2008-08-02

How to Act

Acting is a great hobby for people who want a creative outlet or a fulfilling career. Either way, the best way to study acting is through training and experience. Finding ways to obtain education and practice usually isn't that difficult if you live in or near a city, town or village, as many communities enjoy the arts and offer theatre and other creative events.




Step1
Check out acting books from the local library or read online about acting. Look for a way to study acting techniques on your own.


Step2
Understand that one gains the most acting know-how from committed participation. Learn acting and about yourself through playing different types of characters. Practice lines from plays on your own or with a friend.


Step3
Read the classified and entertainment/arts sections of the local newspaper to find out information about local acting groups, clubs or community theatre events.


Step4
Ask to join or participate in acting groups. Try out for a play or two, and volunteer for backstage work, such as prop or costume design. Be around acting as much as possible to absorb information and techniques.


Step5
Ask about drama and acting classes and clubs at nearby colleges. Most colleges and universities have drama clubs that produce plays and theater events. Try out for college plays if available or offer to volunteer to help out with productions.


Step6
Be willing to volunteer for local film projects, student film projects and public access television projects. Offer to do children's plays and parties. Gain experience from acting and performing wherever you can.


Step7
Build a network of people involved in the arts, after all you never know where your next acting opportunity might come

2008-07-31

How to Achieve Excellence

" Appreciate Life, Achieve Excellence!" Life is Excellent! We have been provided with amongst the very finest of things that Life has to offer. We have to appreciate with gratitude the precious moments that life bestows us with, each day, moment by moment. By appreciating life, we are achieving excellence; we are truly reciprocating the excellent virtues that we have been endowed with and utilizing these for the benefit and progress of our wonderful universe and its wonderful people. * Appreciate, Appreciate, Appreciate, Appreciate, Appreciate, Appreciate, Always Appreciate and Be Thankful, Be Aware of The Wonderful Assets and Abilities that we have been Gifted with, Endowed with, Bestowed with, Treasured with, Blessed with, Always learn to Appreciate and Be Thankful and utilize each and every resource in each and every Moment constructively, with meaningful applications, following a systematically organized method of attending to each and every aspect of every endeavor, Be Aware of the Moment, Pay Very Close and Careful Attention, Fulfill your Responsibilities and Complete the Assignments and Objectives on the Agenda Meticulously apart from attending to an divergent portfolio of factors that may bear relevance to each and every aspect of each endeavor and Always Appreciate, Always Be Thankful, Be Grateful for each Moment, it is always Wonderful, Life is Excellent and its Moments are Miracles providing us with the Gift of Time to utilize effectively, responsibly and constructively that has a meaningful vision in foresight and anticipates accomplishing the pre requisites, objectives and responsibilities associated with the agenda of creating Benefit, Progress, Peace and Prosperity for The Benefit of Our Wonderful Universe and its Wonderful People consistently, Best Wishes, Be Aware, Pay Careful Attention to each and every aspect of every endeavor with Responsibility and Appreciate, Appreciate, Appreciate, Be Thankful................................................. Appreciate Life, Achieve Excellence How to Achieve Excellence, This is one of the methods briefly describing the continual expression and acknowledgement with Gratitude and Thanks for each and every Moment that we have been wonderfully gifted, awarded, rewarded and are being continually bestowed and endowed with, apart from Responsibly attending to our Assignments and Objectives consistently ................. fulfilling our duties and obligations effectively, attending to our assignments with an passion to excel and achieve Benefit, Progress, Peace and Prosperity for the Benefit and Progress of our Wonderful Universe and its Wonderful People consistently........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... * Please Be Vigilant, Please Be Cautious, Exercise




Step1
Always learn to Appreciate and be Grateful for the Wonderful Assets that each and every Moment of Life is wonderfuly bringing to each and every one of us, Appreciate The Moment, Moment by Moment, It is a Miracle, It is Wonderful


Step2
Be Grateful, Be Appreciative, Tremendously Appreciative and Thankful for all the wonderful assets that Life has and is consistently providing us, Thank you very much!


Step3
Remember, Each Moment is a Miracle, Life and its Moment, Each Moment by Moment are the Greatest Miracles, we are immensely fortunate, Be Appreciative, Do your very Best for our Wonderful Universe and Its Wonderful People always, Be Thankful, Be Appreciative, Life is Excellent!

2008-07-30

How to "Survival"

This poem was written to improve other people's self-esteem. It was inspired by living in a world where all of us has experienced, at some point in our lives, adversity. Having experienced failure and disappointment in one's life gives the gift of self-motivation by utilizing the power of word analogy. Speaking positive in one's life is necessary in order to received successful results in the near future.




Step1
This poetic piece I hope, to inspire readers the key component in achieveing real success, is keeping a survivor's attitude, in effort to confront and conquer the unthinkable events of the world today, wherein
we should embrace these issues with realism and grace, promoting poetic
justice.

Poetic Empowering Affirmation to Enjoy-

"Survival"

Survival is overcoming and
beating the odds
of the unthinkable of the
unannounced events of misfortunes
that we experience in life,
during our human existence, that
any decent human being may
encounter from time to time,
survival is an attitude
of longevity that promotes
strength, and willingness
to thrive and succeed
in tackling adversity.


Charleen Angelee Bradshaw
Copyright ©2007 Charleen A Bradshaw


Step2
Poetry is more than an Art, it's a way of expression many
view the world.


Step3
Poetry empowers hope, it has a way of predicting the future; which
promotes change, with it's many variation of expressions.

2008-07-29

How to "Stagedoor" at a show

How to meet actors after a performance


Step1
Arrive early to the theatre/venue, preferably fifteen minutes before seating begins.


Step2
Find an usher or box office attendant. Ask them where the stage door is. Follow their directions and find it, just so you know where it is.


Step3
After the show lets out, head to the stagedoor.


Step4
When you greet the performers, do not refer to them by their character name. Definitely don't refer to them by the wrong character name. Ask them politely to sign whatever you've brought, and/or take a picture. Do not shove things in their faces, scream, or grab them. Don't expect them to spend an hour with you (although, there are some actors who can talk for hours at stage door. Most keep it under a minute, though).

How to "Magically" Bend a Spoon

Watch your audience gape in amazement as you hold a spoon with two fingers and it bends, droops, and drops in two pieces.

Step1
Before performing this trick, you have to secretly prepare a spoon. To do so, bend the spoon at its weakest point, just below the bowl. Bend the spoon back and forth until it is just about to break. Plant the spoon where you can casually pick it up to begin the trick.


Step2
Pick up the spoon and show your audience that it is in tact. Then hold the spoon at the point where it is about to break. Squeeze the break. If you've weakened the spoon enough, squeezing will cause the spoon to break. Hold the halves together.


Step3
As you gently release the pressure of your fingers, the halves of the spoon will droop as you pretend to bend the spoon with you mental powers. Eventually let the halves drop.