info plz
Fri, 6 Aug 2004, 05:48 pmJen8 posts in thread
info plz
Fri, 6 Aug 2004, 05:48 pmHi im Jen im 14 years old and from sydney. i was just wanting to know if you guys could help me out. i need a few audition tips from you more experienced people. any tips are fine i will take them all on board and if you have any general informatiion that you think will me out plz also let me know. thanx for ur time cya.
[%sig%]
[%sig%]
Re: Confiding about confidence
Tue, 10 Aug 2004, 12:35 amMichelle Martinet wrote:
>
> never look directly at the panel when performing. they may
> (not on purpose though) distract you. try and keep your eye
> line just above their heads and perform to a big space rather
> than the little room you are in (this technique shows
> confidance) this way if they speak between themselves during
> your performance you are not thrown off, they are probably
> saying how good you are!
>
I'm not saying this is not good advice, but I have actually found the exact opposite to work best for me.
Having the confidence to make eye contact and perform directly to one or two people in an audition can demonstrate competence and a 'comfortableness' in your audition material, being able to adjust your performance to include the people you're playing to.
Yes, it totally depends on what style of audition you are giving, whether you acknowledge the audience or not; and usually a director wants you to give an impression of how you could be capable of commanding a large theatre space, rather than a small audition space....my suggestion is to do all that, but NOT to ignore them either. Whether you make actual eye contact or not, everyone in an audience wants to feel you are performing for THEM, not just to the back wall....and this shouldn't be any different in an audition.
Cheers,
Craig
[%sig%]
>
> never look directly at the panel when performing. they may
> (not on purpose though) distract you. try and keep your eye
> line just above their heads and perform to a big space rather
> than the little room you are in (this technique shows
> confidance) this way if they speak between themselves during
> your performance you are not thrown off, they are probably
> saying how good you are!
>
I'm not saying this is not good advice, but I have actually found the exact opposite to work best for me.
Having the confidence to make eye contact and perform directly to one or two people in an audition can demonstrate competence and a 'comfortableness' in your audition material, being able to adjust your performance to include the people you're playing to.
Yes, it totally depends on what style of audition you are giving, whether you acknowledge the audience or not; and usually a director wants you to give an impression of how you could be capable of commanding a large theatre space, rather than a small audition space....my suggestion is to do all that, but NOT to ignore them either. Whether you make actual eye contact or not, everyone in an audience wants to feel you are performing for THEM, not just to the back wall....and this shouldn't be any different in an audition.
Cheers,
Craig
[%sig%]