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You need a training in and understanding of acting technique in order to be a good actor.You need to know exactly what you're doing when you get onstage or in front of a camera.You may have tried acting a few times, and thought that it seemed very easy, but if you pursue a professional career, you'll be competing against hundreds of experienced actors for roles, so you'll want to be as good as you possibly can.Training will help you hone your talent. And directors want actors to have a technique for working, so that they can concentrate on directing, rather than having to guide or teach the actors.
GET EXPERIENCE:
Join drama clubs and societies at school, college and in your local community and get involved in local productions. Find out if students at your local college make films. Do they need actors? Where do they advertise? Look for articles in your local newspapers and magazines and for any locally produced plays or films shown in local theatres or cinemas, libraries, community groups or societies.Can't find any? Set one up! Get together with like-minded people. Put up adverts. Get together and put on a play or make a movie. It's that simple… ACTORS ACT - so just DO IT!
KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN!
If you do get a part in an amateur production, don't expect to get paid and do expect to put in a lot of time and effort. What you will get in return is experience and not all of it good - but even a bad experience can teach the actor something!Start building your experience, confidence and acting CV.Through experience of being involved in stage plays and films - even if they are local amateur productions - the actor can gain confidence and skills required to get them into drama school or into auditions for more professional acting groups, workshops and even paid parts!
Read up on the subject (see our recommended book list) - use your local library and the Internet - there is LOADS out there about acting.Go to see live theatre and talk to the cast after the shows. Ask them questions.
Go see films. Think about why you thought an actor was good - or why you thought they were not convincing.
Use the extras on DVDs - actors and directors' commentaries are full of amazing information and keep an eye out on TV for masterclasses, talks and interviews with actors - some of them can be quite interesting!
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