My 10 year old cousin wants to start acting, what are some good acting exercises we can do together to improve?

Question

I'm 17 and shes 10. I started acting in 8th grade I'm about to be a senior. I haven't acted in a while so I'm somewhat rusty.

My little cousin has showed interest in acting and I am overjoyed by this, but what are some exercises she and I can do together to improve our acting?

I will be double majoring in college, acting being one of my majors, so I need this too!

All advice for improvement is majorly appreciated! (:

Answer 1

"Read a play" with her. You may know that the activity of "reading a play" is different from reading a script. The actors (that's you and her) stand with playbooks (scripts) in hand and read the parts, making gestures and giving expression to the lines. Perhaps you have a playbook from one of your earlier plays to use. If not, there are many plays on line for children, She may be serious and want to do a more grown-up play. Even some of Shakespeare may appeal to her.



Here is a link to a two-person play:

http://plays.about.com/od/oneactplaysandscenes/a/cinemascene.htm



After reading for a few minutes, stop and critique the performances. Be sure to listen to what she has to say about your acting as well.

Answer 2

hitch hiker = place four chairs in two rows (two in the front and two in th e back like a car) everytime someone comes in the car they have to have a certain personality or mood as it progresses the next time someone comes in the car they all change to that persns mood all while pretending to drive or be in a car! for example if i start the game and i enter the driver's seat (top left) i will start with a sad emotion and then i will pic someone up and they will be happy so i have to act happy a s well and keep going untill the car is full and remember that they have t explain why they have that certain emtion (sad = cat died, failed a test) ( you have to go in order by driver seat then the seat beside it then the seat behind the driver then the last seat) when everyones in the cAR you have to do reverse and they leave one by one aas soon as the last person who entered leaves they continue the emotion of the personn behind the drivers seat and so on until the driver is the only one who is left (the driver stys in the car at all times) when the driver gets home they pretend to lock the car and walk out of the car :D

Answer 3

Good acting is attributed to (but not limited to):

. Good listening

. Good reacting

. Good reading

. Good relating

. Good Focus

. Good Energy

. Good line learning technique

. Good control/use of your mind, body and expressions

. Good projection

. Good direction and good with taking direction

. Good attitude

. Good assertiveness

. Good health and fitness

. Good imagination

. Good improvisation

. Good self esteem and self worth (not arrogant)

. Good drive and commitment

. Good eye and body language

. Good judgment

. Good risk taking (feeling the fear and doing it anyway)

. Good communication, interpersonal and networking skills.



All the best :)

Answer 4

i don't believe in exercises. find scipts to memorize and perform together.