June 1, 2

Act and react

                         Goal of acting in modern times: Be truthful in imaginary circumstances.


1.   What is method acting?  (20 minutes)

                                                              https://youtu.be/uVwiHAK3lcs

                                                                     https://youtu.be/5MrSndKh1Pg

. . . "What Lee's traning was how not to lie, to really tell the truth. How not to act, that's what he taught. How not to pretend. Not act as though I feel bad but to feel bad."

2.  3 Minute Meisner Mondays - First Repetition Exercise   (25 minutes)

                                                            https://youtu.be/hsp2jry3YCc

3.   Magic If, Imagination, or Emotion memory  exercises


4.  Audition videos

May 25, 26

Al Pacino, Method Actor

1.  Welcome Back!  These last few weeks will be dedicated to realism and "method acting".

Method Acting

1. Who was Constantine Stanislavsky?

2. How did Stanislavsky begin his career in the theatre?

3. Describe the style of acting common in the theatre of the 19th century.

5. What did Stanislavsky believe the actor’s main responsibility is?

6. What is Method acting?

7. What two things does "The Method" require actors to draw on in order to emotionally feel their characters?

8. Who were the 10 most influential method acting teachers? https://www.backstage.com/advice...actors/10-most-influential-acting-teachers-history/

9. Name 5 contemporary major film actors/actresses that bring Stanislavsky's ideas to the world of motion pictures?

Defining terms:

Define the following terms using at least one complete sentence. Use your own words.

10. Subtext

11. Objective

12. Unit of Action

13. Super Objective

14. Communion

15. Circles of Attention

(1/4) "I feel like everything in my life has been preparing me to be an actor. I started acting when I was a student at...
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2.  Richard Ryker: 
facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/RichardRykeractor/?pnref=lhc  

video: https://vimeo.com/145695711

3.  What is method acting?

4.  Sanford Meisner
an American actor and acting teacher who developed an approach to acting instruction that is now known as the Meisner technique.^[1] While Meisner was exposed to method acting at the Group Theatre, his approach differed markedly in that he completely abandoned the use of affective memory, a distinct characteristic of method acting. Meisner maintained an emphasis on "the reality of doing," which was the foundation of his approach.

The goal of the Meisner technique has often been described as getting actors to "live truthfully under imaginary circumstances.

Question of the month:  Can actors take method acting too far? 

Resources

Acting! a student guide: http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/s12/gair_j/index.html
What is method acting:  http://www.acting-school-stop.com/method-acting.html 
BBC Naturalism and Stanislavaki: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zxn4mp3/revision

http://broadwayeducators.com/ 

May 4

1.  Warm-up  Jump In Jump Out  (Energizer)  

2.  Breathing Exercise   -   Find your center  (focus exercise)