How can I make myself relax when I am already acting on the stage or infront of a camera?

Question

I want to be a hollywood actor and I felt nervousness when I am infront of the crowd.

Answer 1

The only way to fight stage fright is to face it!! There's really no cure for stage fright, and I know that's not what you want to hear, but it's totally true!!

The first time I got on stage, I was so scared that I nearly fell over unconscious during the first song. But as I looked out at the crowd, I realized that the only way to get rid of the fear was to face it!!

Here's a helpful hint, though: Think of yourself as a famous Hollywood star!! They're not afraid of the camera; they welcome it with open arms! Just image that you are extremly photogenic, and remember YOU ARE FABULOUS!!! It doesn't matter it you screw up, just remember that, if you do, make something up and don't stop; you'll look like a real pro, and, if a scouts there, they'll see that you have amazing improv talent and they'll LOVE YOU!!

You are fabulous, and you should show it, no matter how many cameras are watching!

<3 Have a great day!!

Answer 2

Something that helps me when i have those on-stage jitters, is to remember that most of the audience is not actually there to pass judgement on you. They aren't looking for every little slip up, or trying to catch you flubbing a line. They are there to be entertained, to have fun, to watch something interesting, and if you are Generous, and do your best to help them, then you will waste less of your attention on your self consciousness. It pulls you out of yourself, and replaces your focus where it belongs.
It never really helped me to think "face your fear" that doesn't give me anything to DO. But if I remember that I have rehearsed and practiced until I can say my lines in my sleep, that I know exactly what I'm supposed to do next, and the next thing after that, and then say this, and so forth, It gives me confidence, and I can concentrate on giving the audience a good time.
Being in front of the camera is tougher, because you don't have an audience to help you. Only two or three people there are paying any attention at all to your performance, giving you any feedback, and the rest are aiming lights, checking sound levels, running effects, etc. and generally absorbed in doing their own jobs. In that case, it might help you to remember that your performance WILL be seen by people in a movie theater, and they are still not there to be mean to you, or think bad things about you, but to have fun. That makes your performance a cooperative effort, with them, and your fellow actors.
Nerves happen to everyone, even the great stars, but butterflies in the stomach can be overcome as long as you just keep moving forward. Don't get frozen in the moment, but keep acting, keep talking, remember your purpose.
Some people swear by imagining the audience in their underwear... I suppose as an antidote to the idea that the audience is qualified to judge you. But whether or not they are, most of them just want to lose the daily grind for a while, and they are asking you for your help. Be kind to them, they need it. It's been a rough week for them, and all they ask is a little escape from their reality for a while.
Anyway, that helps me when im scared on stage.

Answer 3

Do not make a big deal out of it. Acting is playing and it is fun, enoy acting, love the audience and the camera, and have a good time. If you are well prepared there is nothing to fear. Experience will also lessen your fear. But the one thing in the long run is that if you are doing what an actor should be doing, acting, you will not be nervous. If you are nervous, you are not acting, you are being you.

Answer 4

You have to learn to relax and breathe properly. Most actors are nervous before they go on.If you are an actor you have to be able to let the character you are playing dictate your state of being. Read some good books about acting and find out various techniques of overcoming stage fright.

Answer 5

Just keep trying out and accepting as many acting opportunities as you can. The more you do it, the more used to it you are the less nervous you will be. I also finds it helps if someone you are very comfortable with comes to support you from behind the scenes. Cause then you can pretend you are acting for them, not everyone else, which makes you nervous.

Answer 6

It is my experience and personal knowledge of the words of other actors that this is something you have to deal with (successfully) to become a good actor. Almost everyone who comments on this says they have the problem, and many have said they BECAME actors to get on top of the problem. You know what they say - break a leg!

Answer 7

First breathe, then try to pretend it's just a game. While not forgetting your lines or inflection or losing focus, zoom out, try not to face any thoughts of what would happen if you screwed up. Well, anyway, it helps me.

Answer 8

i would say to actually practice, practice, practice. That always helped me in my public speaking class. I would do the same as here. Especially if the feeling is nerves.. that usually goes away with practice.

Answer 9

use mirrors...and practice in front of friends. My parents really helped me because, I always want to make them proud so to perform in front of them was always a task.

But what you really need to do is learn how to be outside of yourself. You need to relax!

Answer 10

One word. Breathe.