I love your channel and website, I find them very helpful and informative! I do have a question though: do you have any advice for neuroatypical actors? I have inattentive ADHD (formerly known as ADD), and one of my biggest challenges during practice is staying focused on the character and story without my mind starting to wander mid-scene, especially now that I'm forced to work mainly by myself because of COVID. I mean there are some benefits to my ADHD like a very active inner life and imagination and creativity, but I was wondering if you had any suggestions as to what I can do to help my acting as someone with ADHD/ADD. (or is my career doomed forever?)
Hi Gina, thanks for loving the channel, and NO! Your career is not doomed forever, and I think I can help you develop your skills. But do realize that I can't give you a quick fix. SHORT ANSWER: look at my course 'The Actor's Way'. LONG ANSWER: Neurodiverse actors are exactly why my training evolved into Neuro Acting - you guys are wildly creative! - like one of my students with Asperger's who had us in tears with her monologue. It's because of her that I created Neuro Acting that EXPANDS focus, attention, compassion, social skills and the ability to put all your attention on the OTHER actor. That's how you stay in the scene. You're not alone Gina - most young actors are in the same boat as you. But take a look at 'The Actor's Way' on the website. PS If you're working mainly by yourself, there's ways around that too!
The ideas keep coming! If you say that your mind is "starting to wander mid-scene" - and believe me Gina, all actors have that problem - that's the value of scoring a scene, which you would learn in lesson 9 on the course. Briefly: a scene is a bunch of moments, like a conversation - it's not just one long 10-minute marathon. So in an acting score, every 5-10 seconds or so, you give your mind something new to get from the other person, and you have to watch that other person intently to see if you're getting it. And if you're a smart actor, you make it hard on yourself! But if you create that score, it will give you the structure to stay in the scene. Hope this helps. Break a leg Gina and hang in there.
Well, next bit is an interactive workshop on 'The Actor's Way' course about how to make those Neuro Gestures come alive. Dr. Neuro was there just to blind you with the science!
I love your channel and website, I find them very helpful and informative! I do have a question though: do you have any advice for neuroatypical actors? I have inattentive ADHD (formerly known as ADD), and one of my biggest challenges during practice is staying focused on the character and story without my mind starting to wander mid-scene, especially now that I'm forced to work mainly by myself because of COVID. I mean there are some benefits to my ADHD like a very active inner life and imagination and creativity, but I was wondering if you had any suggestions as to what I can do to help my acting as someone with ADHD/ADD. (or is my career doomed forever?)
Hi Gina, thanks for loving the channel, and NO! Your career is not doomed forever, and I think I can help you develop your skills. But do realize that I can't give you a quick fix. SHORT ANSWER: look at my course 'The Actor's Way'. LONG ANSWER: Neurodiverse actors are exactly why my training evolved into Neuro Acting - you guys are wildly creative! - like one of my students with Asperger's who had us in tears with her monologue. It's because of her that I created Neuro Acting that EXPANDS focus, attention, compassion, social skills and the ability to put all your attention on the OTHER actor. That's how you stay in the scene. You're not alone Gina - most young actors are in the same boat as you. But take a look at 'The Actor's Way' on the website. PS If you're working mainly by yourself, there's ways around that too!
The ideas keep coming! If you say that your mind is "starting to wander mid-scene" - and believe me Gina, all actors have that problem - that's the value of scoring a scene, which you would learn in lesson 9 on the course. Briefly: a scene is a bunch of moments, like a conversation - it's not just one long 10-minute marathon. So in an acting score, every 5-10 seconds or so, you give your mind something new to get from the other person, and you have to watch that other person intently to see if you're getting it. And if you're a smart actor, you make it hard on yourself! But if you create that score, it will give you the structure to stay in the scene. Hope this helps. Break a leg Gina and hang in there.
@@NeuroActing thank you so much! this was really helpful!
To next bit - wheres the link to continue? hot damn boah
Well, next bit is an interactive workshop on 'The Actor's Way' course about how to make those Neuro Gestures come alive. Dr. Neuro was there just to blind you with the science!