i remeber when i was like in a sckool play before & church plays & i didnt want to do it cuz we was being Film. so i had a small part to do but i did it & like the next week at school the whole school watch it in there class rooms i didnt even like seeing my self or Hearing my self on Tv what does that mean could that mean i didnt like acting or what
2007-11-27 04:05:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
It means you don't like seeing yourself. We don't really know what we look like from viewing ourselves in the mirror, and we don't know how we look when we talk, the way our mouths move, the way our expressions communicate to others. If you have a pathology, it can help you to watch tapes of yourself and learn. Otherwise, it's unpleasant.
2007-11-27 04:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Vincent Van Jessup 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, #1 reason is that the camera truly does add weight. Actresses who are super skinny in real life look normal on TV and those that are normal weight look like cows. Those who are overweight by just a bit look pretty hefty and get criticized like you would not believe and those who are big look huge.
Also, things are exaggerated because of harsh lighting. If your eyelids droop a bit, your eyes look real heavy even if you're the only one who notices. If you're a man with hairplugs or a toupee, I promise you will notice that synthetic hair is a different color under all that lighting...
Actors are vain. We notice that our voice sounds funny (since we are the only ones who hear it in our heads while everyone else hears it from the outside). We look different, sound different, we look fat... it's a nightmare! We're totally cocky and confident until we see what it looks like on TV or heaven forbid 10 feet tall on a movie screen! That's why many really do not watch themselves. It's hard to watch without seriously picking apart every little thing.
Besides looks, you then pick apart your perfornace. You see every thing, every little nuance you could have done differently. Overall most people see a pretty good performance, but you know your techniques and what you've been taught and would probably be embarassed to show your current or past instructors what you did in any given scene. Even though the positive things may outweigh the negative.
Are you an actor? Do these traits sound the least bit familiar? Come on now...
Marianne
2007-11-27 06:46:23 · answer #2 · answered by Marianne D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I'm on TV I get really excited. Then I watch it and find my eyes are covered by my hands. My livelihood depends on me being a good actor. So for some reason I find myself terrified that I'll be "bad." It's absurd, I know.
Some of my commercials ran so much I got over it temporarily. Like in my Las Vegas commercial. I actually enjoy watching it now. After seeing it for the thousandth time (see it http://www.eitantheactor.com/video.htm if you which one I'm talking about) I have gotten over seeing myself and can just enjoy it as a commercial.
But I was on Ghost Whisperer last month and found myself burrying my head in my hands yet again. Guess it never goes away. Maybe the next time :)
2007-11-29 05:44:18 · answer #3 · answered by Eitan L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding me?
My Actor Ego (a separate part of the workaday Cider) DEMANDS to be seen, evaluated, picked apart, savaged, lauded, contumnlated, weighed, and critiqued.
All by me, by the way. Other people just watch, and say (or so I hope) Bravo!.
It is a foolish actor who does not second-guess a performance ex post facto. One can always do better.
I have done many a cringe-worthy performance. I cherish the ones I have on tape, and will soon (read: before the Second Coming) transfer all my Glorious Past Moments on to DVD.
It will not be for sale, so don't bother asking .
Unless the cash layout is respectable.
2007-11-27 18:58:39 · answer #4 · answered by d_cider1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heh. The actors I knew LOVED seeing themselves on television. It just didn't happen very often. :D
Look, what you have described is the same thing most people experience when they see themselves ("Ack, that's a horrible picture of me, I could kill you for taking it") or hear their own voices recorded ("Gag, is that what I really sound like?"). It's just a little unsettling, because most of the time none of us sees or hears ourselves.
I wouldn't take your reaction to mean that you didn't like acting, only that you're maybe a little shy or self-conscious. More performing will take care of that.
2007-11-27 06:36:20 · answer #5 · answered by helene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always loved seeing myself on TV. I think that most actors do. They can be critical of themselves, but basicly it is fun to see yourself in different roles.
2007-11-27 05:35:34 · answer #6 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-30 05:43:18 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actors are often their own worst critics.
2007-11-27 04:08:20 · answer #8 · answered by jmattiesmufc 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People are just usually more critical of themselves than other people are.
2007-11-27 04:13:33 · answer #9 · answered by Rachel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stay in school. You need to get an education.
2007-11-27 04:09:13 · answer #10 · answered by notyou311 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋