Learn how to keep a casting director’s attention with the Motivational Acting Technique
Their suspension of disbelief may be shattered by a simple shift of weight, flipping your hair behind your ear, or a side glance at your sides.
Not to mention the rivalry you already have from their phone flashing texts, the helper arriving, and your headshot and resume sitting in front of them. That’s all they need to feel as though you didn’t maintain their attention and say those devastating words, “Thank you. NEXT!”
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Even though they’re viewing your Self-Tape, it doesn’t make any distractions disappear. It’s far worse. They don’t have access to your physical presence to enforce their attention. As a result, it’s simple for them to swerve over to the next actor.
How Do I Keep Casting’s Attention?
- Be Confident.
- Have a motivational goal for every scene.
It’s challenging to be an actor. There are hundreds of thousands of actors competing for every part. Literally – thousands! One casting director claims that almost every role is sought after by 2000+ contestants. And it wasn’t even before all auditions were made available online. Now, they can accept submissions from all over the world. They do so, and they’re not the only ones.
Casting may do anything to find the ideal actor for the part. As a result, the actor who gets cast must hold the casting’s attention. There’s also the director, producers, and, if it’s TV, network executives.
It is how you schedule your employment, and it’s tough.
You can’t be a just adequate actor, and you can’t be a merely good one.
What is undeniable?
- To be confident means absolutely no one can argue that you’re perfect for the role.
- Unquestionably excellent or genuine.
How to get started?
How can you make your Self-Tapes and in-person auditions UNREFUTABLE so that people are compelled to watch? Always.
Have a goal
Have a goal on what you are trying to achieve in the audition.
Why Is a goal so important?
Because most actors take their auditions for granted – that is, they don’t utilize their opportunities most of the time. We’ve seen a lot of auditions, self-tapes, and cold readings throughout the years and actors with a goal tend to keep the casting director’s attention a lot longer than other actors.
How Does Lack of Direction Show on Screen?
Actors usually demonstrate a lack of motivation in their performances when they’re not clear about what they want. It can result in an unfocused or indecisive performance. You’ll often see actors change their minds about what they’re doing from one moment to the next, which can be very frustrating for both them and the casting director.
Lack of a goal also shows itself in actors when they try too hard to be liked or approved by those watching them. They’ll often end up pleasing no one and sacrificing their integrity.
A goal gives you a plan to follow and makes it easier for you to be clear, focused, and authentic in your acting auditions.
How Do You Create a Plan?
The first step is to figure out what it is you want. What’s your motivation? What are you trying to achieve in the scene? Once you know you are trying to achieve, you then need to find a way to make it clear to the casting director.
One way of doing this is by stating your goal at the beginning of the scene. You can also express it through your actions throughout the audition. For example, if your purpose is to show that you’re strong and capable, you might portray that through your body language or the words you choose. This can be accomplish by maintaining eye contact and not blinking when looking at your other cast members in a scene.
Remember, your goal should always be in service of the story. It should never be about you – it should be about the character you’re playing and what they want in the scene.
How Can I Stay on Track with My Goals?
Write a character journal and keep track of the character’s storyline. Then write down ways that you can communicate your motivation in scenes. In addition, It can be helpful to have a reminder of your motivation in front of you while you’re performing. Many actors like to meditate and repeat a single phrase over again to keep their goal clear.
Another way to stay on track is to ask yourself questions throughout the scene about what your character wants and how they can achieve it. It will help keep you focused on your goal.
The most important thing is to be clear and consistent with your acting performance.
How Do You Pick a Good Goal?
Understanding the script is the first step. Break down what the casting director, director, producers are looking for in each role. To break down and figure out what the casting, director, writer, and producers are looking for in part, role, and scene.
A good goal is powerful because it tells your body and minds everything it needs to know to – do it.
Because your audience is aware of the other actor’s motivations, you’ll be able to build tension and suspense by focusing on the interaction between these two people. Your motivation will also be more powerful if you include the other person in the scenario – connecting you to this other actor in the drama.
How Do You Make an Undeniable Choice?
Motivation is an unquestionable element. Everything follows when an actor is clear and precise in their aim: your voice, body language, facial expressions, and gestures. You know what to do next. It’s as if you’re following the breadcrumbs. Only if the goal is specific and impacts the other person in the scenario does it work.
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