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Reddit by David44357 Sep 25th

Suggestions to Improve my Voice

I am an attorney (not a voice actor). I am doing these video walkthroughs on legal processes and am trying to make my voice . . . tolerable. I spent several full days trying to improve my voice with EQ and other settings on the Blue Sherpa Vo!ce software that...
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Reddit by Ihavesomequestions58 Sep 25th

I'm about to give up on my dream.

VENT: In a world of people who judge others on money and looks. Being a male actor who is 5'5'', decided to live still live with his parents at 26, and has a sub par job. It feels like life is going by me. My friend just got a 90k job offer. And my other...
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Reddit by akwinters11 Sep 25th

Manager Meeting

Hi! This is kind of a weird, every situation varies question, but I was wondering people’s experience after meeting with an agent/manager. So I met with a manager from a management company and the meeting went really well and he asked me to send it self tapes...
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Reddit by SilvesterZoldyck Sep 25th

Being a lead actor

Hey guys, I recently watched an interview with Bryan Cranston who talked about taking on the role of the lead character in Malcolm in the Middle. Lead actor in that case didn't mean protagonist, but rather the ensemble lead, the one who keeps the group...
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Reddit by Either-Reporter6992 Sep 25th

Disappointment

Today I went to an audition We were alone in the audition room with 4 men who only said that we are really pretty (me and my female friend). They told us to dance and they tried to sell their own courses when we told them about the (free) ones we are about to...
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Reddit by EntertainerNo082798 Sep 25th

Questions about acting.

Hi. I’m Lilith. I’m a trans non-binary person on the autism spectrum and I’m unsure on what I want to do with my life professionally. I’ve always wanted to be a designer and storyboard artist for animation studios like DreamWorks Animation or Pixar, but...
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Reddit by ijustwanttobeloved0 Sep 25th

i need help

hi everyone, this is my first post here. im 17, i have awfully strict parents, growing up i was told i had to be a doctor. i really really dont want to be. yes financial security is great and all but i just don't have interest in being a doctor. up until i...
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Reddit by testing35 Sep 25th

Do you need to go Drama School to succeed as an actor?!

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Reddit by Slowdoug Sep 25th

How to handle pay disputes

I worked as a background actor on a major HBO show a little over a month ago and haven’t received my payment yet. I contacted the payroll service about this and they said they don’t have any record that I worked that day. I sent them a copy of my employment...
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Reddit by Pearlet2 Sep 25th

Should I train in martial arts if my greatest interest lies in action movies?

I’m in an acting program, and my dream is to star in action movies. I know that many actors just use a stunt double, but I feel like this could be a good skill for me either way. I’m a young woman, and there’s no downside to learning self defense! Does anyone...
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Reddit by jelly_jellooooo Sep 25th

Do film makers abide by actor’s work hours?

I was researching online and saw actors taking about working 12-20+ hours a day, how is this possible? If I choose to work my way up to be union or even be non union would I have to do 12+ hours on a film set?
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Reddit by Ok_Buffalo_4112 Sep 25th

How many auditions should I send out at a time? (From an actor with no rep)

So I have been looking on casting sites to start off, and I found about 5 or so auditions I would like to audition for. Should I send them all out at once, or should I send one, wait for the answer, and send another?
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Reddit by TheActorDC Sep 25th

WeAudition Review as an Actor.

This is just personal info, and your experience might vary. Pros: Super convenient Plethora of readers Cons: Too many newbies giving out advice Not enough listening for what you the actor want. Trouble taking redirection. Not understanding what it means to be...
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Reddit by Full_Temperature_179 Sep 25th

Actress friend just signed with publicist, but she doesn’t have an agent/manager yet. Is this normal? What does a publicist really do at this stage?

My friend is super talented, but I have this view of publicists as being for high profile celebrities. They may serve more purpose than I realize. Why get a publicist in the early stages of your acting career? What can a publicist really do?
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Reddit by 0000010203 Sep 25th

Any actors / filmmakers in NYC want to link up and collaborate?

whats up guys. i'm primarily an actor (trained, repped, mainly auditioning at the co-star / guest star level, sometimes get the occasional recurring or series regular tape) and I just started getting into self-producing, made my first decent short last year...
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Reddit by KuroInui1213 Sep 25th

Pretty much new and need advice.

Hey so I'm a 23 year old going on 24 year old female who recently graduated college and decided instead of pursuing on to doing grad school (because thinking about it makes me depressed and anxious) I decided to go onto voice acting (in anime and video games...
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Reddit by Medium-Ad4262 Sep 25th

Need of guidance

I'm 17, and I've decided i want to be a voice actor. But I don't know the best way of approaching this goal. Does anyone have any advice?
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Reddit by irepMiami Sep 24th

Does it seriously make someone homophobic if you don’t want to play a gay character?

This is obviously a controversial topic but I just wanted some better understanding and clarity on this. I recently had someone call me homophobic and a bigot for almost backing out of a role. I didn’t realize the character’s sexual orientation had changed...
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Reddit by moonismyonlyfriend Sep 24th

Still no response from acting classes

I left my acting classes in the last few days of February 2020 because of the pandemic, my grandfather took me to the classes so at the time we didn’t want to risk his health. I spoke with my teacher about it and he agreed that it was fine and that I was free...
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Reddit by IrisLeex Sep 24th

Vent / Asking for advice for getting out of your own head in auditions?

As a kid, I loved being feminine, and I loved in theater, ballet, singing, and art. But, my family really disliked how involved I was in the arts. Anyways, long story short, it's a familiar immigrant story - I dropped the arts for academics and athletics -...
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