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Get Out of Your Head. For Good. 

7/21/2014

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Everyone knows how to be a good actor right? Its easy. Just get out of your head. Go ahead, do it. I'll wait....Are you out of your head? Probably not. Because as simple as the concept is, actually doing it can be one of the most difficult things for humans to do, and impossible the more you TRY to do it. You are your thoughts, your behaviors reflect where your focus is. So the more you focus on being out of your head, the deeper you bury yourself in the thought of it, the more trapped you become in your thoughts. That is death for an actor. So hear are some ways to get out of your head:
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1. Dance I said, dance. 
Any kind of movement will do really but dancing just may be the most fun. Too many actors come in to my studio completely stiff from the neck down. Too many people end up glued to their chairs, keeping their instincts quiet. Moving around immediately ignites your instincts and allows you to feel. Emotions are awakened through heavy  workouts, long walks and dancing 

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2. Children and animals
They say never work with children or animals. They steal the show. Why? Because they are always instinctual. Never in their head or confined to societal norms. They have no filter. They are compelling to watch. So play with a kid, or pet some animals. Roll around on the floor with a dog for ten minutes or play superheroes with some kids. That sense of play that we all had as children is instinctual and vital for your acting.  

3. Meisner Technique acting classes
In order to get out of your head you must focus 100 percent on something outside of yourself. You must get your attention off yourself completely and leave yourself alone. Great acting can only happen when you completely allow everything going on in you to go on, never being aware of how you look, or how cool you are or how relaxed your forehead is. This is not easy. 
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Getting your attention off yourself is a muscle. A muscle that must be worked like your bicep or your gastrocnemius. You must actively train yourself to focus fully on something else. The quickest and most effective way to accomplish this is through Meisner Technique acting classes. Think of class as a gym for your instincts, working moment to moment, consistently working the muscle of getting your attention off yourself. Think about it. You would not expect your tushy to tighten up by sitting on the couch an thinking about it. Well neither will the muscle of getting your attention off yourself. Building a strong foundation in a technique you can rely on is the way to keep you out of your head and keep your focus where it needs to be, when there a million other places for your focus to go. 

Interested in trying out the technique? Summer promotion is on now: $250 tax included for a 4 week session. There is also a beginner class starting August 4th for $149. There really has never been a better time to learn a technique that can take you to the next level of your acting, no matter where you start from. Here's people are saying:
For more information or to book a free consultation with Robyn Kay please call us at 416.312.9188 or info@robynkaystudio.com
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