Overacting

Under overacting (English for " dubbing" ) is understood in the art of acting the excessive use of non-verbal means of expression such as gestures, gestures, facial expressions and face.

Poorly trained actors " dub " a role usually unintentional. Even with good actors unintentional overacting sometimes happens about under the influence of a bad director.

As acting technique overacting can also be used for characterization role. Usual This is particularly important for eccentric and comical characters. Renowned "Over Actors " are, for example, Charles Chaplin, Jean Harlow, Mickey Rooney, Marilyn Monroe, Peter O'Toole, Jack Nicholson, Lily Tomlin, William Shatner, Steve Martin, Bette Midler, Roberto Benigni, Kathleen Turner, Jackie Chan, Eddie Murphy and Jim Carrey.

Since the quality of a representation is not perceived by the public uniform, the perception of an exaggerated game up to a certain degree is subjective. The evaluation of the " naturalness " of an actor's performance is also subject to historical change, so that when films of the silent era, different standards should be applied as for example in contemporary films. In the film, where writer and director define the (virtual) distance between actor and audience as desired by adjusting size, overacting is perceived differently than in the theater where the actors also play for viewers seated in the last row.