Acting: Face to Face by Sudol John

Author:Sudol, John
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-06-23T16:00:00+00:00

Your Face

Based on how your face is structured, people who view you might think you’re feeling something that you’re not. That is the seventh distortion.

“I’m not mad, sad, upset, or worried. I’m listening.” Have you ever had to say that to someone?

Out of all the ways we can possibly distort the expression of what we feel, your face may have the greatest impact of them all. Have you ever thought about what your face is saying to others when you’re just thinking or listening? Most haven’t.

If you’ve ever had to speak in front of a group of people and you look out at those in the crowd, you’ve likely witnessed a sea of faces that look bored, who you think dislike you or are feeling sorry for you, or are unexplainably very enthusiastic. It’s a very strange feeling.

Hundreds of actors have come to my studio unaware that how they were seeing themselves was not the same way casting was seeing them, either by looking at their headshot or in person. How often have you thought someone was a snob or stuck up, then when you get to know them saw that what you originally thought was the furthest from the truth? How could we be so misunderstood?

Facial structure, emotional protection, long term history of an emotion or the lingering of a present emotion can alter or contribute to the appearance of your face. These alterations are chiefly responsible for the misinterpretation or distortion of your facial communication.

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