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Chapter 7 The Art of Acting What Shakespeare says about Acting “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.” As You Like It “Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue …. Nor do not say the air too much with your hand … Suit the action to the word, the word to the action …” Hamlet Training to be an Actor The Body Dance Martial arts Fencing Stage combat Circus techniques Yoga Tai Chi Training the Actor The Voice Breathing techniques Vocal technique in pitch, volume and resonance Dialects International Phonetic Alphabet Singing Training the Actor The Mind Memorization skills Engaging with the imagination Levels of empathy Keen awareness of surroundings and others Ability to analyze and synthesize information quickly Acting Methods/Acting Teachers Konstantin Stanislavsky and the Moscow Art Theatre Michael Chekhov Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler Sanford Meisner Konstantin Stanislavsky 1863 - 1938 “The fundamental aim of our art is the creation of this inner life of a human spirit, and its expression in an artistic form.” Stanislavsky in An Actor Prepares Tadashi Suzuki “The desire to impart the significance and the reality of human experience, from birth to death,… must all be conveyed. One way to do so is through the theatre …” Suzuki, The Way of Acting Acting Techniques for Everyone For expressing emotions Outside/in Inside/out Technical approach Emotional memory For creating character Use of costumes or props Ability to visualize imaginatively the world of the play Acting Techniques for Everyone Empathy Substitution Use of imagery Recall Given circumstances Magic if Through-line actions Characterization Given circumstances Their Their Their Their particular situation specific problems limitations hopes Superobjective What is this character’s main driving force? What does he or she want? What is the most important thing to this character? Characterization Public Image Personal Image Characterization Inner conflict Character flaw Motivation stated in the positive The Actor’s Working Life Actor’s Equity Association Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Auditions Open call – “cattle call” Cold Readings Improvisations Callback list Rehearsal to Performance Table work Blocking rehearsals General working rehearsals Special rehearsals Off-book rehearsals Run-throughs Tech rehearsals Dress rehearsals Preview Performance Acting “With acting, you get to do things that are normally illegal. There are no repercussions and nobody doesn’t love you.” David Duchovny, actor “When I found acting, I finally found a place that accepted everybody and all their dreams.” Kevin Spacey, actor