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Method Acting

Method Acting . Advanced Acting Spring 2011 MVHS. What is Method Acting. Method acting is when actors try to evoke in themselves the emotions and experiences of the character they are portraying. Lee Strasberg. 1901-1982 American actor and director “The Father of Method Acting”

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Method Acting

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  1. Method Acting Advanced Acting Spring 2011 MVHS

  2. What is Method Acting • Method acting is when actors try to evoke in themselves the emotions and experiences of the character they are portraying.

  3. Lee Strasberg • 1901-1982 • American actor and director • “The Father of Method Acting” • Huge impact in film industry with actors

  4. The Actor’s Studio • Non-profit workshop for actors (started in 1947) • Jack Nicholson (5 times) • Dustin Hoffman (6 times) • Al Pachino • Marlon Brando • Marilyn Monroe

  5. Sense Memory • Sense Memory is when certain senses (smell, sounds, touch, etc.) evoke certain memories

  6. Affective Memory • Affective Memory (aka. Emotional Memory) is when the actor relives an emotional memory or similar situation as the one experienced by the character the actor is trying to portray.

  7. Substitution • Substitution is when the actor compares what is going on with the character with something that has happened in their personal life. • Ex. If a character is being blackmailed, the actor thinks about a time when they were truly embarrassed and do not want others to know about.

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