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Making Acting Auditions Work For You

Friday, August 13th, 2010

If you are starting out on an acting career, you may be in some doubt about choosing which acting auditions to go to. There are many different types of work, from extras work for which you will be paid, but which may not be as fulfilling for you, through small-scale profit-share projects, up to one of the major theatre companies or even the West End.

The old maxim of the stage is that you judge projects by three tests. Whether they are interesting or fun, whether they bring you glory or fame, and whether they pay well. Traditionally, any project you consider should answer ‘yes’ to at least two of these tests. Therefore, it would be a mistake to reject out of hand the possibility of work on a small-scale project, and certainly you should try to get to audition for such work. After all, a long West End run can end up as stifling and tedious as a 9 to 5 office job, so even if it does offer financial security, it may not be the type of work you want to do.

You should keep your options open till after you have auditioned. You can learn a lot about the people and the credibility of a project in the audition itself.

Here at Audition Now we keep you up to date with all the latest acting auditions, texting you direct to your mobile phone, we help you access all the most varied and interesting stage, film and TV work on offer.

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Auditions Or Casting Calls

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

An actor with experience in both film and stage work gets used to the different performance styles relevant to each discipline. Casting to type is typically the norm for screen media, whereas for stage auditions your actual looks matter less than how you present them.

The great film actor and director Clint Eastwood quotes the drama coach who used to tell him, ‘Don’t just do something, stand there.’ In film the actor’s performance is centred on economy, and that economy demands a particular discipline from the performer. Very often where you would expect an expansive gesture, you have to look for the most minimal realisation of the moment. You can’t expect to pace about or wave your arms: you have to concentrate the emotion in your face, or in the smallest, most telling hand movement.

The greatest actors are at home both onstage and onscreen. This is because, in truth, the difference is only one of degree. The rule for film auditions is ‘do less’; onstage you work at achieving the same intensity for emotional effect, but you have a greater range of expression available to you.

Whether you go to casting calls for film or television, or whether you go to West End auditions for the stage, it is in your interest to be able to adapt to both styles of acting. Here at Audition Now we give you the latest opportunities to put yourself on view, as that way you can make the most of your stage or screen talents.

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Being Creative About Your Acting Auditions

Friday, June 11th, 2010

For many actors, acting auditions can feel a bit like gruelling examinations, particularly if you have a string of unsuccessful ones. It may be time to take stock of your career, so here are some questions you should ask yourself before venturing to your next batch of casting calls:

- Are you putting yourself forward for the right roles? It may be that you are limiting your options by not considering yourself for different types of parts.

- Are you preparing the right sort of material? You should always be expanding your repertoire of pieces for auditions, and also developing new ways of performing these pieces. If you have started to consider different roles for yourself, have you also started to look at different types of monologue that will show off your new aspirations to best effect?

- Are you targeting yourself with the right companies and projects? If you think of yourself as a West End performer and have been to an array of West End auditions, have you excluded work opportunities that may in fact suit you better? It may be that you need to look at work out of town: it may be less lucrative, but at least it can provide a more consistent range of acting opportunities.

- Should you think about changing your agent?

This is where we at Audition Now come in. With our support network, you can be confident that all your creative energies are directed at all the best work opportunities, and that you will never miss out on the latest acting auditions.

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Up to the Minute for Acting Auditions

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

It was Hollywood star Martin Sheen who said that actors don’t change the world, but simply reflect it. That means that success comes to those actors who are alive to what is going on in the world around them, who are up to date with not only celebrity gossip, but the entertainment industry as a whole when they attend acting auditions.

You can’t expect to go to acting auditions for a musical or a stage show, and not be aware of what is being performed in the major theatres around town. You may feel you are in competition with some of today’s leading actors, but if so, that is an additional reason for you to be fully informed about what they are up to.

The style and language of modern stage scripting changes and develops, and so do production values, so you need to keep up with not only new shows and plays, but also with new productions of the classics. Theatre companies will be more interested in you as a performer if you show that your talent answers to a style that is in popular demand when you attend auditions. To prove the point look at the change in acting styles in films over the last forty years.

Being aware of developments in the acting world is a good way to keep you up-to-date. Here at Audition Now we complement that by keeping you up-to-date with the latest audition news, so you need never miss out on the work opportunities that will advance your acting career.

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