Johnnyonenote
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Re:Awkward stage presence? - 2008/01/29 14:35
ahh yes the BE NATURAL speech, there is nothing NATURAL about acting you have to ACT Natural. 
Sometimes the easiest thing to do is to OVERDO it and then back down from there. It is better to give more than to not give anything.
Acting isn't real life, and your motions, stance, arm movements etc are not probably what you would do in real life.
Many times the actions are larger for the stage, unless it is a small blackbox or something, but in general, bigger usually reads "Natural"
One suggestion I always give is - DON'T BE QUICK!
Make the gesture LAST.. HOLD IT.. no, you wouldn't do that in real life but, on stage again, it looks natural and you give 300 to 400 or more people in the audience the chance to see what you are doing.. (just in case they aren't looking at you)
I actually teach a movement class... it is called
"What to do with these D**N HANDS"
I give it 4 times a year and it is sold out months in advance.. guess people understand that your body and not just your voice is acting as well.
If your in a larger city, there might be similar classes?
Post edited by: Johnnyonenote, at: 2008/01/29 14:37
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Sweeney Todd (March 2008)
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