Stanislavski
What country is Constantin Stanislavski from?
Russia
What was Meisner's main occupation?
Actor of The Group Theatre in NYC
What was Uta Hagen's occupation before becoming a teacher?
Actor
What theatre did Stanislavski found?
Moscow Art Theatre
What psychological discovery did Stanislavski base his technique on?
Pavlov's classical conditioning
Lee Strasberg
What was her main principle?
Become the character vs. Be like the character
What are the 2 areas of focus?
Psychological and physical
Who was Stanislavski's apprentice that created Method Acting?
Lee Strasberg
What is the basis for truthful reactions?
Listening
What is visualization?
Immersing oneself in the scene by believing you “see” (imagine) surroundings, emotions, sensory
What is classical conditioning?
An automatic response as a result of repeated behavior following an inciting sound, action, or other experience.
What are the 4 elements of Stanislavski's System?
Relaxation, Concentration of Attention, Imagination, Emotion Memory
What are Meisner's 4 principles?
Truthful Reactions, Listening, Impulse/Improv, Action over Activity
What are Uta Hagen's 3 principles?
Given Circumstances, Action over Activity, and Visualization
What does BOOMS stand for?
Beats, Objectives, Obstacles, Motivations, Subtext
What acting techniques was Stanislavski the founder and father of?
All of them!
Explain Action over Activity.
Activity is a physical action like pouring coffee.
Action is what the character does to get what they want.
Explain what Given Circumstances are.
The specific details about the character's life and influences; the outside world
Name all of Stanislavski's Seven.
Emotional Memory, Physical Actions, Given Circumstances, BOOMS, Magic "If"/Empathy, Tempo/Rhythm, Adapt to Ensemble.