what are different types of acting?

Question

i need to know more about acting, because my mom says i need to know more about the craft i want to pursue, anything you can tell me about it, and the different types???????

Answer 1

Perhaps she means you need to study technique? Kudos to mom!!! Woot! ;-p Start by going to the library or even looking online first and looking up names like Stanislavsky, Uta Hagen & Sanford Meisner. Not every technique is for every actor nor is every technique right for every role or situation (that's my personal opinion). You should look into them and form your own opinion. Do a search for "acting techniques" and see what comes up. Look into taking acting classes and when you call the different facilities to get information ask what techniques they employ, etc. It may depend on the teacher so ask about their educational and professional background. You can also ask what they recommend for a beginner and see how helpful they are.

If you need resources to find classes, You can see if your state has a film alliance / commission / society or whatever your state calls theirs (some have several). Sometimes they post information for people looking into acting classes, etc.

Good luck!!!

Answer 2

If you want to know more about acting, go to the library and check out a book and read it.

Acting is acting. What an actor is supposed to do remains the same regardless of the kind of play or the medium. People who think that there are different techniques are a bit off the mark as well. There are a lot of pretentious phoneys who think The Method, or Meisner Technique , or Practical Aesthetics is the only true way to act. Baloney. Acting is being the character. That is it. There are goals such as communicating with the audience and so one, but basically acting is being someone that you are not for a while. That is all. That is simple. No pain, no angst, no expensive lessons, just be the character. It is fun, the kind of play that children do when they play mommie and daddy. That is acting. So read alot about acting, but don't fall for any mystical or magical idea about acting. It is a normal human activity. Enjoy, Doc

Answer 3

there is theatrical which is performing in a theatre. this includes being alowed to face the audience and is usually more vigarous as you have to learn the lines precisely and you cant do a double take if something goes wrong. also there are limits to the things you can do on stage due to space and location. usually you have to do the some script for days and sometimes even weeks. this is harder than tv acting. tv usually has less practising and you can do a double take if something goes wrong. also you only do the scene once and dont have to do it for days at a time. usually 1 hour of practice time is 2 minutes of run time on a tape. however you cant face the camera and usually this form of acting had to be more believeable and dramatic.

Answer 4

There are any number of styles,varying from cultrue to culture but,here in the States the tendency is more toward "realism"than mere aritifice.The Method,the style taught at The Actor's Studio is the most revered&the most popular

Answer 5

Hi,

Your mother is so right!
If you do a search on answers, you will find a lot of answers to your question. I love answering questions here, but to keep from having to re-write the same answers to the same questions, I have created an ebooklet on my website for new actors. It's called What It Takes To Become An Actor. Just go to http://www.actingcareerstartup.com , sign in at the right hand side of the screen and you can download it for free. It has a listing of about 11 different masters who created their own versions of the acting techniques that we study today. You'll have to research them.
The most noted are Stanislavski, Strasberg, Adler, Hagen and Meisner. There are others though. I recommend becoming familiar with them so that you can make more informed choices about the craft you say you want to pursue.

So why do you think your mom told you that you need to be more informed? Have a look at an answer I gave to a youngster just a few days ago and see what you think. He said he was having a difficult time convincing his parents to support him in his acting endeavors.

Good luck to you!
-------------- Here's the answer I gave:

what do you think would really make your parents start to take you seriously and support you?

Do they know what actors do? REALLY? Do they know what it's like being an actor? Do they know what you really have to go through to become an actor?

Do YOU know the answers to those questions? Do you know what it's like and what the issues actors face, what it's like to work on set, what your chances are of just getting work, how hard you'll have to work, how much you will have to invest of your time and energy to study, to do mailings, to write cover letters, to submit yourself for auditions, to prepare for auditions, prepare your monologues, bone up on your cold reading skills, take specialization classes, travel, etc.
Do you know what the average earnings are of an actor these days? Do you know how many days on the average an actor works.
Do you know what it takes to become an actor and do you have what it takes?

Have a look at the following links:

http://www.actingcareerstartup.com to see some of the issues actors face while trying to get work.

http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/working_as_an_actor.html to see what it can be like day to day looking for work.

http://www.actingcareerstartup.com/a_working_actor.html to see what it was like for me once on the set of an independent film.

That’s just a start. I strongly encourage you to talk to other actors, both working and struggling as well. It will help you in your education.

That's a lot of questions I know and I asked them on purpose.

Why?

Because if you can start to answer all those questions, maybe you will be more convincing. I know you're young, but you have to get started sometime. Some teenagers have someone who is an adult and who supports them in their goals. You don't so you can either keep butting heads with your parents or being afraid to approach the subject, or you can start to find out things for yourself.
In other words, the more information you have, the more informed you are about what you say you want, the more you can talk about it intelligently and demonstrate that you know what you are talking about, the greater your chances of being able to convince them to support you. If they havejust as much information as you do, then you are on an equal playing field. They are your parents. They're bigger. They're older. They have the money. They win! At least until you’re out of the house or until they no longer foot your bills!

Is that the way you want it? No? Then get a move on and start doing your homework! :-)

Does doing your homework mean that you will get what you want in the end? Not necessarily. Your parents are certainly taking into consideration your best interests. But even if you don't get them to support you, you will know a lot more than you do now about the profession you say you want to pursue.

Good luck!

Tony
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