Any advice about these auditions i have?? :)?

Hi guys,


Tonight i've got two auditions for the first time ever, and im so pleased because i've got 2 in one night! :D But the things is one of them is a photo shoot which im pleased about because i don't mind that, but the other one is for a new tv series coming out called ';Bo and the Spirit World'; i have no acting experience, i have never been to stage school or nothing. But i want it so bad!





Can anyone help?


Any advice?


Thanksss :] xxxxxAny advice about these auditions i have?? :)?
Charlie J's response was going well until they gave the advice to ';lie';. NEVER LIE...You'll be found out within minutes, especially when you claim to have been in something, and the casting team throw you a trick question (it happens).





One great moment of untruth was when Michael Caine claimed to have played George in 'George and Margaret'. But he was caught out by the fact that George never appeared in the play.





If an ';audition'; is a photoshoot, it's not an audition. it's just a cattle call, where a casting director is trying to whittle down the field to the people who meet his criteria for a character's physicality, rather than acting ability. Once the physical side is over and done with, the casting - and real auditioning - will kick in.





I echo the sentiments of others when I say it's over ambitious to attend an audition for a new television series if you have no previous acting experience. There are too many people who believe that acting is solely about learning and delivering lines. Truth is, it ain't that simple. There's a hell of a lot more behind the scenes, and that's why professional actors invest time and money in actor training - not just for the initial 3 or 4 years, but for the whole of their career.Any advice about these auditions i have?? :)?
Hi


Good luck in your auditions


First of all (for the TV audition) they may make u say your name and where you live to the camera, they may then make u read a script to the camera - (dont look at the person asking the question - sooooo many people do this) try to project your voice - but don't shout and use facial expressions


you should warm your voice and mouth


you can do this by - pretending your chewing a really chewy toffee, opening your mouth as wide as you can - then scrunching your face really small, saying these phrases - cup, love, mother and toop,tope,torp,tarp,tape,teep


Sounds stupid but it really works!


Finally make sure you listen really carefully and ask questions if you're not sure about something - this shows initative and that your interested.


Good Luck again!!!!!!!! =) x
If you have time get an acting coach that can help you a bit on acting, other wise:


Stay Positive


Don't act fake, like too perky


Smile


Try to find a script of the TV show so you know the character you'd be trying for


Be yourself


If you are cold-reading then make sure to look up from the skit a lot and react to what the other person is saying


Follow along in the script using a finger so you don't lose your place


Have Fun! It's your first audition so even if you don't get it it's great experience and Break a Leg!
First TV/acting audition tonight....OK.





I am sure that you know it is normal to have a resume and ';head shot'; when you go on such an iaudition. (Head shot being an 8x10 closeup of you face.) Always have a couple extras just in case.





While it varies from audtion to audition, it is always best to have a prepared piece for the interview. A monologue you have memorized and can perform for them, usually 1 1/2 mintue to 3 minutes in length. Make sure it shows off your best acting talent (are you funny, serious, silly, whimsical, etc.). Do a Google for ';audition monologues'; and you will find quite a few free ones you can use.





If the part will involve singing or dancing, have a song ready, and the sheet music for the accomplist to use.





Dress appropriately for the part you are hoping for. Such as a ';Hanana Montana'; layers/loud look for a teen show, or a respectable business outfit for a ';drama';. etc. You want them to see you are they type of character they are casting.





As this is for a new show, there is (unfortunately) no way to get your hands on a copy of the script in advance. Should you audition again for existing shows or plays, try to get your hands on a script (libraries can get most stage plays) and read it in advance, so you know what the character is like and can be prepared to give them what the character needs.





Good luck.....
Well, Im not trying to sound demeaning, but going to an audition for a role in a tv series with no previous desire to act, or no other experience is slightly naive. Maybe I've misunderstood you and your not just in it for some fame and spotlight of being on tv, so i'll try and give some advice.





1) don't overdo you make up or try and be too revealing in what you wear. they do want to see some of your personality, but people also like working with a blank canvas.


2) For your audition, the acting part, If you have to bring in pieces to use to audition with make sure youve learn the lines, noone likes somone whos underprepared.


3) Be yourself


4) Smile


5) if asked about your previous acting experience, lie. otherwise you will sound a little silly. dont lie about things you've done, but make it sound like something you have though long and hard about for a while now, but nothing right has appealed to you until now.


6) be polite, but not boring. dont be cheeky, but show the energy in you.
I was thrown in at the deep end at the age of 14 when I auditioned for two parts (one speaking, and one singing) with the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford. I got 5 months work out of it, and then never acted professionally (except the odd film or video extra role and a couple of other bits %26amp; pieces) since.





It is a pure lottery. Chance. Luck. The director will have in his or her mind the sort of character they are looking for, and the trick is to be the closest to fit this fantasy image, which may be changing with the whim of the director. It is impossible to mind-read the director. Instead, enjoy it and improvise, and above all be natural. Whatever goes wrong (and if you are lucky it will!), you can show you can improvise your way out of trouble.





At my audition, I sang a verse of Greensleeves, and we were then all given a coat hanger and told to improvise a sketch on the spot. I used mine as a pools coupon, a letterbox to post the coupon into, the teleprinter giving the results, and the winning cheque. We also read out a few passages of what we were up for, and the director asked me to put the lines in a different way. You then try very hard to do precisely what the director has asked, however ridiculous it seems.





I think the reason I got the part was because I had never been to stage school, and so I did not have that hyper eager look, fine for TV commercials, but hopeless for Shakespeare. Also, they did not have to shell out on a wig, since my hair was blonde and long enough to suit the character I was playing. The other thing was that I have a naturally loud voice and had some coaching in projection, so few people had difficulty hearing me at the far end of the theatre. TV is much more intimate, and you need to talk as if your audience were in your living room.





Good luck, and above all else, enjoy yourself!