u/Classic-Chemist-1898

Hi everyone! I just wanted to make a quick PSA. For all the actors on this subreddit, if you are active on social media PLEASE make sure you're not talking negatively about other actors.

Recently I've seen SOOO MANY posts on social media bashing certain actors because they're 'in too many movies' and 'not good enough', or because they're nepo babies.

These posts will go viral and get hundreds of thousands to millions of views on them. I understand the frustration; I think we all do, but I would just advise you to keep that frustration to yourself or between friends and family.

It is NEVER a good look to go online and complain about other actors accomplishments. It just makes you look bitter and unprofessional.

Especially if you are repped, and/or have aspirations of working with established names or studios! Don't let your past come back to haunt you, and don't attach your name and face to anything that would make people not want to work with you!

Of course I'm not saying you can't be yourself and embrace your own personality in your creative space, but just don't do it at the expense of others!

Wishing everyone the best of luck :)

Hi everyone, I've been thinking about this game for a couple of days now, but cant think of the name. Its a PC Game that I watched a big youtuber play, it was either Markiplier, Jacksepticeye, or Kubz Scouts, I think it was Kubz Scouts. It was a game about being in a highschool, and there was the a highschool dance. You were at school when suddenly(?) people realized there was gonna be a meteor or something that was gonna wipe out the world. So it was the entire populations last day alive, and it was the day of prom. The person I watched called their mm in the hall of the school to say goodbye, and then went outside where they were in the pavilion, I believe and the students looked up at the sky.

I also remember there was dialogue between the MC and the cafeteria lady, and MC said he didnt wanna spend his last day eating slop. From what I remember there was the option to talk to this kid, and they had a discussion about dying a bully or apologizing to the people they hurt. After that there was the option try and dance with your school crush, and they said no so you danced with someone else. At the end of the game everyone went up to the roof and watched as the meteors(?) fell. And there was dialogue between the MC and some other characters.

Hey everyone!

I wanted to come on here and vent, but also give everyone some inspiration. I auditioned for the lead in a huge network tv franchise many months ago. I got a zoom callback, then a producers session, and then a network session at the company’s studio with all the execs, producers, and director. I felt so good about the audition, I made the room laugh I felt I was charismatic, and got great feedback.

I didn’t hear anything back for many months and then I found out the role went to a famous actor that has over 2 million followers and many established credits.

At first I felt quite sad, and helpless. I felt pity for myself, thinking things such as ‘of course the role went to someone more established than me,’ ‘can’t this industry give new people a chance?’

But then I decided to switch up my thinking.

I realized that throwing a pity party for myself wasn’t what was going to help me or get me further in my career. I did not ‘lose the part”, and I didn’t ’deserve the role.’ And feeling jealousy or even animosity towards the one who booked the role, would only hinder my growth and motivation as an artist. Whether or not I believed I was good enough to get the part, I didn’t. And that’s that.

I am proud of myself that I got that far, went through many rounds and was able to be in the same room, ‘head to head’ with such an established face in the industry. I used this as a learning experience and have decided to use what I’ve learned, observe the individual who received the part instead, and take note of what it was that I could do better.

I feel like in this industry it’s so easy to view others as our competitors, especially when it’s individuals who have continuously booked parts that you’ve gone out for, and it’s easy to want to give up or give into that feeling of hopelessness. But all we can do is continue to move forward, grow into a better artist and keep churning out auditions. Keep that passion alive and never forget your fight, your drive and your fire!!

I originally posted this on r/fanficition, but this was taken down by mods claiming I was inciting fandom drama, so I’ll post it here.

Hey so this isn’t even something I’ve found in my fics but I feel like recently readers and viewers have gotten way too comfortable bullying and excessively critique fanfic authors.

Ever since the HR fandom inflated ao3 and fanfic spaces, people’s expectations for the quality of fanfics have been through the roof. I’ve seen entire TikTok’s bashing a specific fanfiction that’s been very prevalent in a fandom I’m apart of.

I personally do not think this fanfic is my cup of tea and that’s FINE, but the way there’s been an entire hate train about how “awfully written” it is and “all the characters are ooc” and how it “doesn’t deserve the hype” has spiked with the influx of fanfic/ao3 users.

There’s even been TikToks of people promoting their work, and others in the comments comparing their fics to already established and popular fics.. which inherently is not bad but the motive behind it screams “oh this fics better, if you guys want something like this that’s actually good read this instead.”

I know as authors we post our work publicly for the viewers eye, and opinions and criticism are more than expected. But at the same time it’s sort of baffling to me how much people choose to forget that these authors are writing this stuff for FREE!

Taking time out of their days, spending days, weeks, months and years on a fanfic that they choose to write and indulge in.

Not every fanfic author is a writer, many choose to create content based off of fandoms that they’re apart of for their own personal interest and because that’s what they enjoy. If you have a huge problem with someone’s fic that you’re complaining in the comments every chapter you’re welcome to write your own fanfic!!

I know this is just a stupid rant but I wanted to complain about it and I hope I’m not alone in noticing this. Not just in ao3 comment sections but entire TikTok’s as well.

Hey so this isn’t even something I’ve found in my fics but I feel like recently readers and viewers have gotten way too comfortable bullying and excessively critique fanfic authors.

Ever since the HR fandom inflated ao3 and fanfic spaces, people’s expectations for the quality of fanfics have been through the roof. I’ve seen entire TikTok’s bashing a specific fanfiction that’s been very prevalent in a fandom I’m apart of.

I personally do not think this fanfic is my cup of tea and that’s FINE, but the way there’s been an entire hate train about how “awfully written” it is and “all the characters are ooc” and how it “doesn’t deserve the hype” has spiked with the influx of fanfic/ao3 users.

There’s even been TikToks of people promoting their work, and others in the comments comparing their fics to already established and popular fics.. which inherently is not bad but the motive behind it screams “oh this fics better, if you guys want something like this that’s actually good read this instead.”

I know as authors we post our work publicly for the viewers eye, and opinions and criticism are more than expected. But at the same time it’s sort of baffling to me how much people choose to forget that these authors are writing this stuff for FREE!

Taking time out of their days, spending days, weeks, months and years on a fanfic that they choose to write and indulge in.

Not every fanfic author is a writer, many choose to create content based off of fandoms that they’re apart of for their own personal interest and because that’s what they enjoy. If you have a huge problem with someone’s fic that you’re complaining in the comments every chapter you’re welcome to write your own fanfic!!

I know this is just a stupid rant but I wanted to complain about it and I hope I’m not alone in noticing this. Not just in ao3 comment sections but entire TikTok’s as well.

Hey everyone, I wanted to share something that happened recently!

I auditioned once for a movie that called me in for a table read and changed my character completely to do nudity. And I wasn’t comfortable with that. Since then I hadn’t gotten any callbacks from my auditions and it made me feel down, thinking maybe the production had only wanted me for my looks and my acting wasn’t worth anyone’s time….

Two months ago I auditioned for the lead of a major movie, and never heard anything back. It was a hugeeee production company, and I just forgot about it after that.

3 weeks ago I was called in to do a zoom audition, and I was so so soooo nervous but I thought it went pretty well?? 💗

Then, literally last week they called me in to do an in person callback with all of the execs, director, producers?!? This was something I’d never done before, and I was nervous out of my mindddd but I think I crushed it😭😭😭.

I know this is gonna sound stupid, but I’m not stuck up on getting the role. I’m just over the moon that I’ve gotten this far, when I was in the waiting room for the same role the other actor sitting across from me was a famous actor going out for the same role. I was so honored to even be in the same competition as this person.

I know this is probably not a big deal for any actors who have been doing this for a long time/have lots of credits, but it felt surreal for me!😖😖😖