Duet acting scenes are often extremely challenging to locate on the Internet. If one has ever been in search of one, one would readily know of this. Yet there is a solution. Significantly, this is a substitute that will only serve to help perfect ones acting skills, and also assist one in appreciating the characters better.
The alternative is to write the scripts of ones Duet Acting Scenes. Writing is difficult. This does not necessarily translate into an agonizing process or even a predominantly complex one. In fact, it serves to contribute to one's repertoire of acting skills by compelling one to be more sympathetic with characterization, especially those characters that would otherwise not be paid much attention.
The basic tenets behind writing a good script therefore are ones powers of observation.
The simplest, most straightforward course to writing ones own scripts is to set up a swipe file. A swipe file is an expression that is frequently used by the marketing and copywriting set. A superior copywriter will put aside advertisements, promotional material, and mailers that he chances upon so that he can gain knowledge from them and go back to them when he creates his own ad promotions. Of course it is not cut-copy-paste; he simply draws inspiration from them, and they guide him. This is what the scriptwriter should be doing as well. Not looking at ads, of course, but vigilantly discerning the exchanges of the surrounding people around one and keeping a record of such observations.
For instance, one is at the checkout queue at the store, perhaps shopping for a few groceries, and the checker is engaged in conversation with the bagger. They're discussing the date the checker went on the previous night and how it proved to be a disappointment. That's an example of a Duet ActingScene.
Also for example, a dog is taken into the veterinary office for his yearly sequence of shots and there seem to be two other such dog owners in the visiting room. One of them has a dog with a broken leg that's on the mend. The other has a young puppy that's straining at the leash, energetic and wanting to engage in games with the other dog. Slowly but surely, one gets to witness the strain between the two dog owners until it abruptly begins a dialogue about conscientious dog ownership. This is, yet again, a fine example of a Duet Acting Scene.
Suppose someone is sitting at the friendly neighborhood bookstore, reading a thriller and drinking a cup of coffee, when suddenly a woman walks in through the door, rebuking her aged mother since she doesn't get out enough for fresh air. That again, is a duet.
These are daily incidents. They happen all the time around one. They capture ones attention purely because they are important in revealing character. That is the function of a good duet script.
Observing such incidents and recording them religiously will soon mean a substantial body of source material. These exchanges are genuine, and come from the heart. Thus they also appeal to the heart.
Jack Tracy is an Actor/Director with a passion for Film and Stage, he contributes to the site: http://www.Acting-Secrets.com <a href="http://www.acting-secrets.com">Duet Acting Scenes</a>
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