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Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Feedback by AutoModerator • last post Feb 4th
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 feedback on your age range/type/etc, it is advised that you do at least some basic research on what actor headshots look like--composition, framing, lighting. You will find a Google Image search for "actor headshots" to be very helpful for this. Non-professional shots are fine for age/typecasting; please keep in mind that one picture is a difficult way to go about this. Video of you moving and speaking would be ideal, but understandably more difficult to post. For what it's worth, the branding workshop at SAG-AFTRA recommends a five-year age range. That's inclusive, so for example 19-23, 25-29, 34-38, etc.
CSA Event and Open Call for Black Actors by stringtownie • last post Feb 4th
Unfortunately the town hall has passed (Feb 1) but the open call is not until later this month! Good luck everyone. Says the open call is open to professionally trained union and non union actors who identify as Black. Good luck! [https://deadline.com/2021/01/casting-society-to-host-town-hall-open-call-for-black-actors-1234678808/?fbclid=IwAR3XjchisryuBqlRSRpCnHhtIzKM\_t5Lwvfp4pD8xl0lx1zoeZlF3Mh2L2Y](https://deadline.com/2021/01/casting-society-to-host-town-hall-open-call-for-black-actors-1234678808/?fbclid=IwAR3XjchisryuBqlRSRpCnHhtIzKM_t5Lwvfp4pD8xl0lx1zoeZlF3Mh2L2Y)
Media that affected you or your acting by theatre_browser • last post Feb 3rd
So I want to create a chain where actors put plays, musicals, movies or tv shows that changed their views on acting or media. What about it affected you? I am curious and want some things to check out! I’ll go first: the musical falsettos (specifically the 2016 revival) really changed my view on stage interaction between actors and with the audience. They got the serious message across and made me cry while also being One of the funniest things I’ve ever seen and it had amazing performances from real Broadway legends. There is a pro shot that I recommend everyone check out!
Twitter love actors! by PRiNCE2iSM • last post Feb 3rd
Hello everyone! Looking to keep my Twitter feed full of actors and anything with the arts related. Feel free to follow me and I’ll follow back actors!! -@josegarciafilm
Artist Career help ;-; by starvingfortruthsand • last post Feb 3rd
I want to be an actor musician and writer and I feel very overwhelmed trying to pursue all of these but I feel guilty if I also don’t pursue all of these. I would say writing and music are more manageable bc I can create it and market it myself whereas acting is way more expensive and imo way harder bc you have to be able to act and book roles. I just feel like I’m going to crash and burn trying to do all of these. Idk if anyone has any advice or can relate to this but I am like internally freaking out and I feel like I can’t talk to anyone about it irl bc they’ll just tell me to quit one of the these or tell me I’m not actually interested in one of them. When it’s all I do all day in my free time when I’m not working is write music , work on my stories, try to learn more about marketing and gain more knowledge, take acting classes , look for roles, etc. it takes up so much time I sleep less and less. It’s probably going to impact my day job sooner or later. It reminds me of the saying those who chase multiple rabbits catch none. I just really like art and want it to be the biggest part of my life. So I was just wondering if anyone has any advice on organizing this mess. Or anything at all. I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you
Frustrated with casting notices!! by closetfantasee • last post Feb 3rd
I have an agent but I also am part of all the casting Facebook groups in my area. I am half Asian. I see so many, SO MANY!!! breakdowns that ask for white actors specifically when it clearly has nothing to do with the role. I recently saw a short film casting where all five roles were described as “caucasian/white”. So I asked, “are you open to other ethnicities?” and they responded saying that ethnicity doesn’t matter at all and they just want a good actor. So why put a specific ethnicity in the breakdown? I understand that casting doesn’t truly know what they want - if they did, they would just hire that person off the bat. But it gets very difficult to navigate when I am trying to maximize my efforts and efficiently submit to things. There’s only so much time in a day and if I’m spending part of that 1. ignoring roles I could fit or 2. submitting for roles they won’t even look at me for, I’m wasting that time. Then I will see castings asking for a white/caucasian actor and I submit (I’m half white but casting never sees that, I get it) and have literally been told - sorry we are not looking for ethnic people for these roles, again when it has nothing to do with the role that I can perceive. I just submitted for a pilot with 13 lead/supporting characters - 9 were described as white, 2 as Hispanic, and 2 as black. I submitted for a role described as white and was told they were only using Asian actors for background roles. Okay. I’m just like.....how do I know when they *really* mean they want white people or they are flexible? Why can’t they just say that? I don’t want to waste my time or theirs but it’s literally impossible to tell. Unless it’s a period piece or a commentary on race, why do these notices specify white people only? It’s incredibly frustrating.
Getting into acting with a full schedule by Effective-Training • last post Feb 3rd
I wanna start acting young and now, but have to go to school for it and need to go to school for my backup plan 1st because it is more guaranteed than becoming a successful actor and with that. Graduation is taking too long to get here especially with all the prerequisites I have to take which are only allowing me to take a low amount of classes towards my major. About 1 or 2. And I'm too impatient to follow my plan and wait 4 years to graduate as I want to start acting young and now at age 19 about to be 20. I go to school in the mornings and work in the afternoons. How can I get into acting with a full schedule?
How to not accidently get into porn movie or something related to porn? by Ned2005 • last post Feb 3rd
Is it even common for an actor to somehow get tricked and get into porn accidently. If it's possible, then how to prevent this thing?
Hi what do actors do when looking for roles in acting? by legandofzelda • last post Feb 3rd
I'm a writer, working on writing first short, but have professional questions by Truthsirum • last post Feb 3rd
What's up? So i'm a writer, been writing lots of loose stuff, but i am finally trying to put together 5 different short films (in writing) now i dont know how to professionally write the character dialogue , i'm sorta just doing it like this:: / SCENE - John confronts his father -john walks up to the door, angrily knocking on it repetatively until jack opens with a worried look on his face John angrily: 'where is he? Where's clive? / Another question, when i want to search for people interested in acting, if i like their videoreel/or just their potential, how can i show them the character role i think they'd fit without giving away the whole story? Like when actors ask 'could you tell me more on the short' what exactly do i tell them via email? Can i get an example please, or is this acceptable? "I think you'd be a good fit for this character, his name is mike and its for a short film called 'whatever its called' he is a nerdy guy that suffers from anxiety severely, until reaching a sense of self worth midway in, here are some of his dialogues" (and i send 4??) And explain what the character will do? Random Examples: -fighting scenes -shower in bathroom -running outdoors in street
Anything specific to put on a background application... am I doing something wrong? by 6969scoresman • last post Feb 3rd
I know that there are never any guarantees to getting roles, common sense, but in the past month I’ve applied to probably over 20 roles and only had 1 callback. A good half of those roles matched my aesthetic pretty spot on, so I’m starting to wonder if I’m actually doing something wrong. On my applications I have semi-professional photos of me with how I currently look with long hair, but I also include a link to a video of me being a host and I look very different with short hair, I’m thinking maybe that’s the one that confuses casters but idk because it’s not like any of the roles required a certain hairstyle. I just recently changed my profile location away from my suburb, where I actually live, to Los Angeles, where I can easily commute to for gigs, I was thinking that advertising that I live 40 mins away could also have been hurting me. Is it the lack of experience that I have of being a background actor, and if so how would I gain that experience? However maybe the issue is just the amount of time it takes for callbacks. Anyone know what it usually is? I got a quick response for the music video I booked a few weeks ago, and they said they were shooting for this Sunday, so on Monday I emailed again to confirm it and I haven’t gotten a response. Is this normal? Let me know if you have questions for me too Anything helps, would love some insight, thanks in advance
LA/SD - Trade offer for free headshots by takethenight_off • last post Feb 3rd
Hi, I would love someone in front of the camera for some location scouting photos I need, and could offer some nice natural light headshots in exchange. Ideally someone with a flexible schedule, reasonably fit as the locations will take a short hike to reach, and adventurous because I would love to get some shots that involve a waterfall. Socially distanced. By no means an actor headshot but here is a recent moody artist portrait I shot of sculptor [Julian Voss Andreae](https://julianvossandreae.com/). Please PM me if interested! ​ https://preview.redd.it/5amp9my10bf61.jpg?width=859&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=418a41e90caa73bde56461c6539089ea3c37d611
I wrote a collection of original monologues for actors and actresses and it’s free today by nategolon • last post Feb 2nd
Hey there! After being in scene study class for years and seeing the same material over and over, I decided to write a collection of original modern monologues for actors and actresses. The Kindle version is free today and tomorrow! Please snag a free copy and I hope you find something that works for you. There are monologues for men and women of all ages. It was more a passion project than a money making venture. I just want thespians to find new material to use. Hope you enjoy! https://www.amazon.com/Original-Modern-Monologues-Actors-Actresses-ebook/dp/B00O35YSXI
Has anyone taken Lesly Kahns acting class during the pandemic? (Zoom Class) by CaliforniaStoked • last post Feb 2nd
I know everyone has voiced mixed reviews about Leslys School. I've heard some people say she was just too mean and personal, and I've heard others say that the class was incredible and career changing. I know a lot of working sitcom actors take her class. I've taken Killians commercial class and people have also said that he was mean (as its part of his "act"), but I didn't think he was too bad. Not sure if the same goes for Leslys teaching methods tho, so would love some opinions on that in-itself. I have UCB and Groundlings on my resume and enjoyed both (for the most part - my UCB class was very cliquey which made it not very enjoyable), but I was looking for a more structured class focusing on sitcoms. I was curious if anyone has taken Leslys class during the pandemic in the Zoom format, and if it was worth it? For 8 classes it runs for about $600, which the website states is a reduced rate because its through Zoom. How true is that? I can't decide if I should wait until classes start opening back up in person to really get the full experience, or if I should take the jump and just do it through Zoom. If the rate is actually reduced by a significant amount, then I'm considering it. But I also feel like the bond and friendships you make through in person acting classes is priceless. - But who knows how long until in person classes open back up.... I've signed up for a few zoom casting director workshops this month, which are fulfilling the acting class itch for me, for the time being at least. Would love any and all opinions, good and bad. Thanks!
Do Live Action TV Actors (in particular ongoing seasonal TV shows) Get Burned out than other types of actors including voice actors for long-running continuous animated series? Esp compared to movie actors? Despite how pre-90s TV acting was terrible on th by EvaWolves • last post Feb 2nd
Inspired by the fact Shannen Doherty was so burnt out by Charmed that she never took another attempt at serious stuff trying to be Avant Garde again and much of her later works are cheap budget TV movies or comparatively light-hearted stress free stuff where she often had a lot of control over over or had more flexible schedules like reality TV and attempts to go into sitcoms as well as a limited recurring role in the 90210 sequel. Buffy ended before closing in on 200 episodes in contrast to Charmed and Seinfeld despite still good ratings with occasional impressive come backs to the show's peak popularity was because Sarah Michelle Gellar didn't want to do it anymore. True it was partially because she just gave birth to kids and wanted to be a mother but part of it was also because she was sorta getting tired of the show and admitted to getting burned out. Now pre-2000s TV often gets bashed for being low quality and in particular stuff before the 90s get hacked on all the time for laughably bad acting. This is esp true for seasonal long-running shows like ALF and Miami Vice. Yet I find it strange despite acting being deemed so damn horrible for long-running hit series it seems a pattern that TV stars get so burned out that not only do they want to get out before the show closes near its end but for those that do stay, a fair number quit alotogether for take much smaller roles or even just stay as one time guests at random series or transition to strictly TV movies and B movies because........... Hell some quite acting period and choose professions elsewhere including boring mundane jobs like plumbers or computer tech or PE teacher ............They got so worn out acting in a major role in a long-running seasonal stuff they don't want to ever take it into lead role again. You can see this with shows that were bashed for acting already even for their time like Charlie's Angels where of the originally angels, only Jaclyn Smith stayed and the other 2 left in large part because of being burnt out from the difficulties of acting and they spent the rest of their careers acting primarily in movies and miniseries and other limited tv shows of that sort. And Charlie's Angels was bashed for being a mindless show for the stupid masses that had sexy shots and with even some braless dress choices and often criticized for poor acting. So how come despite TV's low standards of acting esp in the past, actors seemed to get far more burned out than other low brow acting professions like voice acting and mocap acting? Hell even commonly more than highly respected acting styles like Academy Award level movies and live Shakespearan theatre? Shouldn't the very poor levels of acting on TV series esp pre-90s mean its the easiest? Yet we got people like Farrah Fawcett and Shannen Doherty leaving in large part motivated by how exhausting their TV series were! What ist he reason for this?
Rant/Vent on video chats/zoom as the new medium for actors. by leafOnTheRiver • last post Feb 2nd
Sorry if this is out of place, but I needed a place of like-minded people to vent my frustrations with the whole zoom/video conference approach that has taken over the casting and training processes. Before I get into it, I just need to state that I am aware that this is better than nothing. But only barely. I simply cannot work off of someone who is miles away over a video chat. I've been trained to work off reading behaviour and reacting to what my scene partner is doing in a given moment. I simply cannot read the body language of someone when all I can see is a narrow window of just their head/shoulder. Eye contact and making a connection with my scene partner is a vital part of this art for me. I also find that working off zoom seems to make people simply read their sides more and pay less attention and listen less to their scene partner. All of their reactions are clearly preplanned, and it's not really their fault - it seems to be the thing that video conferencing forces actors to do. Not to mention the lag. The god damn lag. That split second delay when working with someone is starting to get really noticeable and even shows on self-tapes. Half the time I'm worried that the video will freeze, the other half of the time I am wondering why my partner is taking so long to react. I know we're all in the same boat here, but I just had to get it out of my system. Especially since I have a feeling that this will be the norm going forward with a lot of casting agencies and a lot of classes. Please tell me I am not the only going nuts due to having to use zoom and other video conference software to stay employed as an actor. And I know this is better than risking catching covid while trying to stay relevant in this industry. But I'm just at my wit's end. I can see the marked deterioration in my work, and it is starting to bother me greatly.
Should I move to LA for acting? by SuperbCelery610 • last post Feb 2nd
I’m 19 years old turning 20 in April. I’ve always dreamed of being an actress, I feel I’ve experienced the broad range of human emotion growing up and always connected deeply with film. in highschool I was in the drama club and acting classes until I was 18. When COVID came around my acting school shut down, and I just focused on working. It’s been a year, and I feel like I need to start focusing on my calling. Currently I’m not in school just working as a barista. I’m thinking about going to esthetician school while I kickstart my acting career. I live at home with my dad, we are moving to Jersey shore in a month. Im thinking about saving up about 5k and getting a roommate in LA. I already have a car which isn’t an issue. The only barrier I’m facing is quarantine. Is it worth moving out there in the fall? Or should I hold out until things get better and just start my acting here in Jersey? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
If you could ask a Hollywood career coach any question what would it be? by dissolvemedia • last post Feb 2nd
Hey guys, here at the Late Evening Show we have an interview coming up with Erica Wernick. She is a popular career coach in Hollywood with clients that work for Netflix, HBO, Hulu, etc. She recently released a book called Meant For This where she talks about strategies to grow your Hollywood career. We want to give actors a chance to come up with questions that we could ask her. So please comment any question you may have and look out for the episode launch with her answers. This is going to be a cool episode because we will also do a simulation of a conversation she would have with a real client! I am super excited about it. Here is the link to our show so you can look at it! [https://open.spotify.com/show/5VODH6pxKCGrsKS0mxyumk](https://open.spotify.com/show/5VODH6pxKCGrsKS0mxyumk)
Does anyone have experiences where - One on One or Actors connection- paid off? Regarding casting directors? NYC by Wlund12 • last post Feb 2nd
Hey! So I feel a bit stuck right now. I have a solid reel, great headshots, AA clips, heavy training, and full representation across the board. I'm NYC based. Yet I do not get called in for the life of me. I see all my agents submitting me and no one gets back to them about me. It's at the point where they are as confused as I am. One of them recommended I go take some specific CD workshops at One on One so they can just see my face and get a sense of who I am. (I'm already a member). I used to do some of these before having representation (never worked btw). What blows my mind is how expensive these classes are! They range from 250$-390$ for like 3 sessions! It looks like they raised their prices during the pandemic ( thanks a lot :/) I just wanted to know if anyone on here has had some good results from laying down that kind of money. CD's specifically.
social anxiety and co-star chemistry by punkrockvibes • last post Feb 2nd
So I booked the role, yay me... But now I’m terrified. This is my first on-screen production ever, one of the first auditions I did in the month or so since I decided to pursue acting as a career, and it was all online, self-tapes, etc. I got the role after never having to speak to anyone but my IRL spouse, who was my lovely reader. I haven’t met any of the rest of the cast in person yet, and COVID has made my social skills incredibly rusty — but the (un)fortunate reality is that i’m the romantic lead. I have no idea how to dive right in to a group of experienced actors (many of whom already know each other and have worked together prior to COVID) who are basically strangers to me, let alone how to interact with my on-screen paramour! This is all so new to me, and I don’t want to mess it up because this role could really kick off my acting career, yunno? It just feels like a lot of pressure because I wasn’t expecting to get cast in a role like this so soon — my experience (from YEARS ago, like in high school) is in theatre and comedy, and even then I only ever landed minor roles. I just ended a career in a completely different field (STEM-related) to pursue acting: I only started taking acting classes like two weeks ago, and I’m only a quarter of the way through Uta Hagen’s “Respect for Acting” and she hasn’t gotten to the “how to not be terrified of other actors” part yet lol. I say all this just to paint a picture of how new I am to the acting world, and to this level of socializing with other people. I’m already getting as much socialization as I can in the current status quo (acting classes, socially-distanced improv meet-ups, etc), and it has definitely helped me become more confident in social situations than I was a couple months ago — but interacting with costars feels like a whole other battle, it’s just so foreign to me. If anyone has any advice, personal experiences, or resources on how to manage this part of the acting life, especially for those who have social anxiety, that would be fantastic. This is by far the biggest thing I struggle with when it comes to acting — sometimes I feel like an extrovert trapped in the body of an introvert! tl;dr I’m very new to acting, with no on-set experience, and COVID has limited my social life, but i recently landed a decent role in a local production. I am the love interest of the leading role, but I have social anxiety and I have no idea how to interact with the rest of the cast while also acting at my full potential. Advice would be appreciated!