Augment your acting career with tips, tactics and tech! This channel focuses on helping new actors, as well as seasoned performers, who want to get advice on a variety of related topics. Our videos explore a variety of topics including acting techniques, how-to videos on casting, rehearsals, and performances; and advice on how to manage your career for the long haul. We cater to all sorts of actors from stage to film, to television, to commercial, to infinty and beyond! We also explore emerging tech paradigms such as Virtual and Augmented Reality and how they play a role in your acting career.
Your host, Doug Fahl, is passionate about acting and the art of theatre and film. He has acted in hundreds of theater, film and commercial productions over the past 40 years.
Whether you're a stage actor, film actor, singer, dancer, comedian or other performer, you'll find useful information here.
@@billionairezeke sure. I hear you. Made this video about 4 years ago when RU-vid shorts were first implemented. Learned a lot of stuff since then about audio leveling. But it is what it is.
Even if I am off stage, I still focus intensely on the emotional, physical or mental aspects and scenes. But I love it. Sometimes I feel myself slipping into dramatic acting and subtle changes in emotional execution as it builds depth.
Thank you so much for the breath control, i took deep breath in and then out 5 times then after a fifth exhale i stopped breathing, then i felt relaxed without breathing, Thanks man! Hope you have a good day! Also may i have a shoutout please?
Hey Justin. Thanks for the comments. Glad the breathing tip worked for you. I haven't made a new video in about 5 months, but I hope to start back up again soon. I'll try to remember to give you a shout out. But in case I don't....SHOUT OUT TO JUSTINPLAYZ25 everyone!!!
Is these tips suitable for pretending to die at home for fun ?I am a teen and I like to play dead of being shot in the head for fun but I am nervous and I only want myself to see it, do these tips suitable for me ? 😂
and I am 13 years old and i like to think of pretennding being shot or killed by other things and I enjoy playing dead knowing, i was shot is this normal ?
The tips are useful for that as well. But since you only have to convince yourself and since you are just playing you don’t have to follow all the tips completely. These tips are mostly about how to make you appear dead to others. As long as what you are doing is for fun I encourage you to play.
If you are having suicidal thoughts or feeling like you are really wanting to be dead then I would ask you to reach out for help. That said I think it’s a pretty normal thing for young people to play dead or pretend to be dead from time to time or to wonder what it’s like. Just don’t let the play acting become an obsession.
Excellent Intro to Tech 101 !!! As a professional lighting designer... dealing with moving lights generally also means more "specials" and marks that the actor needs to hit. This also allows the pool of light to be smaller - more precise. Many actors are not as used to being that precise with the blocking. But mixing pre-programmed automated lighting... now the actor has to know their marks down to the millimeter! Or they're performing in the dark. Not to mention that most LED lights don't have the classic incandescent "hot spot" allowing an actor to know when they are in middle of the pool of light. It can be very deceiving. Just thought I'd add my 2-cents into the convo. Keep the videos coming!
Those are great pieces of advice. Things have certainly advanced in the world of lighting the last several years so always good to be mindful of the new requirements to be seen on stage.
Fact: Chris Rock said "Macbeth" during the Oscars minutes before he got slapped by Will Smith. He was referring to Denzel Washington being in the play.
Oh wow. That might have been the cause of his being slapped but I wonder if Will Smith said it too because he ended up getting the most career damage from that incident.
Acting is all those things and a lot more. It’s much more complex than just imitating someone else. Imitations only gets you so far in developing a character but it is a great tool for breaking out of habits or giving you a different approach to a scene.
You should be able to breathe in a bit first and then close your throat and then try to suck in a tiny bubble of air. It’s not really taking a breath, it’s just using your throat muscles to inhale a tiny bubble.
It’s different. Contract your throat like you’re going to make a “k” sound and then just suck in a tiny little air bubble right at that point. It’s not like inhaling a huge breathe. It’s trying to bring in a tiny little bubble of air right behind where you close your throat. And then if you can do that, just repeat it by adding another tiny bubble. You will feel like air is starting to build up in your chest/esophagus and then you can burp it out.
Hi, I’m looking into working on the props department in films in the future. Could you make a video on the description of every single job in the prop department, that would be really helpful
Unfortunately I don’t have enough direct experience with prop making to make an informed video about that subject. But props people need to be able to work with all different physical media from woodworking, molding, makeup, lighting/electric, metal work, upholstery, sewing, and even just shopping and finding antiques or cheap products that can be altered. Or going to yard sales. I would just start by making stuff yourself or trying to mimic props you see in movies. Make fun costume pieces for Halloween. Learn a few hands on crafts.
Hey augmented actor awesome video. I'm just having trouble trapping the little air bubbles. Could you please explain how I tighten up my throat and then trap the air bubbles. Thanks
Start by reading my responses to other comments as I’ve explained it a lot of different ways to a bunch of commenters. It’s real difficult to explain with words. In a nutshell make a k sound and stop your throat while the folds are touching each other and then try to inhale without opening your throat. A tiny bubble of air should get lodged in your throat.
I suppose you could try to make it fit but I’d say that falls more under the caregiver archetype. Lovers don’t have to be romantic lovers but generally have a very strong bond with each other.
It’s similar to what your throat does when you make a ‘K’ sounds. You’ll notice your throat closes in the back. Just try and lower the point where your throat closes slightly and then keeping your throat closed, try to suck in a tiny bubble of air.
An insanely useful video. I can guess how much time and energy you put into it. Thanks a bunch. I don't know why your look and acting remind me of Jim Carey. You are much alike. God bless you both.💯💥🙏
For some reason I've always thought they had some kind of light in that room that would turn green when it's time for the performer to get on stage. Maybe i though that because theres bunch of lights associated with the show business, like "quiet on set" "Recording (red light fewer)" "on air" ect
Being aware of the habit is a good start to controlling it. It just takes practice and reminding yourself to concentrate on not blinking each time you perform. It usually happens because of nervousness so if you learn how to control your nervousness it will help you if it’s because of bright lights, then you need to stand in place and let your eyes adjust to the lighting before you perform. If it’s because you are shy about looking at another actor’s eyes then you need to practice connecting with the other actor by looking at them when you talk to them.
Here’s a video about laughing and crying: How to Cry - How to Laugh - (on Film or Stage) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_nyUGxRTWn0.html
Be on time Learn the name of ppl on set know abt them n respect them gud for getting more wrk n respect them Turning cellphone off it can mess wid micro phone Be co operative flexible Dont touch lights camera Communicate professionally Give them different takes variation in acting
Can you do please redo Affection,Acceptance and Adoration - I am unable to recognise the difference - Do it in a way that we are able to segregate all three emotions
I appreciate your request, those emotions can have a similar result on the expression of your face and that’s why they seem similar. But I shot that video nearly five years ago and don’t intend to revisit it. I would challenge you to try those expressions yourself and see what results you get.
Never met someone who can fake laugh well- A great film laugh -Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (jewellery box closing on her hand) was authentic.. and also it was improvisation.
It's definitely a skill to laugh convincingly, but I think a lot of actors can do it well. But I think it really comes from trying your best to really react to the funny moment.
Follow the breakdown n descriptions Script provides everythng Come up wid 3 adjectives to describe ur character lyk funny greedy shy arrogant etc Have a gud backstory Body movemnt of character lyk slouchy Education of character how they respond to situations affected by education How do they express emotions Playing unsympathetic character also have a history psychic dat made them so cruel
