Reddit · 19 Feb 2020
The myths
I don't think Marlon was a great 'actor.' He was just doing his own thing.
Reddit · 19 Feb 2020
Best acting website subscription for beginners outside of major cities?
Title kinda explains it. I live in the metro detroit area and I'm essentially a complete beginner. I have taken some classes for an elective and my teacher suggested acting should be something I try to take further. I wanna get the most bang for my buck with a subscription. I always hear about Backstage and Actor's Acc…
Reddit · 18 Feb 2020
Getting an Agent
Do you guys have any advice on getting an agent? I submitted my demo reel, headshots, and resume to 4 agents in my area with only one response so far. It’s been a week. Acting is my passion and people tell me I’m truly gifted. It’s what a really want to do. Do you guys have any advice on getting jobs outside of an Agen…
Reddit · 18 Feb 2020
I can now put voice actor on my resume
I’m so excited that I finally got the courage to just record something but also to audition for parts and it felt awesome!! I’m on my way to becoming a professional voice actor
Reddit · 18 Feb 2020
I am 6'8 (205 cm). Is there a space for me?
I'm a tall caucasian male and I speak english and mandarin. Ive been told that im too tall to be an actor. I imagine the height difference with other actors would make a weird aesthetic, and cinematographers would have problems that they dont usually need to deal with. Costume people would have a harder time acquiring…
Reddit · 18 Feb 2020
Do actors convey every aspect of their body language with conscious intent?
I often wonder if actors are deliberate about the minutiae of their body language or if they just imagine themselves to be the character and react without conscious deliberation. For example I was watching the movie Burning by Chang-dong Lee. In one scene the Steven Yeun character is caught yawning inappropriately in a…
Reddit · 18 Feb 2020
NYC Area - Actors needed.
I need actors [TFP] for my first music video. This is a time for print collab out of my own tight pocket, I will provide transportation and food. We will be shooting for maybe 2 days 3-7-20 (sat – sun) subject to change. I need some actors to collaborate for a dramatical dark, thriller type with little action music vid…
Reddit · 18 Feb 2020
What can I do for my acting career for $1k a month NYC
Hi there, I’m in the beginning of my acting journey. I’m trying to do as much as possible for my acting. This is what I did so far: -I take classes every month( classes are 1-3 times a week, depends on a studio) -I’ve scheduled a photo shoot with great headshot photographer. -I’m in a process of shooting scenes for my…
Reddit · 18 Feb 2020
Has anyone done VO without being a (ACTOR)
I see voice coaching recommended a lot but I also see there is so much scams out there, then I see streamers getting gigs or youtubers who have never done acting getting gaming parts, so I guess my question is if you want to do simple AUDIO books do you need voice acting or would just simply having a youtube channel an…
Reddit · 18 Feb 2020
How to get into voice acting
My friend is constantly doing the funniest voices, like seriously killer everyone loves it. He could totally be a voice actor but we have no clue how to get him into it. So Reddit,how does one voice act?
Reddit · 18 Feb 2020
Should I become better looking before I try to get an agent
Hey all. I'm interested in becoming an actor but I don't look as good as I can. I'm kind of skinny. sitting at 20 percent body fat at the moment and I have a buzzcut. Would it be slightly easier If I first get a good body and better hairstyle? I'm about to turn 21 by the way. This might be a dumb question but I'm curio…
Reddit · 17 Feb 2020
Tony Cavalero is funniest comedic actor of all the time
Nuff said. I just honestly do believe this. He is hilarious. He is up there with Steve Zahn
Reddit · 17 Feb 2020
how do actors use Instagram to improve their brand/network/ etc?
Hello everybody! I constantly hear that branding is important for actors. So I wanted to see what ways you use Instagram to improve your brand? Do you even use it? I think it’s bit complicated because I don’t know what to post. I feel like some people just post high quality pictures of themselves? Is it about following…
Reddit · 17 Feb 2020
summer intensive in the southeast
hi!! i’m a fairly new actress (19) looking for intensives in the southeast area. i’m based in NE florida but expect better studios to be in the atlanta area. i want to do on-screen work so not theatre intensives.
Reddit · 17 Feb 2020
Is it difficult to find work as an actor?
Title says it all really. I live in quite a big city compared to most in the uk so I'm not sure how difficult it would be to find work
Reddit · 17 Feb 2020
I really need your advice .I’m a 16 year old girl from Russia and I want to make a career as an actress.
I am in a really difficult situation. I want to go to university in the USA. Moreover, in my plans it’s Ticsh and Juilliard. But the information that I found in the internet causes me to doubt. Now I’m absolutely not sure that university entrance is really necessary to make a successful career. On one hand I think it’s…
Reddit · 17 Feb 2020
Am I in a catch-22?
I feel like I'm a bit stuck. I want to take my acting to the next step but I don't know where to focus on next. I have headshots, I have a bit of work on my reel, I'm on actors access but haven't been getting a ton of auditions. I'm non union and do not have any kind of representation at the moment. I just left my old…
Reddit · 17 Feb 2020
Should I take a break from acting and see where things go?
It's not that I feel discouraged, it's just that I'm starting to see myself more and more as a writer (whether of books, plays or screenplays) and a film director and I can sense how much more talent and passion I have for these fields. I still like acting and I intend to stay in my theatre club for some more time, but…
Backstage · 16 Feb 2020
Seeking an agent in NYC! Where do I start?
Hello, I have been in New York for about a year and have been auditioning as much as I can. I do not have equity and it took me awhile to figure out the entire process, but I think I have it now! I feel that I am in need…
Reddit · 16 Feb 2020
Audition Help Needed
Hello All, Working actor here and been so for several years now on Television & Film but you can never stop learning in this business. I moved out of NYC to NC so now all my auditions are "self tape" auditions. Lately I have been getting audition scenes that has a lot of dialogue between other characters in my scene. T…
Reddit · 16 Feb 2020
Is too much really better than ‘not enough’？
I started my major in acting last year、and have learned so much already… as well as recognizing that I have much left to learn. last semester I enrolled in a class that I had such high hopes for、only to be disappointed by a instructor that seemed to belittle me at almost every possible given opportunity. Always ‘forget…
Reddit · 15 Feb 2020
Best ways to network as a new, middle-aged actor in Los Angeles ?
I'm currently taking voice acting classes and will soon start up with Improv classes again (both in Hollywood), but I feel I can do more. I'm still new and not yet good enough to do much, but I'd like to be more active among the acting community so that I can learn about roles. Are there facebook groups that led to rea…
Reddit · 15 Feb 2020
Controlling your tears?
Hey, do you guys have any advice to cry on purpose naturally? I know that movie actors use menthol, but I need to learn how to cry on command for theater so I can’t exactly use such things :/
Reddit · 15 Feb 2020
VA's on Spotlight
Hi guys So I know the site Spotlight.com is one of the biggest casting sites out there for actors, and it's where the majority of good stuff comes from. I've been in quite a few small projects now, paid and unpaid, but I'm really looking to find something a bit more substantial. To sign up with Spotlight however, you h…
Reddit · 15 Feb 2020
Diverse Voice actors wanted for Star Wars RPG podcast stories (one-off appearances)
Hello! my name is Joe Redemann (@RedFortySeven on Twitter), and I am putting together a podcast that uses the Star Wars role-playing game system to tell one-off anthology stories set in the years after Return of the Jedi! Our mission In creating this actual play podcast is to Expand the Galaxy: we want to create storie…
Reddit · 15 Feb 2020
Actors: Please check out my very first film I wrote & acted in & give feedback??
Hello, as an Indian-American actress I tend to get stereotypes a lot (arranged marriages) so I wanted to create something with my improv training (my true love) and as a first film I'd love to hear your feedback as I continue to create more for myself. We had a great run this year with 40+ festivals and a win for 1st p…
Reddit · 15 Feb 2020
Representation Advice
I'm a 26-year-old actress. I started taking classes and doing theatre when I was 5, and booked my first professional role on stage at 8. I continued performing through high school. In my senior year of high school, I became ill and was forced to take a break from performing for a few years. I got back into it in 2014 a…
Reddit · 14 Feb 2020
I feel like my body gets in the way of my acting all the time.
I think I'm a decent actor for the level that I'm at but the more that I become aware of my body and the more criticisms I get about my acting is usually about my body movement/language. How does one get to a stage where they're graceful and every move is meaningful instead of distracting? For example both while acting…
Reddit · 14 Feb 2020
Actors and Taxes
This is probably thee most unwanted post we Actors like to talk about, but Taxes. I'm not sure if being paid as an Non-Union Actor is something we claim within a 1099-MISC if used towards business expense. Do we receive the 1099-MISC form, or do we file the 1099-MISC with the saved receipts when filing taxes?
Reddit · 14 Feb 2020
For actors without representation
How do you guys feel about not getting auditions after submitting for roles via casting websites? I really wanted to at least get an audition for this short film but didn’t hear anything after submitting :/ so yea... kinda discouraginghaha
Reddit · 14 Feb 2020
I can’t act my self confidence.
Hi! New to reddit. I’m an actor from Quebec, Canada. I had the chance to have a lot of opportunities in many productions. Career went really well for maybe 4/5 years. But bam. In the last 3 years I only had one role. Self Confidence took a hit, but I can’t seem to regain that confidence. Last week, I had the chance to…
Reddit · 14 Feb 2020
Making a website for newbs
Hey does anyone have advice on making an actor website for someone just starting out? Best ways of going about it, what to include what to leave out etc; thank you!
Reddit · 14 Feb 2020
Extra role opportunity
So I have a professional regular job but have always been interested in doing extra work. There is a big movie shooting in my city right now I got called for a extra part but it requires overnight shooting for the next 3 nights. It’s part of a group of running people with what I assume is an action scene. Should I take…
Reddit · 14 Feb 2020
Best ways to network as a young actor in Toronto ?
I already take acting classes , what other ways can I network with people in the industry specifically in Toronto ? I’ve been to some meetups some good some bad , so far the Toronto scene seems small despite it being the best place to start acting in Canada besides Vancouver ?Would love some advice
Reddit · 13 Feb 2020
Slightly questionable request in self-tape audition
So I understand that you can't really be choosy or a diva when you're at the bottom like I am, but I'm having some reservations about this "callback" self-tape audition. I'm being asked to do something pretty stupid/embarrassing, but in context it's understandable and makes sense for the part. It's for a student film a…
Reddit · 13 Feb 2020
Can Agencies Attach Themselves To Self-Submits on Actors Access?
I self-submitted myself for a casting and ended up getting an eco-cast audition—except it somehow came through with one of my reps. I’ve self-submitted myself before and booked gigs and not had this happen so I’m not sure if maybe I got double submitted (by myself and said agency). What strikes me as odd however is tha…
Reddit · 13 Feb 2020
Working background in LA.
Hello, I am a veteran on a pension. I like to work background for extra income. I have no desire to be a real actor but the flexibility and food on set is great for me as my side gig. I know it sounds crazy to say I love background but it works for me. I have mostly only worked non union in Louisiana. It’s been a while…
Reddit · 13 Feb 2020
Never book but i think i know why..
Hello all, I never book. I finally got an answer. I don't commit enough. Which is weird because I think of myself as a 'method' actor haha. Most times I audition for things I don't have a real connection or everyone is white, and I'm just auditioning because I want to say I exhausted everything. Would more training hel…
Reddit · 13 Feb 2020
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - Feb 13
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 · 13 Feb 2020
Need Voice Actors!
i wrote a little script for a south park style animation and i think it came out good but now i need voices. i would pay, but quite frankly i probably won’t be making any money off the animation! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1--i6uGIFB81nhVVYUPFhwPWu15i1vzduTWHBRLTARd0 this is the script and i got a little animat…
Reddit · 13 Feb 2020
Any good tips for making myself sound like a girl?
So I’m trying to resemble the voice of Kath Soucie (mostly her younger characters) and I’m a guy who can do a high pitched voice that isn’t really convincing enough. Anyone got some good tips on what to do, or just practice? I practice everyday and it still sounds like a guy who isn’t really convincing enough. I don’t…
Reddit · 12 Feb 2020
What little things can I bring into a rehearsal space to make it more homely?
The rehearsal gods have blessed me and gifted me rehearsal rooms but the catch is there's absolutely no furniture whatsover. What should I bring in that'll help us actors feel more at home in the space?
Reddit · 12 Feb 2020
Life is too short, and I want to do allot of things in the Cinematography Industry, I’m almost graduating and I like doing Digital Design but I also always though of acting I really like Movies and how they are made So I don’t know if I also Want to be a
I don’t think I’m good Enough, Im 17 which in my opinion allot of good actors start from a really much younger age, as well as feeling the pressure of graduating and what am I’m going to do with my life cause I don’t want to move out of my Island and go blindfolded onto USA. Anybody else feeling like this?
Reddit · 12 Feb 2020
Audio Fiction Network - A community for Writers, Actors and Producers
Hello fellow Producers, Actors and Writers! Audio Fiction Network is a creator driven discord community of audio drama actors, writers, and producers getting together to chill, share our love of the medium, and have a reliable place to share work and get feedback. We have creative server events for our members such as…
Reddit · 12 Feb 2020
Does anyone happen to know good acting colleges in the netherlands where you can get a professonal actors (for movies, not musicals) degree?
one with actual potential?
Reddit · 12 Feb 2020
I have been cast in a play and my character has a stutter. How do I do it convincingly?
I am looking for any and all tips on how to put on a convincing stutter that sounds natural and not insulting. Everything I can find online is about helping actors overcoming a stutter. At the moment I am staggering the words and when it finally comes out it's as if it's painful to say. What I'm doing doesn't feel like…
Reddit · 12 Feb 2020
Should you send casting agencies your personal projects?
Hi Actors, I recently created a short concept film based off a hit show. I'm torn because i want to share it with as many people as possible. However, I'm debating if i should send this short film to my casting agency as they can use it for my profile. Any thoughts are greatly appreciate
Reddit · 12 Feb 2020
How to be involved in Children's Television/Youth Entertainment?
I always think about how much I would love being a host for a children's TV show (think Blues Clues) or doing the voices for other children's shows. I know some of these shows are done on a local level--think local PBS shows. Are these just regular actors? Are they folks who have a passion for doing work for children?…
Reddit · 12 Feb 2020
Go to NYU or Move to LA
I'm 22 years old and have reached final callbacks to go to NYU for graduate school. Obviously a great oppurtunity but incredibly expensive. If i want to be film actor is it worth it to go to NYU and train or should i just move to LA and try to start a career. Background: I have no reel, or any acting experience. I took…
Reddit · 12 Feb 2020
Looking for Vancouver Actors
Looking for an actor who can talk fast and and be energetic for an indie webseries. Role is for a friendly, customer-service oriented drug dealer. Can send script on request immediately. Also looking for chemistry read with actor we already have. While imagined a young white male for role, anyone of any ethnicity or ge…