Objectives, Obstacles and Tactics!

Konstantine Stanislavsky

...units of action, beatwork...an actor prepares

Konstantine Stanislavsky

conceived the segmentation of script as a preparatory tool for actors working on a play.
In acting, units of action, otherwise known as bits or beats, are sections that a play's action can be divided into for the purposes of dramatic exploration in rehearsal.

Method Acting

Training and rehearsal techniques that seek to encourage sincere and emotionally expressive performances. These techniques are built on Stanislavski's system

Thought ----->Action

Realism--->Life of the Character--->Goals/Objectives--->Connection/Ensemble

Multiple Choice

What is Realism in Art?

• Impressionism

• Naturalism

• Nominalism

• Romanticism

How can Method Acting be bad?

The harmful situations in method acting arise when there is no professional supervising the process.

Method Acting That Went too Far

Poll

Can you think of any reasons why Method acting would be bad?

• Lose oneself in the part

• No technique, all emotion

• Loss of the thru line

• Harmful to the actor, physically

• All of the above

Fill in the Blanks

What is a beat, in acting?