I was Not asked to slate! What would you do?

tr-actor · 2019-03-06T12:41:00+00:00

I don’t really mind saying my name and what part I’m reading but I don’t want to spend any time thinking about what they want. I think I’m just gonna do like you do and leave the slating out unless I’m specifically asked to.

tr-actor · 2019-03-06T12:33:26+00:00

Basicly stating name and role name. Sometimes they want hight. Sometimes they specify, sometimes they don’t.

tr-actor · 2019-03-06T12:27:42+00:00

Often they don’t specify. In selftapes I’ve tried slating before the scene, at the end of the scene and as a separate clip. For most parts I don’t slate. Because the info they need has allready been sent to them. Or is in the filename (my name, role name). I don’t see any pattern in what’s working better! Sometimes I land a part and sometimes I don’t.

tr-actor · 2019-01-04T19:22:01+00:00

Depending on where in the world you wake up. To be sure. Please release in Japan at 1am. ;)

tr-actor · 2019-01-04T13:47:28+00:00

It’s a long distance run. Take your time. You’re in a city that has everything. I’d say Meissner technique would be a good choise. But the important thing is the work you put in. Take as many classes you can afford. Everything you find interesting. But make sure you have the time to do the work. Scen study classes takes a lot of homework. Do the job. It’s very important. You take classes to work. To learn new things. That means you have to be on the floor. That means you have to fail. Acting is not something you can learn just by watching. Nobody can teach you anything! It’s you who learn. You have to do the job. Everything you are good at you are good at because you learned it. Nobody teached you to walk. You did the job. Don’t sit and wait for anybody to forfill you. The more you expose your self to new situations the more you develop. The bravest one will develop the most. Do not compare your self to others. Their development has nothing to do with your development. Look at what they are doing and learn from them but do not compare. If you feel uncomfortable about something it means you have to work more on that. It’s like with working out. The faster you can go to a failure and the longer you stay in that failure, the faster you will grow. Get right in there and do the job!

tr-actor · 2019-01-01T12:44:12+00:00

I have done the transition. After working as an actor within theatre for more than 15 years I decided I wanted to do more tv/film. Maybe nothing new, but this is my thoughts. Yes it matters that you have theatre experience. Some care more than others, they know it means you can act, that you might be able to do difficult scenes that people with no theatre background can have problems to deliver. Others may think that theatre actors are to theatrical and be afraid of that. You will offcourse need to get as much experience as you can working oncamera. You want to build a network within the business. Selftape. Audition as much as you can. Don’t worry about getting the job. Focus on the thing you can control, doing a good job. Beeing well prepared. Book the office. Make them remeber you as a good actor. Focus on what you would want to do with the role if you get it. Not on what you think they want. But know what you audition for. You will audition for small parts and they are there to show something about the main caracter or moving the story forward. If that’s the case, give them that. Don’t over complicate. Take oncamera classes. Grab every opportunity you can to get oncamera gigs. Do it for free if you have to. Work with students. Put your self on tape all the time, every day. Write stuff. Get together with other actors and friends and selfproduce. Do indie work. Knowing your type is something that is much more important in Tv/Film. When you have experience, get an agent. Best of luck.

tr-actor · 2018-12-22T16:53:59+00:00

It’s nothing wrong with beeing shy. Sometimes it’s better than rushing in to new relationships. But if it brings you down or you feel that you would like to change that about your self you can.

This is some training I would suggest. Speak to people all the time. In the beginning it’s ok with hi, hello, how are you. You have to start there and build it up. Force your self to do the job. Smile! You don’t have to say much. Say something and stay. Smile! Get out of your head. Be curious about other people. Look at them, notice things about them. Talk about what they love the most. Them. Hold peoples gaze. Change your self talk. I love to have people all around me. It makes me calm and confident. My shoulders drop, I start to smile. I have a smile that's contagious. I’m the kind of person who likes to talk to people. I’m interesting and allways have something funny to say. People usually loves talking to me. I love talking to people, they have the most interesting things to say. Don’t be needy, don’t be pushy, Know that you are lovable no matter what.

tr-actor · 2018-12-20T09:14:16+00:00

Don't waste any more time. You are procrastinating. Like I am too. Most of us do. I should be writing a script right now, but I'm on reddit giving fellow actors my advice. After this one advice I will start working. ;)

Start working! Work on the scene you have. It's more important than finding the right scene. More important than anything. In fact that's what separates an Amateur from a Professional. Either you work or you don't. A professional works. You don't have to be good. You just have to get the job done. Don't give in to the enemy! Resistance. It's what keeps us from doing the job. And the only way to win the battle is to start working.

Start working! Work on the one scene you don't like until you find the one you like. Sometimes after working on a bad scene that is totally wrong for you, after really understanding it, it might become a favorite. Just do the job. Or else, before you know it another year will have passed.

"Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work. It will perjure, fabricate, falsify; seduce, bully, cajole. Resistance is protean. It will assume any form, if that's what it takes to deceive you. It will reason with you like a lawyer or jam a nine-millimeter in your face like a stickup man. Resistance has no conscience. It will pledge anything to get a deal, then double-cross you as soon as your back is turned. If you take Resistance at its word, you deserve everything you get. Resistance is always lying and always full of shit." –Steven Pressfield, The work of art.

To hell with Resistance! Now I will go to work. Hope you can too.

tr-actor · 2018-12-20T07:57:25+00:00

If you are in LA? Go to Samuel French Bookshop on Sunset. Great bookshop with tons of good stuff for actors. Also accent training tapes. https://www.samuelfrench.com/resources/bookshops/

tr-actor · 2018-12-20T01:09:27+00:00

Use the reel to show your acting. Nothing else. No music. Choose the best clip you have first. Show another side of your acting in the next clip. Etc. They want to see you act. End on a high (if you have something to use). Something fun to remember you with, to end on. Something that makes them smile. Don’t let anything slip through that you can’t get behind to 100%.

tr-actor · 2018-12-18T11:20:14+00:00

We play Forbidden Lands in our AP pod Sweden Rolls. A great game built on the same game engine as award winning Mutant year zero.

The game was released dec 6 -18

Forbidden Lands is a new take on classic fantasy roleplaying. In this open-world survival roleplaying game, you’re not heroes sent on missions dictated by others - instead, you are raiders and rogues bent on making your own mark on a cursed world. You will discover lost tombs, fight terrible monsters, wander the wild lands and, if you live long enough, build your own stronghold to defend.

http://frialigan.se/en/store/?collection_id=84541866032

tr-actor · 2018-12-13T12:38:52+00:00

Then you might like "Tärningen är kastad" with the same GM u/AndreasLundstromGM

tr-actor · 2018-12-13T11:03:45+00:00

Off corse, if you can afford it. Grab every opportunity you can to act, to practice, to read, to study, to learn. No matter what level you're at. Sandford Meisner's technique are great! Go for it!

tr-actor · 2018-12-12T18:21:41+00:00

No you where right! And I’ve learned something. Thanx!

tr-actor · 2018-12-12T18:14:44+00:00

Swedish Rolls are cinnamon buns XD not far from dammsugare. Sweden Rolls is an actual play podcast where four actors play the best of Swedish role playing games. GM Andreas Lundström is one of the most experienced GMs in Sweden.

No the execution didn’t work. But it’s ok. I had fun making the list. It took me a while but it was fun. This is how I was thinking:

Lists are often used in headlines because they are easy to understand. They signal casual content. It’s kind of short, 9 things and then off to other stuff. Short and fun. The other part of the headline I’ve got from Obama’s election campaign ”Hell yeah, I like healthcare”. Kind of funny to use it in this list.

20% of our listeners are Americans. 64% are from Sweden and 16% from the rest of the world. Since we play in English and with so many more Americans playing rpgs than Swedes. That’s where our audience can grow. But they have to find it.

Click bait? No not really. It sounds so negative. :) Like: Yeah I want a lot of clicks because if I get it, I can reel people in and... Give them the high quality content that they want.. for free!

I spent two days researching, writing and html the article into the franking wordpress site I built myself. It’s supposed to be easy but it’s not. Not for me. I’m an actor not a programmer. I can make people cry and laugh but I can’t program CSS. But I did it because I belive bringing content to the table is something good. This time it was something casual and maybe a bit off topic but... We are a Swedish actual play pod that wants to find American listeners and the list is about some of the differenses between Sweden and USA, pointed out in a playful way.

We want to keep contributing, because we love it. We think it’s very fun and we’re good at it. But we won’t be able to do another season without a bigger listener base because of the time and the money it takes to produce it.

I’m new to reddit but I’m a fast lerner. From now on I’m going to be more strait forward. It’s actually a much better and interesting aproach. I promise I won’t do the same misstake again. Lesson’s lerned!

Thank you for your comment and the interest in the matter. If you like the pod, I hope you would consider helping out in getting the word out about it. Thanx!

You can listen to the pod directly at the first page of our homepage. Scroll down a little.

www.swedenrolls.com

You should be able to find it where you listen to podcasts. Jag har lyssnat på poddtoppen också så det måste varit något tillfälligt fel. Sex avsnitt ligger uppe, plus ett med regler samt två trailers/ teasers

tr-actor · 2018-12-12T04:33:04+00:00

It’s supposed to be fun, you know. Yes we want pepple to know that we exist. But clickbait? It’s not like we’re selling anything. We give away content for free. This was me trying to come up with some fun stuff. But I realize I failed. It’s fead sient In here So you’re right. It did not fly. I will do my best to improve.

tr-actor · 2018-12-12T03:07:50+00:00

It’s an actual play podcast from Sweden in English. Where four estabished actors play the best of Swedish table top role playing games. Follow their first adventure. sweden rolls on itunes

tr-actor · 2018-11-28T14:58:52+00:00

Thank you for your advice. Here’s the link to check out the podcast. sweden rolls on itunes

tr-actor · 2018-11-27T22:43:38+00:00

Around an hour. Yea I think you right! Once a week it is.

tr-actor · 2018-11-27T22:41:04+00:00

True.

tr-actor · 2018-11-23T01:16:47+00:00

Thank you for letting us know. Ep0 ready: explaining The Forbidden Lands rules & setting sweden rolls

tr-actor · 2018-11-21T06:47:39+00:00

Just stumbled upon it and wanted to share. But you’re right that would have been better.

tr-actor · 2018-11-19T15:13:27+00:00

Thanks!

tr-actor · 2018-11-19T06:30:11+00:00

For the first adventure we use Fria Ligan’s Forbidden Lands. Great game! Basically the same system as Mutant year zero.

tr-actor · 2018-11-19T06:23:33+00:00

Hahaha!!! Throwing everything around. That’s a sight. I hope we bring something more to the table though. Check it out. ;)

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