I want to know some good acting techniques that have helped you out. Ideally it would be nice if they were ones you could do in the comfort of your home and usually without a large amount of people. Thanks a lot!
2007-07-15 15:15:55 · 7 answers · asked by ryu_bakura20 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
The development of your character is really a personal thing. There are a number of different styles or methods of approach and it is really a case of finding on that works for you.
Some people memorize their lines Rote and then develop character. This can work for most yet runs the risk of minimising your ability to be real (responsive) to the text. One can easily begin telegraph (anticipate) their queues and not give enough time to responding or reacting.
Others may develop a choreographed pattern to their character which ensures them that their performance will be exactly the same every night. This can run the risk of two-dimensionalising your character. You can easily lose focus on the depths to the character when you are simply going-through-the-motions.
For me, developing a character is only part of the process. The character becomes a persona that is responsive to the other characters around them. One process is to be always available to your instincts, to use what you bring with you and use the text to develop the character.
I have been reading (and using) How to Stop Acting by Harold Guskin and it is a very insightful text on "instinctual performance" if you like. Its focus is to minimise the development of a method for a specific performance and instead develop a technique of creating on the fly.
The result is a responsive character who can be slightly unpredictable from the audiences point of view, a little quirky, and far more interesting. This is risky stuff as it can take you right out of the comfort of established patterns or memorised lines.
In my view, the best things come with a little risk.
His basic technique is to take the lines off the page as you learn them. Read a phrase, feel an emotive response, look up and say it with whatever feeling you have at that moment. Don't think about it. Read the next phrase and so on.
You are reading with a partner, then you make eye contact before saying the line. It is a great technique for responsive performing.
There is plenty more, but I suggest the book....
2007-07-15 18:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by labrug 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good Acting Techniques
2016-12-16 18:09:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Memorize your lines verbatim. Stand up, look your scene partner in the eye, and say the lines honestly. If you have no scene partner, imagine someone to whom you are speaking and speak directly to that person. Enjoy what you are doing, remember that acting is called "playing." Acting is very easy and always should be kept simple. Don't let anyone try to get you to do some kind of script or character analyisis. Everything you need to know to act the part is in the script.
2007-07-15 15:26:09 · answer #3 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there have already been some good suggestions about improvisation and script work but one of the most important things is to watch other good actors. buy or rent lots of films with actors you respect or are critically acclaimed- there are some amazing films out there and you will learn heaps from every one. Be sure to watch the old classics as well as modern films!
2016-03-15 04:42:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For Acting, I would recommend
http://www.hollywoodnorth.com
2007-07-18 09:09:45 · answer #5 · answered by Lance F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its simple. all you do is mentally become your character. think:how would my character act in this situation? what would they say or do? what makes them feel the way they are feeling? after that it becomes easy.
2007-07-15 15:28:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you should know how to laugh and cry on cue
2007-07-15 15:22:08 · answer #7 · answered by Ashley 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋