ACTING WORKSHOP

Get it on, Come and Join us for the 2 Days Camera Acting & Grooming workshop here in MIFA on 3^rd & 4^th October, 2015 (Sat & Sun) @1-4PM by Casting Director Mr.  Rajesh Gautam

Subjects covered include Grooming & Acting, Body Posture, Time Management, Portfolio Presentation.

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Maximum no. of seats: 20

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Acting Techniques

There are so many acting techniques out there it can feel a little overwhelming sometimes - let me try and make things a little clearer for you easily and quickly...

Method Acting

Method Acting is often talked about in hushed terms as if people were in church. People talk as if actors physically and literally “become the character...." through some bizarre mystical process.  What is odd is that Lee Strasberg 

“What all actors have always done whenever they acted well.”

Method-acting is a method of acquiring truth in character. Used well it is total immersion in a role "Getting under the skin of someone else." Becoming so convincing that the "Willing suspension of disbelief" follows for the audience and they and the other actors are able to accept the performance "as if" it were truth itself.

Hollywood is full of stories about method actors who have gone too far, the truth is that method-acting is a vital acting technique that will bring life to your performance. Method-acting examines the psychology and history of character, and teaches the actor to harness his or her own past experience in order to play the part. Sensory exercises play a huge role in stimulating the actors’ imagination. It is vital to learn how to expand your imagination so it assists you, that way you continue to develop as an actor.

Most actors use elements of method-acting in order to create a convincing performance and it is one of the most widely used acting techniques. Creating a back-story for the life of your character up to the point where the play or film begins, enables the role to be based on a distillation of truth. Ask yourself compelling questions? Where was I born? How did I get on with my parents? Where did I learn my major lessons in life? How? What happened at college? Did I go to college...etc.....The purpose is to stimulate your actors mind to give focal points of history to deepen your knowledge of character.

Lee Strasberg, the founder of method-acting felt that the performance should be the climax of the character’s life and had to be seen in context with everything that had gone before.

This close association with the portrayal of a character can cause problems for an actor, especially when playing an evil role. Inhabiting the mind of a monster can have an effect on day-to-day life. Kate Winslet for example struggled for months to get back to normal after playing a concentration camp guard in the award winning film The Reader, and many actors report the same sort of experiences.

The reason for this is that the inner mind cannot tell the difference between a real and an imagined event. It is very important for actors to learn how to associate themselves into a role and dissociate themselves from it when they are not performing.

Some extreme method actors risk their health by going to great lengths to look like their characters, undergoing drastic eating regimes in order to fatten up or slim down for their role. Daniel Day Lewis famously stays in character all through a film and on the set of "Lincoln" asked director Steven Spielberg and others to address him as "Mr President"

The death of Heath Ledger has been attributed to his excessive use of method acting. Playing the Joker in the blockbuster Batman Returns, Ledger apparently remained in character over the months throughout filming and became obsessed by it.  He could not snap out of the character he described as a “psychotic mass murdering clown”, perhaps this led to his depression and death through an accidental overdose of sleeping pills. 

Personally I believe it is vital to understand the depths of a characters mind - but there are limits and you need to know your own boundaries, so do take care guys.

Method acting can be taken to excess but excellent actors use it all the time - all good acting requires a depiction of reality and this vital acting technique gives you insight into your role and leads towards a peak performance every time.

Learning to relax is a key ingredient to being able to stay out of the darker aspects of your character.

Nick Recommends - To my mind the most extraordinary book on acting I have ever read and still refer to is "Respect for acting" by Uta Hagen. In my opinion this is an absolute must read for any serious actor. You can check it out here. The exercises contained in here will make you a better actor. Guaranteed.

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What Need to You Look For When Picking an Acting School?

There are lots of acting schools to choose from. How do you make a decision which one is right for you? Under is usually a checklist of ten issues to take into consideration when producing your decision.

1) School Reputation

Learn about an acting school's reputation through word-of-mouth and if possible, by asking agents and Casting directors at seminars and workshops. Appear at how several working actors came out of the College you like in recent years. Also look in the acceptance rate and which schools call for an audition. Generally, the better schools are additional competitive. Take into account, although, that several A prestigious acting school is not going to let you audition professionally till you graduate.

2) The faculty

Your acting teachers may have lots to accomplish with the kind of actor you turn into. Discover when you can audit a class and if your teachers are functioning actors. Also appear at the student to faculty Ratio to make sure you get to perform on scenes in just about every class.

3) Focus of the college: film or theater

What kind of acting profession do you'd like? If you would like to become a Broadway actor, consider selecting a school in Delhi/Mumbai. Film acting schools will train you improved for acting in front of the Camera, but bear in mind that loads of casting directors nevertheless favor actors with theater Instruction, even for film and TV.

4) Technique of coaching

What is the philosophy of the college? What acting strategies will you study? Process acting? The Meisner approach? As a beginning actor, you could possibly not know what methods will function for you personally, so take into account a college that provides several approaches to acting. No matter what curriculum you decide on, ensure your acting class involves perform on relaxation, concentration, Improvisation, scene study and character study.

5) Classes offered

Beyond acting classes, an excellent acting Institute really should offer you courses in movement (which Includes stage combat and dance), vocal production and speech (like singing, dialects and accent Reduction if necessary), plus acting for the camera and auditioning classes. You might also want to take

Particular courses like mask, make-up and costumes.

6) Length of research

What kind of commitment do you want to make? If you're not sure you would like to develop into an Actor, start off off having a couple of acting classes or sign up to gets a summer acting camp. If you are ready to train full time, applications vary from one particular to four years of coaching.

7) Efficiency opportunities

How generally will you be on stage? That is crucial. You can't study to act when you do not get possibilities to function in front of an audience. Try to schedule a college tour to take a look at the Facilities and their in-house theater(s). Discover if graduating students appear in an industry showcase in Front of agents and casting directors.

8) Preparation for the marketplace

Ask in the event the acting school offers assist with headshots, resumes and cover letters. Are Workshops and seminars with operating pros included within the curriculum? Does the school have a film department exactly where you could work with future filmmakers and get a reel with each other? Are internships in the entertainment business facilitated? Could be the school affiliated having a skilled acting business? All these factors will help you land your first acting jobs.

9) Acting Certificate

What certificate will you get at the finish of one's acting coaching? A Diploma Certificate from acting Institute will give you extra choices inside the future, such as the possibility of pursuing a Carrier in acting.

10) Cost

Take into consideration your budget. You will need funds for tuition fees, books, supplies, area and Board, transportation and private expenses. Learn if the Institute you’re thinking about Presents monetary help. Also know in advance what sort of economic danger you're taking (some acting schools do not assure their students is going to be accepted into the second or third year).

Hope these recommendations enable. Fantastic luck on your 1st step towards an acting career!

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“What all actors have always done whenever they acted well.”

Method Acting

Method Acting is often talked about in hushed terms as if people were in church. People talk as if actors physically and literally “become the character...." through some bizarre mystical process.  What is odd is that Lee Strasberg 

“What all actors have always done whenever they acted well.”

Method-acting is a method of acquiring truth in character. Used well it is total immersion in a role "Getting under the skin of someone else." Becoming so convincing that the "Willing suspension of disbelief" follows for the audience and they and the other actors are able to accept the performance "as if" it were truth itself.

Hollywood is full of stories about method actors who have gone too far, the truth is that method-acting is a vital acting technique that will bring life to your performance. Method-acting examines the psychology and history of character, and teaches the actor to harness his or her own past experience in order to play the part. Sensory exercises play a huge role in stimulating the actors’ imagination. It is vital to learn how to expand your imagination so it assists you, that way you continue to develop as an actor.

Most actors use elements of method-acting in order to create a convincing performance and it is one of the most widely used acting techniques. Creating a back-story for the life of your character up to the point where the play or film begins, enables the role to be based on a distillation of truth. Ask yourself compelling questions? Where was I born? How did I get on with my parents? Where did I learn my major lessons in life? How? What happened at college? Did I go to college...etc...The purpose is to stimulate your actors mind to give focal points of history to deepen your knowledge of character.

Lee Strasberg, the founder of method-acting felt that the performance should be the climax of the character’s life and had to be seen in context with everything that had gone before.

This close association with the portrayal of a character can cause problems for an actor, especially when playing an evil role. Inhabiting the mind of a monster can have an effect on day-to-day life. Kate Winslet for example struggled for months to get back to normal after playing a concentration camp guard in the award winning film The Reader, and many actors report the same sort of experiences.

The reason for this is that the inner mind cannot tell the difference between a real and an imagined event. It is very important for actors to learn how to associate themselves into a role and dissociate themselves from it when they are not performing.

Some extreme method actors risk their health by going to great lengths to look like their characters, undergoing drastic eating regimes in order to fatten up or slim down for their role. Daniel Day Lewis famously stays in character all through a film and on the set of "Lincoln" asked director Steven Spielberg and others to address him as "Mr President"

The death of Heath Ledger has been attributed to his excessive use of method acting. Playing the Joker in the blockbuster Batman Returns, Ledger apparently remained in character over the months throughout filming and became obsessed by it.  He could not snap out of the character he described as a “psychotic mass murdering clown”, perhaps this led to his depression and death through an accidental overdose of sleeping pills. 

Personally I believe it is vital to understand the depths of a characters mind - but there are limits and you need to know your own boundaries, so do take care guys.

Method acting can be taken to excess but excellent actors use it all the time - all good acting requires a depiction of reality and this vital acting technique gives you insight into your role and leads towards a peak performance every time.

Learning to relax is a key ingredient to being able to stay out of the darker aspects of your character.

Nick Recommends - To my mind the most extraordinary book on acting I have ever read and still refer to is "Respect for acting" by Uta Hagen. In my opinion this is an absolute must read for any serious actor. You can check it out here. The exercises contained in here will make you a better actor. Guaranteed.

Page Ref:http://www.peak-performance-for-actors.com/Method-acting.html

11 Things That Book the Job in the Audition Room

All you have control over is the work you do in the room.

We were talking about this in class today: how to have the confidence to drop in. And the answer is not to audition—not to show up to be evaluated or judged and not to do what you imagine is their perfect idea of the role is. They don’t have a perfect idea. They want you to move them. They want you to take their words and make them soar.Your job is not to audition for the role. Your job is to bring yourself to the story. Your job is to go to work. 

Here are a few things that book jobs in the audition room. They certainly work for us.

1. Treat the audition as play. Throw yourself fully into the joyousness of the world. You love to act, so love this moment to do just that. 

2. Stop acting. We hear this a lot. We say it a lot. Because it’s true. You don’t have to show us your work or pull out your bag of tricks. You have to simply drop in with ease, grace, and truth. There is no display in that—only the human experience. That’s not only enough; it’s absolutely everything. 

3. Show yourself. Let us see you, your heart, your guts, your spirit. Share yourself with generosity. (And that can only happen if you embrace absolute vulnerability.) 

4. Understand the difference between preparation and exploration. You cannot recreate your practice; you have to do that work, know that it’s in you, and show up ready to make discoveries. That means making bold choices that are unique to you and then trusting that this is where your preparation gives you the confidence to be fully in the moment. 

5. Get messy. Get human. Yes, know your lines (however that happens for you). You’ve done the work. Now it’s time to allow your humanness to happen. 

6. Get personal. How is this piece personal for you? It might hurt your heart, make you angry, or be really uncomfortable. Terrific. We want to invest in you. And if you’re deeply and personally engaged, we’re gonna root for you—even if you’re doing terrible things. 

7. Live in the other person. Sanford Meisner said, “Acting is not talking. It’s living off the other fellow.” Even if you’ve got a “bad reader.” We talk about the gift of a bad reader in this audio blog.

8. Get intimate. Film is an intimate medium. The camera perceives everything. So why not get close? Sometimes the room encourages you to stand or sit 10 feet away from the reader. But if you can, get closer. Create intimacy. It changes everything. 

9. Offer yourself with generosity in the spirit of collaboration. We’re all there to do our work. You have as much right to be there as anyone else. If you bring yourself to the room with generosity, offering something rather than wanting something, your work will be stronger and our hearts will open. 

10. Give yourself permission. Whatever works in your freest times of performance is what you’ve got to bring into the room, so give yourself permission to trust your instincts and exercise your point of view. We’ll see you take leadership and it’ll be a relief that you’re in full creative command. 

11. Let go. Surrender. Since you cannot determine the outcome, why not give that up? Give up doing it right (whatever that is) and surrender to the work itself. Inhabit the world of the play. Throw yourself into the scene (with whomever you’re working) and see what happens. 

Just relax! (Don’t you hate when people say that?) But you have to be open, relaxed, and available. 

Not caring about booking helps. Focusing on the work and not the job helps. Being in the pure spirit of the work helps. Making what you want in the scene more important than getting the casting director to like you helps. Knowing that you’re far more important than any audition helps even more. 

You can’t please anyone. You can’t give them exactly what they want because they don’t know what that is. And even the most anxious writer wants you to bring voice and humanity to what she’s written. She wants you to inhabit her words. And most of all, she wants you to affect her. 

So what if you didn’t try to “book” anything at all? What if you just did you absolute most incredible work? Aim for that. Aim for immersing yourself so fully in the work that you become undeniable. Aim for deep, personal, intimate connection—a power that comes with being fully engaged, boldly, without apology. That is the rush of being an actor. And that rush will take you, and us, to the promised land. And that, well, that books work.