| How to Act Like a Villain Posted: 13 Oct 2018 05:00 PM PDT It's fun to play the role of a villain because they are emotionally complex and require a certain amount of nuance to avoid becoming caricatures.[1] However, it takes a little extra work to play a successful villain since it can be difficult to be a character that's unlikeable. By developing the mindset of a villain and working on your body language, you can be a villain that audiences will remember! EditGetting into a Villainous Mindset - Determine the sort of villain you'll be playing. Look at the character and see what type of villain they are. Are they a psychopath like Hannibal Lecter or a cold mastermind that's always one step ahead of the hero like John Doe? The personality of the villain you have will help you develop characteristics specific to the role.[2]
- Some examples of villain archetypes are good guys turned bad like Two-Face, masterminds who have everything planned like John Doe, or people who get pleasure from inflicting pain like Jigsaw.
- Do medical research if your villain has a certain pathology so you have a better understanding of how your character would act.
- Explore your villain's backstory to understand their anger. Don't be full of rage during your performance without knowing where the anger is coming from. Find the part of their backstory that's the source of their anger and justify their rage from that moment. From there, you can show the full extent of how far your villain will go to get what they want.[3]
- Consider using revenge or previous trauma in their life as a motive for the reason they're angry or act the way they do. Syndrome from The Incredibles becomes a villain because Mr. Incredible tells him he can't be a hero. Always think of their backstory as the heart of every decision they make.
- Being angry just for the sake of it will make your villain less believable and more generic.
- Don't expose their full rage immediately. Showing restraint until a climactic moment will make your villain more terrifying and memorable.
- Empathize with the choices your villain makes. Think about the reason your villain is choosing their actions. Is it to protect their family, seek honor, get rich, or are they just evil? No matter their decisions, look in their point of view to see what drives them to the choices they make.[4]
- Remember that the villain is the hero of their own story. Your villain must believe that what they are doing is the best thing for themselves.
- Don't practice this mindset all the time while getting into the role so you don't affect your relationships.
- Find their redeeming quality. Even the best and most evil villains have flaws and humanizing aspects of their life. Find what your villain cares about the most as you get into the mindset to give them more emotional depth than being a purely evil presence.[5]
- Think if your villain has a family to protect or if they're trying to save the world in their own destructive way. Make the audience empathize with their choices.
- Showing a diverse range of emotion in your villain will make someone watching understand your actions better. They may even root for you!
- Have a devious sense of humor. Develop a dark sense of humor like the Joker, especially if you're playing a villain with a more comedic role. Find something funny that may be horrifying to others. Humor will help make your villain more relatable and likable to an audience.[6]
EditFinding Inspiration - Watch other actors portray villainous roles. Find films or TV shows with similar villainous roles as the one you are going to perform. Watch the actors' facial expressions, listen to the way they speak, and notice any small movements they make with their body. Observing how other actors portray a villain will help shape your performance.[7]
- Study real-life criminals and villains to ground your character in reality. Look up crimes that your villain has committed and see if there are any real-life connections. Watch videos of the suspects or the people guilty of the crimes to see how they act. Read true crime books to get an idea of the characters and apply them to the villain you're portraying.[8]
- Many modern characters are based on actual people and real criminal charges.
- Journal as your character to roleplay. Write for at least 10 to 15 minutes per day in a notebook or journal that you only use for your character. Start by introducing your character in the first person, then talk about your backstory, feelings, and answer any questions you may have about your character.[9]
- Only write as your character and avoid writing as yourself.
- Dig deep into your character, like what they are afraid of or what their relationships are. This will help you find more motivation for your character and you'll understand them on a deeper level so you can portray them better.
EditPerfecting Your Performance - Find a voice that fits your role. Once you've determined your villain's personality, look for a voice that matches. An evil mastermind may speak with a slower, deeper voice to emanate a sense of power while a serial killer may speak like a normal person to blend in with society. Take your character's history and backstory into consideration as you try out different voices.[10]
- If you want to be a classic movie villain like Hans Gruber from Die Hard or Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs, speak with a British accent.[11]
- Sometimes, a higher-pitched voice can sound more menacing than a deeper one. Practice your range and make sure you can use a full range of emotion in the voice you choose.
- Try an evil laugh if it fits your character. Don't overdo an evil laugh unless you're playing a generic sort of villain.[12]
- Stand with good posture and confident body language. Villains must ooze confidence since they are committing heinous crimes most of the time. Straighten your back and stand tall. Tilt your chin up to look down on others and always maintain eye contact. When you move, make slow and deliberate movements, otherwise you'll seem anxious.[13]
- Avoid touching your face or neck since this could indicate your villain is weak or afraid.
- Tailor individual traits to the villain you're portraying and make sure they make sense based on your villain's history.
- Steeple your fingers while you speak. Hold your hands out in front of you and touch the tip of each of fingers to the same finger on the opposite hand. Steepling or tenting your fingers while you talk will automatically make you seem more sinister, especially while speaking.[14]
- Steepled fingers are a traditional way to convey evil, so it may come across as overdone or generic if you do it too much.
- Practice a menacing grin. If you're playing a classic sort of villain, a grin and laugh is a must. Practice smiling in the mirror and determine if your character will work better showing teeth or keeping their mouth closed when they smirk.[15]
- A villain's smile shows that they're happy with the evil they're doing and can send a chill up someone's spines
- Look at how Norman Bates smiles in Psycho or how Jack Torrance grins in The Shining for great examples of evil grins.
- Don't use your villainous persona outside of the role. Depending on your character, it could negatively affect your current relationships.
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| How to Build Back Muscle Posted: 13 Oct 2018 09:00 AM PDT In order to build back muscle, focus on exercising the large muscle groups in your back. You can perform several useful exercises either by using free weights at home or by using lifting machines at your local gym. Plan to vary the back exercises that you perform, so that you can strengthen your upper back, lower back, and mid-back regions through different methods using weights and machines. Or, if you prefer to exercise without this type of equipment, you can build back muscle using your own bodyweight. EditWorking Your Back with Free Weights - Do arm rows to build both sides of your back separately. Kneel on a padded gym bench. Place your left foot on the ground and your right knee on top of the bench. Place your left hand in front of you for support. Grab a dumbbell with your right hand and pull the dumbbell up to your armpit. When the dumbbell is fully lifted, it should be parallel to your chest. Do this in 1 smooth, slow motion, and hold the weight in place for about 3 seconds.[1]
- Hold the weight in place for 3 seconds, and then slowly lower your arm and shoulder to lower the weight. Control your arm as you release your hold position. A controlled lowering gives you the greatest benefit for this exercise.
- Perform 10-12 reps in each set of arm rows. When you're first starting out, you may only be able to do 1 set of 10-12 reps. As you feel more comfortable performing rows, add on a second set. You may need to decrease the number of reps to 6-8 to be able to complete both sets. As your back becomes stronger, you can increase the number of sets you do. Aim to perform 3 sets of 10-12 reps each.[2]
- Once you've done a full set of arm rows with 1 arm, switch sides to exercise the other half of your back.
- Try a barbell bent over row to bulk up your lower back. Stand in front of a barbell and keep your feet shoulder-width apart and bent over so your back is parallel to the floor. Grab onto the bar with a shoulder-width grip. Your hands should be about apart. Then, flex your back muscles and lift the bar up to your lower chest in 1 smooth motion. Hold the bar for 2-3 seconds, and then lower the bar back down slowly. Use your back muscles to control the bar's descent.
- Repeat for 3 sets of 10-12 reps. This will help your lats to bulk up quickly and will allow you to see fast results. If you need to work up to this goal, start with only 1 set of 12 reps.
- Throughout the bent over row, make sure that your knees and legs flexed slightly to support your lower back.
EditUsing Weight Machines to Develop Muscle - Perform lat pulldowns to strengthen your upper back and shoulders. This exercise is great for bulking up your traps, and also your rhomboids and the middle trapezius. Raise your hands and grasp the pull down bar. Make sure that your back is straight and your chest is pushed out to maximize the benefit of the pulldown exercise.[3]
- Make sure that you bring the bar in front of your head. If you try bringing it down behind your head, you may injure your shoulders.
- Draw the pulldown bar down to your chest. Flex your back muscles to engage them and try to pull with your back and not with your biceps. Ensure that you're using your back muscles by keeping your back straight and pushing out your chest and squeezing your shoulder blades back to retract them. Tighten your abs as you pull down the bar. Then, slowly raise your hands to return to the starting position. Don't let the weight fall suddenly, or you may damage your shoulders.[4]
- Perform 1-2 sets of 6-8 reps until you're comfortable doing more. As your back builds up, increase the reps to 10-12. If the weight and amount of reps are correct, you should struggle to complete the last 1-2 reps in each set.
- Work your upper and lower back and shoulders with seated cable rows. Sit at a low pulley machine and rest your feet on the platform in front of you. Bend over to reach the pulley, with your hands about apart to engage the central muscles of your upper and lower back. Then, flex your arms and bring your elbows up to your chest. As you tighten your back muscles and flex your biceps to pull the pulley into your chest, also push outward with your legs.[5]
- To finish, slowly extend your arms to return to your start position.
- When doing cable rows, set the machine at a weight that allows you to do about 12 reps for 3 sets. Doing 12 reps will allow you to build up back muscle without exhausting yourself or potentially straining your muscles.
- Build upper-back muscle with full-range motion lat pulldowns. Stand in between 2 pulley machines and attach the pulleys on both sides to the highest setting. Grab the right pulley with your left hand, and grab the left pulley with your right hand. Then, lower the handles down in front of your chest until they're crossed in front of your sternum. Finally, release the weight by returning the handles to the overhead position in a slow, controlled manner.
- Slowly bring your arms back in to your chest. Bring your arms to your chest slowly, without letting the weight jerk your shoulders.
- Start out with 3 sets of 10-12 reps. If you've set the weight right, the last 2 or 3 reps of each set should burn.
- If this is too challenging at first, lower the weight and try to complete 1 full set of 10-12 reps.
EditBuilding Muscle with Bodyweight Exercises - Do pull-ups to strengthen your shoulders and upper back. Grab a pullup bar with your palms facing outward. Then, lift yourself up until your chin is above the bar. Lift yourself slowly to fully engage the muscles in your shoulder and back. Lower yourself down slowly to complete the pull-up. Use your shoulder and back muscles to lower yourself at the same speed you used to pull yourself up.[6]
- If you jerk and twist your back as you pull yourself up, you'll risk straining a muscle.
- Start with as many pull-ups as you can manage, and try to add 1-2 more each workout. For example, start with 10. Next time you do pull-ups, aim for 12.
- Perform low planks to strengthen your lats and build your core. Lie on your front, with your elbows bent and your weight resting on your forearms. Then, push your hips up until your back is parallel to the floor. Retract your shoulder blades to engage more of your back muscles. Hold the position for 15 seconds. Try doing 2 sets of 15 reps.[7]
- Once you're comfortable doing low planks, try adding high planks into your workout routine. The only difference is that, instead of resting on your elbows, you'll fully extend your arms and rest on your hands.
- Try the "superman" to strengthen your lower back and core. Lay flat on your stomach and straighten your arms out in front of you, palms down. Then, slowly and simultaneously raise your arms up until your hands are about off the ground and raise your legs so your feet are also raised off the floor. Squeeze your legs together and keep them straight. Hold the pose for 15-30 seconds, and perform 3 sets of 10 reps.[8]
- You can increase or decrease the difficulty of the superman pose as needed. Try raising one arm at a time, then build toward raising one arm and the opposite leg at the same time. Move to raising both arms but not your legs, then both legs but not your arms to prepare you for the complete pose.
- This exercise works your back extensor muscles, which run down your spine and impact your posture.
- Strengthen your mid-back and shoulders with reverse snow angels. Lie flat on your stomach for this exercise. Push your shoulders back and raise your arms until they're about off the ground. Hold your arms outstretched so they're parallel with your shoulders, and then slowly move them down until they're at your sides. Keep your elbows locked, and repeat the exercise 5 times while keeping your arms lifted off the floor. Try doing 3 sets of 5 reps.[9]
- Reverse snow angels will engage your mid-back lats, rhomboids, posterior deltoids, trapezius, and teres major.
- When working out your back muscles, it's important to choose the right weight for effective results. Using too much weight may injure your back, and too little weight will yield little in the way of results. When you're using an adequate weight, you should feel fatigued after 8-12 reps. If you can perform an exercise for 20 reps, then you need to adjust your weight to make it heavier.
- When doing pull-ups, you can also try this with your palms facing inward. Varying the type of grip that you use to perform your pull-ups will develop a larger number of muscles in your back than if you only used 1 grip style.
- If you need to change cable machine attachments for your pulldowns, unhook the carabiner on the pulley and attach the one you need.
- Most large gyms will have pulley machines already set up in the configuration for full-range motion lat pulldowns. If you're setting up pulley machines, look for a knob or bar near the pulley wheel that allows you to raise or lower the height of the pulley itself. Raise the pulleys as high as possible. If pulleys are too low, they won't work for a full-range pulldown.
- Have a rest day in between workouts to allow your back muscles to recover.
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| How to Do Zipper Face Makeup Posted: 13 Oct 2018 01:00 AM PDT The zippered face makeup look is a frightening (and disgusting) look for Halloween! If you are looking for something that will scare and impress your friends, then this is a great choice. It is pretty simple to get this look. You just need some special makeup items and a zipper! EditGetting Your Makeup Ready - Gather your materials. Creating the zippered face makeup look is easy, but you do need some special items to do it. Before you get started, you will need:[1]
- Zipper
- Scissors
- Liquid latex
- Makeup sponges
- Cotton balls, squares, or rounds
- Red face paint
- Red eye shadow and/or lipstick
- Skin safe adhesive
- Petroleum jelly
- Trim off the excess fabric from the zipper. Cut off the fabric around the edges of the zipper. Otherwise, it may look quite obvious that you have a fabric zipper glued to your face. After you finish trimming of the fabric around the edges of the zipper, cut the bottom part off of the zipper.[2]
- If you will be placing the zipper at an angle on your face, then you may need to trim one side of the zipper to be shorter than another.
- Trace the zipper. When you have decided where to place your zipper, use your eyeliner pencil to trace the area within the zipper. You should trace a V-shape so that the zipper will look like it is really unzipping your face.[3]
- Experiment with different placements of the zipper on your face to determine where you want it to go.
- Pull apart a cotton square. You can use bits of cotton fluff to help you create texture on your skin. This will give your skin a lumpy, bumpy appearance that will be more realistic than smooth red skin.[4]
- Pull apart a cotton square, ball, or round and set the cotton pieces aside. You will use them when you apply the liquid latex to your skin.
- Mix red lipstick with petroleum jelly. Petroleum jelly mixed with a bit of red lipstick will help you to create a shiny finish on your skin. This will make the red textured makeup appear more realistic, as if the wound is fresh.[5]
- You can also add in a little black or brown eyeliner or eyeshadow to darken the color.
EditCreating the Zippered Look - Apply a layer of liquid latex to the area inside of the zipper. When you are ready, apply a layer of liquid latex to the area in between the lines you have drawn. Use a makeup applicator to dab the liquid latex on your skin, while avoiding the areas around your eyes, nose, and mouth.[6]
- Do not put liquid latex on your eyelids! It is not okay to use on or near your eyes.
- Add some chunks of cotton to create texture. After you finish applying the first layer of liquid latex, start adding some chunks of cotton to your skin and dab more liquid latex over them. This will give your skin lots of texture to create a more realistic look.[7]
- Keep adding cotton pieces and liquid latex until you are satisfied with the results.
- Cover the liquid latex with red face paint. Next, you will need to cover up the lumpy white palette you have created. Use your red face makeup to cover up these areas. You can use multiple colors of red and even some brown or black to create dimension.[8]
- For example, you could do a layer of red, and then use some darker red to make some areas stand out more. You could also dab on and blend in some brown and black around clumps of cotton to give them the appearance of blood clots.
- Use red eyeshadow on your eyelids. Remember that you do not want to put the liquid latex on your eyes. However, if you have decided to place the zipper so that it is around your eyes, then you will need to make sure that your eyes blend in with the rest of your face.[9]
- Apply some red eyeshadow to your eyelids and to the areas below your eyelids. You may have to use multiple layers, but this will be the safest way to color your eyelids.
- If you are applying the zipper around your mouth, then try wearing some red lipstick that matches the other face makeup.
- Glue the zipper onto the outside of the red area. When your makeup is complete, you can glue on the zipper. Use some skin safe adhesive to glue the zipper onto the area you traced. Make sure that you use enough glue to keep the zipper in place.[10]
- Apply the red petroleum jelly over the red face paint. To finish your look, you can apply some of the red petroleum jelly you created. Apply the jelly to the red areas of your skin to give it a shiny, wet blood appearance.[11]
- If the petroleum jelly is too shiny or if you accidentally apply too much, then just use a paper towel to gently dab some of it away.
EditUsing Liquid Latex Safely - Do a patch test. If you are allergic to latex, then you should not use liquid latex at all. However, if you are not allergic, then it should be fine. Since the skin on your face is more sensitive than on other areas of your body, it is still a good idea to perform a patch test.[12]
- To perform a patch test, apply a small amount of liquid latex to the skin on your face, such as on one of your cheeks. After 30 minutes, remove it. If your skin looks normal immediately after and does not develop redness or irritation over the next 24 hours, ten it should be okay to use.[13] However, if you develop itchiness, redness, or any other signs of irritation, then do not use liquid latex.
- Apply a layer of lotion to your skin first. Coating the skin on your face with a layer of lotion will help to protect it and make it easier to remove the liquid latex when you are done. Use your usual face lotion to coat your face in a thin layer of lotion.[14]
- Keep it away from your eyes, nose, and mouth. Liquid latex is not safe to put on or near your eyes because of the danger of getting it into your eyes. It is also not safe to put on your lips or nostrils. Keep the liquid latex away from these areas.[15]
- Avoid getting the liquid latex in your hair. Liquid latex peels off of your skin easily when you are done, but it will not come out easily if it gets into your hair. You may even end up having to shave off some of your hair to get it out.[16]
- To avoid having to cut or shave your hair, keep your hair away from the liquid latex.
- Practice the look. It might take a few times to get it just right, and working with liquid latex takes a little practice. Try it out, take photos or videos, and improve upon your design each time you try it.
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