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Do actors that are beginning their career get to say yes or no to roles? by gbaby32 • last post Sep 18th
Or would they need to take any roles that come there way
How do voice actors manage to sound so younger than they really are? by Last-Development3399 • last post Sep 18th
In animation, most young adult/teenage/children characters are actually voiced by adult voice actors. My question is: how do voice actors manage to sound so much younger than they really are? Guys like Josh Keaton, James Arnold Taylor and Yuri Lowenthal are in their 40s/50s but still manage to voice young kids convincingly. How do they do that?
Getting Auditions by Spyder828 • last post Sep 18th
Hello everyone, I've been interested in acting for a while now. I've been busy with life, so pushed it on the back burner. I've always wondered how to get scripts sent to you, or where to send self audition tapes so I'm reaching out to reddit hoping for some answers! I've done a little investigating and this is what I found - \-getting an agency, but can I just go to one and pay them to send me things? I know some want past work/audition to join their team, but is there any you can pay or just getting scripts without needing an agency? idk I know times are not the same as before (2000's) when you would just see a flier, etc. \-getting subscriptions to BackStage, AA, etc. are these actually worth it? I have no issues investing in my future, I just heard these are a lot of student projects/nothing really serious. great ways to get some work but how can I get the legit scripts, etc. It's just interesting to me because I've seen some interviews were some actors/actresses explain they had no experience but have agents or ways scripts are sent to them. Just never understood from WHERE/HOW. Any help/tips/etc would be lovely. Thanks for your time!
I'm an underaged Voice Actor by plz-end_me • last post Sep 18th
I know the tittle sounds overconfident but hear me out. I(16M) did voice acting work for a summer-job, however I was never officially hired or received money due to my age. I had to stop since the websites I used never allowed for minors to receive employment with guardian approval. Throughout that period of looking for work and providing samples I actually managed to improving my skills, and enjoyed every moment of the process. Is there a way that I can legally continue my work with/without pay to develop my portfolio?
Natural talent for acting, how can I make it a career? by savol_ • last post Sep 18th
Many of my family and friends have always told me that I have a talent for acting and I should use it more. However, I never went about doing this. How do I become an actor, ya know, one of those on the popular TV shows and Hollywood films. I know it doesn’t start there but how could I get there? I also think I have the right look for it, I’m attractive and a tall guy (don’t wanna sound egotistical). Any tips would be appreciated, thanks!
I am a new director/cinematographer looking for collaboration by ButtOnFireeeee • last post Sep 18th
Hi I am a new director in the LA area. I have directed and produced a few short films and realized i need a lot more experience to get to the next level. So i would like to collaborate with local actors/actress if you need a director to help build your reel. I have full equipment and am available to shoot in the evenings during weekdays and both days of the weekends. Please DM me if you are interested.
[Revenue Share] [Ongoing Project] Established d&d streaming group looking for 1-2 other voice actors to join an ongoing Saturday game by CPVoiceover • last post Sep 18th
[Players Wanted](https://i.imgur.com/i8pQ6YA.jpg) Hey everyone, The D&D stream I run is looking to add 1-2 players to our ongoing **Saturday** campaign so I'm putting feelers out to see if anyone is interested in having a chat about coming aboard! Chaotic Fabulous are a group of voice actors that have been playing together for the past 2 years, with our current campaign being ongoing since the start of 2022. We currently run two streamed games (Wednesday and Saturday) with an unstreamed "home" game on Tuesdays. The games are all run parallel in a shared world so there are effectively 17 players all interacting on an ongoing basis (plus me trying to herd the cats in the right direction). It's an awesome, welcoming community of players so I'm certain any newbies coming in would get on great with everyone! Regarding the stream, we aren't massive but we are Twitch Affiliates and get reasonable viewership numbers, nothing crazy but we are always looking to grow. Monies generated via twitch subscriptions will be divided amongst those taking part. Being a stream we would need any new players to be comfortable to be on camera for the game, and for them to have at least a reasonable webcam and microphone. We would also require punctuality, showing up 15 minutes before we go live to make sure everything is set up and notice if you can't show up so that you can be written out that week; we completely understand if things come up but with it being broadcast we want to keep the game as professional looking at possible and that includes making sure the game is prepped for the right number of people. As mentioned above, the group we are looking to add players to is the one played on Saturdays at 8pm GMT. Our group consists of players ranging in age from mid 20s to late 30s from the West coast of Canada to Mainland Europe so unfortunately, the day and time is unlikely to be able to change as it's the most viable for everyone across the different timezones. The game is run using the d&d 5th edition ruleset with some added rules/features inspired by call of cthulhu. The reason for these rules is that while the game is LOOSELY based on the Strixhaven setting book (albeit in my homebrew world) I am adding some... Darker... Side stories for the group when the magic school breaks for the summer so it helps to have systems to handle your... Mental state. Character wise, you have access to all the D&D beyond content and I will be running the game on Foundry (Hosted on the Forge). The game levels slowly, with characters presently at level 2 after 25 sessions, with us capping at level 8 at endgame. I want to be clear about this as I don't want anyone expecting a weekly level up! It's a very RP focused game, rather than combat focused (although it does happen from time to time). [To give an idea of the state of play, here's a crazy board one of the players is keeping.](https://i.imgur.com/yIDq0VV.jpg) The world is, as I mentioned earlier, homebrew and not the usual medieval fantasy of the forgotten realms, it's more of a 1920s-30s setting with diesel punk elements (think... Fantastic beasts or full metal alchemist). Most of the world of Tenebrous is zero magic and while the populous at large know magic is a thing, it's generally shunned in favour of technology (because it's what THEY can use) all players however will be born with the Spark of Magic, whether they choose to embrace it or not. Being set in that particular time setting I will be more inclined to approve firearm users than longbows for ranged weaponry and greatswords/warhammers/platemail will be highly unusual. That is not to say all characters need to be magic users, simply that certain martial classes will need to be selective of how they walk around a city! As a GM, I've been playing for over 20 years, GMing for most of them, and while we have some very experienced players in the group, we also have some relative beginners; we don't need you to be the most experienced player in the world, so long as you mesh well with the other players that's what matters. I've always been of the opinion that you can teach the rules, but you can't teach chemistry between players and that's what I'm looking for. If this would be something you're interested in, drop me a message here or via discord (Welsh Grifter#9153) and we can have a chat. **Please** don't use the Reddit chat function as they never come up on my phone lol
How Prosthetics Affect Actor Performance by Aussie-Kevin • last post Sep 17th
What would you bumped into a very successful actor consistently? by dirtybulkcuz • last post Sep 17th
Just wondering as an inspiring actor if you were to see A list actor semi regularly, like at a cafe, is it inappropriate to try to progress your career through them? To show them your reel and ask them for any tips/tricks to the industry. Or is it inappropriate and rude?
Beginner actor here and I was reading all about the industry and I have a question about a certain actor by throwaway328869 • last post Sep 17th
So I'm reading up on this cruel industry lol and reading up on what agents do and casting directors. A particular actor I found out about was Mena Massoud an Egyptian actor who didn't land a single audition since Aladdin. He was complaining about it In an interview which IMO I would've never done because you can't show weakness in this industry. But I read that if you don't land a single role for a while it's the agent's fault and that you should quit and find another one. Only reason I'm worried about Mena is because I am an Egyptian Muslim with tan skin I am scared they might treat me like him. One hit wonder type of guy. What is ya opinion on what happened to him do ya think it's a race thing like he mentioned or was it just his skill? And can it possibly happen to an Egyptian like me?
Out of curiosity by Shoddy-Lime-5595 • last post Sep 17th
Let’s imagine a situation where I’ve been an actor in Japan for about 7-10 years and I decided to move to the US( keeping in mind that I have an amazing level of English already). Combined with my previous experience, will it take long for me to actually get consistent roles and what might be the difficulties?
REMINDER ABOUT KARMA... by AS-VOA • last post Sep 17th
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RUSSAIN DIALECT HELP NEEDED by After_Television3419 • last post Sep 17th
Hello, I'm an actor here in the states, and I'm working on a Project for a studio. I need help with the Russian dialect. If anyone here could help that would be great. I would just send you the sides and I would ask you to record yourself speaking the lines, just so I can learn from listening. Please let me know ASAP! ​ Thank you, JKC
Do any actors do any kind of career planning? by isaachwjoseph • last post Sep 17th
What would you do in my position? by UpbeatReturn5593 • last post Sep 16th
Hi, younger actress here at 17. I’ve been interested in the business for over a decade but only just getting properly into it now. I want to work really hard this year to eventually start getting an agent etc once I turn 18. For background I am enrolled in a Screen acting and filmmaking class where we mostly focus on film (that is what I want to go into) we have a couple under our belt and one has recently been awarded a bafta rating (which is pretty huge in Britain) and has been seen by some pretty cool people. I now really want to focus on the acting side. What should I do, what classes should I join to make the most of this year. I used to think I’ve was running out of time (my stupid self honestly) but I’m so young and have so much ahead of me So if you were starting again, at my age what would you do differently. Thank you for reading excited for the responses
What would be "dipping your toe in the water" when it comes to seeing if you would even enjoy Voice Acting? by Jcorb • last post Sep 16th
It's an idea I've flirted with in the past, and I've kinda *always* had people tell me I had a good voice. Even when I used to work with a guy who was a *complete* dick and seemed to hate me, I remember recording a script for the company just to test the equipment, and him commenting that I "had a *really* good voice for this stuff". I've had one friend actually send me links to online lessons and stuff, trying to get me to work on my voice, which I guess should've been a sign to really look into it. But for some reason, the thing that *actually* got me thinking about it, was I was just picking up food from the drive-thru one day, and the cashier commented she knew it was me, that I "have a really nice voice, like a Disney character or something". I mean, I love video games, and so even when I was a kid, if I was home alone (which was often), I'd just kind of practice talking like all these cool-sounding voices from games like Baldur's Gate and Warcraft III. I have a major appreciation for voice-actors, but I guess I've just never *really* considered trying to... well, actually do *voice acting*? I'll admit, it might just be my "small town way of thinking", but I just always assumed any sort of "*real* actor" would probably have been involved in some kind of theater club in school, or pursued it in college? I dunno, how would you just kind of... "dip your toe in the water", and see if you might actually enjoy it, or have any sort of promise?
Jealousy for an actor by apexcosmologist • last post Sep 16th
How do you control jealousy, as an actor, for another successful actor? I’m almost the same age as Timothée Chalamet, and I have followed his career very early on, when he did short films and smaller roles, and how he had his breakthrough with Call Me by Your Name. To the point I chose monologues for auditions that I knew he had done. I love how he approaches characters and their mannerisms in a different way, and yet maintaining himself. I love how he talks about acting in interviews. Other actors I admire talking about drawing inspiration from him, makes it even more painful, it sounds strange. Sometimes I think about giving up pursuing acting because I will never be as good as him. How to cope with jealousy?
can you live of a 4-5 season main role? by Trickshot1322 • last post Sep 16th
So I'm rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Angel. I got looking uo a lot of the main cast and aside from these 2 shows a majority of them never really went on to do anything massive, Alyson Hannigan did How I Met your other, and Anthony Head did Merlin, but the rest of them haven't had many parts since and even then it's they are only small parts. Does being a main character in a popular show for 4-5 seasons pay well enough to set an actor up for life pretty much? How much would they have been getting paid per episode?
Feedback on my acapella by DevilCat96 • last post Sep 16th
I just wrote these two mini songs with my acapella singing. I submitted them to Backstage (the website for actors and singers) in hope of getting auditions. Let me know what you guys think of this. Any feedback will be appreciated. ​ [https://www.reddit.com/user/DevilCat96/comments/xfrxjf/soulful\_pop/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/user/DevilCat96/comments/xfrxjf/soulful_pop/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) ​ [https://www.reddit.com/user/DevilCat96/comments/xfs9da/country\_blues/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/user/DevilCat96/comments/xfs9da/country_blues/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)
Best group line memorization app? by DoctorOatMilk • last post Sep 16th
So I’m doing a local play and was wondering if anyone has a good app for memorizing lines, but one where it’s easy to get other actors involved. I have LineReader and it’s good, but looking at the process to give/replace lines with another actor seems a bit complex and fiddly. Any alternatives?