Saturday, February 19, 2011

Improve Your Acting - 10 Reasonably Good Tips!

Do you want to become a better actor? Here are ten quick acting tips to improve your acting.
The first of your ten acting tips is get out there and start acting. If you are in school, join the drama club. Audition for roles at a local theater, or offer to work as a stagehand. Enroll in acting classes if you can afford them. All of these activities do two things. First, you will start socializing with fellow actors, directors and others who share your interest in acting. Second, you will gain acting experience. Experience is the greatest teacher.
Practice your improvisation skills. More and more auditions are asking for improvisations.
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What is an Actor?

Your mail goal as an actor is to be the face (and body) of the human condition. Think of yourself as a diplomat for all mankind. The beauty of acting is the ability to "play" in the role of another human being, representing him/her to the best and most natural of our ability. Acting is communication. You, as an actor, have the honored task of creating (or recreating) life on the stage or in front of a camera. You must be able to reflect all sorts of characters, some of whom may even seem odd or distasteful to you. That's the challenge and the reward of acting!
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Top Ten Acting Tips to Improve Your Acting

Do you want to become a better actor? Here are ten quick acting tips to improve your acting.
The first of your ten acting tips is get out there and start acting. If you are in school, join the drama club. Audition for roles at a local theater, or offer to work as a stagehand. Enroll in acting classes if you can afford them. All of these activities do two things. First, you will start socializing with fellow actors, directors and others who share your interest in acting. Second, you will gain acting experience. Experience is the greatest teacher.
Practice your improvisation skills. More and more auditions are asking for improvisations.
One of the most important acting tips is to be a professional. Arrive early at auditions and be prepared. If you have been lucky enough to get a script before the audition, memorize your lines and make your character choices ahead of time. Dress appropriately for the character. Do the required work for acting classes.
Practice your concentration. When you can focus on the scene and mentally construct the 4th wall you will conquer stage fright and create intimate moments. Work on your concentration skills to improve your focus. The breakfast drink is an excellent example of an acting concentration exercise.
Develop a catalog of personal experiences you can use for emotional memory. Stanislavski argued that an actor could recall specific memories from his own live to create an emotional reaction as a character. Emotional memory is such a large area of study you could have a whole set of acting tips on it.
Every actor needs to have 2 monologues committed to memory that you can perform at a moments notice. They should be one or two minutes long. One should be dramatic, the other comedic. Many auditions require you to perform a monologue.
Practice analyzing scripts and making strong character choices. These skills are needed for cold read auditions. Risk taking and string choices is one of the best acting tips for auditions.
Keep extra copies of your headshot and resume with you at all times. You will never know when you will need them.
The writer may be in the room when you give an audition. Writers generally do not like actors changing their dialogue. Do not begin improvising dialogue (unless it is an improv audition).






Do not try to upstage fellow actors. You will simply end up bringing the audition out of the scene and ruining it for everyone involved. Work as team when paired with another actor.
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International Cricket Schedule





Feb 19 - Sat 		Bangladesh v India, 1st Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		08:3014:0014:00Shere Bangla National Stadium Dhaka
Feb 20 - Sun New Zealand v Kenya, 2nd Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		04:0009:3009:30MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai
Feb 20 - Sun Sri Lanka v Canada, 3rd Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Hambantota International Cricket Stadium Hambantota
Feb 21 - Mon Australia v Zimbabwe, 4th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad
Feb 22 - Tue England v Netherlands, 5th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium Nagpur
Feb 23 - Wed Pakistan v Kenya, 6th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Hambantota International Cricket Stadium Hambantota
Feb 24 - Thu South Africa v West Indies, 7th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi
Feb 25 - Fri Australia v New Zealand, 8th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		04:0009:3009:30Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium Nagpur
Feb 25 - Fri Bangladesh v Ireland, 9th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		08:3014:0014:00Shere Bangla National Stadium Dhaka
Feb 26 - Sat Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 10th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30R.Premadasa Stadium Colombo
Feb 27 - Sun India v England, 11th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru
Feb 28 - Mon Zimbabwe v Canada, 12th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		04:0009:3009:30Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium Nagpur
Feb 28 - Mon West Indies v Netherlands, 13th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi
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DateMatch DetailsTime VenueD/N
GMTISTYour TimeGroundCity
Mar 01 - Tue Sri Lanka v Kenya, 14th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30R.Premadasa Stadium Colombo
Mar 02 - Wed England v Ireland, 15th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru
Mar 03 - Thu South Africa v Netherlands, 16th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		04:0009:3009:30Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Chandigarh
Mar 03 - Thu Pakistan v Canada, 17th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30R.Premadasa Stadium Colombo
Mar 04 - Fri New Zealand v Zimbabwe, 18th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		04:0009:3009:30Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad
Mar 04 - Fri Bangladesh v West Indies, 19th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		08:3014:0014:00Shere Bangla National Stadium Dhaka
Mar 05 - Sat Sri Lanka v Australia, 20th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30R.Premadasa Stadium Colombo
Mar 06 - Sun England v South Africa, 21st Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		04:0009:3009:30MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai
Mar 06 - Sun India v Ireland, 22nd Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru
Mar 07 - Mon Kenya v Canada, 23rd Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi
Mar 08 - Tue Pakistan v New Zealand, 24th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pallekele
Mar 09 - Wed India v Netherlands, 25th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi
Mar 10 - Thu Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, 26th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pallekele
Mar 11 - Fri West Indies v Ireland, 27th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		04:0009:3009:30Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Chandigarh
Mar 11 - Fri Bangladesh v England, 28th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		08:3014:0014:00Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chittagong
Mar 12 - Sat India v South Africa, 29th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium Nagpur
Mar 13 - Sun New Zealand v Canada, 30th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		04:0009:3009:30Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
Mar 13 - Sun Australia v Kenya, 31st Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru
Mar 14 - Mon Bangladesh v Netherlands, 32nd Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		03:3009:0009:00Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chittagong
Mar 14 - Mon Pakistan v Zimbabwe, 33rd Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pallekele
Mar 15 - Tue South Africa v Ireland, 34th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Eden Gardens Kolkata
Mar 16 - Wed Australia v Canada, 35th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru
Mar 17 - Thu England v West Indies, 36th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai
Mar 18 - Fri Ireland v Netherlands, 37th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		04:0009:3009:30Eden Gardens Kolkata
Mar 18 - Fri Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 38th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
Mar 19 - Sat Bangladesh v South Africa, 39th Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		03:3009:0009:00Shere Bangla National Stadium Dhaka
Mar 19 - Sat Australia v Pakistan, 40th Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30R.Premadasa Stadium Colombo
Mar 20 - Sun Zimbabwe v Kenya, 41st Match, Group A
ICC World Cup 2011		04:0009:3009:30Eden Gardens Kolkata
Mar 20 - Sun India v West Indies, 42nd Match, Group B
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai
Mar 23 - Wed A1 v B4, Quarter Final C
ICC World Cup 2011		08:3014:0014:00Shere Bangla National Stadium Dhaka
Mar 24 - Thu A2 v B3, Quarter Final D
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium Ahmedabad
Mar 25 - Fri A3 v B2, Quarter Final E
ICC World Cup 2011		08:3014:0014:00Shere Bangla National Stadium Dhaka
Mar 26 - Sat A4 v B1, Quarter Final F
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30R.Premadasa Stadium Colombo
Mar 29 - Tue Winner C v Winner E, First semi-final
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30R.Premadasa Stadium Colombo
Mar 30 - Wed Winner D v Winner F, Second semi-final
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Chandigarh
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DateMatch DetailsTime VenueD/N
GMTISTYour TimeGroundCity
Apr 02 - Sat TBC v TBC, Final
ICC World Cup 2011		09:0014:3014:30Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
Apr 21 - Thu West Indies v Pakistan, Only T20I
Pakistan in West Indies, 2011		---Beausejour Cricket Ground Gros Islet, St Lucia
Apr 23 - Sat West Indies v Pakistan, 1st ODI
Pakistan in West Indies, 2011		---Beausejour Cricket Ground Gros Islet, St Lucia
Apr 25 - Mon West Indies v Pakistan, 2nd ODI
Pakistan in West Indies, 2011		---Beausejour Cricket Ground Gros Islet, St Lucia
Apr 28 - Thu West Indies v Pakistan, 3rd ODI
Pakistan in West Indies, 2011		---Kensington Oval Bridgetown, Barbados
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DateMatch DetailsTime VenueD/N
GMTISTYour TimeGroundCity
May 01 - Sun West Indies v Pakistan, 4th ODI
Pakistan in West Indies, 2011		---Kensington Oval Bridgetown, Barbados
May 05 - Thu West Indies v Pakistan, 5th ODI
Pakistan in West Indies, 2011		---Providence Stadium Providence, Guyana
May 12 - Thu - May 16 West Indies v Pakistan, 1st Test
Pakistan in West Indies, 2011		---Providence Stadium Providence, Guyana
May 20 - Fri - May 24 West Indies v Pakistan, 2nd Test
Pakistan in West Indies, 2011		---Warner Park Basseterre, St Kitts
May 26 - Thu - May 30 England v Sri Lanka, 1st Test
Sri Lanka in England, 2011		10:0015:3015:30Sophia Gardens Cardiff, Wales
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DateMatch DetailsTime VenueD/N
GMTISTYour TimeGroundCity
Jun 03 - Fri - Jun 07 England v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test
Sri Lanka in England, 2011		10:0015:3015:30Lord's London
Jun 04 - Sat West Indies v India, Only T20I
India in West Indies, 2011		---Queen's Park Oval Port of Spain, Trinidad
Jun 06 - Mon West Indies v India, 1st ODI
India in West Indies, 2011		---Queen's Park Oval Port of Spain, Trinidad
Jun 08 - Wed West Indies v India, 2nd ODI
India in West Indies, 2011		---Queen's Park Oval Port of Spain, Trinidad
Jun 11 - Sat West Indies v India, 3rd ODI
India in West Indies, 2011		---Sir Vivian Richards Stadium North Sound, Antigua
Jun 13 - Mon West Indies v India, 4th ODI
India in West Indies, 2011		---Sir Vivian Richards Stadium North Sound, Antigua
Jun 16 - Thu West Indies v India, 5th ODI
India in West Indies, 2011		---Sabina Park Kingston, Jamaica
Jun 16 - Thu - Jun 20 England v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test
Sri Lanka in England, 2011		10:0015:3015:30The Rose Bowl Southampton
Jun 20 - Mon - Jun 24 West Indies v India, 1st Test
India in West Indies, 2011		---Sabina Park Kingston, Jamaica
Jun 25 - Sat England v Sri Lanka, Only T20I
Sri Lanka in England, 2011		---County Ground Bristol
Jun 28 - Tue England v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI
Sri Lanka in England, 2011		---The Brit Oval London
Jun 28 - Tue - Jul 02 West Indies v India, 2nd Test
India in West Indies, 2011		---Kensington Oval Bridgetown, Barbados
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DateMatch DetailsTime VenueD/N
GMTISTYour TimeGroundCity
Jul 01 - Fri England v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI
Sri Lanka in England, 2011		---Headingley Leeds
Jul 03 - Sun England v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI
Sri Lanka in England, 2011		---Riverside Ground Chester-le-Street
Jul 06 - Wed England v Sri Lanka, 4th ODI
Sri Lanka in England, 2011		---Trent Bridge Nottingham
Jul 06 - Wed - Jul 10 West Indies v India, 3rd Test
India in West Indies, 2011		---Windsor Park Roseau, Dominica
Jul 09 - Sat England v Sri Lanka, 5th ODI
Sri Lanka in England, 2011		---Old Trafford Manchester
Jul 21 - Thu - Jul 25 England v India, 1st Test
India in England, 2011		10:0015:3015:30Lord's London
Jul 29 - Fri - Aug 02 England v India, 2nd Test
India in England, 2011		10:0015:3015:30Trent Bridge Nottingham
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DateMatch DetailsTime VenueD/N
GMTISTYour TimeGroundCity
Aug 10 - Wed - Aug 14 England v India, 3rd Test
India in England, 2011		10:0015:3015:30Edgbaston Birmingham
Aug 18 - Thu - Aug 22 England v India, 4th Test
India in England, 2011		10:0015:3015:30The Brit Oval London
Aug 31 - Wed England v India, Only T20I
India in England, 2011		---Old Trafford Manchester
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DateMatch DetailsTime VenueD/N
GMTISTYour TimeGroundCity
Sep 03 - Sat England v India, 1st ODI
India in England, 2011		---Riverside Ground Chester-le-Street
Sep 06 - Tue England v India, 2nd ODI
India in England, 2011		---The Rose Bowl Southampton
Sep 09 - Fri England v India, 3rd ODI
India in England, 2011		---The Brit Oval London
Sep 11 - Sun England v India, 4th ODI
India in England, 2011		---Lord's London
Sep 16 - Fri England v India, 5th ODI
India in England, 2011		---Sophia Gardens Cardiff, Wales
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