Reddit · 6 Oct 2019
Acting
As a growing actor, how do I memorise my lines effectively in order for me not to forget any of them?
Reddit · 6 Oct 2019
Looking for 2 Adult Male Voice-Actors for Vikings of the Interstate animation fight-scene short
Howdy! I'm Trever Barger, an underground multimedia animator creating cartoons; I'm looking for two male voice actors to fill the roles for my upcoming animation short to a series from writer, Doug Atkinson, called Vikings of the Interstate. You can watch the pilot and follow the storyline from here: [https://www.youtu…
Reddit · 6 Oct 2019
Advanced question for the experts out there, regarding being verbatim with lines.
I understand in well established plays in theater and Shakespeare you want to be 100% verbatim, but at what point in a film and tv can you just chuck out the idea of being word for word and just naturally let the character shine by making the lines your own and not placing them so neatly in order as it was written? I’v…
Reddit · 6 Oct 2019
When to follow up with representation?
This past Wednesday I had a stellar “audition” aka pay to play meet with a manager. Performance went smooth, which they enjoyed but the conversation following is really what me feel we’re a perfect match. We spoke about everything under the sun acting related, they even called me a “star” (no I’m not letting it get to…
Reddit · 6 Oct 2019
What happens if I don't submit a requested self-tape on actors access??
I really really really dislike the project and the script, and trust me I know that I should take any given opportunity but I just know I'm not the right person for this part, and wouldn't be serving the story. It's from a fairly small casting director and director that haven't really seen me, so I don't think there's…
Reddit · 6 Oct 2019
Technique to get you cast in more roles
I have created a custom technique to help you raise your IMDB score which, regardless of what anyone else tells you, is extremely important in landing roles. Many people in the industry (actors, directors, producers) will confirm this. If you are an aspiring actor, reach out to me and we can set up a completely free co…
Backstage · 5 Oct 2019
Actor's Fast Track
Has anyone used the Actor's Fast Track service? Curious about their various plans, what I'd be getting for my money, what anyone's thoughts are on Valerie, etc. Thanks!
Reddit · 5 Oct 2019
Need to be casted (M13 can do a lot of voices)
Hey so I'm a 13 M looking to start in the voice acting business and I was told to come here. Is anyone looking for voice actors in games or animations?
Reddit · 5 Oct 2019
Reading people
Hey guys, so I’m very very new to acting, like I’ve never taking a class or been in any plays but I’m at the stage where I like to analyse acting in film and identify what good actors are doing and what bad actors are doing. Anyways I work in a kiosk where I serve like 5 people an hour so I have a lot of time to analys…
Reddit · 5 Oct 2019
Ghetto Recording Booth
Hi all, Not a voice actor here, just a dad looking to do something nice for his daughter. Story time is our thing but I’ve started working away from home more than I would like to so haven’t been able to hold up my end of the bargain. Sooo I’ve decided to record some stories. I have a mic that isn’t designed for this p…
Reddit · 5 Oct 2019
"Too crazy" for acting hair colors?
Do you think that a very cool toned, wine-ish red hair color like [this](https://www.styleinterest.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/49150218-red-hair-with-highlights-.jpg) one or [this](https://cdn.westkiss.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/9/9/99j-stw-3pcs_5_.jpg) one is "too much"…
Reddit · 4 Oct 2019
Acting-life balance
I recently started studying acting full time at Vancouver Film School and somewhat have struggled with striking a good balance between personal life and actor training. I am very happy being 100% immersed in the craft but I can see how it may be unhealthy in the long run. Any advice?
Reddit · 4 Oct 2019
Audition with no sides given, but needed to improv?
I’m pretty decent with improv. I had classes and everything, and do improv shows. I was like, “ I can do this” I auditioned for a TV show, but they brought in 4 actors at a time, and they wanted us to improv some scenes. This girl did scenes with the others, while I observed. Then it was my turn to improv with her. I c…
Reddit · 4 Oct 2019
Had my first play last week, need a bit of help.
Title pretty much. Had my first stage play last week and I loved it! Bit of background: I’m a 20 year old male from Belgium. I’m a Communication student and don’t have an immense amount of time. I got into acting one year ago, when I joined an amateur theatre group. I never acted before and was supposed to play a small…
Reddit · 4 Oct 2019
LA acting Class recommendations for a UK trained actor
I've recently graduated from a top drama school in the UK and I'm now moving to LA (I'm an american). I know that there are so many BS classes over there and culty teachers to avoid. I was wondering if anyone knows of any really good on camera or scene study acting classes. I 'm looking for a continuation of training r…
Reddit · 4 Oct 2019
My manager's reaction after I left him.
Hello, I had a manager of a year that got me into one room (I know it's not a manager's job to get you into rooms but still.) He found me after I got 9 credits on a Netflix show as a recurring guest star and I feel like I lost a lot of momentum this past year since I booked it unfortunately because I trusted him and I…
Reddit · 4 Oct 2019
Crazy "fired/blacklisted for no good reason" stories?
Why does it seem so INCREDIBLY easy to get fired for the most minor mistake? It feels like everyone has a story in which they were fired from a set basically because the director was having a bad day. Stories I know of: - A friend from gradschool was doing an animated porn voiceover. They asked to know more about the c…
Backstage · 3 Oct 2019
NYC or LA?
Hey fellow Backstage peeps! I'll be finishing university soon (May 2020) and would like to buckle down on my acting career after graduation. I enjoy theatre, but really love (and prefer) film and TV. I've heard some people say that you should move to LA if you want to break...
Reddit · 3 Oct 2019
I have twice the ammount of lines to memorize and I'm lost
Our director decided to give me a role that was previously assigned to another actor, knowing I'm not prepared and I have a hard time memorizing lines. I'm lost and I don't know if I can memorize everything in time! I'm fairly good at improv. Please, give me tips on how to do it! I won't be able to improv an entire cha…
Reddit · 3 Oct 2019
Psychologists specializing in helping Actors/Performers?
I've had this recurring thought over the past few weeks. There are Psychologists that specialize in Athletes/Sports (and even E-Sports) that are employed by teams to help them play better. Is there a place, or a niche, for Psychologists that specialize in Actors/Performers? I've looked high and low and can't find much…
Reddit · 3 Oct 2019
No idea what to do know, does that mean giving up?
Hey! This is my first post on reddit and I'm really hoping that someone has advice for me. Even if the truth is going to be painful. I am an actress and I started with stage acting, when I was 12. I am 20 now. Growing up in Germany, I was signed up with two agencies, but unfortunately I got almost no casting calls. I d…
Reddit · 3 Oct 2019
Should actors be morally and ethically responsible for the roles they play?
So, I was wondering what all of you thought of this. Should an actor get any personal heat for playing a character or should they be fully absolved of what that character is and does at a cultural and societal level? Clearly, actors are acting, but at a cultural level, are they responsible for what their performance of…
Reddit · 3 Oct 2019
LA film culture made me a little uncomfortable.
I recently came back from a trip to LA with my friend Melissa who is an actress. She is in SAG so she is professional, but nothing really famous. My experience of LA film culture really opened my eyes to such a bleak and intense world. For example, I had no idea that teen actors in Nickelodeon and Disney Channel drank,…
Reddit · 3 Oct 2019
Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - Oct 3
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 · 3 Oct 2019
Acting course gives me anxiety
Throwaway because this is very personal. I am an 18-year old actor not based in the US although it is my goal to go there in a couple of years. I recently decided to go for the dream I have had for 10 years and try to become an actor. Through contacts I was able to pretty much immediately book a leading role in a short…
Reddit · 3 Oct 2019
Getting beyond frustrated with barriers to the industry UK (Spotlight)
I’m a 26yr old female actor in the UK desperately trying to advance in the industry I didn’t go to drama school, but am currently taking acting classes every week We have agents come in all the time but they won’t sign me because I’m not on Spotlight But I need professional credits to get on Spotlight but need an agent…
Reddit · 3 Oct 2019
Would you say Orlando or Tampa is better for new actors?
I plan on attending UF Online for University. I will be 17 at the time as I am graduating early. One of the perks of attending UF Online is that you can live wherever you want in Florida. I want to work on myself as an actor so that I can eventually move to Los Angeles once I finish my degree (I have quite a few colleg…
Reddit · 3 Oct 2019
Looking to hire male and female English native speakers actors for a voice over
Hi, We are doing an online platform with tutorials for children. We are looking for a male and female actors to voice over the roles of 9-14 years old boy and girl. We also need a male teacher/parent and a female teacher/parent. The tutorials will be animated. Each tutorial will be about 5-10 minutes. It will be a dial…
Reddit · 3 Oct 2019
True Crime Reenactment?
I am a relatively new actor, non-union with only a few credits. I have an agent. Should I take a speaking role on a true crime Reenactment show? It's a long drive for not much money, and I'd lose money on by missing work. I'm ok with these things if it's a chance to flesh out my resume, but I don't know much about thes…
Reddit · 3 Oct 2019
[REQUEST] Venezuelan voice over actors needed for adult animated cartoon proof of concept/animatic (English and Spanish)
Paid but low budget. -- Hey everyone, I've created an 11 minute proof of concept animatic for an adult animated cartoon about two anthropomorphic Venezuelan foods learning how to adult in the streets of Caracas, Venezuela. Imagine a Venezuelan Rick and Morty or Apple and Onion. I am Venezuelan, the artist who created t…
Reddit · 3 Oct 2019
How do you think actors are able to become famous?
Now I know there’s a lot of actors who were born into the industry (had famous parents) or started off as child actors, but it seems for the majority of relevant actors today, they were neither born into the industry nor were they child actors. For a lot of them it seemed as if they were born to a family that had no co…
Reddit · 2 Oct 2019
Where can I find actors?
Hi, all. I need some advice when it comes to finding actors for my various film projects. I’ve never really considered reaching out into the community like this before. Should I put up fliers? Put an ad on Craigslist? What are your suggestions? (And yes, I am planning on paying my actors- obviously.) Thanks!
Reddit · 2 Oct 2019
I have an immediate gig for a voice actor good with Excel
I have an immediate gig for a voice actor good with Excel
Reddit · 2 Oct 2019
How many auditions have you done this year?
Asking for people who consider themselves professional actors, and especially looking to hear from NYC based actors. I had a goal to go on a certain number of auditions this year, and I've basically only hit a quarter of that goal. I'm trying to gauge if I was being a little unrealistic, or if I've been slacking. Think…
Reddit · 2 Oct 2019
Moving agents in London? Etiquette, reasons etc.
Hi all. I'm a British actor, currently represented by a nice bloke as a part of an agency he started. I get very few auditions from him & while I must keep in mind the possibility that I'm just not as good as I want to be... I'm starting to feel that I'm not being 'pimped' enough. I'm really tall, taller than average a…
Reddit · 2 Oct 2019
Hoping you guys can help talk me into going to classes because I'm terribly insecure and weird, have always been interested in acting but keep sabotaging myself when it comes to classes
The drama department at my uni holds classes open to public, and there are discounts for students which make these classes pretty affordable in comparison to other places. The entire course takes about a year and you get some sort of certification, and it's broken up into 4 levels. The teachers and coaches are all the…
Reddit · 2 Oct 2019
questions about nida
i’m aware this doesn’t really fit into this sub, but nida (national institute of dramatic art) mainly caters towards actors so i’m hoping some of you guys could help me. i’m currently finishing high school and want to go to nida for their stage management course and then a directing course, but i can’t seem to find any…
Reddit · 2 Oct 2019
The most unfortunate thing happened, and I have to record new demo's in the studio in two days.
So, first of all, I just joined r/VoiceActing Although I have been a Reditter for a few years. But I also never had this issue before. I'm Sanne, Communications Specialist by day, Voice Over, Actor and Radio DJ by night. My voice is sacred to me. I do everything to take care of it. Yet the minute Dutch Summer ripped aw…
Reddit · 2 Oct 2019
Male and Female voice actors req. for VR training module!
Hi! I'm looking for 4 different voice actors to read a script for an interactive decision-based Virtual Reality training module set in the US. I work at a tech start-up based in the UK and we're creating a free demo to showcase interactive VR training modules. The training module teaches financial advisors how to deal…
Reddit · 2 Oct 2019
Staying up late as a bartender but working early as an actor?
I’m wondering if I should become a bartender to pay my bills, but can anybody speak to the insane discrepancy between staying up late as a bartender and having to wake up early for set jobs? I’m naturally a late night person, and recently I had some background actor jobs that I had to wake up at 6 am, and while I kind…
Reddit · 2 Oct 2019
Can you post pictures of your favorite male animated/drawn characters to help with a project?
I'm a voice actor doing something with a few friends called Actober. It's similar to the artists Inktober where the goal is to produce one finished thing a day for the month of October. My goal is to take pictures of characters and write short little 30-60 second monologues for them and come up with a voice for them, e…
Backstage · 1 Oct 2019
BEST DEAL FOR HEADSHOTS IN LA?
Hi Guys, Recently I shot with this amazing photographer who is only charging $50 per look at www.actorphotola.com . Like the best headshots I ever had and I just needed one look and it was only $50 and he shot like 100 pictures with different expressions for me to choose...
Reddit · 1 Oct 2019
A white male actor friend complained that there are now not enough roles for white actors.
As an actor and a person of color, I was surprised and a little amused that he thought minorities are suddenly being bombarded with roles and stealing roles from white actors. Is this a common sentiment among white actors these days?
Reddit · 1 Oct 2019
What kinds of roles are people getting called in for?
Is the heirarchy (do you have to go through the “be an under-five first, then co-star, then guest star, etc”...) applicable? Does casting still do this? Can you not be called in for lead roles if you’re an unknown and not to mention, new actor? Can you get called in for large productions even if you’re new? More so, ge…
Reddit · 1 Oct 2019
NYC Actors Meetup?
Another post on here earlier this week gave me the idea. Could be a good opportunity to network, share ideas and make some friends in this competitive market. For anyone interested DM me as I have a group chat currently going and would like to organize for next week! Hope to hear from y’all!
Reddit · 1 Oct 2019
What are the easiest accents for a southern Brit to learn?
To start off, I am not an actor by any means but I thought you guys could give me some advice (sorry to infiltrate your sub!). I'm a southern Brit and was wondering what accents would be the easiest to start learning to replicate, based on my own accent? Im guessing that some accents are easier to replicate based on yo…
Reddit · 1 Oct 2019
What would be a good language to learn that would help me earn a role in the future?
I know some American actresses have played foreign characters, so what language might benefit my career? I know Spanish fairly well, but I don't think that'd land me any roles as I don't look like a Spanish speaker. I was thinking French, but if you all know of any languages that are helpful for working in this industr…
Backstage · 30 Sep 2019
Does anybody use Up-to-date Theatrics?
A friend recently recommended it to me but I dont' know if it is worth the steep 150 a year price. Would love any thoughts!
Reddit · 30 Sep 2019
Searching for a great monologue from a modern play
Hi all! I've been tasked with finding material to work with some new actors that have great motive trajectory or emotional shift from beginning to end. My usual go-to includes Shepard and Lonergan, due to their natural dialogue styles to help encourage new actors to feel comfortable and relate with the dialogue. I'm ho…
Reddit · 30 Sep 2019
Mumbling actors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpUznQds8p4 I really need to know: do you guys understand anything the narrator is saying in this? If you were a producer, would you accept this kind of delivery? Maybe I'm deaf, but it's beyond me how this could be released...