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  2. Reddit by elitegenoside Feb 28th

    Business Cards

    Have any of you had any luck with business cards? I’ve met a few actors who have had them and am curious if that seems like a worthwhile idea. I was about to give it a go, but wasn’t really sure how to go about it. I just had two headshots (one front, very...

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  4. Reddit by meemow Feb 28th

    Self-Submission and an Agency

    I submitted myself for a role on actors access which was received and accepted. They asked for my agents info and email to confirm. I do have an agency on there however since it was a self submission, do I still have to give them my agents information? Thank...

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  5. Reddit by Resuron Feb 28th

    I want to start.

    I've been acting since elementary up until I graduated high school about 8 months ago. Although I never gave it a legitimate thought I have a deep passion for acting and would love to make a career out of it. Any advice for someone like me who has the...

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  6. Backstage by LilleeJean Feb 27th

    Lines...and Memory

    Hi! I have heard often times of the actor/actress changing up the script as they go along, but WHAT do you do if A) you are given a script with typos or a lack of fluidity w/ no table read and B) You forget your lines, but they came out...

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  7. Reddit by blondelamar Feb 27th

    Technique. What do you prefer?

    Personally, I’ve been studying in a Strasberg based class in Atlanta for a year and I absolutely love the methods I am learning. I am curious as to what other techniques most actors here are training in? I know that Meisner Technique is very popular in...

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  8. Reddit by tyler35855 Feb 27th

    Film scene in Chicago?

    I'm originally from Pittsburgh, and was set to move to Queens, NY and share my friends apartment, until he decided to move back to his hometown... Now I currently don't have a place to move to, and am back at square one. I've I don't live in NYC, I would like...

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  11. Reddit by Seakawn Feb 26th

    What's the best source you know for reading about how improvisation is used in scripts to enhance acting immersion? Or your favorite examples? Or the philosophy of it? I'm used to this in comedy, but interested in when it's used elsewhere (drama, horror,

    Disclaimer: Not an actor! Just an amateur writer with an amateur interest in film. Had a curiosity and didn't know a better subreddit to ask. I was just reading a comic and envisioning a live action adaptation. And I've had this thought before, which is that...

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  13. Reddit by ptactor Feb 26th

    Submissions to SAG projects as non-union

    My agent submits me to about everything. 2 days ago, I submitted a tape audition to a request he had sent to me, but the role was SAG, and I am not union. I was wondering, would I even have a chance at this role as a non-union person? The most I understand...

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  14. Reddit by TheRealAnnaBanana Feb 26th

    WEIRD question regarding headshots...

    https://i.redd.it/ntp046tf00j21.png HELLO fellow actors of reddit!!! <3 OKAY so I have a **really weird** question regarding headshots... My hair is pretty long and It's something I'd like to display in my headshot. My only issue is that I'm not sure how to...

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  15. Reddit by ForTypeOnly Feb 26th

    Type.

    No clue if anybody is even remotely interested in talking about this. And as much as “type” is talked about, I know there is a large portion of those who don’t think an actor has to establish a type via headshots/etc. Me personally, I don’t think a type can...

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  16. Reddit by jay0819 Feb 26th

    Auditioning for student/short films in SF

    Hello! I’m currently starting out as an actor with 4 productions under my belt, but all of them have been theater productions. I want to audition for student or short films but I only have one headshot from Senior year of high school(2017). Should I use that...

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  18. Reddit by arussell817 Feb 26th

    Beginning's of a Voice Over Demo!

    I see a lot of people asking about the beginning's of a Voice Over demo so I decided to try and help out! &#x200B; **Beginnings of a VO Demo** Voice over demos are an ever evolving vital piece of every VO artist's repertoire. The most important thing to...

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  19. Reddit by arussell817 Feb 26th

    Hello Everyone!!

    My name is Andrew I am a Professional Voice Actor in Los Angeles. I have voices in several animes, video games, commercials.. so on and so on.. &#x200B; I am here because I like to share, I'm always surfing the web mainly on reddit or streaming my games on...

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  20. Reddit by kylo1992 Feb 25th

    New Active Voice Over Discord Here

    Long story short, joined a discord I found here and it had many people in it but it wasn't active and upon talking to the Owner he/she had left it to die more or less. SO I took it upon myself to create one that will have scheduled practice days for those...

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