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Reddit by REFlorida Jan 10th

Questions from a non actor - so forgive my ignorance

Hi So non actor here who's experience doesnt surpass that I dressed up as a rat in a Pipe Piper school play once and did an open mic night at a comedy club and was meh. I watch movies, I watch TV and have a few acting friends(one had a role in a pirates of...

Reddit by lukeamomo Jan 10th

Made a short with New Actor David Alvarez from West Side Story!

Reddit by RicePaddyFarmer69 Jan 10th

Does anyone have any experience with contract negotiation?

I just got a short film script of mine accepted by a producer! We estimate about $25k for expenses and film festival submission fees - of that, I am on the hook for $5k and the production company will take care of the rest. I'd receive top billing as an...

Reddit by princess-2021 Jan 10th

Backstage or AA?

Hello, I hope you are all doing well! I live in NYC and I have been wanting to be an actress for a long time. I have taken acting classes for 4 years but I feel like I am falling behind because I do not have an agent, headshots, and reel etc. I feel like...

Reddit by LeastExamination1594 Jan 9th

Industry In Chicago

hey actors! I wanted to know how acting in Chicago has been for anyone in this Reddit? Like what has your journey been like, best advice? It would be extremely helpful to hear any feedback or tips. Thanks!

Reddit by KitsuneThief16 Jan 9th

Teenage Voice Acting??

I have a friend who is absolutely amazing at doing different voices, accents and tones and they're incredible. He wants to be a professional voice actor but has no idea where to even start or how to find anyone willing to hire a 16 year old voice, I really...

Reddit by alexwayne45 Jan 9th

BLACK ACTORS (OR POC IN GENERAL): Do you think you're often type casted?

I'm writing a script atm about a black actor who seems to find himself pigeonholed into certain types of characters. But I've got better experience writing than I do acting, so it got me wondering about a few things. How often do you get casted as a criminal?...

Reddit by Missmoneysterling Jan 9th

Do you book workshops and classes under your stage name if you have one?

I haven't legally changed my name to my stage name but it's what I want to go by as an actor. Same applies to screenplays I write. Just curious how that's handled.

Reddit by sbrbnhaus Jan 9th

Booking student film gigs

I’m an actor in Chicago. I’m 20. I have no credits besides films that I’ve made myself and I want to start acting in other peoples stuff. I hear student films are a good way to start but does anyone here have advice on how to find those roles other than...

Reddit by adam_derb Jan 9th

How do you work AND act at the same time?

Heyo! So I was just wondering how people are able to balance a regular 9 to 5 (or whatever hours) with acting. I’ve wanted to start working an actual job but, I don’t want to keep requesting time off or quit just incase a role or show. Comes up for me. Is...

Reddit by brixbat99 Jan 9th

Starting to voice act

I've decided this year I'm going to start a side hustle doing some voice over/acting work. I've got a mic and am working on a home recording setup. Once I'm all setup, though, I'm not sure where to go from there. Should I have a website with my voice demos?...

Reddit by Normie_account_ Jan 9th

Neurodivergent people on this subreddit, has learning how to act helped you mask in social situations?

Im not an actor, but I was diagnosed with autism a month or so ago. My inability to socialize suddenly made a lot more sense, and I was wondering if acting would help me mask myself better. Does anyone have any opinions on this? Im sorry if this isnt that...

Reddit by TheRadHatter9 Jan 9th

Is there a way to filter clients when looking at agencies on IMDBPro?

Doing my research before sending out submissions and for some agencies it'd *really* help to be able to see how many actors they have that are *at least* in my age range. I've generally been scrolling through the first 100 clients and just noting how many are...

Reddit by SBJTV Jan 9th

Looking For A Professional Female Voice Actress to Voice A Teenage Role ($100)

Hello, I'm looking for a woman to play the role of a young girl by the name of "Megan" for my newest project entitled "Humanoid Divergent 2" The story is mostly about human authority trying to destroy the lives of androids who were built by a cyber company...

Reddit by synthmylife Jan 9th

Why you must always have a smile on your face and throw negative impulses out the door.

During these uncertain times and array of negativity in the world, it's one thing to have a few hard days when auditioning. Though it's easy to lose sight of what you're trying to accomplish when trying to win over the room, the director, the producer, the...

Reddit by WilliamNealSlone Jan 9th

Actors needed for an indie film.

I'll start by saying, it's a low budget movie. Barebones, really. So, this will be a non-paying gig. I'm looking for enthusiastic people who are looking for experience. No experience needed. Anyone is welcome to apply. The movie is set in the south. It's a...

Reddit by tair12345 Jan 8th

Question about actors access.

So the question is , when you log in and go to your own resume at the bottom it gives you the option to make a professional biography. Is there a real point to making one? Like will it up my chances on getting auditions or even casted or no?

Reddit by Silver-Taro-594 Jan 8th

When a cartoon character burps does the voice actor really burp

When a cartoon character burps do the voice actors really burp or is it just sound effects and if you want to become a voice actor do you really have to learn to burp is it hard or simple to burp by yourself

Reddit by International_Bag946 Jan 8th

Feeling down and needing advice.

Little backstory: Ever since I was a kid, all I wanted was to be an actor. My dad got me a few opportunities to pursue that dream when I was a kid but my mom always shot it down because she didn’t want me to grow up in that lifestyle. Everyone in my life...

Reddit by SwimOk6842 Jan 8th

No acting auditions coming my way, and now I'm considering a slight alternative

So I'm not getting auditions (dramatic/serious/sad etc. kind of roles), life itself is getting more and more frustrating (covid,living expenses, just waiting/looking for auditions) BUT, recently I thought, why not try comedy...like actual stand up comedy...