There are many different acting techniques that we could use, such as, Meisner Technique, Stanislavski System and Lee Strasberg Method. All of these different methods are very similar since, the Meisner Technique is based around the concept of ‘truthful acting’ and the Stanislavski System requires that the actor uses an emotional memory, the Lee Strasberg Method is slightly different but still can be linked, it is believed that the actor should intensify their connection to the work.
In the terms of acting, realism and naturalism acting are very similar, realism is sought to represent real life whereas naturalism is sought to represent life in more of a clinical and scientifical manner than realism.
Bertolt Brecht and Constantin Stanislavski are known as two of the most well known practitioners in the twentieth century, both with strong views and opinions about the way the theatre works and the actors within it. Both of their theories are considered useful and are used throughout the world of acting as a means to achieve a good piece of theatre. The fact that both are so well respected is most likely the only obvious similarity as their work is completely different. Brecht’s idea of the actor’s role is very much different from Stanislavski’s. Brecht saw the actor as tool to simply represent an archetype. Brecht didn’t want the audience taken in by the actor’s performance, he wanted to alienate them from the action so that they could judge the plays meanings rather than feel empathy with the characters. Whereas Stanislavski’s work is centred more around the notion that acting should be a total lifelike expression.
A reason is said to be a ‘normative reason’ for acting because it is in favour for someone’s acting. One way of understanding this is terms of justification: a reason justifies or makes it right for someone to act in a certain way. This is why ‘normative’ reasons are also called “justifying” reasons. This term comes from the idea that there are rules that cause actions, they make it right or wrong to do certain things.
There are lots of different practitioners that use different methods, such as ‘Steven Berkoff’ who uses physical theatre, which we used throughout the process of ‘People, Places and Things’ also, we used a lot of Brecht methods as well to alienate the audience.
Frantic Assembly
As I already mentioned throughout my work, we actually received some help from a member of Frantic Assembly who used to work in Nescot College.
Frantic Assembly was founded in 1994 by Scott Graham, Steven Hoggett, and Vicki Middleton. None of the three studied Drama or any of the Arts, but were interested by theatre and wanted to create their own unique company. They wished to create non-naturalistic pieces through the use of movement and music, although they have always said that this should never take away from the storyline. Their most notable production, in co-operation with The National Theatre, is ‘The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time’. In 2016 Frantic Assembly collaborated with State Theatre South Australia to create ‘Things I Know To Be True‘. This toured both Australia and the UK . In 2018, Frantic Assembly launched their podcast the Frantic Assembly Podcast which has had guest appearances from old school teachers of Scott Graham and Simon Stephens.
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The linked above is a technique that ‘Frantic Assembly’ do a lot called ‘The Bounce Warmup’ which we have actually done before in lesson to warm ourselves up, it actually works really well to wake yourselves up physically and mentally.
Naturalism
is a theory that in art and literature should be portrayed in a natural and real way
Realism
realism in their behaviour they recongize and accept the true nature of a situation and try to deal with it in a practical way.
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