AWOL's FREE Acting Lessons

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AWOL's FREE Acting Lessons

Acting With James Franco Episode 1: "Sense Memory"

Offering lessons in the art of acting, Franco is completely self effacing, parodying his craft. The cool thing is they still have some educational value in the rudimentary sense.

Using his brother Dave as a pawn/student, he downplays thespian airs instead opting to border on derogatory. The idea is to coach amateurs on how to emote effectively and perform in front of a green screen. Removing any sense of celebrity ego he is happy to joke about masturbation habits and the stupidity of make believe monsters and yes, even the green goblin.

So grab a pen and paper, sit back and prepare for Acting with James Franco – A Video Tutorial series.

Acting with James Franco Episode 2: "Green Screen"

Offering lessons in the art of acting, Franco is completely self effacing, parodying his craft. The cool thing is they still have some educational value in the rudimentary sense.

Using his brother Dave as a pawn/student, he downplays thespian airs instead opting to border on derogatory. The idea is to coach amateurs on how to emote effectively and perform in front of a green screen. Removing any sense of celebrity ego he is happy to joke about masturbation habits and the stupidity of make believe monsters and yes, even the green goblin.

So grab a pen and paper, sit back and prepare for Acting with James Franco – A Video Tutorial series.

Acting with James Franco Episode 3: Scene Work

Offering lessons in the art of acting, Franco is completely self effacing, parodying his craft. The cool thing is they still have some educational value in the rudimentary sense.

Using his brother Dave as a pawn/student, he downplays thespian airs instead opting to border on derogatory. The idea is to coach amateurs on how to emote effectively and perform in front of a green screen. Removing any sense of celebrity ego he is happy to joke about masturbation habits and the stupidity of make believe monsters and yes, even the green goblin.

So grab a pen and paper, sit back and prepare for Acting with James Franco – A Video Tutorial series.

Stage Combat

Summary: Fights have played a crucial role in theater tradition ever since the days of Roman tragedies. Back in the time of Homer and Ovid, realistic battle reenactments were encouraged, if not mandated. Should a minor actor happen to lose a hand or a head, a replacement was simply recruited from one of the conquered countries. With the advent of the Renaissance, an enlightened approach to theater fighting arrived in the person of Shakespeare, who can count fake stage combat as one of the many innovations of his illustrious career. He saw no need to sacrifice the lives of his players, unless of course they could not remember their lines. Few historians recall that after the performance of one of his main plays, the curtain would fall, only to rise again twenty minutes later to reveal a wresting ring featuring pre-WWF grudgematches between such stout thespian heroes as The Mighty Othello and Falstaff the Fighter. Also included in these popular post-play programs were comedy routines such as the Three Gentleman Stooges of Verona, much later shortened to The Three Stooges for the American viewing public. Such after-hour routines helped the players to perfect their stage combat skills for prime time presentation of the plays.

In this series of free performance videos, our expert actor demonstrates how to throw and take fake punches, how to fall backwards and sideways, and how to perform the Stooges eye poke. He also discusses placement in front of the stage audience to hide all of your professional trickery and have them believing that you are fighting for real!

http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/1635_stage-combat.htm

Tips for Working Actors

Summary: Our expert actor, Scott duPont, shares his expertise on breaking into the field of acting. Read his tips on choosing the right acting classes, voice training, auditions, and agents. He also explores the difference between a manager and an agent and walks you through the process of developing a good monologue. The information here can help you develop your acting resume, get the best headshots, and decide whether you should move to L.A. or New York to pursue an acting career. Being in big cities isn't always a good way to start. It might make more sense to start out in your local community where you can be a big fish in a small pond rather than trying to find your way in the over-crowded markets of larger acting centers. There's also lots of insider information about how to find an agent and understanding what an agent can do for your acting career. Learn how to attract the attention of the best agents with your demos and headshots and where to find a list of reputable agents.

http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/3123_acting.htm

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