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Reddit · 5 May 2022

Conflict of gigs, potentially silly questions- seeking your advice

SO, quick (necessary) backstory- I acted as a teenager in some small capacities, high school plays/drama/improv/solo youtube projects, took a few classes in college, no huge amount of formal training or degree, but luckily I seem to have a strong natural talent and reasonable amounts of charisma. Unfortunately spent ma…

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Reddit · 5 May 2022

Trying to get into voice acting, any thoughts?

Hi my name is Braken, I'm a 21m and I wanted to know what it takes to be a voice actor. I only decided a few days ago that I wanted to become an actor to build my self esteem but I honestly have no idea on where to start

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Reddit · 5 May 2022

Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Feedback

Use this thread to post your headshots for feedback, get info on your age range/type, find good headshot photographers, ask any questions you may have about headshots. If you are posting a DIY headshot for feedback, and not just a snapshot in order to get feedback on your age range/type/etc, it is advised that you do a…

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Reddit · 4 May 2022

9 page sides due in 3 days other SAG actors please advise

Normally I would start working ASAP but I feel discouraged because… a) there’s a statement about “offer only” / “meeting only” actors (I am not at that stage) to communicate that with the CD…which indicates they will probably go with a name b) they want partial nudity for the role I’m auditioning for which I don’t feel…

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Reddit · 4 May 2022

Is it legit if a casting director reaches out to you?

Title says the basic question: So, I self-taped for an open casting call, and submitted a first audition, alongside a headshot and CV. For the record, this was on Backstage, and I know some people have very controversial opinions about that website. But moving on, now I’m in the second round of auditions, and the casti…

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Reddit · 4 May 2022

Where to find diverse voice actors?

I know this question might sound weird, especially because voice acting is an art form that doesn’t require the actor to show their face, but I think it’s important to have a voice actor that matches the character and can understand them better. Luckily I have a lot of time to figure this out (I’m no where near the cas…

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Reddit · 4 May 2022

Acting advice

What’s one advice/tip you guys use on yourself that you’ve either learnt or picked up that has made you a better actor.

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Reddit · 4 May 2022

What does charisma mean in acting?

I hear people say *insert actor* is very charismatic on screen. Is it like they look good on camera? How do you know they’re charismatic?

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Reddit · 4 May 2022

How to find auditions

I'm curious about getting into this field of work so how do voice actors find auditions.

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Reddit · 4 May 2022

Commercial Audition Casting Breakdown Help?

Could someone give me a quick refresher of how casting for commercials work? I’ve done a few non union ones, but have never really truly understood the process and now that I have an agent, I’d like too. So the casting office calls you in and they audition you, then they send the audition tapes to the advertising agenc…

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Reddit · 3 May 2022

Paid work £15 for 140 words.

Looking for a female voice actor, English accent, to say 140 words. (14 sentences). To last approximately 70 seconds. I don't know the going rate, so around £15? Please let me know if that is too low?? To do voiceover for an eCommerce website. Promoting an electronic personal cooling fan. To be paid by PayPal or BACS?…

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Reddit · 3 May 2022

I am a director and want to learn how to better direct actors

Good day actors, I am a filmmaker from Montreal, and even though I have a few short films under my belt, I feel that working with actors is by far my greatest weakness. I would like to know from your point of view what you think are the best ways for a director to work with actors. What are the dos and donts that you'v…

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Reddit · 3 May 2022

Strange?

I think it’s so crazy how when I was self submitting on actors access I wouldn’t really get callbacks or book and now that I have an agent and go out for bigger things I do get callbacks and book work, anyone else have that?

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Reddit · 3 May 2022

Actors who started at 28 to 30?

Is there any well known actors, who started from 28 to 30 years old, and went on to have successful film or television careers?

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Reddit · 3 May 2022

The beginning of my career

Hello everyone! I am a new (like very new) actor who lives in LA and I am starting my acting career this summer. I have been studying acting for about 5 years (not in school) through scripts, movie breakdowns, character analysis and general youtube videos. I am a newbie to on-set work but not a newbie on what to expect…

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Reddit · 3 May 2022

should I add my co-star footage to reel even tho it's not a good one?

so I hate the way the footage came out. one of my big bookings, well, big to me is a one liner in a new big show. but the camera was else where while i said my line..I feel like a glorified extra..I still interacted with the main actor.. what should I do?

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Reddit · 3 May 2022

Dressing to look younger for audition?

I'm a male actor in my mid-late twenties, and tomorrow I have an audition for a teenager (around 15y/o). I can pass as a teenager sometimes, depending on what I'm wearing. E.g. if I'm wearing a t-shirt and shorts people often read me as 15-17 or so, but if I'm dressed more formally, e.g. button-down shirt and nicer tro…

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Reddit · 3 May 2022

Play Duologues for Two Actors(Male/female) 20 years old

Hello fellow actors, I think it'd be great if we could pool together plays we have found so that we can start a comment chain with everyone's suggestions for good scenes from plays with specified requirements (like the one in the title). I'll start \-Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons two hander around a young professional ag…

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Reddit · 3 May 2022

Acting as non-native English speaker

I was wondering if it would be realistic to become an actor for English productions without being a native speaker. Does anyone have experience with this or has examples of actors?

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Reddit · 3 May 2022

How's the British Acting Scene?

So I'm thinking about doing a bit of a career switch and moving from film production into acting. A lot of my work that I do is in Bristol, UK and was wondering how the acting gigs are over there? I know some people say that London is the place to be for it but I don't think I could live in London - I've grown too atta…

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Reddit · 3 May 2022

Who are the very best acting managers in NY?

Hi guys! I’m an established actor (re-occurring on a huge streaming series), and still having trouble securing good representation if you can believe that baloney. People keep telling me that its because I’m not a 19 year old hot chick. I would have thought more doors would open after my third year on this series, but…

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Reddit · 3 May 2022

High school junior who's looking into acting, what should I do once I graduate?

Hey everyone, so I'll just cut to the chase here. I'm looking into acting after high school and I don't really know exactly where to start. I'm currently taking drama and I'm learning methods on how to deliver on camera, loosing myself up, etc., but I wanna know what I should do once I graduate. I've looked into acting…

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Reddit · 2 May 2022

auditioning for david auburn’s Proof. help me decide between monologues?

good morning all! apologies in advance for a monologue post. i’ve done research but am too indecisive to decide amongst my options. i’m a stage actor who’s been out of practice for a few years — i can’t sing and i’m not funny, so roles that fit my type are far and few in between, lol. recently a local theatre posted au…

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Reddit · 2 May 2022

Can I really become an actor even with an extremely problematic past?

When I was younger I was a very problematic toxic teen who didn’t really care about anything other than what directly benefited me. I didn’t know proper healthy boundaries and I sexually assaulted my ex-partner without fully realizing the extent of my actions and the drastic impact they’d have on the person and their l…

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Reddit · 2 May 2022

10 Most Beautiful Actresses in Africa you need to know about

There are many hot celebrities with real beauty in Africa we have listed here The most beautiful African actresses. Let's know more about them. https://knowafrika.com/most-beautiful-actresses-in-africa-you-need-to-know-about/

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Reddit · 2 May 2022

How Tf do y’all memorize lines?

Title. I’m a junior in HS and I’m preparing for a monologue that I have to memorize and act in the upcoming weeks. Imo I feel like the hardest thing as an actor is memorizing your lines, because imagine going up on stage and then blanking the first thing you get there. And I want to be able to act in the plays/musicals…

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Reddit · 2 May 2022

Pssst. Hey. You wanna make some voice actor friends?

Me too! And I suck at networking on Twitter, so uh... hi I guess. If you're a voice actor and interested in making some new friends, then please feel free to comment here or chat with me. Brief introduction, hi, I'm Catie! I've been voicing acting for almost two years and doing freelance work as a narrator for a few di…

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Reddit · 1 May 2022

monologues needed!

i’m getting back into acting after a long break during covid, and i’m working on monologues as a way to practice at home outside of classes and such. does anyone know of any good monologues for women? preferably sad/dramatic/romantic themes (bonus if there’s crying) and i need ones that come from movies or tv shows, be…

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Reddit · 1 May 2022

Should I drop the show?

Basically I'm black and have the least amount of singing and speaking than the rest of the cast. I have about three short singing lines while everyone else has entire songs or multiple phrases. I'm a soprano so it's not like I'm a bad singer. The white people have the most spoken and singing lines as well. There is one…

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Reddit · 1 May 2022

2 options need help

Hi everyone, I have 2 different paths I can take but I’m really lost on which to peruse. One is go to acting school after college or get into medicine. I know there are both completely different and have nothing to do with each other but medicine provides certain comfortable pay where as acting dosent but acting just s…

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Reddit · 1 May 2022

Regional SAG-AFTRA?

I met someone on a SAG production who told me you can join a SAG affiliate for roughly half the joining fee. It allows you to work as a union actor in a small region, but not the entire country. I cannot find any information about this. Is it true?

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Reddit · 1 May 2022

Casting Workbook Actors HomeKit?

Anybody know or remember the coupon code from Good Faith Casting (follow her on IG if you don't already) to buy the Actors Home Kit with a huge discount?

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Reddit · 1 May 2022

Awards and Accolades on Resume?

Hey! Looking to see what is appropriate to put on an acting resume before I put it on. I was in a film that was nominated so far for the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize, won the Aspen Shortsfest Jury Prize for Best Comedy which makes it Oscar Qualifying, and won the Florida Film Festival Special Jury Award fo…

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Reddit · 1 May 2022

thoughts on Ryan Gosling

I was just wondering what you all thought of him. For some reason, I can't help but love him in every movie, but I have to admit compared to other actors his acting is a little dry. I've only watched a few of his best movies though, The Notebook, La La Land, and Drive. I've noticed he gets mixed reviews from different…

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Reddit · 1 May 2022

[Help needed] Help me decide my stage name

Hey folk! I'm an actor, and I have this small gig coming up, which is excellent! Except.. they asked for my name. Being a little more professional than the school plays I've done, I'm looking to sort of find and stick with my professional reputation. My name is Sydney Alexander Adkins, and I can't decide what sounds mo…