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Reddit · 3 Sep 2022
Well I had a callback audition for this film as the main character over Zoom and the director called me later in the day to tell me he felt my voice was too strong and to do it again another day more soft spoken as the character is shy and socially awkward. He said he felt as if it was me the actor reading the lines an…
Reddit · 3 Sep 2022
Hello! I’m an actor currently enrolled in high school, have some new headshots and classes lined up and have been performing in theatre since 4th or 5th grade, albeit slightly sporadically. I’ve been going through a big debate in my head. My question is should i continue with the drama club at my high school, or instea…
Reddit · 3 Sep 2022
I have my first professional callback for a play and I'm wondering about this. The period is mid 20th century. They have not specifically asked actors to dress up for the callbacks. If I were to dress up I'd just do enough to suggest the character, not go full blown overboard obviously. The only other callbacks I've ha…
Reddit · 3 Sep 2022
Also, when there are multiple actors with dialogue, do you memorize the preceding line from the other actor too?
Reddit · 3 Sep 2022
Hi guys! how are you doing? Just let people know, this question comes from someone 100% outside the english speaking voice acting and voice over community. I don't have an issue with this, I'm really just looking to know what your opinion is on this since all I really take from clients doing this is just making their s…
Reddit · 3 Sep 2022
I’m newish to acting and I don’t have any acting credits that I can take clips from, however I’ve been studying acting and want to take matters into my own hands and film some scenes myself. I’m curious if anyone has done this, and if any advice comes to mind (things you wish you would have done differently, things you…
Reddit · 3 Sep 2022
I just appeared as a series regular on an Australian television show (I’m an Australian actor), and I have begun holding meetings with US talent managers in the hopes of setting up representation in the states. I met with a variety of options, but three particularly stood out to me. 1. A Younger, New Manager Who Notabl…
Reddit · 2 Sep 2022
How do I get into acting if I live in the middle of nowhere. My family is working class and I live in rural PA and the closest city to me isn’t even that big. It’s like 50,000 people I think, and yea that’s all good and dandy. I just don’t know wtf I’m doing. It has always been a dream of mine to be an actor ever since…
Reddit · 2 Sep 2022
If there's a love for acting in the Actor shouldn't they want to devote themselves to creating a real character? Like what's the opposite of a character actor? I guess a 'big name actor' who only plays them self? Then what lies in between these two 'types' of actor?
Reddit · 2 Sep 2022
Hey actors! I’m really just getting started in this crazy business and excited to see wherever it takes me. I’m in my 20s and in my 3rd month of classes. When did you start feeling like you were good enough to start auditioning for roles, even just background work? Or even feel like you could call yourself an actor?
Reddit · 2 Sep 2022
Hello, all! I am relatively new to the VO community, only having begun in January of 2022. I have a simple home studio and I have been producing auditions for work over the last 7 or 8 months. During that time, I have been utilizing Voices.com for my auditions and job search, submitting auditions and looking for work.…
Reddit · 2 Sep 2022
I am an actor who recently joined sag-aftra. I am currently trying to get representation. I have all the materials like headshots resume a reel, and I have an extensive resume + training from college. (I have only done professional/paying work since I graduated about a year ago. But have been acting since I was in elem…
Reddit · 2 Sep 2022
Been feeling so stuck lately and hopeless after a reputable CD told me this is just what it is. I signed with my first agent Jan 1st of this year, 10 days later had an audition for a co star and booked it. The show just came out and was the most watched streaming series for Hulu. I havent had an audition since January…
Reddit · 2 Sep 2022
Hey there, I'm an aspiring actor and I stay in Michigan. I was thinking of saving to move to L.A but before I leave my family and friends to peruse my dreams (I have a job I can take with me anywhere btw) would it be possible to stay in Michigan and do this and get roles for out there? Or would it be wise to move to ca…
Reddit · 2 Sep 2022
I’m not new to acting, but I am new (ish) to film and TV. (Equity stage actor for 30 years). My first feature film was just picked up by a distributor! It’s really good (just went to the premier), a lovely story, very well acted and shot…my question is, now that this film will be streaming (distributor’s past films are…
Reddit · 2 Sep 2022
A common struggle I hear from actors is how they have a hard time connecting with their character and then they end up getting stuck in their head. There can be a number of factors that can cause this common problem... One of the most important factors driving this problem is the LACK of an EMOTIONAL RElATIONSHIP with…
Reddit · 2 Sep 2022
37 year old actor/director just landed my first staring role in 10 years and am having imposter syndrome. I just got the lead role of Brandon in Rope by Patrick Hamilton, the play that eventually became a Hitchcock classic. The director called me in during callbacks to read for a side character (I didn't audition, and…
Reddit · 1 Sep 2022
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 a…
Reddit · 31 Aug 2022
I just got a gig to play a Jamaican gangster for a video game and the client was worried it'd be considered racist to hire me to do it. Even though I passed the audition and I'm a character actor, I can do it no problem, even though I'm British/Spanish. Since when did it become insensitive to act another accent? Also t…
Reddit · 31 Aug 2022
I've been seeing an ongoing uptick on this sub that in a business that now relies mostly on remote auditions, actors can live wherever they want and still present themselves as local hires. My opinion is actors can *audition* wherever they want, but unless they're very well established, it's best that they're local. I…
Reddit · 31 Aug 2022
A year ago, I got cast in a lead speaking role in a series of commercial. I am not an actor in any way shape or form. I was asked to audition by the basically the luck of god and got the part. Got paid entirely too much money. A year down the road and I'm curious if this at all qualifies me to get another acting job. I…
Reddit · 31 Aug 2022
Hey, So long story short I’ve been an actor for around seven years. I’ve been in a few things successful the first two years with a lot of callbacks and a few bookings. The last five years I’ve booked two things and virtually next to no callbacks. I’m honestly not sure what changed i don’t feel like I’m acting any diff…
Reddit · 31 Aug 2022
So if anyone needs a male voice actor like me comment on this post.
Reddit · 31 Aug 2022
Any aspiring actors who wanna talk about movies, tv shows, theatre, and acting in general.
Reddit · 30 Aug 2022
Hello fellow actors, I was recently in an unpaid short film where I was the lead. The film is coming out sometime in September. I was wondering if I can add the credit on my IMDB page when the short film comes out or if the director has to do it. The reason why I am asking is because I talked with the director about th…
Reddit · 30 Aug 2022
Hey yall. I need a monologue that I'll be performing in two weeks, and I have spent the summer (intermittently) reading plays looking for one but haven't been able to find one that I really connected with. Last night I just started looking online out of desperation and found Tom's monologue from Neil Labute's Fat Pig a…
Reddit · 30 Aug 2022
My first time ever on a TV set I went to the bathroom with my mic on and I was HORRIFIED! Filming again soon and it has been a while, what are some basic things I need to know. I am mostly a theater actor so cameras do, at times, give me the heebie jeebies. Also I am working on a pretty fast paced TV show and don't kno…
Reddit · 29 Aug 2022
I mean people who work steadily but aren't like industry titans like Mark Hamill
Reddit · 29 Aug 2022
Hi all! I have seen actors in my time who have two agents listed on their website/profile - one UK and one US. I have a UK agent and I’m not really in a position to fly over to the US frequently for auditions so I hadn’t thought much about this but I am hugely interested in booking roles in the US. Does anyone have two…
Reddit · 29 Aug 2022
There are multiple singing and dancing shows but as far as I know, and I could be wrong, there's never really been one for acting. Which I find a bit strange, since singing, dancing, music, and acting are the main things under the performing arts umbrella. There was a reality show called *It Factor* that just followed…
Reddit · 29 Aug 2022
Howdy! I’m just hoping to hear some successful or generally happy acting-related stories from fellow trans actors right now. I just moved to college from my hometown where I was really struggling to get cast because of a transphobic director, just to be rejected from a community theatre that claimed to really want a di…
Reddit · 29 Aug 2022
Hello! I’m a young-ish actor located in massachusetts and am going to start taking more classes. I’ve done quite a few plays since i was in fourth or fifth grade, one musical, and some theatre workshops / classes. I’m more interested in the film / television side of things now that it’s becoming more accessible, and wa…
Reddit · 29 Aug 2022
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Reddit · 29 Aug 2022
So, I have noticed a habit that I have. I have ADD, so that might factor into this as well. The habit I have is sometimes, I’ll get bored with a show that I’m doing, and even if I’ve got a decent-sized part in it, I’ll just hit this phase where I’ll think about another show or something else I could be doing. It could…
Reddit · 29 Aug 2022
Seems decently priced and known but would like to hear from actors that may have actually worked with him. The program https://www.bookfromtape.com/ The Master of Self Tape (the one I’m looking at) https://www.self-taping.com/
Reddit · 29 Aug 2022
Iam 17,and I got rejected from my dream drama school 2 days ago.They basically told me that they saw I had talent and that I wanted it,but that they rejected me bc I played my pieces in the same “tensed up and defensive” way and that I need to learn how to let go of my script and just act what I feel in the moment. I a…
Reddit · 29 Aug 2022
I just moved from a southern state to New York to pursue my goal of being a professional actor. I graduated last year and I’m ready to work! I’ve mostly done theatre work but I want to break into film + television work. Ive only been here for about a month now and I feel so overwhelmed because there’s just so much goin…
Reddit · 29 Aug 2022
1. What does an avail check really mean? I read a wide variety of numbers from 5-20 actors being pinned for a co-star on a network tv show, for example, to only 3 actors being pinned. What is the truth? 2. If you've been pinned / avail checked by a CD, what does that mean for the future? They must be aware of who you a…
Reddit · 28 Aug 2022
For those considering an MFA or even just continued training after college, please be meticulous in your research of certain organizations. It is imperative that you understand what you are getting yourself into, especially if, like myself, you are putting down your own money to attend said institutions. I specifically…
Reddit · 28 Aug 2022
If anyone else out there uses actors access does it randomly freeze the listings sometimes? Like my breakdown services hasn't been uploading new projects for a couple days now it randomly just freezes then a couple days later it starts back up? That can't be a coincidence even across all the different coasts. Can anyon…
Reddit · 28 Aug 2022
Hello fellow voice actors! My name is Steele Bird, and I am looking to really step up my game and turn Voice-over and Voice-acting into my career. I finally have a day job that pays the bills while allowing me more time to focus on what the things I am passionate about, mainly creating content and VO. I was able to get…
Reddit · 28 Aug 2022
Is this a decent going rate? Absurd? When I have looked online it sounds a bit higher than this but I’m new… “as you are new to voice over field, we will be able to offer $15 to $30 per 10,000 words of raw audio”
Reddit · 28 Aug 2022
Any advice for an adult actor who has to play a 'smart' 10 year old boy on stage? Its difficult to find a middle ground between well-educated and childish as some of the dialogue is quite mature for the age. I assume its mainly changing energy levels etc but any other advice is appreciated! Thanks
Reddit · 28 Aug 2022
A while ago I got cast in a play at my drama school. At the point that I was cast, the play itself hadn't been written yet, it is newly devised and we only new the subject matter. It sounded really promising though and I was really proud of getting the role! As the weeks went on we started rehearsing, got the script et…
Reddit · 28 Aug 2022
Whats up guys, Hope this isnt a bad question. I don’t have a reel just yet but i want to shoot a monologue for practice and to have it ready. I’ve seen a lot of other AA actors my age (24) do the same fresh prince monologue ( my dad doesnt love me scene) so I want to try something completely different than others. I wa…
Reddit · 27 Aug 2022
I gave up acting because I felt like my choice is between living where I live and acting and I’m sad… I’ve rejected so many artistic ventures in my life because they aren’t realistic and I’m trying to build a life. But sometimes I wonder about leaving it all and trying my luck in LA. I don’t want to continue a life wit…
Reddit · 27 Aug 2022
We all know how expensive IMDb Pro is and I'm not sure if it is worth keeping my profile up. I only have 2 credits. One being an indie, short film and one show hasn't even aired yet cause they just started few months ago. Is it worth it?
Reddit · 27 Aug 2022
I'm a really good actor, I have a strong reel, my headshots could be better, I'm AEA member. I've been emailing agents like mad and while they click and open my emails, nothing really comes of it. I did get signed with a manager who has only gotten me like 3 self tapes and they've all been completely out of my age rang…
Reddit · 27 Aug 2022
As an up incoming actress, I do love piercings and plan on getting tats, should I or do any of you have any reservations with getting tattoos or piercings and do you think it could hinder your career? Ps. I am not type casted as a punk or gothic type of person
