Cry on Cue
Learning to cry on cue comes easily to some and takes a world of effort for others. But if you're worried that you have to relive horrible moments of your life just to shed a few tears when the cameras are rolling, don't be. With these few quick tips, you can cry on cue in no time.
Instructions
1. Hold your eyelids open with your fingers. We blink to remoisturize our eyeballs. By simply holding your eyelids open and causing your eyes to dry, your tear ducts will moisten and form tears as they try to perform the natural process of moisturizing your eyes. Once the tears begin, blink a few times, and the tears should begin to fall effortlessly down your cheeks.
2. Squirt eye drops into your eyes. This is an old Hollywood trick. If tears aren't naturally flowing, then simply add some. Right before the director yells "Action!" have the makeup artist squirt a few "tears" into your eyes. Then as the scene unfolds, let them fall down your face.
3. Blow out of the corners of your mouth up toward your eyeballs. This will help you cry on cue because you are essentially drying the eyeball and causing the tear ducts to begin their natural process. Also, during this process do not blink.
4. Enact a bit of sense-memory. This is the most honest way to cry on cue. There are no tricks here, since you must genuinely feel the emotion that brings forward the tears. Think of an awful time or awful event in your life that will bring you to a sad emotional state. Then let the tears flow. Death, sickness, pain--any of these can help you bring on that emotional state to get the tears dropping.
