Reddit · 8 Nov 2022
UK actors, what does it mean to be an equity member?
I just got approved for a membership and I’d like to know what kind of advantages it comes with?
Reddit · 8 Nov 2022
What’s the best place to live for actors?
Im pretty sure I know the obvious answer, but in curious to hear the why’s and alternatives aswell. Please share your opinion, thank you!
Reddit · 8 Nov 2022
Actors access- reels vs. clips
If a breakdown is asking for my singing reel, should I pay for and upload an entire reel to the submission or are multiple individual clips ok? Is there a difference on their end with a reel and multiple clips? Thanks!
Reddit · 8 Nov 2022
The voice actor dilemma - A question
Hi there! Wanted to ask a fun question here :P Let’s say you currently have a middle tier microphone and you want to take it to the last and final step. You’re in a unfortunate or fortunate situation of being able to purchase only one industry-standard level microphone or equivalent. Only one. For the sake of simplicit…
Reddit · 8 Nov 2022
Visa for actor?
Hi all, Talking with an agent at UTA for an actor in a short film. While they’re rep’d by their agent in the U.S., they actually live in London. Their agent shared they don’t have a visa and asked if production company would be able to cover it. Our shoot will be 2 days in New York next year. They are a very successful…
Reddit · 8 Nov 2022
Looking for a voice actor
Hi, I'm looking for a voice actor for my youtube channel. male/female all welcomed I'm working on a movie recap script for my new video, and I need someone with a nice voice to do the voice-over for me. You'll be paid and I'll give feedback as well. Price, around $20. Thank you, and send links to your work or portfolio…
Reddit · 8 Nov 2022
Looking for Voice Actors
Looking for Voice actor to narrate movie summaries for a Youtube Channrl. :) Would like to give you a small paragraph to sample so we can see of you match what we need. DM me for more details.
Reddit · 8 Nov 2022
Questions from a rookie actor
What’re some tips for people who are very new to acting? Are there any exercises that may be helpful (someone mentioned sitting in front of a mirror and trying to depict different emotions using just your face, such as anger, sadness, confusion, pity, etc. Another person mentioned videotaping yourself doing a scene to…
Reddit · 8 Nov 2022
Looking for a actor
My name is sinthujan. I want to turn my screenplay into a short film, but I don't know any place to hire an actor. I'm looking for something that live in Toronto or close to toronto. Male or female is fine. The story is about toxic love.
Reddit · 8 Nov 2022
Pursuing Writing as an Actor
I’m thinking about doing a masters or program for creative writing but I finally just got an acting manager! I’m not sure if this will take up too much time and focus. I feel torn from the ideology that acting has to be Plan A and that there’s no plan B in order to succeed. However, I feel like I want to immerse myself…
Reddit · 8 Nov 2022
Looking for a voice actor
Hi, I'm looking for a voice actor for my youtube channel. male/female all welcomed
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
Going to be an extra for the first time ever!
So, I’m new here. I’ve done a little reading on this sub and it’s been so helpful and informative. I’ve always dreamed of being an actor, but circumstances just didn’t allow it. However, I applied to be an extra on the movie The Bikeriders, filming in Ohio. I was so excited when they said yes! I’m a little nervous, thi…
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
Anyone have a link to the 14-17 year olds sexual harassment training?
Applying for an actors permit and I can’t find the link
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
For the first time, I got my part cut from a script
I booked a small part in a movie with an A-list actor, I was going to be traveling tomorrow for filming, and I got a message from my agents a few hours ago saying that casting informed them my part was cut from the script. :/ Sucks. Oh well… I guess that happens in this industry. Life goes on
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
[Hiring] Looking for voice actor to do voice over for video
Hello folks! Looking for a beginner or experienced voice actor to do a voice over for me. I’m working on a video project for work, and my voice isn’t the best. I will pay, and give you feedback as well! Thank you! Please send over links to some of your work!
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
What is the name of the actor who played the cat??
Listen, I know this may sound crazy, but I want to know what the name of Mustache's actor is. Does **ANYONE** happen to know the name of this cat? It isn't in the credits of the movie, I can't find her on any animal actor websites, and I just want to know what the name of this cat is. **PLEASE**!!
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
Are these "not booking, I help actors book role after role with my masterclass" coaches legit or fake?
I see this all the time where coaches claim they have the secret to get you booking auditions, but I've heard mixed things about this... For example, Actor A gets auditions through his agent, he just hasn't booked yet because he has a very unique look that CDs are trying to fit perfectly into a role. Actor A auditions…
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
Two questions
So ive been trying to amp up my resume to get the best of my casting but have to add skills of mine, of course i have plenty of skills but do not know which to add for acting & filming. Which skills are important to have and which skills arent? I’m also a tiktok influencer and love to post on social media, i play in es…
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
Actors: What do you wish you'd known before signing with an agent?
Pretty self explanatory title, My boyfriend currently has 3 offers from different agents for acting, and all 3 seemed to be wonderful candidates, so he is having trouble choosing- Any thoughts/tips on the process?
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
I have a actor financially question. I want to start a loan out company, do I need general liability insurance for it?
I’ve been acting for the last 2 years (mainly bg) and am at the point where I want to start a loan out company. I’ve started other companies before, but never for acting. I wasn’t sure if the production’s required general liability from the loan out companies.
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
People's experience with Actors Access Talentlink?
Is it good? Any success? It's 35.00, I'm thinking of doing it for New York. What are others thoughts on it? (essentially the service is supposed to connect you with agents and managers through actors access.)
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
Tips for parents of child actors? First steps?
My 14 year old daughter just auditioned and got a role in a major motion picture - this was her first ever audition with no practice or lead up. She beat out 363 people for the role… Saying all that to ask, what now? We are running into issues with school attendance due to filming and will likely need to withdraw her i…
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
Any help?
Any local male actors with ease or previous experience in a drag queen character?
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
Backstage and Background Work
I’m an actor based in LA and I was hoping to possibly get some advice on using Backstage for acting jobs and also other legit Background services. I’m on all the usual casting pages (Casting Networks, Actors Access, Casting Frontier) and a couple years back I was on Backstage but I found in my experience that most of t…
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
Martial Arts as Asian Actor?
​ I'm a young 20 something Asian Actress and I was thinking about better ways to amp up my resume. I came to the conclusion that learning a martial art might be just that. I'm a trained dancer in all genre's so the process of learning it won't be too difficult for me and I'm genuinely interested in becoming effi…
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
Is it worth getting a new set for headshots for a different look such as my hairstyle?
I have great headshots with my wavy hair but my hair is also curly, especially if I help it with hair products. There aren’t a lot of curly haired actors of my race and type of look so I’m wondering if it would help if I can showcase that my look is versatile. I have no problem switching from wavy to curly. I am going…
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
How do actors not let some roles consume them?
I was wondered when studying acting how do actors not let roles they portray effect them? Some roles can be very consuming and require such emotional intensity, so how do actors protect there own mental health when portraying these characters?
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
Question for actors and aspiring actors
During your childhood years, did any of you display an inclination towards acting out/recreating scenes of your favorite shows, movies or characters from television or film? I don't mean in a professional sense whatsoever, more so just a kid in the backyard with his or her imagination 'acting' away without a care in th…
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
What to on breaks
I am a new actor and I have a break in between classes (that I thought would be filled by another class but isn’t) . I wanted to ask what do you guys do when you are on break from acting school, do you join another school or …?
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
Who are your favorite *young* character actors?
and what would you actually define as a character actor? can a lead be a character actor?
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
Just a few questions because my career is finally in my hands
So I'm leaving my agent soon because they mostly focus on child actors and haven't been very helpful for the past couple years, plus I'm 18 now and kinda wanna fresh start rather than picking up what my mum and agent have been overseeing. So there's a few things that have been nagging at me now I'm fully in control (On…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
Do acting schools let you miss class to partake in films?
I’ve been thinking about taking a 2 year acting school to better myself as an actor but I also want to constantly try and get roles for the shows and movies. Hypothetically, if I was in acting school and I got a part in a decent movie production, would the school allow me to be absent while I partake in it?
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
You know that saying " there's no such thing as a dumb question," well. . .
I'm ticked off about BG and extra actors being treated so badly by production etc. Recently, on a four day shoot, I was in a pivotal role ( a judge in a military trial) where we did crazy hours, got served cold, terrible food and even starved one day from from 8am to 9pm ( we were marched over to the food tent at 8:30p…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
Actors access advice
What do you do to make your actor's access stand out and get more auditions? Right now, I only have two headshots on my profile with no slate shot, and I don't have a reel, so I use one of my professionlly recorded auditions. I recently took more headshots, so ill add more soon; what is something else I could do to hel…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
What material do you use to practice/for demo reels?
I am completely brand new to acting, out of school right now, have no connections, no experience from school, etc. So i'm basically learning and building my foundation from scratch. I want to make a demo reel out of self tapes and I was wondering what script material and/or how do you find material to use for these tap…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
Acting/talent agencies in Chicago?
I am 17, almost 18 and I will be moving to Chicago for college along with some other friends. We all plan on living together, a bunch of actors and writers. Anyway, I was wondering if there were other actors/writers/comedians here who both live and work in Chicago to see what your guy's thoughts and opinions were on th…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
Auditioning For Roles You Can't Attend?
Hello! New actor looking to ask a question: Is it appropriate to audition for a role outside of my home state if I know that, more than likely, I would be unable to travel for it? I'm curious to know whether it would annoy casting directors. It's just that I'm in a fairly small market so it's not often that I see a lot…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
Self-Taped Reel or Fully Produced Clips?
Hey guys!! So I've acted in several student/indie shorts, but have only received footage back from one (and it's just not something I'd want to put on my reel). For the past couple years, I've used short self-taped scenes on Actors Access and as a reel. They're how I got my current agent. However, I really want to step…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
Do actors struggle with being fake or not themselves when they're not acting?
Acting requires you to fake who you are and how you behave. Does this translate into your real life?
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
Not aiming for a career?
Hi! Since there aren't any stupid questions out there, I thought I might as well share something that's been on my mind lately. ​ I have dreamed of acting in a historical film/tv-show/whatever for almost as long as I can remember. Both History and art have been major interests in my life, and at some point, I ju…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
If I change my look by shaving my head would my acting clips be useless?
I’m a 24M actor & this past year(my first year of acting) I was blessed to book quite a few lead roles in films & was even a guest-star on a network TV show! This is great because I’ll have clips to put together a solid demo reel & will hopefully help me as I seek representation! In regards to my hair/look…I’m biracial…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
Can social media ruin your chances as an aspiring actor ?
I'm fairly new to this sub, as I'm sure there have been similar posts but this is something that's been on my mind lately. Just to clarify I'm not an actor by any means, but dream of becoming one (I've only gotten some very small gigs here and there), so I'm still trying to get seen. Posting on social media and embodyi…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
Acting in college, AT a college
Hey r/acting! First of all, I want to sincerely thank everyone who runs this subreddit for giving us such incredible information for FREE. Like... this is insane (in the best possible way). My question is: do film producers ever come to college productions and "scout" actors like coaches do for games? If so, what colle…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
Is it possible to overcome the anxiety if you used to be confident?
So basically Im 17 yo and I wanted to get into acting. I absolutely loved it as a kid and I did a lot of stuff actually. I wrote poems, I liked to draw, ...anything artistic. And I remember I felt so alive when acting and it just suited my personality really well. I was just the type of person who you could tell was in…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
General questions about Demo Reels
Apologies if these are silly or obvious questions - I couldn't find a place that answered them. My friends have been encouraging me to try out voice acting as at least a hobby for a while - I'm a professional singer and I already have most of the necessary equipment and It's something I've been interested in for a whil…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
What do Agents look for?
Hi Reddit, I'm currently looking into submitting myself to a few agencies near me and I want to know what they usually look for. I've submitted myself to a few agencies about a year and a half ago and heard nothing back. I think this was partly because the only experience I had was high school theater and amateur heads…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
Looking to hire Asian male actor/voice actor
(Added compensation rates to the bottom, it's $45/hr to $105/hr) Are you interested in being an inspiration for millions of people who want to change their lives for the better? We need an asian man with a far-east asian accent to help us market one of our products (a bracelet) to an international audience. We prefer t…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
Backed out of a role because I found the production company had fake trailer views
I applied for a small supporting role in an indie feature film on actors access. I did the audition and it was just facial expressions and a couple days later they said that I got the role. I have looked into the flashing company a little bit and it was SAG and looked alright. I decided to look up the production compan…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
Law and Order
Hey fellow actors, Just wanted to take a poll to see who all has worked on law and order in this subreddit. The one thing I hear about that show is that everyone knows someone who worked on it. If you did, did you like it? Is it a fun time in set? Thanks!