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  2. Reddit by blbbulldog Apr 30th

    Fill out your size card completely!

    I am about to see actors missing out on bookings for a terrible reason... They do not have their Sizecards filled out on Casting Networks. If you are an actor, please check yours and make sure it is up to date. I know Casting Networks is not used as much as...

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  3. Reddit by edwardmoquette Apr 30th

    Invest in your reel if you're just starting out!

    The usual advice is to got for shorts and student films so you can build a reel. But the truth is most of the good projects will ask for an actor's reel to for them to be considered, even for student films. So you might be scraping the bottom of the barrel...

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  4. Reddit by tunalung Apr 30th

    networking in short film scenes?

    hello, a few months ago, I auditioned for a short film and didn’t get the role. the film is now in a more public form of pre production on social media, and because I’m nosy/curious I checked out the cast. as it turns out, the actor cast in the role I...

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  5. Reddit by No_Landscape_1019 Apr 30th

    Actors access subscriptions

    Hey! So when I signed with my agency they said I wouldn’t have to pay for AA Anymore, I added them as representation but I’m still being charged. Should I contact AA or just cancel my pro subscription since I don’t self submit anymore? Thanks!

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  6. Reddit by love_acting99 Apr 30th

    Questions about character acting

    Recently the idea of doing character acting has sounded appealing because the roles are very "out of the box" and character actors usually book more work because they don't play leads but what kind of roles do they play? Some character actors that I know of...

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  8. Reddit by gottablastislost Apr 30th

    Serious question

    I've been seeing a lot about Hollywood and all the shady parties and how actors had to sell their souls to get where they are today. As someone whose dream is to be an actor, that scares me. I don't want to ever go that route. Do you really have to attend...

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  9. Reddit by seemslikegoodidea2me Apr 30th

    DePaul BFA Acting vs staying in my Meisner studio

    So I’m currently towards the end of 1st year of a well regarded meisner studio in nyc. I’ve enjoyed it a lot, but also decided earlier this year to audition for some BFA programs for fun and to see how I did. I got into some good ones, but DePaul ended up...

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  15. Reddit by Prestigious-Dark-341 Apr 29th

    Audition material makes no sense

    hey all -- i'm a struggling actor, trying to make it (and by it i mean just get whatever jobs i can find, really) and recently i've been shortlisted for an audition for an original, site specific play. the only problem is, i have genuinely no idea what the...

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  17. Reddit by bmwyeah Apr 28th

    How To Find Friends/Readers To Help With Auditions

    Hey all, Newer actor here, taken a few acting classes and gotten in a few student films. My biggest hurdle to auditioning is having another person to read lines during a self-tape. I have done a few where I record the other lines, then play the recording...

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  19. Reddit by NatorGreen7000 Apr 28th

    How does one give voice direction?

    Sometimes the voice actor will ABC a line and I always ask them to record an audition line instead of just sending me some previous work. Twice I sent a powerpoint with the full script next to a panel from the animation in addition to just a script with there...

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