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Acting Winners and Losers – What’s the Difference?
How do you define success as a professional actor? Many people will immediately picture the favourite Hollywood or West End star, but that is a very narrow idea of “making it” as an actor. In reality, any actor who can make a living from their acting consistently year after year is a success. Most…
Developing A Character – A Method Actor’s Guide
Developing a character So you’ve got the script and a short description of your character to accompany it. You may even have had the chance to speak to the writer and director of the production. You feel like you really understand what they want from the character, and you’ve received all the…
How to ‘Personalise’ Acting Auditions
For any actor, auditions are a nerve-racking experience. No matter how experienced or naturally talented you are, the thought of putting on a performance in front of a group of strangers who you know are judging your every mannerism, and will soon be deciding the fate of your career can be a stressful one….
The Power of Positivity in Acting
Staying positive can be challenging within any line of work, but within the acting industry, it can really mean the difference between making or breaking your career – especially when you’re going through a dry patch. Negative thoughts may be swirling around your head, telling you that you were never good enough, and have…
Typecasting – Should I be Worried About it?
When it comes to acting there are a few misconceptions about it held by those outside the industry. If asked they would most likely decide that typecasting must be a bad thing for an actor, sure to doom them to a career of playing the same characters over and over. For those who know…
Know Your Camera Angles
Just like in any other line of work, acting requires professionals to do their homework and really get to know their craft. If you’re serious about becoming a professional actor, and following in the footsteps of the legendary performers who came before you, then you will need to know everything there is about the…
Method Acting Techniques: A Comparison
Method acting is not a single process, but rather a combination of different techniques which, when put together, create deep, engaging performances which feel entirely real. Knowing which of these method acting techniques to use at any given moment is one of the skills method actors have to learn and depends on both the…
How To Read A Script For An Audition
At first glance, a script may seem the be all and end all of a production. You expect the script to contain everything you need to know about the production and the character you’re playing. But when you take a closer look, they actually give little more than the bare bones. It is up…
Creativity in Acting – It’s All About Preparation
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity. – Charles Mingus Making the complicated simple is acting in a nutshell. Actors take whole backstories and historical contexts and transform a wealth of emotion and event into simple physical gestures, and simply-spoken lines. Another way to look at…
Authentic Acting: The Power of Authenticity
As an actor, being able to create authentic acting and a believable portrayal of any character you play is one of the most important skills you must master. And shrugging off your own personality and history to embody the life, thoughts and feelings of a character may seem like the most effective way to…