Nollywood provides outstanding opportunity for anyone with real acting talents to actualize their dreams. But the reality is that, the atmosphere provides you with opportunity; that can either make you great or destroy you. This happens when new actors get on set and start making terrible mistakes, thereby exposing their weaknesses and flaws. If you don’t want your acting career to be dead on arrival, then you need to do things right. Here are the five biggest mistakes new actors make and how to avoid them.

YOU’RE JUST TOO ARROGANT
This happens mostly to actors who already have a strong relationship with a very important crew member, like the executive producer or the producer. So when they get on set, they look down on everyone and start claiming ‘star’. While this might seems like a cool thing, it will definitely set the motion for your career downfall. There is nothing that kills an actor’s career faster than a bad attitude.

YOU THINK YOU ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING
Movie directors like to give instructions upon instructions to ensure that actors stick to the script and/or reflect exactly on their visual preference. New actors find it a bit odd to be pushed here and there, thereby getting in the way of the director or crew members. This is even more common with the actors who already have a solid career in stage or theater acting. As a new actor you need to listen more than you talk. It is called humility.

Not understanding the script
Script interpretation is the first step towards understanding your character. And when you understand you character, you’re on your way towards delivering a great performance. Most new actors, especially the untrained ones, will usually assume that they know what a movie script is all about. Until you ask them to deliver a line and they start reading the action along with the dialogue. If you don’t understand the script or your character, let the director know. It is better than pushing yourself into an avoidable embarrassment.

ACTING DOESN’T REQUIRE TRAINING
Nothing in this world that doesn’t require one form of training or the other. Even operating your new smartphone may take days or even months of learning. You need to train yourself in multiple ways including; reading articles, watching movies, asking questions and relating with other actors.

NOT STAYING IN CONTACT
No actor can ever make it without the help of other individuals in the movie industry. When you go on set, it is most relevant that you collect contact numbers of your fellow actors and other crew members. And when you do, don’t just remain there, make sure that you message them once in a while just to keep you in their minds.
There are many other mistakes new nollywood actors make but this is absolutely the biggest ones. The bottom line is, you need to keep your ego in check and be professional. Understand that the film industry strives by the principles of relationships. The better the relationship you build with people, the better your chances of becoming exactly what you want to be.

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