31/08/2021
SHOULD YOU BECOME AN ACTOR?
Acting as a career involves more than just performing in movies. Every actor strives to find the spark of truth in every action and every word spoken. I think actors who have built long careers are those who approach their career from a similar conscientious point of view: learning, researching and practicing their skills, arriving at auditions early for proper mind set. Truly we all want the same things. Both the seekers of talent and the actors that fulfill themselves by giving life to a character. An actor's primary duty is to effectively communicate the character that they are playing to an audience, using their voice, body, actions and reactions. Through their art, actors tell stories, engender emotional reactions in their audience and make people think
Your voice is one of the few tangible assets you have as an actor. It’s your resonance, breath support, articulation, and form of expression
You want your voice to be flexible enough to embody any character that’s thrown your way. Can you play a powerful high status character? Can you play someone with a strong accent? Can you play a character who speaks twice as fast as you? Voice is key to unlocking a world of characters and different ways of bringing them to life for an audience. Using your natural voice might work for a little while, but eventually, you’ll need to diversify your vocal talent in order to book more jobs, and more varying roles.
Articulation! is one skill that is often neglected, and yet it is incredibly beneficial when acting. Add 5 minutes of articulation exercises into your vocal warm up every day. Take the time to work on particular sounds that you struggle with
Movement! is one of the areas of acting you can work on daily and see a noticeable improvement very quickly. It’s the work that will allow you to be a more relaxed and expressive actor. I can’t stress how important movement is for actors. Freeing the body, also frees the mind, and the less limitations you have physically, the more open you are to opportunities, ideas and direction
Reading! plays is an invaluable habit. Yes it can often feel like a chore, but it’s one that will improve your acting skills. The more you read, the more you get to know different writers, characters, devices and become more well-versed in style, genre and language.
Monologue! Actors often think they can’t work on their acting alone. Fact is, we can work on the individual skills of acting everyday, and we can do it solo if we have to.
The above are some techniques for developing your acting skills in all major areas of the craft. But it’s important to get out into the world and put them into practice