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  1. Reddit by Reallytryinganyway Dec 8th

    Walk me through your day.

    Dear working and aspiring actors, those with professional, academic training and those without. Kindly run through your day for me. From the moment you wake up to when you go to sleep, what is it that you do, what runs through your mind consistantly and...

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  2. Reddit by KATerrific-er Dec 7th

    Is there a lucrative market for older actors?

    I'm beginning to plan my post retirement life and am wondering if doing commercials or extras work would be a fun & exciting way to earn some extra cash. I'm currently doing community theater so I have some "official" acting experience.

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  3. Reddit by junthepark Dec 6th

    How do you master the art of Acting?

    So I've never done acting before in my life but I always thought that it was interesting. I'm taking a course called "Basic Acting" next semester and I want to get any tips or advice on being a good actor.

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  4. Reddit by Gagius01 Dec 6th

    Heading into a disappearing industry?

    Hi, I'm an 18 year old and an aspiring actor. I currently take acting classes and a film-making course at school and all is good but lately I have been having the thoughts of what if in the future, actors are completely replaced by AI and CGI? With the rate...

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  5. Reddit by Agent___Mulder Dec 6th

    Keep killing it out there!

    I recently signed with a new agent in a new region (for me), they do things a little differently than I am used to through my other reps - this is a small boutique agency - and every time one of their talent books something (no matter how small or large, and...

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  6. Reddit by actor-websites Dec 6th

    youbackstage.com

    [You Backstage](https://www.youbackstage.com/) Hey Actors! Do you need press articles. Join Web For Actors and do an interview to get it posted here. It's so easy, you can have an interview hosted on this site in mere minutes and it will link to your actor...

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  7. Reddit by actor-websites Dec 6th

    webforactors.com

    [Web For Actors](https://www.webforactors.com/) Smart actor websites that update themselves. When you create your own actor website you get more than any other website builder can give you. You receive an integrated, beautifully designed, SEO driven website...

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  8. Reddit by actor-websites Dec 6th

    actor_websites has been created

    A community where people share the websites they use to further their acting careers. Subject line should be the domain name. Please, no dupes. If your website is listed add a comment on how you use the website, and how it has helped you either find gigs or...

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  9. Reddit by Mave0193 Dec 6th

    should I join SAG if I feel I need change?

    I feel I need to do something big to bring change and now that I'm SAG eligible, I feel like maybe joining might make me feel more important. I have two agents, one told me her SAG actors have priority over non-union. I asked her if I should strongly consider...

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  10. Reddit by ElBartoStan Dec 6th

    No sides, only headshot and resumé

    Hey everyone, I’ve recently come across a project I’m interested in auditioning for and it is online submission only. The problem is it requires no sides or video to be submitted, only headshot and resumé and a demo reel if possible. I’m a newer actor, but...

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  11. Reddit by ashleybrownwink Dec 5th

    Method acting bad for mental health?

    So I am in an acting class and just finished a book by Howard fine who writes about uta hagens acting style. It seems like method acting to me, where you think of circumstances you were in similar to the scene and take that to the scene. This seems successful...

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  12. Reddit by doharlem Dec 5th

    How to practice "less is more"?

    Hey hey! My face is very expressive (+ doing a lot of gestures, moves, etc.), but on camera this gets unacceptably exaggerated. Trying to suppress expressions feels very unnatural, not truthful and uncomfortable. How actors fight excessive emoting/pointing on...

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