1. What are some skills an actor must possess?
According to the text, some skills that an actor should have are the ability to generate a sense of excitement from the audience, the ability to invoke a sense of fear in seemingly dangerous situations, physical attractiveness, and the ability to keep the audience’s attention by being fully committed to the work being performed (Cohen 78).
2. Describe the “declamatory” style of acting (“outside/in” acting).
Cohen explains that the declamatory style of acting can be made up of acting from the outside, such as in a presentational performance, or from the inside, such as in a representational performance (Cohen 68). The main difference between outside and inside acting is that in outside acting, the
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4. Who was Konstantin Stanislavsky and why was his work with Anton Chekov at the Moscow Art Theatre important to acting?
Konstantin Stanislavsky was a Russian theatre artist who was highly focused on creating a way for actors to act more naturally, using their own unique experiences to enhance the emotions they portrayed onstage (Cohen 73). According to Cohen’s text, Stanislavsky’s work with Anton Chekov, who was a playwright from Russia, heavily influenced the world of acting because his insightful approach to acting was widely embraced by many performers, especially in the United States (Cohen 73).
5. Describe briefly each of the following “method training” approaches.
• The “Magic If”: The magic if is when an actor uses their own reaction to an event or circumstance as if they were living it in real life, as opposed to trying to mimic how a character would react (Cohen
Chekhov is part of a non-typical category of artists, because he did not believe in his genius, on the contrary, there is evidence that he believed that his work will not conquer time and posterity. Spectacular, just like Russia at the border between the 19th and 20th century, Chekhov was born the son of serfs in 1860 ( Tsar Alexander will abolish serfdom in 1861) only to become a landlord 32 years later, and a neighbor of Prince Shakovskoi. He bought the Melikhovo estate (unconsciously imitating Tolstoy, the patriarch of Iasnaia Polyana), not far from Moscow, with 13 thousand rubles of which he has paid an advance of five thousand. Chekhov is the true precursor of the theater of the absurd.
Anthroposophy hypothesizes an impartial, comprehensible, transcendent world in which can only be attained by internal development (Steiner, & McDermott, 2009). In terms of acting, he aims to develop a form of thinking through imagination, intuition and inspiration within the sensory experience – thinking beyond the ambiguous or basic characteristics within the character on the page. Chekhov has incorporated this theory and it’s a spiritual experience into his teaching methods, in hope to develop more ‘real’ actors on
If you were to ask any person what acting was, they would most likely give you an answer along the lines of: portraying the life of another person, talking and acting like a character, bringing a fictional or representational character to life. While actors may appear to be inseparable with their characters while one is watching them perform, once they go home and take off the stage makeup, they change; Mark Ruffalo is no longer a 10-foot green monster, and Bradley Cooper is not a sadistic bionic raccoon. However, Konstantin Stanislavski, a Russian actor and writer of the late 19th and early 20th century, felt as if these actors should adopt the characteristics of their character as best they can in order to be able to actually become the characters
The delivery of my speech portrays a sense of calmness and seriousness. I used this style of speaking to show the importance of my subject, lack of organ donors. Throughout the presentation I used note cards as a guide and frequently made eye contact with my audience. When giving facts that I felt were important I made sure to look at the camera to show there significance. I also added my input into some of the facts to try and convince my listeners to become organ donors
Stanislavski: Uncensored and Unabridged discusses how the late theatre director and actor, Constantin Stanislavski, not only wrote about his ideas that would help bring characters to life and demand total commitment from his student actors, but he also practiced them. Within his many method books for acting such as An Actor Prepares, Building a Character, and My Life for Art, he would discuss the ways in which an actor should genuinely create the living soul of said character.
In Sharon Carnicke’s article Stanislavsky: Uncensored and Unabridged, she discusses her thoughts on the actual image of Stanislavsky compared to the idea that everyone has of him. As she mentions in her article, He was writing during a time of massive censorship. At this time in Russia philosophy and spirituality were cast to the side while materialism and behaviorism became the focus of Russian society. It is be-cause of these censorships that the idea of Stanislavsky that we have today may perhaps be slightly askew from the actual person and his ideas.Carnicke expresses her interest in Stanislavsky’s My Life an Art because the new version being released and translated has uncensored, unedited writing fromStanislavsky himself. While it is
It was a long and hard road to find my spirituality. Long ago I was an atheist, but after many months, even years of searching and thinking I began to find my own sense of religion. The steps cannot be done in one night. Not even in one week. They need constant revision and repetition. Sooner or later you will find your own spirituality.
...t ways. Once this part of the rehearsal process is complete the actor will know which emotions and feelings work best in the scene and will begin to incorporate emotional memory and the inner monologue.
'Remember there are no small parts, only small actors. Stanislavski was a man who thought that an actor should not just read the lines that are infront of him, but should become the character they are inhabiting and make him real. Stanislavski’s real name was Konstantin Sergeyevich Alexeyev but he adopted the stage name of Stanislavski in 1884. Stanislavski’s real name was Konstantin Sergeyevich Alexeyev but he adopted the stage name of Stanislavski in 1884.
Similar to Stanislavski’s books, it teaches readers how to become better stage and/or screen actors. After years since Stanislavski has published a book, Moore makes revisions even adding sections to his original teachings. The book goes into detail about the best types of acting, along with the best explanations of the most necessary methods to become a good actor. Wile Stanislavski’s method have been used for decades, Gordon goes in and starts to edit them in a way in which can be more relatable and help students understand the method better. Gordon says, “To the actors, it was startling and they were willing to being challenging the method.”
The skills that I am referring to are Oral and Written Communication, Interpersonal, and Teamwork skill. These sets of skills have been identified US dept of Labor and other universities and learning Centers as the essential skills every person needs.
Acting can easily be broken down into three different kinds: stage acting, screen acting, and being a movie star. Each category of acting is very different from one another, with each one having very different requirements. Stage and screen acting have the most differences, while being a movie star is more of a subtype of screen acting.
Stanislavski believed in ensemble acting and wanted to take theatre away from the idea of having a star, to create as near to naturalism as possible. (1)
Through the surprise what the others might say and still create a homogeneous story , the actor improves his skills. An improvisation is essential for the method to give the actor freedom of his personal expression and enables him to act more natural, instead of memorized and
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