Struggles of ‘Being an Actor’
In which field there are no struggles? Without any struggle,
there won’t be any kind of adventure during your work life. Have you ever
wondered about the people you see on-screen, about what kind of struggles they
have to face off-screen. No, I am not talking about the struggles of ‘becoming
an actor’, but the struggles of ‘being an actor’. As far as I have experienced
there is one very common kind of struggle which an actor faces is ‘faking emotions' in front of the camera. This is a very vital part for an actor, as through your acting you make
the audience believe in the story. For an actor to ‘fake’ emotions, such as
crying it’s a very challenging part surely. If an actor is crying the motive is
to make the audience to do so as well. Sometimes an actor also faces problems
in delivering a particular kind of emotion during the shoot, because of several
kinds of reason. If we consider an actor’s personal life, getting into details,
for example, if an actor’s mood isn’t very good, but he has to portray the
character of a jolly person, he/she will have to learn
how to overcome this. We can plan the shooting script accordingly what the
director wants, but we can never plan the actor’s mood regarding his/her
personal’s life. Hence overcoming those
kinds of problems is one very important thing which an actor has to learn for
sure, so that his ‘fake’ emotions would look ‘real’ on-screen. Anyways, these
are very basic kinds of example, which are also understood by almost all of
you. The other kind of struggle which an actor faces is the ‘diction’ problem.
If our actor is a Muslim, but have to portray the character of a South-Indian,
you all might imagine how challenging it might be for him/her to get into the
character. It’s also very important for an actor to know how to divide both
his/her personal and professional life, like if he/she would be uncomfortable
with his/her co-star, that as well will also have to overcome. One more very
common fear which an actor has is the ‘fear of failure’. This might distract
the actor’s concentration while working as if he/she will see the final cut of
the film there might be a thought that a particular part could have been much
better, or there might be another competitor out there who could have performed
that particular scene in a much better way.
The film is somewhere also dependent on an actor; as if
he/she will not be able to connect with the audience then it will make the film
look flat. This is just a synopsis of the struggles ‘being an actor’, but there
are also many more in the list. An actor has to be focused, bold, strong,
moody, active and most importantly prepared during the shoot. Being an actor is
not very easy. Facing millions of public is actually a job which makes also all
of us consciousness. But yes, at the end of the day it’s worth struggling so
much as you are loved by those public who watches you, and sometimes you also become
an inspiration to them.
