Our actors, or human characters, are divided into two categories. Actors and Startles. Actors have a very definite role, like the Devil, the Undertaker, or my character, Jebenezzer Law.
Actors either make a back story for their character, or they all ready have a back story like the Devil.
If your character that you are portraying is well known, such as the Devil, you will still have a lot of room to make the character your own. You can be a scary Devil, a smart ass Devil, or a combination of both.
The other acting is Startle acting. Startle actors do not need a back story. They can be zombies, grave diggers, or chainsaws. These are just a few of the many startle actor positions. And it is just what it sounds like, your job is to startle the customer. If you are a startle actor, you are hidden behind a wall, a door, or some dark crevice. You wait for the customer to get within your range, and then bam, you are out there scaring the heck out of them. Then you pop back into your hiding place and set up for the next round of customers to come into your domain.
Startle actors rely a lot on timing. If you are off just a little bit, then your customers will not get the full effect of your scare. I cannot emphasize enough that timing is very important for your startle scare to be effective.
Also, when you jump out and do your startle, if you have to use words, don't use Boo! Not scary, and it really comes off kind of lame and let's your customers know that you have no clue on what you are doing.
I mentioned chainsaws. One of the easiest startle scares in any Haunt, but a very important scare. If you aspire to be a Chainsaw, make sure that you know how to start it. There is nothing worse than a chainsaw that pops out and he or she can't get the doggone thing started. You lose the impact of the scare, and you look pretty silly yanking on the starter cord while your customers are gawking at you.
Actors either make a back story for their character, or they all ready have a back story like the Devil.
If your character that you are portraying is well known, such as the Devil, you will still have a lot of room to make the character your own. You can be a scary Devil, a smart ass Devil, or a combination of both.
The other acting is Startle acting. Startle actors do not need a back story. They can be zombies, grave diggers, or chainsaws. These are just a few of the many startle actor positions. And it is just what it sounds like, your job is to startle the customer. If you are a startle actor, you are hidden behind a wall, a door, or some dark crevice. You wait for the customer to get within your range, and then bam, you are out there scaring the heck out of them. Then you pop back into your hiding place and set up for the next round of customers to come into your domain.
Startle actors rely a lot on timing. If you are off just a little bit, then your customers will not get the full effect of your scare. I cannot emphasize enough that timing is very important for your startle scare to be effective.
Also, when you jump out and do your startle, if you have to use words, don't use Boo! Not scary, and it really comes off kind of lame and let's your customers know that you have no clue on what you are doing.
I mentioned chainsaws. One of the easiest startle scares in any Haunt, but a very important scare. If you aspire to be a Chainsaw, make sure that you know how to start it. There is nothing worse than a chainsaw that pops out and he or she can't get the doggone thing started. You lose the impact of the scare, and you look pretty silly yanking on the starter cord while your customers are gawking at you.
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