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  1. Reddit by Winniehiller Aug 4th

    WHAT TO DO TO PREPARE FOR LA

    I’m an acting coach in LA and have been posting quite a bit here on this subreddit. So I’ve been receiving some questions from young actors hoping to come to LA someday. Some want to know about acting and the business in general. All of my posts are about...

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  4. Reddit by SweetenedCafe Aug 4th

    Interested in Acting, But I Have Physical Flaws :(

    Hi guys, I've been interested in acting for the longest - I've taken two classes in college, including improv. And I've gotten good feedback from my classmates and even my acting teacher, who's known for being surly. But I've always held myself back from...

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  5. Reddit by YeezusCrust8 Aug 3rd

    Will the role be filled before my audition?

    So, I've done some small acting in the past. It's definitely not my biggest passion or anything. Sorry if that's hated here. I got asked randomly to audition for a role in a film. They found me. Weird. They asked me to come in tomorrow, but only gave me a day...

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  6. Reddit by HBdrunkandstuff Aug 3rd

    Actors tip in Los Angeles

    If your in Los Angeles and you are SAG join the Sag Conservitory. Enrollment is once a year going on now. Then set yourelf up with an IActor profile so you can start going out for AFI films. There is no better training for the real thing then getting to work...

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  8. Reddit by Strang323 Aug 3rd

    LA Headshot Photographer Thread. Who's who?

    Hey LA Actors, This post is intended to suss out a non comprehensive list of who's who of LA headshot Photography. This isn't the final stop, but maybe a jumping off point for those looking for new and reputable headshots in LA. Leave a comment with the name...

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  10. Reddit by AutoModerator Aug 2nd

    Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - Aug 2

    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...

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  11. Reddit by GandalfTheGhay Aug 2nd

    Directors, please don't do this

    [u/idontthink\_so](https://www.reddit.com/user/idontthink_so) Created a post where he reaches out to a girl he thinks is a good fit for the role he/she needs to fill for a short film they are making. The girl cut her hair, and this fellow felt it...

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  12. Reddit by Winniehiller Aug 2nd

    FINDING PURPOSE AND RELATIONSHIP IN A MONOLOGUE

    Hi...some more acting advice from me, acting coach Winnie Hiller. Yesterday I posted about how to hone in on your objective in a scene and how to figure out what it is really about. This morning I watched a young actress’s video of a monologue she posted on...

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  13. Reddit by estelee0mat Aug 2nd

    Paid Demo Reels??? Do they actually work?

    I've got a lack of real footage from short/student films that and I'm now in the typical actors dilemma of deciding whether it's time to pay a service to shoot some demo reel scenes for me. Does this actually help get auditions/agent attention? Will CDs see...

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  16. Reddit by actor2018canada Aug 2nd

    Agent submission question

    A few months ago, I sent my stuff to a few agencies, and my number one said that they're not taking any people on right now. I already submitted to them once before that like a year ago, and they said they already had someone in my look and age range. If I...

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  17. Reddit by rosereese Aug 1st

    Finally gonna look for an agency

    Been wanting to be an actor my whole life, didn’t actually put my dreams into action til I was about 10. I’m now 17, and a senior in high school. I’ve been in multiple school plays, church plays, one student film for school, and a few skits for the broadcast...

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  18. Reddit by worldtraveler9700 Aug 1st

    Biography Advice?

    I was asked to teach a class through a local theater in my community and they asked for me to provide a bio. Specifically, they asked that I mention how I worked on a major feature film even though I only worked as extra and the film itself will not be...

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  19. Reddit by dtonationify Aug 1st

    Rote Memorization vs Verb Focus

    I'm reading Dee Canon's "In-Depth Acting", and in one of the chapters she keeps stating blatantly her opinion that rote memorization is bad for the actor, and does not allow for changing inflections if and when the director calls for so. She says, that once...

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  20. Reddit by hllal Aug 1st

    what’s “natural talent”?

    I’m a long time lurker here but in the last few days I’ve seen a few people talking about how you either ‘have the gift’ or don’t. I always thought it sounded kinda pretentious, no one comes out of the womb reciting Shakespearian monologues. and most actors...

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