objective Tag

The Great Acting Blog: “Great Actors Have An Objective”

01.07.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

We've all met people who say whatever comes into their heads. They speak but they don't say anything. Eventually, we learn not to pay too much attention to what they say because we know it's meaningless. Their words are worthless, they carry no authority, they...

The Great Acting Blog: “Allow Nothing To Sway You”

18.12.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 2 Comments

The actor's job is to perform the actions of the character as they have been discerned in the script. That's all the actor needs to worry about. They don't need to worry about the other actor's performance, they don't need to worry about the costumes, or...

The Great Acting Blog: “Do It Differently”

14.07.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

Somebody once said we should break a habit at least once week. I second that. Do something differently to how you normally do it. I'm not talking necessarily about major tasks but perhaps lesser tasks where it might not be the end of the world...

The Great Acting Blog: “Vital Actors And Directorial Limitations”

15.05.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 4 Comments

When the accomplishment of an important objective is in sight, we become energised, positive, we gladly exercise self-control, and the thought of a successful completion of the objective creates a sense of happiness and ambition, we feel capable.In this situation it's likely that we chose to strive...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Audition Lowdown”

18.01.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

Check out a clip from the film, above. For those unfamiliar with the film, The Audition is about an actor, Tony Wallis, who is being seen for a part in a play. He breaks the ice with his interviewer then starts to speak the lines...