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is a powerful ingredient in great acting. A lack of action is
visual silence. Stillness and silence work together. They often
create more of an effect on an audience than actions and words.
Stillness is a palpable moment, a compelling absence of talk or
action that reveals intense, unexpressed feelings. This palpable
moment is a pause to process what just occurred and decide on
the next action.  It is during stillness that important elements
braid together. These important things in acting are the
character's real thoughts, ideas, and feelings. In other words,
the subtext. Too many actors clog up moments in a scene with
vocal or physical actions blocking intention and subtext. By
being still, you draw in the audience.  Actors may not realize
the impact that being still and silent has on their performance
because they are often still only after lines are lost, or after
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