8 Acting Techniques

In Stanislavski’s System the actor finds the character’s task or problem by asking and answering 7 questions. Write out 3 of the 7 questions.

What is Stanislavski's the "magic if"?

• A technique in acting where the actor imagines what if the events of the play were happening to them in real life
• A magic trick performed by Stanislavski
• A famous quote by Stanislavski
• Stanislavski's theory of relativity

The classical acting method is thought to be a combination of these two techniques.​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)  

• The Tom Cruise Technique
• The Uta Hagen Technique
• Stanislavski’s system
• The Michel Saint-Denis Technique
• Meisner's Approach

What is the affective memory technique in Method Acting?

• Recalling a strong emotion from your past and using it as the character

• Imitating the character's physical movements
• Studying the character's background and history
• Repeating the character's lines until they feel natural

The Meisner Technique is an offshoot of what other acting technique?

Meisner’s approach is about forcing the actor to…​ (a)  

• get out of their head.
• live the life of the character.
• cry on stage.
• think about every movement.

Michael Chekhov created an acting technique to tap into the...

What are the four elements of practical aesthetics?

• 1. The literal

  2. The want

  3. The essential action

  4. The “as if"

• The literal

  The essential action

  The meaning

  The "as if"

• The color

  The hue

  The shadow

  The line

• The want

  The mind

  The body

  The voice