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Reddit by renaute Sep 21st

Purchasing a microphone for my younger brother for Christmas, need some help choosing.

I have pretty minimal knowledge of voice-acting, but my 16 year old brother wants to pursue a career in it. I was planning on buying him his first microphone for Christmas. Originally I was going to get him the Rode NT1A but I'm realizing now that that might...

Reddit by caspianfarley Sep 21st

Want to hire one or more voice actors (5-25mins) - HELP <3

So I would like to hire voice actors to do some horror short story readings. I would like some insight on how this works exactly. * What is an average price - per minute, per recording? * How do I 'cast' - Do I request voice acting compilations, do I ask to...

Reddit by TokeAndGun Sep 20th

How would I go about writing an acting resume with no prior experience or classes under my belt?

I was chosen as an actor for a music video just through knowing the director well but I was still asked to give them headshots and a resume. They know I don’t have previous experience but they still want me to give them one and I’m not sure what I can...

Reddit by tommymikaelson Sep 20th

Two questions about the casting process

I've been curious about two things in the casting process ​ When you are doing a search for someone and you can have 2 people or more who nail the role and act it well, what is the deciding factor in choosing that actor? And that sort of leads into my...

Reddit by Rainingsun15 Sep 20th

What I Wish I Knew About the Casting Process

I just spent some time working on casting my newest short film on Backstage so I’ve decided to share some insights about the casting process here. Along with casting I am also an actor and the process of casting was super enlightening. Below are some candid...

Reddit by creamwithoutcoffee Sep 20th

Actors, do acting skills come in handy in real-life? Got any experiences?

Reddit by SnooComics3740 Sep 20th

Anyone have any experience with world class modeling and talent?

Spouse wants to be an actor and has been contacted by this agency and I'm kind of skeptical of all the the things going especially when they ask for a down payment or money to go in classes to meet agents and stuff. it essentially boiled down to acting...

Reddit by YourMumsAVirgin69 Sep 20th

I have heard that the reason most actors give up or fail is because they don't realise that you are a business and that they need to do things such as marketing. Does that mean an actor should take business classes to learn how to market themselves?

Reddit by TruePacificDan Sep 19th

Michael and William s age during SL

According to that post in the Voice actor website, we can know assume that FNAF SL is before FNAF 3, and could be between 1987 ( Michael has 14-16 at FNAF 4 minigames ) and 2003 : ​ ​ [So William had 35-54 during SL speech in the intro, and...

Reddit by FuckBppv Sep 19th

I mess up almost all my singing audition(half rant)

I just had an audition. I know the song so well that I sang it several times even at another audition. I sang it to my satisfaction right before I go in as well. I go in, and due to Covid we have to stand away and the accompanist says the tempo and I ask a...

Reddit by Flatulent_Ferdinand Sep 19th

Is Michael Keaton a good actor?

Reddit by PaleAsDeath Sep 19th

Can anyone do a good Kermit voice? (paid request)

I am interested in hiring an actor at a future date to remotely record about 2 pages of monologue (in standard script formatting) for a short parody video, in Kermit the Frog's voice. You can name your price, and I'll let you know if it is doable for me. I...

Reddit by Pristine_Bat Sep 19th

Reputable Agencies?

How reputable is the Characters Acting agency? Vancouver? I have heard really good things and young actors "Wishing" they were with them and on the other hand there's like nothing online about them. and by that I mean, none of their clientele write about what...

Reddit by throwawayyyyy12123 Sep 19th

Your acting journey is YOUR journey. The answers here may not be applicable to YOUR journey! The sooner you realize this, the sooner you can relax!

there are no rules. except to be fucking good. seriously. you can have a no name agent that gets you good auditions and you can have a great agent get you 0 auditions. you can read for series regulars without having credits. you can read for co stars already...

Reddit by Berabouman Sep 19th

I would like to get more heavily into voice acting as a sideline. Advice welcome.

Hi all. I have done some voice work in the past and I quite enjoy it, and the pay is not that bad. I just got a Rode mic at the insistence of a client, and I am trying to recoup my investment lol. I've read DBB's site in the sidebar and I am well aware one...

Reddit by airottt Sep 19th

What I Learned Living as an Actress in LA ✰

Reddit by breakinlegs Sep 19th

Need male and female actor to record sides

Hey guys, I need an actor (one male, one female) to record sides for me, as auditions come in. Essentially, you will be my reader, as I play back your recording while I self tape my audition. I'll assume you have a decent mic. It has to be clear and clean...

Reddit by MysteryMaltodextrin Sep 19th

“Branding”

I’m allergic to Instagram and hash tags. I’m male and tall, and that’s about it for my brand. I deactivated my Facebook a couple of months ago, and I feel way better. I respect people who can “brand” themselves well. It’s not my strength, and I just don’t...

Reddit by Collegestudentcrying Sep 19th

DOES ANYONE HAVE UTA HAGEN a challenge for the actor book ? If so, can u send me a picture of chapters 2-4

I am so sorry but i am on a time crunch and my parents are not able to buy me the book at the moment ! If you can please let me know so i can tell u my instagram ! I’m about to cryyyyyyy

Reddit by Only-Yak Sep 18th

To have social media for my voiceover, or to not- this is my question.

Yesterday I recorded for a short project and am going to be able to be credited for my work in the manner I choose. It has a credits list, and I’m fortunate enough to have my name near the top. It’s a small project, but I got me thinking- how should I credit...