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  1. Reddit by SampleImaginary3046 Sep 28th

    Salaries in Hollywood question.

    Made this account just to find out an answer since google is saying actors make 30k a year. If there’s a better place to ask you can direct me there. So I’m watching Loot and came across Joel Kim Booster who is a great actor. I googled him to learn more and...

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  5. Reddit by Impossible-Wind-987 Sep 27th

    Call times and the actor

    i know it’s better to arrive early on set rather then on time. How early should i arrive, i fear that i’ll arrive way to early before crew gets there.

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  6. Reddit by FerrariCar12345 Sep 27th

    Would you work on a one-man crew film?

    Coming from a filmmaker. I'm making a short film, and I do not have a crew. The reasons are a mix of the film being a conversational piece and the fact that part of the project assignment (this is for film school) is that I cannot have a big crew. I need to...

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  8. Reddit by hiprunter Sep 27th

    How to write character descriptions for auditions

    So im actually gonna make my first screenplay happen. But i have no real idea how to write character descriptions. What do the actors need to know in order to audition? I find it difficult to make the characters be described correctly in so little words. Any...

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  11. Reddit by spacegreninja Sep 27th

    Never been casted after years

    For most of the past few years, i've been doing theatre. In high school, and in college, i've taken a myriad of acting classes. But no matter how many auditions I do, no matter how good, i have never ever gotten casted. I've been told many times by my...

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  13. Reddit by pbasch Sep 27th

    Must an actor be a show-off?

    I ask this as an older person who used to be an actor in NY in my 20s and 30s without much success. Now in my 60s I'm taking a class again, preparing to jump back in, and I'm wondering... I have a personality flaw that I'm a bit of a showoff and loudmouth. I...

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  14. Reddit by RandomGerman Sep 27th

    Got hired for my first background job.

    Signed up for Central Casting and got booked for my first job. Big show. Actually my favorite TV show. I almost died when I got the offer. Will be fun. I know it’s not acting but it gets me on a set and maybe make contacts or friends. Who knows. I have...

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  19. Reddit by TypeAffectionate Sep 26th

    Is Backstage.com legit?

    I’ve heard and seen a lot about it across the internet and it’s just a bunch of job postings for actors, etc. Pretty much everyone in the entertainment industry. Has anyone used it? Is it legit?

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