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  Do actress careers end when they reach 50?

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  Ask Nicole Kidman (53); Halle Berry (54); Helen Mirren (74); Meryl Streep (71); Helena Bingham Carter (54); Salma Hayek (54), Viola Davis (55); Diane Lane (55); Sandra Bullock (56); Laura Linney (56); Angela Bassett (62); Vanessa Williams (57); Jamie Lee Curtis (62); Emma Thompson (61); Queen Latifah (50); Renée Zellweger (50); Kathy Bates (71); Julia Louis-Dreyfus (59); Rita Moreno (88) and many others.

  My guess is they’d say no.

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  How can i become a famous actress if i live in england?

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  It's good to have aspirations. Have you considered Britain's Got Talent? Perhaps you have a particular talent like singing or dancing? Or if that is something you're not ready for, join a troupe or area acting group locally and see where that takes you.

  Brighton, England is known clear over here in the USA, and English actors are well-liked here, so by working locally you could even build a strong enough resume by the time you go to university to attract the attention of a quality school here in the USA to come here and study theater on a scholarship if you have the theatre skills & are a good student.

  Good luck to you.

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  What are some good UK acting agencies?

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  I'm sorry, but very few genuine agencies will even consider you unless you've graduated from a top UK drama school.  It's unfair, short-sighted and prejudiced, but that's how it is.  And at the moment, there are hundreds of thousands of unemployed actors, very little work and who knows when we'll get back to 'normal'.

  Your only chance is if you've had a few years at a really good acting school and loads of impressive experience in short films, student films and on stage - in leading roles.

  I know a lot of actors like you, and it's taken a few of them years to get signed with any genuine agency at all, and the rest still cannot find an agent. 

  Now is a really bad time to try to break into acting.  I'd recommend concentrating on getting qualifications and experience in whatever you've chosen as your 'day job', and get the best training and experience as an actor that you can AFTER the virus crisis is over.

  Good luck!

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  Why is the wicked musical about a woman with green skin ?

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  Why is The box office closed at Les miserables at the moment ?

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  Because they aren't performing it now and they don't know when they will be allowed to re-open.  Isn't that obvious?  Have you not noticed that we're in lockdown? 

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  Why is porn not considered real acting?

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  I'm pretty sure back in the day when it first started, it used to just be people going at it and nothing else. When they were threatened with being shut down because what they were doing was no better than prostitution, they began adding short skits and dialog to the films so that they could legally fall under the category of movies. Everything was poorly written and quickly put together because obviously the main focus was the sex, which is why it always came off so horrible and comedic, because they literally put no effort into it. The only reason they have scripts, directors, sets, and all that is because they have to. The last thing they care about is talent because the whole point is the sex. It's not real acting because there's no real acting involved and you don't do four years of acting school for p0rn. You just memorise a couple lines and then bone. There's no skill involved, no talent, you're not getting paid for your acting ability, the dialog doesn't matter, the story doesn't matter, the characters don't matter,  there's no emotion, nobody is actually watching to be 'entertained', etc. Very rarely will you see p0rnstars lead successful acting careers outside of adult entertainment, and even if they do it's rarely anything super significant. Most of them aren't great actors and their delivery usually still comes off as weird and awkward. Similar to when most wrestlers try to become actors. Its just weird, but the odd one can pull it off. You're also not going to see p0rn films advertised and released like normal movies. There won't be billboards, or commercials, or any of that stuff. They won't come out in theatres and you won't find them while flipping through your favourite tv channels. P0rnos aren't movies with sex in them, they're sex flicks with short occasional movie elements peppered in. Real actors popularity is based on their abilities. P0rn actors popularity is based on how hot they are. 

  We could talk about this forever and go over every little detail, but there's really no point. Someone will always argue different, especially if they're in the industry, but there's really nothing backing p0rn up in this case. Nothing about it makes it great or noteworthy in the same regard as regular movies and actors. You can argue that it's a great and successful career all you want, and while I'm not entirely against, there's just far more factors against it than for it.

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  Would this be a good play for an elementary school to do?

  An elementary school putting on a play of The Flintstones. would it be good? 

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  Hey all. What is the difference between a pagoda and a temple?

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  Does taking music lessons kill musical creativity?

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  Do voice actors actually use their real voices when they're voicing cartoon characters? ?

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  Voice actors are actors.  

  So when an actor is hosting a show or doing an interview they use their own voice.  If a voice actor is doing a narration, they may use their own voice.

  And if a “regular” actor is portraying a character, they may change their voice or use an accent or dialect if that’s what is needed for the character.  It’s the same for a voice actor.

  There is a lot an actor (regular or voice) can do vocalize a character beyond just an accent.  They consider things like where the voice is centered - in their nose? Back of the Throat?  Under the tongue? In the chest?  Is the character well-spoken or do they have some type of speech impediment?  How fast or slow does the character speak?  Does the character speak confidently? Hesitantly? How does the character’s voice change to express emotion?  Do they have a higher pitched voice when they’re happy?  Do they  speak more quietly when they’re scared?  Do they speak faster when they’re nervous?

  Again both regular and voice actors do this type of character analysis for any role (animated or live action).  That’s why there’s so much more to voice acting then having an interesting voice.

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  How long does it take to produce an audiobook?

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  Depends.  Producing an audiobook is much more then just recording it.  There is scrip preparation, narration, editing, proofing then mastering (completing the final product).

  The time for script preparation varies on the length and complexity of the book.  Someone has to read the entire book, work out any words that are hard to pronounce then create the audiobook script.

  The length of time to actually narrate depends on the length of the book and the skill of the narrator.  Even professional actors will begin to make a lot more mistakes after recording for 3 hours so all the work is done iteratively.   Someone  may narrate one hour, then edit, proof, and master in the same day.

  The general measurement in the industry is that for each hour of completed audiobook it takes about 6.5 hours of narrating, editing, proofing and mastering.

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  I don't have any musical background or ability; can I still help my child practice?

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  What's the difference between method actor and character actor?

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  Is it true that the contracts of the actors of Nickelodeon / Disney have clauses?

  Is it true that the contracts of the actors of Nickelodeon / Disney have clauses?

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  is it easier for an actor to portray a character with a similar name?

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  Would u consider movie acting similar to drama acting?

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  Will Trump pardon Dylonn Roof and have him over for big macs at the Mar A Lago?

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  is this possible to get role and agent in age 13-15?

  i just always wanted be actress so hope my dreams came to 

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  How do child actors feel when they have to shave their head?

  How do child actors feel when there is a role in which they have to shave their head bald do they feel sad are bald

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  How do actors and actresses learn to cry for scenes?

  It's alien to me as I have to be in earth-shattering emotional pain to cry at all. I have to see someone die, basically. How can actors do it?

  8 Answers2 months ago