Acting Tips Tricks Help!?

Question:I want to become and actress when i am older- so can anyone give me any acting tips please?
Like- how to cry? (Many please)
? when i am in a scene shouting how can i stop my hands and body movements look awkard.
Tips on voice please?
How to do an accent

Basically any acting tips ANY please it can be minor or big

Thank YOU!!!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I want to become and actress when i am older- so can anyone give me any acting tips please?
Like- how to cry? (Many please)
? when i am in a scene shouting how can i stop my hands and body movements look awkard.
Tips on voice please?
How to do an accent

Basically any acting tips ANY please it can be minor or big

Thank YOU!!!

I'm currently a freshman in High School and I've been in theater for the past.... well it's been a long time.

First, you have to know that acting requires a vast amount of emotion, and it's not always obvious. In speech I have a monologue given by a teenager with cancer and most of the time she's either spiteful or sarcastic, but there are some other emotions that are incredibly hard to identify. If you can't put a 'face' on the emotion, practice it in a variety of ways until you and the director like how you have the dialogue set.

I've been an expert in shouting scenes for the past... 2 years (I capitalized my school on shouting last year). But shouting isn't the only way to convey anger (rage, spite, fear, ect...). If you try not to feel awkward, you're gonna feel awkward. It's a fact of life. Pick someone you loathe (or are angry with at the time) and pretend you're telling them build a bridge and get over it, or better yet jump off it. In general, 'open' stances are better than 'closed' stances. What I mean by that is that 'open stances' are generally easier to move around with - so your legs are often wider apart (if you're sitting this IS NOT THE CASE). Also, with yelling you tend to lunge forward - almost as if you're challenging them.

Voice is definitely a major part of theater. You want to talk loudly and clearly. Any children's director will tell you to 'over-articulate'. Exaggerate your mouth's movements (without making it look incredibly stupid), and the sound will come out clearly. Talk with your diaphram - not your nasal passages/ throat. The sound will be deeper and stronger; plus, it sounds more supported. And take your time, most people feel the need to speed up - particularly when they're nervous. But hun, this is not always the best thing to do - you have all the time in the world (to a point).

Accents mostly come through just practice and experimentation. You just have to pick a voice and mess around with it until you have what you want.

I hope that helps you ^.^

take out a book from your library on acting and performance for the theatre.

crying it is suggested that using method acting by thinking of a time that you were really sad is an effective way to cry.

Instead of using awkward gestures when you shout keep your posture strong but not rigid. movements should end in a strong pose, not a weak one. to accentuate you sillouhette onstage. acting classes are available in most towns and cities for children and young people, the rates are reasonable and will greatly improve your abilities.
hope that helps

i am taking an acting class at the moment, and i'm sure any actor will say this:
read the book audition by michael shurtleff. that is like the bible to acting. it tells you everything you need to know to be the best actor that you can be. it takes a lot of practice, patience and guts. don't be afraid, and don't try too hard otherwise it'll be obvious.
in my class all the outspoken girls didn't do as great as you'd expect because they tried too hard, a lot of them even over dramatize. put yourself in that characters position, forget yourself and i'm sure you'll do fine.

good luck and i sincerely wish you all the best in you chosen path!