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Could someone more experienced offer a breakdown of UK/London agencies and casting directors for us Brits? by lovetempests • last post Sep 6th
Hello. I know a few years ago someone did a breakdown of all the top London agencies and went through them one by one to explain what they’re like, who to avoid, etc. If there’s anyone here who knows more than me (I’m just another run on the mill actor) it would be very appreciated!
Brooklyn Decker on how the Film Industry is Crushing, Self-doubt, Improving as an Actress by Darius-Mal • last post Sep 6th
I am crazy! I wanna be an actor! by xammmyxammxxxx • last post Sep 6th
I dream to be an actor someday. A Hollywood actor. I do not live in usa, im from asia. I dont know what im gonna do but im planning of applying for a college scholarship in usa. I hope i get to pass and then there i will start and hopefully become a working actor. My family dont know any of this and i doubt they will support me at all. I am scared of what will happen but i honestly just wanna start as soon as possible. AHHH!! I AM INSANE! Is there anyone else who wanna be a working actor in usa but is not from usa? Hows that working for you? Do you still want to do it? Is it super tough and hard? Any advice?
The inconsistency of auditions really drives me crazy. It’s like I can’t find the right balance in life. How do you deal with this? by Unlockmybrain • last post Sep 6th
I’m in such an awkward spot with acting, it took me a really long time to even get auditions for co-stars & stuff like that, then I had a really great year with like over 60 theatrical auditions spread across a couple agents, no bookings but 1 pin for a small role in a high profile directors next project, and a bunch of repeats for a few shows / major casting offices. So I thought, ok, this next year should be even busier then yeah? And I rearrange my work schedule to accommodate more free time in the days to be able to really knock each audition out of the park. Then crickets. I’m just really tired of sacrificing my time to be available and prepared for auditons... and then they drop off. I haven’t booked my first tv credit yet and I work with no name reps, so I have to hope that it will get better at some point, whenever I get that first booking... how ever many more months / years it will take to get there... i just want control over my life. I’m tired of feeling like acting is wasting my time. I can’t afford the fancy classes or $150 an hour coaches when I get the guest star tape, so I feel like I’m at a disadvantage because I know everybody else is paying for personal coaching. But when I work enough to have enough money for these things, my psyche / spirit is just completely drained and exhausted from having had to work so much. It’s like I can’t win regardless. I’m trying to fix my attitude, I’m always trying to fix my attitude and stay in the mindset of gratitude. But it’s really tough. I have very few actor friends in the city I live in because I can’t afford to stay in classes, so I’m just feel completely alone pursuing this and it’s just really depressing. I don’t want to feel sorry for myself. I know that’s not helpful. It just sucks that money is and has always been the thing holding me back. How do you find balance when managing a regular job is hard enough on its own? I don’t even expect that much to change after finally booking that first co-star, but jesus id hope there’d be some kind of change, some kind of increase in consistency or something, otherwise I really have no clue how any of you people do this especially as you get older. Ok I’m going to go run for the 2nd time today and then meditate for the 3rd time and shake off this victim self pity crap.
How do you find auditions without using the acting apps (backstage, actors access, etc)? by Key_Information5562 • last post Sep 6th
Im so curious about how actors found out about auditions without having these casting websites.
How To Hire Actors to be thrown? by DNS_Jeezus • last post Sep 6th
I need footage of me throwing people How do I hire actors to be thrown.
Piercing my ears as a male-presenting actor by a-sentient-meme • last post Sep 6th
I want to get my ears pierced, I am aware of the 6 week timeframe and that should be fine, but is it going to be a problem for acting on camera? I audition for both live theatre and camera work, and I'd like to keep both available to me. I've had male friends in live theatre have pierced ears and just take them out on stage, but what about for commercials, TV, etc.?
Balding as a young actor by letheatredude • last post Sep 6th
Title says it all. I'm 23 and going bald. It's gotten to the point where I've been buzzing my head because having my hair long looks bad. My doctor won't prescribe me finasteride because she doesn't think I need it, and I can't go on rogaine or minoxidil because I have cats and I don't want them to get sick from it. I still look really young, especially when I shave my beard. I played kid parts when I was in college and I definitely could play teenagers until I'm in my 30s with my baby face. But now that I have a buzzcut, a thinning and receding hairline, and a beard I don't know if I'm still the same "type" or if my type has changed because of my physical appearance. Aaaaaand I should probably get new headshots, shouldn't I?
aspiring actor in new york here. i have some questions about acting classes (tv/film vs theater) by annaleecage • last post Sep 6th
I am an inexperienced actor. Would like to apologize in advance if I sound a bit ignorant. I am looking to enroll in acting classes here in New York. I mainly want to focus on film/tv jobs than theater. I am looking at two acting schools/studios, HB and Barrow. If I wanted to pursue just film and tv, should I take specific class for that or regardless of which platform I want to focus on, is it a good idea to enroll in their basic beginner acting class? I guess my confusion stems from the fact that I am not clearly sure if training will be different for the specific platform or is it all one and the same and whatever beginner class you take, it will be beneficial regardless of where you want to take your acting career, on stage or in front of a camera. Would love to hear from you.
(Short Film) Looking for Male and Female actors in LA/Ventura! by bondwad • last post Sep 5th
*Non-profit and unpaid/low-pay *NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED Ages ~20-25 Hello r/acting! I'm not part of the community so forgive me if this type of post is annoying. My friend is directing an indie short film taking place primarily in the Ventura/oxnard area. She is looking for 9 actors in total (4 female and 5 male roles) The project has essentially zero budget and will be filmed with my Sony A6400 camera. Actors/actresses of all race, ethnicity, sexuality, shapes and sizes are welcome! Hoping to begin filming ASAP while we still have the summer sun to our advantage! It's really a passion project of the director, so if you're just looking for some experience maybe this could be your thing! :) Please DM me if you're interested!
Reenactment scene that I did. by harshreality35 • last post Sep 5th
I'm an actor from VA and I made this reenactment scene from Toyko Drift. I thought I would share with you guys. I just recently started my youtube channel. ​ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wiG4\_LAgak](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wiG4_LAgak)
Building a resume by DeeRey__ • last post Sep 5th
Hello everyone. I’m in the inland empire of Southern California looking to build a resume. Any aspiring film makers who need actors, I will work for free. We can help each other. I have no experience in acting but I’m pursuing it. I don’t know anyone in the business but I will work my ass off to give you what you need as film maker. Thank you in advance
Feeling used by a photographer in the beginning of my career. by hoehoehoe96 • last post Sep 5th
I’ve wanted to share this story for years but I’ve never found any proper sub to get to talk about it without feeling like I would be judged. But I just realized that I could write about it here because I feel like this is a safe space and it has to do with the beginning of my acting career. I feel like maybe other actors at least will understand me a little compared to “regular” people. I (M, now 30) moved out to LA when I was 20. I remember my first year, on my way to my acting school one day being stopped by a photographer (Male, 45-50 years) who happened to live on the same street as me. He lived in a luxury apartment, compared to my rather shitty building (reason I’m saying this is that because of that, it was clear to me that he did actually do photography and not just a “photographer”). I remember him telling me I could be a model. I laughed because already back then I knew that I was NOT a model type. I’m not ugly but certainly not a model. And I told him that. He was like “every time I tell people this, they think I’m talking about modeling for big fashion brands. There are tons of regular models for regular stores such as Ross, Target etc etc.” Fair enough. But I still didn’t have any interest in modeling. However we saw each other a couple of more times and he gave me his info if I ever needed any free headshots. I googled him and he was the main photographer for a soap opera on a network (taking character pics etc) so he was legit. Fast forward 4 years. I had been back to my home country for a couple of years and had just moved back to LA with a work visa this time. Even though I had some great headshots and didn’t really need new headshots, I figured I’d hit him up. Me being naiv thought it was good connecting with someone having connection. And though it feels like me being 24 at the time, I was old enough to know better but apparently I wasn’t. I remember him having his studio in the living room. And there was a small camera on the kitchen table, and I asked if he was recording on that. He got little nervous and said no. I should’ve just then and there left, I don’t know why i didn’t. I’m pretty sure I made him move the camera. Tbh I don’t remember, this was like 7 years ago and this whole memory is pretty tortures. But I must have had him at least turn the camera away! We were taking photos and he wanted me to change to other attire, and so I did. But he wanted me to change without underwear’s. I was just caught off guard and didn’t think rationally. So I did. He then told me to take face pics in front of the cameras with only underwear’s. To have my hands inside the underwear’s, because it gives an intensity in the eyes. Sounds so stupid. Then he wanted me to take the underwear of “I have other actors do this all the time. There’s an intensity when you’re nude while only the face is showing. Those always turn out the best headshots”. I was just stuck in that moment and I so wish I could go back in time and tell myself “Don’t buy the bs that he has had other actors do this all the time. It’s not true”, but I did. And I know 100% that he took full nudes even though he pretended it was only face shots. I was super uncomfortable and I could see the cam lean downwards a little. But it was just too late. And the fucked up thing is that, even though it felt wrong, I still didn’t see the magnitude of the problem. “Other of his actors have done it” was what I constantly excused it with for myself. I think I was kinda in denial about the whole situation. And I even contacted him a couple of months later for something unrelated. I don’t know what. But there came a turning point where it all caught up with me and I realized how naive and stupid I had been. And it’s been eating at me for all those years. It’s literally haunting me. I feel exposed, taken advantaged off, and somehow like it was my fault. When I read stories of other people, I have judged them like “oh please, you fell for the sleazy photographer trick? You should’ve known better.” What makes me especially feel worse is that I contacted him a couple of months later. Like, wth was I thinking? I have a lot of anger and resentment towards him and have had for many years. It takes a lot for me to not just write to him on his social media and just curse him out but I don’t want to do that. I don’t want to open that can of worms. What if he leaks the photos out of revenge. I just feel so used. Also something else that haunts me is, now that I’m getting booked more and more, he could easily just leak those photos and there’d be nude photos of me out there. I feel terrible about my body and junk, and just the humiliation alone makes me fear just the chance he’d do that. And he’d get away with it, because who would question why he has those photos? He could literally say “look, he’s voluntarily standing naked in my studio because that’s what we agreed upon”. I dont know what I want with this post. I’m just happy that I finally can talk with some strangers about this and get some comments about something that’s been only in my head alone for so many years.
AA Resume Profile is searchable by google? by mixednuts24 • last post Sep 5th
If you create the link of your actors access profile to share, then it will come out as search result on google when you search your name? I didn't create the link and it is not searchable by google but I've seen numerous actors' actors access profile showed up public on google search result when I search with their name and sometimes the name doesn't match but still show up. I want to share the profile but doesn't want it to show up on google search. What should I do? Does any of you know how it works? Should I make link and share and may be deactivate the link after 1\~2 weeks before google crawl the page may be?
Is it really okay to just... audition? by Jfoy__ • last post Sep 5th
If I'm a new aspiring voice actor, with not much behind my name, is it really fine to just audition on, say, Casting Call Club etc.? Is it seen as "ballsy," or presumptuous, to do so? I had gotten tips that I shouldn't make a demo reel with very little knowledge or experience as it won't be well-made nor representative of my skillset, but other than that, I don't know what else I should really have to my name.
Did anyone here start with minimal social media presence? by dillcoq • last post Sep 5th
Just wondering if anyone here was able to get a start in acting without a big social media presence? eg. someone who doesn't use Facebook and has 100 instagram followers. I know in the past this wasn't a big deal, but I've read that recently when trying to break into acting it seems roles are distributed based on instagram followers rather than the actual talent of the actor. Just curious if anyone here earns a living acting that started off with little social media presence. Totally understandable that it could increase after being cast a few times, and booking projects.
Actors - how aware are you of the other character’s lines? by xoaku • last post Sep 5th
Do you like to memorize the other character’s lines alone with your own? Are you just somewhat aware of their lines or do you not know them at all? I feel my responses are something more natural when I forget the other characters lines but it also can create a problem of over stepping when I think they’re done with their lines but they’re not, etc. I’ve never taken the time to actually memorize the other character’s lines completely.
Acting on multiple takes by normalguyonreddit1 • last post Sep 5th
Since most scenes are comprised of many takes, and then edited together to make it look like one continuous string of events, do actors have to try and act the same on each take? Do they have to replicate their same mannerisms and how they talk for continuity sake?
Does film school teach acting and is a degree in film helpful for a actor to have by edarine • last post Sep 5th
Voice actor (hopefully) looking for demo/script by jotunulv • last post Sep 5th
Hi people- I was wondering if anyone might know of useful sources to get anime and commercial scripts from for me to make my first demo? I've done some voice work sporadically on podcasts and fan made YouTube animations. Genuinely I've found the whole process of creating a demo rather daunting and have talked myself out of it a number of times from bit knowing where to start. I perhaps sound a bit silly. I have a strong and very versatile voice but have been held back by my inferior grasp of life admin aspects. All suggestions are welcome and appreciated. Thanks in advance! D