acting

Intentions and tactics

• Stanislovski

• 3 books written by Stanislavsky lots has been translated from Russian

• He wanted realism on stage

• Before most acting was over dramatic super performative

• Not bad just different

• Stanislovski wanted more realistic type of acting

• Stanislovski wanted to see real people onstage he encouraged actors to think how they would behave if this was happening to them

Given Circumstances

• What’s happening

• When is it happening

• How old are they where are they from

• What has shaped their life

Objective and Super Objective

• Super objective- what does my character want over the course of the book

• Objective- what the character want in the scene

• Intention-the characters goal in the scene

• Obstacles

• Tactics

Michael Chekhov

• Born 1891 Russia

• Actor and theater teacher

• Worked with Moscow art theater

• Moved to America and taught laughs of important people Marilyn Monroe, Anthony Quinn, Clint Eastwood

• One of the best acting teachers ever

His acting philosophy

• Based on physical action

• Imagination

• Exchange of energy

The psychological Gesture

Showing characters feelings and emotions physically state of their mind

View Points

Anna bogaurt and Tina Landon published The Viewpoints book in 2005 they wanted to do a new way of acting cause there’s always more to learn

View Ponits focus more on movement, awareness, collaboration, and ensemble rather than just physcholigy

Space

Shape

Time

Emotions

Movement

Story