What do you do with your hands? What advice would you give?
@scottpolovitch-davis7676
4 жыл бұрын
This has taken me years to figure out! It’s hard to just be neutral, so your advice to find natural movements or stage business is perfect. We naturally move through different positions when we’re listening to someone.
@AugmentedActor
4 жыл бұрын
Yep. Thanks for the comment, Scott. Even with this in mind I still find myself flailing around on stage half the time.
@bendawn-cross5622
Жыл бұрын
One exercise I like to do is to act 'on mute'; essentially mouthing all of my dialogue, akin to a silent movie. Practicing my lines this way, I can loosen up, and hone in on particular gestures that get my points across the best - makes for bolder choices, that I can scale down for film if I wish.
@AugmentedActor
Жыл бұрын
That's a really good idea. So many actors don't focus on their movements and body when rehearsing.
@sownpeace
Ай бұрын
Ooooh, this is really clever. Thanks.
@yelloweyeball
2 жыл бұрын
So, I'm not an actor, in the physical sense of being someone used to doing theatre or camera acting, but I am a cartoonist, Illustrator & animator. Wondering what to do with arms is something I always ask myself, concerning the characters I draw, but a lot of the cartooning & animation books I study tend to focus on drawing arms or getting the anatomy right, rather than how to act with your arms. To be fair, that alone is hard. But I often find myself wondering this and wondering how to solve a lot of the composition problems I face. Often on a lot of the productions I've worked on, a lot of the feedback I get from the art director is "put the arms in a different position". When you talked about all of the sort of bad choices for body positions, it reminded me a lot of "twinning" in animation. This is something a lot of animators try to avoid, because it involves both arms sort of mirroring each other. And it makes for an unnaturally symmetrical performance. So this video, and many other acting KZitem videos have been a great help filing the gaps in my studies. There is a lot of cross medium learning that goes on in the arts, weather it's acting or animating. Perhaps Oil painters run into similar problems on their projects. So thanks once again for a great video.
@AugmentedActor
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks you so much for writing. I’m happy to hear that my videos have a wider appeal and that the message are helping other creatives. You’re right, so much of acting is about life and about people so it’s always very applicable to people to learn a little bit more about the craft. I appreciate your thoughtful comment and thanks for watching.
@katee5368
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! This is pretty great advice since I decided to join theatre to try and "break out of my shell" since I'm a pretty shy person. :)
@AugmentedActor
4 жыл бұрын
Hey. That’s part of the reason I joined theatre. I’m still a pretty shy person in general. Theatre’s a great way to step out of the comfort zone.
@leakytelevision
26 күн бұрын
Having a beverage Helps, water bottle, cup, coffee. Helps me out a ton, we naturally know what to do with beverages!
@AugmentedActor
25 күн бұрын
Always helpful to have a prop or some business to do.
@Hothotsoup
2 жыл бұрын
I was forced into acting for an assignment and this has helped me a lot, thank you!
@AugmentedActor
2 жыл бұрын
I’m glad it helped and hopefully you will enjoy the assignment.
@Rex-pz3bn
Жыл бұрын
How much did you get
@sownpeace
Ай бұрын
Very helpful... Thanks!
@AugmentedActor
Ай бұрын
I'm glad and you're welcome!
@amberolson1466
4 жыл бұрын
Doug! You look fantastic. I’m taking these tips to the restaurant... love you!!
@AugmentedActor
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Amber! Glad these tips help.
@parlortrick
2 жыл бұрын
Good tips! I will also lean on a couch back or chair back (when standing behind them). Or I may lean on a wall or bookshelf.
@AugmentedActor
2 жыл бұрын
All good ways to occupy your arms.
@melonieperry7291
Жыл бұрын
I’m looking forward to the e book.
@AugmentedActor
Жыл бұрын
Oh good. Let me know what you think.
@austinm3149
3 жыл бұрын
This. Video Gave me a laugh because when mentioning the bad arm choices they all seem funny and ridiculous like no real people actually do these lol
@AugmentedActor
3 жыл бұрын
And yet, most actors do all of those positions. haha
@austinm3149
3 жыл бұрын
Augmented Actor true
@austinm3149
3 жыл бұрын
Augmented Actor would it ever be a good risk to try a crazy hand position to try to be funny if your auditioning for a role that’s is related to comedy?
@AugmentedActor
3 жыл бұрын
@@austinm3149 Absolutely. It's totally fine to intentionally position yourself for comic or dramatic effect. Whenever I act, I decide ahead of time what positions and poses I might use in the scene so that I don't feel awkward trying to figure it out as I go along. It's one less thing you have to think about.
@SnehalShrivs
11 ай бұрын
Hey thanks a ton for this useful guidance @augmentedactor ❤❤❤ I usually pick up a prop to keep my arms occupied. But that's not always feasible to do. What are your thoughts on this? 🤗
@AugmentedActor
11 ай бұрын
I love having a prop or an activity to do during a scene to keep my mind off my hands. When i can’t have one then I usually touch my face a lot because that’s what I normally in life when talking. It’s not always appropriate for the character. Haha. Like I say in the video. I usually choose a few different poses that seem in character and morph between them as the scene progresses. But I’ve also gotten more comfortable with just standing still. I don’t however like watching anyone perform with their arms down at their sides. It feels the most unnatural of all.
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