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  1. Reddit by FurmidableCat Sep 26th

    Being union is making me lose work…

    Long story short: I now have almost no jobs on union sets but end up losing tons of opportunities on non union sets because I am union. I have been in both of my acting unions for seven years and worked hard to get there. I used to get a good amount of work...

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  2. Reddit by Liyandri Sep 25th

    How do first time actors land major roles?

    A singer I follow landed a main role in a Netflix Original. They've never been in any movies or TV shows so I'm wondering how that is? I've been told I'm a good actor and I've always wanted to audition for big roles but I never thought I'd land them because I...

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  3. Reddit by hoehoehoe96 Sep 25th

    How to not be your own worst critic?

    Sorry, this is quite long but I want to write everything that’s on my mind. Short about me, I’m not a completely new actor. Have had large roles in movies/series. But I’ve always had the same problems coming to my confidence as an actor. For instance, I had a...

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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