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Day 103 - Friday 26th June 2020

Location: London, UK

COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak


Lockdown

Learning Lines part 2

The way in which the industry works is that there is often a very tight turn around between being asked in for an audition and the audition itself.

I've had commercials castings take place hours after a call from my agent!

This can be tricky then when it comes to learning lines.  There are varying opinions about whether you should be off book for an audition - some casting directors and directors want it and some don't.

The troubles arise when you have to learn something really fast.  If you go into an audition having tried to learn it, there is a chance that all you'll be thinking about are the lines rather than the performance.  Thorough preparation is of course key "Fail to prepare and prepare to fail" so goes the saying.

I've lost count of the number times I've been running lines to myself on the tube and realise from some curious glances that I have clearly been making some slightly odd faces... I also often say them outloud when walking along as I find this a great way to really get the lines into your body - but again I probably come off as the local odd-ball.

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