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Reddit · 8 Nov 2022
I have to is burning desire and passion for both music and acting and want to be taken seriously in both sectors of my career (wanting to be more acting focus) . I’m worried people won’t take me seriously as an actor if I pursue music simultaneously.
Reddit · 8 Nov 2022
I was going through Backstage and the ratio to actual film/tv/theater projects to UGC (or User Generated Content advertising) notices is staggering. I get that social media advertising is a cash cow for many, but they usually are exclusively Non-Union and some of them even require you to shoot most of the material your…
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
So ive been trying to amp up my resume to get the best of my casting but have to add skills of mine, of course i have plenty of skills but do not know which to add for acting & filming. Which skills are important to have and which skills arent? I’m also a tiktok influencer and love to post on social media, i play in es…
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
So, I’m new here. I’ve done a little reading on this sub and it’s been so helpful and informative. I’ve always dreamed of being an actor, but circumstances just didn’t allow it. However, I applied to be an extra on the movie The Bikeriders, filming in Ohio. I was so excited when they said yes! I’m a little nervous, thi…
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
I see this all the time where coaches claim they have the secret to get you booking auditions, but I've heard mixed things about this... For example, Actor A gets auditions through his agent, he just hasn't booked yet because he has a very unique look that CDs are trying to fit perfectly into a role. Actor A auditions…
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
Pretty self explanatory title, My boyfriend currently has 3 offers from different agents for acting, and all 3 seemed to be wonderful candidates, so he is having trouble choosing- Any thoughts/tips on the process?
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
I’ve been acting for the last 2 years (mainly bg) and am at the point where I want to start a loan out company. I’ve started other companies before, but never for acting. I wasn’t sure if the production’s required general liability from the loan out companies.
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
Applying for an actors permit and I can’t find the link
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
I booked a small part in a movie with an A-list actor, I was going to be traveling tomorrow for filming, and I got a message from my agents a few hours ago saying that casting informed them my part was cut from the script. :/ Sucks. Oh well… I guess that happens in this industry. Life goes on
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
Hello folks! Looking for a beginner or experienced voice actor to do a voice over for me. I’m working on a video project for work, and my voice isn’t the best. I will pay, and give you feedback as well! Thank you! Please send over links to some of your work!
Reddit · 7 Nov 2022
Listen, I know this may sound crazy, but I want to know what the name of Mustache's actor is. Does **ANYONE** happen to know the name of this cat? It isn't in the credits of the movie, I can't find her on any animal actor websites, and I just want to know what the name of this cat is. **PLEASE**!!
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
I am a new actor and I have a break in between classes (that I thought would be filled by another class but isn’t) . I wanted to ask what do you guys do when you are on break from acting school, do you join another school or …?
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
I was wondered when studying acting how do actors not let roles they portray effect them? Some roles can be very consuming and require such emotional intensity, so how do actors protect there own mental health when portraying these characters?
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
During your childhood years, did any of you display an inclination towards acting out/recreating scenes of your favorite shows, movies or characters from television or film? I don't mean in a professional sense whatsoever, more so just a kid in the backyard with his or her imagination 'acting' away without a care in th…
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
Is it good? Any success? It's 35.00, I'm thinking of doing it for New York. What are others thoughts on it? (essentially the service is supposed to connect you with agents and managers through actors access.)
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
My 14 year old daughter just auditioned and got a role in a major motion picture - this was her first ever audition with no practice or lead up. She beat out 363 people for the role… Saying all that to ask, what now? We are running into issues with school attendance due to filming and will likely need to withdraw her i…
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
​ I'm a young 20 something Asian Actress and I was thinking about better ways to amp up my resume. I came to the conclusion that learning a martial art might be just that. I'm a trained dancer in all genre's so the process of learning it won't be too difficult for me and I'm genuinely interested in becoming effi…
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
I have great headshots with my wavy hair but my hair is also curly, especially if I help it with hair products. There aren’t a lot of curly haired actors of my race and type of look so I’m wondering if it would help if I can showcase that my look is versatile. I have no problem switching from wavy to curly. I am going…
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
Any local male actors with ease or previous experience in a drag queen character?
Reddit · 6 Nov 2022
I’m an actor based in LA and I was hoping to possibly get some advice on using Backstage for acting jobs and also other legit Background services. I’m on all the usual casting pages (Casting Networks, Actors Access, Casting Frontier) and a couple years back I was on Backstage but I found in my experience that most of t…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
Hello! New actor looking to ask a question: Is it appropriate to audition for a role outside of my home state if I know that, more than likely, I would be unable to travel for it? I'm curious to know whether it would annoy casting directors. It's just that I'm in a fairly small market so it's not often that I see a lot…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
Hey guys!! So I've acted in several student/indie shorts, but have only received footage back from one (and it's just not something I'd want to put on my reel). For the past couple years, I've used short self-taped scenes on Actors Access and as a reel. They're how I got my current agent. However, I really want to step…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
and what would you actually define as a character actor? can a lead be a character actor?
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
So I'm leaving my agent soon because they mostly focus on child actors and haven't been very helpful for the past couple years, plus I'm 18 now and kinda wanna fresh start rather than picking up what my mum and agent have been overseeing. So there's a few things that have been nagging at me now I'm fully in control (On…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
I’ve been thinking about taking a 2 year acting school to better myself as an actor but I also want to constantly try and get roles for the shows and movies. Hypothetically, if I was in acting school and I got a part in a decent movie production, would the school allow me to be absent while I partake in it?
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
I’m a 24M actor & this past year(my first year of acting) I was blessed to book quite a few lead roles in films & was even a guest-star on a network TV show! This is great because I’ll have clips to put together a solid demo reel & will hopefully help me as I seek representation! In regards to my hair/look…I’m biracial…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
I'm ticked off about BG and extra actors being treated so badly by production etc. Recently, on a four day shoot, I was in a pivotal role ( a judge in a military trial) where we did crazy hours, got served cold, terrible food and even starved one day from from 8am to 9pm ( we were marched over to the food tent at 8:30p…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
What do you do to make your actor's access stand out and get more auditions? Right now, I only have two headshots on my profile with no slate shot, and I don't have a reel, so I use one of my professionlly recorded auditions. I recently took more headshots, so ill add more soon; what is something else I could do to hel…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
I am completely brand new to acting, out of school right now, have no connections, no experience from school, etc. So i'm basically learning and building my foundation from scratch. I want to make a demo reel out of self tapes and I was wondering what script material and/or how do you find material to use for these tap…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
I am 17, almost 18 and I will be moving to Chicago for college along with some other friends. We all plan on living together, a bunch of actors and writers. Anyway, I was wondering if there were other actors/writers/comedians here who both live and work in Chicago to see what your guy's thoughts and opinions were on th…
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
Acting requires you to fake who you are and how you behave. Does this translate into your real life?
Reddit · 5 Nov 2022
Hi! Since there aren't any stupid questions out there, I thought I might as well share something that's been on my mind lately. ​ I have dreamed of acting in a historical film/tv-show/whatever for almost as long as I can remember. Both History and art have been major interests in my life, and at some point, I ju…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
I saw recently that Priscilla is filming in Toronto and I was wondering does anyone know how to get cast as a background actor in the film?
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
Apologies if these are silly or obvious questions - I couldn't find a place that answered them. My friends have been encouraging me to try out voice acting as at least a hobby for a while - I'm a professional singer and I already have most of the necessary equipment and It's something I've been interested in for a whil…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
Hi Reddit, I'm currently looking into submitting myself to a few agencies near me and I want to know what they usually look for. I've submitted myself to a few agencies about a year and a half ago and heard nothing back. I think this was partly because the only experience I had was high school theater and amateur heads…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
(Added compensation rates to the bottom, it's $45/hr to $105/hr) Are you interested in being an inspiration for millions of people who want to change their lives for the better? We need an asian man with a far-east asian accent to help us market one of our products (a bracelet) to an international audience. We prefer t…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
I applied for a small supporting role in an indie feature film on actors access. I did the audition and it was just facial expressions and a couple days later they said that I got the role. I have looked into the flashing company a little bit and it was SAG and looked alright. I decided to look up the production compan…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
Hey fellow actors, Just wanted to take a poll to see who all has worked on law and order in this subreddit. The one thing I hear about that show is that everyone knows someone who worked on it. If you did, did you like it? Is it a fun time in set? Thanks!
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
I've been auditioning since mid-2016 and booked a few student films but nothing for TV/film. Then, I was so incredibly lucky to get a full time job during the pandemic. I'm almost 2 years in and I definitely noticed that I haven't been on casting sites much and my dreams of becoming an actor are slowly fading away. For…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
I'm fairly new to this sub, as I'm sure there have been similar posts but this is something that's been on my mind lately. Just to clarify I'm not an actor by any means, but dream of becoming one (I've only gotten some very small gigs here and there), so I'm still trying to get seen. Posting on social media and embodyi…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
Hey r/acting! First of all, I want to sincerely thank everyone who runs this subreddit for giving us such incredible information for FREE. Like... this is insane (in the best possible way). My question is: do film producers ever come to college productions and "scout" actors like coaches do for games? If so, what colle…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
So basically Im 17 yo and I wanted to get into acting. I absolutely loved it as a kid and I did a lot of stuff actually. I wrote poems, I liked to draw, ...anything artistic. And I remember I felt so alive when acting and it just suited my personality really well. I was just the type of person who you could tell was in…
Reddit · 4 Nov 2022
I'm in LA and occasionally work for Central Casting. I actually really enjoy being an extra. I did a small speaking part in a short film as well that I found on Backstage. I'm not set on "making it big" but enjoy the industry. I'm interested in background work and/or small speaking roles. Are there any agencies you'd r…
Reddit · 3 Nov 2022
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 a…
Reddit · 3 Nov 2022
Hello all, I’m an aspiring director looking to learn more about the experience of actors from pre-production (rehearsal, table reads) to production to help elevate those I work with. Nothing more frustrating for an actor to work with a director who knows NOTHING about acting, and I don’t wanna be that guy. With that sa…
Reddit · 3 Nov 2022
There was this short I wrote, and set out to produce and direct. I found a DP, got the two actors needed, the locations etc… But the lead actor, I was chatting about the script, and then he sends me a “revised” version (he didn’t tell me he wanted/was going to make changes). I disagreed with him, I thought his changes…
Reddit · 3 Nov 2022
I mean, you don't have to be organized, you could also answer this based on a feeling. Let's say for reference the past 5 years. What time of year did you receive or get the most auditions and or work of any kind? *If someone knows a public database that has stats for this please comment. (I searched the reddit searchb…
Reddit · 3 Nov 2022
I recently saw a Buzzfeed article about actors you might not realize were nepotism hires. These actors may not be huge names but they are the children of some of the biggest actors in the world or the children of industry big timers. Even the smallest costar/guest star roles are given to nepotism actors. There was also…
Reddit · 3 Nov 2022
Hello everyone! TW: weight / weight loss. Throwaway account because I'm a bit paranoid. I've been cast a few weeks ago as the female lead in a TV film - not an English speaking production but European. I'm very used to working on UK based projects (UK, US or European prods) and have more than a decade of professional a…
