I'm a new director just starting out and I'm running into a problem with one of my actors. The problem is this the actor knows his lines very well but he doesn't sound very natural. His tone sounds very robotic without any feeling or emotion behind it. I've noticed that he does better when he improvs.
During his audition, he was doing really well with the scripted lines. But for some reason now during the shoot, he can't give me the same performance as he did on his first audition. I don't want to re-cast him because he is a very talented dedicated actor and I can tell he is trying his hardest to give me what I want on screen.
How can I help him as a director to achieve the emotion I want on screen? B)