After part 1, I hope those of you who were lost have found your path with your \u2018roadmap\u2019 that is the script at hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen I was younger, I wanted to complicate everything,\u201d Hopkins said. I don\u2019t know how many of you can relate to this but I sure can. Our mind usually focuses on making things as perfect as possible, and with that, comes complexity. Trying to pick out every detail of everything is good\u2026 It is excellent, it can be so beneficial in bringing a character to life\u2026 up to a point\u2026 Beyond that point? It gets complicated. That is usually when you are trying to get it perfect. It becomes an obsession, a not-so-good one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So! How do we avoid the trap of complexity? Usually what makes it so complicated is your mind. You think, a lot\u2026 too much\u2026 \u201cHe should be like this\u2026 maybe not\u2026\u201d, \u201cShe should react like that\u2026 but that doesn’t make sense, maybe she wouldn\u2019t do that\u2026\u201d, \u201cHe is too plain, I need to find more depth\u2026 Let\u2019s add A, B, C, D\u2026 E, F\u2026 Great!… \u2026Oh owww\u2026 why is it so hard!!!\u201d You get the idea. Well to avoid complexity is quite simple really, as Hopkins said before, don\u2019t analyse too much!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know, sometimes if we don\u2019t feel like we analyse enough, we feel this creeping sense that we might miss out on something. So how do we deal with it if we feel like there are still gaps to be filled? To do that, Hopkins relies on his instinct to do the rest of his job for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I remember what my acting teacher usually said to me when I blocked myself from doing something. \u201cTrust your instinct,\u201d she said. Sometimes we overthink and we forget how amazing our instinct is. It takes time to follow your instinct, but it comes with a great price of creative freedom. Now, \u201ctrust your instinct\u201d might sound hard, how about rephrasing it to \u201cstop thinking and just let it happen.\u201d Easier isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So remember, the next time you analyse your script and begin to sense that it is getting complicated, take a step back from thinking and dive into doing. Allow your instinct to take the wheel and explore the world of a character.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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