Parts-of-the-body language Techniques > Using Body Language > Parts-of-the-body language You can send signals with individual parts of the body as well as in concert. Here's details of the contributions of each part of the body. Head We look a lot at the other person's head, which is used to send many signals to us. Arms We often talk with our arms, windmilling as we describe with arms and hands what we are saying. Torso The torso, though often ignored, contains the main mass of the body and can give important signals. Legs The legs often betray body language when the person is trying to control their body (and often forget the lower half). See also Using Body Language
Lighter Sesame Chicken Lighter Sesame Chicken satisfies my craving for Chinese take-out, without all the calories that usually come along with it. Well hello there, how was your weekend? :) Besides meeting some friends for an impromptu wild Friday night out (oy,) finally watching The Vow on Saturday afternoon (omg what a horribly sad movie, right?!) The past couple of weeks have been kind of stressful, what with deadlines, projects, presentations, and visualizing a happy ending to a large foodie event I’m involved in a few weeks down the road (details to come,) so I welcomed the chance to zone out and recharge the batts, if you will. As Luca Spaghetti said in the film Eat, Pray, Love (which I also watched this weekend): “Americans. Uhhh, touche, Signor Spaghetti. Enough of zee whining though, I got another Take-Out Fake-Out recipe for ya’ today! It’s a fact that Sesame Chicken is my all-time favorite Chinese dish. It was…everything you imagine it to be. Oh, right, you probably need to see the recipe first…
When it drops | helping you keep track of the newest releases Method Acting Stanislavsky: System, Reincarnation, Resurrection... Century Ago... On June 22, 1897, at the Moscow restaurant Slavyansky Bazaar, Konstantin Stanislavsky and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko began a marathon 18-hour talk that led directly to the organization of a new kind of theater... 2007 google.com/group/acting2 system 101Stanislavky was an actor who became a director. Method2002: From Inside OutBooks List: Method Acting: Click to View or Add Links. "I (have) said that we cannot directly command our feeling, but that we can entice, provoke and coax them by certain indirect means. Movement is only an expression of inner, emotional movement. The id will not stand for a delay in gratification. The superego is sub-dividable into two parts: conscience and ego ideal. Acting Techniques: "Freud eventually abandoned hypnosis as a clinical technique, both because of its fallibility and because he found that patients could recover and comprehend crucial memories while conscious. "...
MBTI Personality Type - MBTI Basics The purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) personality inventory is to make the theory of psychological types described by C. G. Jung understandable and useful in people's lives. The essence of the theory is that much seemingly random variation in the behavior is actually quite orderly and consistent, being due to basic differences in the ways individuals prefer to use their perception and judgment. "Perception involves all the ways of becoming aware of things, people, happenings, or ideas. In developing the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator [instrument], the aim of Isabel Briggs Myers, and her mother, Katharine Briggs, was to make the insights of type theory accessible to individuals and groups. The identification of basic preferences of each of the four dichotomies specified or implicit in Jung's theory. The identification and description of the 16 distinctive personality types that result from the interactions among the preferences."
Crying on Cue By Doug Warhit | Posted Sept. 24, 2009, 1:02 p.m. Think of an event in your life when you suffered a loss or experienced some sadness. Were you saying to yourself, "Gee, I hope I can cry when I'm supposed to" or "Thank God I'm really crying!"? "But what do I do if I'm immersed in the character's given circumstances, have a strong moment before, objectives I ache to achieve, and obstacles driving me up the wall, and I still can't cry?" 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. One more point to remember: How you cry is as important as whether you cry. Bottom line: If your primary reason for crying is because "the script says I'm supposed to," your focus is in the wrong place. Doug Warhit has been teaching on-camera cold reading and scene study in Los Angeles for the last 20 years.
Abandoned Island in the Middle of NYC How to Crying on Cue: Part I "It is required of me to break down whilst reading a monologue, and I am struggling with this proposal. If you could send me some tips on crying, I would appreciate it. Kind regards, Miss Tara" "Breaking down" does not necessarily mean crying. Let the lower lip quiver. The problem with crying is that the character has to cry but not the actor. Use your most reliable coach (the mirror) and look at yourself crying. Try to stiffen the muscles in your eyes, open the eyes a bit wider and resist all temptation to blink. On camera, the old-time tears were caused by an onion. Read a marvelous short poem by Gerald Manley Hopkins "Spring and Fall: To a Young Child." By ActorTips Coach Janus
Food Success in Hollywood - How to get Representation By Bruce Edwin I recently read an advertisement for a workshop, in which an industry insider would reveal answers to supposed big secrets, to those pursuing the entertainment industry to help them succeed. They were charging around a hundred bucks for this lecture. The following answers to those questions are published here for free, as my gift to models, actors, and bands. How to choose the right agent or manager: This is quite a silly question, because it assumes that all are qualified to even have an agent. The right question is how do you get an agent or manager to begin with, and the answer is (1), to make yourself marketable, and (2), to cold call as many as possible and ask for an interview. If you have more than one rep, let them know about each other so there is no conflict, and check in with them all as often as they will let you, daily if they will allow. Also, it is crucial that you get along with your agent or manager. How to make yourself valuable to an agent or manager:
Homemade Pizza Recipe Making the Pizza Dough 1 Proof the yeast: Place the warm water in the large bowl of a heavy duty stand mixer. Sprinkle the yeast over the warm water and let it sit for 5 minutes until the yeast is dissolved. After 5 minutes stir if the yeast hasn't dissolved completely. 2 Make and knead the pizza dough: Using the mixing paddle attachment, mix in the flour, salt, sugar, and olive oil on low speed for a minute. Knead the pizza dough on low to medium speed using the dough hook until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. If you don't have a mixer, you can mix the ingredients together and knead them by hand. If the dough seems a little too wet, sprinkle it with a little more flour. 3 Put dough in warm place to rise: Spread a thin layer of olive oil over the inside of a large bowl. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place (75-85°F) until it doubles in size, at least 1 to 1 1/2 hours. You can let it sit for several hours if you want. Preparing the Pizzas
What is Talent? : Kate McKeon Talent is one of those things we talk about all the time, but very rarely define. How often do you refer to someone doing something incredible: Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Michael Phelps, Dara Torres, Usain Bolt as a Natural Talent? Since that often feels a bit like a cop-out, let’s dive in to the science of Talent. What is Talent? One word. Myelin. That white stuff that wraps your nerve fibers and keeps the electric impulses from slipping into the ether. Firing on all cylindersWhat produces talent is constant firing of the right neural pathways. Sure. A little bit of sporadic effort produces next to nothing as a result. A lot of effort sporadically spent produces ocassional short-lived improvement. A lot of effort expended regularly in any direction produces results in that direction. A lot of effort expended regularly and in the direction of the goal gains exponential results. In this case 1 + 1 = 5000 But what about these Natural Talents? That’s why Einstein’s brain had all that “white stuff.”
Make Your Own Burger Buns Who doesn’t like a good burger? When it comes to burgers there are endless options to please everyone’s tastebuds….from traditional meat burgers to bean burgers…it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t like a burger. When it comes to making burgers, I (Mary) always try to find good bakery buns. Light Brioche Burger Buns (Smitten Kitchen) Makes 8 4 to 5-inch burger buns Ingredients 3 tablespoons warm milk2 teaspoons active dry yeast2 1/2 tablespoons sugar2 large eggs3 cups bread flour1/3 cup all-purpose flour1 1/2 teaspoons salt2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softenedSesame seeds (optional) Directions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. *Note: If you do not have a dough scraper, it is necessary. water, milk, sugar & yeast Flours & Salt Beaten Egg Form Dough into Ball and begin to Knead. After Kneading place in bowl to rise. Dough doubled in size Rolled dough balls on baking sheet the balls of dough after 2 hours The finished products: You really have to try these homemade burger buns.