Stanislavski's System

The book contains a series of breakdowns of thoughts, outlooks, and emotional schemes. There are numerous exercises that help one to come to terms with issues relating to the various chapters the book contains. Some are more specific than others and require serious dedication to exercises, such as writing letters to your inner child, some are different tasks than others such as clearing your mind and imagining good in a specific person. As I

Constantin Stankislavski and Uta Hagan are considered to be two greats in the art of acting. After reading the excerpts from the packet, and the chapters in the book it is really understandable as to why they are so respected in this art. When taking a look into their work there are some similarities about their craft and technique, however there are also some differences, as Utah Hagen branched out as did many others. In this paper, I’ll be taking a look at where these pioneers of their craft share similar methods, and where they differentiate in the use of their technique.

the audience there a product of there environment and giving his emotional response to the

Attention is considered to be a core cognitive process, it refers to how people actively process specific information in the environment. Attention refers to how people select from information and stimuli in the environment, facilitating processing of some of the stimuli and inhibiting processing of others. "Everyone knows what attention is, it is the taking possession by the mind in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought...It implies withdrawal from some things in order to deal effectively with others, and is a condition which has a real opposite in the confused, dazed, scatterbrained state. “This definition of attention was proposed by psychologist William James (1890). This review will focus on literature that gives explanation to selective attention. Selective attention refers to the process where a person is able to select out of many stimuli and focus on the one they want and ignore other stimuli.

Which is quite a clear illustration of the purpose or 'role' of stanislavskian actors. Stanislavski set out a way of preparing for a role so that the actor could fulfil his role of pure imitation. He started off by asking the actor to explore the character. He wanted to know what their objective was in each unit of action and what their super objective was. The super objective was the sum of all the units and their objectives.

The Stanislavski's System Konstantin Sergeivich Stanislavski was born in 1863 and dies in 1938. He was a Russian actor, director and acting trainer. In 1898 together with Nemirovich- Danchenko, he founded the Moscow Art Theatre. =

The first step which mostly pre-stanislavski actors use is “What does my character look like?” or “how does my character sound?” the second step is for also more a professional Stanislavskian actor is “What does my character want?” but keep in mind that Method actors also can use these too but most likely a method actor would use “How does my character feel?” . Method actors are all about how their characters feel other than appearance. If the method actor feels like he or she should be sad they will stop at nothing to try to feel sad to fit the characters feelings for example they will think about the time their girlfriend/boyfriend broke up with them or when their dog got ran over. Method actors also use “Sense Memory” which the actor must imitate the way a bullet wound might have felt or something physically painful to create more of a emotion and sensation approach. Method acting teaches the actors to be more creative and to use

In theatre, performative somaesthetics is applied to the actor’s continued refinement of her craft; she improve her somatic movements with expressions that come with her own understanding building physical strength and integrity to their character. For instance, consciousness of breathing makes actors aware of their feelings as if they were angry, tense or anxious, and that may misdirect the performance in stage

The ability to look into someone's mind and see their true emotions would give dancers and choreographers the ultimate tool to creating something meaningful. As a Choreographer you have to think like the person you are choreographing for and take into consideration their life experience. By having the ability to look into someone's mind and see what they have strong connections to it is easy to build a story line from there. Every dance shows a story; what makes the story powerful is the dancer connecting to that story and making it their own. By reading the dancer’s mind things like costuming, music, and movement become easier because it gives the choreographer knowledge of how the performer truly feels about their work. There are often small discrepancies between the performer and the choreographer when it comes to style.

Stanislavsky wrote three novels that discuss his acting method; An Actor Prepares, Building a Character, and Creating a Role. These books are from the perspective of a

In acting or with guided imagery, transference in part, is communication between entities. Hagen (1991) emphasized the importance of imagination and application of transferences with the character. An actor increases their ability to be open to other actors because of a sensitivity of transference; creating a meaning in a story. An actor’s training can expose him or her to multiple realities which may enable one to gain greater awareness while in a guided imagery experience.

assembled the audience will attach a specific meaning or emotion to it’ (The Kuleshov Experiment

experience and the world presented are emphasized in the audience's mind in order to remove

Constantin Stanislavski believed that it was essential for actors to inhabit authentic emotion on stage so the actors could draw upon feelings one may have experienced in their own lives, thus making the performance more real and truthful. Stanislavski then created the technique, method acting, to do exactly that. Not only can method acting be rewarding, there are psychological consequences as well. It is important to study method acting so actors can know the dangers and psychological effects it can create. It can also help scientists understand theory of mind; the ability to gain the mindset of another person. Another subject method acting can help with is emotional recall and the emotion regulation it takes to use

i enjoy all his work. One of my favorite quotes by him is ¨ Be the type of person that when your feet touch the ground in the morning the Devil says aww sh@t there up¨. I also like more quotes like, for ex:¨Wake up determined and go to bed satisfied¨. He has been around for a while, but I just didn't realize it till I got older, I liked him ever since.