Thursday, June 21, 2012

What You Don't Know About Acting Auditions May Shock You

By Kirk Baltz


There is no end to the number of aspiring actors competing for roles. Mastering key auditioning techniques can put you on the fast track to being a contender. Similar to craft itself, these techniques are not specific rules but more like governing guidelines. Every actor looking to make a serious career knows that he or she must study the craft and spend many hours, days, and years improving their skills. However, there comes a time when an actor must decide what kind of actor he or she will be and which methods will be utilized to achieve this goal. What is the most important of these methods? Auditioning techniques that work. Without that, it doesn't matter how amazing you are, you won't get the opportunity to act.

Acting is, like painting, a true art form and the path towards success is paved with creativity and hard work. Every audition is yet another step on the journey of each actor. The audition gives the actor an opportunity to not only try out for a role but also to practice the craft. And, just a few practical notes before we get started.

Keep in mind that the auditor or auditors are all there to view your audition and determine, from your performance, whether you are the correct choice for the role in question. It is natural to want to put up your defenses, tense up, close down and just generally see these people as possible enemies.

Truth is, they are the only advocates you have. In general, auditors are pulling for the actor to do well. After all, they need someone to be able to fill the role. Having to perform in front of a group of directors who do not seem to be interested in you as a potential actor can, of course, be very disconcerting. The auditors certainly have a great deal on their minds as well. Your responsibility is to make them pay attention to you by adopting the character in question and taking the personality to a height even they could not have imagined.

The purpose of this piece is to teach you the necessary acting audition tips that you need to make your auditioning experiences more successful. Every actor worth his salt will face rejection at one point or another and what you need to learn is to put each audition failure into context so that you can move forward. You will ultimately learn how to become an actor who is able to take defeat and use it as a means of improving yourself and your acting talent so as to increase your skills and your overall success.

The ultimate auditioning technique allows you to quickly and consistently churn out deep, thoughtful electric readings every time. In the end, the Remember, In person you must please is yourself. When it comes to auditions, you need to truly believe that you have done the best you could do. Each audition allows you to improve in your chosen vocation. With that in mind, success is just around the corner.




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