The Ultimate List of Websites for Actors
For both the beginner to the experienced actor, finding really helpful acting web sites can be difficult and time consuming.
Getting the chance to connect and learn from other industry professionals is essential to growth and success.
That is why on my web site www.howtoactandmodel.com, I share incredible information that will help actors learn more about the industry and get more work.
Here is the Ultimate list of Websites for actors.
Helpful acting information
Acting Biz: for acting tips and advice
DailyActor: interviews and resources
Acting.Meetup: find, meet and learn from other actors in your area
BroadwayWorld: information about Broadway
WIFV: Women in Film/Video organization for networking, guest speakers-men/women
nolo: article – helping actors with taxes
howtoactandmodel: find agents and helpful Vlogs and blogs
stage32: connect with other industry professionals
creativeactors: networking for actors in L.A.
Advertising Agencies
Sending your headshots to art and creative directors at advertising agencies
is a great way to market yourself and get booked for TV commercials, radio spots
or commercial modeling ads.
These are a few links that will allow you to find many ad agencies near you.
AmericanAdAgencies: a network of advertising agencies
AAAA: American Association of Advertising Agencies
Agents
AgentAssociation: an association for talent agents
BackStage: Lists every major agent, manager, casting director & other info in N.Y./L.A.
Agents-UK: find agents in the UK
HowtoActandModel: find over 400 agents from every state in the U.S.
Athletic Actors
SportsStudioCasting: casts athletes for film, TV and commercial projects
GameChangingFilms: casts athletes for film, TV and commercial projects
Audio Books
ACX: place to get hired for reading/recording audio books
Auditions and Job’s Posted/or Sent to You on These Sites
800Casting:
ActorsAccess
BackStage
CastingNetworks
LACcasting
NowCasting
SlateCast
TalentSoup
Mandy
AactionAudition: this site is for auditions in Canada
StudentFilms: get experience working on student films
facebook\NewYorkAuditions auditions in N.Y.
MTV : auditions for MTV
Universal Studios Japan: audition for Universal Studios in Japan
DisneyAuditions: Audition for Disney
Spotlight audition and jobs in the UK
HamidehFirm: work visa information for foreign actors
Infolist: free list serve with auditions and jobs for mostly the NV and CA area
DragonukConnects: free list serve for the Mid Atlantic region
AustinActors: free list serve for the Austin, TX area
Acting Book Stores
DramaBookShop: New York book store
SamuelFrench: Los Angeles and London book store
ModelsMart: online book store
Business Card Printing Companies
Always Have Your Headshot, Contact Info and Links On You Business Card
Casting Directors
CastingSociety: This is an association for casting directors
Child Acting
Here are some helpful sites for parents of children in or wanting to be in the industry
ChildrenInFilm: helpful web site for parents of children wanting to work in the industry
BizParentz: site for parents of child actors
BackStageChildrenTheater: listing of 12 great theaters for children in the U.S.
GovChildren: site for child labor laws
YoungPerformers: SAG-AFTRA site for guiding young performers
OnLocationEducation: on set education information for child actors
Classes/Schools
TheatricalCombat: teaches actors how to do combat for theater and film
HollywoodStunts: school for stunt work
YoungActors: classes for young actors (TX)
Film Schools
FilmSchoolsUS: listing of over 90 film schools in the U.S.
Improv Classes
Groundlings: Groundlings
UCB: Upstanding Citizens Brigade
SecondCity: Second City
Demo Reels for Actors
Luikeppa: creates acting reels
EditplusTV: edits video reels and copies scenes that aired on TV and film projects
Fraps: program to help you edit your acting reel
Dialects/Accents
AccentHelp: helps with accents
AmericanDialect: Dialect Society
UK –
Help with British Accents
SoundsUK
BBC.UK
British-Accents
Dialect Coaches
Film Festivals (over 100)
Raindance: listing of 100 essential film festivals
Film Commissions Around the World
AFCI: find projects happening near you – listing of film commissions world wide
Funding for Projects
Kickstarter: find investors for your project
Jobs for Actors (Alterative)
LawActors: role playing jobs for actors at law firms and law schools
Strategic-Operations: role playing jobs for actors helping with military training
RoleplayUK: role playing acting work in the UK
E-Roleplay: role playing jobs in Canada
PeersAndPlayers: role playing jobs worldwide
Standardized Patient Work
AspEducators: standardized patient work for actors in teaching hospitals
RWSAndAssociates: hires actors for jobs at theme parks
BigOrangeProductions: hires actors for promotional work nation wide
Makeup Site
PaintAndPowderStore: find make for actors and models
Managers (Find)
These are two associations for talent managers
Monologue Sites
ActorPoint
AuditionMonologues
MonologueBlogger
WhySanity
KGMCCARTY
MonologueArchive
Movie Trailers
AppleMovieTrailers:watch great actors in up-coming movie trailers
Scripts
Practice script analysis and auditioning with scripts from these sites
Photographers
Find Photographers
ASMP: American Society of Media Photographers
APA: American Photography Association
Reproductions: find headshot photographers
Head shot photographers in N.Y.
JoeHenson
JordanMatter
RonRinaldi
BarryMorgenstein
NYCHeadshotPhotos
Head shot photographers in L.A.
AlanWeissman
BohmPhotography
AmazingHeadshots
LeslieHassler
StephGirardHeadshots
Printers For Headshots
PhotoScanOnline:
Reproductions:
Products for Actors
RehearsalTheApp: practice learning your lines
EarPrompter: some actors use ear prompter when working at events/conventions
TheActorsPhotoLab: many products for actors are listed here
Resizing Your Photos/Films
ShrinkPictures: shrink your photos in order to upload it to a web site
WebResizer: also shows you how to make your photos smaller
Citrify: Online Photo Editor
Iskysoft: reduce the size of your video
HandBrake: resizing your video
Resume
How to Become a Successful Actor and Model: has a template for a resume
GoogleVoice: hide your personal phone number and use this free one
Sending Large Files
Here are three companies that allow actors to send large files
HighTail:
WeTransfer
MailBigFile
Teleprompter Practice Site
CuePrompter: practice using a teleprompter on your computer
EasyPrompter: practice using a teleprompter on your computer
Unions for Actors
SAG-AFTRA: Union for film/TV and voice over/radio talent
Equity: Union for stage actors
StuntMen: not a Union, but an association for stunt men
Voice Over Training/Demos/Jobs
TheArtofVoiceNY: training
AllStarVoices: voice over jobs
VoiceJungle:jobs
Voice123: jobs
VoiceCasting: training
Voices:jobs
Create Your Own Web Site
Having your own web site with photos, your resume and demo reels can be very helpful for showing your work to the world. Here are two sites that allow you to easily create your web site.
ACTR: create your own web site
AboutMe: build your site
Who Represents Actors
WhoRepresents: find the representative of specific actors
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