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Sag-aftra tool kit by Kenneth Adrian Ellis • last post May 7th
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Lopte by Andersen Rrukaj • last post May 6th
Auditions and Demos! by Barry Culver • last post May 5th
How WGA Strike May Effect Actors Upcoming Contract Negotiations with AMPTP by Matthew Gross • last post May 4th
It is my understanding the writers want access to the streaming services analytics, but the streaming services say that is proprietary information. This particular fight is likely causing the AMPTP to withdraw from negotiations. Analogy, it is like a U.S. President refusing to reveal her/his tax returns. Analytics tells us about viewer habits and streaming service profitability; thus how profits, or residuals, should be disbursed. I'm guessing SAG-AFTRA and the DGA will also want unfettered access to the analytics.
Hello Everyone, it's great to virtually meet you all by Cleopatra Starrets • last post May 4th
Sag-aftra secured commercial compensations by Kenneth Adrian Ellis • last post May 3rd
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Virtual table read by Rob Tobin • last post May 3rd
ACTORS: VIRTUAL TABLE READ. I'm a produced screenwriter and I'm casting for actors and an audience for a full virtual table read of my latest feature script, "The Good Americans." The goal is to get feedback for a rewrite and possibly putting it up as a stage play. Once we have a full list we'll schedule the read. No pay, but hopefully it'll be fun and valuable as a networking opportunity. For more info, please contact me at:
What It's Like Doing Film Extra Work - 5 Items You Absolutely Need to Bring by Aaron Marcus • last post May 3rd
Do You Know What 5 Items Actors Absolutely Need to Bring When Doing Extra Work On a Film or TV Project? And, what it’s really like doing extra work?
Al Carretta Stage 32 Blog - How To Prepare For A Role In An Indie Film by Al Carretta • last post May 2nd
Hello Stage 32'ers!
Empathy and Acting by Tammy Hunt • last post May 1st
"Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another."
SAG-AFTRA ACTORS EVENT (i.e. COMMERCIALS) by Kenneth Adrian Ellis • last post May 1st
Tommorow 5/2/23. Tuesday 5-2-23
Toni Collette Rewatches Hereditary, Knives Out, The Sixth Sense & More by Ashley Renee Smith • last post May 1st
A great video with Toni Collette talking about her past projects and sharing insights. I've always been a huge Toni fan and find her so captivating to watch. What's your favorite Toni Collette performance and why?
Also assiting talent with agent pitches through my publicity management firm by Lisa j. Pellegrene • last post May 1st
Hi everyone! Through my publicity management company, in addition to securing media placements for stories about you, and booking interview opportunities to help grow your reach (and bring forth new opportunities!), my company is also assisting clients who are seeking representation (or new representation) with doing so! I've had a lot of success in helping people this way to match them to the right agent so if you are seeking an agent or manager feel free to reach out. Lisa@Officiallisapellegrene.com
Questions About Rates and General Assistance by crpicrchrfchr • last post May 1st
Hey there, been a lurker for a bit but this is my first time posting and I was wondering rates for a specific project I'm working on. So I'm making a comic, but I was thinking of advertising my comic by making short animatics (later on once the comic picks up more, animation shorts) I would like to hire 2 voice actors, (one male and one female) but I don't know what decent rates might be. Do most voice actors charge per hour or per line? Is it also unreasonable to have one VA play multiple parts? I don't want to insult anyone, and I would also like to keep the same people (eventually hiring more) every time I make an animation. And is there anything I need to keep in mind when looking for VAs?
Top 25 one-hit-wonder actors by Amanda Toney • last post Apr 30th
Fill out your size card completely! by blbbulldog • last post Apr 30th
I am about to see actors missing out on bookings for a terrible reason... They do not have their Sizecards filled out on Casting Networks. If you are an actor, please check yours and make sure it is up to date. I know Casting Networks is not used as much as Actors Access, but if you have an account, update it! AND, did you know that if you have an agent they can create a CN account for you for free? You don't even need a personal profile if you have an agent! :)
Invest in your reel if you're just starting out! by edwardmoquette • last post Apr 30th
The usual advice is to got for shorts and student films so you can build a reel. But the truth is most of the good projects will ask for an actor's reel to for them to be considered, even for student films. So you might be scraping the bottom of the barrel for projects that might take over 6 months to give you subpar quality footage or that might never give you footage at all. You already invested in your headshots, invest in your reel too. How to get a good reel edit: What I mean by "invest" is pay money to shoot a good reel with any sort of reel services. Make sure to pick one that isn't overpriced. Average is usually around $500-$700 per scene. And the smaller companies usually do better work than the bigger ones. This wont fool casting directors into thinking you've booked, but you'll have high quality footage of your acting which will put you in a much better position than if you only had your headshots.
networking in short film scenes? by tunalung • last post Apr 30th
hello, a few months ago, I auditioned for a short film and didn’t get the role. the film is now in a more public form of pre production on social media, and because I’m nosy/curious I checked out the cast. as it turns out, the actor cast in the role I auditioned for has worked with the lead actor/writer in at least two other productions. I guess I felt a little flicker of annoyance, because why open casting to outsiders if you’re going to cast someone you already know. I’m also now wondering how much knowing/being known by production affects a casting decision. this is a small local film scene, mostly unpaid or low budget work. not trying to be too salty, but I feel a little discouraged because I’m waiting on reel footage and don’t have these connections (yet, I guess). I know casting a film is a series of complicated decisions that I’m not privy to, and all I can do is make my audition + materials my best. I guess my question is, how clique-y does local film tend to be? am I kinda screwed until (if) I’m in?
Actors access subscriptions by No_Landscape_1019 • last post Apr 30th
Hey! So when I signed with my agency they said I wouldn’t have to pay for AA Anymore, I added them as representation but I’m still being charged. Should I contact AA or just cancel my pro subscription since I don’t self submit anymore? Thanks!
Questions about character acting by love_acting99 • last post Apr 30th
Recently the idea of doing character acting has sounded appealing because the roles are very "out of the box" and character actors usually book more work because they don't play leads but what kind of roles do they play? Some character actors that I know of, I've looked at their IMDbs and they still have like credits where they were in over half of the episodes. Basically when they play smaller roles how small is it, because a lot of the roles they book seem like very heavily recurring roles to me. To me, if I can be a series lead or something one day I of course wouldn't say no, but I'm mostly interested in booking heavily recurring roles and guest stars. Should I go for it? Here are some character actors. As you can see, they all have credits where they are in a bunch/all of the episodes. \*Note\* I got these actors off of character actor lists from IMDb. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0555500/](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0555500/) [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641354/?ref\_=nmls\_hd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641354/?ref_=nmls_hd) [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048414/?ref\_=nmls\_hd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048414/?ref_=nmls_hd) [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662504/?ref\_=nmls\_hd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0662504/?ref_=nmls_hd) [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0011038/?ref\_=nmls\_hd](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0011038/?ref_=nmls_hd) You get the gist of it