I am very curious about a Career in Acting. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What Acting actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into Acting. In my quest to learn more about a Career in Acting, I found this amazing page: https://www.lifepage.in/career/20160913-0001/Others/Acting/Career-in-Acting/english
Navneet Gairola's perspective!
Navneet Gairola has worked in Acting for 21 years & 10 months. Navneet Gairola has worked in Acting as Actor in Various Creative Assignments. In Navneet Gairola's own words, this is how Navneet Gairola got into Acting: "I have been doing theatre since 1995 as an actor and a theatre director. Attended many workshops organized by the prestigious National School of Drama in New Delhi and have interacted with the stalwarts of theatre like Dr Mohan Aagashe, Rajendre Gupta, Bapi Bose, Dinesh Thakur and Usha Ganguli to name a few. I have worked in the cinema in movies like Paan Sigh Tomar, Dam Laga Ke Haysha and Yara (under production). I have also done television like CID, Savdhan India, Apni to Pathshala (Doordarshan)."
Career Video on Acting
In a video, Navneet Gairola has talked about various aspects of a Career in Acting. Navneet Gairola started by explaining Acting as: "Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment, by an actor or an actress, who adopts a character in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode. Acting involves a broad range of skills, including a well-developed imagination, emotional facility, physical expressivity, vocal projection, clarity of speech and the ability to interpret drama." It was an amazing video with great information.
We all know that only 10% of what is taught in Acting is actually used in real life. The education section of the video clearly explained what is the 10% needed in Acting. Navneet Gairola touches upon these in the Education section of the Video:Deep ObservationGood ReaderBody LanguageDisciplinedAnyone aspiring for this Career needs to understand that Skill development is crucial for success.
Navneet Gairola then explains why these Skills are essential for a Career in Acting:Sensibility & EmotionsCommitmentConfidencePronunciation Of WordsCuriosity to Learn MoreIt is important to get an understanding of the Positives of this Career.
Navneet Gairola believes that the following are some of the Positives of a Career in Acting:HappinessReward & RecognitionLearn Different Shades Of LifeCelebrity Status
And, Navneet Gairola believes that one needs to prepare for following Challenges of a Career in Acting:Hectic ScheduleLess Time for FamilyUncertaintyStruggling Life
In the final section of the video Navneet Gairola talks about How a day goes in a Career in Acting. This video is by far the best video on a Career in Acting, that I have ever come across. To see the full Talk, one needs to install the LifePage Career Talks App. Here is a direct deep link of the Video: https://lifepage.app.link/20160913-0001
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