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The Actor's Project NYC (TAPNYC) Changed my life for the better! by NYCactorDOS • last post Oct 17th
I have read some negative reviews about TAPNYC here on reddit but I cannot even begin to imagine why. TAPNYC has changed my life for the better. I got all of my representation at TAPNYC - legit agent, manager, two commercial agents and a print agent. I met them all through TAPNYC and have been on various TV shows filming in NYC. I still perform with them every 3 or 4 months, just to keep in front of my agents and have something to talk to CDs about (in between film/TV gigs). The flexible schedule, the awesome shows, and the industry exposure has been amazing! I have made my dues $ back many times over thanks to this company! And I have so many friends who are now working, represented actors because of TAPNYC. In life, you get out of anything what you put into it. So if people are unhappy, it's on them. TAPNYC delivers - again and again and again. I see company members every time I turn on my TV. Cannot recommend it highly enough. I would do it all over again if I was forced to go back in time.
Do I really need BFA in Acting? (TLDR at the bottom) by Klezmoreh • last post Oct 17th
Background: I acted a LOT in high school. I was in at least two plays a year, I directed, interned at a professional theater...etc. Every time I acted, I'd get the most enthralling feedback. People came up to me after shows said, "Are you a professional actor?"..."You held the entire show together!"..."What acting schools are you going to apply to"..."You're going to make a career out of this!"..."You have to be an professional actor"..."I was a director for 30 years. Believe me when I say you've got the stuff"..."I think you're the best actor I've ever seen at this school" (Principal)...The list goes on. When it was time to apply to colleges, I had a really low GPA. I believed that applying to prestigious acting schools was above me and that other people's faith in me was misplaced. I ended up taking a year off to do an immersive leadership program in a foreign country because I thought that by giving myself the chance to do something different, I could find a different passion. One more financially stable; Less rejection-oriented; Less superficial than the world of auditions. Two years later: I'm a music major at a small liberal arts college. I'm a jazz pianist and I'm interested in composition and film scoring. I'm involved in four different clubs and I have a job. And here I am. I feel like by not being in an acting program, I'm giving up on who I could be. My parents have done their best to be supportive, but now that I'm so far out of high school, I don't want to disappoint them by telling them that I'm pursuing the wrong degree and that I have to start over to study acting. I already auditioned to NYU last semester and didn't get in. ACTORS WHO HAVE BFA's OUT THERE: Is it truly worth it to go to acting school and pursue intensive study of this craft? ​ ;TLDR : Is an Acting BFA worth my time and money? I love acting but I'm afraid of its demanding lifestyle and having to spend another four years in school (I'm almost 21).
2 agent interviews, how do I determine which one is good? by miceinwalls • last post Oct 17th
Hi actors, I need some advice! So I am about to have another interview with an agent. Now I am down to 2. **Agent A** or **Agent B.** Both agencies seem to rep for new clients with experience starting fro 2015-present. This means many of the actors are very new. I checked all their clients via imdbpro to see their bookings and everything. ​ **Agent A**, sends his clients to a variety of shows, though they are small gigs and usually not often. He does have clients booking roles on a variety of projects spanning from the past 2 years. Half of his roster seems to be booking, but it's hard to gauge how good he is because most of the credits of these actors start from 2015-2018. The second half of his roster seem to have no credits other than student films. He is the owner of the agency and the only agent in his agency. He does seem to send actors out for auditions but he has metnioned they would mostly be commercial and rarely for tv and film. It seems he also has a few documentary tv series that he sends his actors to and his actosr seem to book. small roles of course. but what is interesting is that he occasionally gets 1 or 2 movie roles for his actors. usually it's "young man" or "party girl" but it's still something. ​ **Agent B**, seems to have clients who book only a small selection of shows, usually documentaries. Most of her clients are not booking anything other than short films made by students. She has a much larger roster than **Agent A**, but only 5 clients of hers had any recent bookings in the past 5 years or so. The rest are either student film bookers or just seem to disappear from the acting world. She seems to rep mostly children, though it seems she is transitioning to adults as seen on her roster. She is **1 of the 4** agents at her agency. Only 2 out of the 4 agents (these 2 are the owners of the agency) at her agency are ones who rep clients that book often, series regulars and seem expereinced. *I was surprised because i assumed since she was in this agency, she would also have many clients that are experienced like the owners of the agency. i also was surprised to find that the 3rd agent (not the 2 owners) only had 1 client listed under her name.* I'm having a bit of dissonance here... the agency owners of the agency have so many regulars on tv series it's shocking, while this agent has zero except for small one time roles for documentaries. It's a night and day difference! I don't know, did she take a break and come back to be an agent? Did she switch from child actors to adults? She has been working for long time more than agent A ​ I am not sure what to make of all this. I'm leaning towards **Agent A**, only because he seems to be getting clients to a variety of tv shows, even though they are small roles. I am curiious to know if I should turn down **Agent B**, since her agency does have clients that book regularly, just not repped by her. I am meeting with **Agent B** very soon. She also had a recrnt client book a major role. This is that actors major role in 5 years. The last ones were in 2013 and were those documentary roles I mentioned.
Which social media platform? by Tyler Silvers • last post Oct 16th
Which social media platform do you find most beneficial to your career? I've found Instagram to be pretty effective, but I hear many people prefer Facebook or Twitter. Not a lot of love for MySpace nowadays ;)
Anthony Cloyd - Branding Survey by TheCloyd101 • last post Oct 16th
Hi there! I am an actor in LA gathering information about brand and type. It's so valuable to get information about your type from other people. Especially strangers. I would be so appreciative if you took 5 mins to give me your opinions in this google survey. I'd love to return the favor if any fellow actors here do branding surveys. Provide the link and I'll fill it out. Thanks in advance! ​ [https://goo.gl/forms/OBSiLbrvG80f8Kk93](https://goo.gl/forms/OBSiLbrvG80f8Kk93)
Actors who are Visual learners, what are some tips and tricks you have for script and character analysis, and execution? by Avointhearvo • last post Oct 16th
Help by martinipolice7 • last post Oct 16th
Hey guys, I'm an 18 year old who dreams of making it as an actor someday, I have not had any experience at all since my High School did not have anything to do with Drama, but I have a very strong feeling that I have what it takes, everyone around me thinks I can do it, I KNOW I can do it. I am planning on studying Drama in the university, and currently working part time job to save up and cover all the fees. I'm in Israel and after I'm done with my studies here, I want to move to USA and start my journey. What are some of the things that I have to do for a succesful transition? This is a question to all the foreigns who managed to start their career in the USA
Issue with the cast. by JequalsLplusR • last post Oct 16th
So at my college, I'm in the main stage show and there has been a bit of a problem with the cast. The cast is comprised entirely of freshman(all of the returning majors were cast in the studio show) besides 1 nonmajor Junior and 1 faculty member. I'm technically a freshman but I'm also 26. The problem with the cast is that during rehearsals they will not stop talking and being extremely loud. It is honestly unbearable. They constantly interrupt the music director, who is a bit of a pushover, and will be distracting if it isn't a part they are heavily involved in. The stage manager, who is also a faculty member, has been sick so he hasn't been there. The assistant stage manager has never stage managed before and pretty much always joins in on the loudness and NEVER keeps people in check. The director finally said something the other day (even pointing out that if this were a professional production that they all would have been replaced by now), but they continued being loud and disruptive once she stepped out. As one of the most experienced and oldest actors in the show, I want to step into more of a leadership role. Should I say something or just wait for the stage manager to handle it? I don't want to overstep my bounds but I have to deal with all of these people for presumably the next 4 years. I have also noticed the beginnings of divas in the making with the freshman girls that got leads. Something my upperclassman friends had to deal with for the last three years. Any and all advice on these issues would be much appreciated.
Netflix Audition by throwawaythrowsthrow • last post Oct 16th
I just wanted to preface by saying that this isn't me being bitter, I 100% understand that acting comes with a lot of rejection. This really is just a post out of curiosity. ​ Last month I auditioned for a Netflix series. It was for one of the lead roles. It was posted on Actors Access, and it was an Open Call type submission. Meaning you could submit yourself for the chance to audition, and then they would confirm, and you would send in a self tape. So I did all that. I thought my self tape was great, but I also knew that it was a long shot that I would get the role, since it was an open call type deal. I browsed Vimeo for the rest week after submitting, and saw tons of self tape submissions for the same role. Some were really great, some were real bad. None of the actors I saw had any "big" roles on their IMDB. ​ So like everything else in the acting world, I never heard back. But thats okay, cause like I said, I knew it was a long shot. Well today I randomly saw the cast announcements for the Netflix series. And every single part (All 6 main characters), were huge stars. That got me thinking, do they even look at the open call submissions? And if they do, whats the point of doing open calls if they clearly are going to go with huge stars who are being submitted by their big Hollywood agents? Are they just hoping to find that needle in the haystack? ​ Truly just curious. I don't regret auditioning at all. It was great practice, I had a lot of fun with the audition, and I was just super thankful for the opportunity. I was just curious if anyone had any insight on what happens behind the scenes in Open Call submissions for a big show like this.
London actors/ film makers by anonsweet • last post Oct 16th
Kinda struggling with building up a reel of footage and was wondering if there was any London film makers planning on making a short film/ anything on camera even just sketches. Are there any other actors looking to get more footage- I have a friend who’s pretty good at filming professionally and is always willing create a project, if anybody has any original scripts or writing they want to try out, we could do that. Getting sick of waiting so trying to do my own stuff.
Is it worth posting an ad for actors for a no budget short film? by A_uniqueusername77 • last post Oct 16th
I intend to make a small “duplass” $5 short film to shop around. I’ve had a screenplay optioned years ago, but this will be my first time behind the camera. Should I even post to a site looking for two actors? I just intend to submit it to some festivals. Which website(s) should I post too, or would it be just better to ask around? I’m about 30 minutes away from Louisville Kentucky if that makes a difference. Thanks!
Who are some of the best up and coming/young adult actors you like? by peacesignz • last post Oct 16th
Random, but I was curious. What young actresses/actors do you feel have great potential? I mean like under 30 yrs old or otherwise hasn't gotten huge accolades. Age doesn't really matter, just people who stand out who haven't gotten like an Oscar or whatever yet haha. Especially being a beginner in my late 20s, I'd just like to see who your examples of "great potential" are.
Money and working with my mom by Hiquirkykids • last post Oct 16th
Short version: I work as a kid actor and make money but my mom has taken it all (excluding 15% that has to go to the cougan account) until now where she’s offering she takes it all until 6k and then I get money until 8k and then I get 60% and she gets 40% but it’s unlikely for me to consistently get more than 6k and that’s with me paying for all activities I do and classes while my mom doesn’t save anything for me for college or when I move out. My moms said she talks to other actors we know and their parents get all their money and I’ve asked the same thing to ten of my friends and 9 out of 10 said they get all or almost all of the money they earn and we’re shocked to hear otherwise. I told my mom this and she cursed me out for doing the same thing she did. We’ve also been fighting none stop about everything and it’s affected other areas of my life. My mom can also be kind but especially with her fiancée around she holds me to double standards and gets mad at me for everything. The fighting has gotten so crazy. She’s taken ten months to decide her money plan and has decided to keep 100% of all money that’s come in in that period and gives me one week to decide if I accept her plan or I will be forced to go back to school (or I could emancipate myself) and almost didn’t give me that long. What should I do? Am I over reacting? Or under reacting?
Advice/encouragement when you feel like giving up? by iluye1 • last post Oct 16th
I'm definitely not going to actually give up... live in LA, I have an amazing manager and agents, have a ton of opportunities. I lost a dream role that I tested at network level for 3 months ago. Ive really only put my head into "acting" for these 3 months, listening to podcasts, reading books, watching films. I think I just burnt myself out trying to get over the sadness of losing that role by immersing myself back into it, and I probably need to do the opposite and not focus on it. Advice? Suggestions of things to do and what to do when you're just feeling down about yourself as an actor? Good youtube videos? Quote? Personal stories of overcoming depression? lol anything helps guys <3
NEW COLUMN - The Art of Networking by SecretAgentMan • last post Oct 15th
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/why-actors-sometimes-have-to-rely-on-networking-65568/
Tips on starting by Dill-Mi • last post Oct 15th
Hello! I’ve wanted to be an actor for quite a long time, but I don’t really have any experience in the field. I decided that I want to pursue my dream. I was looking at universities and saw that they require auditions for admittance should I take classes before I...
Which Topics or Subjects would you Guys Like to see a YouTube Video About Concerning Acting? by eddiemagic7 • last post Oct 15th
Hey talented people! So I have a YouTube channel dedicated to discussing acting and offering tips, advices and inspiration to actors all around the world. I'm looking for topics for my upcoming videos and I thought I would ask you guys if there would be topics you'd like me to talk about or questions you'd like me to look into and research for future videos. Anything about acting and breaking into film and television ETC. Here is my latest video for reference if you wanna get a feel for my content. Thanks for your input guys! :-) r/[https://youtu.be/7wOozjsXr5Y](https://youtu.be/7wOozjsXr5Y) https://i.redd.it/hrgm1zwsk9s11.png
Actors, what’s a surefire way to get a director to gain your trust? What’s a surefire way to have him lose that trust (or at the very least, your motivation)? by EastieBeastie • last post Oct 15th
*or her. Women direct too :)
Can your environment make you express emotions easier? by guitar_strummer • last post Oct 15th
Hi there. I'm not an actor or a student of acting, but I do enjoy tv and movies. I'm a university student in a third world country. I moved here from the UK 2 years ago alone. Since then, I've experienced tremendous highs and lows, and feel like I've been tested mentally and physically to breaking lengths. This country I'm in breaks you down to the point were you're always becoming frustrated and just kinda give up after a while. My emotions are a lot easier to express now than before; anger, sadness, joy, fear, but not really surprise (lol) My question to actors is does that make you a better actor? Like if a role requires you to play a depressed or angry character does it help to have a history of depression or anger?
Acting Inside VR! Ever wonder what its like to perform in a virtual reality environment? by Augmented-Actor • last post Oct 15th
Hey everyone, I recently took a group of Seattle-based actors to Pluto VR headquarters and we used their virtual reality communications platform to try and find out how actors will potentially be using VR as a performance platform. We played out a number of different common scenarios that actors find themselves in...auditions, classes, rehearsals, and performances and explored the many ways that VR might be a great way to find new opportunities and create shows. This is a two part video series I made showing the sessions and interviews with the actors who participated. It's really a lot of fun. Let me know what you think of this idea? [Acting In VR using Pluto](https://youtu.be/q4PUww_B5ns)