5 Acting Tips That Will Help You Give (And Get) Better Performances

Acting is really one of the fundamentals in film making that brings a director's vision to life, and as a result the acting has to be done to the best of the actor's abilities. While acting may not seem hard initially, some actors make simple mistakes that can make a clip unusable. This video goes over 5 tips that can improve the acting in your film.

First off, knowing your lines is a super important element for an actor to do well. While this may seem simple and a no brainer, actors fall into habits that make this hard, and cause unneeded frustrations. The biggest issue is an actor using an inflection when memorizing their lines, which would be fine, if scripts are set in stone. If a line that an actor memorizes changes, they have more a chance of remembering the lines if they just memorized the lines without an inflection.

Next, an actor managing their time really helps the production. Not wasting time between shots helps to move the production move along at a steady pace, and as a result more things can get done, instead of a day being wasted due to unfocused actors.

Filling the scene and continuity work hand in hand with each other to improve a scene and the overall production. With filling the scene, this tip really helps make a shot more interesting, instead of just having an action done. Having an actor express an emotion in their actions strengthens the shot, and draws the viewer in. With continuity, this helps the scenes flow properly, and reduces confusion for the audience. An actor needs to remember which props they were using at what point, and work their actions around that.

Taking directions may be the most important tip for an actor, and will help everyone in the long run. Not every director is able to properly convey what they want the actor to do, so it is important that actors ask questions when they don't understand, and make production smooth.

This article really has some great tips that every actor should think about, and try to incorporate them the next time they are in a production.