1. ActingActing
andand
DirectingDirecting
Bong S. Eliab
Hum 3
Film Appreciation

2. What is good acting?
 Effective Acting:
intermingling of
several factors
pertinent to the
directors
interpretation of the
film material Alec Guinness in Bridge Over the
River Kwai

3. What is good acting?
 Good acting: results
from the actor’s
penetration of the
character he portrays;
 Makes the viewers
feel he is the character
(Obi Wan Kenobi)and
not the actor (Alec
Guiness) even for the
space of two hours or
more

4. ACTING
1. The personality of
the star must suit the
role to appear
credible.
Ex. Nora Aunor as
the miracle worker
in Himala

5. ACTING
1. Typecasting is a
practice long
ingrained in the
mind of filmmakers,
the stars and the
movie audience as
well.
Ex. Sister Stella L. did
poorly at the box
office.

6. Good acting
 True actor must aspire
for varied roles to
prove his mettle as a
genuine artist.

7. Good acting
2. Actor or actress
must have screen
presence
(cinegenic): the
capacity to register
powerfully in
pictures

8. Good acting
 Dialogue plays a
crucial part in
revealing and in the
delineation of
character.
 Voice projection
(timber of voice
volume, texture and
rhythm) is significant
in acting in each
scene.

9. Directing
 Directors usually cast
the film, selecting
actors who can
respond to his method
of working, regardless
of their own styles.
 Special relationship
between actor and
director
Director David Lean

10. Director
 Has the complete
grasp and view of
the film
 Often imposes this
view in his actors,
even manipulates
actors as to facial
expressions, inner
feelings, and
delivery of dialogue.
Bernardo Bertolucci directing
“The Dreamers”

11. Director
 Rapport between
actor and director is
crucial to the success
of film
 Itis very costly to
replace an actor once
shooting has begun.
Tornatore’s Malena

12. Director
 The director must
know precisely the
range of an actor: his
physical features, his
performance.
 He has to evaluate the
effectiveness of his
performance within
the context of the total
film.
Steven Spielberg with
his actor