As I come to produce my next short film, my mind is a-clutter with dozens of small details which can pre-occupy to the exent that my own performance in the film may suffer. So, in a bid to ensure the standard of my performance doesn't drop, I've decided to renew, refresh and re-state my acting principles, and in so doing, ensure clarity, simplicity and a laser-like focus. The list is not exhaustive, but contains those issues which are uppermost in my mind at the moment.
(in no particular order)
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Everyone tries to do the best they can.
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Total commitment to my action.
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Total commitment to my acion requires will, disicipline, and courage.
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Tell the truth.
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Be simple.
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Practice my action til it's habitual.
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Have the strength of mind to analyse the script correctly.
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Ensure every line of dialogue is encompassed by my action.
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Only concern myself with action.
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Be generous.
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Trust my preparation.
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Preparation is a point of departure, not the destination.
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Don' try and force the moment to conform to my preparation, improvise in the moment in response to what is actually happening in the moment.
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Memorize the lines until they are habitual.
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Your performance is a presentation before an audience.
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Character is created in the mind of the viewer by the juxtaposition of the actions of the actor with the fiction of the script.
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Relax.
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Give everything.
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Use your imagination.
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Any emotion which is not organically created by my attempts to do my action, is a lie.
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The outcome is no concern of mine.
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