Method Acting
What Is Method Acting
Method acting is a technique that produces world class acting ability. It is made up of in depth acting exercises that answer the question
It is a simple and accessible practice that allows you to use your own personal life experience and marinate it with that of the character to create something truly unique. Method acting uses fun and exciting acting exercises that help you develop your acting skills from that of an average actor to that of an outstanding actor. Most importantly method actors use a fantastic technique that allows you to substitute emotions from your own life experience in any given scene on que – without forcing or having to “act” an emotion. Another great benefit of method acting is that it allows you to understand why people behave the way they do, thus allowing you in your own life to be able to start to read people’s behaviour and body language.
Familiar Actors that practice the Method:
- Robert De Niro
- Al Pacino
- Meryl Streep
- Forrest Whitaker
- Daniel Day – Lewis
- Angelina Jolie
- Bradley Cooper
- Marilyn Monroe
- Marlon Brando
- James Dean
- Christian Bale
- Dustin Hoffman
How do I create truth when everything around me is fake? which was asked by everyone from Aristotle, Denis Diderot, Vaktanghov, Stanislavski to Strasberg and now myself as I coach the next generation of actors
What is Method Acting?
Method acting is a technique that produces world class acting ability. It is made up of in depth acting exercises that answer the question
Method Acting is a practice that was developed by Strasberg following on from the work Stanislavski initially set out. It allows you to work from the inside out, using your own personal life experience and marinating it with your imagination to create truly unique, authentic human behaviour whilst living moment to moment in the imaginary given circumstances without forcing, faking or “acting”.
Method acting will transform your acting skills from that of an average actor to that of an outstanding, world class actor by asking you to truly understand who you are and your experiences so you are able to understand what motivates each character.
Another great benefit of method acting is that it allows you to understand why people behave the way they do, thus allowing you in your own life to be able to start to read people’s behaviour and body language.
Method Acting exercises include:
- Relaxation
- Sense Memory
- The Animal Exercise
- Affective Memory
- Script Analysis
- Character Analysis
- Substitution
- Object of Attention
- Triggering Imagination
- Method Acting Improvisation
- Repetition Exercise (Sanford Meisner)
- Private Moment Exercise/Fourth Wall
