Acting tips?

Question

im trying out for an acting part and i need some tips. i get nervous very easily but when im comfortable i make a very good impression. any ideas?

Answer 1

Hey lassy,

I'm like that too!=) Don't worry about it, a lot of people are like that(like me) so just do your best and be confident! Here are some tips that will help:

*Think of the people as your best friends, like your just talking to someone you know about an issue.

*Have good posture

*Drink a lot of water before your audition so your hydrated and healthy!:)

*Be the character, actually imagine that you are her/him and you are in that exact situation.

I really hope this helps you out! GOOD LUCK <33

-TQA (The Queen of Acting)

Answer 2

I always find if you can use an accent it makes me more comfortable because you are hearing a different voice and kind of get into character more- a bit of a cop out i know.

Just really try and get into character- I am guessing it's an audition- so a couple of days before try and think and act like this character- not constantly just in preparation, and then you should feel more natural playing the part which will always make a performance more believable- the better you know a character the more depth you can bring to one kind of thing. Sorry if this doesn't help much- I don't know many of the method techniques but this always helps me :)

Good luck

Answer 3

-blocking is important

-posture is also too (imagine a string pulling your nose up to the sky...not too high just enough)

-ENUNCIATE

overall...be the character...

BREAK A LEG!

Answer 4

Tips for working with your voice and breathing properly

Why won't my voice carry? On stage your voice must resonate in the facial mask. Your voice carries via sound wave resonance, not volume, and you posses natural resonators in the sinus, thorax and chest cavities. Use these properly and your voice will fill the room. To exercise your voice get into the daily habit of alternate humming and speaking. Say mmmm until you feel your lips and nose really buzz. Then blend the "mmm" into the number one. MMM-one. Count to ten, mmm-one, mmm-two, mmm-three, etc. Now speak and enjoy the difference!

Why has my jaw gone tight and my voice shaking? When we're nervous, we produce the hormones adrenaline and noradrenalin. These hormones cause our muscles to contract, causing the famous “fight or flight” response. Your jaw willache and your voice become shaky because during stress, the diaphragm muscles contract, breathing becomes shallow, the heart beats faster and we can’t get enough breath.

Find Your Diaphragm : Place one hand on the upper portion of the stomach just a few inches above the navel but below the breast bone. Sniff in several small inhalations per breath through the nose. The movement in that area is the diaphragm working at its best. If you're breathing correctly (diaphragmatically) your stomach should feel as if it is filling up, expanding. But if your chest is rising you are breathing superficially.

How To Breathe From The Diaphragm : Place one hand just above your stomach and the other on your upper chest. Purse lips slightly as if you're going to whistle. Exhale slowly through pursed lips while slightly contracting the stomach muscles. Its not necessary to force all the air out. Inhale slowly through the nose. Pause slightly to allow for better oxygen exchange in the lungs. Repeat. Exhalation should be slightly longer than inhalation.

The diaphragm should do at least 80% of the work of breathing. In order for you to get the most out of this magnificent muscle, you should practice regularly several times a day to ensure that you are not breathing superficially from your upper chest.

  Tip Read aloud to yourself every day, beautifully.

Directors say all the time to "keep in character." What this means to keep acting, to behave as your character no matter what the situation.

If you drop a line, miss a cue, or even if a prop or piece of scenery breaks, you're supposed to behave as if it was supposed to happen. Or, at the least, react naturally to it.

The audience is at the performance to escape the world for a while. To be taken into a story. To live with a set of characters and experience their laughs, their cries, their highs and their lows. Although you're on stage right in front of them, people willingly believe the world that you've created.

An audience will believe anything you present them, as long as you adhere to the rules you set at the beginning of your performance. How do you maintain the illusion and "stay in character?".

Pay attention to what's happening on stage. Don't let your mind wander and be distracted by the hot lights or the coughing pest in the third row. Stay in the moment. Stay connected to your scene. If you've prepared well, your objective and your intention will be clear, you know what you're doing and why you're doing it. Stay focused on these and the scene will play out naturally.

Live with the unexpected. Suppose you're entering through a door. You open the door and the k**b falls off into your hand. You see it. The audience sees it. You can either ignore it, or simply acknowledge it and move on. Just acknowledge it casually and move on. The same goes for missed lines or cues. The audience won't know anything went wrong unless you do something to let them know there was a mistake.

Pay attention, prepare, live with the unexpected and your audience will love your brilliant performance