Reddit · 25 Mar 2020
Other Skills ?
I want to ask something that all aspiring actors today probably would want to know. What are some extra knowledge or skills that are wanted / needed today from actors??
Reddit · 25 Mar 2020
i feel like i'm not surrounded by positive, loving, supportive people in this journey and it sucks
most of my friends are not in the industry, they work normal jobs, make good money, it's a hard juxtaposition for me to live an artists life especially in my early 30s when most people i know are not. i have some actor friends but literally all of them are not really as "in it" the way I am, and i've been made to feel…
Reddit · 25 Mar 2020
PLEASE help! I'm stumped on what to do.
I'm a 16-year-old female and...you guessed it, I want to be an actor. I've read multiple websites and many threads on Reddit, but I'm still not sure how to get started. My ultimate goal is to act in well-made films and I'm not interested in acting just to get famous/rich. I will go to college next fall and major in som…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2020
preparing / material?
what do you guys think are the essential steps when it comes to actors working with the material they have been given? once u get the audition scenes or a full script .. what are all the things you guys do to prepare? (aside from rehearsing and learning lines)
Reddit · 24 Mar 2020
FREE 40min Zoom tomorrow @5pm PST on what I've learned as an actor of 12 years in Los Angeles. (I will attach zoom link 30min prior)
**First two zooms have went great and decided to do another one tomorrow at 5pm for anyone that missed it or you're welcome to stop in and check it out again.** It's on the dos and donts of Hollywood and what I would do if I were to start over, knowing what I know now. This is a free 40 minute coaching for anyone who w…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2020
Anyone else see their buds do this?
Hello, I know a great comedian who does great impressions who's a young dad. However, You can tell he could be a really great dramatic actor. However, he doesn't want to do drama at all. I know the right thing is to let him figure it out. I also know I'm so focused on him bc I can't get my stuff going. What should i do…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2020
What's Next?
Hi all, I have been lurking this subreddit for a few months, trying to soak in knowledge and experiences. Anyway, I took my first acting (for film) class in London this spring. Due to the coronavirus circumstances, it ended a little bit early, but regardless it was an amazing experience and my first time doing any sort…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2020
Pursuing a career in the acting/voice acting industry versus "safer" careers
Hey all! Like many before me i've gotten to the point in my life where i'd like to fully pursue a career or at the very least begin a level of education in pursuit of said career. I've spent my life of 19 years so far enveloped in two passions, creative work such as music, graphic design, and of course acting. And hist…
Reddit · 24 Mar 2020
Has anyone re-enacted horribly acted movie scenes but with good acting?
I've been googling for this for a while and all I'm finding is various "worst acting" lists. I've always wondered if better actors could salvage some of the poorly acted scenes in movies. How much is it the writing and how much is it the actors? Anyways the one that always comes to mind for me is the [scene](https://ww…
Reddit · 23 Mar 2020
I keep blinking when I’m on camera
Is this a normal issue? And if you’ve dealt with it, how so? It’s frustrating cause it feels like no matter how much I improve as an actor, I keep blinking and it’s extremely distracting. Or at least when I watch myself, I feel like it detracts from my performance.
Reddit · 23 Mar 2020
hey guys
does anyone else notice that actors arent really looking at eachother when theyre acting??its like theyre looking at the shoulders of who ever they are talking to..im guessing they might me reading the script....but it doesnt seem like anyone online ever talks about it...anyone else realizes actors dont look at eachoth…
Reddit · 23 Mar 2020
Hobby to Voice Acting: Who started this way?
Hello! I just wanna know voice actors who began with voice acting for fun (as a hobby) but ended up by getting a job and working professionally with voice acting as a career.
Reddit · 23 Mar 2020
Most important accents?
What would you say are the most important accents to learn and master as an actor?
Reddit · 23 Mar 2020
James Lipton studied with Stella Adler?
Hello, I read the above. Does anyone know how it affected his decision to work at The Actors Studio? Thanks
Reddit · 23 Mar 2020
what makes a great actor?
hi guys im bored and pondering what makes a great actor as there are so many good ones from all different backgrounds with varying approaches to their work im wondering what everyone thinks makes a 'great actor' i know everyone has a different opinion of what that means but im curious what you gravitate toward when it…
Reddit · 23 Mar 2020
pursuing this for a few years now and I still feel like i'm missing something...?
like how to find work, how to find auditions for things, how to appropriately make connections with casting directors, producers, directors, etc. like should I be cold calling these people on a regular basis pitching myself to them directly? Is that actually appropriate? I'm in NYC i don't really know what is "industry…
Reddit · 23 Mar 2020
Getting into VO and locked down? I've made my voiceover exercise book free for you all.
Hello all, I'm the author of '[Speak and Be Heard: 101 Vocal Exercises for Voice Actors, Public Speakers and Professionals'.](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07XGS22NC). I've been in voiceover for almost a decade and wrote this book as a culmination of all the voice coaching knowledge I've gained thus far. Many people are…
Reddit · 22 Mar 2020
The best piece of advise I have ever gotten from a teacher.
I have read almost every book on every acting technique. From “To The Actor” by Michael Chekhov or “A Respect For Acting” by Uta Hagen and of course Stanislavsky’s work. I often find myself clouded with terminology from different teachers and systems and have gone through minor stress to extreme panic attacks, trying t…
Reddit · 22 Mar 2020
Critique Request - Beginner to VO
Hello! I am an actor in the Mid-Atlantic who recently lost all jobs to Covid-19. I would like to jump in to VO for income and to continue my acting skills during the quarantine. My equipment: Blue Yeti USB Microphone Pop Filter Adobe Audition - Followed some youtube channels on how to edit voice. (Used Parametric EQ, N…
Reddit · 22 Mar 2020
How to get into acting?
Hey guys, I'm 14 years old and I am inspiring to be a male actor. Whenever I watch actors or actresses I always notice how they all started acting at very young ages and that's really what's concerning me the most, is the fact that all of these people have been acting for their whole life and I feel like if I got into…
Reddit · 22 Mar 2020
Can I be an actor if I have a nervous gulp?
I have to gulp every like 30 seconds when I'm talking to someone. Even if I'm not that nervous I still gulp. I've been watching actors in movies and they never gulp in any scene.
Reddit · 22 Mar 2020
Where?
How do I find people that are looking for actors? How am I gonna audition. Should I get an agent or something?
Reddit · 21 Mar 2020
Young Adult Pilot Bookings 2020
In [2018](https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/8bpw52/young_adult_pilot_bookings_2018/) and [2019](https://www.reddit.com/r/acting/comments/b9a7p7/young_adult_pilot_bookings_2019/), I made lists of young adult actors aged roughly 23-33 who booked leads and series regulars in pilots and straight-to-series orders dur…
Reddit · 21 Mar 2020
95% of my auditions were self tapes
Do CDs bring actors who are repped to in person auditions and give actors who aren’t repped self tapes? I usually self submit on AA since I’m not repped but I’ve never been invited to an in person audition. How does this usually work?
Reddit · 20 Mar 2020
For anyone that missed the free Zoom class I'll be doing another one Tomorrow @ 5pm PST!!
Just finished my first zoom and decided to do another one tomorrow at 5pm for anyone that missed it. It's on the dos and donts of Hollywood. **This is a free 40 minute coaching for anyone who wants it**. I will try and give a crash course on everything that has and has not worked for me. If this interests you I will at…
Reddit · 20 Mar 2020
Any software developers/programmers that pursue acting also?
I've been acting for a number of years now, and recently(3 years ago) started working as an android developer. I have found that working as a developer means to actively suppressing my emotions and impulses in order to be productive. This is the opposite of what is needed to be a good actor. As an actor, I need to be i…
Reddit · 20 Mar 2020
Heated self-tape debate w/fellow actor... thoughts?
Actors* & Casting Directors: A friend and I got into a heated debate / argument about booking off tape: 1. My friend says he never learns the lines anymore and books more that way. That when he’d learn lines word perfect before he never booked. That character is everything. While I agree character is very ( obviously)…
Reddit · 19 Mar 2020
Financial collapse
What kind of effects would a financial collapse have on an actors life in the industry?! Also for those of you doing it since 2008 how did that effect your lives?
Reddit · 19 Mar 2020
Complacency
Those who have been doing this for a long time... Have you noticed your circle of actor friends you might have started this journey with has either completely changed or only 1-2 people you still talk to? I ask because I’m realizing the more I take this seriously and the more my career kicks off. I am able to different…
Reddit · 19 Mar 2020
Actor based HIIT workout plan, need something while quarantined?
Hi friends, I posted a long time ago looking for insight on this actor centric workout plan I made for my MFA Thesis in 2018/2019 that could be done in a small space, required no equipment, and was only 30 minutes a workout. My own local gym closed so I've switched back to at-home workouts and thought maybe other peopl…
Reddit · 19 Mar 2020
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - Mar 19
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 · 19 Mar 2020
Does anybody know these actors who booked pilots?
I didn't think I was going to have time to complete my annual survey on the backgrounds of young adult actors who booked leads and series regulars in pilots and straight-to-series orders this year, but as events have turned, I have more time for it than I'd like. Much more. And while it's questionable as to whether a l…
Reddit · 19 Mar 2020
Does shirt hair on women make it difficult to book jobs?
I’m asking this because I know a girl who completely rocked a pixie to the point that most people felt it improved her look. But she got extensions because she felt like she wouldn’t be able to get roles as an actress. How true is this? I there are more casting calls for women with long hair, but I’ve also always heard…
Reddit · 19 Mar 2020
A-List and Private Acting Coaches? (Scene Partners)
Do A-List actors ever have scene partners in their private coaching? I always hear them say that they get privately coached, but I thought that a private coach would only work on monologues, etc. Do they ever work with scene partners or do they run lines with the coach? Referring to actors like Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt…
Reddit · 19 Mar 2020
Quarantine Solution
Attn: actors- you Really CAN go to acting class...Even if you're in quarantine. I'm teaching a FREE interactive online acting class tonight 6:00 pm PST/ 7:00 pm MST/ 8:00 pm CST/ 9:00 EST The class is called... LINES TO LIFE And there are 3 reasons you don't want to miss is it. \#1: You'll learn the FIVE questions you…
Reddit · 18 Mar 2020
Actor and - ?
So I want to know about actors who also work other part-time or full time jobs. Are there any of you who work and study at the same time? I'm talking about jobs like : engineer, architect, nurse, etc.. jobs that require full focus and can't provide the opportunity to "switch shift" or study and practice on acting at th…
Reddit · 18 Mar 2020
Having Trouble Being Off Book For Self Tapes
Hi my acting brethren. Needless to say, because of world events, many of us we are all auditioning via Skype of self tape. I have two this week and I'm really having trouble with the memorization. I've always needed more time than others to get the words to stick. I do employ the tricks I have learned on Youtube , but…
Reddit · 18 Mar 2020
Is getting an agent a big deal? (a big accomplishment)
I don't want to diminish anyone else's accomplishments or struggles obviously. Everyone's journey is different. ​ I'm an 11th grader in high school and 4 of my friends are actors who actually get jobs and they all have agents (i go to an arts school). So back in November I decided, if they're doing it so young,…
Reddit · 18 Mar 2020
Free 40 minute zoom coaching for Actors new to LA, or those looking to move here. Tomorrow, Thursday @ 5pm PST.
Hey everybody, With everything going on I’ve decided to use my time to coach and mentor actors new to LA, or considering moving here the dos and donts of Hollywood. **This is a free 40 minute coaching for anyone who wants it**. I will try and give a crash course on everything that has and has not worked for me. If this…
Reddit · 17 Mar 2020
What, if anything, is AEA doing to help out of work actors?
Just wondering. I've been an EMC for 18 years and have been constantly at odds with the Union both as actor (for being denied job interviews) and producer (for their price gouging practices to hire union actors). I saw, recently, that the Union asked actors to write letters to their local and state legislators to reque…
Reddit · 17 Mar 2020
Relatively New Actor
I’m kind of new to the whole acting scene, I’m 16 and I’ve been acting for a little over 2 years and I’ve only been in a couple musicals. I’ve never done any sort of filmed acting asides from my musicals being recorded and I don’t know much about the process of acting on screen. I’ve been asked by a director to do a ta…
Reddit · 17 Mar 2020
Improv
When I started my studies as an Actor (AAU SF). I took improv beginners class my first semester. I did a short Improv Musical for my finals. Of course, you have to pick a subject, maybe an object, theme ETC then create from there. I worked with a group of 3. Very talented folks. When it came to the performance everythi…
Reddit · 16 Mar 2020
looking to audition for a show- found one in my area, but unsure about the terminology used/how legitimate it is/basically everything
Hello everyone! I'm a somewhat experienced actor, but not on the professional level. I've been in quite a few lower-level productions, but nothing like this one. How does this type of thing work? Can someone break down this webpage for me so I can understand what they're talking about? [https://playbill.com/job/theater…
Reddit · 16 Mar 2020
How does the industry work?
Hi, I'm 17 y/o (I'll be 18 in 15 days), I'm from colombia and I want to start my acting career. For the past year I've been working in my acting, I started reading and watching stuff about acting and I've done a few plays and short films with my friends and the highschool drama teacher. My plan is to start my acting ca…
Reddit · 16 Mar 2020
Considering VO, but now sure if I'm too late to do it.
Hey guys. I've been going through a bit of a patch lately mainly doing jobs I don't like, like retail for about 8 years and I'm 28 and feel I need to do something I could enjoy. Now growing up, I played a lot of games and considered VO, but cause of my stutter, I abandoned the idea and keep with retail. Now it's a lot…
Reddit · 16 Mar 2020
Considering Voice Acting as part as a Hobby while have nothing to do
Hello. its been like a few times that I consider to act as a character in a video game because it sounded the game funny, like in Octopath Traveler giving a Cyrus \*my favoite of all the adventurers) a voice while is not speaking, but something I loose my passion to speak, like "I want to read, that is all". There a fe…
Reddit · 16 Mar 2020
As an actor, are you staying isolated right now? Was my acting coach right to make me feel awful about not coming in this month?
It’s been a long time since I acted because I was depressed for the better part of this year but this month I finally got back into it! However, with COVID19 happening I feel it’s selfish and irresponsible to make a trip 3 hours away with 13 other people when I work and live with the elderly. My teacher basically told…
Reddit · 16 Mar 2020
VoiceOver/Acting as a Side Career
I'm already a musician who does alot of Metal, Riddim, Edm, HipHop and Pop But I've always wanted to be on Radio to do Commercials or TV for Commercials and Promo It's been a bit of a guilty pleasure that I love voice acting and acting just as much as music
Reddit · 16 Mar 2020
Real Estate Agent as a Side job? Anyone have any experiences or insight they would like to share?
I was wondering if any actors who are also real estate agents could share their experiences?
Reddit · 15 Mar 2020
Recommendations on which demo to focus on first (some details inside)
From what I can gather from pro voice actors websites, most of them have multiple demos, one demo for commercials, one for animation, one for elearning, one for trailers/promos, etc. Down the road I'll plan on getting multiple ones but which is advised to focus on FIRST? In my head I'm thinking a commercial demo (selli…