What Micheal Cane Taught Me

1 - Once you are in front of the camera, no one exists

It's important to ignore the camera's and the crew, because they could make you lose focus. When doing a scene on stage, the only people on stage are the people who are needed in the scene. However when doing film and TV acting there are a whole crew of people around you, so it is important to ignore them. When acting for Film and TV you can only focus on the other actors in the scene. I will use this in my Film and TV acting, to help me stay focused on the scene, and focus on the other actors rather than on the camera crew.

2- Don't change eyes or Blink

When don't an extreme close up the focus is on your eyes. So it's very important to keep your eyes as still as possible. When you look into the other actors eyes, pick one eye and focus on it, don't switch between the eyes as this will weaken your acting. Also try not to blink as much. When doing an extreme close up, you can use blinking to your advantage. However, if you blink a lot it can weaken your performance. I will use this when doing my Film and TV Acting because it will make my performance stronger.

3- Listen and Re-Act

A big part of acting is Re-Acting, responding to what the other person is saying. Think about  your other acting is saying to you, and how would your character re-act to it. Use your voice, body and face when re-acting.

4 - When doing an Extreme close up only do little movements

When doing an extreme close up the camera is only focusing on your face and nothing else. This means the when you make the smallest movements the camera will pick up on it. So when I am doing an extreme close up I need to remember that I only need to do small facial expressions to show my emotions and how I am feeling.

5 - Continuity

It very important as an actor to remember the action you are doing. For example if you are eating, make sure that you eat your food at certain point. So when the camera cuts to a different shot the continuity isn't messed up. I will use this in my Film and TV acting to make sure the shots are even. I will do this by picking certain words on my script and doing actions on them words.