Back in 2016-2017 I was booking some projects here and there in my local area. None were paid and I just got rejected from one of the biggest talent agencies in my area (probably the only legit one in my area too). Around that time I was bullied in a actors/models fb group by a photographer because I asked why don't photographers (in my area) work with more plus sized models (im a plus size model) and he said to just lose weight and stop being lazy. A lot of people came to my aide and berated him and I got my first paid modeling gig from another photographer from that interaction. That made me feel slightly better but I also felt like it was out of pity. I was getting depressed and worse of all, desperate. I came across this talent manager that was talked about by a few actors for years. Most of them said DO NOT SIGN WITH THEM! ITS. A. SCAM. I kept that in mind and told myself to never do it. Ive read books, articles, watched videos and interviews of people falling for these scams so I knew better. So when I was looking for castings on Craigslist (i know SKETCHY) I accidentally came across their post. When I realized that was the manager after I submitted, I did not reply. But they did ask me if I wanted to do a background job. They needed more people that weren't on their roster. I said ok. I did the gig. It was fun, I met some models and actors that I worked with before and found out that they were signed to the manager. So I asked them about their experience. They said it was good and worth it. I also met the manager and they were nice. One day, I emailed the manager and asked for a meeting. I went to their office and thought they were "legit" because they had an office (so young and so naive). We talked about what I wanted to do and whatever (barely remember the convo tbh) and next thing I know..... I signed a contract with them. Of course I had to pay but I got a discount and my first payment went towards a class because they knew I really wanted to do this (so sweet right?). Now I thought this was meant to be because I wasn't working at the time but I somehow was able to get enough money to pay them on time. Something kept telling me this wasn't right but, how could it not? One of their clients was basically a local celebrity in my area. He was booking left and right, he got a few big gigs in LA and I watched one of his interviews and he credited THAT MANAGER for his success and he later moved to LA and booked even bigger gigs. He couldn't be wrong right? (He was actually really nice and helpful. He would post casting from Casting Networks that didn't require you to have a profile into the fb groups so anyone could apply. I got my first big audition from that but I couldn't go. Long story.) I got a few auditions from this manager and a few gigs. Also, that background gig I got from them when I wasn't signed with, they somehow were able to have me listed as a CO-STAR on IMdB. I thought it was weird but whatever, I needed credits. I only told 2 of my friends about this manager and I told them that I knew it was wrong. They were happy for me and still supported me but I REALLY knew it was wrong when I wouldn't even tell my actor friends. Those are the people who would literally understand me and help me out that most (I love my 2 friends that I told, don't say anything about them). Shortly, after I finished paying the manager, I heard nothing. No auditions, no meetings, no background gigs. Nothing. Tbh, I was happy. I didn't want to be associated with them. After that I said never again! Fast forward to 2019, I finally signed with a LEGIT modeling agency and I was so happy! I knew it was right because I actually shared it with everyone! There were pretty new so castings were few and far between but I paid nothing. I went to the agency and got my photos taken from a real Hollywood professional (his work is literally everywhere and he works with so many celebrities) but that was short lived because since the agency was new, it got hit the hardest by the pandemic. So 6 months later, all the models contracts were void because they were shutting down. We got to keep all the photos we wanted from them to continue on our careers. Of course I got depressed and again...desperate. Mid 2020, I got an audition request from either Actors Access or Casting Networks from an agency. They were holding auditions for new clients. Ok cool, I did one before in 2019 and I got rejected so I saw nothing wrong with it. I went to the audition and it had an office... almost like the office from the talent manager I was with. So bells were ringing in my head and screamed "RUN!". Of course I didn't listen to myself. I auditioned with other actors and models. They selected a few people for another meeting a few days later and I was one of them. I went to the next meeting and an actor/model that I thought was really good from my group was there before me. He was waiting for his turn of course. Once it was his turn, he went in and then QUICKLY LEFT! Those same bells were ringing. It was my turn. I went in, had my meeting and then boom. Got hit with the payment portion of the meeting. Everything was screaming run as loud as any voice but I was scared? Idk why I was scared to leave. So I didn't, I signed the stupid contract and had a payment plan. I thought it was worth it because I was getting classes(
Quite curious, because one could argue that he was the one of (if not the best) voice actor of the 20th century or still is depending on who you ask. And I think he would be held in high regards in the modern day entertainment industry, but I'm curious to know what you guys think?
For example, I’ve noticed with the exception of those like Jennifer Aniston who embraced the cute girl next door type for all of her career, actresses like Halle Berry and Charlize Theron take on some of the grittiest roles. For instance Halle’s first role as a homeless drug user, Monster’s Ball and Losing Isaiah. And Charlize in Monster. All phenomenal performances, but I can’t help but wonder if they took on these roles to keep themselves from getting typecast. Anyone else notice this?
I know r/VoiceActing exists, but I like to participate in discussions about all aspects of voice acting, including the actual acting. I've spent the past few months of my spare time fine tuning my recording space and quality to a professional level, but now I realize I need to work on my actual acting. What are some of your favorite resources when it comes to learning more about acting?
Hi, I'm working on a new podcast where different voice actors read short stories. Here are the specs for the job: **Rate:** $5 USD per minute of finished audio. **Size:** Each episode is around 1000 words or so. **Genders:** All **Audio editing needed?** No, you just need to record your lines cleanly and then our audio editor will take it from there. **Language:** English **Accents:** UK(All English, Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish), Ireland, Australian, New Zealand, Canada ,and Caribbean. **Delivery Time:** Flexible, no-rush. **Payment through PayPal** **How to apply?** Reply to this post with or message me a link to your portfolio, your favourite type of bear(brown, black, white, panda, etc...) and a way to contact you.
Is that bad luck thing only caused, when "Macbeth" is used to refer to the "Scottish Play" but not when it is used to refer to the character? Or is it okay to use it while performing the Scottish Play but not at any other time?
I've never booked anything major. A couple indies that I'm proud of but didn't get any immediate career traction for me. I recently auditioned for something that was presented as filming 1)In my home country 2)Used a different script than what they're shooting with (not too uncommon but hang on) I got a call back, it was fun enough, people were nice. They let me know they're filming mostly in Europe and would fly me out, initially this surprises and excites me, we chat, etc. I'm told the next day I have the part. YAY! Except. The movies these people make are horrible. D-Grade Hallmark movies. Movies that are a literal waste of time/money/resources. They are poorly written, shot, directed, acted, etc. Cringe. But they keep churning them out, they somehow make a small profit enough to keep going. I don't want to do this project, I didn't plan on having to leave my family for half a month to go across the world, but am I being spoiled? This is a lead. It pays well. My manager deserves some $$ after sticking with me for the last 1.5 years as I book ***nothing.*** I'm afraid she may even drop me if I don't take this. I have no known "career" to ruin... but couldn't this keep me from ever having one at all? I'm so stuck on what the right thing to do is. Should I do this movie out of obligation to 1)My manager 2)My bank account 3) The struggling actors creed to take any opportunity presented to me? Or should I have some artistic self respect and save myself from guaranteed embarrassment and unprofessionalism?
I just moved accross the country and my 3 actor buddies I thought i'd be doing all this cool stuff with are totally disappointing me with their complete lack of any kind of committment towards rehearsing, etc. i thoguht i'd be working with them every day making short films and shit, and instead they'd rather smoke weed and make excuses yada yada. still my friends, but .. yeah anyway, I read about 1-3x a week for co-star & above and more if I'm self submitting for shorts / student indies, and I'm really looking to connect with other actors taping regularly who take it seriously. Let's rehearse and shit! I will happily read for your tapes! hit me up if you're interested. i'm based in east hollywood but anywhere in the city is cool
Any other commercial actors ready to light themselves on fire with the last minute auds on a Saturday or the avails that tie you up for days, rendering your next week worthless? I’m fine not getting the job, but the fact that it can take casting 6+ days to book or release is just unacceptable. It’s rude and downright degrading. It used to be that when I was put on avail for a SAG job commercially, I would find out in 3 days tops. Sometimes I’d have to call my agent because they don’t always get a formal release. But now, I’m finding that I get put on avail almost immediately and they’ll wait until the day of the fitting to release. My agent will call and they’ll tell her NOTHING until they’re ready to do so. Sometimes it’s “yes she’s still on avail” other times it’s “she’s released”- but the day before the job starts. I think it’s because they’re having other talent Covid tested and if they test positive, they want want other options. No matter what the reason is, I told my agent- they get two days max to put me on an avail. That might cause some problems in the future but I’m just done with this disrespect from casting and productions.
Hi! I am an actor who fairly recently moved to Italy, and would love to keep acting even if it doesn't pay anything. So, does anyone here know of any clubs, groups, etc. based in Italy who do films, shorts, theater, or anything to that matter in English. And if no such groups exist, but you are also wanting to join one, would people be down with setting one up? I would love to just create purely for my own enjoyment. As acting is a skill like anything else, if you don't do it regularly you can't really improve.
Hey all! So about a month ago, I submitted a self-tape for a feature. A week later I got a call from my representation letting me know that I've been 'pinned' and the producers wanted me to hop on a Zoom Call and read with the lead actor attached. I ended up doing the scene again the next day, and honestly felt that all things went great! Felt super prepared and did my best (which I understand is the real victory) It's been about a month since then, and from what my team is telling me, my pin is still in place. I'm now in a position where a regional theatre company offered me a contract for the next couple of months (something that would directly conflict with the feature if I ended up booking the job.) I'm relatively new to the TV/Film side of things. Is this normally how long the casting process works? Given the choice, I'd love to commit to the feature but don't want to turn away any opportunities if things don't work out. Any actor who's been through a similar process, I'd love to hear any advice? Thank you
I worked on a project back in November as a Body Double for a feature film. The payment for this project was done through EMS payroll, which I've never worked with before. Everything is done online through an online portal where you upload all of your info and documents. I was supposed to get paid for the actual project (twice because I was asked to stay overtime), and also get paid to get a covid test prior to the shoot. About two weeks after the shoot I received the check for the Covid Test. I have not received payment for the actual shoot. I figured it was just taking a long time, because literally every professional shoot I've ever done it has taken 3-4 months for me to get paid. However, about 3 weeks ago I got a W2 in the mail for the check that I was never sent. (I got one w2 for the covid test check that I did receive, and one for the actual payment from the job that I never received.) I took this to mean that they sent me the check but I just never got it. I figured that something must be amiss here, either the check was lost in the mail or something else happened. I decided to reach out to EMS payroll directly. First of all, their customer service contact info is extremely hard to find. It's nowhere on their website (they have a "contact" button that just lists their physical address in each major city). Finally I was able to find a number to contact them on my pay voucher which is located in my portal on their website. When I called I got an automated message saying that everyone is working from home due to covid and to email them, with specific instructions on what to put in the subject and what to attach. There's no option to talk to a person and their mailbox is full so you can't leave a message. I sent them the email with all of the things they asked for, and immediately (like seconds after pressing send) received an automated email back with the same instructions as the phone call (what to put in the subject line of my email and what to attach, even though I already did that). A week went by and I heard nothing else. I sent them another email and got the same automated response. It's now been three weeks since I received the w2 and nothing is resolved. I don't want to have to pay taxes on a check I never even got. Also, I have an agent but this job was not booked through my agent. The casting director reached out to me directly because I had worked with them previously when I was with another agency. The only thing I can think to do is reach out to the CD who cast me, but they are quite literally my only connection (if you could even call it a connection- they just remembered me and have called me in multiple times). They're super great to work with, but I'm very early on in my career and I don't want to be a bother or lose face with basically my only connection in the acting world. I also just want to say that this was all very legit- it's a very established production company with established actors in the production and a very legit and established CD. Everything regarding the shoot was extremely professional and legit and it was a SAG production. So I don't think anything sketchy or scammy is going on. I just think it was some kind of error and it's probably an easy fix if I can get in touch with somebody to fix it. I am not in the union yet but I am SAG-Eligible. So I don't think I can reach out to SAG for help either. I just don't really know what to do at this point. Besides the fact that I could really use the money (hello struggling actor/substitute teacher), I'm actually going to LOSE money if I have to pay tax on a check I never received. But I don't want to risk effecting my career by bothering the only CD who knows my name about a payment issue. But I deserve to be paid for my work. Has anyone worked with EMS before and do you have any advice about getting in contact with them? Edit: One more thing worth mentioning- On the online Portal for EMS Payroll, there's a page that lists your "future", "ongoing", and "history" payments. When you click on those categories, there's the option to either open up your voucher or your pay stub. Both of my payments are listed under the "history" tab. However, they both say "in progress" next to the payment (even though I was already paid for the Covid Test). When I click on my Voucher it opens up a PDF and I can view it (the customer service number and email were located on this form). However, when I try to click on my actual Pay Stub, an error message pops up for both payments that says "pay stub not found or not updated. please try again later". Not sure what that means.
I'm in a more remote area (outside of Portland) where in-person classes are a bit of a challenge to get to, so online classes are ideal, but a few that I found had very long class schedules (9:30-1 pm sort of thing) multiple days per week. Does anyone know of anything that's either in the evening or a more limited time schedule during the week? I can easily do an hour every day, but multiple hours is tough. Thanks!
Hello acting pals! ​ I recently got to go on vacation and while I had an auto-responder on and while my agent was aware I wouldn't be too tied to my phone, I still found myself having to field questions and figure out and shoot auditions/etcetc while on vacation. It was a bit stressful as everyone else on the trip was able to fully unplug whereas I wasn't able to. ​ I'm fully aware that's the nature of the industry, but how do you cope? Do you ever properly book a vacation off and just deal with the FOMO or are you always still available for selftapes/etc? I've always struggled with this aspect of being an emerging actor ever since I was younger that it feels like we can never fully have a vacation because we always have to be "on" one way or another and I'm not sure if that's sustainable to my mental health moving forward. ​ No comments about being ungrateful about getting auditions pls :) I feel like I've been seeing that more and more often on the sub and it feels dehumanizing to have someone stomp on your feelings.
I’ve been wondering about this a lot lately. How long does an actor typically spend on a role for preproductions, filming, interviews and promotions after, etc.? I know it differs from person to person but generally speaking, how much preparation does an a list - c list actor spend on a role, and then how much time is spent filming and in postproduction as well?
What is the best hypnosis program for actors? Any self-hypnosis recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
How do agents, directors, casting directors reach out to actors after seeing their movie at festivals or screenings? I mean actors who are just starting out. I don't have social media, if they were interested in reaching out to me would they bother to ask a director of the movie they've just seen or something? Does this happen? I don't want my lack of social media presence to limit my acting opportunities.
Hey, have any of you been cast for promotional advertising product videos that you film from home? It's with a company that sells a variety of products and they are wanting to know my rate per video (and probably be 1-2minutes video) so hard to charge per hour or per day. I have asked how long they'll use the vids and my image for but don't know how to factor that in either. Based in Australia Thanks for your help
I’m a junior in high school and I’m at that point where I get email after email telling me to go to their college and today, I got one from AMDA. I did some research and found out that some of my favorite actors and performers went there including Christopher Jackson, Anthony Ramos, Asia Kate Dillon, they all went there. After doing more research, it seems like a good school for me to look into. I think if I were to go, it’d be the LA campus, but I wanted to get people’s opinions. Did anyone here go and would you recommend it to up and coming actors and performers?
Hey Reddit, I have been on for a bit and have been lurking for a while but am now deciding to make a post. That’s it I have decided that im going to move to La and be an actor, how did this come to be we’ll let me explain. Essentially I’ve always been called good looking, even like extraordinary good looking, I have very light green eyes and just a good look in general and my friends and random people started telling me to check out modeling when I was about 16. I did and I didn’t like it I felt very weird posing in my underwear, doing weird poses, and I knew it wasn’t for me. I went to military school and rehab ages 13-17 with some small breaks in between and this really impacted my social life a lot. Being originally from newyork and going to military school in Georgia and then later to rehab in utah, I didn’t really have a social life that I liked. I also didn’t really have that many girls. Which is probably what has messed with my ego so much. Being told I’m good looking and all and not being able to get girls for some reason. So after rehab I decided I want to finally have a social life, so I went at asu, the ultimate party school, and wow it has just turned out so terrible. I couldn’t get into a fraternity for so long man, I couldn’t understand why it’s like some people found me as the ultimate frat guy and were like how could you not get in??? I also have been working out for about 3 years so I have a pretty good body and I’m 6,0. I never really got into one in the end, for most of my time in college I’ve been pretty lonely I’ve had some girls but not much and not many friends at all, I had many binge episodes my relationship with food is just terrible. I definitely gained some face fat which also messed with my ego. I just really want to be successful and yeah I do want to be famous, I just feel like I have the look and ever since I was a kid throughout elementary school and middle school I was an absolute clown, I made everyone laugh always acting stupid to get a laugh out of other people. I’ve taken acid many times I’ve really learned a lot from all my trips and it’s giving me a lot of perspective on this world and life in general I really do think that robots and AI will take over in 20 or 30 years and there will be problems that we never saw coming. I just want to live a life that I want to live. Which is doing everything that I want to do.I wanna go everywhere in the world all the cool spots I want to try all the different types of food ranging from croissants to some type of Guatemalan guacamole I don’t know I want to find true love and do you know take Molly and party with my friends and just never worry about anything financially at all I wanna have a good time and I know I have to grind hard now to get there. I’m running a marathon April 2nd in Las Vegas I’m going David goggins mode, I’m gonna make it as a fucking actor, I’m reading the best books on acting that I could find online and I’m going to take acting classes in la over summer and hopefully move their next semester and work some shitty restaurant job 40-50 hours a week while taking acting classes and auditions everywhere I can! I know this is probably confusing to read but that’s okay I’ll respond to Questions if anyone actually reads this.
Hi has anyone bought this or any course from here: https://www.momentumstage.org/arts-education/laban-for-actors Looking for a review on the video. Do you have other recommendations for Laban Movement Videos? Thanks!
Hi for some background I have recently taken some acting classes and one of my acting coaches is someone who has worked on tv shows and movies before and he thinks I’m ready. We have filmed some scenes to put together on a reel/resume for me and basically I’m asking what I should do next.
I live in a little town with basically no market for actors. I’m also on the older side/have responsibilities. Acting is something I’m very passionate about, have been for a long time. I want to pursue it, but I feel like I physically can’t. Is it possible to without moving? How should I go about it? Thanks in advance!
I'm moving to london professionally pursue acting/writing and joined agency to work as a teaching assistant. I'm concerned that there will be no suitable work as I've had bad experiences with agencies tbf and unsure what jobs to do to support me and that is flexible. I'm considering a small buisness.
Any other struggling, poor blue collar actors? How long have you been in the business?? Is classism still a thing or is the industry better about it these days and more accepting? I last acted many yrs ago but am trained to a degree and read a lot about the business and acting back in the day. The craft came easy. However the talking, socializing and fitting in felt harder than it needed to be. I naturally don’t relate to the relaxed, sometimes more chipper nature of middle class actors that I notice so often. There is an easy gentler manner about them and a lightness in their step and energy. I observe how they seem to recognize their own and mingle amongst themselves . For me, I THINK (and I don’t know for sure) they saw me as “other” and not nearly as real or in the room. I think I’m also more serious and untrusting due to my life being extremely hard and still is. When I do open up I’m a fun goofball. But I’m just not charismatic and witty to begin with. I’m simple in some ways. A complete dunce at times too. Middle class kids are educated and often rather witty IMO. I’m not into high brow humor. It seems so boring. But all in all, I’m so happy for them because their dreams matter too… but I also want to be accepted and not have to try to be like someone I’m not to fit in. And I worry they won’t be as accepting. My experiences were so long ago though. Catch me up plz Most of all, I don’t have money. So I don’t know how casting directors or actors or anyone are going to relate to me. Will this matter? I hear people need to feel like they also LIKE you too. But I don’t relate to conversations about travel and adventure. I don’t have great teeth and most of them do. I don’t run into poor people often in school back then either. I was one of 3 poor people in an entire acting school. Perhaps my blue collar background adds to what middle class and up are not used to seeing on the daily in such close proximity for extended amounts of time and they just don’t know what to conversate to me about. After all I don’t know half of what they do. They maybe don’t know what to say. I can’t relate to them and they can’t relate to me. How do I make it work? I just want to act. I’m also an introvert too as I’m a bit of dunce when it comes to understanding how to be fun and charming. So I don’t try anymore. I’m jus me. I just like to journal and do monologues and read☺️. I stay home when not needing to be somewhere. I’m a weirdo. Lol. But I love acting.
Always been curious about this as I don’t watch it and it’s always been foreign to me. I see some actors who are credited on Imdb being in THOUSANDS of episodes. They can’t pay that well, can they? Is it SAG day rate? Is the work looked down upon? I never get auditions for them here in NYC, is it more of an LA thing? How often do people typically audition for them? And who even watches this stuff?
He's one of my best friends and he's a very very good theatre actor and voice actor. He did it all in college and now that he's out it's been difficult for him to get somewhere. What are things I can do to help him find roles and support his success?
Does it work as an advantage vs profiles without one? My agent has never asked me to finish this (she’s a beast at getting me quality auditions), but was curious if it’s something that other actors have used and gained even more of an edge. **Update: I added one because it can’t hurt. FYI The first one is free so you’re not losing money.
Hi everyone! Ive read the FAQ many times but I am still confused on a few things, ill keep it short. Im a (23F) and Ive done theatre my entire life. I just graduated from college (with an unrelated degree to have in my backpocket) and now I want to pursue my acting career. Am I supposed to have a manager or agent right away? Or do i just audition for things on my own and once i accumulate enough i seek a manager or agent? Im just confused on the proper steps towards representation. I know about finding auditions on backstage, actors access etc. but is this something I do on my own until I have a valid resume to send agencies/managers? Thanks Also for headshots does hair color matter? Or should I stick with natural hair color?
I've been spending couple of days and many hours trying to find the right school in Canada but I am also considering USA, UK and Australia as countries to study in so feel free give advice on that too. All help is deeply appreciated. Little bit about me. M/29 from Sweden. My experience is that i have made a 20m short film with my brother where i was the DOP, and actor in a scene, I have also been an extra in a police show. What would be a fitting and good acting school in Canada that can teach me the essential things needed to be in films/shows? My budget is somewhere in the middle, I don't want too expensive but also not too cheap. Would studying acting for a couple of months for a diploma be enough or 3yrs be the better option? I was thinking about about ''VADA'' in Vancouver and Ryerson & ''Toronto academy of acting for film & television'' in Toronto. But the problem here is that both of these cities are really expensive and I don't know if it is possible for me, but I'm open for advice. I was also thinking about ''National theatre school of Canada '' in Montreal But my issue here is that the city prefers mostly the French language. I used google maps and noticed that most of the signs are in French and I cannot speak it.
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I recently started getting into acting. Every two weeks I spend a sunday with a friend who aspires to become a cinematographer. We write a script and film it. Usually, the scripts have some form of humor in it, and I have to control my laughter. I never spend too long laughing and I can usually focus right after. I've been doing this for almost two years now and I have improved in this. However, I also follow theater classes. We usually end up doing at least one form of inprov and that's where the problem lies. I can't stop myself from laughing. I'm not rolling on the floor, but sometimes I'm smiling in situations I'm not supposed to smile. It's even worse when the audience is also laughing. It's not that I hate laughing, love it, but I also feel like it's annoying for the actor(s) I'm playing the scene with. Does this make me a bad actor? And what are some techniques to try out to stop yourself from laughing?
Hello reddit, I have signed up for some acting classes, not because I want to become an actor but because I heard it's a good way to get rid of shyness and it's worth a shot. So far I only had one lesson, where at the end we needed to improv. I can't stop but cringe about that, everytime I go to bed I think about it, when I am not working or studying I think what I could have said instead of what and I cringe immensely thinking about it, does anyone else relate? Will this feeling go away? I am willing to continue because I guess it's a great shock therapy to me, but right now I just feel like digging a hole in the sand and put my head there
I remember glimpsing at the tv a bit ago and a movie was on with a blonde male actor, his hair was in like a middle part/curtain bangs and the length was pretty solid maybe hung about to his nose or jaw, I can’t remember the scene well but the best way to describe its kind of like a tight space like the millennium falcon from Star Wars and I think there were bunk beds and he was chatting to this girl, the closest Resemblance which it may be him but the closest I’ve seen is Jonathan Brandis. If there are any other actors please let me know it’s been busting my brain to figure out who this actor is
Just ran into an old colleague who mentioned she followed her rep to a smaller agency because Paradigm shut down their commercial division. I found this a little shocking, since they were long considered one of the better commercial divisions in the city and the sign in sheet at auditions always had plenty of their actors. I used to audition for union commercials several times a week here in NYC, though there were always lulls, but now they are as rare as hell for me, maybe once every month or two. My age and type (40s white male) isn’t in demand as much for spots these days, and I’ve seen a drop in new union commercials on TV, but is ANYONE keeping busy with commercial auditions in 2022? Been wondering if that kind of casting has been only going on in LA, and NYC isn’t doing much of it here any more? Interested in hearing about LA too, but speaking strictly of SAG-AFTRA commercials, not non-union.
I've noticed that some people, non actors, have extreamly expressive faces, like more facial muscles and great control over them, and while I do belive I can convey character's emotions quite well, I could use more expressions, as sometimes I feel like my are limited. Is there a way to learn new expressions or are we just born with them?
Where to find actual casting calls by yourself besides the usual casting websites (Backstage, actors access, etc.)
So i'm using my throwaway, because this is too personal. So two years ago I got into this prestigious acting school for people my age, which is teenagers where once a week you would get taught by the best actors singers and dancers. I payed a shit ton of money with the help of my parents, (its a one year thing that you can renew) so I got compliments from both my acting and dancing teachers. One time however, during the singing lesson we were supposed to sing for the entire class, but because my ADHD was dealing with a lot of stress my mind just completely went blank. I was ridiculed in front of the whole class, my teacher tore into me about how I wasn't going to make it in the industry with that mind send. I tried my best honestly. After that I was done with the program, I left soon after, my love for acting had been ruined at least for a while. Now I keep seeing people from the program on national television and on national theatre in my country at least. So I guess my question is have I ruined my career by leaving the program should I just do something else? I mean I have been getting jobs and roles just not in the same level as those from the program, can you give me some advice?
So acting is something I've wanted to do for basically my whole life but for whatever reason I've never enjoyed the theatre that much. I found my love for acting through movies and TV but it seems most actors I've met love the theatre but I just cant enjoy it as much as film. I feel like because of this I cant 'become a real actor's which sounds really gatekeepy but this is something that I've worried about for ages.
It seems an echoed belief on the internet that TV was seen as the backwaters of the entertainment and that only the losers of the acting industry go to TV. That it was backup for former movie stars whose careers were stagnating, the last spot for people who could not launch a career in film and live theatre, and the starting point for people with minimal, if no prior professional acting experience, esp children. And that for a long time acting on TV was so hilariously bad and that the gap with the acting of movies was very very wide. That the best TV actors were terrible if they tried feature length films or even just made for TV movies. And that the reason George Clooney was so significant to film history was that he was the first actor who came from a TV background to make it as a full time cinema actor in real Hollywood production and not just B movie roles as well as the biggest example of someone who made it to the top of the A List from the small screen............ However someone sent me a PM in response to a post on /r/Buffy I participated in. >Saw your comments along with others about SMG not having a great career post-Buffy and how she attempted Hollywoods s well as comments on Boreanaz trying movies out..... So I had to send this. >A lot of old Telenovelas (in particular from Mexico and Argentina) had a lot of movie stars acting in them including a few A listers in the Latin America region and British TV even earlier than the Charlie's Angels day had some top actors star in it (esp since it seems in the UK there is no dividing line between TV, live theater, and cinema as there seems to be in North America)........ >I mean Timothy Dalton was the leading Shakespearan actor for a time in his career (not to mention he later became James Bond!) and he gives a phenomenal performance in the 1980s Jane Eyre TV show, giving the best Rochester ever and god even relative unknowns like Anthony Higgins gives outstanding performances in various BBC roles (just go watch The Eagle of the Ninth which is available in full). Higgins and other primary TV actors have no problem getting good careers in cinema even if they did not make the A list and actually do both full time with some adding live theater in between. >Don't get me started on nationally produced TV outside of the West such as Japan's Samurai epics and the various stuff that are government sponsored in Turkey even around the same time The Brady Bunch was running. The acting is Oscar worthy and A Listers in the countries were given roles. >Even strictly TV actors in many countries where there is a big gap in quality (esp writing) have acted in serious movie roles and gave great performances even being at B and sometimes D list act and its more common before the 90s to see TV actors outside of English speaking counties to become full time movie stars or even A Listers..... >I mean did you know Salma Hayek started out in the 80s as Telenovela actress before moving onto Dusk Till Dawn when she immigrated to the USA? It seems she and her fellow co-stars on these cheap productions had no problems moving onto to cinema full time and actually dd a mix of both serious films and soap opera TV. >And indeed many Latinas who immigrated to the USA in recent years and are now popular as move stars such as Ana De La Reguera all stared as popular Telenovela stars before moving primarily to cinema in their own country just like Salma did (though they still continued acting on TV shows before immigrating to the USA as seen with La Reguera). I responded with a and he pointed me to an another conversation. https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/lam5cn/do_live_action_tv_actors_in_particular_ongoing/glqrd8y/ >I'm 37 years old and can remember when television used to show stuff from before I was born quite regularly. I'm also in the middle of watching a series from 1991 called GBH and the acting in it is quite excellent. >Every era has "good" and "bad" acting. Nonetheless, I am suggesting that proceeding on the premise that the past was bad based on literally the worst shows on television from one culture only is extremely faulty. >Your responses strike me as fairly ignorant of anything beyond your immediate context, so let me help you out. In Britain and Europe, we actually have a much longer history of producing quality television than the USA. In Germany there is Heimat, Berlin Alexanderplatz, World on a Wire, and even network shows like Tatort. Britain has had countless, including its full Shakespeare revival from 78-85 and multiple 'TV play' strands, where the best writers from theatre and television would work with the best actors and directors that would go on to fame in cinema (Loach, Greengrass, Watkins, Clarke, Leigh, Frears, Kotcheff, Apted, Joffe, Ove). Poland produced Dekalog for approximately $10k per episode and it absolutely kills anything made today on practically every level. >If you want to argue that American network television has improved in some measure then go ahead, but that doesn't speak for the world. Personally I don't see a whole lot of difference between something like The Blacklist or Chicago Med and their antecedents in network crime and hospital dramas of yore, save the superficial aspects of technologically-enhanced production, the method of shooting and the era-specific conventions in performance style. Ultimately they're soapy, kitsch, and shot according to the standard rules (30 degree rule, 180 degree rule) of television shooting. So I really have to ask....... Richard Burton not only acted in a few American TV films but miniseries was some of the main work he did in the UK after his rocky relationship with Liz (see my username!). Despite that, he was able to easily be casted in movies anytime he auditioned and he still remained a pick for more serious roles. Acting on TV at all did not hurt his movie career (even if he was already past his prime while he was doing TV stuff). It as just seen as another day's work according to his diaries in the same way he continued live theater productions to pay the bills. So I'd have to ask. In addition to the two quoted texts examples and Richard Burton how come America had such a gigantic divide between TV and movies and even theatre before the 2000s? While in the rest of the world since the advent of Television in their specific countries, A Listers continue doing all 3 throughout their career and TV stars transition to primarily cinema all the time and even small time TV esp on genres seen as trash like teen soap operas and action superhero monster of the week act in real movies released in theaters and not just cheap daytime made-for-tv films and VHS B Movie releases? I mean since I got the PM as a result of chatting on /r/Buffy one of the lead stars of the show Anthony Head (Giles in Buffy) had done stageplays and for the bulk of his career actually acted in movies including serious roles and genres with a few TV roles back in the UK for much of his acting resume before he came to America in 1997. His actual fame in the UK is not Buffy but a few BBC shows including Doctor Who and some local commercials. Compare that to the rest of Buffy's main cast who were small time TV extras and support or models or even outright nobodies aside from Sarah Michelle Gellar herself and maybe Seth Green for the later seasons. And except for Anthony Head, Seth Green, Dave Boreanaz and Alyson Hannigan they all practically struggled to have vibrant acting careers after Buffy (some of them like James Marsters focusing on endeavors outside of acting to continue their career elsewhere). So I really have to ask this obsession of divide before HBO kicked off TV standards with The Sopranos? Even high budget production miniseries are not exempt from this in the pre-90s US TV industry. Aside from Peter O'Toole a lot of high budget production miniseries had to settle for full time movie actors who weren't on the A List or import British actors in. Perfect example is North and South which despite its cinema level production values settled for people who are still unknowns like James Read and had half the main cast as British actors. Even the mos famous name Patrick Swayze was seen mostly as a borderline twee B movie and proper Hollywood productions at the time. Why did America stratify the TV and movie industry as well as stage plays? How come in the rest of the world even you have top bill local names like Toshiro Mifune and Ana De La Reguera acting on TV alongside cinema and live stage performances? How come TV acting was seen as something harmful to someone who is still at the early stages of his career in North American industries while for example in the UK small TV gigs and even doing full time acting on a few seasons is seen as nothing significant by itself in the UK and is done all the time by full time professional no-name movie actor swell beyond the B list and had done serious movies as well as full-time Shakespearan actors? How come someone can do full time TV actin in a Latin American country for about yet transition to the A List no problem in not only their own country but even abroad? As seen with Salma Hayek (i was just shy of 10 years of her entry into acting via Telenovelas when she did Dusk Till Dawn and overnight catapulted into the A List of Hollywood)? Or even smaller names like Ana De La Reguera quickly entered primarily cinema profession without much difficulty in as little as 5 years after doing nothing but TV stuff? Seeing how in the rest of the world it seems a systematic pattern that TV actors later on become movie actors and a noteworthy amount of A listers had their start on TV as well as country's top names doing a mix of film stage plays and television, why was North America the oddjob in this, creating a real divide between TV and cinema (and cinema and live theatre as well I might add)? George Clooney's successful jump to full time movie actor and making it as an AAA list actor seems less impressive when you have guys like Ricky Gervais doing feature films released in theatres and Ian Mckellan juggling in TV,Theatre, and film productions and in at least 2 or 3 years of his career doing a mix of all 3 within a single year. So I have to ask why people jumping Clooney style to Hollywood was almost unheard off before 1995 and even today its still difficult to make the jump full time in the USA contrasted to the rest of the world?
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What are some good websites for submitting auditions? I don’t have an agent and I am based in DFW with the ability to travel to Austin for work. I looked at backstage and actors access. But Backstage seems to be mostly short films. And actors access requires you to pay for each audition you submit. I am looking for stuff that pays, and I don’t have much money. Is actors access worth the yearly subscription? Should I just pay by submission? Or are there other websites I should join as well? Thank you for any help!
Hey all! I want to recommend Clubhouse to you guys. It's an app where you can join different conversations on literally thousands of topics if you dont already know. You do have to be invited but I can invite you. Doesnt do anything but help people join.Anyway, in the acting rooms there are agents, managers, and casting directors answering everyones questions. One of my friends got an agent just for asking a good question and getting the agents interested. They are legit agents, managers, and casting directors in the rooms. Ive been called in by almost all the CDs before. Truth from the horse's mouth. I learned SO MUCH. Ok that's all! Break all the legs! (Los Angeles based actor)
If you're a female adult voice actress and you're interested in narrating 18+ stories of mine (basically turning them into mini audio books), definitely feel free to send me your rates and a link to one or two audios you've already done, so that I know what your voice sounds like. Potential for a ton of voice acting work. And all punctually paid for, of course (Euros, dollars, pounds; whichever currency you use).
I'm a beginner actor and I'm facing with my first roles, as a servant or others like this. How can I express the right intention even if there's not a particular one according to little characters?
10 years ago i played a part in the pilot of a crimeshow i wass 18 years and didn't had experience. There where big actors in it to. (Big in my country). They really are good some did international work in film. One would say be proud of it. But i reel really shame for it. Cause i didn't had experience, my acting wass terrible. Are more of you guys who had this. That they fucked up a role and still became good actors later on.
So,I would like to become voice actor one day. I like to act and do voices of certain creatures,characters and so on. My absolutely favorite ones to do is orc (Warcraft,Battle for Middle-earth 2 type). I also do dwarves,regular human emotions and other stuff. I had few People tell me I do good job at imitating those characters. So,I would like to get some real critics about my voice and If I am really good. If I am I would love to get into industry,and there is another problem. I don't live in USA, so I don't know where to start. If someone from outside of USA can help me and tell me few advices I would be so happy. Thank you for your time!
HELLO! I've never actually lied to get an audition or needed to lie in an audition room. But now here I am. Staring at a virtual EPA (infinite eye rolling) that has a breakdown for a character that I am SPECIFICALLY and UNDENIABLY perfect for. I don't mean "I love this character/this story/this director/they would love me" I mean this specific character breakdown fits me to a T in ways that it's not going to fit the average actor. However on the form they have "By checking the box below I confirm that I am a member of Actors Equity Association: \*Please note EPA's are for AEA members. We are currently not accepting non-union submissions for this EPA." Very clearly on the form. I'm eligible (aren't we all?) but have not joined. I feel I deserve to send in my tape regardless. How much of a bad situation could I end up in by lying on the form?
Sorry if this comes off as petty or whiny, but just looking for some support and feedback from fellow actors who perhaps feel/have felt similarly. First off, I’m hoping to get some ideas on how to be less judgmental and more constructively critical of self-tapes. I’m catching myself judging and over-directing myself while performing, and then after the fact, while choosing the take, I’m having very unkind feelings toward myself and my performances. How do you find a more objective place to work from, both in the performance and when choosing what to submit. Subsequently, I’m feeling hella down on not having booked anything since September. I had four auditions over the course of the last week, didn’t feel great about any of them, and I’m trying to not dip into that emotionally cannibalizing place of self-pity. What tools do you utilize when toeing with feelings of disappointment and malcontent? Curious how we all cope. Side note: finally started listening to the Dead Eyes podcast, and what a hilarious, touching examination of rejection through the (dead) eyes of a working actor and his famous friends/guests. Recommend!
I’ve been seeing there’s a lot of acting classes on YouTube but they are definitely for beginners. I know all about technique and scene study and Edith Skinner. I know how to analyze a scene, memorize, find the intention or the objective of the character, and I know how to ask myself what do I want from another character . I understand raising stakes. I understand blocking and making sure to use specific motions and not to do certain things with my hands or my body language. I understand all the basics. What I’m looking for is to be reminded of the more nuanced things such as playing with beats, accents, and how to stay in character when technical things are in my way. Just certain things I need to know. Hard to explain because I didn’t keep training clearly. I’d love to have more advanced training. It’s been a LONG time for me! I’m back from 16 yrs of not training!!! But all the basics come back to me when I play with scenes. I know I have the talent, but I need more training. ?
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