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Acting Requirements
There are several things that help an actor’s career. You can have a father who is an important director in Hollywood, you can have a lot of money to produce yourself, you can be so beautiful that members of the opposite sex stop in their tracks when they see you or as in good percentage of Hollywood the same sex.But all that is for naught if you do not have good concentration. To be able to stay in the moment during a scene with a camera inches away from your face or a live audience a few feet away requirers excellent focus. Another important tool is intelligence. I know, when you hear some actors talk they sound like idiots but an actor has to be able to break down a script. He must pick up the style of the piece whether a comedy or drama or both. He must understand his character’s motivations and how his character fits into the story. The next is imagination. Many times an actor has to supply internal motivations that are not supplied by the writer which leads to interesting and original choices. If an actor comes supplied with these tools he will have a chance to make a living as an actor even if he is not beautiful or rich with a famous father. |