| Acting Tips |
Tips for the Beginning Actor
In a larger city, finding a coach or acting classes is not difficult. In a
small town, ask the high school principal or go to your local junior college
and ask about acting courses. Someone somewhere not too far away has acted
and can point you in the right direction. |
Four Essential Acting Questions Answered
Numerous questions have been sent in during the past several months which,
although answered privately, certainly affect many of us. However, those
answers did not warrant a full article each, so here they are now. |
Five Essentials for Building a Character
Research the character's world to determine where/when the events of the
play occur (state, city, country, historical period). What is going on the
fictitious world that the character inhabits? How do real world historical
events affect the world of the script? |
Five and a Half Acting Tips Not Taught in Drama Class
The following tips are the result of working with actors, both as a fellow
cast member and as a coach, actors who graduated from the best acting
schools in America. Perhaps you have already discovered some of these tips
on your own. If so, excellent! Continue your pursuit for more powerful
skills sadly overlooked in drama school. |
Acting is a Talent
Acting is a born talent (of varying degrees) that can be polished. The
amount of polishing needed varies from person to person. The desire to act
is NOT necessarily in proportion to the talent to act. The reasons people
desire to act vary, falling loosely into these categories: desire for fame,
for money, for glamour, for fulfillment, for self-expression, a love for the
ART of acting, or because acting is a necessity like food and water. |
Learning to Move With Ease
Acting in a particular role means that you have to move convincingly as the
character you are portraying. So how does one achieve the look they are
going for? A combination of factors can add to the ease of movement that an
actor seeks to attain. |
How to Get Work in Commercials
With a few exceptions, the ad is about the product and they do not want the
actors to be particularly memorable. So send in your most natural looking
headshot (no glamour here, unless you are stunning). |
