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Method Acting: The Stanislavski Factor
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Written by Kirk Smith   
The Stanislavski Factor
The Stanislavski Factor
Something that really intrigues me as an actor is the topic of method acting. To many actors, even mentioning the very words will make their faces grimace as some actors may feel the practise totally unnecessary to achieve the role or part in hand. Method acting however is not so uncommon and there are many great actors who still practise the technique. From Marlin Brando many years ago to modern day actors like Sean Penn; the practise is still in play. I for one was always some what narrow minded when it came to method acting but after studying and employing just a few of Stanislavski's findings, I was soon to start dancing to a different beat!

Let's face it, as thespians we will always express our own thoughts in relation to acting and the way we perceive the craft but let's just ponder over this for a while. When we think of film for instance, the whole idea of performing may quite easily be one of the most under valued issues in film actuates.

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So studying at an actor, what can we say that it is that he or she contributes to a movie, and even more so, just how does the actor or performer go about achieving it? This is important because when we look at successful movie actors and performers we can simply debate that the actors who achieve the more dynamic impact, strangely enough, are the actors who actually do not act. Sure it sounds a little crazy but stick with me on this! Great actors can be thought of to be not acting as we like to look at it but to actually be becoming only themselves and reacting or perhaps 'responding' Now this is key here.

All I've pointed out here closely relates to the acting method known as The Stanislavski Method. This method was to stop actors becoming 'sheeplike' and not following the habitual way of performing on stage but instead to focus their actions, and mannerisms in a way that a person would carry on as themselves in their private life.


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Stanislavski's technique
Edison Dominguez 2008-03-16 22:00:50

I enjoyed reading your article on Stanislavski's technique, Method Acting. One
factor to consider though when we use this technique is to exercise caution.
Sometimes it could lead to cathartic situations and the end result would be
energy-draining, but of course we leave this to actor's discretion.
Allan Jacob 2009-07-12 01:29:40

Good post. It’s really interesting read for me. Hope this will be useful
for ***ry one.

Thanks for sharing this one. Keep posting.
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Travis Dark 2010-05-06 23:19:09

Just be careful in calling Stanislavski's work his "Method" The Method
is inspired by Stanislavski's early "system", but was d***loped by
Strasberg and Adler et al, and is mainly for film. Stan's work concerntrated on
the theatre, and later in life he abandoned this deeply psychological system for
a method of physical action. There is no doubt that the method produces some of
the most realistic depictions on screen, but it is too emotionally taxing for a
long theatre run.
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