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Reddit · 28 Mar 2019
I just got an email about an opportunity to be a standardized patient actor at a local medical school for a couple days. Pay is $25/hour for 4 1/2 hours at a time. It’s tempting, but I really have little idea what to expect. Anyone have experience being one of these “patient actors”?
Reddit · 28 Mar 2019
- I've been told by so many teachers, coaches and professionals now that it really is. - Diversity is in, but even more so because it's making up for the lost time of the last 2 decades. - Of the last 18 "congratulations on your role booking" instagram posts from one of my coaches, only one of those bookings is a white…
Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
So I recently filmed something with an actress, it was a fairly guerrilla filming that had us jumping around on public buses so I admittedly rushed shots. I'm now looking back on her scenes and regretting that I didn't spend more time fleshing out her performance. It's not that she was bad, but that she brought a fairl…
Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
Are there any actors on here who live in LA that use a specific Temp Agency for their day job? I understand it's quiet a common approach for actors in LA as an alternative to waiting on/bar-tending. How hard are positions to come by with temp agencies? how flexible are they for auditions/classes etc. ? Any stories or e…
Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
Greetings to all my aspiring friends! I am a student from Vietnam ( English is a second laguage ) who comes to the US to study. My major right now is statistics. However, I have deep passion for acting and theatre in general because my father is an actor. As much as I would want to engage in drama club, I am so doubtfu…
Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
Hey all - I work in LA as a Casting Director, but am currently working on a casting in SF. I've posted on SF Casting, but looking for other leads...any Facebook groups, forums, other websites? Thanks in advance!
Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
Hello everybody! Excuse my naivete, I'm a fairly young actor and I've recently got an invitation to send an eco cast audition. In the eco cast, I was sent 4 different scanned scripts all for the same character I'm auditioning for. In my audition tape, do I read all 4 scripts? Create 4 different videos for the 4 differe…
Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
I am auditioning for a role in a small short film. When I messaged the girl who posted the casting call and told her about some of my experience, she told me she would love for me to audition for the lead female role. However, when I got the audition scripts today they are all male scenes! We are supposed to choose two…
Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
​ The Boysen Agency will be holding open auditions in Norman, Oklahoma on April 11th. If you are an actor or model looking for representation, send them an email to meet! [office@boysentalent.com](mailto:office@boysentalent.com) ​ This is a boutique agency that has mainly been operating in Houston and Aus…
Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
So, I’ve been given a place with Identity School of Acting but it’s and unaccredited course i.e. I won’t be able to apply for spotlight after I finish. However, they do have their own agency and have had some very successful actors come out of their school. The dilemma is: I currently already train part time at a Meisn…
Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
I've always had an interest in voice actors, even when I was a kid. I'm constantly talking in other voices, even when nobody's around. My friends and other people I know are often impressed with the job I do. Hell, someone even asked if I was interested in joining a voice acting project, after reading a through a coupl…
Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
I moved to LA a year ago after getting my degree in acting and training for several years, and quickly got signed by an agent. I've been submitting myself to everything on Actors Access with little luck, and I have not had any bites from my agent lately either. I'm doing a lot of background work, absorbing all the info…
Reddit · 27 Mar 2019
Does anyone know an on camera coach as knowledgeable about style and audition expectations as Ted Sluberski who is a little more positive with their students?
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
As an unexperienced beginner, I'm trying to get my 'Actors Toolkit' (Headshot, Showreel, Resume) together so I can start self-submitting for projects and reach out to agents, but have neither the funds or the access to reputable headshot photographers where I live. So I decided to take my own using what I've put togeth…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
First post. So for context, I'm a professional actress based in the UK. I get seen regularly for pretty decent projects, with Netflix, and shooting for SKY at the moment. I'm in an age gap relationship, he also works in the industry, in independent film. My agent just sent me through a really exciting project, shooting…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
This is wild to me. I just watched Us and three of the actors went to Yale School of Drama. I was actually like woah.. Is this a school I should strive towards? I feel like taking classes at an acting school won't be enough and that scares me.
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
Hey there, first time Casting Director here. Have one of several casting calls tomorrow, and got a few cancellations/reschedule requests today which ended up opening up a few slots in tomorrows schedule. Would a call with less than 24 hours notice be something that any of you, as actors, would actually consider? Everyo…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
Hi there! I am an accent modification expert and the founder of [Skilled Speech](https://www.skilledspeech.com). I am a licensed speech-language pathologist specializing in accent reduction. I’ve worked with with hundreds of students from all over the globe over the past 7 years, from Japan to Colombia to Slovakia and…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
LORE ​ Everything started with just "existence" itself. "Existence" can take shape in everything, create everything and do everything it wants. It's a living being. ​ This being (Existence) started the world on its own, with nothing around him but itself. It was bored and lonely, that’s why Existence crea…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
I currently use my REAL name, which is the same as a successful person who is NOT an actor. I always thought it would help people remember my name, but it also means I'm not gonna come up ahead of them on Google.
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
I know I got SUPER lucky with this opportunity... I'll tell you what, i'm in the wrong business. There's a lot of money in the film world i'm learning.) So I randomly responded to an ad for a shoot that was filming on a Saturday. (I wasn't working so I figured why not go for it) I got it! It was a testimonial style thi…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
I'll try to keep this as brief as possible. Just started at USC this semester (non-theatre major with a theatre minor) and as soon as I moved to LA back in January I really dove into acting (with 4+ years experience from High School). I am primarily struggling with how to manage my free time in order to best benefit fr…
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
I'm a full-time theater student in LA, so even for unpaid student work the competition is fierce and there were a ton of auditioning actors, about half of whom aren't students. This is a huge thing for me, so wish me luck!
Reddit · 26 Mar 2019
—sage advice in regards to accents and dialects (personal technique &/or tips/tricks). I am a young actor from New Orleans, Louisiana...I’ve been acting for a little under 20 years, since I was a child. Not that is of any importance, but suffice it to say, most American dialects are not any issue for me to eventually a…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
We're a team of 6 animation students working on a 5 minute short film based in 1960s noir with supernatural elements. We're looking for a female voice actor to play one of our main characters. I'll attach a download link to a small presentation just talking about the movie to give anyone interested. This is not a free…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
I have feelings of performance anxiety... all the time. And honestly, I should be at an audition right now, and instead i'm binging youtube. ​ I have performance anxiety. IN literally everything I do. It's verging on being too difficult to deal with. My therapist has told me it's inertia - self-doubt that - the…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
[Warning: Long Post Ahead!] Hello fellow actors! A little background on myself, I’m an aspiring actor hailing from the tiny city of Singapore and like many on here, I’ve had a fair share of experience acting; especially in theatre. Recently, I attended an MV shoot as an extra and there, I met a friend who turned out to…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
Good morning! I'm Steve and I write things: 1. Podcasts ([http://atthemidnight.com/](http://atthemidnight.com/)) 2. Short stories 3. Games ([https://sbspalding.itch.io/this-room-will-kill-you](https://sbspalding.itch.io/this-room-will-kill-you)) 4. A TV pilot for Sony Playstation ([https://www.playstation.com/en-us/net…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
Hi all, We are a dubbing company located in Beijing, currently working on dubbing a project that will be aired on US and EU TV. We are in the dark regarding what are the rights of our actors, and what basis we could use to negociate copyrights with the distributor. So far, they've told us that they'd need the actors to…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
Hi y'all I have a question. I have been an actor in NYC for about 10 years. I got my training from Marymount Manhattan College, Terry Schreiber and now Mercedes Ruehl. I've been frustrated lately I feel like I should move to have the best opportunity for film and TV. I see that most series regulars aren't cast out of h…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2019
So i wanna start doing extra work but i have a shit bladder. Its very much an agoraphobia and overactive bladder. I have gone to doctors, worked with therapists etc. I am training to sing opera and have done opera and being on stage and doing the show my mind is taken off my bladder troubles and also its great cause yo…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
Even with roommates, an hour away from midtown I still have to pay $800. That comes out to like, a third of my salary in my survival job, that still barely makes theater work possible. If I get sick I'll just die because insurance is a pipe dream. I work full time, come into rehearsal exhausted and come home at 1am to…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
Happy Sunday all! ​ I just got cast for my first play as an adult (did a few when I was much younger, I'm 28 now) which is a super humbling/surreal moment for me. I've just been doing acting classes for the past year or so. ​ That got me wondering on the question of do I call myself an actor now? ​…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
I recently met an actor who showed me his IMDB, I was very impressed with his credits and experience. Then I looked closer and realized some films didn’t even exist, and some he definitely weren’t in. What’s the deal with lying about credits? I’d be too scared of getting caught.
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
I've done a little research but would like to ask for advice and tips from fellow redditers.. Correct me if I am wrong. -should be 60 seconds, to grasp attention span? -should be dissected to different categories of abilities? Or would it be better to create custom ones to target client's needs? -background noise/music…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
I am currently working on a school project about voice acting. We are collecting data regarding the choices voice actors make. Why do you operate online, offline, or both? What market segment do you operate in? If you use an online platform, do transactions ever occur outside of the platform, with clients you met throu…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
Anyone used actor access' aircheck service before? What quality are the clips? Can you freely download them off your AA profile in the same quality? Would you recommend using it?
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
So I just found out that I’ve been cast in a Shakespeare in the Park tour, which I’m very excited about! I’ve done shows in the summer before and I’ve always struggled to put together outfits that are comfy, cute, cool and work appropriate. I find my usual summer apparel (jean shorts and tank tops) are too stiff and a…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
Well guys, It seems acting has finally come to the point where social media presence is considered important and also something casting/production may consider when making their choices. I say we support each other on that specific journey. I've been trying to get more involved in social media (namely Instagram) while…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2019
We're a team of 6 animation students working on a 5 minute short film based in 1960s noir with supernatural elements. We're looking for a female voice actor to play one of our main characters. ​ I'll attach a download link to a small presentation just talking about the movie to give anyone interested. ​ […
Reddit · 23 Mar 2019
This year I am filing jointly with my husband. In prior years, I have claimed everything I could think of as an itemized deduction and it prevented me from owing a ton of money. This year I know that the deductions are different for actors, but how? Can I still claim all my normal things (shampoo, headshots, movie tick…
Reddit · 23 Mar 2019
Hello! I'm really looking to make a friend with a fellow actor here. I don't have a lot of friends in the acting field, so I'd love to swap stories and dreams and roles and so on. For some additional info: - I am 22 years old and a male - Attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in the fall - I love horror movie…
Reddit · 23 Mar 2019
So I wanted to open a post about how shitty my life are, but then in the middle of writing I started asking myself "weren't I did it before?" and the answer was simply yes. But one thing I didn't took in mind is that I am cheating my dream every time and it's killing me inside that I am just must share my feelings and…
Reddit · 23 Mar 2019
Hello, all! MT major from Wisconsin here. Been in school for three years, going to be in two more if I decide to stay, which is where my issue lies. I transferred from a smaller university to a bigger one in the state, studying MT the whole time. Found out this year that it wasn’t my old university making me miserable,…
Reddit · 23 Mar 2019
a step by step process would be good
Reddit · 23 Mar 2019
*Hello!* My name is Leo, I am a young actor in NYC and I recently discovered this reddit along side an idea to form a **play reading club**. We can form a group chat and every certain allotted time that we chose can have a new play from the recommendations of members and we can have timely discussions on the play and p…
Reddit · 22 Mar 2019
Hey I'm back home from LA and my mgmt just sent me a self tape that I definitely need a decent reader for. Any other actors available today?
Reddit · 22 Mar 2019
I was skimming through this sub the other day and saw some discussion that kinda made me shake my head a little. It was all about the concept of needing to know the business. I certainly agree that it's important. Crucial, in fact. However, one person suggested that it is perhaps even more important than craft which re…
Reddit · 22 Mar 2019
I was offered a role for a game that, when I asked what compensation would be done, promptly was turned away within minutes. They're reasoning was "We can only pay Sag voice actors." I said thanks for the opporutnity and no problem. Remembering I actually have several associates in it, I asked them what email they woul…
Reddit · 22 Mar 2019
Hey folks, this post began as a comment on u/WinonaPortman's post about craft bing more important than business acumen, then it got so in depth I decided to make my own post about it. Read that post first for context. Here's the u/WinonaPortman post: https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/b45q60/cart_before_the_horse…
