Boy can it be scary in that audition room.



Well let me tell you there is hope and it’s not about relying on

luck, or a miracle but on something that is within YOU. A power

that is so strong that it is never wrong. Once you know how to

use this power acting becomes easy.

All great actors have it and use it.

All successful business people bank on it.

I’m talking about your GUT INSTINCT.

And we all have it.

It’s that “Aha" feeling you get like a light bulb going off, or

it may come in the form of a vision, a buzz, or a sudden sour

stomach.

As any skill improves with training and practice so too does

your intuition.

A large degree of intuition comes from experience and knowledge.

Your intuition is like a computer in your brain, your

subconscious, that sifts through the endless amounts of

information to make a hit.

Therefore to help your intuition along you need to put the

information, knowledge and experiences into your system before

walking into that audition room.

One thing you can be sure of when you walk into an audition room

is the work that you have put into the script and the character.

If you have done your homework, including research and script

breakdown, then that will give you an edge because you have put

the information and knowledge in so that your Gut Instinct can

work its magic.

One of the most important keys to your acting audition success

is your GUT INSTINCT.

Your gut instinct comes from a place of KNOWING.

I recall this one time I had an acting audition and I had done

all my homework on the character and the script and the casting

agent wasn’t happy with my choice and wanted me to change what I

was doing. Her suggestion went against everything I knew in my

gut, I spoke up about how I felt and then did it again in the

way I knew it to be in line with the character, against her

advice. You know what, I got the job and the director had said

to me I was the only one that gave him what he was looking for

in the audition. Casting agents are there to guide you but they

may not have a full understanding of the character because after

all that is the actors job. As long as you’re coming from a

place of KNOWING then I’d say its ok to question the casting

agent.

I just knew it in my body the feeling came as a sick kind of

feeling in my stomach like what I was hearing was wrong and

wasn’t going to work.

If you know you’ve done the work follow your GUT INSTINCT!

Risky? YES!

Does it pay? YES!

Don’t be afraid to follow what you believe to be true.

Stand your ground take a risk.

To Your Acting Success

Leanne Mauro