Three more areas for skill building and practice.
This is a continuation of our last blog post.
Picture of student Natalie Aguilar.
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Area |
Definition |
| Articulation | Parent: Your child actor has to use his/her voice to communicate to the audience; every word that an actor speaks must be understood for the performance to be effective. Sometimes actors don’t realize that they mumble or their voice lowers at the end of sentence and therefore they don’t communicate effectively. Have your child practice articulation exercises twice per week. For example, each Tuesday and Thursday at 4:30 pm, s/he stops everything and practices a tongue twister twenty times.Student: Articulation actually augments and actors acting ability. |
| Volume (Speech) | Parent: Sometimes the most loudest, outgoing people tend to not project their voice when acting. This could be that they may be a little nervous, insecure, or just they feel that the character is not loud. Projecting your voice, as opposed to being loud, involves some techniques that involve properly supporting your voice with sufficient breath, and learning to achieve volume by resonating your voice lower in your chest. Now, performing for TV and film differs from theatre in that you have to learn to project the voice for the camera and not the audience. It is projecting naturally. Articulation and volume work hand in hand to perfect a performance.Student: They have to hear me in order to love my performance. |
| Visual poise/posture | Parent: Poise and posture create balance, improve breathing, center people, as well as demand attention, and improve performance. Poise and posture also help with articulation and voice projection, but most importantly, with self-esteem. Remind your child to take command of their posture on a daily basis. It will improve their acting.Student: I sit or stand up straight, because I CAN do this and do this well. |
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