TASK ONE UNDERSTANDING PRACTITIONERS To understand a practitioner you must understand the reasons for their method. Over the past two years we have studied a few practitioners and did plenty of research to implement it into our performances. A practitioner we did a lesson on was Sanford Meisner. Meisner was an American actor and teacher, who developed his own technique which would be dubbed 'the Meisner technique'. Meisner's unusual techniques were seen as 'unorthodox' yet 'effective'. The three main components of the Meisner technique are: emotional preparation, repetition and improvisation. Meisner believed it was obligatory for an actor to practise with emotional preparation- to really become the character you're portraying the actor needs circumstance and a full emotional landscape to develop a complex character. Things such as: likes, dislikes, conflicts etc need to be considered. This enforces a deeper connection with the character you're p...
Hi! Welcome to my blog. My name is Megan and I am an amateur actor who is currently studying at college. This blog will include all my assignments and tasks, plus behind the scenes photos and footage. I hope you enjoy my journey of getting the scripts to the screen and getting the plays to the stage!