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I'm having trouble expressing my emotions in front of an audience/camera by Thomaslovesdonuts  •  last post Aug 30th

Ok so I'd say that generally I'm a pretty good actor. When I'm alone at home, I can easily get into character and the emotions etc just come naturally. But whenever I'm trying to record myself or perform in front of my friends, I feel like everything I do (speech, facial expressions, etc) is forced and unnatural. It's really disappointing and I don't know how to avoid this.

How many agents and/or managers does an actor need? Do actors usually pay their own publicists? by hauteluck  •  last post Aug 30th

[video](https://twitter.com/kelsienick0531/status/1297915495857786883?s=19) So some of Adelaide Kane's videos on Tik Tok have been going viral because she said her estimated net worth of $4 million is false and that she's actually in debt. She then made a video breaking down her finances (which is the video I linked). She mentions having an agent and two managers. Is this the norm for working actors? She also mentioned stuff about paying publicists, stylists, lawyers, social media teams, etc. and I was wondering if all of these things are also usually taken from an actors own pocket? Is she just spending an excess amount of money for unnecessary things? I don't know much about the business side of acting so let me know what you know or think!

Sides + Monologue...for film??? by curtisclone  •  last post Aug 30th

I’m about to do a second round of auditioning for a film in NYC/Phil. The first round was two monologues, the sides. I self taped it and months later I’m getting a callback. But they want me to only reference one of the previous sides/monologues, then prepare an entirely different monologue of my choice to “show your range”. They didn’t specify length, period, style, comedic/dramatic...its a big ass question mark. It’s frustrating to say the least, because I don’t do a lot stage plays anymore, so having a monologue in my back pocket isn’t a focus anymore. Is this normal? Do film actors need to have a monologue ready to go at all times for film auditions? This seems excessive. If they want to see range, write a scene that would show range...or look at my reel? I dunno...little flustered today...

Have You Got What It Takes to be a Voice Actor? by GaryTerzza  •  last post Aug 30th

Caution For Purchasing From Complete Iso Booths by mikegoodrick  •  last post Aug 30th

Just wanted to give my fellow voice actors a horror story of working with Complete Iso Booths, Custom Vocal Booth Guys, QC Acoustics, QC Designz, QC Productionz, or any of the other business names they attempt to go under to hide their shady business dealings. [http://www.customvocalbooth.com/](http://www.customvocalbooth.com/) I ordered a customer vocal booth from this company and spent over $4500. Upon receiving the few pieces of plywood wrapped in felt that they considered a vocal booth, I attempted to construct it. The instructions were missing so I sent my initial email to the company to attempt to get this taken care of. That is when things went downhill. Upon reply they did not apologize for not including the instructions, they just sent multiple different emails over the span of a few hours with written and video instructions, all of which pertained to different booths than the one I purchased. I purchased multiple additional extras which were not included in the shipment as well, along with not including basic mounting hardware for the ventilation system. I finally was able to get the owner on the phone to ask about my issues and he was immediately defensive and rude. He blamed all the issues I had documented on the freight company. Claiming that they had probably unpacked the pallet and lost pieces, which if you know anything about freight companies, does not happen. After going back and forth with him on the phone and him continuing to blame the freight company, Keith at the warehouse, and anyone else he could pass the blame to I got heated. I used an unkind word and he immediately hung up on me. Upon calling him back he informed me that the call was being recorded, and that the previous call was as well. Which is not legal at all in his state of Nevada. I told him that I would like to return the booth and he refused. I asked what his company was going to do about remedying this situation and he said he would file an insurance claim with the freight company and sent me a partial refund agreement for $300 which is nowhere close to what I was charged for these custom pieces, and completely ignoring half of the things wrong with the booth delivered. This refund agreement he wanted me to sign also included strategic legal jargon prohibiting me from filing anymore refund claims or from any sort of legal action against them. At this point I had my lawyer look it over and he assured me NOT to sign any document like this ever because it gives the company complete immunity. Even if the things they send you aren't received or correct. After refusing this joke of a refund and filing a claim with my credit card company, only then was I informed that I could return the booth. The owner also threatened that if I didn't reverse the claim with my bank that I would be charged with "possession of stolen goods", that I would receive jail time, and that they would contact my employer. The owner then proceeded to attack me personally on a professional, personal, moral, social, and spiritual level which I have all in writing in an email from him. I posted a review on yelp, as you do when things like this happen from a business and I was contacted by multiple other voice actors having similar issues with this company. This company has changed names and domains numerous times avoiding other negative reviews from places like Yelp and Better Business Bureau. I just wanted to post my experience so that other voice talent doesn't have to go through the few month ordeal that I've had to. Be wary, do not work with them.

I was literally just about to send Fan Mail to one of my favorite voice actresses when she sent out a letter saying to not send out fan mail. by kanakot33  •  last post Aug 30th

A certain voice actress is now 90 and I decided to write. On an impulse I googled her and found out that since people have been watching more movies lately she has been overwhelmed with letters. :( I’m sad

Paying VAs by -Lego16428  •  last post Aug 30th

I have a project I want to work on, and I’m planning on admitting it soon, what do you think is a reasonable price for voice actors for a pilot

Yale School of Drama by iovoko  •  last post Aug 30th

I (14f) am planning on applying to every high-quality drama school (with an emphasis on Yale) I possibly can when I graduate highschool. Until then, I have plenty of time to get better and grow as both an actor and a person. My questions are: must you be exceptionally talented to get in, or do the admissions folk look at potential? What is the audition process like for such a school? Are they (Yale/Juilliard/etc) open to answering questions from people or not? Thanks

Advice Needed for upcoming project by woolyboy76  •  last post Aug 30th

I'm a regular Redditor, but this is my first time posting to this subreddit. This is not an advertisement, so please do not contact me about hirings for this project. I truly am just seeking some advice. I run a small company that creates educational graphic novels to help students acquire Spanish. We want to make audio recordings of all of the dialogue in these graphic novels, not only to help students to develop an ear for Spanish, but also to make the graphic novels more accessible to blind students. As a result, we need to find Spanish-speakers who have generally neutral accents, who can read a little slower than normal in order to accommodate novice Spanish learners. Lastly, they need to be real actors who can portray the characters in these stories. It's a massive, but insanely cool project. We have quite a few graphic novels, and every line of Spanish dialogue is written at different levels, so readers can choose the level of Spanish that's appropriate to their own reading ability. And, of course, there are lots of characters that we have to hire for, from teenagers to adults. To be honest, I'm not 100% sure where to start looking for talent. I was a professional actor in Chicago for 20+ years, and while I'm aware of agencies like Voice123 and Thevoicerealm, my instinct is to want to talk to the actors themselves to get real advice. Should I just be using one of the services that I mentioned above? Or is there a better way of finding talent? And of course we are ready to pay for the talent. Thanks in advance for your time.

aspiring actress by mk_br6  •  last post Aug 30th

hello i am 16 years old and have no acting experience other than taking high school drama classes. it is my dream to become an actress as i am so inspired by others in the business. i am having trouble figuring out how to get more experience or contact famous actors especially with the pandemic. also, i am unsure whether i should double major in university with a theatre/ film course ( and which american or canadian colleges do u reccomend) along with something else like law or business (so i will be sure to have a backup). and should i move to los angeles if i get into the college there or stay here in canada? (i am a citizen of both places) since i thought LA is popular for aspiring actors but Toronto and Vancouver could also have opportunities since its not as densely populated. any tips or advice would be great thanks :) ps. any reccomendations of plays or scripts would be great as i am sure i would need to start reading some in case i need to audition for an acting program for the future.

Trying to get back into the game after 10+ years. Advice needed. by gonzolives369  •  last post Aug 30th

So I used to do ADR work for a popular ADR studio for some niche anime titles back in the late 90s and early 2000s. Incidental stuff, mainly, but it was fun. A side character here and here, the odd bad guy getting beat up or the background characters. You get the idea. I still have some audition scripts for characters I never got. My proudest is a character that lasted 2 episodes and was very featured in both. But I always loved it. Being from "the South", my Voice Director always told me that I had a fantastic Nebraskan accent for ADR/Voice Acting work (ie neutral accent), despite never stepping foot in that state. I have tried over the years to maintain as neutral an accent as possible, to the point of people swearing I am not from the state I am from. Back in the day (god I sound old), the "How do I become a voice actor" always boiled down to 1 major rule: live near a studio. I was fortunate to become very close friends with my voice directors and only living 45 mins away from it, so going in at 2 am (yes, I'm serious) for some final ADR redubs hours before a batch was due to be sent to the distro company was common at the time. New York, LA, Texas, Vancouver...those where the main destinations to relocate to if you wanted to make it big in the VA community. This is the kind of knowledge I learned early. Sadly, that studio I loved folded, restructured twice, and has since left us for studios in the areas mentioned above. So I've been out of the game. Short of the odd posting on Reddit, I haven't really done much in the way of VA/ADR work in over 10+ years. Recently, however, I invested in a new computer and a new mic (Blue Nano with a decent pop filter, shock grip, and arm) and have decided to jump back in. I auditioned for my first fan production Wednesday and am waiting to hear back. In recent years, doing work from home seems to be way easier than we ever thought it would be in the late 90s and early 2000s when I started just hanging around the studio. Are there any eggshell or wave foam setups that are recommended? I've used audacity for simplicity's sake, but is there anything that is recommended? When we did ADR work, it was always Protools, but I tried that on PC once and hated it. More importantly, what is recommended to get back into the game again? I have various video clips of work that I need to re-edit into some form of VA reel, but I am my own worst critic when it comes to my limited work and can hear the flaws in my voice, especially accents slipping. Should one be cut, can it be uploaded to have people check? I know, a billion questions, but I absolutely want to dive in again into an industry that I spent very little time in that I absolutely adored my time when I was fortunate to be in it. Edit: Voice Reel created and uploaded tonight: [https://youtu.be/c01\_48jAOvw](https://youtu.be/c01_48jAOvw)

Thoughts on Actors Access? by indietorch  •  last post Aug 30th

So I wasn't sure if this was more along the lines of like Backstage where it's mainly acting jobs vs voice acting. Wasn't sure if it was worth looking into

What drama school is best for me? by iovoko  •  last post Aug 30th

Obligatory disclaimer: I am fourteen and simply curious to hear the opinions of fellow Redditors. I fully intend on going to drama school when I finish highschool. I believe it’s what’s best for me and my situation, since I don’t live in a place with anything resembling an acting community and need to grow as an actor. I have done a fair bit of research on my own, but again, I want to hear from everyone else. My interest is on-screen acting, but I wouldn’t rule out theatre. I do well in all academic environments, so the stress level isn’t a concern for me. I prefer smaller classes where everyone knows each other and can work together to improve. I need to get better at all facets of acting, from scene study to movement, and prefer a school that creates versatile actors. If anyone has an idea of what I may be describing, I’d love to hear from you. Go raibh maith agat <3

Voice acting, stage acting, film acting by MisterJose  •  last post Aug 30th

I've recently gotten curious about this, so I was hoping someone here would educate me. My basic perception of stage acting in general is that it's supposed to be an elevated reality. Movements and acting larger than life. Also that it's more of a 'trained' technique than a naturalistic one. I'm sure there is some variation, but this is my general thought. Voice acting, for video games, anime, animation, etc. seems like it shares more in common with stage acting. Larger than life, trained dramatic flourishes, fit for an actor who would mechanically break down their lines and plan each moment than someone who would attempt to method it out, etc. Film acting seems like the thing apart. Most of the time, you have to be *real* and believable, first and foremost. Less is often more. I've resisted notions that one is harder than the other, but it is interesting seeing how successful (or unsuccessful) some actors can be going from one to the other. As someone untrained, it often perplexes me to see talented stage and voice actors sometimes do things that are so obviously wrong for the camera. It's like "Dude, you look like someone trying to be something, and not the actual thing. Of course that's not gonna work." And while these mistakes seem obvious here, these are people that, in other areas, I could not come close to doing what they do. I think about someone like Mark Hamill, who obviously had huge film success because of his iconic role as Luke Skywalker, but his appearance in that role was never the paragon of film acting, and he was never good in anything else. OTOH, his voice work as The Joker and other characters is just fantastic, and some of the best out there. What makes him so good at one, and weak at the other? So, those are my remedial insights, and I would love if someone could fill them out, correct them for me, and talk to me a bit more about the how and the why of different form of acting in this way. Thanks in advance.

Do established actors have to audition for acting parts and roles? by samuelhinchliffe91  •  last post Aug 30th

I was watching a Q&A of the actress Emily Watson at Oxford University and she said that she “doesn’t audition anymore” apart from screen testing for blockbusters produced by Hollywood. And said that she “didn’t really” have to audition for things after she received her Oscar nomination for Breaking the Waves. Is this a common thing that happens in the acting industry once someone is know or established? https://youtu.be/RdvHxJYB3NU

Rest In Peace Chadwick Boseman by Polo-panda  •  last post Aug 29th

A wonderful actor who played multiple iconic roles, not just T’challa, but Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall as well. He was 43 years old and apparently had been battling colon cancer for the past 4 years. He was great actor and he will absolutely be missed, Rest In Peace

questions about scripts / mechanics by natural_locality  •  last post Aug 29th

not an actor in the slightest, but i have recently been interested in others who do act/ the mechanics of it all. and that brings me on to scripts and things: -is each episode broken down into one script booklet (is there a proper term for this?) or are script booklets broken down by episode? -if they are broken down by episode, does an actor get 7 to 12 script booklets at one tkme? or do they send them in one by one by the time you will film said episode? -what would happen if you shown up at the said and they found out/you told them that you didn’t memorize your lines? -are you hand-given scripts? do they mail them? -what do actors do after they film their scene? -do actors watch their movie/show before it comes out? -what would happen if you lost a page/lost your script? would they give you another? would it cost you? -are scripts costomized for each actor, are their parts put in bold so they can jump right to where they need to memorize? -do extras in a episode/movie with small lines get the entire script book for the episode? do they just get told what to say and when? a sticky note? -assuming a script gets broken down by episode, what would a movie script look like? would it just be one thick book of script? -is there really no need to bring snacks/food on set because there will already be a table of food waiting? if so, is this only for bigger shows/movies?