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Reddit by DeeKayVoices Dec 19th

Every. Feckin. Time. Anyone else? [OC]

Reddit by knifequinn Dec 19th

Looking for a Voice Artist for a Gaming and Animation YT character - FOXY

**Job Role: Voice-Over Actor** **Offer: $20 - $40 per hour (depending on experience)** We run a successful animation and gaming youtube channel looking to hire Voice Actors. Kindly go to this link to audition: [https://t.ly/3Qyw](https://t.ly/3Qyw) Skills and...

Reddit by Sherdsleryerrr Dec 19th

Can I put a 'Real people' commercial on my acting resume?

Bit torn on this one, curious if there's a standard here. I was randomly scouted on the street to be in a focus group, and it turned out to be one of those Chevy commercials with "Real people". Turns out they are in fact just regular people, I didn't know I...

Reddit by maddiemarcicatherine Dec 19th

Do you find actors to be over critical of themselves?

Recently had a short film I was the lead in released, I almost cried watching because I felt I did such a horrible job acting. It was my first time on camera and I was pretty nervous so I know while we were shooting it felt not great. But everyone involved...

Reddit by Ov0v0vO Dec 19th

my first time on a film set: Director doesn't know the actresses keep leaving bc the XP's "opportunities", what to do??

I didn't get any help on the "no dumb questions" thread so hoping to get help here!: I think the director is unaware the exec p is the reason the female actors for their project keep disappearing; here's what's going on: low budget TV show in the making, they...

Reddit by IlIlllIllIIII Dec 19th

Is it true that doing background work can stunt your success as an actor?

Hi. Currently for work I’m doing bg work and I’ve heard various people say that doing bg work overall will stunt me as an actor as industry professionals will only see me as background, and I have heard others say that this is false. What are your guys...

Reddit by Aryluxx Dec 19th

I want to go into voice acting

Hello everyone! I have been giving becoming a voice actor a lot of thought for some time now and now I want to take the first steps. My friends have been trying to get me to go into voice acting for a while now since I can do various impressions of movie and...

Reddit by Kris_Ford Dec 18th

Acting in VA

So, I want to be an actress and possibly a model while still in my undergrad in college. (Nothing to do with my major, but I want to do it as a hobby or possibly second career once I finish my master's) Anyone know of some agencies I could go through that...

Reddit by tiki_conure Dec 18th

Is this acting class a scam?

Hi, so I looked around and found this studio on lessons.com I'm a bit suspicious about this as the class doesn't have any address, photos, etc. It tells you to pay for the class in the website with paypal, venmo, etc. The closest thing to a photo is pictures...

Reddit by love87910 Dec 18th

Landing an Agent

hello!!!! I'm an actor in Vancouver, Canada and graduated last year with a certificate in acting. I've been doing some stage productions and previously had an agent who worked out of a different city, and now am trying to land an agent here in Vancouver...

Reddit by AdorableFluffy123 Dec 18th

When there are characters that have accents why don't they just get voice actors who naturally have that accent to voice them?

Say, if there is a character with a German accent, instead of getting an American to do a stereotypical German accent, why don't they just get a German who learned English as a second language to voice them? I guess it's because most recording sessions are...

Reddit by ZookeepergameNo3630 Dec 18th

Question regarding portfolio material

So I'm trying to build my talent as an actor, and I'm thinking of ways to do so, and I was thinking what if I performed famous quotes in different ways and recorded that? Could that be part of my self tape or would that be something else? Sorry if this is a...

Reddit by AdorableFluffy123 Dec 18th

How do you do a Finnish accent?

My friend is a voice actor abdand she recently went to a recording session where she was asked to voice a character with a Finnish accent. SgeShe was quite confused and had to ask her accent coach but not ever her knew how to do a Finnish accent and she's...

Reddit by Sarchet Dec 18th

Need help with where I should look for auditions

I am an young aspiring male actor, I mainly just use the backstage app to look for auditions, I was wondering what other people use to find auditions because I need more than just the backstage app.

Reddit by VicMKV Dec 18th

Is Albuquerque a realistic place to audition and land something big?

I lived in Albuquerque for a year and I know that there are a few casting companies out there. But it seems to me a majority of the actors there only do supporting roles at best or filler background type jobs. I could very well be wrong. My two favorite shows...

Reddit by ActingElf Dec 18th

TAP NYC The Actor's Project is a SCAM- I tried it and here's the short scoop

TAP NYC is a scam. I paid close to 600 dollars for this program. Was told that once I auditioned and paid, I would be in the program for good. I was shown all the people that received representation prior to my joining and it got me excited. Once I started, I...

Reddit by LeeroyM Dec 18th

is this time of year always so slow? If so, when does it usually pick up?

Looking at ActorsAccess, Mandy, Backstage, CastingWorkbook, ActingNetwork, there's VERY slim pickings. Is this time of year always so slow? If so, when does it usually pick up?

Reddit by IlIlllIllIIII Dec 18th

How do I act as someone else?

I have been working with the Meisner technique for over a year now and I would say that I am a pretty good actor, I’m feeling the emotions within my scenes, acting on impulses/instincts, doing very well in rep exercises, and in general feel well accomplished...

Reddit by Weewauh Dec 18th

I get told I sound like Kermit the frog

I'm not a voice actor and I get told that I sound like Kermit the frog. The comparison has never been made IRL, but when I play games a lot of people have brought up to me that I sound like an adolescent Kermit the frog, though I am 20 yrs old. My voice has...

Reddit by CinnamonRollMe Dec 18th

What are some tips and warmups to lower someones voice?

I am a Cis Female but choose to identify as non-gender conforming. I am currently in school getting a BA in theatre and performance, and my overall plan is to go into professional voice acting and foley. I’ve been doing free work with some paid here and there...