How you cry is as important as whether you cry. You don’t cry the same way at a wedding as you do at a funeral or when your team loses or when you stub your toe in a sitcom. If you’re using a substitution make sure it fits the given circumstances and genre.
Archive for October, 2009
Audition Tips
Friday, October 30th, 2009Audition Tips
Thursday, October 29th, 2009Accept direction as evidence of your capacity to be flexible, not as a statement of your incompetence.
Audition Tips
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009You’re primary connection must be with the person you’re reading with, not that piece of paper you’re holding.
Audition Tips
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009If you’re not clear on their direction, ask for clarification. It won’t help to nod your head in understanding if you’re confused.
Acting lessons
Monday, October 26th, 2009Want a great acting lesson? Study Robert Duvall in the GREAT SANTINI and TENDER MERCIES, back to back. Then study Meryl Streep in BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY and
SOPHIE’S CHOICE, back to back.
Audition Skills
Friday, October 23rd, 2009The quality of your work is contingent on your ability, not the reader’s. If they give you something to react to, use it. Otherwise, use your imagination and focus on what they are saying, not how they are saying it.
Cold Readings
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009The casting director will not take responsibility for your performance. Don’t take responsibility for theirs.
Audition Skills
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009A reading is not only a chance to demonstrate how wonderful your work is, but an opportunity to show how easy you are to work with.
Audition tips
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Begin your involvement in the life of the character before you even leave home. That way the actual audition will be a continuation of the life you’ve already created.
Audition do’s and don’ts
Monday, October 19th, 2009If you’ve done something in the past that helped to create the conditions for you to do your best work, take note of what it was so you can do it every time. That way doing your best won’t be an accident, but an expectation.