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Summary: Ask questions about your character to bring to light motivations and concerns below the surface. Learn to act in character by asking questions from a performer in this free acting video.
Tracy Goodwin has a master’s in corporate communication and 10 years experience in professional speaking. Recipient of numerous public speaking awards and is a college professor of...read more
"Alright, I'm going to break the categories down specifically in just a moment, but I'm going to give you a set of blanket questions that you probably want to write down, because these are the things that we're going to want to consider as we're developing this character. The first one is: "Who am I?" We're going to answer that question. The next question is: "Where am I?" We're going to answer that question. "When am I there?" We're going to answer that question. "What am I doing?" Obviously, you're doing something, we're going to answer that question. And, "Why am I doing it?" So, basically, you can think of it in terms of the who, the what, the where, the when and the why. We're going to answer all those questions to develop our character. Now, let's break it down specifically in categories."
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