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Reddit by actorchan Jul 23rd

Is there another subreddit like r/acting that isn’t spammed out with “I want to get into acting” threads?

No shade - but I am honestly so over having to open the thread and scroll through hoards of “I want to get into acting” posts. For those of us who are “in” acting and want to network and discuss with other actors / performers it feels like there’s a big clump...

Reddit by fuckingdiscrete Jul 23rd

Poor People: seriously, how the fuck do you pursue this?

especially in the early days, everybody wants you to work for free, everybody wants you to supply your own wardrobe, drive to remote locations, rearrange your schedule for nights, weekends, for auditions, for call backs, self tape for unpaid projects, theater...

Reddit by Engineer086 Jul 23rd

My Story - My Problem

My Story Two years ago, I graduated with an engineering degree and started a job two weeks later. Two or three months after that, I realized I'd really like to get into acting. Probably just in my free time, but if it became more than that, then great! I...

Reddit by BlackBunny95 Jul 23rd

Help!! Classes and auditioning.

Hello everyone. I am 23 years old and just Graduated college. I didn’t major in anything in theater however I have taken classes at my school and outside of school. However I keep feeling as I am not training the muscle of acting enough. I have done a short...

Reddit by monsow Jul 23rd

Do you give your agent commission for roles you find yourselves?

I've recently talked with various actors who give commissions to their agent even for roles they book all by themselves. I've never done this, and I was wondering if this is standard practice? Would love to hear opinions. I'm based in London btw.

Reddit by Flimmm Jul 23rd

How much work is there for indie film actors?

Any good film recommendations?

Reddit by gusmaia Jul 23rd

This is an unusual request but...

Hello dear redditers, ​ My name is Gus and I'm a Motion Graphics Artist from Portugal. I'm on this sub because a couple months ago I've spent a large amount of hours developing an explainer video for a company that asked me to do it and never paid me...

Reddit by jmhutchy86 Jul 23rd

Actor in NYC, looking for agent, feeling lost, help?

Hi, gang. 33/M here. Long story short: Been a professional actor since I was 9 when I started doing local theater. Booked a TV movie when I was 15 and got my first agent in LA shortly after that. Had representation for many years while living in LA (I booked...

Reddit by Tell_The_Truth_Today Jul 23rd

Is being vulnerable in your daily life important for an actor?

Reddit by citruslad Jul 22nd

NC actors

Hey all, My name is Michael and I'm an actor based in NC. as other actors from my area may know we used to have tax incentives in place so that people and studios were persuaded to film here (typically they would film in Wilmington) A tax incentive is...

Reddit by InternationalForm3 Jul 22nd

How Hong Kong actor Jason Tobin channels Bruce Lee for hit show ‘Warrior’

Reddit by BoomSamson Jul 22nd

Connecting to the material

Hey guys, Just wondering if anyone could point me the way to learning how to connect to the material better. I know being an actor requires Empathy, but are their specific techniques to feel the way the character's feel about something their speaking about?...

Reddit by IU_laiken Jul 22nd

Just looking for voice actors

Reddit by MissDramaQueen Jul 22nd

I wonder how do theatre actors/actresses survive

It's a legit question I want to ask. I hope no one gets offended. Since graduating from acting class, I've been doing commercials, indie films, TV and corporate videos. Yet it's still a struggle to make ends meet. I have female classmates (whom I'm not close...

Reddit by Different_Lizard Jul 22nd

Your experiences with cultish schools?

Just finished a semester in an acting school. I did not have a good experience with one of the teachers there or the way the technique was taught. ​ Our teacher, an actor himself - aside from constantly name-dropping famous actors every second class...

Reddit by AlphaTwitch Jul 22nd

How to start acting, in a country with minimum to no acting activity?

All my life I’ve been told by multiple people that I should try acting etc. but I live in a country/town with barely any acting activity (Varberg, Sweden). What do you recommend me doing? Is there even a point in trying? There aren’t really many known swedish...

Reddit by maecana Jul 22nd

Any other actors with unsupportive parent(s)?

So I've been given the opportunity to submit a solo piece to potentially be performed at the Fringe World festival next year. This is a big thing where I'm from. The chances that I'll get in seem low, but there's no harm in trying I guess. However, for the...

Reddit by jamesjimmybyrondean Jul 22nd

I want to be an actor but...

Since I fell in love with films I've always wanted to be an actor. I recently started going for auditions and when I'm acting in the audition it doesn't feel like I will love acting. Then I watch a film again and the desire to act comes back. Does anybody...

Reddit by laadefreakinda Jul 22nd

A Comprehensive Guide to Acting Pt. 1

So, let me preface this by saying that I am by no means a veteran of this industry. I have worked in the theatrical world for over a decade and am a newcomer to the film industry. I have found some success in both acting worlds. I'm writing this because I've...

Reddit by Will-Kelly Jul 22nd

Archetypes for Actors: The Inner Critic