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Reddit by Iceycat1234 Jul 2nd

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Nolan north Hey Reddit not sure if many of you are familiar with Nolan north but I have a question about his career in connection with mine. Now Nolan north never started out as a voice actor he just naturally was being submitted for voice over work. Ok now...

Reddit by infobang Jul 2nd

Any recommendations for best American Accent coaches + how would you rate the book 'Speak with Distinction' from Skinner as a guide book for non-native/foreign nationals to help with developing an American Accent?

Hunting for not too expensive Standard American Accent coach here, any recommendations would be really appreciated. Also, it seems this Skinner book is considered a classic, has passed the test of time and kind of popular among voice/accent coaches. Any...

Reddit by iSpuddds Jul 2nd

Why do actors who “play themselves” get flack but we praise actors who are being themselves but under lots of make up and different costumes?

If Michael Cera played himself in the role of let’s say the “The Scarecrow” in Batman, he would get praise for being intelligently evil but Marlon Brando “played himself” in different types of roles and got praise. Are people just sick of Michael Cera being...

Reddit by muddymudd Jul 2nd

Live stream production

I'm producing "The Way We Get By" Written by Neil Labute on July 16th. There's a live stream available! More information and tickets at Sooptheatre.booktix.com I've learned a lot about the production side of the industry, how much it takes to put on a show...

Reddit by Kiruni Jul 2nd

What to do when you don't have enough actors?

Hello everyone! This is a very simple problem, i only have 2 actors, and i need 4 for the play that I'm doing, I've thought about recording their lines and just put it at the right timing, but it doesn't sound like a good idea(the characters are gods, so i...

Reddit by Iceycat1234 Jul 2nd

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Nolan north Hey Reddit not sure if many of you are familiar with Nolan north but I have a question about his career in connection with mine. Now Nolan north never started out as a voice actor he just naturally was being submitted for voice over work. Ok now...

Reddit by TimPrice2 Jul 2nd

Exact numbers for my first weeks background acting

I've seen a few people asking questions about background acting here on this subreddit so I decided to share my experience. I'm currently in Los Angeles. I just got here on Tuesday, July 22. I signed up to be a background actor the next day. I've been trying...

Reddit by ThoroughPie Jul 2nd

Is moving to LA a smart decision?

I’ve read some articles on numerous actors that started there career when they moved to LA. (Finn Wittrock and Arron Paul) and in an interview Finn said, “You gotta just keep waiting tables and keep auditioning. 98% of the time you wont get it but you have to...

Reddit by bluepopcorn20 Jul 2nd

New to acting

So I recently started to get into breaking out of my comfort zone and decided to break into different avenues since I’m young and would like to try different paths in life. How does someone who has no experience in acting start to take their first step into...

Reddit by Immediate_Train7537 Jul 2nd

I'm panicking and could really do with some advice.

So, I am a noob. I am very new to voice acting, but I often practice. I've wanted to be a voice actress for years. I'm just about 17 years old, so, I'm still quite young and I'm going to need to gain a lot of experience. I spotted this very underrated voice...

Reddit by NY_rando Jul 2nd

has anyone submitted to the open call for asian actors?

and is there even a point to submitted to open calls, i've heard that they're basically marketing tools.

Reddit by MechanicConfident797 Jul 2nd

Form a acting group!

Hello, I'm new to the acting world and I love to write as well, so I decided to take a page out of this girl's book, I cannot remember her name, but she started a a ring group for girls. want to do the opposite and create group for guy, guys who want to act...

Reddit by swanrock630 Jul 2nd

How do I list this role on my resume?

So I worked background this week as a general party-goer on a low-budget film, I ended up in a scene with the 2 leads and one other background actor. The leads are well known actors who each have millions of followers. The director actually instructed me to...

Reddit by sugarrcqnes Jul 2nd

how do you get big roles?

i feel like this is a stupid question but oh well. how do actors get big roles as their first role? I know this is uncommon, but some actors have huge roles and they haven’t even been in anything else before. eg johnny drop in nightmare on elm street...

Reddit by davidleestrasberg Jul 1st

David Strasberg here to talk Method Acting. Go ahead and, literally, Ask Me Anything!

I grew up with The Method, quite literally. I am Lee and Anna Strasberg's son, and I spent a lot of my childhood at the Actor's Studio and the Strasberg Institute, where I have been the Creative Director for the past 20 years. Go ahead and ask me whatever you...

Reddit by Informal-Amoeba-1284 Jul 1st

Acting when you’re a single parent and a student? Is it realistic?

So I’ve always wanted to act, since I was like 7 years old it was my dream to be an actor. But I was always told it was unrealistic and I would never be able to make it and all sorts of other discouraging remarks… said by my parents. So I never even...

Reddit by CrockerCreations Jul 1st

This is one of my favorite pieces where there is A LOT being said with out the actors saying exactly what they think

Reddit by AutoModerator Jul 1st

Headshot-Age Range-Character Type Feedback

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...

Reddit by Goat_Disastrous Jul 1st

Can someone translate this passage from my contract?

This is a passage from a show I am doing for a huge streaming service. Due to a sort of loophole with the format of the show, the actors are all non union. As the lead, I am expecting that if this show is even minimally successful I will hopefully have other...

Reddit by chillingonasanddune Jul 1st

Casting Sites for Toronto, Canada

The casting sites I know of are Backstage, ActorsAccess and Mandy. Are there others that I'm missing? Thank you for any answers I receive and I apologize if this has been asked before :)