Monday 10th September 2018
during our introduction to the course we were led through a few of the various rules and counterparts we must abide by or refrain from doing in order to become successful with our acting. for example; when standing in a circle with the rest of the group we are reminded to stand in neutral. This helps you to relax and focus. Constant fidgeting causes distraction to the audience but halters the actor to fully embody the character they are playing because you are slipping into your own natural habits.
In different groups we came up with three different topics. These were ; Skills, Fears/ Hopes.
All three are very vital to an actor. you require them all to help one become better at their job. You use your skills to shape you as an actor but must overcome your fears to make you more successful and to strengthen that mould. You then use your hopes to those set out a goal you want to achieve.
Skills
The most important skill one can ever obtain is Confidence. Without this you wont be able to achieve anything. Everyone gets nervous, even the big stars you see today; but this big fear factor sets you back as an actor if you let it swallow you whole. If you have confidence in your self, so will all your employers. You will also look more appealing on the stage if you show you have confidence, people will then know that you know your stuff, and you will come across more entertaining because you are selling the show. Let your Imagination and Creativity run wild. These two skills will help bring the character who you are playing to life. Plus collaborating your ideas with other actors can develop into an actual production or make the characters in the play really strong.
To have discipline as an actor is really skill-full. It helps when taking direction from more experienced actors and people. If an actor is well disciplined it can enable them stay focused in the part they are playing. It stops you from slipping into your natural self other than how that character acts. Also, if an actor is disciplined and hard working, they may be required to research the part they are playing. the more research gathered will give an insight in how the character should look or , for instance, where they came from. The part may require an accent or knowing the residence of the character will help decide the social status or class of the character.
Having a voice and being able to voice your opinion is another vital skill. If you give your opinion on something people are most likely to respect you more. You will send the group with a bit of direction and help lead them with confidence and give the production structure. But listening to others is equally as important, because all ideas are Valid. what people don't want to work with is someone who is self-centred; you must be able to respect others and incorporate others ideas with your own.
Fears
One of the biggest fears for an actor would be of failure. Nobody wants to fail. But if an actor is constantly in the mind set that "they will fail" , then they won't succeed because they will always have that thought holding them back. Being shy can also be a major set back too. If one is shy , then your body becomes quite tight and causes you to feel embarrassed from performing in front of people. Drama requires the body to be loose and free so when you are performing you are very open and also gives off that confidence that will give you success. Some people also can fall into natural habits when shy. Someone may constantly touch their face or Play with their hair or with their hands. It shows that you're nervous and can be quite distracting. It also shows that you are slipping out of character, because on stage you are playing someone else not yourself. Your own fear is seeping out, and is taking away the character whom you are playing.
The main hopes when involved with in acting is making friends with the cast. Nothing can be worse when working with tension in the room , it makes the job hard and less enjoyable. It's a bonus when you get on with everyone and become good friends within doing something that you love.
The Rules!
1.) Accept
Always be accepting. Everyone is different and sometimes different personalities may clash. But you will appear more professional if you simply put your differences beside. Because on stage you won't be playing You on stage. On stage the characters won't have the same opinions as you, so it would be best to keep them off the stage.
2.) Don't Block
Blocking is when an actor is blocking the view of another actor to the audience on stage. whether you are a smaller character to another, doesn't mean that the audience wants to see any little of the whole cast. It makes the production look shabby and less polished. It also comes across rude and selfish if you are blocking another character because they are apart of the cast too.
3.) Don't put down
similar to acceptance; you may not necessarily like someone but you don't have to keep making a point out of it by refusing to work with them or flying insults at them to get a rise out of your friends. they are in cast same reason that you are , to enjoy themselves and it would make it extremely hard if someone is putting them down in a profession that they love. you will always work somewhere where there is someone that you don't like, but you have to overcome that.
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