tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65343788029166927052024-03-18T22:44:19.145-07:00The New York Acting SchoolThe New York Acting Schoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11467039417114569195noreply@blogger.comBlogger414125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-62642428464483314022020-01-31T08:44:00.000-08:002020-01-31T08:44:13.255-08:00Making a Website to Boost Your Acting Career is Easy. Here’s How:<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.638; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you’re an actor that wants to be paid for your work, you are running a business. In fact, you </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 18.6667px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">are</span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a business. As such, it’s imperative that you act like one and properly represent yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 18.6667px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep it Simple. </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 18.6667px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> You don’t need 20 pages of information. The truth is, you can even have a one page / cover page that features your best headshot and a brief bio, talking about your education, passion, work experience, bonus talents and what you’re looking for. Connect a link to your online portfolio, your IMDb and other important links (not too many though). Then leave a contact button or link where people can reach you easily. You can easily and affordably do this via Wordpress, Squarespace, Weebly and other website providers.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 18.6667px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grab a host and a name. </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #444444; font-family: "helvetica neue"; font-size: 18.6667px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Personalize your site by using your name if possible; such as www. youractingname .com or something similar. These keeps you easy to find without the confusion. Also, no personalized website works without a host. Some top hosts are godaddy, a small orange and host gator. We are not affiliated with any of them, but do know they provide quality hosting.</span></div>
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Randy Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187149342560881341noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-27159017706925972012020-01-31T08:31:00.002-08:002020-01-31T08:33:31.970-08:00<h1>
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You have come to this page for only one of two reasons - You want to get into the business or you want to gain the skills necessary to act on camera. Either way, we can help you!<br />
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<b>Take a test spin before you buy the vehicle!</b> Call (212) 877-2219 and ask for Mark. Tell Mark you want to take advantage of our special trial class offer. For just $29.95 you can join us on any Wednesday or Thursday night for one of our two hour classes and see if this is the right direction for you.<br />
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You will get on camera. You will interact with other actors in various stages of their careers. You will establish networking connections. And that after just one night of class.</div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>Acting on camera is different in almost every way from acting on stage.</b></span> Even gifted and experienced stage actors sometimes have great difficulty making the transition. If you are hoping to build up your career in TV, movies, commercials, or the budding new YouTube channels, this class is for you.<br />
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The classes teach acting for camera - film and television - all classes are on camera and you review your work at the end of each class on a TV monitor.<br />
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The classes are intimate, 6-12 people, so if there is anything in particular that you want to work on, I can give you personal help. All levels accepted. Check out this video about the class<br />
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You will work on Eye Line (where to look), how to project your voice, emotions, and physicality. I stress believability and vulnerability and have many tricks of the trade to share. I spend time working on close-ups. We do monologues, improvisations, cold readings, audition technique, commercials, and some scene work-most of the material is from movies. I teach "acting technique" with an eclectic approach. All the work is geared to making you look most effective on screen.<br />
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You can email some of my students from last term for recommendations. Students love the class. Some students continue with me for years.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><a href="https://actingclassforfilm.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MARK STOLZENBERG</a>, Founder and Director of the New York Acting School for Film and Television has been in the business for a very long time and can help you find the scammers.</span></b></blockquote>
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If you would like to speak with me about which of our courses might be most suited to you at this time, I would be more than happy to discuss that with you. Call (212) 877-2219 and ask for Mark.<br />
All <a href="http://actingclassforfilm.com/">acting classes are taught in NYC</a> at our studio, located at:<br />
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<br />Randy Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187149342560881341noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-90759266785323783862020-01-31T08:29:00.001-08:002020-01-31T08:29:51.892-08:00How to Present Yourself Confidently Before Any Crowd or Audience<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.62857; margin-bottom: 28pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If being a crowd pleaser makes or breaks your career, you don’t have time to waste on fears or forgetfulness. You need to know that when you walk on that stage, that you are going to presenting your best self; confidently, before any crowd. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So how do you do that? Well, we at </span><a href="http://www.actingschoolforfilm.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New York Acting School for Film and Television</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are asked this question over and over again, so much so that we have created multiple class and coaching options to help you get through it and face the crowd boldly. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Prepare well.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Good presentations require great preparation, but do not start by writing your presentation out like an essay. Caroline Goyder, a former acting coach at the Central School of Speech and Drama who helps business leaders to communicate effectively says, "Writing it down tempts you to just read it out, which gives a dead, impersonal delivery."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Practice well and often into an audio or video recorder so you get used to what you sound and look like to an audience. Then deliver it to a small live audience of colleagues, friends or family and be open to constructive feedback. This is a very helpful tool.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use support.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are a speaker or presenter, always have a visual tool or engaging story to help make your point. This helps the audience to go from listening with just their ears to also with their heart, emotions and memories. When they can relate, they’ll pay close attention. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Anthony Hopkins was playing serial killer Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs, he used a technique called </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">personalization </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that helped him convey the inner anger of Hannibal by reaching into his own experiences of anger that he actually felt like killing someone. (we're all glad he didn't, right?) But you can use this technique and tap into your own emotional experiences to bring their impact and authenticity into your performance and presentation. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Slow down.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When you are reaching a point of importance or dramatic climax, be sure to slow down or pause. The silence or change in flow gives the presentation contrast and dynamics; a must for all performance and art. Also try to imagining you are delivering to one member of the audience and wait until you can see from their face that they have got it. This is a technique used by stand-up comedians.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><a href="https://actingclassforfilm.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MARK STOLZENBERG</a>, Founder and Director of the New York Acting School for Film and Television has been in the business for a very long time and can help you find the scammers.</span></b></blockquote>
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Randy Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187149342560881341noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-60053874305357902092020-01-31T08:11:00.000-08:002020-01-31T08:30:06.389-08:00Don’t Ruin Your Acting Career. 6 Reasons To Take Acting Classes.<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.76087; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.68; white-space: pre-wrap;">You’re a great actor. But talent doesn’t make you go the distance. It’s a key player - but not enough. Many talented actors are out there starving and wishing more about their career than creating it. To create success, you have to take smart action. Acting classes are a key ingredient in that action. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the</span><a href="http://www.actingclassforfilm.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> New York Acting School for Film and Television,</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> we pride ourselves in our connection with our students and the results they achieve. We provide acting coaching, great for one on one help and a big part of many actor’s success. But the benefits that come from classes are incomparable. Why? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You’re likely going to be doing more than just monologues right? That means you’ll be engaging with other actors. Some will be good and others won’t. A class helps you to still be your best regardless of what others can and can’t do, while a seasoned professional can give you tips as you go along. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Classes provide you with solid techniques that you can fall back on and call upon time after time in different situations.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Classes help you to be able to access and master your emotions amidst the challenges of situations and people dynamics.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You will receive good, constructive and personal feedback to help you improve your craft.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Classes help you gain confidence and learn to be more comfortable with performance.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Attending classes will help you improve your listening skills, by training you to heed instruction and accept constructive criticism, which are essential for an actor. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Those are just the starter reasons to enjoy the benefits of </span><a href="http://www.actingclassforfilm.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">taking acting classes</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. You'll soon find that not only your skills are improving, but you will also begin to know yourself better; both your strengths and weaknesses alike. Ultimately, you’ll see yourself succeeding as an actor. And that’s what you want, right?</span><br />
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Randy Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187149342560881341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-80237221970134344212020-01-31T08:06:00.000-08:002020-01-31T08:30:17.030-08:00Tips for Character Development that Boost Your Acting Career!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.48909; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Knowing how to develop your character is one of the most important skill you need in the film and television industry. Without knowing how to develop your character, you are only so believable and only so talented. This ultimately means, you’re only so booked, right? So don’t let a limited skillset limit your career. At the </span><a href="http://www.actingclassforfilm.com/" style="line-height: 1.58824; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New York Acting School for Film and Television</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, we understand the need for mastering different skills and we want to share some character development tips with you today.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The method we want to share with you is actually called Method Acting. With this method, the actor is asked to internalize the emotional life and thought processes of the character. The actor is expected to literally feel</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the same emotional impulses as the character would in circumstances described in the script. The classical approach, in contrast, focuses on externalizing these processes of character development by developing a certain set of skills. Here are the main points and processes:</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Re-Training – </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The method acting approach focuses on the portrayal of lifelike and “believable” characters rather than theatrical caricatures. The actor is expected to readjust the way s/he thinks and feels to fit the portrayal of the character.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><a href="https://actingclassforfilm.com/" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MARK STOLZENBERG</a>, Founder and Director of the New York Acting School for Film and Television has been in the business for a very long time and can help you find the scammers.</span></b></blockquote>
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Randy Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187149342560881341noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-38549192470491864792020-01-18T06:59:00.004-08:002020-01-18T10:39:07.737-08:00Seven Tips to Talent Agency Scams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rip-off <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talent_agent" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Talent agent">Talent Agencies</a> Can Cost You More Than Money</h2>
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You want success and you want it now! The scam acting agency knows your mind set, and that is how he is going to be able to exploit you, grab your cash, max out your credit card, suck up your time, and leave you wondering "what the heck just happened?"<br />
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Almost any profession requires years of dues paying and hard work before there is a payoff. Acting is no different, except that, as an <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Actor">actor</a> you are constantly exposing your emotions to total strangers who are judging the quality of your work. Day after day you are opening yourself up for rejection, which no matter how many times you are told that the rejection isn't about you, there is no way you can keep from questioning your skills, your auditioning style, your looks, and everything else that might be going into those rejections.<br />
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When people are vulnerable, they are the best targets for cons. Who could be more vulnerable than an artist who believes they have a gift to share with the world, but who has been beaten up by rejection. You may indeed have those gifts, but try to stay real. The first thing the scammer is going to tell you is that you are amazing. You need to hear that. He knows you need to hear that. The con is going to paint a beautiful picture of your future with him. The two of you are going to get rich and famous together. Right away, red lights should be going off in your head. Let's break it down.<br />
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<b>1. Who pursued who?</b> - Established, legit talent agencies don't need to advertise, run free classes, or hang out around the exit doors of casting calls. That is not to say that legitimate agencies are not showing up in venues to scout talent, or never notice a great face at the deli. But if an agent is pursuing you, make sure that the pass every other test on this list. In most cases, you will be working just as hard or even harder to get an agency to take you as you do to get a role.<br />
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<b>2. Money</b> - If the agency requires up front fees to sign you, put you on their lists, add you to their website, or provide you with various other services, they are very likely scammers. Legitimate agencies work on a commission based on finding you work. There should not be other fees. Publicizing you is their investment in you. You do need to spend your own money on head shots and resume's.<br />
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<b>3. Use my guy</b> - Scam artists usually hang out in packs. They will have a photographer, resume writer, acting class set up, publicist, mailing house, and any other racket they can think of to add to the total payoff. Legit agents may have relationships with photographers and other service providers, but they will not be pushy about sending you to their guy. They may have a list of trusted companies for any materials you'll need.<br />
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<b>4. Past successes</b> - In order to establish credibility with you, the con will typically tell you all about their past success with this actor or actress. Ask to see the letters of recommendation from those clients. How long ago did this success take place? Are they still handling that actor? Why not? In most cases the entire send up is just that, and totally a figment of the agents imagination.<br />
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<b>5. Office at <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.menuism.com/restaurant-locations/starbucks-coffee-39564" rel="menuism" target="_blank" title="Starbuck's Coffee Locations">Starbucks</a></b> - Not to say that there aren't plenty of folks who work out of their homes today that are running totally legit businesses. And meetings with home businesses might commonly be held at a coffee shop. If this is the case for the agent in question, or if they are in shared office space, or the offices are shoddy, this should be a cautionary sign. How are they doing on the other elements of this list?<br />
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<b>6. Listed?</b> - Where can you learn more about this company. Amazingly a simple <a class="zem_slink" href="http://google.com/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Google Search">Google search</a> may be all you need today to expose the phonies. Yelp, <a class="zem_slink" href="http://https//plus.google.com/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Google+">Google+</a>, or other online review sites may tell you in detail about the quality of the agency, good or bad. Check with the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.bbb.org/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Better Business Bureau">Better Business Bureau</a>. They should be listed with one or more unions such as <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.sagaftra.org/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Screen Actors Guild">SAG</a> or <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.actorsequity.org/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Actors' Equity Association">Actors Equity Association</a> (Equity).<br />
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<b>7. Charm first</b> - <a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_trick" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Confidence trick">Con artists</a> are charming. Right? They will have an answer, story, excuse, or pitch to cover their scheme. And the good ones are very, very good at closing the deal. Never, never sign or give them money under pressure of time, "we have others waiting," or other hard ball approaches. Thank the person for being a fan, then go do your homework.<br />
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Even when you go home and do your homework, beware of the temptation to ignore all the warning signs. If something is too good to be true, it probably isn't. Call your friends in the business, teachers, other agencies, and find out what is and isn't real. Remember, you have more to lose than money. Even time wasted may not be the hardest part of this lesson. The toughest part might be the emotional setback when it all turns to nothing. The last thing you need is another emotional stress point.<br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><a href="https://actingclassforfilm.com/" target="_blank">MARK STOLZENBERG</a>, Founder and Director of the New York Acting School for Film and Television has been in the business for a very long time and can help you find the scammers.</span></b></blockquote>
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Randy Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187149342560881341noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-72954929568367646292019-04-09T22:47:00.000-07:002019-04-16T22:48:14.648-07:00Kick Your Nerves And Act With Confidence and Poise!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9365517241379309; margin-bottom: 11pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Important to know:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Getting up in front of people to perform is a vulnerable place to be, and you are also at the mercy of their judgement and choices. A little bit of stress here, is normal. However, if it's an overwhelming amount of stress each time, you may need to reconsider whether this is your true calling or not, or also consider that</span><a href="http://www.actingclassforfilm.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">maybe you need more classes first</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, before going for the audition.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Breathe. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Taking a deep breathe brings oxygen to your nerves and helps to calm the senses. Be sure to take a long deep breath in through your nose and out your mouth as soon as anxiety hits. You may be surprised at how fast this works.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">People want you to succeed. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Remember that the casting director and everyone else in the room wants you to succeed. It doesn't mean you'll always get the part, but this is a fun art and the others in the room are cheering you on.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep going. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">do</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> forget your lines, don't stop. Finish the rest of the scene and do your best, improvising naturally. If the casting director needs you to do the scene again, he or she will let you know. Additionally, choosing to move on and past the mistake, shows your ability to recover under pressure and your talent for improvisation. Of course, don't do it on purpose, but don't be afraid to do your best with what you've got. The worst thing you can do is to stop. Keep going and do your best.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep your lines close by. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's totally fine, and in fact, expected for you to hold your highlighted line cards in your hand during the audition. Many actors put theirs away, thinking they'll impress everyone, but then they end up forgetting their lines and slow the flow. Keep your lines in hand. If you forget a line, all you have to do is glance down and grab it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rehearse and memorize well. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes, use your cards to remind yourself where you are and what's next, but don't just stare at the cards or read off of them. Watch the other actors when they are talking, and when it is your turn, know your first line and glance down quickly to grab the next one. Do not simply read from the page - that's not acting and it's not what will get you hired.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Learn more tips on acting and classes at the</span><a href="http://www.actingclassforfilm.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New York Acting School for Film and Television in New York City</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. We'll get you on your way.</span></div>
<br />navae lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214117133737926887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-22224098327635633252019-03-30T09:48:00.000-07:002019-03-30T09:48:44.061-07:00The Best Way to Go Acting Pro Is Simply to Be... Professional. Here's How:<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.9365517241379309; margin-bottom: 25pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZswA-xzPpq-aIVW5aVG_dZPokTot0RGpu32JlpmnzWMcsF3ivsZL65hHL45dqgVVy7CDM96WJN8Raw0oEIgFyyuT4o5DVOuTMLj2eMmi6geZ75j9zgR-XxBSGiAfWJXMoT1OaYOt7kQN/s1600/Acting-Headshots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="The Best Way to Go Acting Pro Is Simply to Be... Professional. Here's How:" border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZswA-xzPpq-aIVW5aVG_dZPokTot0RGpu32JlpmnzWMcsF3ivsZL65hHL45dqgVVy7CDM96WJN8Raw0oEIgFyyuT4o5DVOuTMLj2eMmi6geZ75j9zgR-XxBSGiAfWJXMoT1OaYOt7kQN/s400/Acting-Headshots.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The last risk you want to take as an up and coming actor is the one of being unprofessional when your success in the field depends on it. The truth is, when all is said and done, to make it in entertainment, talent isn’t enough. Being professional, knowing how to be respectful is what proves to others that you can be trusted, that you’ve got a good character and that you’ll be good to work with. But how do you prove this to them? Glad you asked. Here’s what you want to do to make sure you’re being your best self as you seek success as a professional actor:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be Real. Don’t build yourself up to be someone you’re not, don’t lie about what you’ve done or not done and definitely don’t waste time with excuses. You are an actor. But that doesn’t mean you should </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">act</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> when you’re meeting people in the industry. It’s never acceptable to be dishonest or bend the truth to support your situation or the furthering of your career. The truth will always come out, so you might as be the one telling it. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don’t use name dropping to get ahead. I know that might sound hard as this is an industry based on who you know, but the truth is, name dropping isn’t real. Now, if you do know someone and it makes sense to reference them in a conversation, go for it as long as you talk to your connections and get permission ahead of time to mention their name. Remember, if you name drop someone you hardly know, and word gets back to them, that will be a detriment to your developing reputation.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Learn the lines as they are and improvise later when you’ve got the director’s respect. Many actors feel the lines should be re-written, but that's not your role, and it's offensive to the actual writer. Simply memorize your lines. This might seem obvious, but there are too many actors who learn a few of their lines and then try to wing it (accidentally rewriting them) and fail miserably. Please spend the needed time preparing your lines. Don't just prepare what you’re going to say, but also how you’re going to say it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Always be on time. Always. You might be surprised to find out how many actors just have no sense of time. Audition time slots are limited, pass quickly and are scheduled at odd times like 2:50 or 10:05. When they call you to be there, be there early. Being late will definitely leave an impression, but not the one you are hoping for. And if you are late, don’t make excuse. Apologize and own it. No one will care if there was traffic, they’ll just say that you should have left five hours early. Life happens and sometimes things go wrong and in a normal world, this may in some cases be taken into consideration. But DO NOT depend on that. No matter what excuse you think you have to get you out of a particular situation, there are dozens of other people happy to take your place. So do your absolute best, not to need an excuse.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Put your phone away and pay attention. The set is always busy and just because you’re not doing something, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be mentally present. If you’re on the clock, you need to be off your phone. Can you imagine being called on and you don’t know what’s going on? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A lot of this is common sense. Take your career seriously. Do the most respectful thing, use respectful words, be on time, pay attention, and mostly, be teachable. There’s no room for your ego in this field. Learn to take constructive criticism and you will grow and succeed. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Write these tips down and keep them close. They are foundational for the integrity of your career. In the meantime, better your abilities and learn more tips through the coaches and classes at the</span><a href="http://www.actingclassforfilm.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The New York Acting School for Film and Television</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We can't wait to help you on your way!</span></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-9b5c86d6-7fff-41d0-00f9-c9f4f0328ee8"><br /></span>navae lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214117133737926887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-73725466257421297992019-03-23T09:41:00.000-07:002019-03-30T09:41:57.754-07:00Protect Yourself From Acting Stress with These Mindful Tips<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeHSx2KSjcskH4cJQrRK1Se8slG0adBxkhSR57Mdlu5NpVv3ENt9T36PFTM0s9OXgIFDungb1Evmuzq2fBLLL28LkcIwbAPhxQSumOhU8Uctcdhu-z1AP-DXUy_rfKplMgPX4fj3t9rMk/s1600/stress_feature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Protect Yourself From Acting Stress with These Four Tips" border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="1400" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeHSx2KSjcskH4cJQrRK1Se8slG0adBxkhSR57Mdlu5NpVv3ENt9T36PFTM0s9OXgIFDungb1Evmuzq2fBLLL28LkcIwbAPhxQSumOhU8Uctcdhu-z1AP-DXUy_rfKplMgPX4fj3t9rMk/s400/stress_feature.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Acting not only takes a toll on you physically but can also be draining on a mental and emotional level. The schedule is demanding at all hours of the day but moreso, you’re always on. You’re feeling many feelings; some are yours and some are contrived for the performance. The set can be high stress and all of that pressure can really weigh in. So if you’re wanting to have an incredible acting career, without burning out from the stress of it all, we’d like to share with you some simple mindfulness tips for added success and wellbeing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the most important words of advice we can share is that you set aside your frustration with the industry, the directors, your fellow cast members and even yourself as you simple rest in gratitude. Gratitude is the fuel the expands our creativity and success. It feeds the relationships and opportunities in your life while inviting more good to come in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Create a list </b>you of all the things you’re grateful for in your life and acting career. From the big to the small details, list them. Have two copies; one being a notecard you can keep in your pocket and read off-set when you’re low on steam. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Celebrate your wins.</b> In your daily journal, record each time you remembered to have gratitude today and took time to simply breathe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Be aware of your responses</b>. Notice when you’re reacting emotionally to what someone says or does and chose to shift your perception in that moment to appreciate the learning experience at hand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Decide how your day will go</b> by setting an intention at the start of each day. How do you want to feel? What state do you want to be in? How do you want to communicate with others? Set the intention and go back to that space throughout the day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Did you enjoy those tips? If so, know that it only gets better. At the <a href="http://www.actingclassforfilm.com/" target="_blank">New York Acting School for Film and Television</a>, we offer classes, coaching and hands on learning for actors wanting to take their careers to the next level. Want to know more? Contact us today!</span><br />
<br />navae lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214117133737926887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-86817040412429848832019-03-08T13:06:00.000-08:002019-03-16T13:07:10.252-07:00How To Wow Your Crowd Into Begging For an Encore!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4192; margin-bottom: 34pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6qC92kPt4-t-UZkwUQ3A12t6n3bUnlfT6uA7ZCTPaQXaRtBm_amRMKw-AUAAjnRMgMWTmeSpmfchF8tPuoRkWnATBqrUyHR-CA6cqz_2tcnIk3mMlQ2k0lpAcX0YOY3hwTEVNlexBhrL/s1600/Conservatory_Archives_Glasshouse_Journal_ALK_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="How To Wow Your Crowd Into Begging For an Encore!" border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="700" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6qC92kPt4-t-UZkwUQ3A12t6n3bUnlfT6uA7ZCTPaQXaRtBm_amRMKw-AUAAjnRMgMWTmeSpmfchF8tPuoRkWnATBqrUyHR-CA6cqz_2tcnIk3mMlQ2k0lpAcX0YOY3hwTEVNlexBhrL/s400/Conservatory_Archives_Glasshouse_Journal_ALK_4.jpg" title="" width="300" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No matter what your reason for being on stage, your number one priority should be to captivate. As long as you’ve got their attention, the sale </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the scene are yours for the owning. But if you lose it? Getting it back is harder than keeping it in the first place. So no matter what kind of performance you’re set to deliver, from dramatic to educational, you need to be the center of their attention and that’s where we’re focusing today. And keep in mind, this isn’t about arrogance, it’s about choosing success. Instead of simply hoping for the best, make sure that your best is so magnetic that your audience can’t help but take their eyes off you.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before you can really master this art, you need to make a choice to release the parts of you that will sabotage your sale (</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">let’s be real, all performance is about sales)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. You can’t bring the doubting, insecure or scared side of you on stage. It’s about setting that all aside and embodying the character that gets the big applause. Ask yourself who you need to be to get there. What do you need to say and what energy do you need to communicate?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The next step is full embodiment. When you’re on stage or in front of the camera, only the character should be seen and known. The audience should feel they’ve entered another world completely with you as the leader that takes them out of reality and into the world you’re painting.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a side note, this tip goes for presenters as well. Imagine you’re giving a talk sales or success. You need to fully show up as the successful person they most want to be like. Stand with confidence and finesse as you bring their imaginations into what’s possible if they choose to enter the world you’re inviting them to.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Important as that all is, the flip side is mastering </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">keeping</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the inspirational parts of you present and known in your character. Remember, it’s your character’s emotions you’re expressing, but your experience of those emotions will be what brings your character to life. Your parents, your history, culture, friendships, traumas, socioeconomic status, and education all add up to give you a rich background to draw upon. Each actor’s approach to the circumstances of a role is different. If you use yourself, you are using your rich background.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Think hypnosis. Focus on taking your viewers for a ride and don’t be afraid to go above and beyond with this. The actors who ditch playing it “safe” to fully lose themselves in their roles are the ones that get noticed; as well as the standing ovations. Embody the character, feel the full emotions and then throw them at us.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tired? No time for that. You’ll have many performances that require you to work when you’re exhausted and you can’t let that affect your performance. Tiredness can cause you to underact and lose your audience - as well as the connection you’ve made.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep it real. As much as you don’t want to underact, you don’t want to over act either. This crosses over into dramatic, which can be entertaining - but it won’t cause the audience to get lost in your story. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow these tips and you’ll see a dramatic difference in how the audience engages with you! For more help like this, please contact us about joining one of our classes or to find out more information on finding an acting coach.</span><a href="http://www.actingclassforfilm.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are waiting for your call!</span></a></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-097526c9-7fff-fc8f-bc1f-8ed90ccedd89"><br /></span>navae lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214117133737926887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-38649074561147593802019-02-26T13:29:00.002-08:002019-02-26T13:29:55.070-08:00How To Become A Better Actor - No Matter How Busy Your Life <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwEYnKIoyhyphenhyphenXZHn2dMnhMwEnLh5az4_N1HV-vnIdekICt0vhuqppDfvxym-jogQhLbUUk11mJfT1T-UzB2RlMWf_wwXpZ4ciXBP5TOGD79EwyH5fmvdjUGhfeXudJ91rjashgI7F6tpVd/s1600/Distracted-Driving-causes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="How To Become A Better Actor - Just By Living Your Life" border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqwEYnKIoyhyphenhyphenXZHn2dMnhMwEnLh5az4_N1HV-vnIdekICt0vhuqppDfvxym-jogQhLbUUk11mJfT1T-UzB2RlMWf_wwXpZ4ciXBP5TOGD79EwyH5fmvdjUGhfeXudJ91rjashgI7F6tpVd/s400/Distracted-Driving-causes.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ok, obviously we think you should be in class and working with a coach - but sometimes you’re schedule is just too full and there’s no room to add more to your plate. Can you still better yourself as an actor? You can! It’s not a forever fix, but it makes a big difference and keeps you on your path! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">So today, we’d like to share a simple way for you to improve your acting skills while keeping to your busy schedule whether you’re at school, walking in your neighborhood, on vacation, out with your friends or even catching the train. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">“No matter what you do, do it with your eyes wide open.” </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Think about how you move through your day. You’re busy and going from point A to point B and you’re doing it all on auto pilot, right? You’re not even thinking about where you’re going and somehow you’ve gotten there. You’re checked out and there’s a world around you waiting to be seen. Class is in session, open your eyes. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Welcome to the art of people watching. You may feel like you know what I’m going to say, but I want to propose it to you in a new way. Have you ever stopped to really watch how people talk to each other? How people cry or argue? Have you stopped to notice how different people hand stress?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">For you to really learn from the experience of people watching, you need to keep your eyes open and in tune to their whole body expression; what is expressed and what is felt.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Take the time to observe their body language, their posture, the details in their eyes or lips. This is called sensory acuity; where you take the time to find the micro expressions that tell a bigger more internal story that the normal big expressions we’ve come to rely on.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">A great example to glean from would be the TV series, “Lie to me”, where the whole show is based on solving mysteries and detecting lies through reading people’s micro expressions and body movement. You can watch this show to get a real idea of how to portray your character as true to life as possible, in ways that many of your peers won’t even think of.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once you’ve watched the show, take it to the streets. Go throughout your day and your commute, not tuning the world out, but tuning more closely into people’s interactions, emotions and situations.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lastly, bring it home. Write notes of what you observe and then come home to review them. Notice your true to life micro expressions as you have a conversation with your boss, friend or spouse and see if you notice theirs as well. Try practicing them in front of a mirror as well, to really see what they look like from the observer’s perspective.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Learning by seeing and doing. This is an old method that's been tried and found to be true. For more information on classes and taking your career further, visit us at the</span><a href="http://www.actingschoolforfilm.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New York Acting School for Film</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the heart of New York City; where dreams come alive!</span><br />
<br />navae lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214117133737926887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-73640706507112625592019-02-19T13:17:00.000-08:002019-02-26T13:18:13.313-08:00How to Use Your Body to Be a Better Actor!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Even credentials and connections are not always enough. Instead, you can increase your odds of receiving a casting offer by presenting hireable characteristics. To nail every audition and interview, you must use the right set of tools and techniques. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Body language plays a critical factor in whether or not you will land the job.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> In order to stand out in a crowd of hundreds (if not thousands) of actors, you must take control of your body language so casting directors will remember you.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What facial expressions do I make in the audition room when I’m not performing?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How does my voice inflect when I introduce myself to casting directors?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What did I do in my last audition to land the role?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Did body language contribute to my last rejection? What did I do and how can I change it?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once you have done some self-diagnosis. Use these body language hacks for actors:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 19.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. Master Your Space</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep yourself in social-consultative proximity with the casting director. This is usually 4-12 feet away from the other person. Determine this distance when you enter the room. You should be close enough to be heard, and also have your whole body visible. Don’t stand too close to the director so she can look up your nostrils, and don’t stand too far away so she can’t hear you.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 19.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. Use Microexpressions</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The correct facial gestures can make or break an actor. There are two ways to use microexpressions in an audition:</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.7333333333333332; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Smile genuinely. Directors want to be around positive, happy people. The physical characteristics of a smile include raised cheeks and showing your teeth. In order to smile, think of a joke or scenario that makes you giggle, or bite the center of a pencil and part your lips (</span><a href="http://www.workplacehealthcare.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pencil-happy.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #244bbf; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don’t hurt yourself!</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">). Ingenuine smiles are spotted easily, so make sure your smile is genuine and coming from a place of true happiness.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.7333333333333332; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Avoid displaying sadness, anger, or disdainful microexpressions when you walk into and leave the audition room. The only time you can display sadness, anger or disdain is when you’re acting.</span></div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.7333333333333332; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use the correct facial expressions as you act. Memorize the 7 microexpressions so, like a Swiss Army knife you can use the correct one in the correct scene no matter what script you are handed:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 19.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. Launch Stance</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Practice your launch stance. A launch stance is the way you stand that makes you feel relaxed, comfortable and confident. For most people, this includes both feet planted on the ground (don’t shift your feet!), head up, shoulders back, and your knees ever-so-slightly bent. Get in your launch stance after you determine where to stand.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 19.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. The Power of Leaning</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lean with purpose. Sometimes, directors give actors a note to improve their audition or ask a question about their resume. In these situations, lean towards the person speaking to you. You should also point your feet and torso in their direction. This shows the director you are open and activity listening. Make sure you apply their suggestions. Doing this makes you a likable person instantly.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 19.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5. Vocal Power</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You want to keep your vocal chords relaxed, while still projecting power. To do this take deep breaths. Before you start your monologue, song, or dance routine, take several deep inhalations and exhalations. Deep breaths calm your nerves, grounds your body, and makes other people feel at ease as they mirror your calm breathing.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 19.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6. Purposeful Gazing</span></h2>
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use purposeful gazing and eye contact to your advantage. When you enter the audition room, keep your head up and look in front of you. After you plant yourself, look at who you’re introducing yourself to. Don’t shift your eyes too much and never look at the floor.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 19.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">7. Harness Confidence</span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Confidence is your ability to show others that you believe in yourself. Your ability to display confidence increases trust and comfort levels with others. You can build confidence with your body language in many ways. Here are 5 tips to build confidence before your next audition:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wear flexible clothes you feel comfortable in.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Listen to music that gets you pumped.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Think of a time you felt most proud of an accomplishment.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.scienceofpeople.com/2014/03/increase-influence/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #244bbf; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Power pose and take up space</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Do this in front of other people, no matter how silly you look.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Call a friend or family member who makes you feel good.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do a success routine…</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before you even walk out on stage</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> you need to do a </span><a href="https://www.scienceofpeople.com/2014/03/increase-influence/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #244bbf; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">success routine</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Success routines help increase your influence in front of new people, such as casting directors and talent agents. Some ideas for your success routine:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.5pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now is the time to take action. Use these body language hacks to your advantage when you prepare for your next audition. Whether you hate or love auditions, body language is a major key to audition or interview successfully. If acting is your passion, I recommend you learn to love auditions. Take your fears about auditions and toss them out the window. When you present yourself as a focused, charismatic and confident actor, you are guaranteed to set yourself up for success.</span></div>
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<br />navae lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214117133737926887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-3268722969118471902019-02-11T14:52:00.000-08:002019-02-11T14:52:05.697-08:007 Easy to Follow Audition Tips For Actors<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3KnEH60E6_DqA9o3cen3eNsRnVDG9gR28kS5A6reZ_ri7hlWV6csY0J_l14jFy1XKnI_WFOBs_PClPHGn6_uNDvDucgen56DDJBUgvWYVyWflFioBW37kfQ_-hsMaymEeYl_ZJ8CbYI1/s1600/people-691440_960_720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="7 Easy to Follow Audition Tips For Actors" border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="960" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3KnEH60E6_DqA9o3cen3eNsRnVDG9gR28kS5A6reZ_ri7hlWV6csY0J_l14jFy1XKnI_WFOBs_PClPHGn6_uNDvDucgen56DDJBUgvWYVyWflFioBW37kfQ_-hsMaymEeYl_ZJ8CbYI1/s400/people-691440_960_720.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you’re new to the trade and ready to start auditioning, you want to make sure you’re prepared so you make a professional first impression. There are a lot of tips out there from well meaning people on how to have a better audition, but sometimes they’re less helpful and more of a hinderance.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For example, some will tell you that if you haven’t memorized the material, that you should just improvise and make something up. However, nothing could be more false. If you have the material, memorize it. That’s great. But if you can’t, don’t sweat it. It’s more important to perform the proper material given to you than hear you make up stuff just to prove that you tried (and failed) to memorize the material (remind me to tell you about the time an actor added a few lines to a Tony Award winning playwrights monologue to kill time while he tried to get back on track).</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that the picture is getting clearer, let’s cover a few more do’s and don’ts to get you on your way to stardome. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First of all, most importantly - you always need to bring a photo and resume to your audition. Don’t just show up or swear you’ll send it over later. First of all, what are the odds that you’ll remember? Solution? Always carry it with you! Whether it’s in your purse, laptop bag, or car - have it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And if you don’t? That leads us to the next tip: Make no excuses. That goes for your headshots as well as your performance. If you’re sick, tired, stressed out… do your best anyway. You’re a performer. Perform. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Start strong. The first 15 seconds are the most important when it comes to making a first impression. Think about the last time you met someone and how many judgements, feelings or opinions you formed and how fast. That’s how long it will take to happen to you. Make them count. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On that note, if there are audition options earlier in the day, grab them. Casting is not an easy process, and at the end of the day, a creative team is grumpy, tired and wants to go home. The early actor gets the part. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Confidence is key. This goes for first impressions as well as performing. So if you forget your lines or fumble, keep moving forward. Sure, you’ll feel self conscious, but fight through it. It probably wasn’t as bad as you thought. You’re likely more aware of your mistake than anyone else.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lastly, don’t pull a Cinderella. Time and time again, people assume that because they have an agent, they don’t need to leave any contact information. Wrong. Even if you have an agent, put an email address where you can be reached directly on your resume. This way, if anything changes, you break it off with your agent, or they drop the ball, you’re still reachable and better - able to be booked. You always want some piece of contact information to be accurate so someone can find you fast.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the end, the best way to get the part is to practice being seen . And the best way to be seen is to audition… as often as possible. Sure, you might feel nervous, but eventually you’ll get numb to the nerves. The key is to master your trade and hopefully with these tips as well as </span><a href="https://actingclassforfilm.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">our coaching and class offerings</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, you’ll be well on your way. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">So you can act. I believe you. But you’re one of many and the only way you’re really going to be seen is to be seen in a way that most people aren’t. You have to stand out. You have to make such a great first impression that they can’t help but remember you and call you back for more. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">First of all, be on time. You’re one other people’s watches and coming late says this isn’t a priority for you. It really doesn’t matter what the emergency was. Even if you have to plan to arrive 30 minutes early, don’t be late. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Second, is come prepared. No one has time to waste on someone that’s late or scrounging to prepare. Have everything ready and keep your attention on the audition. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Third tip? Dress appropriately. This isn’t a party or an evening hang out with your friends, just as much as it isn’t a black tie event. Don’t over or under dress. Come clean, smelling nice (ease back on the fragrances) and look neat and modern but casual.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fourth tip for you today is to be professional. Know who you’re around. Say hello, please and thank you. Let people know you appreciate their help, even if it’s just the secretary. When people feel appreciated, they remember you and want to know more about you.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fifth and final tip we want to share is to be respectful as you take direction. Sometimes auditions can be chaotic and confusing. Remember that everyone is doing their best. Be respectful and patient with the hustle and bustle. If you’re not sure what you’re supposed to do, kindly and calmly ask for clarification and then immediately take direction. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">There’s a lot going on in each audition and the feeling you want to communicate is that you’re easy to work with and know how to be a kind and respectful human, on top of the talent you clearly have. Nail these; focus on them deliberately and you’ll stand out leagues above the entitlement you’re surrounded by. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFXVU6-MBJOTJVF2EVaqbgnn4evbfggEquRLgJXaZ3-IyrTJkNhssclJ5-7Cc1wVafBY2RI-LGWOTkqWCVV05ISfmKJkbHCn4BaIOKaq8iaPL_sUwn3Actscl4UvK9RGydPpMX6wnM6wU/s1600/images-4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="How to Be A Magnetic Actor in Any Scene" border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFXVU6-MBJOTJVF2EVaqbgnn4evbfggEquRLgJXaZ3-IyrTJkNhssclJ5-7Cc1wVafBY2RI-LGWOTkqWCVV05ISfmKJkbHCn4BaIOKaq8iaPL_sUwn3Actscl4UvK9RGydPpMX6wnM6wU/s400/images-4.jpeg" title="" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A good actor has the power to pull the audience into an instant plot trance and deep emotional experience, regardless of whether you're the good or the bad guy. This isn't a skill that comes naturally though. It has to be learned and mastered over time. However, I'm happy to tell you that there are a couple tricks I can share with you to help you get a boost on this incredible career boosting skill. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First and foremost, always let the <i>true you </i>character shine through. This doesn't mean be yourself, but <i>draw from</i> yourself.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No matter who you’re staring as, be sure to draw upon your own unique self to create the personality of the role. Your parents, your history, culture, friendships, traumas, socioeconomic status, and education all add up to give you a rich background to draw upon. Each actor’s approach to the circumstances of a role is different. If you use yourself, you are using your rich background.</span></span></div>
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<br />navae lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214117133737926887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-19635986422942552112019-01-12T14:06:00.001-08:002019-01-12T14:06:29.552-08:00How to Get Seen and Get Booked As Beginner Talent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">You might be new to the game but you’re not new to the gift! You’re ready to get on set, get in front of the camera and show the world what you can do. But how does the world know you’ve got what it takes? Let’s be real. Time is money and directors need to grab their talent fast. So if you’re going to sell yourself for the role, you’ve got to be convincing from the get-go. How do you do that when there are thousands of other faces out there, possibly with more experience, wanting it just as badly as you do? How do you show them that you’re ready and have what it takes? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Don’t be annoying, but be teachable. As you meet more seasoned pros in the industry, don’t drool over them, but be curious. Complement them in a dignified way and ask them questions. Ask them what they wish they had known when they got started. Ask what their biggest tips would be. And then ask them how you can be of service and help to them. Be willing to assist, be around, be of service and humble.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Everyone who’s anyone needs a website to share what they’re great at and what they’ve accomplished. So it’s your job to build a simple site for people to find you, be impressed by you and connect with you. Make sure to always include recent head shots as well as your most recent and current projects. </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">First of all, before you can share who you are with the world, you need to know who that is so they know who they’re going to get. So focus on your strengths and see that they are consistently communicated on your page. Are you bold and confident? Are you kind and determined? If yes, know what that means to you. Then choose three colors that work together and best represent you.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Keep it simple. Your site only has to be a single page, if that’s what you want and it gets the job done. Keep your photos classy and with high resolution. People want to feel that they are working with a professional. Make sure to include a short bio emphasizing what your skills and passions are. People are interested in your story, but more interested in what you can do. This is a good place to put one more, different head shot. If you create videos or audio samples, feel free to include these on the page as well, if there is room.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Use your social media accounts to show glimpses of the fun you’re apart of, being in line at an audition, or getting makeup done. Announce your wins; your bookings and call backs! This gets people excited about your work and adventure. As they see your progress, that circle of people will expand and more and more people will be aware of your skill.</span></div>
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<br />navae lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214117133737926887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-77908318487567167272018-12-31T13:16:00.001-08:002018-12-31T13:16:19.195-08:00Scared to Act? Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway!!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.6137931034482758; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Keep your lines close by. It's totally fine, and in fact, expected for you to hold your highlighted line cards in your hand during the audition. Many actors put theirs away, thinking they'll impress everyone, but then they end up forgetting their lines and slow the flow. Keep your lines in hand. If you forget a line, all you have to do is glance down and grab it.</span></h4>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As an actor myself and the head of the <a href="http://www.actingclassforfilm.com/">New York Acting School for Film and Television,</a> I’ve found these points to be both true and essential for any actor looking to succeed, so I want to share them with you. Of course, you don’t have to stop at the tips. Our school is available for coaching, classes, and more. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Posture: If both your eyes cannot “see” the camera lens, your face will appear to be obscured. Keep on an imaginary narrow path that stretches out from the front of the camera. Remember that shots are composed in depth, not width. Shoulders angled toward the camera often look better than straight-on ones.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maintain your concentration and eye lines all through the tedium of lineup and rehearsal; it helps both your fellow actors and the crew. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An actor only has status between “Action!” and “Cut!” Exception: A star may have it all the time.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If a role doesn’t interest you, let the casting director know that you’re unavailable. This keeps you in mind for further opportunity. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Never say you do not want to play a role; say that you are unavailable. Equally, don’t respond with a ‘maybe’. Let them know that you’ll look over your schedule, talk to your manager if you have one and then get back to them by a certain date and time. </span></div>
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navae lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214117133737926887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-91389669777650594312018-12-12T18:21:00.000-08:002018-12-12T18:21:52.077-08:00The Most Important Skill An Acting Coach Should Teach You: <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.5356521739130433; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNjTAhYOWkeWptmUlJZPuNEWMBlwe4ZJPquYH3spuN_Wd6CWRW-d7DUa_B8yFlpWmDblFqM4YCJ64tQf219PRuse1H8vxzbnX_iO8SHIIDptNZdyCwdo2H88Wpofb3Sl0JtRaIiqxdZKv/s1600/Unknown.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="The Most Important Skill An Acting Coach Should Teach You: " border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="279" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNjTAhYOWkeWptmUlJZPuNEWMBlwe4ZJPquYH3spuN_Wd6CWRW-d7DUa_B8yFlpWmDblFqM4YCJ64tQf219PRuse1H8vxzbnX_iO8SHIIDptNZdyCwdo2H88Wpofb3Sl0JtRaIiqxdZKv/s400/Unknown.jpeg" title="" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">People think that all you have to do to succeed as an actor is show up and perform. But there’s so much more to it than that. A good actor is able to pull the audience into their emotions and into the mood of the moment. Being able to pull people into the story, causing them to feel like they’re right in the middle of it it is no small skill.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">In fact, the best word to to describe what actors must master is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">vulnerability. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Because in order for actors to do their best work, they have to totally open up, to experiment and allow all that is inside to be exposed. This requires tremendous amounts of discipline. Actors work with their emotions, their experiences, traumas, feelings, and memories. Bodies and voices become finely tuned instruments that express and convey the character. Since the actor is the instrument, he or she is in a very different position from the film's other collaborators.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">There are hundreds of colleges and universities that offer a major in Film/Cinema studies. Some schools offer a broad look into acting, while others focus on specific techniques and skills needed to be successful in the business. What many actors have found is that the need for coaches and teachers to help develop the craft is critical. William A. Ward once said, "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Most actors do not rely on one specific teacher to show them all the skills needed to be successful. It takes many classes and teachers throughout an actor’s career to develop as an actor. Like most professions, there is not one single person who can know all the ins and outs of a business. For example, while one teacher may be an expert on visualization, another may be more helpful in reaction techniques.</span></div>
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<br />Randy Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187149342560881341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-14173904537557797812018-11-21T07:05:00.001-08:002018-11-21T07:05:53.088-08:00How to Go From Peanuts to Pro In Your Acting Career<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38HxvTS_8HhvY8JpXr5uyW_J4MLSsIXTZy30RL5jooZ81Pes3pL_BatOtDQhud-L1-nAauyPhDiMDeREMficFKUwhwUv2Jo89VjrhLbPhtSpEB8LQVBYQ67AmQMsZDpRG2NmGGZG384wL/s1600/ASFF16_Fri_Small_048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="How to Go From Peanuts to Pro In Your Acting Career" border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38HxvTS_8HhvY8JpXr5uyW_J4MLSsIXTZy30RL5jooZ81Pes3pL_BatOtDQhud-L1-nAauyPhDiMDeREMficFKUwhwUv2Jo89VjrhLbPhtSpEB8LQVBYQ67AmQMsZDpRG2NmGGZG384wL/s400/ASFF16_Fri_Small_048.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">You love acting, which is why you stick to it, but you and everyone else knows that acting for hobby pay is not a lasting plan. Not to say that you should get stiff and stubborn and not take helpful roles. Definitely take on the opportunities that build your portfolio of experience. However, without a plan for moving out of that hobbie hustle, you’ll stay there. You’ve got the talent and the drive; but don’t let it drive you to your grave! Step up your game and start moving at the pro level. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Get better. Seems like a given, but you might be surprised at how comfortable actors get in their talent. If you’re not expanding or growing, you won’t go past where you are today. The best way to get better is to take </span><a href="http://www.actingclassforfilm.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">classes</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on public speaking or get involved with Toastmasters or another professional group, in addition to your usual acting and performance classes. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Represent yourself professionally with high quality headshots. You'll need two different looks for acting headshots. Be sure you work with a professional photographer, skilled in the category of head shots. Please remember to staple your headshot to the back of the headshot, text opposite from the back of the picture.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have a high quality, talent diverse reel to showcase what you can do. This is like a visual resume. Send this out to directors, casting departments, art schools, and agencies. Don’t have a reel? Start developing one.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be picky but humble. Don’t demand the best roles, but still choose wisely. Reach out to up and coming directors, writers and producers. Buy them a coffee and tell them your goals. Ask them for an opportunity to read to them. Be willing to be cast in student and college short films. Just get on camera so you have experience to promote.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">These, in addition to social media presence and networking add an incredible amount of momentum to the development and furthering of your performance career! </span><br />
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<br />navae lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214117133737926887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-6369447747884136892018-11-13T12:40:00.000-08:002018-11-13T12:40:07.916-08:00Mastery of This Real Skill Is the Secret to Make It In Acting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Cl4TS33qbJyUFg259iaJXN1PSsPHDPN3nF4ODQscJ50dwdX2bcqiigcbTxh4TimLGVkwCFDneSUME8QtpoJCw9f7zagacMk16PvL-OsyDsQM3cEoZcGka8Oo1LBMxykP6PLxblyXxLuU/s1600/images-3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Mastery of This Real Skill Is the Secret to Make It In Acting" border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="270" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Cl4TS33qbJyUFg259iaJXN1PSsPHDPN3nF4ODQscJ50dwdX2bcqiigcbTxh4TimLGVkwCFDneSUME8QtpoJCw9f7zagacMk16PvL-OsyDsQM3cEoZcGka8Oo1LBMxykP6PLxblyXxLuU/s400/images-3.jpeg" title="" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You want to act and you want to get booked now. You’ve got plenty of experience but <span id="goog_764376853"></span><span id="goog_764376854"></span>success is seeming to take on a slow momentum. What do you do? What are you missing? Is it always going to be this way or is there a faster way through it? One thing I’ve learned in my lifetime of both experience and education is that there are certain skills that if you don’t master, your career will be a disaster, but when you do - you’ll… get there faster. Today I want to cover one in particular that’s known for being able to make or break your career, depending on what you do with it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This skill? Has to do with your mind. It’s not so much about mindset or positive mental focus, even though that’s very powerful. In fact, it’s slightly connected to that, in the sense that too much of a good thing can also lead to you’re ruin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The problem and solution? Thinking. Too much and overthinking is one of the fastest ways to sabotage your chance at an audition, your character development, even your wins and losses. Not sure if this applies to you? Check the list below.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fear that others are succeeding faster than you?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">see acting as work more than play?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">find yourself desperately taking low end jobs and then complaining about it?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">beat yourself off for not performing perfectly?</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can’t overthink the role. Acting is about studying and embodying; becoming, not over analyzing. So if you find yourself over thinking - it’s time to get into a new class that helps you hone in on your skill as well as loose yourself to the role.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stressing about landing the part will get you nowhere. You will be rejected more often than you’re chosen. It’s not personal - it’s just a very particular art. Trust that you will be perfect for certain roles and as long as you’re showing up as you at your best, you’ll get the roles you’re meant for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some people will succeed faster than you - but don’t compare yourself or get bitter about it. If anything, learn from it. See what they’re doing that you’re not, or where they’re gifted that you could stand to have more education or practice and then do something about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When actors see it too much as a job, they lose their love for the art. Don’t let this happen to you. Keep it fun, keep your passion alive and see the good in each experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the end, you are the leader here and sometimes leading is about allowing the path to unfold. Other times it’s about educating yourself and it’s just about always about being thankful for where you’re at. But in the end, if you have the right intention for succeeding (you love it) and you’re humble and committed to learning - you’ll go far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At the New York Acting School for Film and Television, we know you want to succeed. But we also knows the very habits that hold you back. So we focus on helping you excel while keeping it fun and keeping your love of acting alive! We hope you'll join us for one of our many classes and other offerings in New York City as you continue on the path to acting success!</span><br />
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navae lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214117133737926887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-76147858122582894602018-10-23T22:10:00.000-07:002018-10-23T22:10:41.200-07:00Wow The Crowd: Simple Tips All Actors & Presenters Should Know<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.767272727272727; margin-bottom: 19pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Performance is taking the audience into the emotions of the perspective you want them to feel, so they get lost in the story. But how do you do that? How do you get up there, reel them in and then keep them there? </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When it’s your turn to get up in front of a crowd and wow them into applause, you want to be ready and give it your best so you keep them wanting more. The</span><a href="http://www.actingschoolforfilm.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New York Acting School for Film and Television</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is here to teach you just that. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remember, as I stated before, all presentations are sales. You’re always selling a thought, idea, emotion or experience. And your job is to captivate your watchers so that they become transfixed and can’t wait to hear and see more. But how do you get there? We want to share with you the best way to prepare for your presentations and performance that keeps you feeling confident, prepared and prepped for success.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So the best way to go at it, is to not just prepare, but plan wisely. Caroline Goyder, a former acting coach at the Central School of Speech and Drama who helps business leaders to communicate effectively says, "Writing it down tempts you to just read it out, which gives a dead, impersonal delivery."</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next, is know your props. Perhaps you’ve got actual props or maybe you’re the prop, using your hands and expressive posture. Ed Brodow once beat up a rubber chicken as part of a presentation. It's crazy and odd, but people remembered it. This allows for a multi-sensory experience and connection to both you and the message you’re sharing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Be true to yourself and skillsets. This doesn’t mean that you have to be you while being the other character, but don’t lose your personal skill by being overly dramatic. Be sure to tap into your own emotional experiences to bring their impact and authenticity into your performance and presentation.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Play emotions well with climax. When it's time to deliver you big point or climax, take it slowly. Putting pauses between each thought helps you slow down. This is useful as nerves tend to speed up speech. Imagine you are delivering each point to one member of the audience and wait until you can see from their face that they have got it. This is a technique used by stand-up comedians.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Imagine your success. This one is used by most successful people in the world.You simply spend a little time each day to visualize yourself confidently delivering and your crowd going wild with awe and applause. Imagine how it feels. Imagine you confidently delivering, remembering every line and point. Imagine being asked to come back and do it again!</span></span></div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-12f05f77-7fff-c2b2-c005-caaf01ec8e0d"><br /></span>navae lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214117133737926887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-19451137435662215032018-10-13T10:55:00.001-07:002018-10-13T10:55:34.405-07:00How to Embody Your Character and Captivate Your Audience Emotionally!<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.905888; margin-bottom: 11pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzlkl6W_ytRaBVRyIhiXY1qAadstaGytJ8fmGZw_aafsyW4OIPEFEl7TpNwJCq8wWuWWZZAethvrkM_7u1l2RW23lFGDTxWPruYAsWNAZW1pCtiFiH5IkOHUgZ13TijLg0i-e8Xmr2JvD/s1600/anxietyinActing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="How to Embody Your Character and Captivate Your Audience Emotionally!" border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1000" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzlkl6W_ytRaBVRyIhiXY1qAadstaGytJ8fmGZw_aafsyW4OIPEFEl7TpNwJCq8wWuWWZZAethvrkM_7u1l2RW23lFGDTxWPruYAsWNAZW1pCtiFiH5IkOHUgZ13TijLg0i-e8Xmr2JvD/s400/anxietyinActing.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">It doesn’t matter how well you captivate an audience, if you don’t know how to capture the role you’re playing, you won’t succeed. It’s like I say so often, mastering just one aspect of the trade is not enough. And knowing the vital aspects of character development is a skill you have to master to be cast often and really go the distance in your career. This is the benefit of taking classes and working with a coach because they help you better yourself in the ways you might have missed. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">At the</span><a href="http://www.actingclassforfilm.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">New York Acting School for Film and Television</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">, we understand the need for mastering different skills and we want to share some character development tips with you today. The method we want to share with you is actually called Method Acting. With this method, the actor is asked to internalize the emotional life and thought processes of the character. The actor is expected to literally feel</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">the same emotional impulses as the character would in circumstances described in the script. The classical approach, in contrast, focuses on externalizing these processes of character development by developing a certain set of skills. Here are the main points and processes:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Embody What You Already Know</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> – </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Key to the method acting approach is the shift away from the actor’s portrayal</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">of emotion toward the actor’s internalization of that emotion. The actor is expected to feel</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">the emotion rather than simply pantomime it. This process is typically enabled by the memory of a past event within the actor’s own life that triggers the same emotion. Perhaps take out your journal and write through some of your memories that carry a significant emotional charge and relive the moment. Put yourself back there and journal from an out-of-your-body perspective, what you see and feel your face and body doing. </span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Keep Your Eyes on the World- In developing the character, the actor must first spend time observing how the character’s real life counterparts move and operate in the world. Where do they go? Who do they interact with? How do they interact? Notice people in restaurants as they discuss, argue or simply interact. Pay attention to body language; how people close off and open up to each other. </span></h2>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Emotional Role Play- The actor needs to ask a series of questions to determine motivation: how would the character react in the given situation? What situations would need to occur to motivate the character in a particular direction? What events would trigger particular emotions within the character. Think of it like emotional dominos. What would the starting emotion be and what emotions would that lead to? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">In the end… </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Master Your Method</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> – </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The method acting approach focuses on the portrayal of lifelike and “believable” characters rather than theatrical caricatures. The actor is expected to readjust the way s/he thinks and feels to fit the portrayal of the character.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Embodiment is the core aspect method acting and is a great way to practice authentic and believable character development and can be applied in all forms of acting from stage to camera. If you have any other questions or would like information on classes or coaching, please contact us at the</span><a href="http://www.actingclassforfilm.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">New York Acting School for Film and Television</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> today.</span></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-e49d7167-7fff-2760-34eb-1f169eb52325"><br /></span>navae lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03214117133737926887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534378802916692705.post-48438122651639539612018-10-01T12:05:00.000-07:002018-10-01T12:05:44.036-07:006 Tips & Habits to Master for Fast Acting Success <div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.592; margin-bottom: 23pt; margin-top: 15pt;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFA53ZYPc7Se-Mb_s5-YzRlmhGApdvYPVG-clfFPc4IXxHpArqSfCFF2TB_NkVC8pujJ9lIgqCmW1WaeuTfJwdYqMufsj7uz2n2lbN5LlAq3-MMvfjNdhlCls0EzaGeke2PXU5f4JTTzU8/s1600/Susie-Berni-Hurry-Up-We-have-a-date-and-I-don-t-wanna-be-late-yorkshire_rose-12004751-500-397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="6 Tips & Habits to Master for Fast Acting Success " border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="500" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFA53ZYPc7Se-Mb_s5-YzRlmhGApdvYPVG-clfFPc4IXxHpArqSfCFF2TB_NkVC8pujJ9lIgqCmW1WaeuTfJwdYqMufsj7uz2n2lbN5LlAq3-MMvfjNdhlCls0EzaGeke2PXU5f4JTTzU8/s400/Susie-Berni-Hurry-Up-We-have-a-date-and-I-don-t-wanna-be-late-yorkshire_rose-12004751-500-397.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you’ve been wanting to take your talent to the stage, you’re going to need to master more than being a great performer to get there. Amateur habits will land you amateur opportunities. If you want to land the bigger roles, you need to have certain things down without needing to be told, or be given extra instruction. Direction is fine and to be expected, but save it for the things you shouldn’t already know. At the <a href="http://www.actingclassforfilm.com/" target="_blank">New York Acting School for Film and Television</a> we help actors from novice to seasoned talent, improve their skills and reach their goals. If you’re just getting started, please, check out the classes and coaches we have to support your journey to stardom. In the meantime, enjoy these 6 vital tips and habits to master for the acceleration of your acting career. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Never be on time. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One thing you never want to make a habit of is being on time; and no, I’m not suggesting you be fashionably late. Late isn’t fashionable and on time isn’t either. “On time” leaves you open to too many risks and fine line red lights. Early is the name of the game. If you can plan to be 15-20 minutes early to your auditions and rehearsals, not only will you avoid the risk of being late, but you leave a clear message that your career matters to you. You’ll stand out in the crowd and people will want to work with you and your professional attitude. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Audience in mind.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #434343; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Beginner actors often think their space ends at the end of the stage and that no one in the audience can see them when they stop talking. They talk directly to other actors and forget that the audience needs to hear and be connected to them too.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Stay visible. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">This is true for both stage and film. Never turn your back to the audience. It’s called ‘opening up’. Practice staying open and let the crowd connect with the front of you even if it’s at an angle.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Raise your voice. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Again, film or stage, you’ve got to speak up loud enough for people to hear you. Enunciate your emotions. Sad doesn’t mean silent and angry doesn’t necessarily mean yelling. AND, sometimes it does. So play with it, but be heard.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Body talks. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">We’ve noticed that a lot of newer actors spend a great deal of time thinking about their lines and their blocking, but they neglect to include the physical world into their acting preparations. It’s important to remember that the first connection the audience makes with an actor is visual. And if what they see is boring, you’ve likely lost their attention.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Know your style.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.999999999999998pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> It’s definitely ok to play a part that is familiar and comfortable, but it can happen a beginner actor can get stuck in a typecasting groove. There’s no difference between how the actor and their character moves, walks, and sounds. The character is stuck in a box, which is hardly fun to play. Some people like to be type-cast. If you do, great! But if you don’t, do a character analysis. Define the similarities and differences between you and your character. Highlight the differences and choose specific moments where you play them up. Playing outside your comfort zone will give you a challenge and make you a better actor.</span></div>
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