The Very Important Acting Audition

Helene Goldnadel, the owner of International Creative Artists, the post-secondary acting school licensed in CA, answers some questions about the auditioning process. Jean Charles Du Maurier, the French columnist is conducting the interview.

(PRWEB) August 27, 2005 -- JEAN-CHARLES DU MAURIER: Helene Goldnadel is with us today. I understand that you know the acting industry and have worked within all the different aspects of it. You were an agent in New York for quite a few years and were franchised by SAG and AFTRA. You are now in the development part of the business, since you own the prestigious acting school: "International Creative Artists" located in the State Of California on the West Coast. So you went from being an agent to being a school owner and you also produce?

HELENE GOLDNADEL:

Yes indeed, Jean Charles. We recently did a pilot and I will start working on a full lenghth feature film beginning of next year. It's an independent type of film. What's great is that the casting is made easy by the incredible ressource that International Creative Artists is as far as the best trained actors one can get.

JEAN-CHARLES DU MAURIER:

Do your graduates have to audition for parts?

HELENE GOLDNADEL:

Some do, and some don't. What I mean is that sometimes we have a graduate and he/she is exactly whom I just know will be perfect for a part because the teachers evaluation and mine spell out their name for that character. And other times, I feel somebody is really great, but I need to audition them just to make sure they are perfect to be that character.

JEAN-CHARLES DU MAURIER:

Aside from being a trained actor, what do you think is important for a actor participating in a audition to prepare.

HELENE GOLDNADEL:

You do research! You don't only memorize the part. You figure out who that character is. You hang around places they would go to, meet people they would see on every day basis. As an example, if you're gonna be an attorney, go sit in court! Take on he job they do and work there for a week or two if it demands less skills. Find out what makes your character tick. Is there anything they love to do? Hate to do? Do they have any special skills which are part of the story line and are used in ACT II that the actor needs to master? It's all about working towards it in any and all possible way shape or form. Then go to you coach, one of our teachers or myself here, and run the lines, run the lines oh, and also... Run the lines.

JEAN-CHARLES DU MAURIER:

So successful acting and obtaining those jobs out ther is about preparation and skills?

HELENE GOLDNADEL:

And about your guts, FEELING the role. Becoming the character is extremely important. BEING the character verses acting the part. The business of acting is the business of non-acting.

JEAN-CHARLES DU MAURIER:

Thank you so much Helene.

HELENE GOLDNADEL:

Thank you for having me Jean-Charles.

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