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  1. Reddit by International_Ad3652 Jul 11th

    Union Background vs non-Union Background

    Hi I am in Canada, and was wondering how the Union Background worker gets chosen for a production? If the quota on a shoot is say 10 Union and 20 non-Union, how are the 10 Union background workers picked for the job? Do seniority background workers get chosen...

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  2. Reddit by rosencranzand Jul 11th

    When do VO actors get event-agents?

    Curious if anyone has any knowledge of this. The question is not about agents who represent VO actors for jobs, but those rare "Event-agents" (they may not be called that) who book VO talent to go to Cons, and all the events where they are paid. How soon can...

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  3. Reddit by Thewave8080 Jul 11th

    Filmmaker/Actor

    I’m a currently writing a short film where I am going to be acting. I don’t live in LA and I don’t really plan on moving there since I love my state, Colorado. This project is probably my most ambitious since I am going to being on a team of filmmakers. For...

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  4. Reddit by Imnewhereokay1 Jul 10th

    Actors, Scars, and the Film Industry

    When I was born I had a congenital heart condition and had to have a pacemaker. I've had a total of 9 surgeries including open heart surgery. I'm female, 23 years old. Ive been acting for 13 years. Growing up I was very self conscious of my surgery scars. I...

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  5. Reddit by arm214 Jul 10th

    Advice for someone who has never acted

    Hi everyone! Welcome my first Reddit post ever!!! (Yayyy) I’m 21 (m) and have a dream to perform in front of a camera. I started thinking about acting when I was a junior in high school because my mom made me attend a Disney audition thing. (which ended up...

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  6. Reddit by PurpleLilacs3 Jul 10th

    This really confuses me

    I am told by the average individuals that I am adorable, beautiful and I have these gray blue eyes so many people are intrigued by.... and when actors see me they stare, one stared with his mouth dropped and this was when I was in the audience while he was...

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  7. Reddit by FionaAudronVO Jul 10th

    Pirr.me STAY AWAY - they want to steal your voice

    So I got a message on CCC asking for a 40 minute sample. I was obviously like “why would you need 40 minutes of a sample and how much are you paying me?” Long story short the answer was “we pay nothing and the goal is to clone your voice so we don’t need...

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  8. Reddit by staysmiley4 Jul 10th

    Recalls

    Hi everyone! I was hoping that someone can help me understand something. I just got an email that I have a recall for a commercial (my very first recall!), and it says that this is a small recall so agents should confirm that their talent is available for all...

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  9. Reddit by theosavageart Jul 10th

    [Paid] Voice Actor Needed for Web Series

    ​ [Anansi the Spider God](https://preview.redd.it/xh5018881ia71.jpg?width=582&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=123e8c792e8baf877b75154872144a04567ecfad) **Payment:** $50 For this role, we require a voice actor that can portray this character with a deep voice...

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  10. Reddit by ch4oticgood Jul 10th

    Feeling alone in the industry

    Does anyone else deal with becoming friends with other actors and as soon as you aren’t actively seeing each other they just move on? Like the amount of people I’ve known that just unfollow me or whatever as soon as they book something is depressing. I do my...

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  11. Reddit by FurmidableCat Jul 9th

    How to inspire people as an autistic actor

    Long story short: I am an autistic actor and I want to inspire people like me but I don’t know how to let my autism shine. I am an autistic actor (25F) and since I have gotten my diagnosis last year, I have been trying to learn more about autism. I found out...

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  12. Reddit by I_am_u_as_r_me Jul 9th

    Small mental tip

    I used to be an actor, made a living at it. I chose a different direction though considering going back now that I am back on the west coast. That said I see a lot of posts here and was telling a friend a lesson I learned in acting and in life and thought I...

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