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Reddit by CuspChaser111 Jun 26th

How do you respond when someone asks:“Why do you think it’s taken you so long?”

I am very happy with a recent booking which is bigger than anything I’ve had so far. In the meantime yes I’ve done all the hard work - from classes to casting director meetings to making my own films that have placed - I found out an ex-actor friend had...

Reddit by whoinvitedthecoolkid Jun 25th

Trying not to take it personally

I performed a 10 minute short play over Zoom tonight as part of a local play lab showcase. The chat was open during the show and the other short plays got huge responses from the audience, line after line of praise rolling in. But very little response to the...

Reddit by DoinkDoinkDoinkDoink Jun 25th

SAG: if Filmmakers pay union rates, and provide same contractual benefits, why won’t SAGIndie allow filmmakers to hire actors to shoot in a different country on a SAGIndie theatrical contract, is it just the worry of safety/lawsuits?

Reddit by notfeelingoood Jun 25th

I’m scared of appearing in student films or commercials because they’re often cringe

The starting point for an actor is often to shoot student films or commercials or bad tv shows. I’m scared of appearing in one of those because they often tend to be cringe and to put the actor in a cringe situation.... Like, I just saw an acquaintance in a...

Reddit by shugarshlong Jun 25th

Are there any Christians here?

Honestly just curious. God told me to become an actor and so I'm wondering if He did the same for anyone else here, it would be crazy if He did so id love to know. private message me or comment, lets talk!!

Reddit by cashmaker200 Jun 25th

Question for UK actors with tagmin.

Just wondering - when uploading tapes to tagmin do you edit your videos on iMovie/or any other software before hand and add a title card/transitions etc or do you just upload the raw recorded tape file from your device? I only ask because I’ve just found out...

Reddit by GroundbreakingSail74 Jun 25th

Monologue request

Can anyone recommend monologues for men that require crying or the actor cried during it. Finding it hard to find some for study. Thanks

Reddit by BobsBurgerLove Jun 25th

Do I rent a recording studio for a Youtube animated series or how does this go and how can I have voice actors If I am terrible at making different ones with my own?

Hi I was thinking of using friends as voice actors for my own characters and I kinda wanna know if that is necessary for Youtube voice acting and how do I get a recording studio

Reddit by TheMaxBeard Jun 25th

12 student directors directed me and another actor for 12 hours straight with 1 script but 12 different variations. This was a fun and challenging exercise. I highly recommend doing one of these if you ever the chance.

Details about the day for those interested. We had no context of what each director would be giving us but we did get the lines in advance. Each student had only an hour to work with the actors. It was non-stop jumping in and out of character. Each character...

Reddit by Fatcheese2360 Jun 25th

What does this mean?

So I’m doing an audition for a movie and I’m fairly new the acting stuff and on the list of characters, next to the name it says (principal) and there’s others that say (actor). I’m just wondering what these mean. Any help is appreciated.

Reddit by sexpositif Jun 25th

experienced LA actor looking to reboot my training.

hi actors, so i'm needing a change!! i've been around for a bunch of years and over the last few i've become very stagnant in my progress. i'm wondering if anyone in LA has any solid suggestions on teachers/coaches who might be offering in person classes...

Reddit by livtoben Jun 24th

Do agents fly you out?

Let's say your agency finds an audition for the actor they represent and the audition is in a different state. Are the actors responsible for their transportation to the audition? Or would the agent set them up with a flight themself?

Reddit by Desperate-Hedgehog83 Jun 24th

Going back to background acting. How had Covid change the sets and the holding areas?

I am a disabled veteran with 100% disability rating with monthly compensations from the VA. Since I graduated a state university with a useless art major I worked for my family retail business and moonlighted as a background actor. I was grandfathered into...

Reddit by Mechtree Jun 24th

It's dawning on me what a terrible businessman I've been as a voice actor

Been looking at some of the stats of the games I've been in. The first one I looked at was in development for about 2 years and managed between "20,000-50,000" owners according to Steam Spy. I'm not sure if the site takes refunds into account but by those...

Reddit by TimPrice2 Jun 24th

Are you paid for Covid testing if you're non-union?

If you're booked on a production (as a background actor in case it matters) they always send you to get a Covid test the day before you need to be on set. I know union background actors are paid for that. Are non-union paid for it? If so, I assume it would be...

Reddit by AutoModerator Jun 24th

Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Feedback

Use this thread to post your headshots for feedback, get info on your age range/type, find good headshot photographers, ask any questions you may have about headshots. If you are posting a DIY headshot for feedback, and not just a snapshot in order to get...

Reddit by jnacrv8 Jun 24th

Advice/Guidance

I’m an 18 year old girl from LA and have no acting experience. I am currently taking an acting workshop, and my coach said I need to get headshots. I don’t necessarily feel like a good actor. I think there’s a lot more I need to learn. I know classes and...

Reddit by shugarshlong Jun 24th

I'm so bad at learning lines...

it makes me feel less like a proffesional actor. it just takes me so long and then i still get the nerves that make me forget... it sucks. im still new to this whole acting thing but i really do love it. i just wish learning lines was easier, even with the...

Reddit by grcjns Jun 24th

I have my first audition in a few days and I have literally 0 experience acting

I live in LA, I impulsively sent my photo to an open call thing my friend reposted from a legitimate casting director (“applying does not ensure that you will be confirmed for an audition” it said) anyway, an hour later I was confirmed for an audition. The...

Reddit by EstrangedHippo Jun 24th

Pros to Non-union Theatrical?

For commercial, there are clear benefits to being non-union. It seems more and more ads are finding what they need, and for cheaper, from the pool of non-union actors. What about theatrical, though? I can't really think of any benefit to being non-union...