Job Description
You are not simply an Actor, you are a storyteller! This profession combines a huge dose of creativity, popularity and responsibility. As an actor your primary task is to read a script and bring truth to the character you portray with your emotions, body, voice and understanding so you effectively communicate stories and ideas to the audience.
Acting is a powerful profession. By pretending to be somebody else, actors are able to trick people into believing that the character they are playing is actually real. Actors influence emotions, trends and critical discussion. Without them, the world would be a boring place.
Many performers work across various areas of the acting profession. For instance, many actors eventually make the crossover from television to film acting. However, some actors choose to focus on one area of acting. For example, many performers concentrate solely on a career in theatre.
- Learn lines, songs and/or dances
- Research the play/character
- Attend all rehearsals scheduled
- Attend costume fittings
- Take direction from the Director and/or Choreographer
- Work with other Performers
- Attend technical and dress rehearsals
- Perform the show to an audience
- Use props and costume during the performance
- Perform other duties laid out in the job description depending on the kind of show
- Creativity
- Good understanding of emotions, scenes, and acting techniques
- The ability to memorise lines.
- The capacity to engage with the audience.
- The experience to understand a character.
- Critical thinking
- Communication Skills
- Taking initiative
- Managing own emotions
- Collaboration
- Time management
- the basics of acting in film
- basic acting and film terminology
Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Director of photography, 1st AD,2nd AD, Production Designer, Make-up and hair artist, Costume designer
Set up Situation
During your 99 audition you hear two actors discuss a film project in Bulgaria your agent is not aware of. “Bulgarian project is nothing like a British project” you think but you decide to try only because it would be your 100 casting. Luckily, the director likes you and … you got the job!