For the daily needs of actors trying to make it big!!!
There is a world of difference between the actor who is
caused authentically to do what his character must do and the actor whi
only indicates of self-generates his actions.
Meisner didn’t invent this concept but it is the principle upon which his technique is based.
The technique is often mistakenly identified exclusively by his
signature repetition exercise. Repetition encompasses the basic
principles of his technique, however it is only the beginning…
After reading Stanislavsky’s dictum about the necessity of the actors being private in public, Strasberg created the private moment exercise. He viewed the exercise as a corrective for actors who were inhibited by the presence of an audience. By enacting a moment of true privacy in front of people, Strasberg hoped to get them to [...]
Here is a great article from Broadway Mouth that exemplifies how modern theater actors need change and an evolution in techniques that is paralell to the one happening in the medium. For the full article…Click Here.
In film, you sometimes encounter actors who think they’re going to steal the scene by being big, and bombastic. Proving their value. Those actors are using their bodies and voices instead of their brain! They don’t realize in terms of voice and action, less is more…