UGHHHHHHHHHHH! What am I doing in there?! Moment over.
I'm trying to find a way to not be down on myself about how well I'm doing in the camera class because I don't think I am doing very well at all. What the heck am I learning? Why isn't it sticking!? It often makes me think I should just be a stage actress.... but it's hard to support yourself that way. Maybe the more I do it you get better. Which is scary because it took me a while to feel confident on stage as an actress. I feel like I am in a holding pattern. Or I've plateaued. Or I've peaked.
At the very least, it was therapeutic to laugh from the amazingness and/or ridiculousness of my peers.
So... I guess I should frame my frustration with the language of... "here's a lesson I learned" and not.. "this is why I suck."
I'm trying to find a way to not be down on myself about how well I'm doing in the camera class because I don't think I am doing very well at all. What the heck am I learning? Why isn't it sticking!? It often makes me think I should just be a stage actress.... but it's hard to support yourself that way. Maybe the more I do it you get better. Which is scary because it took me a while to feel confident on stage as an actress. I feel like I am in a holding pattern. Or I've plateaued. Or I've peaked.
At the very least, it was therapeutic to laugh from the amazingness and/or ridiculousness of my peers.
So... I guess I should frame my frustration with the language of... "here's a lesson I learned" and not.. "this is why I suck."
- Actors need to have another life and other hobbies. Do the real thing because sometimes you will be cast because of your skill in another hobby
- Don't wear baggy clothes.
- Do my hair from now on
- My colors are not hunter green or any drab colors.. at least not for film auditions
- Do look forward
- Avoid overuse of profile
- Speak louder
- Don't let someone leave the room
- Do all of your homework and if you can't remember what it is, have a questionnaire so you can check off all the things you are doing
- Know the arc of the story. (Beginning, Middle, End)
- When you have a day-player role.. just do the thing.
- Find a way to touch your scene partner... or almost touch
- Do something fun after auditions/filming
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