas, which scratched the itch a bit more than bank commercials at the time. Life circumstances (and the theatre scene) have changed and I'm looking to get back in, but have a couple questions about DAW strategies (primarily for commercial, but eventually narration and maybe some anime/game auditions) Last time around, I took a semester of audio engineering at the local community college and learned Pro Tools. I'm a software engineer so this was a lot of fun. I never 'used' a lot of Pro Tools for VO - just some basic compression, de-essers, occasionally gates. My VO coach this time around said that she doesn't recommend doing very much at all in the way of editing besides adjustments for timing or silence, that even the 'fairy dust sprinkle' we might've done ten years ago not only isn't necessary, but isn't desirable, because the folks doing post want everybody's audio to be as raw as possible so they're not dealing with three different people's ideas about what constitutes fairy dust. This makes sense to me but I'm curious how consistent this strategy is, or if it applies across different sectors of the VO world. How much editing do you, and why/ Secondly, I have a Pro Tools perpetual license so the cheapest way for me to get back in is to just keep using that. However, I'm going in on this with my partner, who is from the on-camera world and new to VO. Our coach recommends Adobe Audition (but has no problem with Pro Tools - just that it's overkill). My partner is coming from a non-technical background and has to learn 'the basics' for VO DAW usage. Is saving a few bucks by not having to subscribe to Audition worth the learning curve of Pro Tools? I tried Audition ten years ago and found it fine but all the advice I got back then was that Pro Tools was 'better' in a way that I'm not hearing today. She's willing to invest the work either way, but Pro Tools is either free (if she's with me) or cheaper (Pro Tools Artist at $99/yr vs. Adobe Audition at $21/mo) so I'm just curious how much value y'all assign to Audition being 'easier' since that's not a ton of money but it's not pocket change. Thanks everybody! This reddit has been great and now I have to go pick up a lot of PVC pipe at Home Depot to start building my booth!
Protocol for offering smaller roles to actors who applied to larger roles (but already said they would want a smaller role if not chosen)? by CrazyVegetable3187 • last post Mar 6th
This is my first big production and the audition process has come to an end. I've had it easy so far in just meeting with the protagonists and secondary characters to offer them roles. Now I have six people I have to meet with that I'm offering smaller roles than the largest they auditioned to. Two of the six auditioned for the smaller roles they are going to be offered, three of the six already told me earlier on in the process that they want any role given and so even though they didn't audition for these roles it seems like it's likely they'll take them, and then one didn't audition for the role/never told me they wanted a smaller role but I figured I would offer anyways. How would you best suggest going about this? I assume they will all be disappointed that they didn't get the biggest role they were interested in. I'm just wondering what the most polite and professional way of going about it is - for example do I even acknowledge that someone else was given the protagonist/secondary role? It really did just come down to me and my team liking certain pairs the most in chemistry reads and/or just feeling like the actor/actress that was chosen for the bigger role did a much better job than the other candidate, but I don't want to say this or anything even remotely similar as I'm very sensitive to people's emotions/don't wanna hurt anyone's feelings but also don't know what to say given the big elephant in the room. Also, lastly, will it be awkward at rehearsals and on set when these actors (assuming they accept) are together with the people who got the bigger roles?
Agent Ghosted and then Reappeared? by Big_Classroom_9719 • last post Mar 6th
Hi all! I’ve been working to get an agent for about a year now, had a few “almosts” and meetings and then finally had a meeting with someone who was really interested and offered to sign me on for a 12 month contract. I asked him to send the paperwork over as PDFs first so I could have some friends look at it make sure it was all legit. It was all good. I got back to him right away and said I was ready to docusign (his preferred method of signing) and linked up my actors access to him and gave him a list of casting directors that knew my work, which he responded to promptly. Then nothing. No docusign. No emails. Nothing. For 3.5 weeks. I kept submitting myself. I sent an email to him about an EPA I attended that I thought went well. Nothing. Just radio silence. I emailed another agent at his agency, nada. I haven’t given him a dime, nor have I signed anything. So if it was a scam it’s a bad one. Then out of the blue today, he sends me an audition for a film on actors access. I haven’t signed a lick of paperwork for this man, and if he just wanted to freelance me that hasn’t been made clear…. Am I crazy or is this not normal?
After years of illness, I’m starting from scratch. Rewarding ways to use radio? by WFoxAmMe • last post Mar 5th
I am burning to perform. I don’t care about money, career, or connections. I just want to do good work. I have a weekly radio show at a non-profit station, and I feel I should be using it more creatively than playing music. But I’m not sure what I could do by myself every single week. Background: I wanted nothing but to be an actress since I was three years old. I spent childhood in intense acting classes, onstage, performing, until my dad made me stop in my teens. I was good, man. I always got the lead. I would have gone back to it as an adult, but I contracted Lyme Disease around age 12, and by 18 my health was haywire and disbelieved. I told myself I had to focus on getting a job with health coverage and diagnosed and fixed before pursuing my creative aspirations (yay America!). But I kept getting sicker and didn’t get diagnosed until after I ended up on Disability in my 30’s. Now I’m 46. I’m in better shape than I was, but my health still isn’t great. My memory is impaired, and I’m working on it, but I’m not sure how much I can get back. I don’t think stage is an option for me anymore, sadly. I’m thinking of going to community college just for the acting classes. I’ve had a small part in a B movie, pre-pandemic. I have a small part in an indie film next month, and another B film this summer? But those have been through friends of friends, and I’ve no idea how to properly audition. I’m in NYC, which seems an advantage, but being a 46 year old woman and competing for dwindling female roles against professionals who have been working for decades seems a losing proposition. Audio plays seem an obvious solution, but it’s not legal to perform pre-existing radio plays. Also, I don’t have any actor friends. Also, one week is a super short turn around. (I’m no Joe Frank, much as I wish I were.) Is there a secret source of contemporary public domain plays and monologues somewhere? Any ideas, suggestions, advice?