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METHOD ACTING

METHOD ACTING. Western Hemispheres Pursuit of Realism. “Taking a character from “The Page to The Stage”. Many Theories of Acting. Method, Meyerhold , Artaud , Brecht, Growtowskii , etc ….

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METHOD ACTING

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  1. METHOD ACTING Western Hemispheres Pursuit of Realism “Taking a character from “The Page to The Stage”

  2. Many Theories of Acting • Method, Meyerhold, Artaud, Brecht, Growtowskii, etc…. • In the Western Hemisphere, actors begin by learning Method Acting, then branch off to learn the others and how to apply them. • Eventually, actors learn to combine theories to create unique characters, and directors combine theories to build new productions.

  3. Moscow Art Theatre • The Theater and school in Russia where Method Acting was first developed.

  4. Method Acting • The first acting theory that taught a realistic approach to a play using dissection, sociology, and psychology to define characters.

  5. Stanislovski • The Father of Modern Acting. He studied at the Moscow Art Theater, kept diaries, and then later had them published and sent to the western hemisphere. At the turn of the 20th century.

  6. STEP 1: Scoring • To cut a script into chunks from the character’s point of view.

  7. Turkey • We do not eat the whole turkey like a boa constrictor, we cut it into chunks and then bites.

  8. Unit • A division of the script. A scoring “chunk” Hint : Where does a character Celebrate or Mourn?

  9. Goal or Objective • What the character wants in a scene, written in an actively verbal way. Ex: Iwantto hug. The more vivid the metaphorical picture, which is created by the verb, in the mind of the actor, the better the acting will be.

  10. STEP 2: Written Character Analysis • This is the second part of Method Acting. Developing a written, fictional biography of the person you are playing. Detail is key. It is on-going as production continues. • Include: History, psychology, socio-economic status and trends of the period and character, physical appearance, movement, religion, relationships to others and significant object within the play, etc….the more detailed the analysis, the better the character will turn out. But to create a character analysis, you must always ask…. • WHY, WHY,WHY? Keep asking it! You will find the answers for the analysis.

  11. Character Analysis, by UtaHagden • 1.  WHO AM I?  • (All the details about your character including name, age, address, relatives, likes, dislikes, hobbies, career, description of physical traits, opinions, beliefs, religion, education, origins, enemies, loved ones, sociological influences, etc.)  • 2.  WHAT TIME IS IT?  • (Century, season, year, day, minute, significance of time)  • 3.  WHERE AM I?  • (Country, city, neighborhood, home, room, area of room)  • 4.  WHAT SURROUNDS ME?  • (Animate and inanimate objects-complete details of environment)  • 5.  WHAT ARE THE GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES?  • (Past, present, future and all of the events)  • 6.  WHAT IS MY RELATIONSHIP?  • (Relation to total events, other characters, and to things)  • 7.  WHAT DO I WANT?  • (Character's need.  The immediate and main objective)  • 8.  WHAT IS IN MY WAY?  • (The obstacles which prevent character from getting his/her need)  • 9.  WHAT DO I DO TO GET WHAT I WANT?  • (The action: physical and verbal, also-action verbs)

  12. The Method in a Nutshell • Score the script for units, and assign goals to each. • Write character analysis using script, history, psychology, imagination, sociology, common sense. • Example: Chair Exercise

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