GOOD or not so GOOD!

IN MY OPINION;

WILLIAM REYNOLDS

GOOD, OR NOT SO GOOD.

AN AUDITION FOR MAYBE AN INTIMATE, OR VIOLENT SCENE????

My best advice in this situation is not to ask what we want you to do, but rather ask, “How have you been blocking this scene?” Remember, we’ve been auditioning this scene for the last several days, if not weeks. We know exactly how it should work in the audition setting. When I am trying to direct actors in any particular scene I first want them to concentrate on the 'behavior of the character'.

Another question I often get is this: “What’s the worst that can happen when we have a ‘bad’ audition? Never called back? Career over?” First of all, no, your career is certainly not over. But you must ask yourself why you had a bad audition. Trace the steps back to understand what sent you off the tracks. Nerves account for a lot of people blowing an audition. Many get nervous because they’re not thoroughly prepared. If you’re not completely off-book,(script memorized)  you won’t be able to execute any of the direction you may receive. If you slugged back a double Starbucks  before your audition, your body might be careening with caffeine.

We can usually tell when you’re just having a bad day or you weren’t sufficiently prepared. If you come in and stink up the room because you weren’t prepared, it will be a while before I call you back for another audition. It's not punishment but auditioning involves most times, time constraints.

The best thing you can do in this situation is learn from it, make the changes you need to, and then move on. If you hold on to that memory when you come into your next audition, it will overwhelm you with the fear that you’re going to make the same mistake. Learn and move on.

And believe me, "you are certainly not the only one this has happened to, and you will not be the last".