Stanislavsky's approach to acting and preparing to get into a role uses different, interesting and creative techniques that, once I've learnt to use them properly, will help and aid me as an actor to develop my skills and apply them to roles to the best of my ability.
His method of breaking down the scenes into separate "bits" places more focus onto the main objectives of the scene. It enables you to look in great detail and determine the motivation behind every piece of text. These two techniques help the actor create a deeper and more authentic understanding of the mindset of the character. This is extremely important for me to understand as an actor as i need to effectively be able to understand the future roles i play's objectives and motivations in order to portray them as authentically as possible.
This is further aided by Stanislavsky's method of asking "what if" questions, this helps me think in the mindset of the character and explore their reactions to certain situations rather than my own. This will help me develop a further understanding of how to perform the role rather than just impersonate the playwrite's text. Stanislavsky's method of looking at the character's obstacles is another important aspect to focus on as this helps develop a further insight into the character. This aims to focus further onto how the character responds to these obstacles and how these responses helps shape the characterisation.
I think Stanislavsky really managed to capture a technique that really helps the actor get underneath the skin of the character - something I hope in the future i'll be able to achieve. His different exercises help develop an understanding and is a creative approach to authentically adopting the character.
His exercise of improvising a scene from memorising the main facts from the script and improvising from them really helps develop a deeper understanding of the text. Once that exercise is further explored, then it creates a deeper connection between the actor and the text as the actor's ideas and the directions from the text soon merge into one. By slowly building up with lines from the script into improvised scenes really helps develop a transition from your own ideas and spoken words into the character's ideas and spoken words. It helps develop a further understanding of the character's mindset and i hope will aid me in adopting the character.
It's extremely important that I, as an actor, understand every aspect of Stanislavsky's method in great detail and that I am able to carry them out as effectively as possible. His exercises help develop a personal link and understanding of the character and text which I really aim to able to carry out and honour to the best of my ability. I'm looking forward to exploring further into Stanislavsky's method and I hope to develop into a more well rounded and skillful actor that is able to use his method to perform and create theatre as successfully as possible.
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