How to Fake Waking Up

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Last Updated: October 18, 2022

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Caught sleeping and need to fake waking up to hide it?

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   Make groans and give incomplete responses to the waker without opening your eyes.
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   Squint your eyes (with or without light coming in the room) and rub them if you would like.
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   Once you become "conscious," put your hands up behind your head or to your cheeks and take in a deep breath with your nose only. Upon letting air out, groan some more.
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   Slowly look round at the waker, and groan again.
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   Eventually, open your eyes wide and either lay there on your back/sit up in bed/or sit on the edge of the bed with your head down for about a minute.
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   While looking as if it were a painful task, make your way out of the bed and stretch upon getting out.
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   Ask what time it is, and perhaps mumble to yourself
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   If they turn on the light put the covers over your head and roll around and say "stop"
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   To really fool them, put a tiny bit of black eye shadow under your eyes. This will prove that you "just woke up".
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    Act tired in front of everyone, but not too tired or people may think you didn't get enough sleep.
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    Pretend to "light sleep".

    1. If someone woke you up at 6:00 in the morning, go to bed a little bit earlier to teach them not to wake you up so early (at least not on school days.)
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  How do I act like I'm fake waking up during a stage performance?

  

  Christine Reed
  Acting Coach and Talent Agent

  Christine Reed is an Acting Coach and Talent Agent based in Centennial, Colorado. Christine is the owner of PEAK Acting Studios and has been teaching acting since 2010. PEAK Acting Studios offers acting for film and television classes for both kids and adults. Christine has previously taught casting director workshops, worked as a SAG licensed talent agent in LA and was head of the talent division for Peak Talent Agency. In addition, she has experience in casting, production and independent film, commercial, and music video directing. Christine also authored the book "Mom I Want to be on TV" A Parent’s Guide to the Entertainment Industry.

  

  Christine Reed

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  First, try to visualize your character’s state just before they “wake up.” Imagine how they feel in that moment—are you groggy or startled? Knowing this sets the tone for how you’ll approach your waking-up process. When acting, start with a subtle, gradual movement to make it look more realistic. Doing a slow stretch, or a slight twitch can hint that you are coming out of your sleep. Then, follow up with some facial expressions like half-closed eyes, blinking slowly, or maybe a small yawn or a sigh that signals that you are now waking up from your sleep.

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• If someone doesn't believe you slept, reassure them by saying you didn't have a great sleep - tossing and turning all night, uncomfortable mattress, etc.
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• Don't do this a lot, depending on the parents, they might ban TV until the sleep problem has resolved, or they might think you need to be taken to a doctor to diagnose the cause of sleepiness, or they might ask you to talk about your problems(you might do this because of stress.)
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• It's also sometimes good to ask what time it is, especially if there aren't any clocks around.
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• Make sure you don't exaggerate any of the above steps or they might not believe you.
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• If they don't believe you, there's no real way of proving you weren't asleep the entire night and you faked waking up.
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