Acting : Tips to Keep from Overacting by Maurice Vaughan

Maurice Vaughan

Tips to Keep from Overacting

I’ve seen some movies where actors overacted. The overacting took me out of the movies. What are some tips actors can use to keep from overacting?

Suzanne Bronson

Sometimes I think it's the writing that's the problem Maurice Vaughan

Maurice Vaughan

I think so too, Suzanne Bronson. Maybe the writer tried too hard to show an emotional moment. I like to do a Visualize Rewrite. It's where I go through a script, visualizing the action and dialogue in scenes. I catch potential overacting moments that way.

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