Day: December 21, 2023

Acting is lying. Hear me out.

We all lie everyday - we don't even realize it. Sometimes we lie consciously, other times we lie unconsciously. An acting coach would call the second one naturalistic, I believe.

But the greatest actors tap into the truth of that lie which they are attempting to tell; the truth that’s in the character.

If a character is inauthentic in writing or execution, there’s no chance of passing off what is outright fiction or embellishment, as real.

All movies are fantasy - to some degree or another, even those that claim to be ‘based on real events’ or ‘inspired by a true story’. Therefore, if all involved do not succeed in crafting a final product that fully deceives the audience, the piece in question will suffer heavily.