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Chapter 7Chapter 7
The Art of ActingThe Art of Acting
Shakespeare On ActingShakespeare On Acting“All the world’s a stage / And all the men and
women merely players.”--As You Like It
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Training to be an ActorTraining to be an Actor
The BodyThe BodyDanceDanceMartial artsMartial artsFencingFencingStage combatStage combatCircus techniquesCircus techniquesYogaYogaTai ChiTai Chi
Training the ActorTraining the Actor
The VoiceThe VoiceBreathing techniquesBreathing techniquesVocal technique in pitch, volume and Vocal technique in pitch, volume and
resonanceresonanceDialectsDialectsInternational Phonetic AlphabetInternational Phonetic AlphabetSingingSinging
Training the ActorTraining the Actor
The MindThe MindMemorization skillsMemorization skillsEngaging with the imaginationEngaging with the imaginationLevels of empathyLevels of empathyKeen awareness of surroundings and Keen awareness of surroundings and
othersothersAbility to analyze and synthesize Ability to analyze and synthesize
information quicklyinformation quickly
Konstantin StanislavskyKonstantin Stanislavsky1863 - 19381863 - 1938
““An actor lives, weeps, laughs on the stage, but as he weeps and laughs he observes his own tearsand mirth. It is this double existence, this balance between life and acting that makes for art.””
--Konstantin StanislavskyStanislavsky
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Tadashi Suzuki Tadashi Suzuki
Suzuki’s training embodies the stamina and concentration of traditional Japanese theatre.
This rigorous training is designed to temper and shape the body so the actor can bring to the stage a “brilliant liveliness” that takes into account the “tiniest details of movement.”
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Acting Techniques We Can All Acting Techniques We Can All UseUse
Changing How You Changing How You FeelFeel
Outside/inInside/outTechnical
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Acting Techniques We Can All Acting Techniques We Can All UseUse
EmpathyEmpathy
Magic Magic ifif
SubstitutionSubstitution
© 1987 Ron Scherl/StageImage/The Image Works
Understanding a CharacterUnderstanding a Character
Given circumstancesTheir particular situationTheir specific problemsTheir limitationsTheir hopes
SuperobjectiveWhat is this character’s main driving force?What does he or she want?What is the most important thing to this
character?
Understanding a CharacterUnderstanding a Character
Public Image and Personal ImagePublic Image and Personal Image
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Understanding a CharacterUnderstanding a Character
Inner conflictInner conflict
Character flawCharacter flaw
Motivation Motivation
Thinking in Thinking in positivespositives
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The Actor’s LifeThe Actor’s Life
Actors’ Equity AssociationActors’ Equity Association Screen Actors GuildScreen Actors Guild American Federation of Television and Radio American Federation of Television and Radio
ArtistsArtists
AuditionsAuditions
•Open call – “cattle Open call – “cattle call” call”
•Cold ReadingsCold Readings
•ImprovisationsImprovisations
•Callback listCallback list
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Rehearsal to PerformanceRehearsal to Performance
Table workTable work Blocking rehearsalsBlocking rehearsals General working General working
rehearsalsrehearsals Special rehearsalsSpecial rehearsals Off-book rehearsalsOff-book rehearsals Run-throughsRun-throughs Tech rehearsalsTech rehearsals Dress rehearsalsDress rehearsals PreviewPreview PerformancePerformance B
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Curtain CallCurtain Call
“Actors are responsible to the people we play. I don’t label or judge. I just play them as honestly and expressively and creatively as I can, in the hope that people who ordinarily turn their heads in disgust instead think, ‘What I thought I’d feel about that guy, I don’t totally feel right now.’”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, actor
““Acting is simply my way of investigating human nature and having fun at the same time.
Meryl Streep, actor