Ok, hear us out with this one.
How many times has an acting coach, teacher or even casting director given you the direction of “you need to give yourself somewhere to go.”
Meaning—you’ve started out at such a heightened emotion, that the scene won’t be able to have any sense of an arc.
All good, important things to be mindful of.
But here’s the thing—𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲-𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀-𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
If your scene starts out with a group of armed people with weapons drawn at you, how high are the stakes?
Are you going to ease into the scene slowly and then dial up the energy at the end?
Please, please, please, 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩.
In the past we’ve talked about how important those first few seconds in a self tape are.
If we don’t believe you in the first 10-15 seconds, is our creative team going to believe you? Our producers? The director?
If the scene starts out with high stakes, we need to see it!
Don’t worry about the arc.
Worry about the circumstances that your character is going through.
Worry about your environment.
Who you’re speaking to.
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩.
Now sure, there will definitely be scenes where the energy and emotion will want to rise.
But those levels will naturally ebb and flow if you focus on what’s happening to you and authentically reacting to your scene partner.
#themoreyouknow #mondaymythdebunker #thecastingdirectorscut #actorslife
How many times has an acting coach, teacher or even casting director given you the direction of “you need to give yourself somewhere to go.”
Meaning—you’ve started out at such a heightened emotion, that the scene won’t be able to have any sense of an arc.
All good, important things to be mindful of.
But here’s the thing—𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗲-𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀-𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
If your scene starts out with a group of armed people with weapons drawn at you, how high are the stakes?
Are you going to ease into the scene slowly and then dial up the energy at the end?
Please, please, please, 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩.
In the past we’ve talked about how important those first few seconds in a self tape are.
If we don’t believe you in the first 10-15 seconds, is our creative team going to believe you? Our producers? The director?
If the scene starts out with high stakes, we need to see it!
Don’t worry about the arc.
Worry about the circumstances that your character is going through.
Worry about your environment.
Who you’re speaking to.
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩.
Now sure, there will definitely be scenes where the energy and emotion will want to rise.
But those levels will naturally ebb and flow if you focus on what’s happening to you and authentically reacting to your scene partner.
#themoreyouknow #mondaymythdebunker #thecastingdirectorscut #actorslife