Acting tips?How do u overcome performance anxiety.and just some good acting advice and links please.thanku!?

As painful as it is, it is very helpful to record yourself. Then, when you watch it you can see what you like and what you don't like. What worked and what didn't. And whether what you wanted to come across did or not. If you don't have a video camera, you can just record your voice and watch yourself in the mirror. It's difficult to watch yourself, but it's the best way to fine tune your acting.

well, one simple acting tip that would basicly answer all of those questions is: Put yourself in the position of your character. If you do that, your performance will be a lot more convincing. You will be able to cry on queue, get expression out of you voice and face not because you have to, but because that is how you would really feel. This will also help you remember your lines because you can kind of picture what your character would say.

DC, first off, get comfortable in your own skin. Believe you are who or what you are in your part or character, let it all hang out without thinking others will laugh at you behind your back. Look at William Shatner, he has played everything from super hero to Dork, and even hideous, and he is, once again, in another hit series in his 70's. Go for it. If drooling makes it work, then do it.

Acting tips? yes, I'll give them below... How do u overcome performance anxiety. A relatively small amount of anxiety is normal. Everyone goes through it. Different people do different things to overcome it. Most of them point back to taking your mind off of things. Make sure you know your part well, but after that, try not to think about it. We do things such as "shake down", (Where you shake each hand and foot one at a time while counting to ten, then nine, then eight, etc.) or "pinkies" (make sure that you've linked pinkies and prentended to kiss each cast member on both cheeks while making a "mwah" noise). and just some good acting advice and links please.thanku!? Again, those are coming up... And just any acting tips to help improve my game? A few tips would be to make sure that you get into character. Try not to be fake. I know it's acting and you may be playing a totally opposite character from yourself, but try to get under your character's skin and act from emotion. Try to be realistic and have fun with it at the same time. The character doesn't have to be anything like you (I tend to be shy, yet I LOVE playing over-the-top, outgoing, crazy characters) to get into the character, just have fun and don't "pretend". eg method of remembering lines? A few methods that I know of are reading out loud over and over again, reading out loud with a partner, reading silently over and over, and paying attention in rehearsal. how to cry on queue? I'm not very good at this yet, but I've tried a few things. One is to start thinking about something that makes you cry. I don't know what you get upset about, but think of something terribly sad and just try to let the emotions come. You could also close your eyes really tightly for awhie, but that hurts after awhile and doesn't work for the "on cue" part. Ultimately, the best way is to get so into your character that the tears come. I've never had that happen on stage, but I've never had a moment on stage that called for tears. (Hyperventilating is much more fun!) The tears are more realistic when they're coming from the emotions your character is feeling. However, tears are lost to all but the first few rows. If you don't have the emotions to back them up, it's just water on your face. (And most likely runny makeup.) how to get the best expressions out of my voice and face? I don't know any specific method for this. Just work on getting into character and really feeling what your character feels. Over-the-top is okay as long as it goes with the character. Every director I've had has told me that you won't take it too far, and if you do they'll let you know. (But I've NEVER seen a director tell someone to go a little less.) actually if u know the link to a good website please advise me? The most useful site I've found is http://www.musicaltheatreaudition.com/ The articles, as well as the people on the message boards, are very helpful. And any other useful info tips or experiences you can share,to better help me grow as an actor.I'm a 26 yr old male aspiring actor from sydney Australia.I've done one short as a lead and some extras work including the matrix 2 and 3,as a background. I don't know how useful other tips that I'd have would be. From experience, I've learned that things that you may not feel are right in rehearsals sometimes just click when you're on stage. You respond to the audience a lot, and you get better with each performance. i appreciate it alot any help,thnx guys,peace. No problem. Break a leg!

As far as performance anxiety in acting is concerned, what works best is the same as what works for public speaking - do more of it. If you can find a small amateur theatre group near you it might help in giving you smaller audiences to overcome the initial anxiety. Just doing theatrical exercises and role playing with the group will help too. Actually, how this helps is a rather complex process, involving getting you used to audiences, teaching you more about the craft of acting itself and helping you "grow" into the characters you play. If you ARE the character rather than just ACT the character there usually is no performance anxiety because you will be immersed in the role and the obstacles that the character is facing. Here are links to sites that provide tips on acting: http://www.geocities.com/akatsavou/tips_en.html http://www.actingbiz.com/articles/acting_tips.php http://www.actortips.com/

Get a qualified acting coach. See your doctor about your anxiety.