How Actors To Welcome 2017 | Kick Out 2016

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1. Create your own personal SWOT analysis. Take acting as a classic business and use it to assess your performance in a non-critical way. SWOT is a tool that captures your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The goal is not to focus on the areas you have the greatest opportunity for improvement but to create a holistic view of where you are, what you have to offer, where you can improve, and how you can capitalize on them all. 2. Identify your “bright spots” in the previous year and build on it. Because we are our worst critics, we must train our minds to not focus only on the bad, the failures, and what didn’t work. Instead, look for the things that did work, understand why they worked well and build from it. These are our “bright spots” (the signs that things are working). They help us approach our career with a positive mindset. The thing we focus on the most is the thing we will always identify with. Choose to build on a positive platform. 3. Develop a growth "net-work" circle. Success cannot happen alone. You will need people to support, encourage and challenge you while holding you accountable. Choose your circle wisely, and utilize them to help you grow successfully. 4. Craft a 7-30-60-365 day plan for the new year. Crafting a plan in "blocks of time" that represent milestones is easier to organize, and it makes the process easier to digest, complete — and it’s less intimidating. This also helps you to focus better on what’s important and know how to structure and manage your resources and time. 5. Don’t be afraid to be flexible and of changes. No plan is perfect. So, you must be agile and willing to adjust when the desired outcome is not being manifested. Being rigid can cause you to break; whereas, being flexible, you can bend and move more freely. Don’t get caught up in pride and be afraid of failure. Remember to look for the “bright spots” and build from them while you reset and recalibrate for stronger execution. Remember life is a dynamic flow of events, and everything may not work out the way you desire. It’s how you command the moment and choose to move forward that govern your outcome. If you can master these five tips, you will be well on your way to having a more effective acting future and career.

Shape Top Body By 1 Exercise 4 Minutes A Day For 1 Month

Bollywood Star Actor Hrithik Roshan In a 'Plank Workout' With His Mother, Pinky

Do You have A Poor Body  And A Sick Look?

Poor Confidence?

Apprehensive Of Audition Rejections?

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Before I reveal the secret and the importance of “Plank Exercises” for an actor, the truth of the matter is that in order to have a perfectly sculpted body, you need to get your food intake under control and exercise.

Spend more calories than you take in every single day. 

But one exercise stands out from the rest

"The Humble Plank"

What is a Plank Exercise?

Look the position, in the picture,  below

Simple planking pose

A Plank Exercise Pose

• Planking (Keeping your body just like a straight wooden board) is a simple but effective body weight exercise. Holding the body (light as a feather) stiff as a board develops strength primarily in the core—the muscles that connect the upper and lower body—as well as the shoulders, arms, and glutes.
• You've probably may or may not have seen people doing this exercise and don't think too much of it. Too simple? Well, don't underestimate the power of the plank.
• The plank exercise is one of the most effective out there because it strengthens both the shoulders and the abdominal region, as well as the legs.
• Planks are also useful for helping burn off stubborn belly fat. Planking builds your core muscles, and muscles burn even more calories. This extra burn makes it easier to lose weight.
• Planking is also wonderful because it is low impact. You're very unlikely to hurt yourself and you won't end up straining any of your muscles, joints, or ligaments.
• But four minutes of planking must be pretty hard, right? Well, the fortunate thing is that we build our way up to it. The plank challenge adds just a few seconds most days.
• You start at 20 seconds a day, move up to 30, 40, then 45 and so on. This allows your body to get used to the exercise and helps you get better at it. The longer you caPlanking (no, not that bizarre craze) is a simple but effective bodyweight exercise. Holding the body (light as a feather) stiff as a board develops strength primarily in the core—the muscles that connect the upper and lower body—as well as the shoulders, arms, and glutes.
• This static exercise—meaning the body stays in one position for the entirety of the move—requires no equipment and can be performed just about anywhere (well, use your judgment). Find out how to perfect your plank and fix some of the most common planking mistakes with this guide.

Standard Plank Exercise

1.Plant the hands directly under the shoulders (slightly wider than shoulder-width apart) like you’re about to do a push-up.
2.Ground the toes into the floor and squeeze the glutes to stabilize the body. Your legs should be working on the move too; careful not to lock or extra-stretch your knees.
3.Neutralize the neck and spine by looking at a spot on the floor about a foot beyond the hands. Your head should be in line with your back.
4.Hold the position for 20 seconds. As you get more comfortable with the move, hold your plank for as long as possible without compromising form or breath.

What's The challenge?
There is no challenge. Planking is very simple.

The Other Simple Positions For A Great Body

You can begin with a single position for a month, later exercising with other positions which are mentioned in the links mentioned at the end of this post
Your body will start developing within a month. However, to have a great and truly well-shaped body, continue with changing  and repeating last 2 positions as shown below:

Here is your daily work out Plank Exercise Plan

This static exercise—meaning the body stays in one position for the entirety of the move—requires no equipment and can be performed just about anywhere (well, use your judgment). There are different positions of plank exercises. Find out what is convenient to you how to perfect your plank. But in opinion, you start with the standard one explained above for a month and then decide on practicing other positions.
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More Plank Exercises 1
More Plank Exercises 2

Learn From 12 Years Struggle Of Now A Star Nawazuddin Siddiqui

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Bollywood Star Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Frequently asked questions by aspiring actors who are just dreamers, ignorant, with false self-image, fooled by friends and social media they can be stars, poorly educated, average or poor body and unaware of realities, finances and years required

1. I want to be an actor
2. I want to be Shah Rukh Khan or Salman Khan
3. I want to be an actor in TV serials
4. Help me to be an actor
5. Hi, make me an actor
6. Though I have no experience, I can be a good actor. Give me a role in your film
7. I'm from a middle-class/poor family and want to be an actor
8. My passion is to be an actor. Help
9. I want to be an actor. Please contact me at 8498225249
10. How soon can I be an actor

If You Want To Be An Actor, Learn Realities And Be Ready For A Long Battle

It has taken him 12 years to understand the game called Bollywood. After bagging the Special Jury Award for his work in films like 'Kahaani', 'Gangs of Wasseypur', 'Talaash' and 'Dekh Indian Circus', Nawazuddin Siddiqui is nonchalant. He couldn't do TV and therefore, took to films, he tells us. There too things have been far from easy.

Based On Press Interviews

Question:
From a village in UP to Bollywood. What’s your story?

“I belong to a family of farmers. We are based in this village called B-U-D-H-A-N-A, in district Muzaffarnagar of Uttar Pradesh. There wasn’t much scope for education there. But somehow my siblings (7 brothers and 2 sisters) and I managed to study. In my village, only three things work- gehu (wheat), ganna (sugarcane) aur gun. The fear this gun culture instilled made us move out from our village.
It was much later that I started taking interest in theater. After completing my studies, I took up jobs like that of a chief chemist in Baroda. Then I joined a theater group in Delhi. Since there is no money in the theater I had to take up a job as a watchman. All these things happened simultaneously. Then I enrolled myself in the National School of Drama (NSD), passing out in 1996. I worked in Delhi for four years before finally moving to Mumbai in 2000.
I thought of starting out with bit roles in TV serials.  Tab toh gore gore actors ka trend tha. I had a six feet tall body builder friend. He landed himself the role of a beggar in a serial. When I saw him do that, I realized television is not for me. Then, I thought of trying my luck in films"

How did Mumbai treat you?

"Delhi had drained me financially. In the beginning, I felt it would be easy to get work here. But that didn’t happen. For 4-5 years I did a lot of small roles, crowd scenes. Around this time cinema was taking a turn for the better. Directors like Anurag Kashyap were making films like Black Friday. Slowly I started getting work. In the past 3-4 years, I’ve done some 9 films which have me in important, central characters.
So many times I felt I was wasting my time because things were just not working out. But I couldn’t even go back. What would I do there? Spent all my life acting and I don’t know any other work. Also, I was afraid my friends would tease me. Arrey hero banne gaya tha, wapas laut aaya (He had gone to become an actor and has returned with nothing)
Rejections
There were times when I was locked for the role but was then called and told it’s
not happening. Many rejections happened. Rejection had become a friend. After a point, it stopped affecting me. It became just another thing after I went through emotions of shock, anger, frustration every time, in that order for many years.

Change of fortune
After doing theater for over seven years, I was broke. By that time, I had fallen in love with acting and I couldn’t leave it. I thought if I have to die of hunger, I might as well do so in Mumbai. I had no hope of landing any film role in Mumbai, but I felt I had nothing to lose. I tried my luck in television, but our daily soaps were so glossy that I didn’t fit in. I did a few walk-on shots in a few films — I had a 40-second role in Sarfarosh, minuscule footage in Shool and Munnabhai MBBS. I did a few advertisements where I was part of the crowd, but I used to turn my face away from the camera.

Kuchh saal pehle, I was looked down upon as a rejected actor. But then, Indian cinema changed. A lot of young directors started experimenting with films over the past three years. New actors also eventually found a foothold in the industry. Those who were not taken seriously before were being taken seriously. I got to enjoy the fruits of this change.
The I happen to meet Anurag Kashyap. Woh bahut saare actors ko hope dete hain, thodi hope unhone mujhe bhi de di (He gives hope to a lot of actors, he gave a bit of it to me too). He signed me for Black Friday and I felt that this would be my take-off. Unfortunately, the film got banned. My life changed in 2009 when indie cinema was coming into its own and my films Patang and Miss Lovely were screened in film festivals across the world. Then Peepli Live, New York and Kahaani got me noticed.”

Conclusion

Lessons From The Struggle Story

1. Meeting Requirements For A Good Actor- Good Body Plus Acting Techniques
2. Determination
3. Persistence
4. Ability To Struggle For Many Years
5. Ability To Withstand Financial Insecurity
6. Ability To Face Rejections And Disappointments

Can You Do It?

Sources
TOI
DNA India


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Why And How Actors To Set Goals In 2017 And Get Them

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What are your Goals, dreams, and deadlines for 2017

Frequently asked question by actors

How to set goals and achieve them?

Here is a solid plan to for actors to help set their 2017 career goals and how to fulfill:

1. Dream Big In 2017

2.  Set Goals

3. Take Action 

• The "rags to riches" stories about Bollywood and Hollywood stars are popular with the media, which results in thousands of daydreaming actors everywhere.  However, the expectation of overnight success is disastrous and is no way to approach an acting career.

• As with any career, actors must take control of their own destiny by setting goals and striving to accomplish them. Most overnight success stories don’t include any details about the hard work that successful artists put in before they hit it big.
• Truthfully, overnight success is a myth. It is the result of a series of accomplished goals that lead to new breakthroughs and, eventually for some, a life changing role.
• Acting is a difficult enough business for someone even who has planned a direction, let alone someone who doesn’t have a target in mind. Specific, attainable goals give an acting career structure and focus. This is important because of a cut throat competition among thousands of Bollywood and TV serial aspiring actors and the demands of acting work. This can leave actors with just running around aimlessly from pillar to post, or with nothing to do for months.

The scenario

As 2016 winds to an end and the new year begins, it is a good time to take stock of and reflect on the pros and cons of the past year.
As New Year kicks off, take an assessment and note the successful actions you created over the last year. Look at what did not work, what mistakes you made and what got in your way and prevented you from achieving your dreams. Be honest with yourself.

Why A Goal?
Having a goal for the new year in mind provides a consistent motivation and gives actors something to strive for, even when auditions aren’t coming in. There is always something that an actor can do to improve their chances of success.
The major ingredient of a proper goal is that you should be able to accomplish it. There should be an appropriate amount of challenge involved, but it shouldn’t be uncontrollable. Once you accomplish the goal you will reevaluate and set newer goals to make new advancements.

How To Set A Goal

1.
Be specific!
2
Not just that you want to be cast in a movie, television series or a theater show.
State what genres (Drama, Comedy, Horror etc) you want to be cast in.
3.
 What kind of roles you want to play!  Lead, 2nd lead, friend, villain, comedian, any role (just looking for a break) etc
4.  
Other specific activities like

• Networking
• Taking classes
• Attending acting workshops
• Bodybuilding objectives
• Researching on the internet
• In addition, actors must add all other productive activities that can be done during dry periods to increase their chances of success when the next opportunity arises.

A goal may be specific and possible, but actors won’t reach their goals if they don’t have a plan in place. Make a plan complete with a timeline, and checkpoints or “mini-goals” along the way. These steps should be things you can control and track rather than things that depend on the decisions of others (i.e. “getting cast” is not under your control).

Plan Of Action

1.
Break your goal for the year into quarterly, monthly, weekly and finally daily.
2.
Keep a diary and write down things to done on a daily basis. Check in the night what you have achieved and what not. Next day, start in a similar way.
3.
Review your progress on every Sunday evening for the week.  Start next week, month and quarter similarly.

Hold Yourself Accountable

Your goals are in place, and now it’s time to work toward them. One of the main reasons people fail to accomplish their goals is they do not hold themselves accountable for their efforts. Write your goals down and put them in a place where you will see them every day. A goal list on the fridge will give you a reminder every time you get a bite to eat.
Finally, a great way to hold yourself accountable is to share your goals with friends and family. Making goals public knowledge allows actors to discuss their goals and progress freely, and seek help if needed.
A little thought and planning can go a long way in an acting career, and make sure to involve your well-wishing friends and family in the process for support and guidance.

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Good But Rejected? 7 Steps To Speak Hindi Well | Download Apps

Bollywood star R Madhavan-took pains to learn a perfect Hindi

The frequently asked question by actors rejected in auditions or for a poor scene performance:
My spoken Hindi is bad. Can I improve it?
Yes! You CAN improve your spoken Hindi
7 Quick fix below

One of the least focused success factor by actors for a success in the audition and for scene performance is the ability to speak Hindi perfectly.

And this is common among many of us. We all come from the different socio-cultural background with different languages, speaking Hindi mingled with our local language accent and diction. This could be disastrous! The casting directors want a perfect spoken language as per the script and a character's profile (unless you are already a star).

Comments by casting directors on why they want to reject an actor for the role 

~ He has got a strong Malayalam accent.
~ She is Bengali but speaks with an impeccable Hindi.
~ He speaks with a broad/ heavy/ strong/ thick Bihari accent.
~ I thought I could detect a slight south Indian accent.
~ He spoke Hindi in heavily Punjabi accent.

What exactly do we mean by the above statements?

An accent is a peculiar style and rhythm of speaking a particular language; we also call it 'speech music'. Factors like mother tongue, socio-economic background and medium of education influence one's accent.
Which brings us to accent neutralization and learning spoken Hindi ? Urdu in a perfect accent required for selection. It means removing all traces of the mother tongue rhythm and adopting the needed native rhythm of Hindi in this case.

How an actor to develop an excellent Hindi / Urdu accent

7 Quick Fix

1. Get a CD of good Hindi language like speeches of speakers, Hindi teachers, Hindi news reader on TV
    Or record on your mobile voice recorder from TV, YouTube or other sources
    Or ask your friend who has a good Hindi vocabulary to read out Hindi newspaper articles. Record them on your mobile

2. Listen to this recorded tape 3 times carefully.
    Do not try to note down or memorize

3. Now, listen to only 1st sentence 3 times.

4. Then speak this ist sentence along with the recorded speaker LOUDLY 3 to 5 times

5. Then speak the same sentence loudly without following the recorded speaker and go on speaking till your pronunciation and other qualities matched with those of recorded expert speaker's speech

6. Follow the above with next recorded sentence repeatedly till you are perfect. This way, practice the entire speech

7. Go on practicing the above daily without fail. Remember, there is no short cut to get rid of a particular language accent

Note: You can practice the above by speaking along with news anchor on TV news channel. My recommendation is practicing with "Doordarshan" news reader

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However, remember

Prioritize the performance over the accent.

Don’t let the dialect becomes more important than your performance. Pay attention to the character’s social class, age, upbringing, objective, and obstacle. Sometimes actors are so focused on the accent that they are not bothered about the importance of being a character truthfully. Even they are not even listening to the reader who is speaking the lines of co-actor in the scene.

My Suggestion

Consider "Good Spoken Language Seriously 

The best option would be to join an acting coach who also a voice and language accent expert. This acting coach takes special language/accent development classes along with or without acting coaching courses.

Acting Wisdom: 11 Industry Laws To Be A Good Actor

How Can You Be A Good Actor And Enter Film | TV Industry 

"It is the ingredient I would look for in a prospective star. One need not have a conventionally good-looking face, but it has to have character. A face you would turn to look at a second time, one that doesn't get lost in the crowd! A classic case is Shah Rukh Khan, who does not conform to conventional good looks. Yet, his intensity and character stood out even when he was a television artiste"~Karan Johar (Producer Director Bollywood): The 10 commandments of acting

The Laws

I. You Shall Not Compromise

Too many actors accept and settle for being good when they have the potential to be great.

II. You Shall Not Lose Track of the Big Picture

Actors tend to fixate on short-term details, like finding a good agent and getting the perfect headshot. That’s fine, but the career path you choose will be determined by your long-term goals
.

III. You Shall Learn How to Network

Knowing how to meet and interact with industry professionals is an essential skill.

IV. You Shall Be Realistic

When you’re just starting out and you don’t have many credits of roles in films, TV serials or commercial ads , don’t  dream and ask  for the lead roles. There’s nothing wrong with aiming high, but you can’t lose yourself in the clouds.

V. You Shall Learn to Shut Up

Actors spend way too much time talking about themselves and expressing their opinion on others  without being asked. Try keeping quiet every now and then, especially when you’re talking to people in the industry. Be a good listener. Who knows? You might actually learn something.

VI. You Shall Question the Source

Don’t believe everything you hear. You know the actor who met in the audition room who’s half as talented as you but claims he got the role with Deepika Padukone in a feature film.  Or a pseudo-producer / director who offers you a role with security money. They are lying.

VII. You Shall Learn to Say No

You don’t have to jump on every opportunity that comes your way. Ask this question to yourself “will it be good for my future or present?”.

VIII. You Shall Take Chances

You took a huge risk when you decided to become an actor. So why not keep that daredevil spirit alive as you pursue your career?

IX. You Shall Be Mentally Strong And Healthy

Accept Rejections. They aren't personal.  Perhaps they wanted just another person. Your ego doesn’t control your life. Others do not have the power to crush your dreams. Only you can do that.

X. You Shall Wait

Never give up come what may. Success for an actor is a long struggle. Be patient. Make arrangements for a long journey.

XI. You Shall Have Financial Resources

It's a long uneven road with pot holes of financial instability on the way. You must have reasonable finances to keep you going
Based on source

The Expert Opinion On An Actor And A Character

Excellence in acting: The actor and Character 

This post has a bit higher level, a psychological platform and is for those who want to achieve a true excellence in the acting craft. If you have any questions, please Email me~Author

1. Unlike a common person, you’re always trying to move yourself to some level—otherwise, why would you choose acting? Why would you choose to spend your days transforming into other lives (playing different characters)? 

2. There must be something about yourself that you’re not quite comfortable with. A weird life goal? Some absurd dream? Lack of money in achieving your goal? Love?

3. You must empty yourself. Turn yourself into a blank, a clean slate. Allowing yourself to escape will connect you with that troubled character you have created from the script. Perhaps, entering into another life gives you some hidden pleasure.

4. Acting is being one step away from an addiction of some kind. Like drug addiction, alcohol, sex or work.

5. As actors, we all battle with our own evil self inside and we all use our own way of whatever it is to numb the pain of not being a normal human being in some way. 

6. What happens is the audience expects a character’s set behavioral pattern (based on their life experiences) as the story moves rather than a "change" to show them who this character is. The question is should an actor show what an audience expects or an opposite and weird? In my opinion, "both" studying the script deeply. Starting from expected turning into unexpected may hold the audience with their jaw dropped and terrified. The question of “what unexpected will I do in such a situation?” probably can be a  creative answer. 

7. Imagine someone is asking you one after another question, and you answer them in the voice of the character.  As you speak, you are creating the scene, a story and also,  connecting with the character, developing and playing with character’s mannerisms, his/her voice, physicality. Over time, the character emerges. 

8. To play the character, you have to fall in love with them. You have to sympathize, have a complete understanding and a deep concern for their personal life-story in the script. 

9. Again all this is a game of your imagination, the power of dreaming. After all, it's you as an actor who is creating the character.

10. The options once created could be discussed with the director.

11.  Final Opinion

To be a good actor, you have to be very smart. But to be a great actor, you also have to have a streak of, 'I'm an idiot, a complete lunatic'.
The journey as an actor is always fractured, never smooth. There are interim periods, experiencing a lull in work. There will be times when you could be “totally broke,” sitting at home, and thinking I’m never, ever going to make it as an actor. But regular training, preparedness, strong determination and a readiness of “come what may” attitude will get you to where you wanted to be. To be in demand with Hollywood or Bollywood’s top filmmakers. 
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