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Soap Opera auditions are a little different from many other television auditions, like comedy auditions for sitcoms, or dramatic auditions for hour long night time dramas, in terms of acting style.  Soap Operas are very specific.  The scene work is generally dramatic and serious, and very natural, but sort of heightened for camera shots, reaction shots, and dramatic “moments” where one actor is listening and responding nonverbally to the other.  It seems somewhat stilted, but it is part of the style of daytime. Read the rest of this entry »

An acting student asked me recently how to prevent him from clenching his fists when he did angry in his scene work. He said he noticed on tape in playback after class that every time he had to be mad in a scene, all these other physical things occurred that he couldn’t control.  Things like the clenched fists, and raising his eyebrows when he spoke angrily, were getting in the way of pure emotion.  They were becoming distractions and habits, and he didn’t know what to do. Read the rest of this entry »