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Rewards of Acting

Written by Marnie Hutchinson

If you are considering auditioning or acting in a production, it's often useful to first learn what your rewards may be. You could be rewarded with meeting new people, earning extra income, or developing skills which will help throughout the rest of your career. Acting can also benefit our mental health as it can help channel our energies into something that makes us feel good. Indeed, acting is a rewarding career and one worth pursuing for the rewards you may earn.

Many people avoid auditioning for fear of rejection or embarrassment and instead choose to take part in art purely for their own personal enjoyment. However, there are a number of benefits associated with auditioning. Auditioning:

Auditioning is the process in which actors seek work. The first step is to get the work by receiving an invitation to read or send in a headshot. Once you have been invited to audition, you will need to prepare for the audition, which could require any or all of the following: researching the character, scene, script and director; preparing for recording your monologue; having a costume fitting; and getting physical therapy for your vocal cords if necessary.  

Auditions are also useful experiences when it comes to learning how to act properly and develop skills such as voice projection, tempo control and memory retention.

Auditions are generally held in front of a panel of judges, and mistakes are almost inevitable. However, this is the time to learn from your mistakes and improve for the next audition. An audition provides you with an opportunity to learn how different directors work and what kinds of reasons they give for rejecting you. It also gives you a chance to receive criticism in a constructive manner, which can help you improve your acting skills.

Auditioning also gives performers an opportunity to experience rejection and provide resilience as they learn how to cope with it. It's important that actors don't let their feelings of rejection affect their self-esteem; rather they should use the experience as a learning tool that can help make them better at their job in the future.

Auditions can also provide an opportunity to meet with like-minded people and make friends.

In today's competitive job market, actors who are new to the profession will likely need to secure secondary revenue streams to make ends meet, so finding a part-time or full-time job in addition to your acting work may be a necessity. Fortunately, many employers are willing to hire actors; however, this can also be risky as it takes time away from auditions and rehearsals.

To learn more about the rewards of acting and how you can best approach auditioning and other obstacles in your career as an actor, check out The Actor's Secret: A Practical Guide for the Successful Performer .

So what rewards have you received from acting? What advice would you give other aspiring actors? Please share your thoughts below.

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Rewarding Auditions with FEA Training

Written by FEA Staff

Have you spent your last few hours preparing for an audition yet failed to get the role? Did you book it on the first try? Either way, it can be difficult to know what went wrong or how well you did. As actors, we often struggle with self-confidence and it takes a lot of practice just to be able to get into a room and audition. If you're like most actors, here's how I know you've been working hard: Auditioning requires a lot of preparation and so much time that it often takes away from other aspects of your life. If you aren't prepared on the day of your audition and don't have any notes, you're probably not too comfortable with the process. It's all very well having one hour's worth of rehearsals, but if you haven't had the chance to do more, that won't help. If all your preparation has taken place over the last week or two – meaning it hasn't affected other parts of your life – then congratulations! You've reached a great stage in acting. It's all very well to be talented, but if you've been rehearsing for weeks without a break and still haven't got the part, then you may want to start asking yourself some different questions. One of the most important things that many actors don't do is ask for feedback from their fellow actors and directors. This is one of the most useful ways to learn and get better at your job. So far this year, I've auditioned for about ten roles - some more than once, for different people at a different time. I've landed one part, but I spent most of the year going for auditions with my fellow actors and directors. Needless to say, it wasn't easy. There were times when I felt defeated and frustrated. One company was looking for a specific type of actor – someone who looked a certain way, sounded a certain way and moved in a certain way. And yet here I was, trying to be exactly what they wanted me to be. With the role being played by an older male character, they said that they liked my look but that they'd seen too many people like me before. It was frustrating, but there were times when I didn't feel like I was doing enough to get the part. Eventually, after months of working with a director and two other actors, I got the part – and that was my reward. For anyone out there wondering exactly how you can get rewarded for acting, here are some examples of what makes up a great audition performance: 1. You've learnt your lines better than when you started rehearsals. It might not seem like it at the time, but going through all the lines with your fellow actors and actually listening to what they're saying is one of the most important parts of auditions. You're learning so much more at this stage – things that you wouldn't have known before! 2.

Conclusion

We should be constantly learning and improving. By reading our fellow actors' tips and advice, we can learn what we're doing wrong, and find better ways to improve. So don't think less of yourself if you didn't get the part - there will be plenty more opportunities for you in the future! If you're interested in receiving feedback on your audition for The Girl with the Red Balloon, please contact us direct. We look forward to hearing from you! References (1) http://www.auditionexchange.com/2017/06/celebrities-who-give-good-audition-rewards/ (2) http://www.filmreference.