Stanislavsky Flashcards
Observation
Considering your surroundings and reacting appropriately to scene or scenario
Fundamental Questions
Questions important to understanding a character
Who What When Where Why How
Magic ‘if’
Actors put themselves into a characters shoes:
What if I was there
What if I was in that situation
How would I react etc
Given Circumstances
Are characteristics of a scenario that affect your role/characters reactions
Circles of Attention
A technique that isolates attention and helps actors focus and transform into their character
Super Objective
The combinations of a characters several objective in scenes to expose a characters full intentions overall: super objective
Emotional Memory
Actors imagine themselves in previous experiences that have similar feelings to their characters situation and project those feelings to create a realistic character