http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm Acting tips by Ed Hooks Fri, 19 Jun 2009 1:41:14 GMT http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm 1. Scenes begin in the middle, not the beginning. 2. A character should be "doing" something 100 percent of the time. 3. A character enters a scene for a reason, and he exits for a reason. 4. Thinking tends to lead to conclusions; emot Fri, 19 Jun 2009 1:41:14 GMT http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm#8 http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm "A character should be doing SOMETHING 100% of the time." Yeah. This is a nice tip. A perfect one for me since I am often told that I tend to be stiff when I act. Truly, acting for a role means taking in the whole personality of Fri, 19 Jun 2009 1:41:14 GMT http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm#9 http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm I found other tips also given by Ed hooks. They are really good. ***Audiences empathize with emotion. The key to good animation is in empathy. ***Comedy is drama heightened, oxygenated. ***An action pur Fri, 19 Jun 2009 1:41:14 GMT http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm#16 http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm Good stuff. These things seem simple but they are not that easy to take into action. I already know some of them myself yet, I often find myself unable to bring them out. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 1:41:14 GMT http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm#17 http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm Ed Hooks has alot of great tips. I tend to surf the net constantly for any quotes, and or tips he gives for acting. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 1:41:14 GMT http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm#116 http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm I've honestly never heard of him before. But thank you for the tips though. Maybe I should research his work a little more. I feel really dumb now knowing that I've never heard of him before, but you all have. :( Fri, 19 Jun 2009 1:41:14 GMT http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm#268 http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm Those are probably the greatest acting tips I've ever read. Well, those and the ones that my grandma gave me. I'll have to get her permission and post some on here for everyone to read. She has some really good ones. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 1:41:14 GMT http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm#345 http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm Great I hope she lets you. Any tips from a previous actor/actress would be absolutely helpful and knowledgeable. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 1:41:14 GMT http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm#349 http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm Great tips! I'd like to hear the tips from your grandma, that would be so awesome to hear from someone in a generation or two behind us. What a great idea. Keep up the good work. :) Fri, 19 Jun 2009 1:41:14 GMT http://www.acting.com/orca/topic/Acting-tips-by-Ed-Hooks.htm#419