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Richie walls entertainment webinar masterclass series by Rachel Richardville • last post Sep 10th
Want to learn from the Daytime Emmy Award-winning producer, casting director, and talent manager Richie Walls? Join him for the two-hour masterclass series from the comfort of your own home and work on your auditioning, acting, and business of acting. Richie is currently producing a large slate and casting multiple projects that he will be discussing. Register now for your Tuesday evening masterclass. Starting Tuesday
Actress Looking for work by Trueasia Magnetic • last post Sep 10th
Hello Everyone!
Actors of Vancouver? Let's Connect! by coreycmalone • last post Sep 10th
Calling all actors in the Vancouver Area. Let me know you social handles because I'd love to get in touch and start developing a community!!
Announcing another dual AMA between /r/Acting and /r/Screenwriting, Wednesday at 3 PM! by thisisnotarealperson • last post Sep 10th
#Time: **September 12th (this Wednesday), 3 PM EST** #Place: **r/Acting and r/Screenwriting** #Dress Code: **Underwear optional, but encouraged.** Hey folks! We did this once before with /r/Screenwriting and /u/1NegativeKarma1 and we want to give it another shot! **Don't forget to subscribe to both subreddits, you never know what you may learn from the other side!** - What's a dual AMA? > Two Ask Me Anythings! One on r/Acting and one on /r/Screenwriting, at the same time! Actors ask writers questions on r/Acting, and writers ask actors questions on /r/Screenwriting. For every question asked/answered, try and post another answer/question. *** ##r/Acting Members: The essential idea is for **actors** (amateur or professional) to come on the r/Screenwriting thread to answer questions posted by **writers** -- specifically tailored to your profession. Examples -- > What do you look for in a script? > What can we do to make an actors job easier on set, or on the page? > When you read a script, how do you 'become' the character on the page, what is your technique? As you can see, these questions can be anywhere from personal to general asks. **Writers** don't be afraid to ask tough or out-of-the-box questions, **actors** don't be afraid to give tough or out-of-the-box answers! #**To be clear: Actors ASK on r/Acting, and will ANSWER on r/Screenwriting! That way we all have to come to each other's turf!** ##/r/Screenwriting Members: The essential idea is for **writers** (amateur or professional) to come on the r/Acting thread to answer questions posted by **actors** -- specifically tailored to your profession. Examples -- > What's your process for creating characters? > When writing, do you keep things like race, sexual orientation, or creed in mind? > If you could cast your own lead actor, what qualities would you look for? As you can see, these questions can be anywhere from personal to general asks. **Actors** don't be afraid to ask tough or out-of-the-box questions, **Writers** don't be afraid to give tough or out-of-the-box answers! #**To be clear: Writers ASK on r/Screenwriting, and will ANSWER on r/Acting! That way we all have to come to each other's turf!** *** # To Everyone: - I don't want this to feel mechanical for anyone! There are no rules in these AMA's other than civility and respect. - Talk your professions, your hobbies, your passions! Writers -- tell someone about your 130 page Sci-Fi homage to the original Star Wars trilogy. Actors -- tell someone about that amazing performance you gave at your local theatre! Be open and support each other's endeavors! - Talk about your failures, your success, what you've overcome, what you're about to... We're all people who share the same emotions, someone out there is feeling exactly like you! - Finally, CONNECT. And I mean really connect. Are you an actor looking for a project? Are you a writer looking for actors? Introduce yourselves to your future colleagues, the *real* you. Not u/BigBalledPlaya1968 (thank the lord that page was not found), the person behind the screen name, *if* you're comfortable doing that. NETWORK! You may know this is as just an online forum, but what you didn't know is that u/BigBalledPlaya1968 is actually Tracy Morgan. ### Have fun! -- u/1NegativeKarma1 and u/thisisnotarealperson
Should I drop my community college acting course? by flashbros61 • last post Sep 10th
I’m in beginning acting 270 and the class is so boring. Will it help get me anywhere big? All we do in the class is play social games and practice weird things like saying your name aloud.
Getting into Film/TV as a 30+ Year Old by FutureYoungCable • last post Sep 10th
Hi there, I’ve read the sidebar and am looking at getting started on some of those suggestions (starting classes, etc.). There are a few nuances and pieces of advice that I’m hoping the r/acting community can weigh in on. This is a fairly lengthy post, so TL;DR - is there any sense in reaching out to agents with a headshot and Instagram demoreels alone, but no real film/TV experience? Is it frowned upon if I have no interest in stage acting, but just film/TV? A bit of background, I’ve wanted to be an actor for a long time - since I was a kid. In high school, rather than drama, I focused on martial arts - one thing lead to another and over a decade later I’m a lawyer with an acting itch that has never gone away. As a huge Deadpool fan, i watched the latest movie and finally clicked that I need to try that world again or else I’ll regret it. I made a series of instagram videos under the handle @futureyoungcable as a “demo reel” so to speak, which I’m hoping to leverage into real work. One redditor in the Deadpool subreddit suggested I could find all of the agents who represented actors in the Deadpool movies and send them an email (for those with contact information on ImbdPro) and see if that would work. To me that sounds like a reasonable next step, but I don’t have experienced connections in this industry to run that idea by. So, would I be hurting my chances by reaching out to agents in that way (if the chances are slim to none, but wouldn’t likely hurt my chances, then I’d still go for it)? Do you have any other advice as I try to move forward in this way (I’ve read the sidebar and will be getting into local classes)? Thanks very much for your time.
Having Trouble Finding Actors To Bring On For A Coffee Commercial. Any Advice? by Coooooooooookies • last post Sep 10th
So I run an online coffee company located in Tacoma, WA and I am struggling to find people. The few people that I do find and purpose this idea to, only 2 so far, are really excited about the idea and want to be apart of the project. How can I go about finding more local actors?
Acting in St. Louis by benkardesch • last post Sep 10th
Hello, I am an aspiring actor from STL. I am only 17 years old. Does anybody have any tips/secrets about where to go to find good bookings that are well known located in STL? I have an agent thats based out of the city, but they really dont help much. Thanks!
Tips for 12 Angry Men? by actingacc • last post Sep 10th
Hey, high school actor here. Not sure if this is the best place to post this so if there’s a better sub for this please let me know. Basically, auditions for my school’s production of 12 Angry Men are tomorrow and I’d really like to be either Juror #1 or #8. Does anyone have any tips for the show? Any experiences with it?
Acting with Aspergers? by spiderplantvsfly • last post Sep 10th
I did admittedly post this on the Asperger reddit, but I felt I should revise it and post that here too as I’ve been seeing a lot of posts that have concerned me about the industry. I know that there are actors who are autistic, but I still feel like this needs addressing. My issue here is that for my whole life I’ve wanted to act, it’s what I’m at uni for and I am good at it. HOWEVER I have always struggled with it, I don’t understand emotions and while it is a bit easier to understand what & why a character is feeling I don’t know how to show it properly. I am always told that I am incredibly subtle with the emotions I show even though I think I’m being way over the top. Hell, my reason for getting an official diagnosis was because the tutor was getting really into doing certain methods of connecting with our emotions, using images and memories we connect to. I couldn’t do this and had a teeny little (massive) meltdown and realised I needed to get this looked at. I also struggle with the concept of ‘getting it wrong’, which I have with everything, but it means that I never take risks with the work, and I need the director to give me clear points about what I need to work on or I’m completely lost. I realised during a production of under milkwood that I really struggle with accents. As in, I cannot remember what they sound like. Not even as a ‘listen only to the accent and it’ll come’ which is the advice I was given, as I realised that I cannot remember how my fiancé (who I’ve lived with for over a year) and my parents (who I lived with most of my damn life) speak. This obviously dragged my grades for this performance down, as I was the only one who didn’t do the accent, because I can’t remember what it sounds like to do it. I tried copying the other actors for the first rehearsals and I was nowhere near. That admittedly did kick what confidence I had to the curb, as people found it hilarious. I am consistently getting a 2:1 (B) on my work so I guess I’m doing something right but I could do so much better and I guess I’m concerned that with all the issues I have I’ll never make it in a professional environment but it’s pretty much all I’ve wanted to do and more importantly it’s the only thing I’ve ever done that I don’t get bored of after long hours for a few months. I’ve looked into the university’s support system but it’s not geared for my course. Extra hours for coursework and a private room for exams are completely useless to me because the course isn’t like that, in fact I specifically chose this uni because coursework frustrates me and has always dragged my grades down. Can anyone offer any advice? Is it pointless to want to do this as a job because I’ll probably be (unintentionally) hard to work with? I struggle with read throughs of text and don’t connect at all to a character until I am officially cast because it’s a lot of mental work and it’s stressful to do that and not need it.
I don't like theatre but I like film although they are similar by Figuringshitout1234 • last post Sep 10th
Am I screwed or are there any successful actors here or anywhere that haven't done theatre. I really want to do this as a career that I focus on and theatre just doesn't excite me as much as film.
What I learned from acting - I'm No Actor - Mobile Motion by Kosmos2001 • last post Sep 10th
Does it matter where an actor graduates from? by FreeBee13 • last post Sep 10th
First off I’m not in school to get an acting degree, I’m trying to finish up a degree in English. I might be able to finish up in a year, looking to transfer to finish my last year, then I’m looking into getting into a acting workshop. My concern is that I’ve taken my time to focus on other things such as work experience, would that prevent me from being recognized or getting far as an actor. Does it matter where you graduate from? Cause it seems like tons of successful actors have come out of the Ivy Leagues or schools similar such as NYU. Should I matter where I graduate from even if I didn’t go to school for acting or should I focus on training at a good school after I get my BA?
Advice on good schools for acting? by cowruuu • last post Sep 10th
I'm 16 years old and my dream in life is to become an actor. I've been looking at different schools to apply for to get started after I graduate high school. I've been leaning towards the New York Film Academy. Any advice?
Maybe I'm biased because I'm Middle Eastern, but...uh...I think this is a huge problem by TheGoofyPharaoh • last post Sep 10th
Would folks be interested in another AMA from Jeff Seymour? by thisisnotarealperson • last post Sep 9th
Hey everyone, you may remember (or maybe you didn't get a chance to see) Jeff's AMA from last month: https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/97jg0n/im_jeff_seymour_actor_director_and_author_of_the/. He expressed interest in doing another one soon and I wanted to run that by the community first. Since we don't do many AMAs here I didn't want it to seem like we were endorsing anyone necessarily, but it seems like his last one went pretty well and maybe more people will have a chance to see this one. Anyway, let us know either through comments or upvotes if this is something you'd be interested in. If you think it's terrible and you hate everything about it, please downvote and shout at me. And speaking of AMAs, if anyone is connected to an agent, casting director, teacher, coach, anyone in the industry whom you think has something to offer to the community here in an AMA, by all means please get us in touch. It's something I'd like to get going more regularly here. Just keep in mind that it's all about directly helping people in this community with any questions they have, and much less about promoting themselves.
Do you ever worry you aren’t a good actor? by hllal • last post Sep 9th
I watch all these interviews of actors I admire and they’re all so humble but they never seem insecure. Realistically I know I can’t be bad or else I‘d be getting way less work, but it’s hard not to let those thoughts creep in sometimes. Does anyone else feel like that ever?
How to make contacts/get called to a casting as an underage amateur actor? by TheRrandomm • last post Sep 9th
Hi! So, I'm a 16 year old boy from Finland. I have had acting as a hobby for 9 years and last/this year I've been an extra in a TV-series (5 times). Also now I'm in a play in my hometown's city theatre(amateur theatre). I'm interested on becoming a proper actor so where/how could I find/make new contacts? How can I get my name out there? I've also applied to 2 advertisement casting calls and 3 tv-series/movie productions but never gotten an answer, what could I do?
Legally, how much can an actor work (and get paid)? Hypothetically, could an actor work literally 24/7? by ThrowawayScreen69 • last post Sep 9th
Who oversees these things? How much freedom do actors have to work multiple jobs?
Any good acting podcasts? by heyRIGGS • last post Sep 9th
Hey folks - I was wondering if there are any good podcasts about acting that I can listen to?