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Reddit by mraladdinsirwat Jun 2nd

A manager as well as an agent for a guy with not a ton of credits?

Hey!! I am signing with an agent later today. Funny thing is that now a manager who I did a showcase for wants to meet with me! I really connected with the manager and I really love the agent who I’m signing with. I did a nice scene from the blacklist (a nyc...

Reddit by lifescaresme Jun 2nd

To the Will of the People: a Les Misérables Radio Drama

Hello guys, gals, and non-binary pals! My friends David, Raye, L, and I have an exciting announcement to make: For the past year or so, we've been working on a Les Misérables radio drama, centered around Les Amis de l'ABC and we are now ready to hold...

Reddit by sweetkiwizz Jun 2nd

Can you smoke weed if you’re an actor?

I’ve heard some people get axed, although they’re outside of work.

Reddit by LucasM1103 Jun 2nd

On backstage, should I be completely specific about the villian role we’re looking for?

I’m helping produce a superhero short fan film. We need a female villian role to be filled. The issue we keep running into is that the actresses we’ve reached out to feel uncomfortable playing a Nazi spy character. We’ve explained the character in the story...

Reddit by Joniii6913 Jun 2nd

A Challenge that I need to ask for!

I'm a Disabled person, Autism/dyspraxia/aphasia to be exact. And probably, It has been asked plenty of times. But is it possible to be a voice actor? And if so, An "Overseas" actor (Belgium) to be fit in an all-out English acting scene mainly for Anime and...

Reddit by wherethelightisnt Jun 2nd

Voice Coaching Stream

Hey VO friends. I comment on this sub quite often, and have done an AMA kinda thing in the past. I'm a professional audio engineer/voice director. To make a long story short, I've considered starting a youtube channel of live streamed voice coaching sessions...

Reddit by Gingeractor Jun 1st

Couple of must reads for actors and just really good books. “Audition For Your Career Not The Job” by Tim Phillips, and “Intent to Live” by Larry Moss

Reddit by honeydew525600 Jun 1st

I can’t find any decent monologues and I’m freaking out.

I’ve got college auditions coming up (self taped, which is also freaking me out as I have only an iPhone, no tripod, and no decent lighting, but that’s a story for a different time). I have to perform two contrasting monologues (I’m assuming that means...

Reddit by We-need-change-95 Jun 1st

DISCORD GROUP TO PRACTICE ACTING AND FIND NEW PEOPLE

Hello everybody, A friend of mine (an actor) has just created a group on Discord where we can meet up and practice together as well as finding new people. We can try scripts together, propose ones that you've written and talk about them, improvising and...

Reddit by nicholasbloom Jun 1st

i cleaned out some of my junk mail yesterday but for some reason im not getting casting notices like from casting frontier or actors access

i tried googling my problem but still haven't figured out why im not getting emails from them

Reddit by Heure-parme Jun 1st

European casting websites

Hey everyone! I am looking for European casting websites with casting calls all over Europe, especially for bilingual individuals. Do you happen to know any such website? I've stumbled upon "Encast", have you heard of them? As an aside, I think it might be...

Reddit by JakeDoubleyoo Jun 1st

Where can I find good Behind The Scenes videos on VA recording sessions?

I'm interested in possibly directing VAs for my own videos in the future, and I like being able to see what that process actually looks like. I *love* this [video of Cherami Leigh recording the Fairy Tail dub at Funimation.](https://youtu.be/-tHwy7lycpI) Most...

Reddit by Maps_and_Sauce Jun 1st

Question about IMDb's credits

On IMDb, if an actor does not have (uncredited) next to their "character" does that mean that they did in fact have a speaking role, even if only a minor one? I've seen times where some people will have (uncredited) next to their name, yet other actors with...

Reddit by sailor_melody Jun 1st

Do you need to be a part of your country's union to apply for an O1?

Background: I'm an actress in Toronto who is non-union, but I just shot a principal role for a non-union feature film with distribution in the US. I also just shot an actor role on a TV show produced by a big name director. I assume being on ACTRA makes you a...

Reddit by cuppypake Jun 1st

Toronto actors, has it been slow for you lately?

I’m wondering if it’s because of the stay at home order, and I’m hoping things will pick up after this week. But have other Toronto actors been getting very few auditions the last little while? I’ve only had 3 auditions since April. I was auditioning quite a...

Reddit by PineappleLubricant Jun 1st

Had my first audition in over a year-and-a-half since covid started, and I absolutely fucked it.

It was actually a callback, first time in-person auditioning since the world shut down. And it was literally just reactions, *not even any dialogue.* The second I got in the room with the casting directors and the project’s directors, the nerves RUSHED BACK...

Reddit by faarrquaadd Jun 1st

Background Acting Woes

Hey everyone. I recently started background acting on the side just to get acquainted with professional sets until I have enough connections to do other jobs in film (props/set design), and I have a couple questions. 1.) How long does it usually take to get...

Reddit by pleasure_dolphin May 31st

Getting started

I'm just asking for advice to get into being a voice actor. I've always wanted to do it since I was kid and now I can actually pursue it. I just don't know how to go about it. Any suggestions?

Reddit by Must-ache May 31st

Rate question

I’m looking at hiring a voice actor for a children’s audiobook. The rates I’m seeing are all over the place. Voices123.com points to [Gravy for the Brain]( https://rates.gravyforthebrain.com/). Apparently rates for audiobooks are $100-$400 per finished hour...

Reddit by mondaysleep May 31st

Who is this actor? He looks so familiar.. Thanks in advance!