How to Utilise Your Nervousness to Give Your Best Audition
We are going to break this down for you (also, just freestyling - may add more at a later date)
Make sure that you are prepared
you know your character
you know where they are & what time it is
you know what they are doing
you know who they are with
you know why they are there
you know what they want from the situation/ the conflict & how to get it
and for this to work, you already know how to act & know your lines
Give yourself time before the audition
I mean physical time too - 15-30 mins
figure out that before moment
go over your lines
calm yourself down
Shake your body - your hands, feet, legs arms, torso, all of it for about 1 min
Deep breathing 3 X - 5 sec in, 7 sec hold, 8 sec release
imagine you are a tree, and your feet are your roots - visualize the roots going down into the ground so deep until it hits the middle of the earth, there those roots can attach themselves to any solid rock or crystal
During the audition
its your time with them, and you are the right person
if needed, give yourself a few seconds to integrate into character and then begin
this can look like reviewing who you are, and what you are doing
It can also look like using your senses to build the room
Perform, say thank you, and exit proud that you did it
Acting is very experiential, and sometimes internal, but it is a lot of fun, especially if you go into that audition very prepared.
If this post resonated, and you found it helpful, let me know!
Iād love to hear how things turned out for my readers :)
