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Getting a Reel? by La_Croix_Every_Day • last post Oct 11th
I notice that a lot of jobs posted require one to post a reel. Aside from commissioning a studio to make one for you (Which is a bit out of my budget at the moment). How would one recommend getting a reel going?
Acting Cover Letter Sample by TheActingBug • last post Oct 11th
Does anyone know where I can find a sample acting cover letter. I have no experience so I don't know what to write. Thanks!
Do Nude Roles in SAG-Aftra movies/shows have a higher scale by Logan90210 • last post Oct 11th
Saw something on Actor Access and it said 150 a day but SAG-AFTRA and I'm like thats not the 180/10 sag scale thing or any thing
a potential agent wants me to keep training and taking classes by miceinwalls • last post Oct 11th
An agent who I met up told me he wants me to constantly train and take classes. Though I understand why he wants to make sure I am invested in this and that I am dedicated. The issue I am having is that if I do sign up with him... how do I explain that I don't feel I click with acting coaches he recommends? ​ The problem is he tells me that cds will only care about my resume, so its important i need to keep training and make sure it's quality training. however, the coaches he recommends (who he says the cds favor) I've audited before, and I didn't feel it was as interesting or as good than other classes I've taken. ​ I don't know how I would bring this up without coming off as cocky or lazy. Quite the opposite. I have been doing my diction and vocal exercises that I learnt from a coach for over 5 months straight now. I do them everyday. I am a part of an actor's community where we audition and cold read often. My background is in improv, where I have trained regularly with my team. We also perform often. I explained to this agent that I didn't finish all the levels of improv at the second city because eventually we just hired a coach from second city to teach our improv team regularly. it was much cheaper and the results are much better since it's a smaller group of people. the agent didn't seem impressed. he said "okay" dismissively. ​ I don't know if this is even a good idea to sign up with this agent. I am constantly sharpening my skills, though I feel he can only believe it if it is manifested as taking classes from a studio. ​ He said he will always submit the actor who takes 7 classes a year over someone who takes maybe 1 or none a year. I totally see his point and understand he is also putting his reputation on the line. I just really dislike studio classes.... I have found them to not be as helpful and I know too many colleagues who have taken it and it hasn't helped them that much. ultimately acting is something you internally have to do. ​ Is it common for agents to want their clients to be training often. There honestly is only so much you can do before you have to start being able to judge yourself... think of any other skill.... you can't just keep taking piano lessons again and again, after awhile you need to begin to take the initiative to create and learn a piece of music and understand the theory and concepts. it's not something taking classes again will help. I'm not rejecting classes, but saying after awhile you have to see kinda when to stop. taking classes is not synonymous with improving skills. ​ ​ I also asked my agent about **annual submission reports**. he said it was "needy" (in his own words) and desperate. I don't know why he got so defensive. He started talking about how he has over 150 clients and he can't always be giving them annual reports. I asked him in disbelief "once a year is needy". and he said yes. I told him i didn't want to feel afraid of my agent, and he said totally, but he felt that once a year was needy and he explained his reasons about how it does nothing but hurt your self esteem. good point, but i don't get why he was so defensive. ​
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - Oct 11 by AutoModerator • last post Oct 11th
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.
which rep would you choose as an agent? by miceinwalls • last post Oct 11th
I posted earlier and I have a big indecisive situation. My current agent is a starter agent but she is quite easy to talk to and I feel there is mutual respect. She is very new. I've been with her for 2 months. I know ending things now is pretty soon, but I felt maybe it was a good idea to try to get a more experienced agent. ​ I met up with a new potential agent who seems pretty hardworking. Though I don't like his personality too much. I felt he was very defensive when I asked him about asking for an **annual submission report**. He said it was in his own words "needy". I like his frankness, but I feel he is the type of agent who would always be on my case for everything I do. He mentions unless he sees I am invested in my career, then he won't be invested in me. Basically, he dismissed a lot of my training as okay, but not reputable, and then offered a list of recommendations. All this is fair points, since he will ultimately be putting his reputation on the line if I screw up an audition. I would make sure I am well-equipped of course. I just felt he looked down on me as an actor, since during our interview he was just dismissive of my credentials and said I needed more. I don't have problems with suggestions, but I do feel this is bordering on some kind of boundary cross. I can see his agency as potentially being good for me, but there is no way I can predict that. Either I'm stuck here lol. I have seen some clients of his who have taken courses he recommended, and they haven't booked a thing from him for over a year or two. I'm not saying this is a bad reflection of his abilities, but I don't know what to think. His clients, the ones I like, are booking and working often. As mentioned in my previous post, I would not be taking a course just to appease him or some cd just because they favor a specific coach. He never said it was mandatory, but it kinda feels like something he strongly suggests. So I don't know what to do. I can't decide and I feel either situation will go wrong and I can't have everything... I'm not exactly in a position where I am getting so many offers from many agents lol. I wish. ​
IM LOSING CONFIDENCE I need help by matthewdgordon • last post Oct 10th
I’m a new actor. Right now I’m in Chicago as Fred Casely playing next to an unbelievable Roxie. Everyone knows she’s more experienced than me. I like I frustrate her as well as the director with my lack of skill. How do I keep confidence when the environment is negative and the cast is more experienced than I am? Also I know that directors like a quiet rehearsal room and to have your lines memorized but are there something’s below the surface that are good to know? Thanks!
Can someone help me understand this better when it comes to actors? by fresh_out_of_water • last post Oct 10th
I have a question, it may be stupid, I don't think it is, but here it goes. Why is it so hard to get even an actor who has just even the slightest recognizable face into a film that a new filmmaker is doing? I ask this because I'm a new filmmaker, a new filmmaker who has been trying for the last what - three years now to get what I feel is a really unique - not horror film but psychological thriller film, off the ground. I planned on crowdfunding it but I know from talking to other successful filmmakers in my area - if your film doesn't have some recognizable actors, not A-list but at least recognizable, or some that have a good fan base, your crowdfunding project isn't going to do well, because people will usually fund projects with familiar faces. So I reach out to actors, not A-list actors by any means, but actors who are at the least recognizable, or actors who have at least a good fan base of followers on Twitter and/or Instagram - all of them, their agents, their managers - either they don't respond back or their agents/managers respond with, "oh no, he doesn't get attached to projects without money." So I respond back saying, "I'm not asking the actor to become attached without money, but I'm asking him to read the script and if he's interested, then let me know and when I launch my crowdfunder, I can let potential backers know that I have his interest and if the actor does this, I'd name him as executive producer in the film and on all marketing materials." Then I hear silence. It is so infuriating. Then some just straight out say, "no, the actor won't consider projects that aren't funded yet." Yeah, but in order to fund a project via crowdfunding, you have to have - if not an A-list actor then either a recognizable one and if you don't, you don't get funded, but then on the flip side, actors won't come on board without a project being funded. It's a horrible catch-22. So, with all that being said, my question is, are all actors like this? Because so far, I've contacted 1,212 actors, including horror actors, the usual ones you see attending horror conventions, 80's stars, child stars, actors from commercials, and I know it's not because of my screenplay, because the story is darn good. I read it a few months after I wrote it and it gave me nightmares...and others have said it's good, but I just don't get it. Do actors truly understand the plight of new filmmakers? Up and coming filmmakers? Or are they just doing their part in trying to keep the filmmaking circle closed so no, new filmmakers can enter in and get their break into the craft? Someone help me out with some answers here because this has gotten me truly despondent.
Lately a few actors have commented to me that they have trouble “reciting their lines” while being in pursuit of their objective...so... by Winniehiller • last post Oct 10th
Do you have premium accounts on both Actors Access and Casting Frontier, or did you pick just one? by Throwawaywts • last post Oct 10th
Am I not supposed to send attachments of my headshot and resume when submitting to theatrical agents? by penguin_reddit • last post Oct 10th
This is news to me. How else am I supposed to get that information to them? Actors Access profile ?
My Thanos Impression (screen actors guild entry application. (not a joke) by FuckerOMally • last post Oct 10th
NYC Actors: ActorsConnection vs. OneOnOne? by ohnoilostmypassword • last post Oct 10th
Can anyone weigh in on which is better, or alternatives for agent/casting director meet and greets? Not looking for negativity about the validity of these/similar businesses where you pay to get in the room. Thank you!
Having a podcast as an actor. by actorgod888 • last post Oct 10th
Is it wise for an actor to have a podcast? or can that work against him in the future?
I'm confused :( by mallycat • last post Oct 9th
So on one of the audition postings it says that auditions will be by submissions only, what does that mean?? Do I have to be at that audition or do I send in a video? All help is appreciated, thank you!
The actors foundry by kadeshcollie • last post Oct 9th
Does anyone have any experience using the actors foundry subscription service i wanna know what im getting into before i buy it.
A YouTube Channel Dedicated to Actors All Around The World | Channel Trailer by eddiemagic7 • last post Oct 9th
Should I get high for a performance? by i8GILBERTSgrape • last post Oct 9th
So, I am doing a college production of The Dybbuk by Ansky. I am playing the role of Channon and I’m wondering if there is anything I can do to really immerse myself in the role. This is a very low budget show, in essentially a black box, it is very stripped down with a group of student actors, who like myself are not professionals. The rehearsals run in a very kicked back manner, and I want to take some role of leadership in steering the cast in a professional direction. Im a junior now in college and have been doing shows since I arrived on campus, and before then growing up. Just because some are inexperienced or nervous, that does not mean we can’t act like we aren’t. I had a close buddy do acid today and it got me thinking. Can I rehearse or perform while in an intoxicated state. I know actors who have been drunk on stage. If I rehearse high, can I bind myself to this character and his story on some deeper level? Channon already has a very sad story, and I’m not having trouble channeling or portraying it. I just want to be completely and totally immersed in his struggles, I want to fool myself into thinking it is my own struggle. Does anyone have any experience with anything like this? Will I freeze up and forget lines? I have never had much trouble being off book in the past, I don’t know what to expect. Mazeltov!
What matters most at the auditions? by Funnyanglezsolt • last post Oct 9th
Hi All, First off, apologies for chiming in as a non-actor but you’ll see my intentions are noble (ie. I need your help :) We have been working on a [Hollywood talent agent/manager game](https://store.steampowered.com/app/943130/Cattle_Call_Hollywood_Talent_Manager/) for almost 3 years and it will finally be released in about 3 weeks. I did a lot of research for this game, read dozens of articles, watched videos, etc. to make it as realistic as possible. However, I’ve always struggled to pinpoint one of the core elements/moments in the game: the auditions. To be more specific, how to balance the importance of different factors that determine who wins the roles. This morning I finally decided to turn to the experts directly and stop my inner-, relentless speculation :) I’d be immensely grateful if you could help me fine tune this part of the game. According to your experience, what’s more important for the casting people when they choose the actor for a role? Is it that the actor fits the character description in the casting notice perfectly or a very talented actor who doesn’t exactly meets the requirements has equal or better chance of landing the role? Say, the casting notice calls for a slim, handsome, white actor with an age range of 30-40. Does an outstanding actor who’s a bit chunky and average looking has a chance of beating the "perfect fits" and book the role? Let's say all these actors are kind of unknown, so "fame level" does not affect the decision. Thank in advance for enlightening me :)