Need some help!

[Jace Orio]

I need some good pointers on presenting monologues. Do you guys have any good pointers? 

[Brandon Michael Weber]

Remember to always think about how you would say the lines..... Also another cool tip is to say the last word of a sentence higher than the rest of the sentence, especially if you are not in the dramatic scene.

[Jace Orio]

Okay cool. Thank you for those tips. They are gonna help me out a lot in the future.

[Brandon Michael Weber]

No Problem =)

[Leigh Ann Otte]

Talk to someone in particular (pictured in your mind) so that it becomes more real and revealing than just an acting performance.

[Jace Orio]

Thank you that's a good tip!

[Luciano Munoz III]

I have so much I could share with you man! Just shoot me a message, or reply here with some specific questions and I can answer them for you. I could share some of my techniques and you can make with them what you will yea!

[Jace Orio]

Oh well thank you man.

I just have a few questions...

Whats a good way to just practice?

Do you have any pointers on not getting nervous?

What kind of techniques do you have that i can use?

 

Thank you. Hope to hear from you soon.

 

[Luciano Munoz III]

Pick up a monologue book and do scene work for each of the monologues, then film yourself doing each one over and over again and try to add something new or change something each time, and I don't mean just the way you say something but change the character work each time.

 

I meditate, I would suggest doing that some to help you master your focus and ability to focus and control your mind and body!

 

Well there is a lot that I do and I usually approach each role with different techniques, usually I'll analyze the script first and then find my characters role within the film then figure out the background of my character and then relationships, my characters viewpoint, and what the character knows about himself, and is not willing to admit to himself. I then figure out overall objective, scene objective, and line objective(action verb). ETC. Once I do all the scene work I usually spend some time and meditate with music until I'm calm, once calm the ambient music continues to play and I reconstruct the memories, relationships, viewpoints and just try to make the characters world as believable as possible to me. That's usually how I start. Hope it can help some!

[Jace Orio]

WOW man! That's gonna help me out a lot. Thank you so much! If you have anything else you think will help me please send it to me. Thank you again

[Luciano Munoz III]

Oo! I like Leigh's answer too!

 

And I was recently suggested a book called "The Power of the Actor" by Ivana Chubbuck I haven't read it yet but it's suggested highly! I just requested it from a library! Hope it'll help me, maybe it can do the same for you too!

[Jace Orio]

Okay ill have to check that book out. Thank you so much for all the help. It will help me out a lot.

[Leigh Ann Otte]

"Do you have any pointers on not getting nervous?"

 

Very few people don't get nervous. It's normal. Instead of focusing on trying not to be nervous, I try to use that energy--channeling it through the character and performance.