Hello all, I'd like to ask for advice on this video:

1. does it seem truthful or performed?

2. do you feel the urge to watch? Or do you quickly get bored? Does there seem to be thought behind my eyes or not so much?

3. any other advice would be greatly appreciated

Thank you for your time and consideration

So, I have observed this about myself. It’s only when I have truly learnt my lines almost to the point when if I was woken up in the middle of the night I could still remember them and say it as it is, that I feel confident enough to act… I envy actors who just know their lines some what and still manage to ace it or wing it at least… any of you here with the same issue as me? I just feel the more prepared I am , the more relaxed I can be, and hence perform better.

Thoughts on this ?

going to try and keep this short. I’m early in Meisner and I know the point of the repetition exercise is to present and honest.

But if I was being present and honest I simply wouldn’t stay in a conversation that long. Especially if I was bugging someone who was busy.

I know later in the class you start adding meaning behind doors and activities which I imagine will help because then at least I have an objective and more of an understanding of circumstances. But for this early on activity where I haven’t been told to add meaning and just need to focus on something hard— in real life I would never actually engage with someone like that. I’d either stop what I’m doing or if I’m the one coming the door I’d leave.

I suppose I could skip ahead and just start assigning meaning and circumstance for my own benefit. But that feels like going against the process of taking it slow. Would that be wrong to do? And can I just assign who they are to me in my head?

It feels confusing because I understand the exercise is important to do and I want to give the process a chance. And then of course, the added layer of it’s all imaginary but still being honest. My teacher keeps saying if someone says something rude then say that they’re rude or f you or something whatever you’d really respond to something like that but I wouldn’t ever do that in real life unless it was like my sister. So do I pretend they’re my sister?? I feel like relationships and context really matter on how I’d respond.

I know this is supposed to break down those “walls” for me, so to speak. But I also never see a world for myself in which I wouldn’t still try to be polite and gentle with people unless I was playing a character who would feel that way. Does that make any sense?

I just struggle in these early stages with the lack of context because unfortunately for me I need that in order to access my real feelings.

In context im kind of new to acting, my friends mom is the owner of the acting academy in miami and theyre connected with SpinLa. Last week i did a commercial audition here and I got a callback and it was to be accepted into the SpinLA. I was about to pay and then i searched it up and in another post there were people calling it a scam and im confused. They were saying you should never pay for auditions, and that its not worth the money. But the way my friends mom (CEO) was explaining it, i was sold. She said that at the Spin event, that really big agency owners are there, and that if you dont go to an event like this, its very hard to get noticed by a good agency. She showed me multiple teens and adults that were successful and got signed by a big agency, and they were in really popular shows i was impressed thats what got me. I just dont think that she would try to scam me like this idk. I need to make a choice within a week what do you guys think?

Hello people!

I'm not entirely sure if this question belongs to here, but I'm just a curious person. I'm an artist myself but not a single acting cell in my body, so I'd just like to ask you as actors one thing:

When you perform your given character, and you have the script and everything, do you ever feel like... Judgemental or awkward about the character's behavior itself? Like.. "If I could, I wouldn't want to act this, but I have to."? Or it's not really that personal?

(Having watched few romance movies led me to this question 👀)

Basically I’m doing a background job on a sag film as a non union actor. This is my first time working background in a sag project so I’m a little confused on how it works with vouchers. I had to fill out a voucher on everyset to get paid for my fitting and it asked for my sag number, but it said to say the voucher was incorrect and have production review if you were non union, which I did. I then received an updated voucher with a note from production that I need to call everyset and tell them I’m being upgraded to sag. Does this mean I’m just getting paid the sag rate? Or getting a sag voucher?

What is this about? You can tell the actress she's talking about from the comments. But who is the acting coach (that's not in Atl.) that was being wild, trashtalking, and butt hurt about not getting tagged by said actress when she booked something?? Charges thousands and maybe has in writing that actors MUST tag and credit her with bookings they get? WHO is it? (I love Angela Davis, btw. She will tell it like it is.)

Submitted for a movie a few weeks ago. Got a message confirmation saying I was selected as background. Awesome! I went back and checked to see what it was and it was for no pay, small film. I didn’t remember that part, but ok…I’ll still do it. I signed all the things. They sent an email saying it was a span of 5 days. Don’t know if we are filming ALL these days or just one or what. No info is given except we will send out a call sheet night before. Ok. Standard. So I wait. The first says comes and goes with no word. Second day, the same. Today I get an email bright and early in the morning saying you will work tomorrow, call times are attached. They were, in fact, NOT attached. I sent and email back right away informing them of this. At 11:44am, they sent the call sheet…saying the call time was NOON TODAY!!!!!! I’m like WHAAATTTT???? You said in the original email it was tomorrow???? So I called and told them I don’t live nearby and I would not be able to be there in 15 minutes and a day early! They said I didn’t have to come. I said will we will shooting again tomorrow? He said he didn’t know and they might call me again…???? Did I mess up? Was this my fault? For a NON PAYING gig? Man…this sucks! Saving all that time for them just to get screwed! I missed out on 2 paying gigs because I wanted to honor my original deal. Never again!!!!

I had a meeting with a reputable agency scheduled today for 2pm. I triple-checked the Zoom link, the date/time, and my inbox for any last-minute changes. Everything points to the meeting being today at 2pm. However, I've been sitting in the Zoom meeting since 1:55pm and no one has come in. I tried leaving and coming back about 10 minutes ago and still nothing. Has this ever happened to you before? What do I do? Just... wait until they join the meeting? It's been a half hour already 😭

EDIT: Thank you everyone for your tips and support! I'm happy to report that they were just running late. We ended up having a meeting and I think I just may have scored myself a new agent :)

Am I losing my mind, I have an audition for a feature film this weekend and they didn’t even provide specific sides but just gave page numbers and then sent the entire script. One section of page numbers is 10 pages and the other is 16! I’ve had about six days with the material, but I’ve been doing other auditions and working. I don’t even feel like wasting the printer paper to print the pages out and read them. Anyone else had an experience like this? The pitch deck seems legit and I’m hesitant to totally write off the whole thing, but it feels so clueless and green.

I recently did a shoot for Target, and Target sent my modeling agency a check made out to me for the job.

My agency has the check, but they’re telling me I need to Venmo them their commission before they will give me the check.

I’m happy to pay their commission, but I’m uncomfortable sending money before I’ve actually received my payment. I would have assumed they would give me the check, I deposit it, and then I pay their commission.

I’ve done hundreds of shoots over the years and have never had this happen before, including with this same agency. This is the first time they’ve asked me to pay their commission upfront before releasing a check made out to me.

I also reviewed my contract (& Targets), and there is nothing in it stating that I have to pay the agency’s commission before receiving my check. Actually with my contact with target I selected the option for the check to be sent to me directly.

Does this seem unusual? I’d really appreciate hearing anyones opinion.

Let’s say you did a commercial with a major healthcare company that was non-exclusive, in perp. Would you not be able to work with another healthcare brand ever again? If so, how would anyone really know you’ve done a competitor in the past unless it was on your resume?

Is it worth it? Did you learn something valuable you couldn’t elsewhere? Did it take your acting to another level?

Hi! First time poster here, so I'm just curious about those who have used Actors Access and received EcoCast auditions in the past.

I'm sure it may be dependent upon the theater, but for those who have received follow-up callbacks after submitting for an EcoCast, what was the time frame for when you were notified about receiving said callback? I recently submitted one I'm feeling pretty strongly about, but haven't received any follow-up news and the virtual callbacks they said they'd be holding are about a week away now.

Were you given less time than this to prepare for the callback, or should I be under the impression they may just be moving in a different direction?

Thanks for any help!

hi! im moving to the city next month and want to know if most accompianists are OK with ipad sheet music or if that is an absolute no-go and to always bring physical sheet music no matter what? just trying to save money and trees! thank you!

I'm curious to hear from people who have quit their regular 9-5s for acting. What kind of career did you have before? What made you quit? Have you had any commercial success with acting and if not, how have you kept yourself afloat?

I don't know if I'm actually considering it or just thinking about it a lot lol

What happens right before you feel officially stuck in your head?

Are already there before the take, when you're supposed to have a specific moment. Mid-scene, when the other actor throws you something unexpected? Or after, when you know it wasn't real and you can't fix it in the moment? Curious what that moment actually looks like for people.

As the title says. I have not booked in a bit, called in to some good offices. Looking for guidance. thanks

I understand finding roles generally has already been discussed thoroughly. This question is related to a specific sub-issue with finding roles that I am encountering.

I am looking for work as an extra. I've done such work before. I know (and this has been reinforced by answers in a few places) that FaceBook (FB) is a solid place to find these roles. There are plenty of pages made for this purpose for different places/locations/cities.

The issue I am having is that attempting to use FB currently, I cannot seem to pull up the most recent posts on a page. So, even if I am following a casting page, trying to filter by date does nothing. It starts the feed with some post from 2021, then 2013, then 2018. Even trying to use the search bar doesn't pull anything up. I am struggling to confirm whether a page is even still active, let alone see actually current casting calls.

How do people do this in late 2026? FB seems to have made changes for the worse in this regard, but I understand I could simply be missing something.

Thank you in advance.

I studied acting for a while and something I never solved was getting honest feedback on my tapes.

Curious what people actually do here:

When you finish a self tape or a practice scene, do you show it to anyone before it goes out? Who? A coach, a friend, a group chat, nobody?

And the other side of it, have you ever sat down and given another actor real notes on their tape? How often does that actually happen versus everyone just wanting notes on their own stuff?

Asking because every time I looked for a place to do this it was either paying a coach or posting into the void.

Especially the part in red.

does that mean they will use my likeness for AI?

Hey Folks,

First time posting here. I'm someone that's always wanted to be a career actor but got sucked into the mundane expectations of 9-5 life because it was "safe" and "right". Well I'm 31 now and I did everything right, and it led absolutely nowhere except being a less passionate and creative version of myself that only exists to pay bills. I still do that so I don't go homeless- but I also acknowledged that it doesn't go anywhere, and it's time to take risks and make sacrifices to give myself a life I actually want to live.

Last year, I got the opportunity to co-star alongside some iconic actors from a certain video game franchise that I grew up watching. I was a Supporting Actor alongside the 4-5 Co-Leads throughout the film and my character closed out the movie. I loved every second, even the 14 hour-day/night shoots in the middle of the desert. I knew it may be the only role I ever get of that magnitude, and I was grateful & happy but set no expectations for future roles, considering I have zero formal training and next to no experience.

Evidently, I did pretty well. One thing led to another and a different director has cast me as the lead in their action/horror film. I'm very excited, and feel well prepared at this point but my performance isn't the only thing that matters to me. I want to make sure everyone on-set feels supported by me and I want to help everyone give the best performance that they can, without stepping on anyone's toes.

I haven't been on many film sets, and I'm a naturally introverted person that avoids most social gatherings (you wouldn't think so talking to me, however). I suppose I'm just looking to hear what people expect from the lead actor in a project, or previous leads that you've looked up to. If anyone has experience leading and has some advice regarding morale, performance, and networking in general, it would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry for the novella.

TLDR; I'm going into my first lead acting film role and was wondering if anyone has experience/advice on what makes a good lead actor stand out on & off camera.

So I’ve been with my current manager for roughly six years, and overall they’ve been great. We have a solid relationship, and over the years I’ve booked mostly co-star/day-player roles while working with them and a couple of commercials. My agents have generally been the ones getting me into the room for the bigger opportunities.

Recently, I met another manager on set while they were visiting one of their clients who’s one of the series regulars who I had the majority of my scenes with and they gave me their contact info. They have a much stronger client roster and clients working on bigger projects. The meeting went really well, and they offered to sign me.

The complication is that I still have about five months remaining on my current management contract. There is a mutual termination/exit clause, so technically there’s a way for us to part ways early if we both agree.

For actors who have been in a similar situation, how would you approach the conversation with your current manager without unnecessarily burning the relationship?

After six years together, I definitely don’t want to handle it disrespectfully, but I also don’t want to pass up an opportunity.

Thanks