Constantin Stanislavski

Question 1

Where was Constantin Stanislavsky from?

Answer 1

Russia

Question 2

When was he born and when did he die?

Answer 2

1863 👶

1938⚰

Question 3

What was Stanislavsky known for

Answer 3

‘Stanislavski’ system or just ‘the system’

Question 4

What was the basic principles of the Stanislavsky system?

Answer 4

• know and understand yourself exceptionaly well - have emotional depth and great self-awareness
• Draw deeply on personal characteristics and memories and share thes with your character
• create a connection based on shared human feelings

Question 5

What does having self awareness and taking everything in yourself and giving it to your character result in

Answer 5

pOwErFuLl AcTiNg

And creates a tight (james) bond

Question 6

Where did Stanislavski develope his system?

Answer 6

The Moscow Art School

Question 7

What is Stanislavskys system for actors?

Answer 7

A clear structures guideline for acting. It cannot be mastered overnight and uts intention was to portray believable, natural, three-dimensional acting.

Question 8

What did he encourage his students to do?

Answer 8

Observe others carefully, and focus on their physical traits and their personalities

Question 9

Ehat are the 10 things Stanislavskys system follows?

Answer 9

1. Action
2. Magic “if”
3. Given circumstances
4. The imagination
5. Circles of attention
6. Units of action and objectives
7. Through-line of action
8. Emotional memory
9. Tempo-rythm
10. Improvisations

Question 10

Give information about:
“Action”
(Astley)

Answer 10

•every action has a purpose

Question 11

Give information about:
“Magic if”
(Made)

Answer 11

• be the character and think of what you would do IF you were the character

Question 12

Give information about:
“Given circumstances”
(Gross)

Answer 12

• carefully consider details that affect the scene

Question 13

Give information about:
“Imagination”
(Ice)

Answer 13

• develope personal history for characters
Ask questions like Noah Centineo:
Wa-wa-wa how D partner 💀
1. Wa - WHO is my character
2. Wa - WHERE did my character come from & where are they going
3. Wa - WHAT does my character want and why
How - HOW old is my character
D - DOES my character have any distinctive mannerisms or habits

Question 14

Give information about:
“Circle of attention”
(Cookies 🍪)

Answer 14

• focus on your characters world

* how your character affects other characters

Question 15

Give information about:
“Units of action & objectives”
(Using)

Answer 15

• break script into chunks

Question 16

Give information about:
“Through line of action”
(Tarmac)

Answer 16

• needs overall goal

-> play leads up to it

Question 17

Give information about:
“Emotional memory
(Even)

Answer 17

• establish emotional connection with character through personal experiences

Question 18

Give information about:
“Tempo & Rythm”
(Though)

Answer 18

• action has ‘movement tempo’ and specific rythm

* applied through voice and body

Question 19

Give information about:
“Improvisations”
(I told him not to)

Answer 19

• act as character out of script :)

Question 20

What is the poem thingy you can use to remember the 10 things that Stanislavsky said that drama needs?

Answer 20

Astley - action
Made - magic "if"
Gross - given circumstances
Ice - imagination
Cookies 🍪 - circle of attention
Using - units of action and objectivea
Tarmac - through line of action
Even - emotional memory 
Though - tempo & rhythm
I told him not to - improvisations