Doug Swinskey wrote:
im not an actor, but i play one on....ughhh..nevermind...

Oh, haha

Alan from Aavian Prod wrote:
This is more of a curiosity than anything else.

I have just agreed to direct a relatively low budget feature.  I'm been involved in films before, but the last time I directed was before the Internet was so popular.

Of course, we'll cast through Breakdown, etc, but I really was curious, a lot of models also have an eye towards acting.  One of the things about traditional casting is that you don't really get to see all of the available talent, you get to see the talent the agents choose to submit.

And while I will get my fill of talent since we are probably going to do this under one of the low budget union agreements, I was curious how many people on the modeling sites try to submit themselves for acting rolls when their agents don't?

I am just wondering how many experienced actors/actresses there are on the modeling and acting forums and how many are just breaking in.  I would never use something like craigslist, but I am leaning towards posting the casting notices on some of the public forums to see what gets submitted.

So how many of you have acted in paid rolls?  How many of you are members of one of the unions?

it's "role"

I started acting in the 70s.....in NY where I trained legitimately...I teach from time to time...Method..Stanislavki and Strasberg......AFTRA

hit me with an email address so I can send you info...

Breakdown Service is cool but when I have cast projects I use all mechanisms to find talent

images by elahi wrote:
it's "role"

Thank you for correcting my typo

I'm not asking for casting help.  I appreciate the offer though.  We'll have a professional casting director for the project.  I'm just the director.

This is a curiosity on my part.  The last time I cast a union feature in L.A. I got on average 3,000 submissions per role.  At the time we posted on Breakdown and in Dramalogue.  People kept creeping out of the woodwork though and self-submitting, (presumagly through Dramalogue since few actors have access to Breakdowns) that were with agents that submitted other talent but hadn't sent them in.

In the end though, I ended up using people that had been submitted by the agents.  Perhaps they simply understood the Breakdown and submitted the best talent they had available for the parts being cast and realized that the others (none of which were cast) would have been considered. 

With so many talent sites these days, I am curious how many are online and if they are being included or excluded from the casting process.  What I am really curious about is how many actors participate on these sites with resume's that would support consideration for a union role.

TorontoModel wrote:
I'm an actor that's acting a model

haha, thank you!

angelinme wrote:
I am more of an actress than a model.  I just figure that modeling is inevitable as an actress so I might as well get some experience.  I'm currently majoring in acting in a top notch program in the midwest, admittance by audition only so I am really growing.

Can I ask what school? I'm graduating next yr and i'm looking 4 a program. If yah know Julliard doesn't work out

RoxieB wrote:
Me too .  Starred off-Broadway, and off-off Broadway, worked with a NY theater company, trained at Fordham U, doing mostly film and television right now.  AFTRA and SAG-e.

I want to go to Fordham, did u like it there? How is there drama program?

Alan from Aavian Prod wrote:

Thank you for correcting my typo

I'm not asking for casting help.  I appreciate the offer though.  We'll have a professional casting director for the project.  I'm just the director.

This is a curiosity on my part.  The last time I cast a union feature in L.A. I got on average 3,000 submissions per role.  At the time we posted on Breakdown and in Dramalogue.  People kept creeping out of the woodwork though and self-submitting, (presumagly through Dramalogue since few actors have access to Breakdowns) that were with agents that submitted other talent but hadn't sent them in.

In the end though, I ended up using people that had been submitted by the agents.  Perhaps they simply understood the Breakdown and submitted the best talent they had available for the parts being cast and realized that the others (none of which were cast) would have been considered. 

With so many talent sites these days, I am curious how many are online and if they are being included or excluded from the casting process.  What I am really curious about is how many actors participate on these sites with resume's that would support consideration for a union role.

wasnt offereing my services as I am not in Cali...unfortunatel..and I do consider myself to be professional LOL

TorontoModel wrote:
I'm an actor that's acting a model

he he he...  that's what i always say!  "i'm just such a good actress, people believe i'm a model!"    I'm right with ya, TM!

I've been acting and studying professionally for almost 15 years now (started as a kid in regional stuff) and just started up modeling on the side in the past 3 years for fun and as a creative release on the side while between acting gigs...  now its all gotten too busy and i don't get to model for fun that often these days!

but to answer your question- YES!  we're here! 

MaryPetiteModel wrote:
It's 'ROLEs', not 'ROLL's.  For Christ's sake, why do people not learn how to spell what they are asking for.

Mary, I am going to do something I rarely do, but that is to comment on your comment.  My biggest pet peeve is for people to point out minutia for no reason at all.   The comment was just rude and uncalled for.

Of course it is role and of course I know it isn't roll.

But I have to tell you.  I have posted 3200 some odd posts, and guess what, I am not perfect.  I make typos, I make mistakes and yes, I do think one word and type another.  This isn't rocket science and this is not a spelling bee.

I see this a lot where someone conveys a message and has a typo and the world jumps on it.  I'm sorry, but that is childish.  You are the second person to point out the typo.

So my pet peeve is a comment like yours.  Not because you pointed it out here, frankly I don't care.  I am a big boy, if you want to flame me, do your darndest.  But I can't tell you how many times people have been flamed others on these forums for making a grammatical mistakes.  I get embarassed for them because they are trying to discuss something serious and the thread degrades to a spelling error.  Come on, none of us are perfect and I have seen a lot of feelings get hurt over nonesense like this!

It is like typing there, instead of they're.  Or through instead of threw.  Are you going to say that you have never, in your life, accidentally thought one word but typed the other?  I am glad to see you are perfect.  In that case, I think it important for you to point out the typos of others.

Sheesh, I thought people were here to share ideas, not enter a spelling bee.  It was just a typo.  Get a life.

Kirk R Stefferud wrote:
im a total actor, im going to an acting conservatory right now, and i eventually want to join the union.... modeling is just something people say i'm good at so here i am.... but acting is my heart and soul.

kirk

Good answer, thank you!

Glamour Boulevard wrote:
I`m not an actor, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express once!

ZING!

MaryPetiteModel wrote:
LOL...then you made the 'typo' twice, Alan.

Then thank you for letting me know that my fingers are stuck in a rut.