HUM 224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Method Acting, D. W. Griffith, Konstantin Stanislavski
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Hum 224 intro to film acting lecture. Acting ~ an art where an actor uses imagination, intelligence, psychology, memory, vocal technique, facial expressions, body language, and overall knowledge of filmmaking process to realize, under the dire(cid:272)tor"s guidan(cid:272)e, the (cid:272)hara(cid:272)ter (cid:272)reated (cid:271)y the s(cid:272)reen(cid:449)riter. Initial interest- our interest in a move can be sparked by the actors in it. Mo(cid:448)ie"s finan(cid:272)ial su(cid:272)(cid:272)ess- the power of some actors to draw an audience is frequently more important than any other factors. Essential relationship- screen actors know that the essential relationship is between them and the camera. Movies are hot out of sequence and are fragmented. The character you are acting with may not be there. Learn what needs to be known that day of filming. Actors who take personae from role to role (personality actors) Actors who deliberately against our expectations of their personae. Actors who seem to be different in ever role (chameleon)
