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Reddit · 28 Oct 2020

What Effect Will Unprofessionalism Off Set Have On Your Career?

I’ve posted this question before and just wanted some second opinions. I’m a recording artist with 100 unreleased songs; songs which contain profanity and realities that I have lived. With that being said, I want to do music and continue to pursue an acting career. However, I see that smaller actors tend to wean away f…

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Reddit · 27 Oct 2020

Question

How does someone become an actor in 2020?

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Reddit · 27 Oct 2020

Has anyone wanted to be an actor?

Ever since a little boy, I really wanted to know what it's like to be Famous, Known, and Followed by a lot of people. But know I've gone older, I realized the true life of famous. I found the true side of fame. Now I don't want to be famous! If reincarnation is real, I'll be famous in my next life. A famous British act…

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Reddit · 27 Oct 2020

Hiring voice actor for YouTube channel (commission)

Basically I have a monetized Youtube channel and am looking to expand into the finance niche. I’ll need someone to read a script for videos and I’ll be able to pay a % of the ad revenue. RPM20-30$ dm me if interested

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Reddit · 27 Oct 2020

Lost in life

Hi, I’m 19 and I’m in my second year of university right now. I want to be an actor. In the future, I want to work on screen in tv and movies as well as theatre. My passion is acting I want to study all forms of it and build a career in it. However, I don’t know where to start I’m currently in a general drama degree wa…

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Reddit · 27 Oct 2020

Callback advice?

I got a callback for a chemistry read! Any advice going into this? There’s really no instructions so should I just be prepared with the audition piece or should I expect a new random read with the other actor? Thanks!

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Reddit · 27 Oct 2020

Serious: Is it worth it for an amature actor to list a porn experience on a resume?

Hi everyone, I know it's an odd question but I'm in need of genuine advice here. Outside of some high school experience and a couple of plays in college, my acting resume looks rather barren. I really want to find work in film but my only experience performing on camera so far was in pornographic film. I know pornograp…

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Reddit · 27 Oct 2020

Recording Software and Tips for Android

Hello there guys! So just like in mentioned in the title I'm searching for a bit of advice and don't know where to go with my Questions, so I hope you can enlighten me a bit and I'm in kinda the right place at least :) I need some recommendations for good audio recording software, prefered for Android! I got a Galaxy T…

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Reddit · 27 Oct 2020

Technical issue: sudden mic static!

Hi everyone! I'm REALLY hoping someone might be able to shed some light on an issues I've just started having with my Rode NT1-A and Focusrite 2i2 set up. It's picking up some static and I cannot figure out where from! Tried unplugging and restarting things. Nothing in the booth has changed. I'm a voice actor so would…

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Reddit · 26 Oct 2020

Actor Instagram Acount

Backstory: I was a part of an agency when I was a lot younger, but I left due to reasons. I’m doing theater at school, and I’ve done musicals pretty much every year, but I want to transition back into on camera acting. Should I wait until I become apart of another agency to make a social media profile for acting? Edit:…

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Reddit · 26 Oct 2020

How to get into an affordable acting college?

Okay this might sound like a stupid question but hear me out. I am a 15 year old living in India, Im currently in 10th grade and studying in a IGCSE school. I have always wanted to be an actor but never knew how. I am 2 years away from passing out from school yet i still do not know how an acting college works etc. I c…

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Reddit · 26 Oct 2020

How are you maintaining the craft during the pandemic?

Hi fellow actors! Need some motivation here. Pre Covid I started to finally book work, felt excited about where things were going, and after the pandemic happened everything feels different. I have no motivation and feel like things will never go back to how they were which makes me feel so discouraged. I used to inspi…

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Reddit · 26 Oct 2020

Biz of Acting : Actor looking for ($) writer/ pilot script formatter.

Hello, I’m looking for a pilot script writer that can properly format a pilot I’ve written for myself. I have 3 day jobs and don’t have the time to learn formatting techniques and I’m willing to pay you. Any services / references you like to I’d love to hear about! Thanks!

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Reddit · 26 Oct 2020

How do you get involved in Zoom theater productions?

I've been hearing through the grapevines that a lot of theater actors have been doing Zoom theater (and also that it's obviously not ideal). I'm primarily a film actor, so I don't have many theater connections. I want to branch out into theater, but I don't see any auditions for theater productions on casting sites any…

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Reddit · 26 Oct 2020

Actra apprentice

Hello!. I have a quick question, so I just got a work permit fee from Actra on a recent set I’ve been on and I was wondering if I’m supposed to pay it or not since I’m a non-union actor. Or is that a permit for joining the Actra apprentice program since that’s what I got it with?

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Reddit · 26 Oct 2020

Looking for voice actors with other full-time jobs for a research study

Hi there! I am a doctoral student working and I'm trying to get in contact with voice actors who also work a different full-time job (i.e. 30+ hours a week). We—a group of researchers at the University of Oregon—want to understand the unique experiences of people who have multiple and possibly very different work arran…

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Reddit · 26 Oct 2020

Can I be a voice actor if I'm disabled

I am 22 year old black woman with cerebral palsy that affects my whole body my upper half is pretty good better than my lower half. But I cannot do much for myself it has often been a joke amongst my family if I could do nothing else I can talk. Since a break up and a realization of sexuality. I haven't wanted to focus…

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Reddit · 26 Oct 2020

The Red Priest - Week 4

When I was sorting my thoughts for this week's update, I realized that I should have apologized earlies for the lack of acting notes I had included in my previous weekly updates. As you noted, I was really diarizing what the Company was doing nd how we were getting closer to performance - including my part of it all. H…

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Reddit · 26 Oct 2020

Am I in the right or is my agent?

My agent (I’m with a modeling agency) emailed me asking if I was free this week for a speaking role for an industrial. I told her I would check it out and see if I’m interested. After checking out the script, I wasn’t too interested as it seemed like it for one of those new hire office videos for employees. I told her…

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Reddit · 26 Oct 2020

In search for a serious talk with an actor (serious)

Dear actors of reddit, I am an 18 year old student living in Romania. It's my last year of high school and very, very soon I need to make a big decision, and I want to do it as right as I can. Before starting I wish to express the gravity of my feelings and emotions towards acting and pursuing it as a job: Ever since I…

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Reddit · 26 Oct 2020

Looking for actors with another full-time job for a research study

Hi there! I am a doctoral student working and I'm trying to get in contact with actors who also work a different full-time job (i.e. 30+ hours a week). We—a group of researchers at the University of Oregon—want to understand the unique experiences of people who have multiple and possibly very different work arrangement…

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Reddit · 25 Oct 2020

Non-Acting TV jobs

Can you guys recommend a r/ community, or a website or anything where one could find more information about TV jobs? (Production assistant, writer's assistant, script coordinator, behind the scenes careers). I'm looking to learn more about the industry as whole and how people get into those types of roles! * When someo…

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Reddit · 25 Oct 2020

How to pitch a role to an actor?

I have a limited series pilot and some actors in mind that I would be adding to my pitch deck. Because I am still in the pitching phase, I am fine getting just soft yeses. But how do I got about soliciting the actors I am interested in? None are A listers or even B. One is an upcoming black actress and the other is a g…

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Reddit · 25 Oct 2020

Are Actors Penalized For Unprofessionalism Off-Set?

I’ve noticed that actors (often B or C list actors) lean away from using profanity on social media, and when videos get released about them indulging in substances such as cannabis, it’s often leaked and followed by a profuse apology explaining that it was a dumb, one time thing (When that probably isn’t the case). Do…

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Reddit · 25 Oct 2020

I want to try voice acting but I don't know if I'd be any good at it.

(Not sure if this is the right flair, sorry if not!) I wanna try my hand at voice acting, I think VAs play a big part in creating the magic that gives characters personality and that in turn they play a big part in bringing the characters they voice to life! I really admire the work of Voice Actors for that reason so w…

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Reddit · 25 Oct 2020

Q: What's the name of the gesture to calm down?

Hi, When watching bloopers I sometime see actors pinch their fingers and pull their hand down to poise themselves. Can someone tell me what's the name of this gesture if I want to describe character A doing it in a story?

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Reddit · 25 Oct 2020

Manager meetings- any advice

Hello! I’m an actress in the U.K. and have a couple of meetings next week with some American managers. Do you have any advice for what I should prepare? What’s good to wear, makeup, and what kind of questions may they ask? They are reputable with some pretty well known clients. Thanks so much!

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Reddit · 25 Oct 2020

ACTING COACH

anybody looking for an acting coach? NYC based Actor and Coach with Off Broadway and TV/Film Credits

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Reddit · 25 Oct 2020

Male to female voice in real time

I need to have a male voice actor voice become female and realistic (not underwater nor robotic), like manga voice over. I need the voice transformation real time because the person I’m asking to voice over is remote and would want the voice to come in real time as we converse. What tool, hardware, software can help me…

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Reddit · 25 Oct 2020

Personal voiceover website that includes reels in 3 languages. Yes or no?

Hello! So this is a tricky question now. I'm bilingual Slovak-Serb, but mainly I do VO in the English language. I had some Slovak, Serbian VO jobs, but not as many as English. Now, I have demos (In Eng, Serb, Slo) + website ready, all that is left is to upload them. However... I'm not sure if I should mix languages, or…

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Reddit · 24 Oct 2020

Can I go on a rant here?

Hey everyone! So, I need to go on a little rant and I feel like this is the only outlet where people would understand. So, today was my first day (sort of) back on a set. For some backstory, I am not a professional actor (although, I would love to be some day!), and my entire experience as an actor has come from unpaid…

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Reddit · 24 Oct 2020

Casting multiple voice actors for narrative sci-fi audio series.

Hi everyone. Thanks in advance for taking the time to consider these voice actor roles. I thought this would be a good place to start casting for our new narrative podcast audio series, Earth Eclipsed. I am not sure if this kind of post runs afoul of any subreddit rules (if so, please let me know and I will take it dow…

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Reddit · 24 Oct 2020

Is the average quality of acting in theater much higher than in movies?

Afterall most of the Oscar winners started in theater or do just as much live theater as they do in movies. Not to mention even in the debut roles in movies, many experienced theater actors (esp if they come from Broadway or England's theatre scene) are already praised in their first ever movie role such as Timothy Dal…

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Reddit · 24 Oct 2020

What are some of your passions that have absolutely nothing to do with this industry? :)

Got to talking with my fellow actor friends the other day and realized how much more interesting the conversation was when we didn’t discuss acting at all... I thought I’d bring the convo here! For me, I’m taking this weird time to finish up my degree in industrial design! I like to design physical products and researc…

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Reddit · 24 Oct 2020

A young but realistic wannabe actor.

So I'm 15. Sophomore in high school taking choir (concert and jazz) and drama. And I have a unbreakable appeal to the art of cinema. If you are a theater actor, I have high respect but it just doesn't have the same appeal to me as Cinema does. So I know the possibility for achieving success is incredibly low. I am not…

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Reddit · 24 Oct 2020

Casting multiple voice actors for narrative sci-fi audio series.

Hi everyone. Thanks in advance for taking the time to consider these voice actor roles. I thought this would be a good place to start casting for our new narrative podcast audio series, Earth Eclipsed. I am not sure if this kind of post runs afoul of any subreddit rules (if so, please let me know and I will take it dow…

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Stage 32 · 23 Oct 2020

Table Read on Zoom

Hi All- I'm trying something new and different. I'm doing a zoom table read on an original script I wrote of "Top Gun" on October 29th at 7 PM EST. Anyone new to the acting field who wants to give this a try or if you have experience and want to keep you acting skills active that's cool too. I need a female to zoom tab…

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Reddit · 23 Oct 2020

Howdy!

Hey guys, a couple months ago a used to be actor told me to read Stanislavski should I? ​ https://preview.redd.it/ddfa6kmnlqu51.png?width=359&format=png&auto=webp&s=ef89eee365bc9a655eb8a77ae6428c1cb236a5b1

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Reddit · 23 Oct 2020

Need help

If im being honest i wasnt quite sure where to turn for this, saucenao didnt seem like a good idea, so i figured just maaaaaybe id have some luck in a voixe acting community? But TLDR theres this meme clip, and i thought it was funny, but im trying to find the voice actress who did it, and i have absolutely no idea how…

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Reddit · 23 Oct 2020

Seeking Representation in Larger Markets

I live and am represented in Colorado. As the market here is very small, and I cannot move for the next 2 years, I am seeking representation in larger markets. I have the means to travel for meetings and auditions, and after training for years, have arrived at a place with my craft that I feel comfortable in my abiliti…

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Reddit · 23 Oct 2020

How is sector in acting?

I don’t have much knowledge about it and have no experience. What’s like to be an actor. In order to make money out of it do I need to be lucky or/and talented?

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Reddit · 23 Oct 2020

Workshopping a New Musical! Actors Wanted!!!!

Hello everyone!! I am looking for actors to help me workshop a musical I've been working on for some time. All sessions are held over Zoom, no need to be local! Without giving too much away, the show is called Friendzone: The Musical. It is a healthy mix of comedy and dramatic, with contemporary style music. It is cult…

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Reddit · 23 Oct 2020

Question for directors from a rejected actor

I posted this over in r/filmmakers hoping to get some input from a director, but in case I get no bites over there, I figured I could post this here as well. If you have experience directing, this question is especially for you, but I'm open to opinions from other actors as well! Put yourself in a director's position.…

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Reddit · 23 Oct 2020

Is voice acting doable professionally if you aren't from North America?

I was born, raised, and will probably die, in Australia, and voice acting has been something I'd love to pursue. My friends and family often comment that "sound effects" or "voice narration" would be a perfect fit for me (you know what they mean) and while I do know of a few Australian voice actors, they tend to migrat…