Monday 14th September - pab

In today's lesson we focused on professionalism in acting auditions.
Pre-audition
In preparation for the audition, it is important to warm up physically and vocally. This is so you are able to perform to your highest strength and you are feeling relaxed and calm. Vocal warm ups could include rehearsing the song/monologue etc. you are to perform, or any general excercises to help you regulate your vocals.

Ensure you have covered your research and that you have everything you need, as well as being organised within yourself, too. This will show your commitment toward the production and company. An early arrival also demonstrates your dedication, and early arrivals will be seen quicker as opposed to someone who comes much later, giving you a better position.

In the audition
Your attitude should remain although positive and confident, humble. You want to give the impression that you believe in yourself and the production, but are an open minded person who responds correctly to any kind of feedback, and being respectful. However, be inquisitive in asking appropriate questions. This will imply you are looking to understand the production in depth showing a genuine interest.

Your presentation must be minimalistic in terms of makeup and your outfit. This brings the focus entirely on you and your performance.

In partners, we then discussed the type of questions you most likely will be asked in an acting interview. The questions I thought of were:

1. Why do you think you'd be right for this role?
2. What experience do you have?
3. What interests you in this play? - 
4. What knowledge of the company do you have? 
5. Could you perform this with a different accent/style?
6. Do you have any questions?
7. Have you read the script? What are your thoughts on it?
8. Who's your favourite playwright?
9. What's your availability?
10. Do you have your own travel?
11. What is your voice type?
12. What are your strengths/weaknesses?

We then practised interviewing each other to see what it's like when under pressure

From this I've learned how there is many different aspects that go into an acting audition which will overall determine if you get the part, not just about remembering your lines. From my own research,  watched several audition tapes including famous actors who starred in the specific film, who messed up lines etc. but still got the part. This shows how other factors influence whether or not you get the role.