Acting

When most people think of the word they obviously think movies, actors, actresses etc. It's way different when you are an actor or actress. You begin thinking about every little tiny detail that goes into putting on a production. I could list multiple things...but to make it clear and simple one of the things I think about is how I'm going to put my character together. How I'm going to be able to bring my own life experiences into building a character. That my dear friends is part of the Meisner acting. It's a very complicated thing to describe so I recommend looking it up. Ever since my acting teacher last year taught this to us I haven't been able to accept any other way of acting. What I do hate is people that use method acting. Okay, I don't hate them I just hate the way their acting looks I guess. It's gives a lazy performance I guess. All fake emotion splattered on the stage. It's just not right. Another thing that really really irritates me are when people say "Oh well acting isn't that hard I could do that." Acting is not a simple task there is a lot that is put into that people don't see. You can't just learn the lines and say them when you are supposed to. You have to know what each line means to your character break them down bit by bit. Find out why your character is saying that line. There is a purpose behind every line. The audience doesn't get the chance to experience any of that. Sometimes I wish people would stop and think about how long it really takes to put together a character. Acting is not a walk in the park. It's a lifestyle that you have to embrace fully and bring it into your life full time.
-Brittney