Essays on Method Acting

Konstantine Stanislavsky was a Russian actor in the late 19th century who revolutionized the way that actors approach their characters. In an era when what constituted good acting was typically melodramatic and departing from realism, he introduced the concept of method acting, which is still in use today, which stress realism and believability in performances. His approach, known today as simply “The Method” or the “Stanislavski system” has a variety of strength that have led to its continued application for acting, because of how the system works. Generally, however, when considering overarching strategy, most of the specific methods that ...

INTRODUCTION

Whenever you discuss theatre, film and television, many do not know the complexity that goes into producing a successful work. It is the combined efforts of hundreds of skilled and talented artist who come together to create any great performance. Many are behind-the-scenes editors, set painters, production assistants and prop masters, but most people focus on the top four contributors, producers, directors, writers and, of course, the actors. While all facets are important and necessary, it is the actors responsibility to be the faces and the voices for amazing characters that people will remember. There are many people out ...

Introduction

Theatre performance is an art, where a story, a mythological character, an important historical event etc. are displayed by an “actor” where he pretends to be someone else, for the enjoyment and edification of the viewers. The concept seems to be very much normal in the first place, however involves very deep theories of psychology in itself as the person enacting a certain character needs to control his emotions and basically displays the emotions of the character that he is playing. By the end of the 19th century Stanislavski and one of the other Moscow producer-author Nemirovich Danchenko merged their acting companies ...