subject: Rehearsing Today For Your Film Casting Calls [print this page] You dont have to discover the next great thing in acting methods to stand out in your film casting calls. Study, study, and keep studyingwherever you are, whatever method or technique is used in your acting classes. The method doesnt make the actor. A method can give you wonderful skills and tools, but your success is determined by your determination and attitude. Heres how to start rehearsing for your future film casting calls:
* Face your fears: You must have the discipline to push yourself to the limit. Face the fear and do it anyway. After all, thats what your dream role will require you to doact out on film the struggle of a character who found a way to overcome fear and break through barriers in order to achieve a goal. That is the stuff of which great film stories are made. The actors who can give the most convincing performances on screen are the individuals who have pushed themselves to conquer fear in their off-screen lives. There are some things you cant fakecharacter is one of them.
* Make the most of every opportunity: Every gathering of friends is an opportunity to get better. Act out a scene for them as if it were a real audition. Aim to get better every time you act, no matter whos watching. Prepare for casting calls by filming yourself at home. All you need is a webcam or camera phone. Film yourself reading for a role. Convince yourself its the real thing. Imagine that whoever is filming you is really the casting director or director of photography.
The secret is how you approach what youre already doing. You have to create the opportunity for perfect practice in everything you doevery school and church play, every party and family gathering. The key is to approach every acting opportunity and every acting class not as a task to complete, but as rehearsal for your future film casting calls.
