18. Film acting requires a different approach than theater acting
Films are shot out of sequence:
19. Film acting requires a different approach than theater acting
Films are shot out of sequence:
- scheduled logistically
20. Film acting requires a different approach than theater acting
Films are shot out of sequence:
- scheduled logistically
- can’t build toward a performance, the way they can
on the stage
21. Film acting requires a different approach than theater acting
Films are shot out of sequence:
- scheduled logistically
- can’t build toward a performance, the way they can
on the stage
- get “into character” very quickly
25. Performances are ASSEMBLED out of the best shots
Actor’s performance is (somewhat) out of their
control - in editor’s hands
26. Performances are ASSEMBLED out of the best shots
Actor’s performance is (somewhat) out of their
control - in editor’s hands
Films that contain a lot of editing may distort an actor’s
performance (formalism)
27. Performances are ASSEMBLED out of the best shots
Actor’s performance is (somewhat) out of their
control - in editor’s hands
Films that contain a lot of editing may distort an actor’s
performance (formalism)
Film = director’s medium
28. Performances are ASSEMBLED out of the best shots
Actor’s performance is (somewhat) out of their
control - in editor’s hands
Films that contain a lot of editing may distort an actor’s
performance (formalism)
Film = director’s medium
Theatre = actor’s medium
32. Method Acting
- based on concepts originally developed by
Constantin Stanislavsky, Russian stage
actor and director
33. Method Acting
- based on concepts originally developed by
Constantin Stanislavsky, Russian stage
actor and director
- reaction to the more showy acting styles of
the time (early 1900s) –reaction against Theatrical Acting
34. Method Acting
- based on concepts originally developed by
Constantin Stanislavsky, Russian stage
actor and director
- reaction to the more showy acting styles of
the time (early 1900s) –reaction against Theatrical Acting
- developed more realistic style of acting
35. Method Acting
- based on concepts originally developed by
Constantin Stanislavsky, Russian stage
actor and director
- reaction to the more showy acting styles of
the time (early 1900s) –reaction against Theatrical Acting
- developed more realistic style of acting
- performances are more internal, less external
36. Method Acting
- based on concepts originally developed by
Constantin Stanislavsky, Russian stage
actor and director
- reaction to the more showy acting styles of
the time (early 1900s) –reaction against Theatrical Acting
- developed more realistic style of acting
- performances are more internal, less external
-actors “live” the part
37. Method Acting
- based on concepts originally developed by
Constantin Stanislavsky, Russian stage
actor and director
- reaction to the more showy acting styles of
the time (early 1900s) –reaction against Theatrical Acting
- developed more realistic style of acting
- performances are more internal, less external
-actors “live” the part
-lengthy rehearsal periods, actors encouraged to improvise
40. Subtext
Stanislavsky encouraged actors to look for subtext in
the script – what the characters are thinking (beyond
what they’re saying)
Emotional Recall-By exploring their own subconscious
actors could trigger real emotions
41. Subtext
Stanislavsky encouraged actors to look for subtext in
the script – what the characters are thinking (beyond
what they’re saying)
Emotional Recall-By exploring their own subconscious
actors could trigger real emotions
Subtext is often conveyed non-verbally through body language
43. 1947 - The Actor’s Studio founded in New York
- based on concepts pioneered by Stanislavsky
44. 1947 - The Actor’s Studio founded in New York
- based on concepts pioneered by Stanislavsky
Members of The Actor’s Studio include:
45. 1947 - The Actor’s Studio founded in New York
- based on concepts pioneered by Stanislavsky
Members of The Actor’s Studio include:
- Robert de Niro
46. 1947 - The Actor’s Studio founded in New York
- based on concepts pioneered by Stanislavsky
Members of The Actor’s Studio include:
- Robert de Niro
- Sidney Poitier
47. 1947 - The Actor’s Studio founded in New York
- based on concepts pioneered by Stanislavsky
Members of The Actor’s Studio include:
- Robert de Niro
- Sidney Poitier
- Marlon Brando
and many others
