Anyone have experience getting a manager in US? Is having a visa an absolute must- as in no one will consider you if you do not have a visa? Just curious, would love to hear your 2 cents. Thank you thank you!!
Hey acting community. I work as an actor atm and am supposed to be working on some film related stuff later this year if not early next. I really wanna get my tongue split but am afraid it'll ruin my acting career. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge with how tongue splits appear on camera and how noticable they are. And if there's ways I can get around facing issues with my chosen career with this body mod?
Ive been in the market for a laptop for a little while now, and I am a little overwhelmed with all of the options. I'm looking for something that's preferably not too pricey, but that i can still do everything I need to do on. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance voice actors of reddit!
Basically, i thought it'd be Fun to dub my own characters, i mean, a Lot of directors direct and act, and they literally got the sound design dude for general grievous. I'm praticing alone for sometime, muttering words and trying to Control my tone, and i think i'm making some progress but i need some guidance. Basically, How should i start and what should i do?
tldr: I love acting, but I think acting classes are making me unhappy. Why do I feel like this? Should I keep taking them anyway? First off, I absolutely LOVE auditioning. Love it. I don't have to get the role or even get shortlisted, I just love auditioning. Of course, if I do get a role, I also love being on set or on stage. It's my happy place. I love everything about it. I've tried to quit acting a few times in my life, but I love it too much and keep coming back to it, so I don't think that's ever gonna happen. That's not the problem here. Last year I got a full-time job and put auditions on hold while I focused on work. I only auditioned for what would've been life-changing, job-quitting, long-shot roles (didn't get any) until I got a handle on work, passed training, finished probation and then got benefits. Not auditioning that whole time was killing me inside, but because I finally had some money, I tried to keep the acting withdrawal at bay by signing up for a bunch of acting classes. Over the last year, I've done three different scene study classes with two different schools, Meisner, voice & movement, and a handful of workshops for auditioning, self-tapes, etc., plus some 1-on-1 lessons for accent work and coaching. The last time I could afford acting classes was Fall of 2018, and coming back to classes made me realize how rusty I was and how much I could improve through staying in practice. However, with another semester of classes starting to wind down, I'm noticing a pattern. No matter the school or teacher or class, I always seem to finish them unhappier than when I started. Whether I noticed an improvement in myself and my work or not, by the end of each individual class, as well as the end of a semester of classes, I get bogged down with this hopelessness. I felt it with the class from 2018, but back then I thought it was because I couldn't afford to come back the next semester with everyone else. Now I've noticed it with every class that ends, so much so that I find myself having to build myself up before entering a class. I'm both embarrassed and relieved when I'm late for a class; today I had stuff going on that made me a half hour late, and I nearly skipped the whole class, but an hour after class started I finally went in only because I had to use the bathroom. It's getting out of hand. This only happens with acting lessons. It doesn't happen with auditions or work. Over the last year, I've also taken singing lessons and done martial arts, and those make me happy, too. I always finish those lessons feeling lighter and happier than I started out. Nor does this unhappy feeling spread to any other part of my life. Generally, my life is going pretty great and I feel very lucky with nothing to complain about. I don't know what it is about acting classes that are weighing so heavily on me. I have a few theories. Maybe seeing other actors regularly in class and hearing about all their other projects is giving off the Instagram effect and making me feel like I haven't achieved much in comparison, even though I know in my head actors can't really compare each other. Maybe it's harder to see my improvement in acting than to achieve belt levels in martial arts or reach new notes in singing, so it feels like I'm going nowhere. Maybe it's the scenes that are getting to me, not the classes at all. Maybe I'm conceited and the classes make me feel like my skill level is higher than is reflected in the work I'm getting. Maybe I'm terrible at acting and my subconscious knows it's a waste of time and money which I could be using to improve my non-acting day-to-day life. Maybe I'm mediocre and the fact that there's nothing special about me is being revealed in classes where I'm in too much denial to see it clearly. Maybe I've peaked, or plateaued. Please comment if you have some theory I haven't thought of yet, or advice for what I should do. I know without acting practice I'll slowly get worse, but gosh, it shouldn't be so hard to step into a classroom when I paid hundreds of dollars to be there! So do I keep taking acting classes or not? Has anyone else encountered this? FYI: I've taken classes for theatre and film for over a decade, and have mostly focused on film for the last five years. I've been auditioning for four years, repped for three years, and union for a year. I'm serious about it, and I think I have a good look and the right chops. This is not just a hobby to me.
My current talent agency is "okay." I've been with them for years (never signed any exclusivity contract) and have gotten me some decent co-stars, but they only send me auditions once a month. TalentLink allows an actor to pay a fee for their profile to be submitted to many talent agencies. [Here's a link to Talent Link.](https://breakdownservices.com/index.cfm/main/talentlink?utm_source=aa_loggedin_resources&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=talentlink_aa_resources_loggedin) I'm just worried that if I use Talent Link to find better agencies that my current agency will find out and drop me. Do you think it's a risk? We've never signed a contract, but who knows they may see this as not being grateful for the few roles they did help me land.
I got an audition yesterday evening with less than a 24 hour turnaround, due today by 1pm EST. I studied as much as possible to be off book. Taped it this morning, gave myself time to edit and upload etc. The casting director (big CD that I’ve never auditioned for) asked specifically for a headshot from today with same hair and clothing as audition to be included with my tapes. I do all this. Then I go and upload on AA and my video files upload fine and my photo that’s under 2mb takes a million years to upload. It never finishes so I delete and retry many times. Start to panic. Contact AA customer service and they say don’t use Safari - use Chrome, they’ve had Safari issues lately. I do that. Doesn’t work on chrome either. I tell them and they say oh actually photos aren’t uploading today for some reason, they’ve gotten multiple messages about it. Wow. So I leave a message in my submission notes saying I’m not able to upload photo but I can email my agent the photo. I submit with just the videos and now I’m in the waiting game because my agent hasn’t submitted on her end yet. I’ve emailed her and texted her. Agents are notoriously busy and non responsive. I have 10 minutes left before deadline, so stressful when you do everything possible and right on your end. I’ve never missed a deadline before on AA. Has anyone else with big CDs and it turned out fine?
​ My husband and I are in a Walmart holiday commercial that started airing on 10/24/21. Me being in the commercial was a complete fluke. I like being behind the scenes. My husband is the actor. However, this is our first National and I’m so confused about how residuals work. We got paid for our session, Covid tests, and fittings early last week. I’ve seen this commercial everywhere. Lots during Sunday night football. It’s being played in Mexico. We have a 30 and 60-second spot. I have friends that have seen it at the movie theater. I've tried to educate myself on the SAG website. I know that 15 business days after the first airing we are supposed to receive a check for usage. I also know about iSpottv. As of this morning, it's played 2.2K times nationally. I don't know how accurate that is. It's also being shown on cable and Hulu. All of this is so confusing and I'm doing my best to figure out things on my own. But I'd love to hear back from you.
I’m 21 years old and I am very lost with my life, not knowing what direction I want to go. I had an idea one night that maybe I should pursue acting or at least go into the entertainment industry. I remember this one event in my university marching band hosted that I commentated 2 years back. I got a lot of people complimenting me about it the whole week. I even had a random person walk up to me and ask for my picture. I’m very charismatic, have a big personality and love being seen by everyone. All my friends and family think I’d be a good actor, but should I consider doing it?
I'll be doing my first "work" as a background actor soon, and, almost definitely the last, cause i'm just doing this for the experience. The experience to probably be treated like scum between toes, and eat lukewarm soup for lunch, as far as i've heard. I'm as excited as a prostitute waiting to get railed by Harvey Weinstein. Basically, they need people to play police officers, office workers and ordinary people. The police officers are the fancy bastards who would be the "featured extras", get costumes, get blowjobs from the 2nd AD and from each other and whatnot. Some of them even get dialogue, and we got an e-mail with the actual real names of the 10 or so people who would be playing them. Bastards. I'm jealous. Mine wasn't there, so I concluded that i'm basically too ugly (my own sincere evaluation, because i'm struggling to see many other reasons) to be chosen to play even a damn police officer. Well, whatever. They wrote that we (the ordinary folk) are supposed to bring several different outfit options. Already a pain in the ass; I wasn't planning on dragging a briefcase over there. And then they added that if we can bring "office-appropriate clothes", we *could* be chosen to play various office people, some of which may be featured roles. But I have chin-length, messy looking wavy hair that most definitely would not be appropriate for an office anyway, and i'm 100% sure that they will not spend the *considerable* amount of time and effort to deal with it. Plus I would have to get a blue or white dress shirt, which I currently don't own because I don't work an office job. I would have to get one from a thrift store or H&M. Is it worth it in your opinion? Cause in my opinion, it is definitely not. Thanks for any replies. (I tried to write a tl;dr, but it ended up being longer than the actual original text.)
Hello, I have been looking into acting as a career for a while now. Acting classes would benefit me greatly. I was wondering if anyone knew of acting classes in Maryville Tn? If not then in the Knoxville Tn area. I know that a few studios have been filming in the area, and a few actors have moved to the area. The ones I am finding are for high school and younger age, but since I was home-schooled till senior year and I am now 22 I do not qualify for them and I can not afford going to the University of Tennessee Knoxville for their classes. (I have acted in plays but always need more training) Thank you in advance. P.S. I also searched through the FAQ and post and am very thankful for the information and if I can't find a class I will have fun learning through monologues and auditions.
Recently I booked a non-union background gig as a Police Officer. There were no notes in the original casting call stating that I would potentially be required to work additional days. A few days after the job was completed, I got a text from a casting assistant telling me I was booked to work *again* for a date the following week as the Police Officer. I replied and said that, unfortunately, I would not be available. Later that day, I got *another* text from a *different* casting assistant at the same company telling me "This is a recall, and you are essentially needed." They asked if there was any way I could make myself available. To be honest, I wasn't actually unavailable to work again, I just didn't particularly want to do this background job again. I only did it in the first place as an attempt to get a SAG voucher, and it seemed unlikely that I would get one during the recall, so I declined. Given that, I decided to respond to this follow-up message asking if I could potentially be hired as a Union BG actor since I was essentially needed. They haven't responded to my question and it's been over a full day now, so I'm a little worried that I might have overstepped some line by asking to be upgraded to Union BG for a job which maybe I was obliged to accept. Any folks more experienced than me have thoughts on this?
I’m kind of feeling stuck in an acting class I’m taking. Im worrying whether or not I even want to be an actor even though it’s been a huge part of my identity since I was 8. I’m 19 and haven’t acted in something substantial since before COVID and I realized that’s probably part of the issue. I don’t know my identity as an actor and I need to rediscover that. Are there any professional or semiprofessional theater groups that don’t usually care about an extensive resume? Thanks!
Before I declare my prediction, because at the end of the day that is all this post is, I'd like to say that I harbor no animosity towards the entertainment industry. In all honestly, even though I'm a major in CS and Finance at a good university, I've always been more interested in the entertainment industry, in particular music and filmamking. I'd love to be an actor or musician and would be perfecly fine living out the rest of my life in LA to achieve success in either front. If succcess didn't come in either domain, I'd be okay with that because I'd have atleast pursued my dreams in life. ​ With all of this being said, Mark Zuckerbeg and the "Metaverse" may make it impossible for people such as myself achieve their dreams. Why? Because the advent of VR(Virtual Reality), in my opinion, will have a monolply on the entertainment industry. "Video games" and not films will be the most used form of entertainment because it will be more interactive. As for the music industry, people won't attend live events or concnerts because they will be hosted in the "metaverse". Needless to say, I'm worried about the fate of the entertaimnet industry(acting and music in particular). What do you guys think?
Where is the best cheap area for actors in the Atlanta area to rent? I'm looking for a safe area that is not crazy expensive.
Hey guys! This is my first time posting on Reddit after a long time of just being a reader. I'm 21 years old and like most people following this subreddit I'd like to find my way of entering the film making industry in hopes of being and actor and filmmaker. My main problem is I have about 0 connections to this industry and all I know about it comes from research online and social media (Reddit, Instagram, Twitter ect.). I'd love to hear some stories on how people here started out cause I'm kind of in the blue and have a ton of energy that I'd love to know how to put to good use. Thanks in advance!
Don't let 'age' in scripts throw you. I had two other actresses this year tell me I am 'crazy' to think I could get cast as younger - but I was being sincere when I said I get cast in a variety of age ranges - and I just got pinned for a role that requires a woman to be in her 20s. I am glad I didn't listen to them because many POC have a bit more options when it comes to age ranges they play. What I did is focus on the 'essence' of the person in the script and try to bring it to life as best I could. (Also I have learned when I refer to a 'character' in the script as a 'person' instead it helps me ground my auditions more.)
I mean I love it, dont get me wrong. But like sometimes I feel that there are too many assholes in this industry. ​ I also work in sales and theres many assholes too but recently I spent time with a friend who works with education in a school and we went to her friends birthday. Most people being those who work in the medical or education industry. Now of course there were definitely some flaws but people just seemed more humble and laid back. ​ In the film industry, holy dogshit, its a hailstorm of asshole people. But I deal with it because I love working with films, love certain directors, certain actors, etc... and of course, we have a great energy that you dont see anywhere else. ​ Theres also a lot of these "silent expectations" from people. They're always expecting you to do something for them but dont want to flat out say it.
Greetings Fam!! I hope everyone is having fun with their passion for storytelling. I have worked as an actor for over 15 years. I am not famous. I do not make millions of dollars. As a matter of fact I took this entire year off from acting to try and better understand the work and see if it is really something I want in my life anymore. AMA
I'm unclear how a role like this is credited. I was recently cast in a non-union true crime show, playing a real named person who was part of the crime, re-enacting the events. I don't speak on screen--instead there is narration over the top of several of us acting out the events. Is a part like that a background actor, a featured background actor, or an actor? I'm going to do the part for the money regardless, but I'm not clear if I can put it on my resume. Thanks in advance!
I don't want to use my real name as an actress, but isn't it complicated when it comes to signing contracts and stuff ? Like, do I put my real name on a contract, or my fake name, or both ? Does anyone here uses a different name in their job than in their private life ?
Hey all, longtime lurker. So I did a film awhile ago that I thought really wouldn't go anywhere. Low-budget independent. My time on set was atrocious. There are too many details to account for here, but there was a lot of unprofessional behavior. People throwing tantrums, people walking off set and quitting, my makeup/hair/wardrobe was the worst it has ever been, animal abuse, people almost passing out due to the weather conditions... you name it, it went wrong on this set. The direction was so bad and over the top, there's no way the acting could be saved in editing. Everyone looks like awful actors due to the direction. I'm a lead role in the film. My reps assured me that no one was going to see this, as the only "name" talent it got were a lot of has-been actors from years ago, long forgotten. Well, it's apparently getting a theatrical release. I saw the trailer... I look absolutely hideous. Like when I tell you I want to crawl in a hole and die.... the color-grading is awful, my make-up and hair are messed up because the make-up artist quit mid shoot. The acting I already know is going to be awful since I was there on set, and worst part of all... there will be many people who see the film, as one of the actors that joined the film after me/my character wrapped is super famous with a really large fan base. I had no idea about this. It'll be streaming AND in theaters. I am scared to death this is going to ruin me? This film will haunt me for years! I am auditioning at a high series-regular level and I'm terrified this is going to stop me in my tracks because of how bad it's going to be. Has anyone ever dealt with something like this? Is there anyway to save myself?
Hi all, To keep it short and simple, our team is working on a digital media production and is required to hire talent under ACTRA. We have limited experience with this since we typically opt to work directly with talent. We require a handful of voiceover actors to do a script which is already created for a 60sec spot. Anyone available to chat? We have lots of questions on how to get started and need some guidance on how to navigate through ACTRA. Please send a message if you may! Much thanks!
Hi all! I've got a bit of a silly question here but I am genuinely curious... I currently work full-time as a graphic designer – went to uni for Design and have been working in the field for about 3 years now, not including internships worked throughout college – all of this is to say design is clearly my full-time career. I was a very active performer throughout elementary school, middle school, and high school - but did not consider attending an acting program for uni. Now I am really missing that world, and have been seriously considering doing a deep dive back into acting & performing, BUT am having a tough time understanding how actors can support themselves while attending full-time conservatories that cost around 17K a year? I obviously worked part-time at stores and restaurants throughout college (as I imagine many do while attending grad school/conservatories/programs etc.) but have a hard time seeing that as enough income to support oneself while also attending classes for 18-25 hours a week, AND trying to pay for rent in a city like LA or NYC. Can someone make it make sense? How do YOU personally support yourself? Do you freelance? Do you work in restaurants? Do your parents support you? Do you save up in advance? Etc. etc. Thanks so much!
So when you're logged into Actors Access, there's a dropdown at the top for auditions, then you can go to Eco-Cast auditions, and choose either current or archived. I always assumed that when one moves from current to archived, then that means they've passed on you. It's been good for my mental health to stop checking haha, but that's a different conversation. But then it happened recently that an audition got moved to archived, but I continued receiving the automatic message updates as they changed the submission deadline. Why would I have continued to get updates after it got moved to archived? I guess the question is, what does it really mean when an audition moves from current to archived?
So I’m 17 currently turning 18 next august so at the moment I’m currently signing up for drama schools and unis atm, mainly centred in London as that’s where I wanna study acting to become an even better actor and work my way into the industry after that. I’ve done really well for myself I think. In the past year I got casted as Roger for Lord of the Flies, I played Eric in bouncers, I’ve got chosen to do a Christmas solo piece at the Christmas show where I live, I got asked to do a promotional video for my colleges acting course. Im really proud of myself as I used to be super insecure, self conscious and shy but ever since doing acting I’ve come out of my shell a lot more. I just got casted as the lead role in a short war film too. I’ve really enjoyed doing acting and I wanna take it further which is why i wanna go to drama school. Does anyone have any tips for going into places like London Central, RADA and Bristol old vic.
Hi all; quick question: I'm a professional Canadian actor with rep in LA and Toronto. Some casting directors in Canada have inquired about me "paying taxes in Ontario" due to the production tax breaks, which I currently don't! (I'm currently living with my family in Alberta to save money and chip away at my student loans lol). Is there any workaround for this, e.g. paying a Torontonian friend's utility bills to use as proof, incorporating myself...? I'm going to move to Ontario in the next couple of years once I have more funds but am looking for a solution before then! Suggestions are welcome!
How important is Sag membership for beginning actors? Do you receive much more work with Sag membership?
Hello, I really want to build my career in voice acting, and after doing some research, I've come to understand that professional training is very important (some websites like Bodalgo even make that a requirement). So, I was just wondering: how much training is adequate and considered professional training? I am seeing a lot of online courses from many voice actors (some of which very well-known) with varying price ranges and types, like yearly subscriptions for $1000 dollars, monthly subscriptions for $150 each, or one-day online workshops for around $200... So many options but I don't want to spend too much (but also not too little, of course). It's kinda tough browsing and choosing the right offerings for coaching in terms of value. EDIT: Some minor grammatical/semantic edits. EDIT 2: I just joined this subreddit, but I gotta say, I'm loving it already. Very supportive. Thanks so much for the help folks!
[link to my demo](https://voice123.com/voice-actor/joshuatimothyteodoro) After three years of coaching and many auditions I’ve finally booked. It feels redeeming after all of the hard work and dollars. All I can say is, imposter syndrome is a real thing and it slowed me down since demo completion. Not really knowing if I was any good. So hearing that I booked based on demo alone and then they love the first take is a huge sigh of relief. I have pushed hard and have the best coach in the business. Voice over has really made me take a step back and look at myself. Learning who you are can be a struggle. This entire endeavor has been so therapeutic in that realm. To get into a secondary reality I need to know who I am first and foremost. It’s not the biggest job in the world but it’s the biggest job I’ve ever booked! Thanks for listening!
Hi! I'm recruiting voice actors for several characters in an upcoming mobile moba-esque game. We're aiming for a lot of diversity amongst our characters, which means they are from all over the world and from many walks of life. One of them is a transman from Brazil and I really want to find an actual trans actor to portray them. One who is Brazillian or speaks Brazilian Portuguese would be fantastic, but if I have to choose, trans representation wins. I found [this old thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/VoiceActing/comments/an9wcb/voice_acting_and_gender_transition/) asking for trans voice actors, but is there anyone where who might guide me on where to look or who can spread the word? Or better yet, would be able to fill the role? The script is 400-500 words (estimated 3 minutes of finished recording) and up to $500, depending on experience, talent, and sound quality. It will be a live-directed session. As the game will be released worldwide once out of alpha, this will be a complete buyout for use of the audio. Provided the game takes off as we hope, there will be more work in the future.
18M I’ve been working in the performance/entertainment industry for 6 years. I’m currently part of the main cast of a big budget tele novela. I’ve acted on tv in recent years and have performed live concerts for the longest time. It’s still such a surreal experience seeing yourself next to big names, working with directors and technical crew, exchanging ideas with fellow actors, and lastly (I know my youth is showing) kissing a celebrity. Crazy stuff. It feels like just yesterday I was selling candy on the street. I love my craft and I love my job
I am uploading a new performance onto my Actors Access (AA) profile and noticed that the video quality gets worse when viewing it via AA. I was wondering if anyone else has noticed when they upload their media onto the site. I'm not sure if I need to switch up the format when I export my media onto AA or if AA needs improvement on their end... Anyway if anyone has any thoughts or helpful advice I would love to hear about it. Appreciate the help!
Hello everyone! Every year the seniors in my acting program complete these surveys to help “type” or “brand” us in regards to the TV/FILM industry. If you could take a look at these photos and answer the questions it would be a huge help for me! [Brand Survey](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCjxHlbsGTOgujK1a2d9kP9OPfWlcgz-tSALIXHh8NtIIRKA/viewform)
Sorry for my english, its not my native language. Im not shure if this is the right place to post this but im feeling kind off lost rightnow and need some comforting. I am an aspiring actor and my first play as a paid actor in a big theater is premiering on Friday. Needless to say its a pretty big deal for me. Today the director whom i like a lot got tested positive for covid and now we arent shure if we can proceed to play on friday and even if we can it will be a very bumpy road to get there on friday. Especialy for me because shes some sort off mentor to me and we still have some things to work on. I also feel very bad for her because she has been working on this play for a long time and even if we can play on friday she wont be able to be there. I was already pretty nervous for the Premiere and this is Crushing me right now.
Hello. I'm new to this subreddit and wanted to talk about me and my experiences starting a possible career in acting, since I am only a tween, and also to ask some simple questions to older and more knowing actors. I have been in choirs and voice lessons for about 5 years now and still going strong. I have started acting classes and shows last summer and I am just finishing/performing the shows now. I have made headshots and bio for myself not too long ago. I can read and play music on the piano, drums/percussion, and small amounts on guitar. I've been trying to jump at any experience or teachings I can during this pandemic, especially any choreography and dance since I don't have regular lessons. I want to act because I want to show others that if *I* could make it, then they can too. I want to teach others it okay to not get everything perfect the first time and dreams are never too big as long as you sty true to yourself. Now that you know what level I'm on/ knowledge in the acting world, I want to know more about how to continue this passion throughout my life and make a career out of it. Too start off, what would be a good way to practice/learn about theater dancing? Would their be classes or could I just look this up on Youtube? Next, what should I do next? Should I try to start bigger things like looking up potential commercials, small movie parts, or theater parts that are up for grabs? I am trying to get as much as I can at a young age. Finally, what ( in your opinion ) is a good college for acting/theater? I have heard about many wonderful colleges in New York but I want to learn and research about more. Thanks for reading, anything you can tell me will be helpful!
I’m a 21 year old white woman and have recently decided to take an acting class. Acting and film is something I’ve always been interested in. I chose to take acting classes to hopefully boost my social skills and creativity as I am an aspiring writer. I think I’m going to benefit from this even if I don’t pursue acting professionally but now it’s something I’m seriously considering. I’ve started looking into extra work in my area. I’m not the most conventionally attractive person, in high school I a friend say that I looked like a blob fish, she was a bitch but I can see what see meant by it. I don’t see any symmetry in my face. I also don’t have the greatest smile. Smiling is just awkward for me and I had braces but during the pandemic my retainer broke so now my teeth are crooked again. Aside from my face, I’m okay I guess. I work out regularly and am pretty thin but I think the face matters more. In an attempt not to discourage myself strengths I know I have. I have a pretty good sense of humor and really enjoy making people laugh. I’m also decent at doing accents, as it’s something I’ve had fun practicing since I was young. My normal accent is a Boston accent and I can do what I guess is a normal stereotypical American accent, Irish, Australian and Russian. What are my of finding work?
I'm looking into this as a multi-pronged approach to being independent and am wondering what your earning is like. **UPDATE:** All I'm looking for here is ballpark figures, folks, and can we not turn this into some sort of internet argument? Thanks.
50 Minutes of interview into the life of Mr. Kenny James where we discuss his thoughts on Jack Black as the voice of Bowser for the Mario movie, to his advise on how to become a successful voice actor. The interview will air this Friday. Hope you guys enjoy it and get a lot of value from it! [https://youtu.be/smljM-mx2s8](https://youtu.be/smljM-mx2s8)
Hey guys, college student here. I'm in a show that's being produced by my university and I've come to realize I'm a bit of the odd man out in the cast. I can't really seem to connect with my fellow cast members and it's starting to affect my experience in the rehearsal space. To the point where I've been openly disrespected by a couple other actors. Now, I don't want to be that guy, but more often than not, when those disrespectful incidents occur, it's centered around me being a man. And I know this because the actors (who are women) will actually say it to my face. I'm a bit lost at this point as to what to do, because this is my return to theatre acting and I'm hoping that this is just an isolated incident. Does anybody have any advice, or perhaps insight on what to do?
I live in Europe. An actor told me that if you were big in your home country but decide to move to Hollywood, you basically go back to the bottom of the ladder. I dream of Hollywood and I speak english almost perfectly but I'm completely broke...so I don't know what to do...Should I try in the UK instead ? But I don't even have enough money to go there... Are there more odds of me making it in my home country than in the UK-US ? I don't know what to do
I made the stupid mistake of uploading my commercial audition to actors access and someone forgetting to rename my videos so now they just say ‘My video 1’ and ‘My video 2’. In the past my agent told me casting most likely won’t even look at ur audition if this happens so I sent my agent an email right after I noticed apologize and told them this technical error will never occur again. Just feeling bummed out especially since it was a really easy going audition (Just had to take a few ball hockey slap shots/ playing and slate). I also get anxiety/ stress over the smallest things so my first thought was “I’m so screwed, I messed up so bad, my agent is gonna drop me now, messed up my future career etc”, I then eventually come back down to reality and calm down but yeah.
Quick question: Is it worth it? For anyone that's a part of it what are some positives and negatives? I haven't heard much about it and want to hear some feedback before pulling the trigger on joining.
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Hi, I'm an aspiring voice actor who recently purchased my first microphone, the Blue Yeti: Blackout. I found and bought it at Target since it was on sale. Was this the right choice?
So I've landed my first audition for the lead of a short indie film. This would be my largest role yet if I book it, as I've only done student films and that sort of thing. Any advice for really becoming the character and nailing the audition? Appreciate any tips!
I'm taking a year or so after finishing my acting BA to work in a smaller regional market to build a reel, build an on-camera resume/IMdb credits, build up my other marketing materials, and save a ton of money before I head to LA to try to break into film/TV there. I've been doing well so far. I'm working all the time in that small market and getting lead/supporting roles--first doing student films/indie shorts and now moving into more indie features. I have a local commercial agent for non-union commercial work (almost no commercial work in this market), I'm self submitting for theatrical work, and I'm in the process of trying to break into VO work as a flexible side gig. I'm also continuously taking industry specific classes from LA via zoom. I'm a marketable type. Still, I know LA is a completely different ballgame than where I am now, and a million times more competitive. Should I be looking nine months down the road toward my LA move, and start looking for an agent there now? Should I be looking for a more regional theatrical agent instead to start with? How do you find agents willing to take on early career actors for theatrical work? I know references from friends are huge, but are there other ways? If I have a strong marketing packet now (reel, headshot, resume) should I start submitting now, or wait until I actually get to LA? I'm an [Imdb.pro](https://Imdb.pro) member, and I research agencies whenever I hear of one with potential, but are there other tricks to identify agencies that might be willing to work with me? I'm also not SAG yet--I've heard wait until the absolute last minute to join because the work is limited after that, but will that hurt me in getting a developmental agent? What about a manager?
Other than it giving your brand more professionalism.
Hello everyone, I recently moved to NY and feel a bit overwhelmed. There is a lot of theaters etc that have been temporarily closed and I am looking to meet actors in the area and join a acting group/theater that is low key. I was wondering if anyone knew how to find or knew of any that you'd recommend me to look into. Thank you
Hi everybody, I am a last year BA acting student and in order to get my BA degree I need to write a work that starts from the thesis ,,is it possible for the actor to perform , indifferently to the space in which he performs?” I need to do research work, so if you could recommend me some books related to this topic, I would really appreciate it. Thank you very much.
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