The Game of Auditioning
The Game of Auditioning
 

The Universal Problem with Auditioning

 
 

Learn to hone your confidence during auditions!

Stop overthinking & surrender to what makes you unique!

Get to the root of your unique anxiety, and start booking!

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understanding the importance of Mindset!

In any field, an individual will always perform to their belief level, not their potential level. If you have not prepared yourself properly, your nerves, fears, doubts, indecision, fear of success or failure, anticipatory anxiety, etc., will threaten to swamp you. I believe this is the heart of the problem when it comes to auditioning. The scene will not live if your mindset is not right!

The elephant is strong enough to break away from the rope, but the irrational belief causes the elephant to stay bound, stuck, and powerless! THE BODY WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW THE MIND!

The Mindset of a Professional Auditioner

 
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YOUR MINDSET IS THE KEY TO BOOKING!

EVERYTHING comes down to your mindset and your mind space. Your body follows your mind, so when your nerves are pumped and your thoughts are scattered, your body reacts through those nerves and fear, and your delivery suffers, even though you rehearsed it perfectly!

You start forgetting lines, you’re not in the present moment with the reader - your preparation just left the room.

Making the Connection

I made this connection back when I practiced boxing and martial arts. I realized that it is the same for a fighter as it is for an actor, it all comes down to your performance mindset; sports psychology can be applied to actors psychology! The most important time in the whole process leading up to the fight is the walk from the locker room to the ring. If the fighter's mindset is not where it should be, those 3 months of training just went out the window. This is why MENTAL TOUGHNESS not only makes all the difference but is CRITICAL to the actor's success at the audition. Auditioning well is about the total preparation, not just the sides.

BY STUDYING THE GAME OF AUDITIONING, ACTORS LEARN HOW TO EMPOWER THEMSELVES AND RELIEVE THEIR FEARS OF AUDITIONING.

Let’s explore self-empowerment by assessing your mindset to directly address what is causing your shitty auditions - run by nerves. I welcome the opportunity to assist you in discovering what personal adjustments need to be made in your mindset and beliefs surrounding confidence to unlock kick-ass, powerful, and compelling auditions that will motivate casting directors to include you in their circle of trust!

Herman Chaves

 

Herman’s well rounded knowledge and extensive training credits his impactful coaching. His training includes a two year professional acting program with Maggie Flannigan, training with Karen Porter White, the only person authorized by Mr. Michael Shurtleff to teach his methods based on his book, “AUDITION,” and training directly with casting director Margaret Burns over the last 11 years. Through the years, Herman has gathered information on all sides of the acting world, including producing and writing an award winning short film.