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Reddit · 11 Aug 2019
basically i’ve gotten a new interest in wanting to become an actor after being on set for the first time as an extra. would it be better to jump straight in to open auditions and take classes at the same time or get some practice from classes before thinking about auditions or an agent? i’m planning on taking video pro…
Reddit · 11 Aug 2019
I’m trying to find a NY actor that might be trying to come to Atlanta and would be interested in a housing swap for a week or so. If you’ve been thinking about checking out the scene down here (it really is as busy and great as they say it is) I’d love to swap my one bedroom apartment in Midtown with you in exchange fo…
Reddit · 11 Aug 2019
I know this is weird. i know this is reddit. I'm fairly new to LA but not new to acting. I have agents, i'm in sag, i'm getting my footing in LA, and right now I'm paying $400 in rent. As a result, i'm saving money, i just got new headshots, and i'm able to actually afford these expensive ass fancy acting classes. Ever…
Reddit · 11 Aug 2019
i am in between taking classes at either of these two. i have read yelp/google reviews. EMAS: wondering if anyone can let me know how many times they would get the chance to go up and work & what the class size was for you in the beginning acting class. also, what you liked/what you did not like about the instructors f…
Reddit · 11 Aug 2019
I think I asked this question before but, which famous actor would you guys want to work with?
Reddit · 11 Aug 2019
Chances are that you are going to be auditioning for a human and chances are that you are human too. We, humans know how to make an impression on other humans. So do it. There is no harm in consciously making an impression. Do this by thinking more about them and less about you. Set it as your mission to help them acco…
Reddit · 11 Aug 2019
I was wondering if anyone could provide a link or tell me the steps for creating audiobooks with multiple actors. I want to do it and know where to find actors I just need to learn how to record them and put the files together to make the full audiobook. Thanks
Reddit · 11 Aug 2019
A lot of new actors get anxious about memorizing lines. It's not that scary. In fact, you subconsciously memorize those lines as you go. I started teaching and coaching students in L.A. one on one a few months ago and you'd be surprised at how fast even untrained actors can memorize those suckers within an hour or less…
Reddit · 11 Aug 2019
Was wondering if anyone else attended 'Inside the Primate Sphere'?
Reddit · 11 Aug 2019
It's been a long, long time since I have had interest in acting. Interest as in - There will most like be little pay off (For my self. Not financially, but career wise) yet it still just seems so fun. ​ I applied for a role years ago that was on the investigative discovery channel. Generic murder case story , I…
Reddit · 10 Aug 2019
Hey all! Without giving too much information away about the shoot or myself (made a throwaway account haha), I'm an unrepresented, non-union (new) actor out of Toronto and this week I did a national ACTRA commercial for a major company. I have a few questions - 1. How, or would I, add this to my resume somehow? I've do…
Reddit · 10 Aug 2019
I'm going to college soon for my first year and I'm majoring in acting. I've always been scared about my hair and wondered about my hair. I plan on having my hair in box braids and taking mew headshots for the first three months of my first semester. I often use wigs, let my curly afro out naturally, and when my hair i…
Reddit · 10 Aug 2019
Hi kind stranger, I need an advice... I want to be an actress and move to LA. I took acting, singing and dancing lessons (I even took stunt lessons) here in my country for a couple years; I participated in a couple plays, commercials, singing concerts and dance showcases. However I also got my degree in Computer Engine…
Reddit · 10 Aug 2019
As an aspiring writer, I am all ears.
Reddit · 10 Aug 2019
I don’t have a lot of cash so I can’t sign up with all three right now though I intend to. I’m just wondering which one is most likely to get me the most background work to pay for the others and some acting classes. I don’t know if location plays a role but I live in NY if it does
Reddit · 10 Aug 2019
Ive been watching a lot of films lately and noticed all the good actors have good facial expressions but i try to look at myself in the mirror doing expressions and there just not realistic any tips?
Reddit · 10 Aug 2019
I’ve been in London nearly a year now. I did acting training in another country so I don’t have good connections here. Now I’m struggling to meet actors in real life. Any advice? I’m a member of Meetup groups especially for improv which I love. I feel though like the people who go there are not pursuing acting, it's mo…
Reddit · 10 Aug 2019
Im kinda sad all the time for the last 1/2 weeks. After watching many shows my love for acting is way bigger and my dream of being an actor is in my head all the time unlike before when it was just like whatever if i become an actor then good but i didn't think about it a lot back then. Im seeing those teens that have…
Reddit · 9 Aug 2019
I’m asking this as a struggling actor. I’m thinking about joining a modeling agency, talent agency, attending auditions, doing theater, and getting an on-set job. Is that too much to manage when I’m struggling? I want to be as visible as possible.
Reddit · 9 Aug 2019
I understand that some, if not many, have full-time 9-5 jobs in addition to acting in classes, at night or on weekends. I was curious in how much did one save up in [emergency] funds before making a big move such as switching to a more flexible job for auditions, be a full-time actor, or make a move to a community with…
Stage 32 · 8 Aug 2019
I'm seeking five actors to volunteer for a script reading this Saturday, August 10th from 9 am - 2 pm in West Hollywood, CA. There is no pay. The ages are from 25 to 70 years old. If you speak Spanish, it's a plus but not required. Please contact me for further information if you are interested in volunteering.
Reddit · 8 Aug 2019
Hi! I’m going to try to make this brief. Before college, I wanted to be a neurosurgeon. After I got into a great school, I decided I wanted to go into the film industry. This school isn’t that good for that field, but I do love the school and I want to get my degree from the school. After a year of discovering and tryi…
Reddit · 8 Aug 2019
I'm not an actress, and did not know where to post this. I have an expressive face / Body language and it came to the point where I found bad people exploiting it to their benefit...how can I use it for my advantage, or make poker face. Do you know excercises like recording yourself, what to look, etc? Thank you.
Reddit · 8 Aug 2019
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…
Reddit · 8 Aug 2019
It's a genuine question, I don't want to throw a pity party or people telling me that my looks are fine because they aren't (I've got bullied solely because of my looks when I was younger.) So as the title says, I would like to know if being unactractive could significantly impair my chances to " make it " because of t…
Reddit · 8 Aug 2019
Soooo I’ve wanted to become an actor for a couple of years now but (especially after my final exams for school/university) I get terrible anxiety and there’s this little voice in my head constantly telling me that I can’t do it and I’ll never be a good actor which leads me to question why do I even want this but at the…
Reddit · 8 Aug 2019
I think my name and surname aren't really rememberable or easy to say and if I become an actor many people would just look over me. Do you have any examples of actors who have done this or if it is possible?
Reddit · 8 Aug 2019
Hello there, I'm interested in working as a voice actor. Naturally, I'm wondering if there's a niche in the market I can specialize and excell in. I figured this would be providing a voice for monsters, zombies, dragons, demons and stuff like that. I'm a metal singer and I can make all kinds of crazy and scary sounds w…
Reddit · 8 Aug 2019
Hello, I was prepping a song for my first musical audition (yay!), when I realized I may be too much of an non MT actor to really understand how everything is supposed to be normal. They just burst into song? Ook. Yet.. They're so much fun to do. If you can suspend belief, it will be so much fun to perform,despite all…
Reddit · 7 Aug 2019
Hello, Last Thursday, through a casting agency, I was invited with a host of other paid extras (around 30-40 people total) to be in the background of a popular Netflix series being filmed in my city. While on the set, I was selected to play in an important scene with a high profile actor, and another actor who is not a…
Reddit · 7 Aug 2019
I’m currently a teen right now (15) and after having an amazing experience as a movie extra, it’s made me want to become an actual principal actor myself. I’m sort of confused on how to begin my journey as an actor. I know i already know about headshots so i’m good in that part. I know i’m gonna need an agent but i’ve…
Reddit · 7 Aug 2019
I have an audition for the LA Haunted Hayride attraction next week to be a scare actor, and I'm curious if anyone here have gone to these auditions before OR were part of the LA Haunted Hayride? I have no idea what to expect both at the auditions and/or working for LA Haunted Hayrides as a scare actor. People who have…
Reddit · 7 Aug 2019
Hey all Anyone from Mass. looking to get into some acting and filmmaking but not really sure where to start. Any advice is welcome.
Reddit · 7 Aug 2019
Similar to a writers block. When you guys study a scene and understand it, and get it, but empathizing with it is a challenge, how do you work that? I feel like I’m pushing a wall to no avail.
Reddit · 7 Aug 2019
I'm a student filmmaker and working AC based in Los Angeles who is at the point where I'm gonna start reaching outside of my social circles to find (unpaid, non-union) talent. I'm not interested in wasting anyone's time so I have a few questions for you guys regarding casting calls: - what are some things you consider…
Reddit · 6 Aug 2019
because i can't stand 99% of the people i meet in this industry. they vomit their ego at me for an hour and i leave the meeting questioning why I'm even doing this. i dont care that you know somebody that knows the president. that doesn't impress me. the agents I have are soulless business people, the actors I meet are…
Reddit · 6 Aug 2019
Hi guys! I want you all to know that actor Aaron Marcus, a full-time actor, (he is also a producer and an author) for over 30 years, is now teaching people how to get into the industry. There is a free webinar of him that you can watch and many other links you can click on for more and more info on acting. He will even…
Reddit · 6 Aug 2019
I know there are a lot of factors such as how much time they'd have to learn, etc., and some may object to a "convincing cry" as the metric, but I'm just curious to hear your estimates based on what you've seen in your acting classes. I ask because it seems like an incredible ability to invoke that kind of emotion with…
Reddit · 6 Aug 2019
i fucking hate serving so much. it's grueling and mentally and physcially exhausting, and i've been doing it for too long. but the cost of living in LA has gotten so high, bedrooms are fucking 900$ and then car and insurance and classes on top of that... honestly the lifestyle is just a fucking nightmare to me, a total…
Reddit · 6 Aug 2019
So as the title alludes to, I went to an audition for an indie feature film which was posted on an online casting website similar to backstage etc. Anyway, it was for five female leads so there were 40 females auditioning through the day in groups. I was in the first group and after we finished up, the director/produce…
Reddit · 6 Aug 2019
I run a podcast with several voice actors and they are all improving each session, but I'm not sure how to give them good feedback on their performances. Is this sub willing to do critiques? I don't mean to sound scuzzy to drop a link with our stuff, but I'm not sure what other way to do it aside from having you listen…
Reddit · 6 Aug 2019
I run a podcast with several voice actors and they are all improving each session, but I'm not sure how to give them good feedback on their performances. Is this sub willing to do critiques? I don't mean to sound scuzzy to drop a link with our stuff, but I'm not sure what other way to do it aside from having you listen…
Reddit · 6 Aug 2019
I’ve always been amazed by actors who are able to pick up a script/sides and cold read a scene for the first time. These actors don’t make any preconceived choices, have done any research on characters, or even think about what they’re saying, but the spontaneity they bring to these scenes (in my opinion) makes their w…
Reddit · 6 Aug 2019
I get some really bad vibes from wendy if I'm being honest. I have a feeling she talks a good talk (you NEED the HWC) but its about money. Its like they are telling actors they suck and dont know what they are doing but hey, you can take my course! Idk. I just have a bad feeling around it. Also the group eats you alive…
Reddit · 6 Aug 2019
As the title says, how exactly does casting work? From posting the breakdown through finally casting that perfect actor. Especially for “open calls” on Actors Access aka anyone who is active on the site would be able to see it and submit. Would they call in/ask for self tapes from hundreds? Thousands? What about if it’…
Reddit · 6 Aug 2019
Hello! I’m just starting to get into acting- last week I portrayed a featured background character in an Emmy award winning Prime show and was contacted to do some more work with the show. If the featured scene has already been filmed- would it even be worth asking to be credited using a stage name rather than my birth…
Reddit · 5 Aug 2019
I (M, 24) have had long-ish hair since moving out to LA less than a year ago but I want to try out getting it cut short. I thought having it long would give me less competition since most males have shorter hair but now it’s at a length where my niche is really small. I realize this will require all new headshots but I…
Reddit · 5 Aug 2019
I'm primarily a musical theater actor but want to branch out and try Shakespeare. I didn't really study it in college from an acting perspective, so would the best course of action be to find some classes to take? Thanks!
Reddit · 5 Aug 2019
I live in a city with a pretty big film industry so i’m just wondering, how hard is it to make a living as an actor?
