Yesterday, I introduced you to the first three things you need to know about analyzing a script before your next audition. Today, I bring you four tidbits to add to your script analyzing arsenal.
1. Pack the nouns. A noun is a person, place or thing and a significant noun is just that: it’s significant to your character. These words can’t be blown over—they contain a deeper meaning related to your character. Through character work, analysis, and construction of your character’s backstory, work to identify them as important and give them significance. You must pack all the significant nouns your character encounters with information that’s personal to you (as the character). In other words, you must pack the significant nouns in the lines that you speak, as well as the lines that are spoken to you; your delivery and responses depend on it.
Once you’ve identified the significant nouns, you must decide how they make you feel. Ask yourself how does the noun applies to your character and the story. Always connect an emotion to your noun and dedicate yourself to truly connecting to that emotion.
After you’ve “packed” the noun with personal, heightened emotional
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