How to Get Over Audition Nerves and Stage Fright
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- How to get over audition nerves and stage fright. How to get rid of the nervous energy and fear and be confident at an audition.
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I wish I started at 5 lol
same....
I started at 5 or 6
I have committed to self tapping daily.
I wrote ‘Happy’, ‘Angry’, and ‘Sad’ on a piece of paper.
Then I take 3 monologues, making one tape of each monologue, looking at each word and saying the lines with that emotion.
One taping of each monologue with the 3 emotions.
I went to an audition for an agency recently and completely blanked on my monologue, but I don’t think it was that noticeable, I got back into it. I got the agent but still that was pretty nerve racking. Hopefully these tips will help me in the future, thank you for them!
Had an audition last week. Knew the entire commercial. Froze when it was my turn. Yet remembered everything later when it was too late. Hope this video helps me with tomorrow's audition. Thank you.
I give you tip for before audition watch, some funny video for smile and comfortable, face because casting directors only like happy and comfortable actors
Would you be able to make a video about breaking down a character, their motivations, relationships etc.? Love your videos :)
Great suggestion! I'll add it to my list.
What do you do when all you have are sides? Does your agent tell you this? Casting director?
I've cast a few short films, and really sides don't tell you a lot in what they are looking for. Casting folks want to help you do the best audition, but without more information, how's an actor supposed to know what they are looking for?
Thank you for those tips!
When I was nervous on stage for example, I'd super cold & when I samg, my voice would start to shake and that annoyed me
So something super simple was just to always have an extra jacket with me that looks okay with my outfit haha
That's just a tip for people who also start to freeze (I have no idea why I do though)
Great advice! I'm sure a lot of other people get cold easily as well.
I promise u Mr Yue u will see me on set one day. thank u so much God give u long life so that u continue inspiring many people
I try to look at auditioning the same way as a interview for a job. My whole mindset is: If you don't hire me, it's your loss, not mine. If i have to, I will go get a job with somebody else. As a result I am very seldom nervous and not intimidated. But great video as usual Kurt!👍
From what I could figure out my biggest issue growing up was being confident because I was always prepared. And from this space I could sense that ppl watching or evaluating me either misinterpreted my preparedness as cocky and/or arrogant and sought confirmation that I was not as good at whatever that particular thing was which really started to bother me as time passed. So I see my task as learning to handle the insecure energies around me and try to strive to be me without proving to someone I’m not as good at something as they want to perceive me to be for their own confirmation purposes which is not fair to ppl who choose to work hard.
In the background you have a Meisner book on your shelf. I have that book and have read it so many times, love it. I was first introduced to that book when I was taking acting classes that taught the Meisner technique.
Meisner technique was the first acting class I ever took!
You’re so sweet to share your knowledge, such great advice. I never thought of practicing everyday auditions. Great mindset. Thanks Kurt 👍🏻
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks again Kurt! If I could give you an Oscar for everything you do, I would! Lol
Haha thank you!
Yes I do get nervous before an audition….from time to time!
Confidence comes from regular practise n experience..more repeation
Script analysis relationshp of character n their motives not just memorizing lines
The more work u put into preparing helps u build confidence
Repeat the process
Mock the audition script get someone as CD n record it everyday will help me get rid of audition nervous
Don't think abt ull book ur role or not..it's out of control..even though u have talented
I personaaly approche that like "I gonna show what I do", it's like 'tell me if you want work with me after, I do my best cause I've decided'. Self-knoledge, calme, pragmatique, serious, self-questionnement and a big part of love himself.
Thanks for this quality content bro.
This helped a lot thanks
Thank you sir...
This was extremely helpful! Thank you. :)
Kurt thank you so much for taking the time and making these awesome videos thank you so much for passing your knowledge.
My pleasure!
Thank you so much, this was super helpful ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you
How to get rid of audition nerves
Confidence comes from betr preparation n repetitions
Do script analysis characters objectives motivation understand relationships
Do mock audition dng in front of ppl n record myself putting urself under same pressure
Great!
i love this man
❤
Good advice Kurt.
Thanks for watching!
As usual, great info!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you, this helps SO much!! 😋
Glad it was helpful!
This makes my life easier, thanks 🙏
Glad it was helpful!
I have never been in class acting but I think this is the best classes ever thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏
Great video!
Thanks for watching!
Tthank u u are such a nice person
Loving your tips Kurt! Been acting for awhile and watching your videos to brush up! It feels great! Thanks for the motivation 💕💕
Thank you for watching!
So true my man .
Great tips. I went into an audition not expecting to get the role. Was just doing it for practice. I had no nerves which really helped my acting & audition. When I care "too much" about booking it gets me in my actors head and the performance isn't as believable or fun. I think doing your best is important, but not if you get to the point where you worry about the performance.
Great video Kurt, techniques described in the video can definitely be used in other everyday situations in your life.
Absolutely!
I'm a musician. My teacher would take some other students and we would perform on stage. So for me stage fright isn't a problem. Idk if in acting is different.. I guess I'll find out :))
Wow simple and helped a lot. One thing I think about like Jack Hughman is to treat it as you would with a friend or colleague with respect and not so loosey goosey but have fun. As always thanks.
I was well prepared until I walked in and the receptionist hit me with "cold read sides" I sweated my nerves through my arm pits yesterday and at the end of my audition... the director asked me was I nervous? (Embarrassing exiting moment) That's all I thought about on my drive home 😯🚘🚦. Thanks Kurt👍
Thank you so much for the tips!
I always get so nervous for my school play autions.😅
Hope this helps!
Raise the bar. Use Facebook on private setting and audition on live.
Took long enough to get the right video on my recommended
i loved your video on making a professional acting resume. will you please do one on when you should create a professional imdb account? and how to?
also, any information regarding sag membership and joining, pros/cons, weighing out the costs, when you should join... would be greatly appreciated!!!
thank you soo much for your great content! it has proven to be extremely helpful for someone just beginning acting (extra gigs, commercials..) like myself lol hope to see you on set one day soon! 💕✨
O0o0o yes to this^
Thanks for the suggestion! I will add those to my list!
I practised so hard for this agency audition. I had to say a commercial line in camera. I was 30 MINUTES late so everyone had finished. I was the last one. And stuttered so badly. Everyone watched me and I just melted.
We've all had terrible audition stories! I once drove 12 hours to an audition and completely blew it!
I’ve got an Audition on friday! I’m auditioning for the Artful Dodger and Bill Sikes! Wish me luck I guess!
I bombed a monologue almost two years ago and it really put a damper on my acting aspirations. Now, two years later, I'm junping back into it. Goes to show when the acting bug bites, it doesn't let go. Thanks for these videos, Kurt!
Glad you're getting back into it!
The best thing to do when you fall off a horse is to get back on the horse!
Name a single person who hasn't failed at something. The more you do something, the better. My first 'big' acting role I was as nervous as hell, but I got through it!
I didn’t need this video but because it’s the GOAT Kurt Yue himself, I had to watch it💯😂
Thanks for watching!
Yeah, wish we could afford someone as professional as Kurt!
I went to a audition at my school and i was a junior or sophomore and one of the freshman went before me and sang like an angel as well as acted the scene PERFECT and i left and cried because i was to scared and felt horrible at acting and singing period so i left instead of even trying and now i regret it everyday
Thank you! This have such great value.
What helps me is to see it more as an two sided process. Not just the casting director needs to like your audition but you have to feel good with them too.
One question about parctising the auditions: Often one just get one scene, so if we go e.g. to the website to get a script of the film, would you just "randomly" pick one scene? Or how do you do it?
If you are just practicing, then you can absolutely pick any scene you want. If you want to be more specific, you can search for a scene with a character that suits you well.
@@ActingCareerCenter Thank you!
Would you be able to create video about your acting roles and what you learnt from them
I've done a couple of those already
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Thanks Kurt, you make things easy. I really need help preparing for this Expo event I have been invited to.Can you help me Kurt?
Kurt, your videos are extremely helpful. Thank you so much for the valuable content you share through your channel 👍 In the future, if you want, could you make a video on how to become a Union actor ? I would really appreciate it 🤙
Yes I definitely will!
Hi could you make a zoom one day and you help people learn more how to act I made a whole book about acting it’s all my all my notes I got from you and wrote some notes in my book about acting
I’ve never done an audition but I’m sure I’m going to definitely be nervous
Well thank God for you😂
So good and impotent video❤❤
Thanks for watching!
I have also faced stage fright too
The greatest fear people have is public speaking. Only cure is to do it over and over and over again.
Remember, even if you screw up, your loved ones will be there for you
oh yes!
swear it was like your were narrating my day earlier the first 20 seconds! lol
Can u explain about face expression in acting
You don't ever want to force an expression. Your focus should be on realistic and genuine reactions. Whatever expression comes from that is always going to be better than anything forced.
Good tips!
Would you mind if I asked where you took your audition class? Also, I know personally I hate hearing and seeing myself on camera and voice recording.
I guess maybe a person just gets used to it the more they force them selves to hear and watch themselves on a recording?
Didn’t know experienced that when you first got started and how long it took to get over it. Thanks!
I completely blew my monologue due to nerves for my last audition, but I asked if I could restart it and I did. I think I did great that time but it was ruined by my initial performance. Kinda sucks! At least my song went pretty well.
silly question but in the audition room that has a camera recording you when they ask you to introduce yourself, is it ok to be looking at the people in the room or you should direct your attention all the time to the camera? thanks
Thanks for this! I’m current in an acting class and had an "aha" moment. I don’t typically freak out during auditions. However, I realized today that I have major fear of failure in a class setting. When I’m called on, I’m like a deer in freakin headlights. But when I’m auditioning, "I’m on” I never realized this until tonight. And as I think back, this has played itself out in multiple areas of my life growing up as I’m learning something…any tips for this specific setting?
I think it was Hugh Jackman who said he never looks at it as a performance, always as a rehearsal. His mindset is that it is always "a work in progress". He is working with the director to try to solve the problem of the scene. In your case, maybe think of it as working with the teacher to solve the problem of your scene?
Hello sir.. I want to ask that what is the perfect age to start acting career because I've decided to complete my post graduation and after that start acting, so that time my age might be 21 or something. So is that too late? Please suggest some idea.
Thank you.
There's no perfect age to start. Some people start at 5 years old and others start after 50. If you are 21, that is definitely not too late of an age to start. I didn't start until I was 26.
Fun fact, my mum was best friends with Hugh Jackman for around 14 years when they were kids until he moved to America. Also, love your video and advice man
Then, I forget my first line. My first line!
Kurt sir master and bachlour degree is good for future acting career
It can be helpful but not 100% necessary. I don't have a degree in acting
Sir can you please say about Bollywood audition
Unfortunately, I don't have any experience with Bollywood. I only know about the industry here in the United States.
I have a question, is it easier getting a role in lowebudget movies or is it the same.
It will be somewhat easier because you won't be competing against the highest level competition. There may be the same number of people auditioning for the roles, but those actors probably won't be as experienced as the actors who are consistently auditioning for the big budget movies and shows
@@ActingCareerCenter Yup. I've done only low budget Indies, and we use mainly local talent but we'll sometimes fly an actor or two in from LA . But we know who we want and can afford. So local talent is just competing with similar folks.
Do you possibly have any advice on where I can find an agent because I barely have any experience but I do take theatre at school so does that count as an acting class/some sort of experience?
Also, how can I convince my mom to support my acting career? My dad supports me and my mom says she supports me but when I try to talk to her about getting an agent she always talks about how I need a back up plan! And I know it is true that I need to plan to have another job also but I mean I can’t just think about what other jobs there are that I can do and not focus on acting because if I don’t try to start my acting career than it will never happen!
For example:
The other week, I saw an acting video on websites to find auditions and I know I don’t have an agent yet but I like to look at the auditions to see what auditions are taking place near me.
I told my parents about it and when I did my mom just laughed as if she thinks That I’m not serious about acting when I really am.
I love any and everything to do with acting!
I still don’t fully understand what a union actor or non-union actor is but I’m trying to learn.
If you saw this comment please give me some advice.
Thank you for your time.
Yes, theatre in school definitely counts as acting experience. Ask your acting teachers in school if they have any advice on how to find an agent in your city. Here is a video about getting an agent: czcams.com/video/7sdzr-7tN-A/video.html
I can't really give any advice on how to talk to your parents about acting. I didn't start my acting career until I was 26 so I never had to deal with that.
I know this is an older video but can someone recommend any books to read for acting? PLEASE!
www.actingcareercenter.com/best-acting-books-and-resources
I´ve heard some directors do not allow actors to rehearse at all while filming, how to then have a high confidence then ?
Practice acting natural and with enough practice of acting natural you’ll be really good at it and then you’ll be supernatural 😇
To be nit-picky, when in the audition, if you slip on a line, can I assume you'd just paraphrase to finish, then peak at the script if needed to get back on track? Or would you stop after a slip up and say the line over again? Thanks for your help as always. 🙌
To be honest, either way can work. Paraphrasing and finishing would be best but if you needed to stop and say the line over again, it wouldn't be the end of the world. I'm going to make a separate video on what happens if you mess up a line in an audition. It's really no big deal at all. The important thing is to not let it throw you off if and when it happens.
@@ActingCareerCenter That's what I was hoping you'd say haha, sounds good thank you.
Real auditions are recorded on camera. Do they use one of those boom-mounted mics to record the audio, or do they just use the mic that is built into the camera?
Some do and some don't. Every audition is going to be a little different
For me its not auditions...but when shooting a huge gig and the director producer are telling you those last things to remember and suddenly youre lines get mixed in youre head. any real advice?
but which text or script we have to play each single day ??? and to send it to who ?
Sorry, I don't understand your question.
Dude, I have stage fright with karate. I’m a brown belt, I have to break 2 boards and 2 forms. Man, I also get nervous with performing in front of new people.
I watched a different video that suggested when you practice for your audition you should put yourself in slightly uncomfortable situations, like leaving the window open with the chance that someone might hear you, so you get used to being in different environments. Is that something you might recommend? It seems useful. On a completely unrelated note, I just realized that the ATL letters behind you are reflective. It always looked to me like they were slightly cracked in places when they were really just reflecting dark colours.
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That definitely sounds like something that can help! Acting is one of those skills that you have to find what works for you.
Can you do a video on finding online classes for during quarantine and also a video about how a person could get an agent in quarantine? Btw I love ur videos!
I'll add it to my list! Thanks for watching!
Sir, My name is Ritesh Tamang I'm 19 and remember this comment when whole world will know my name. Thankyou for amazing videos
sometimes, I feel REALLY embarrassed and I don't really know why
Does Hugh Jackman still have to audition for his roles?
He probably does for some
i was fine until i got onto the stage i did a quarter of the monologue and then it hit me, Luckily i still got into the course i applied for
I’ve never been nervous at an audition
I’ve never been to one 😈
no dislikes, how it should be 😎
Agreed 😎
I have an online audition. Im still really nervous haha.
Break legs!
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I was cool as a Cucumber until they said go , then it was slow motion except for my Mouth , which blurted out my lines Rapid Fire : ) I asked for a copy and its my first film , I call it "Choooooooooke" lol 😜
Question I think I can't be actor because I got glasses
As you can see in the video, I also wear glasses and I've been a working actor for 12 years.
@@ActingCareerCenter but say if I do action films what do i do for that
@@rohansharda6614 wear contact lenses. Many Hollywood actors wear contacts.
@@ActingCareerCenter thank u for advice and might see u in filming
Can you make a video on what kind of acting classes you should look for and how to go about searching for those classes
I'll add it to my list!
@@ActingCareerCenter what list
@@gbgrichgaming1343 I have a list of videos that I am planning to make
@@ActingCareerCenter you are one of the few youtube channels that I have found that actually listen to your viewers thank you so much
Acting Career Center oh yea im moving to Atlanta after I finish high school hopefully we meet
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Dose the agent worth ?!
It's the worst feeling aha
How do you get rid of the butterflies in your stomach?
Quit eating caterpillars.
LOL
I broke my hand this evening on someone's face. No I am not worried about it. In the industry we're all just messed up people who try to be pretty on camera. 😐
A TIP: ARRIVE 15 MINS OR 30 MINS BEFORE YOUR AUDITION IT HELPS
Excellent advice!
I arrive an hour early 😅
@@lasshapafford 😂
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