i have an audition and i have act like a 17 year old troubled kid that has authority issues and smoke and drinks, shes a rough kid w a rough past i jus wanto to know if anyone can help me act like that and if anyone has a sujested movie or site or how to act plz let me know thnx
2007-07-31 18:47:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Instead of copying another actor's performance, why not put your own heart into it? Most actors think about experiences they had in their own life or people they know or have seen. If you live in LA, just take a stroll down Melrose (I wouldn't suggest the more hardcore areas). If you live in the Valley, downtown Van Nuys (or is it Ventura?) has several of these kids begging for money.
If you really need to watch other actors, a recent movie would be Freedom Writers. One of the lead female students sounds exactly like what you describe.
good luck
2007-07-31 20:33:18 · answer #1 · answered by Marianne D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So just do it. Stand up there and read the lines the way the character would say them. Just be that person for the period of the audition. You know what she's like. you've seen her at school and on TV. Acting is just being someone else. Just do that. Have fun. Remember acting is playing
2007-08-01 12:04:13 · answer #2 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, when I had to play a role similar to this one you're describing, I mainly searched for the part of my own personality that matched the character's overall personality and then just brought out that one part of "me."
In other words, relate personal experiences to your character. Think of a rough time you had and then use the emotions you felt at that time as the basis for the character. If the character has authority issues, what I would do is think of every time in my life where my parents treated me unfairly and then ask myself how I reacted to those situations and how would my character react to them. Then I would use those emotions as I portrayed the character onstage.
Any good actor will tell you that they put a bit of themselves into every character they play. So you have to find the part of yourself that is angry, troubled, disturbed, pissed at the world, and filled with rage and resentment for the entire human race. I know you've got it in you, we all do.
Finally, if you're auditioning from a script you already have, study study study that script. That is your key to your character. Look at how he or she reacts to different things and react as he or she would react. You need to become the character. You might've heard that phrase thousands of times already, but it's critical to a believable performance.
I hope I was helpful, and I wish you the best in this audition and any others.
2007-07-31 19:08:33 · answer #3 · answered by puckfreak02 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
11 p.m. maybe midnight. Remember even though you might want to give him a later curfew,there are curfew laws which under 18 is 11 p.m. so if a cop is deciding to just be a jerk and sees him out past curfew(cop has the right to ask for ID) he can fine him or put him in Juvenile for the night due to curfew violation. But all in all I'd say midnight would be good,as long as his grades stay up and stays out of trouble. the moment the grades start dropping or trouble starts I would have him come home earlier.
2016-05-19 21:23:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, I'm guy. I've done acting on TV parts, that require things of this nature. In order to pull this off adequately, you'll have to put yourself in the persona, of that character. IF you don't smoke, get some cigatettes. Get a small brass looking whiskey flask. You first have to feel the part. Go to audition in persona. Dressing as a character would. If you don't really smoke, no fear, it's always toying with it, and not actually the act of smoking it. Water in the flask. You can pull it off. I had butterflies, no matter how many times performed. I actually was told I was pretty good.
2007-07-31 19:05:41 · answer #5 · answered by Dennis B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try the movie "The Cross and the Switchblade"; yeah, it's an old movie, but the content and storyline are still relevant to today's teenagers; just pretend the main character is female instead of male.
2007-08-04 18:49:37 · answer #6 · answered by thelostrose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just act like you have an attitude and are a rebel like that girl in the movie Saved.
2007-07-31 18:59:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋