NYCastings - DirectSubmit » Movment https://www.nycastings.com Casting Tools for Casting Directors and On-Camera Talent Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:20:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 Body Language and Auditions: How to Book Before you Say a Single Line https://www.nycastings.com/body-language-and-auditions-how-to-book-before-you-say-a-single-line/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=body-language-and-auditions-how-to-book-before-you-say-a-single-line https://www.nycastings.com/body-language-and-auditions-how-to-book-before-you-say-a-single-line/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:38:38 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=16180 “Fie, fie upon her! There’s language in her eye, her cheek, her lip,  Nay, her foot speaks; her wanton spirits look out  At every joint and motive of her body.” — William Shakespeare There is of course no one who could put the facts about body language more artfully than the Bard. But one thing […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/body-language-and-auditions-how-to-book-before-you-say-a-single-line/feed/ 0 Let’s Talk Blocking: The Unspoken Part Of Creating A Scene – Literally https://www.nycastings.com/lets-talk-blocking-the-unspoken-part-of-creating-a-scene-literally/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-talk-blocking-the-unspoken-part-of-creating-a-scene-literally https://www.nycastings.com/lets-talk-blocking-the-unspoken-part-of-creating-a-scene-literally/#comments Tue, 29 May 2018 16:29:47 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=13645 “When I did plays in high school and college, I never remember memorizing my lines…Before I had blocking, it was just text on a page. Once it became embodied, it was much easier.” –Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”) As actors we talk so much. And so much of our talk is about talking. We talk about […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/lets-talk-blocking-the-unspoken-part-of-creating-a-scene-literally/feed/ 0 But Why Would I… How to Find Motive for Any Character https://www.nycastings.com/but-why-would-i-how-to-find-motive-for-any-character/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=but-why-would-i-how-to-find-motive-for-any-character https://www.nycastings.com/but-why-would-i-how-to-find-motive-for-any-character/#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:07:45 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=11004 “When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, ‘It’s in the script.’ If he says, ‘But what’s my motivation?, ‘ I say, ‘Your salary.’” –Alfred Hitchcock There are lots of old jokes about stupid actors. Much like blond jokes, these jokes are usually kind of stupid themselves. But one […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/but-why-would-i-how-to-find-motive-for-any-character/feed/ 0 Motion Capture Actors: Body Movement Tells the Story https://www.nycastings.com/motion-capture-actors-body-movement-tells-the-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=motion-capture-actors-body-movement-tells-the-story https://www.nycastings.com/motion-capture-actors-body-movement-tells-the-story/#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:22:00 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/wpblog/motion-capture-actors-body-movement-tells-the-story/ As actors, we learn that we must overcome any uncomfortable situations. As a matter of fact, sometimes feeling uncomfortable makes us do our job better. So what’s it like being a Motion Capture actor and putting on a skin tight bodysuit and having markers placed all over your body? Motion capture (aka MoCap) records the […]

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