#ACTING Tips

[nobigneil]

elijah kamski.

[actingmasterclassseries]

Dare to be devious

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[cyberpunk-r-j]

❝You must listen to stay in the play, in the moment, with the other players and the audience. The inability to listen cuts you off from the world. You need to stay attentive in your spirit.❞

Patsy Rodenburg: Speaking Shakespeare

[whatonearthisgoingon]

As someone who just started theater this year, what tips do you have? If that's a hard question to answer, what's your favorite production?

Oh these are great questions!

So I'm going to give you a few tips; some are things I really struggled with, just because of the way I am and stuff. Others are more general, but I hope they help you out still!

Don't let the role you get effect you too much, if it wasn't something you wanted. There are two parts to this that I struggled with. a) You might think you want a role, but in reality you're not the best pick for it. There is nothing bad about you just because you didn't get that role. It's just out of the pickings, the other person had one or two points above you. Instead, ask the director what made them pick that decision; you can often get pointers on how to improve your skills, and get what you want next time. And sometimes it's a tough tie, and the director has to flip a coin on who's getting the role; it means nothing on you. For both of these situations, if you dwell on the role you didn't get, you won't embrace the role you got to the best of your ability; it will make yours and everyone else's experience worse. b) I often felt that many times, I was more qualified for a role than the person who was picked for it. A chunk of theater, especially if it's a company that have had the same people there for a while, is a popularity contest, and who knows the director best. Directors, just like teachers and parents, pick favorites. You might not be handed the role you want, and it may have nothing to do with your skill level; the other person might just know the director more. For a long time I was so confused on why this one girl always got the lead role, and no one else got a chance. One role that required a ballet experienced lead that I tried for (13+ years of ballet here, and the only ballerina at that company), was given to that girl who had no experience. I later found out that girl was a huge donor to the company; money and politics.

Always be willing to take constructive criticism and corrections, but don't dwell on it too hard. 95% of the time, it is not meant to be in malice or rudeness. I had such a huge time in accepting a director or fellow actor's advice. Every one felt like a personal insult, that I would nod along too, then berate myself for having that flaw, rather than thinking on how I can fix the thing that needed fixing. Berating will do nothing; you are not worthless for being off key the one time you sang that tune, okay? Hear the correction, fix it, and move on.

Don't read just your lines. Just looking at your lines and memorizing them, although will let your preform and recite, won't let you play the character to the best. You don't have to memorize the other characters' lines, but read the story over and over, and have a decent idea and expect what others are going to say around you. This will help you learn how your character is supposed to interact with others. Reading the script as a story a few times, rather just flying through and memorizing your own stuff, will help you preform them in many different ways. This will help you accurately play relationships and tension between characters. Additionally, if you or a fellow actor with a line before you do fuck up and forget a line, you can come up with something believable to the character, as you know your character further than the lines on the paper, and the audience won't notice.

Be well-rounded. If you can, I would recommend taking classes and workshops to improve your skills. These can be voice lessons, improvisation lessons, body language and dance classes, scene studies, audition technique, etc. Being a well-rounded actor make you popular in the acting market. One common term for this is a Triple-Threat: Acting, Singing, and Dancing. People who fill these descriptions are loved and sought after by directors. You can get by not being one of course, but every point you can get will help you out.

Keep a record of your shows; a resume. I am crap at remembering things, so I need to write down everything I've been in, and what role I've played in it. It's good to have, as it will make your life easier to talk to a director. Additionally, if you have a paper copy of everything you've been in, especially when that list gets larger, it makes you look professional; directors like that, because it's a sign you'll take the role seriously.

In terms of productions I've preformed in, I'd have to say "Into the Woods" is my favorite. It has so many different classic stories interlaced together, and I loved it. I was in it twice; I played Red Riding Hood the first time, and Cinderella the second time; I had so much fun.

I love your questions, and I hope the tips help you out. By the way, I love your blog. The vibe is amazing <3

(Enjoy all the notifs you're about to get 😈)

[nerdystarstruckace]

Tumblr, I need callback tips and tricks. I'm auditioning for a role I love that is so low-key me and I need to wow them at my callback. I've never done a callback, please I need tipssss

[kingoftieland]

It's SO HARD not to fall in love with Ted Lasso! 💙

[drewstarky]

Hi honey! I just saw your post about wanting to give our advice how to write fight scenes. I’m an aspiring writer and I’m writing a sci-fi novel that’s going to have fight scenes and I SUCK at them 😭 I read fanfics on here all the time and I’m so impressed (and maybe a little jealous) at how well written the fight scenes are! Very fluid and well thought out and not choppy or short. So you think you can help me?

Also, since you’re also a professional actor, I’m trying to get into voice acting! I found an audition that I really want to audition for but the problem is, with the certain type of character I’m auditioning for, I can’t seem to find a monologue that would be fitting for the role, you know? Do you have any tips for the audition and how to do an audition tape? I’m so nervous because I’ve always felt awkward in front of a camera 😂 despite acting and story telling being my passion for as long as I can remember.

Sorry this is so long! I got excited when I saw your post because I was saying to myself yesterday, “Man I wish I could talk to a professional actor about this.” And then you popped up! If you read this to end I appreciate you. I hope to hear from you soon.

I can help with specific things, I'm trained in a fencing-type theatre sword, quarter staff (which covers staffs/spear type weapons) and unarmed combat.

For the voice acting I suggest Backstage Monologue Finder. you can filter by age, gender, contemporary or classical, and themes.

And honestly, for most auditions, even voice acting, your phone is sufficient as long as you film in a quiet place. You don't need fancy stuff, but if it's for the long term or you get the gig, I would suggest investing in your own stuff, probably not renting a studio, as it's more cost-effective to do it yourself.

Audacity is a free program; I suggest getting it, along with a mic, and as long as you own a computer/laptop of any kind, you're golden.

This is a great youtube video on things you'd need

My big advice: don't be afraid of showing what you can do and who you are in your auditions. Only you can uniquely do what only you can do. That's special and enough. No one can play the same character the way you can. Casting is always just looking for someone with a specific vision in mind, nothing to do with your talent/what you can do. Your value never lies in whether you get it or not. It lies in you trying, learning and growing.

[actingcareerexpert]

Getting the casting directors attention

The first step to creating a killer self-tape is getting the casting director’s attention. With so many actors submitting tapes, you need to make sure yours stands out. The best way to do this is by delivering a memorable performance right from the start.

In addition to the 5 Elements To A Killer Self-Tape, here are a few more tips that will help you stand out: One effective way of grabbing their attention is through your slate. Your slate should be confident and charismatic, showing off your personality and unique qualities as an actor. But never over the top. Just friendly and to the point.

Additionally, pay close attention to lighting and sound quality in order to create a professional-looking video that draws in the viewer’s eyes and ears. Proper lighting can help highlight facial expressions while good audio ensures they won’t miss any important details in your performance.

Remember, catching their eye doesn’t necessarily mean going over-the-top with gimmicks or flashy techniques; sometimes simple choices made with boldness can have just as much impact on capturing their attention!

[lwlrix]

methods of inspiration when enhancing your being to become: Doctor's edition

(it's a mode of being when you want to quintessentially, beat the living shit out of the actor who did you wrong because 'who you look up to' is actually the opposite)

William Hartnell (1st Doctor): you really do want to say that he walks like a gentleman who knew how to drive a Nissan Micra and make it look sexy as hell, like he glamourized your nan and he made you look good. so take the piss out of him by you outsmarting the viewer by teleporting them into a condescending Jesus storyline and make it your fault, cuz that is how the show started out.

Patrick Troughton (2nd Doctor): you will never make sense of things so easily, so why not act like your own best friend, heck he can even talk to you like you were not there, so why are you typing this and making fun.. oh... you're quite the actor that made a heart look too damn good that you can actually persuade the view.. no... you make fun of you... no... you make.. no.. you.. no. you.. basically you don't have to do anything but to make love by making love become love.. everybody's hell is putting something on screens for the viewer that shouldn't even be there except that you were not there for yourself, the lonely doctor was apparently once the most demonised heart in the planet. he was never even moral,,, he was a Judas so smarter than never, it's best to severely hate humanity but for the sake of your own time, become a villain. become that guy. be the asshole to take back what you.. just do it because you actually have a shit to give and you would just be with your wife dogging her for the rest of your life. camera is just a fuckery of all the people you hate.

Jon Pertwee (3rd Doctor): he doesn't come to life. he a miracle but you're the miracle to meet no one. just make fun of him in every single way by watching his episodes backwards and spot any mistakes that he made, chances are that he may fix them but he physically can't cuz time of the 3rd Doctor went physically past and you're telling a dead man to get back up from the grave and do something he can't do, like think of what dead people can't do and do that. he's not even there to 'fix it' for you or what else can he do

Tom Baker (4th Doctor): he hates actually fucking up the timeline. like he's alive and historically accurate to doing but he appreciates the living shit out of everything, make his ego go by telling him what his generation doesn't have and imply physical laws of existence to the world become, he knows the time in his hands is short and he also knows that regards to wifi and the future will not be there for him in the next 10 years, take it back and make it so that he will not live to see you because the man knows how so make him look too damn inferior for him to make sense of 'nothing'. reduce the man to atoms and make it your life

Peter Davison (5th Doctor): you can't take it back. he needs to be rectified. the actor (i feel deathly sorry for him) cannot go back to the world he really wanted, so take back Gallifrey by looking up the companions lives and destroying theirs cuz they are more heartbroken but heartbreakers to you than they are, the show went to the companions lives than it did for the Doctor cuz he is the guide, no. he made the companions, he was a role model. he did not just do, he made to break, that's why he wore celery and patiently played his part like a cricketer. make his companions lives hell cuz they aint better than u.

Colin Baker (6th Doctor): this guy has vengeance but it's like a wakeup call cuz uncannily, the man doesn't see. so it's best to give him a tour of your own living room like he was going to enter a new world because he's a lot like Ariel from the little mermaid discovering what her life is like on land before meeting Prince Eric.

Sylvester McCoy (7th Doctor): he doesn't want you to open the page of the book you're holding in your hand cuz the man hates to think when he's more doing but laughs at you for not doing it because that's where you get your ideas from, like who the fck does he think he is, like even scarily similar to your life, make new stories cuz in every way, he is the ?question mark? that solves itself, he likes to fondle with these things but hates it when new problems surface because he will question the show itself to the fault as the Doctor, he will never quit the role so give him too much problems for the man itself to retire in a grave. he likes to leave it too sharply to know he'll be happy if a man did it very much less for a woman to type all this up to make bad men realise they have a heart. he a mans man but a womans nobody.

Paul McGann (8th Doctor): you won't show up. you won't actually give in. he is the pinnacle of show but hated himself for it, he'd expect a big fat movie and walk.. no. no. no. the man hasn't got a question to dignify except that time is laid out for a man physically so you're not reviving him... and so where his legacy went... after years... he lies in the written language. he doesn't lie in oxygen nor thin air,,, he makes a man question his sexuality much more than a woman can say 'inshaa Allah'. i'm a Muslim woman writing this as a layout for wannabe actors to gain courage to be in a TV show that never expired out of time but kept to date all because he wanted to have sex. sex. what is sex like to you because sex is creation so is writing... outsmart him by forgiving him for the political shit show and go for where it hurts, write like the last time because writing is being, fuck your own heart like you do with all those written messages to a lover you'll never have, what will she/he think of you

Christopher Eccleston (9th Doctor): you have to forget who you are, cuz anger is actually terrifying but the rebirth of it comes with a solid vengeance against God with a truthful reason and that's sincerity, you have had a powerful reason to act because in some way, you were belittled too far and it actually wounded you because of why you act, you don't need a qualification in being when society needs you to actually give into some academic qualification that resulted you in actually being pissed off so you don't need to BBC to justify your reasons to live because who the fuck do they think they are, they got no business in interfering in your life like that of which you want and take it away from you and giving you expectations in working a fucking camera and you have deep family problems that are preventing you from actually buying a camera or having a lack of confidence in directing because the education system does not benefit people that do need it, like the ones who are being bullied.. no. you're being bullied by the higher class twats not actually doing anything to sustain the worldly affairs given to the lower class because the entire world needs to break out of the pyramid scheme because it doesn't fucking exist, outsmart Eccleston by actually fucking your life up for the right people and that is one per every heart there is, he may have had his chance to see it but the story is never over. he may come back but he is not even alone, not in his society, not in yours because he fought for your rights to live by conveniently being the guy everyone wants around because a job can never do you justice except a heart that needed you most.

David Tennant (10th Doctor): he doesn't actually see you or else he would have saved you straight away, he doesn't like you and he doesn't want anything to do with you because you're not his heart, he lives in fiction sincerely and he doesn't like the way you think because it is you who thought of all the aliens he was constantly fighting because he actually wanted to have sex. that's his downfall. he's a pretty bastard trapped in his own petty cycle cuz he is the only Doctor not aware that he's being watched by millions every Saturday night. trap him by setting him up on a downfall he will never escape. reality. he hates not actually receiving attention in real life because in every single way, he is not him. show him up by using your social influence on doing what he could have done in every single way, David is a twat.

(i will continue this on the next post)

[altosys]

to all my aspiring actors that have not been on stage yet. i have some tales of times when i was on stage.

romeo and juliet (may 2024): -messed up like, a bunch of lines and stuttered a bit (as long as you play it off no one will notice anything wrong) -blocking was shit on one of the nights (made up for it via actions/dialogue clarity) -was kinda quiet (just be louder next time, that's all that matters) -couldn't find the vial for like half a minute and i was worried they didn't put it there (pretended to play it off as hesitating to give the vial) -had a paralyzing ptsd episode on one of the nights right before the doors opened (and i will not stress this enough: always rely on your fellow cast and production members. they are there for you.) -had a really upset stomach (just don't eat dairy or whatever you're intolerant to prior to performance night/day. or if you do make sure to take a pill or something to help with it, like a lactese/lactaid)

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[cyberpunk-r-j]

❝The release of the voice and the placing of words into space have an emotional effect. When you place a word out of you – into space – you begin to create the thing itself. This is particularly compelling when the language is so concrete and sensual. When characters speak, it is an event: they are making things happen – speech is not separate from action. That is why a curse, for instance, is so potent and frightening. If you place words into space, you cannot call them back – they are out there – so in placing them there, you have to commit to what you have said, thought and felt. No retreat is possible. You must have meant them!❞

— Patsy Rodenburg: Speaking Shakespeare

[nottobeadickoranything]

The secret to acting is to misplay emotions, like becoming increasingly more mad about your flawless plan as you say it out loud. Be really excited about losing money. Be bored at the prospect of dating a celebrity. Right there, there's three characters who are now multi-dimensional. You are now watchable and if you do it right, believable.

[lla-letslearacting]

Fundamental skills to acquire and hone through learning and consistent practice.