I decided that I am going to watch very good actors to try and improve what I want to do better. Now, the way that for me to figure out if the acting is good, is if I start getting that jittery gut feeling. This is no ordinary feeling; it is oh butterflies in my stomach flying up my throat feeling. There are some turn around movies as well which is when I am literally bawling at whatever happened in the movie and all of a sudden something in the background, or something stupid will totally break my bond with the television. The only couple of movies/shows that I have been able to get this bawling and continue is The Vampire Diaries, Charlie St. Cloud, & __________ (cannot remember the title at the moment.) I just get so wrapped up in this fantasy land, where all of this drama is happening and then I feel like I am with the characters. I want to give people this feeling. That is my ultimate goal.
PS. I believe that the new revolution in production, is getting make-up remover lotion as a new way to cry on command for people who have a hard time crying. It works great, gets in your eye, stings and makes your eyes shut and go completely red for a minute or two.
They've been putting drops in people's eyes for years to get them to cry on camera.
ReplyDeleteDon't confuse your emotional involvement in a movie with good acting in the movie. Two different things. You can watch a movie about animals and cry over the dog, but that doesn't mean the dog can act. THings that might break your bond with the show could be things the director chose, not anything the actors are doing. Further, especially in movies, the camera angles, the cuts, the music, this is all the director and production staff manipulating your emotions, and again, nothing to do with the acting. Crying on command isn't necessarily a sign of a good actor.
MAybe what you must start with is figuring out who are the very good actors, what are the movies with very good acting in them, and start building a library of high level work in your head. The Vampire Diaries is not necessarily the standard you seek.