"...get a Camcorder and practice in front of it. Do monologues, just talk and watch yourself talking. Do cold readings in front of your video camera. Watch yourself carefully and critically. Teach yourself. There is no better teacher in filmwork than you watching yourself on camera.
The best lessons I've ever had in camera work have come from watching tapes of my own work. Ouch, even that tiny little glance was too deliberate! It smacked of ACTING!!! Wow, that was interesting (didn't realize during the shoot that I had done anything. But that slight turn of the head WORKED. Why? It was not ACTED.) You and your camera are your best teachers. In Film." -- Ruth Kulerman, Actor Tips newsletter, 2/25/07.
The best lessons I've ever had in camera work have come from watching tapes of my own work. Ouch, even that tiny little glance was too deliberate! It smacked of ACTING!!! Wow, that was interesting (didn't realize during the shoot that I had done anything. But that slight turn of the head WORKED. Why? It was not ACTED.) You and your camera are your best teachers. In Film." -- Ruth Kulerman, Actor Tips newsletter, 2/25/07.
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