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Lets Review. Acting as a Career. What are some of the struggles a person might face in choosing acting as a career? hard work the hours are long regular employment is unlikely income may be limited What are some of the rewards of choosing acting as a career?

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  1. Lets Review

  2. Acting as a Career • What are some of the struggles a person might face in choosing acting as a career? • hard work • the hours are long • regular employment is unlikely • income may be limited • What are some of the rewards of choosing acting as a career? • personal rewards are huge; fame and influence in society • making a living doing something that you really want to do • For many actors, income enough to provide a decent living for the individual and a family

  3. Acting • What is acting? • at the basic level acting is storytelling • How has storytelling evolved? • "storyteller" (the shaman) around the campfires of prehistoric or primitive villages. • The stories painted or drawn on the walls of caves, on animal skins and in the oral tradition, were man's first form of education • Storytelling is communication, entertainment and healing that far predates the written word

  4. What is the process for creating character? • What is the First Responsibility of an Actor? • He must know each event down to the tiniest detail in proper sequence • Acting is a by-product of what? • Listening • What are the Given Circumstances? • visible physical characteristics he cannot change; height, weight, race, etc • What is the Second Responsibility of an Actor? • To create a Back Story • What is the Back Story? • A complete biography of the character from birth up to the time the story takes place.

  5. Today we are going to do some work on creating the BACK STORY for your monologue character.  There is a character biography handout on your table. I want you to fill it out in as much detail as possible. Remember the information not contained in your monologue, you, as the actor, are going to make up. Even though you are making up information, please make sure it makes sense and goes along with the information you do know about your character. These should not be short answers. They should be thorough and thoughtful and detailed.

  6. When you finish your character biography, turn the paper over and complete a Freytag’s pyramid for your monologue. Use as much detail as possible.

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