What You Don\’t Know About Acting Auditions May Shock You

June 14, 2012
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. These techniques, like the craft, are not governed by specific and stringent rules but are more general principles that should be followed. 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. But, in the end, you must decide what kind of actor you want to be and the methods you will use get there. One of the most important methods? Stellar audition techniques, without a doubt. Without utilizing the proper audition tips, you will never be able to demonstrate your talent to the world.

Acting is, like painting, a true art form and the path towards success is paved with creativity and hard work. Auditions are steps on the journey to success and true talent. An audition serves as an opportunity for an actor to practice his art. Before we start, here are a few practical tips.

The auditors, usually directors, producers, casting directors (and sometimes, even the pizza delivery guy) are all there to assess how appropriate you are for the role. 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.

Truth is, they are the only advocates you have. In general, auditors are pulling for the actor to do well. After all, they need someone to be able to fill the role. Having to perform in front of a group of directors who do not seem to be interested in you as a potential actor can, of course, be very disconcerting. The auditors certainly have a great deal on their minds as well. Your responsibility is to make them pay attention to you by adopting the character in question and taking the personality to a height even they could not have imagined.

In this report you will learn how to harness the emotions and energy of the auditioning process to read better. You will learn to take each audition as it comes and to take the inevitable rejection that will come in stride. 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. Being happy with your own performance is the most important part of an acting audition. When it comes to auditions, you need to truly believe that you have done the best you could do. Every audition is an opportunity to further your practice of the craft, to move more deeply into the art of acting. Keep that in mind, and you\’ll land a role in no time.

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