It’s no secret that many actors would love to heal their relationship with cold readings. And while this may seem like an impossible dream, the truth is that you can save your relationship by using the tools of your craft. With cold readings, your most important purpose is how not to get buried in the page and just read the lines. In digesting the material and making choices, time is of the essence.
How do you create a world around you and live moment to moment when you only have 10-15 minutes to peruse the scene? How do you make the best use of this time and avoid wearing your sides as a mask? Here are four steps you can take to improve your process, approach to, and relationship with cold readings.
1. Read everything on the page……and I mean everything. The crossed out stuff at the top of your sides, the crossed out stuff at the end of your sides, descriptions, whether it’s interior, exterior, daytime or nighttime. Many times, the crossed out items can provide essential clues about the circumstances, what came before, and character relationships. As you read everything on the page, you should also be asking yourself all of the “W” questions (Who am I? What are the circumstances? Where am I?
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