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AMA Announcement: Jeff Seymour round 2, Thursday 9/13 noon EST by thisisnotarealperson • last post Sep 11th
Hey everyone, I mentioned this in another post but Jeff Seymour expressed an interest in doing another round of an AMA here so we're scheduling that for Thursday 9/13 at noon EST. Jeff is an actor, teacher, and director with a podcast and a book about his approach. More info about him here: http://reallifeactor.com and here's his last AMA: https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/97jg0n/im_jeff_seymour_actor_director_and_author_of_the/
When is it ok to detach from a project? by turquoise68 • last post Sep 11th
I’m having a huge dilemma. I (perhaps stupidly) got myself attached to a project without knowing much about it and am starting to regret it. I’ve never met the director, who lives in a different country and who (perhaps equally stupidly) cast me on the basis of a headshot and a recommendation from a mutual friend, who is also in the cast. The director talked a big game in the messages she sent me, promising me a fee way in excess of anything I’ve ever earned before as an actor, so naturally I said yes. However it later turned out that this is pure ‘fantasy money’ as the whole thing is being crowdfunded or looking for investors, with only limited success so far. Since accepting the part, various other things have come to light, including the location being changed from near my home town to somewhere much further away, the script being... not great (and my character not having that much to do, although I’ve only seen a couple of episodes, so this may improve), and the fact that they seem actually to want an actor much older than I am, and have talked about ageing me up in what I think is a really unprofessional looking way. Everything in my being is screaming to quit (no contracts have changed hands and we are months away from starting shooting anything) but a) I don’t want to appear unprofessional and b) I really, really need the money. Like I said, I’m sceptical as to whether it’ll ever appear, but I’d kick myself if it did and I’d handed the role to someone else. I’d be happy to just get on with other things and hope that it all goes ahead, if it weren’t for the fact that the director seems to expect everyone to be 100% all-in and basically join in with all the crowdfunding etc. She keeps sending annoying messages addressed to ‘Team [Name of Show]’ and wants us all to do promo videos, join group chats, help fundraise and so forth. It’s never-ending. The subject matter touches on various disabilities, and I know that this is a passion project for her and also for my friend who got me involved in the first place. I don’t want to offend them, but for me it was never more than an acting job. Am I being unfair/selfish/naive? Should I just quit? Or should I expect to have to suck it up and get involved with the fundraising if I want to get paid? For the record, I never agreed to that, and I’m similarly launching a different self-funded project of my own and would NEVER make it a condition for the actors that they take on a fundraising role unless they wanted to. Advice much appreciated!
YOUR TURN TO TALK...TELL ME WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT ACTING by Winniehiller • last post Sep 11th
Passion. It is what makes life worthwhile. Do you feel it? If you say you want to be an actor, you must have an overpowering reason. You’ve got to know it’s not the easiest job in the world. The odds are against you. Still you can’t give up the dream because it’s what you want more than anything else. Why? I do a lot of talking on this sub and on r/Actingclass, but here is your chance to share about why acting is your passion. What do you love about it? Tell me about the first time you realized that acting was for you. Tell me why you can’t do anything else. Tell me what it feels like when you are doing what you love. I want to know all the details. Just to get you started, I’ll tell you why I I love to teach acting. I was once like you. I thought I wanted to be a performer (I am both a singer and actress). I still love it. But I found something else that gives me even more fulfillment. Even In high school I was led to help others. When there was an audition for a show I wanted to be in, I would seek out and coach the people I wanted to play the other roles. While in college I directed high school aged theater groups that toured in the summer. When I was hired to do Shakespeare or a musical or a soap opera, I was the one my fellow cast members asked to run lines with them, and I was always able to suggest ways to approach the role they hadn’t thought of and were excited to incorporate. When I started teaching full time, professionally, I fell in love with seeing that look in a student’s eyes. A light bulb going off. An “ah-ha” moment when suddenly, a novice who was only awkwardly reciting lines, began to channel their character... reacting...feeling... thinking...BEING. What a rush! For both of us. It became my addiction. Every actor who walked through my door became my personal challenge. Often (because agents and managers would send me their clients) I would need to pack everything into one high powered lesson right before they were sent off for a major TV role. But when I got the chance to really develop their talent over a year or so, I was able to see true artists emerge. THAT is thrilling!!! I started my sub as an experiment. I wanted to see if I could get that same “rush” by helping people on line that I get in person. It’s turned out even better than I imagined. We have people of all abilities there and I love that. Helping a beginner is even more of a challenge than fine tuning a professional. I have been coaching a celebrity actor on a couple of tv series for almost 10 years now. (50-70 hours a week). I love our interaction and we are always making new discoveries together. But working with you all is lighting my fire again for teaching up-and -coming artists. I had a comment on my last post that gave me that high that I’m so addicted to. I LOVE to teach. OK. That’s my story. Let’s hear yours. Tell me everything! I want to know what rings your chimes!!! Fill up the comments here. Let’s hear about YOUR passion!
Reel Talk - Sep 11 by AutoModerator • last post Sep 11th
Use this post as a place to get feedback on your reels, ask questions regarding reels, post reels you've seen that you think are awesome, anything reel-related.
For the love of--if someone posts a headshot looking for feedback, don't hit on them or just say they're pretty. This is an acting subreddit. by thisisnotarealperson • last post Sep 11th
Good job fellas! Looks like we'll be adding a new rule. If anyone does this please report them so we can hand them a 24-hour ban. Also, when someone asks what their type is and you say "my type," you're not being anywhere near as clever as you think.
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?