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Reddit by AutoModerator Oct 4th

Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Post - Oct 4

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 _BjornBlack_ Oct 4th

[OFFER] Free Website Design / Polishing for filmmakers

I'm a screenwriter by trade who has done freelance digital media design on-and-off for years but now I'm trying to develop a real portfolio for it. Most of my work has been for friends/peers in the film industry. I'm turning to r/filmmakers to offer my...

Reddit by Zormut Oct 4th

Do you need to be a little bit crazy to train yourself as an actor?

I feel that accessing some emotions that I have no business feeling right now makes me a little bit crazy. I feel that it's hard for me to act neutral when I feel emotional (down or just happy) it just pours over the edge. Are there any exercises that help...

Reddit by mhalpy Oct 4th

getting a commercial agent in NYC

I'm at the point in my acting career where I feel confident to start getting work beyond self submitting on actors access. (just finished my conservatory training, improv training, have good headshots). I'm as qualified as any to at start getting commercial...

Reddit by crisacevedo29 Oct 4th

Acting exercises

What are some exercises you could do alone to improve as an actor. The same way a pianist practices his scales or dancers practice their movement. What’s something actors could do to practice everyday. (Imagination, sensory, body?)

Reddit by peanutbuttermuffs Oct 4th

Worked on my first TV show yesterday and it felt like I was there by mistake.

I worked on my first show yesterday- it was just a supporting and a few of my lines were cut due to the awkward blocking it caused. The whole time I was there I felt like I wasn’t supposed to be there. I felt like I was somehow there by mistake and once they...

Reddit by worldtraveler9700 Oct 4th

When to move on?

When did you decide that you could support yourself by acting and quit your survival job to focus on auditions?

Backstage by BOOSTSTARMETERIMDB1 Oct 3rd

BOOST STARMETER IMDB

This week on the first place in the ranking of actors Sonoya Mizuno . Over the past week, it has skyrocketed in the rating by 75 steps. Suddenly.. And she got up due to her filmography in particular her last film “Ex Machina ” (2014) This week on the first...

Reddit by alienuri Oct 3rd

As an actor who just started, what is pro and con for having an agent?

Reddit by FaolCroi Oct 3rd

Next steps

I fell in love with acting in highschool, but didn't want to fall into the starving actor stereotype. 6 years later I started acting again in college and went on to be in a community theatre production. I graduated from college and I'm working full time using...

Reddit by fReeboi555 Oct 3rd

What an actor should look like?

Reddit by Looking2Progress Oct 3rd

Should I put audio work on my CV?

Hey guys, I'm in a bit of a dilemma here, I'm predominantly a film/tv actor but recently I've been working with Audible on a couple of radio dramas but I'm not sure what to do with the credits. Do I put them in a section of their own on my CV? So, I have...

Reddit by worldtraveler9700 Oct 3rd

Advice/tips/good vibes are much appreciated!

I have an audition tomorrow! It was last minute so I had to talk to my manager about leaving two hours early. She said that they'll get me out of there at the time I need to be, but also said 'see if your coworker can come in early', kind of like an...

Reddit by Silverhyruler Oct 2nd

Why should I stay in theatre if I got a garbage role?

I'm in my final year of high school. Used to do Stagecraft, but my friends joined me to do theatre. I found a character I really liked (not a lead) and practiced for hours to get it just right, to the point where I was ome of the only actors that didn't use a...

Reddit by bryalin Oct 2nd

After much thought and soul searching (and some savings), I'm leaving my complacent, non-flexible, mentally demanding $100k/yr job to pursue acting...but where do I go from here?

I currently do work in the industry...just not as an actor. It's occurred to me lately that I have chosen safety/security in my well-paying job but am left feeling empty inside every day standing in the shadows of what it is I first moved to LA for over a...

Reddit by thisisnotarealperson Oct 2nd

Need a website or a demo reel edit? I know a guy

An actor friend of mine has been doing web and video work for his day job for years and he's looking for new clients. Good dude, check out his stuff and reach out to him if you're interested. http://ammvisuals.com/

Reddit by CaliforniaStoked Oct 2nd

Can I Use This As A Reel?

So I took a 3 year break from acting, and in these last 8 months, I lost about 40 pounds. I just recently started to pursue acting again about 4 weeks ago. I'm submitting for roles on Actors Access. I know they say to have a reel on there, because it bumps...

Reddit by ActorActingInLA Oct 2nd

Minc Talent?

I'm considering Minc Talent for across the board representation. Has anyone heard of them or have any experience with them, good or bad? They seem to have a lot of raving Yelp reviews, but I see that a lot of their actors on IMDB don't have any "WOW" credits...

Reddit by bryalin Oct 2nd

An actor friend thinks they booked a recurring guest star role on a popular network series off of their Instagram posts but I would say it's probably due to their previous work/credits.

My actor friend posted stories/posts like "thank you Universe for this role I'm about to book" and thinks bc one of the producers "liked" it and "saw" the Instagram story after the audition that it helped them get booked. This friend is insisting I get on...

Reddit by CobainMyBrains Oct 2nd

Got an audition for Toronto Film School

I am to do a video audition tape for admission into TFS. I was a child actor in India and recently getting back to my roots. Any suggestions help. For the audition I am planning to do the hospital monologue of The Joker played by Heath Ledger, talking to...