Are You Better Acting For Film Or For Theater?

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 8/23/07 at 1:31am

I, personally, am probably better off with film. I'm really fascinated by how much of film acting is purely in the eyes.

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 8/23/07 at 10:11am

Theatre, because that's what I'm trained in and where I want to be. However I do have subtle moments in my acting that can't really be seen onstage, but is picked up on film.

[Becky2]

Posted: 8/23/07 at 11:10am

I'm afraid I might be better with film, but I would love to be better on stage.

[One Song Glory]

Posted: 8/23/07 at 12:06pm

I could try both, but I'm better with theatre, my energy is more built for the stage.

[JoizeyActor]

Posted: 8/23/07 at 2:40pm

My features are all very pronounced, so my expressions are often large and good for theatre, where, if my face were on a 20 foot movie screen, it would probably frighten most movie-goers.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 7/6/08 at 5:09pm

Film definitely. I favor the more subtle, realistic style. Although stylized hyper-real acting is koo as well.

[dramagirl487]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 2:30pm

for me its weird. i don't get an ounce of stage fright when it comes to acting. I LOVE that feeling of being in front of people.

I realized that a lot of the facial expressions i do on stage might not be noticible unless i was doing film acting, so i decided to try it.

the second i got in front of a camera i stiffened. it was horrible, i was soo awkward and the acting looked awkward.

[Robos89]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 2:59pm

I've been told I'd be great for film, cause I can do very well at the subtle reactions and acting.

But I'm a performer, I love the high energy of being onstage and performing.

I'd say both.

[erineloise]

Posted: 7/11/08 at 10:26pm

I do best on stage. I've done quite a bit of film work, and while I enjoy it, I get criticized because "my eyes are too big" haha.

[Little-Lotte]

Posted: 7/16/08 at 10:47am

I've been trained/am training in acting for the stage. But I honestly think that if I would ever "make it" it would be in film, not the stage. I've been told that I need to be "bigger" onstage but it just feels a bit unnatural to me. I'm much more subtle than a stage actor should be which is a shame because I love the theatre but I also would love to do film too. Ideally I want to do both well! haha