ETI’s advice on Things You Did Not Know You Should Do During an Audition

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Memorizing lines is tough. But, acting those lines out can be even tougher. For example, what if the scene you are auditioning for is a fight scene and all of the dialogue is mixed with punches, tackling or using weapons? How do you approach the scene? Do you jump around during your audition or do you let your voice do the acting? This week several working actors discussed their techniques and how they win over the casting director during their auditions.

Reenact the real world

I think what’s most important is how you react to situations like this. For instance, I had an audition once that involved a kiss. Now I wasn’t going to pucker my lips and kiss the thin air. So I just closed my eyes a second put my hand over my heart, took a deep breath in, and experienced a moment of lightness that you experience when you have a kiss.

The CD actually complimented that action, because I guess she’d spent all day watching people pucker up and kiss the air.

Less is More

What I hear people tell me is that less is more. The purpose of an audition generally isn’t to see if you can fake a punch or etc. Plus if a CD is watching 200 self-tapes a day, they’ll get tired real quick of watching people do similar physical business that doesn’t inform you about the actor’s abilities.

Be selective

Be selective with movement. Only allow what might inform the dialogue – think of how the character might feel physically (breath, energy level, pain). Avoid miming as much as possible. If the role requires a lot of physicalities or fight training think of adding a short “routine” to the beginning or end of your taping. Many action actors add a routine to their tapings to showcase their skills. 10-15 seconds max. Best of luck!