Monday, June 4, 2012

The Most Overlooked Fact About Acting Auditions

By Kirk Baltz


The competition for acting auditions is nothing short of intense. If you are looking to be a fierce contender for your dream role, you will need to master certain essential auditioning techniques. Similar to craft itself, these techniques are not specific rules but more like governing guidelines. If an actor is taking his or her career seriously, he or she knows that they must dedicate their lives to improving their skills and techniques. An actor must also select which type of actor they want to be and must manipulate their training to a certain extent in order to reach their specific goals. What is the most important of these methods? No question, the answer is proper audition techniques. Without utilizing the proper audition tips, you will never be able to demonstrate your talent to the world.

Acting is a highly creative journey, an art form. Auditions are steps on the journey to success and true talent. The audition gives the actor an opportunity to not only try out for a role but also to practice the craft. Before we start, here are a few practical tips.

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 very easy for an actor to view these auditors as "enemies" and essentially shut down instead of working his or her best to be natural and at ease in their audition.

They are, however, the only possible advocates you will have during the auditioning process. In general, auditors are pulling for the actor to do well. In fact, their success depends on it. There is no doubt that performing in front of a group of people who seem distracted can be quite difficult and nerve-wracking. Just remember they have a lot a stake, just like you. You are responsible for taking the character they have created and turning it into a personality that will grab their attention and not let go.

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 learn how to become a smarter actor, one that makes positive use of every auditioning experience to deepen your skill set and expand your network of contacts.

Focusing on the essential auditioning technique will allow you to read for directors who will be amazed by your performance. In the end, the person you must please is yourself. You must know that that each and every audition is your personal best. Every audition provides you with yet another opportunity to improve and hone your skills. Remember this and a successful audition will be yours.




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