Hey Lisina, so this week we started sensory learning and my goodness what an amazing thing. It made everything so real. My only issue is that when Katie switched my object And had me actually doing a task I lost my lines. is this me being unprepared or just need practice
That's a good thing that it happened. hats not being unprepared, it's realizing what happens to the muscles when you are re-stimulated. Keep doing these exercises.
I have a question about developing the voice or dialect of the character or various nuances of the character but I'm not sure how to ask... I guess would that just be a part of being in the moment? Or is that something you kind of develop while working on developing the character? If that makes sense lol
I think there is a bigger question here, so I will start with creating dialects is a different skill set and you can study it separately. Finding the voice is like finding any other physicality, it comes from the rehearsal.
i have a question in regards to our email yesterday. Finding the perspective or access into a character that seems distant (ie. Self centered, inconsiderate, not self aware). Do you have any tips or possible tactics that help get into the mindset without feeling forced or “acting”?
We did an exercise in class this week with stream of consciousness writing that could be helpful here. We also added musical triggers and found they stimulated characteristics pretty easily. For example one of the characters was a real crabby old guy who didn't like change and he was challenged to listen to music he hated coming from the new food truck in front of his store. It immediately put the actors into a pissed off place listening to music he hated. Stream of consciousness writing allows you to freely speak the characters thoughts without stopping (use a timer) no punctuation, nothing. Let them speak, you will find their rhythm. The best solution for finding character are typically found in the "doing" parts of rehearsal and anything sensorial you can use to stumlate yourself.
I've noticed that when I drive, for some reason it seems like I can be more engaged in my character. I'm not sure if this stems from me making up scenarios in my head and acting them out while driving... Would you say driving could be a "sensory stimulus"?
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Hey Lisina, so this week we started sensory learning and my goodness what an amazing thing. It made everything so real. My only issue is that when Katie switched my object And had me actually doing a task I lost my lines. is this me being unprepared or just need practice
That's a good thing that it happened. hats not being unprepared, it's realizing what happens to the muscles when you are re-stimulated. Keep doing these exercises.
I have a question about developing the voice or dialect of the character or various nuances of the character but I'm not sure how to ask... I guess would that just be a part of being in the moment? Or is that something you kind of develop while working on developing the character? If that makes sense lol
I think there is a bigger question here, so I will start with creating dialects is a different skill set and you can study it separately. Finding the voice is like finding any other physicality, it comes from the rehearsal.
Lisina, do you have any recommendations for dialect classes?
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Hey Lisina,
i have a question in regards to our email yesterday. Finding the perspective or access into a character that seems distant (ie. Self centered, inconsiderate, not self aware). Do you have any tips or possible tactics that help get into the mindset without feeling forced or “acting”?
We did an exercise in class this week with stream of consciousness writing that could be helpful here. We also added musical triggers and found they stimulated characteristics pretty easily. For example one of the characters was a real crabby old guy who didn't like change and he was challenged to listen to music he hated coming from the new food truck in front of his store. It immediately put the actors into a pissed off place listening to music he hated. Stream of consciousness writing allows you to freely speak the characters thoughts without stopping (use a timer) no punctuation, nothing. Let them speak, you will find their rhythm. The best solution for finding character are typically found in the "doing" parts of rehearsal and anything sensorial you can use to stumlate yourself.
I love that thank you! So bummed I had to miss that.
I've noticed that when I drive, for some reason it seems like I can be more engaged in my character. I'm not sure if this stems from me making up scenarios in my head and acting them out while driving... Would you say driving could be a "sensory stimulus"?
Sure. Anything really can be. Perhaps you are more relaxed when driving. Doesn't always matter why it works, just that it does.