Acting From All Angles

Listening & the Actor

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As an actor you hear it all the time – “Listen!”

But what does that mean exactly? You hear the words your scene partner is saying. You’re familiar with the scene. So what more is there?

A lot more.

Listening isn’t exactly the best word to describe what they are talking about with this aspect of acting. Being present with, responding to, connecting with and allowing yourself to be moved by – your partner – those phrases better catch what we’re after . . . [more]

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Emotional Blocks

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Do you ever feel totally shut down and unable to access your emotions when you’re acting? For a lot of actors that can be a big problem. Sometimes we are in the habit of disassociating from our feelings in life and that can boil over to our acting work. Sometimes we just get blocked from a particular feeling we need to delve into. Sometimes we’re just having a bad day, or week, or month and we feel as dry as the Sahara Desert emotionally.

So what do we do? Steven Spielberg ain’t gonna wait for our emotional tide to turn. 

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