Presentational acting and Representational acting

Craft of Acting and Sweet Smell of Success The ability for an actor to successfully, skillfully enrapture the audience’s attention to the scene and overall production is not simply one skill but rather various dynamics that are pieced together for the creation of his character. Similar to a handy man, an actor utilizes his or her set of tools of the craft of Acting to accomplish the ultimate goal of the character. In the Sweet Smell of Success, Tony Curtis, who portrays Sidney Falco, utilizes his tools of presentational acting, obstacles, objective, given circumstances, environmental condition, and actions to successfully embody his character. In one of the earlier lectures, two types of acting methods were discussed: representational acting versus presentational acting. Representational acting occurred mostly in the early beginnings where the actor would show the audience what an emotion, action, or thought may…

My theatre experience came from a high school, so the phenomenon I’m about to explain was actually shared both by people in the production and many of their friends and family in the audience, however in a larger professional production, it is less likely the spectators will feel this due to not having a personal relationship with the actors. The more you get to know somebody, the harder it is to watch them act. You get to know their real personalities and when you see them acting out a…

I started my acting experience with a Susical Summer Camp when I was seven years old and after that I started doing productions with an organization called CYT (Christian Youth Theatre). I have been actively involved there ever since, auditioning for shows, participating in classes and other events. I started to get involved with SCCT when I was eleven, I have done a few shows with this organization which I have not only thoroughly enjoyed, but also got to be apart of an amazing educational…

One had said one day they want to be an amazing actor one day because their major was entertainment/theatre. How I felt about this play is that it was not to my high expectation when I saw it. The actors in some scene was be fragile when they was acting. In the other scene of the play of “The Good Doctor” was great, for “The Sneezer” the actor in that play caught the audience attention. The actor in that act was showing so much emotion in that act and I could tell the relationship with the…

As you walk through the large wooden doors of the red carpeted lobby, the magic of the theatre overwhelms you. You hand your ticket to one of the ushers and they smile and hand you a crisp glossy copy of a beautifully crafted program. He wears freshly pressed slacks of a deep black, and his hair is gelled perfectly into position. Together, you step through another set of heavy wooden doors and into the house of the theatre. With the usher as your guide, you weave through hundreds of crimson…

treatment that used to take place behind the walls of mental institutions; belts and locks on the beds to keep the patients tied down and 'secure ' at night, the conductor fluid placed on McMurphy 's temples used for the shock treatment, and the mouth guard used so McMurphy wouldn 't bite off his tongue during his first electrocution after his fight with the guard. The distressing reality that not only the patients, but that the guards faced, was almost too real to bare at points in the film.…

Act I, Scene I: Before an Audience “Acting is about communicating what it is like to be human: the pain, the laughs, the misery, the joy,” Rosamund Pike, British Actress of the late 1900’s words briefly yet thoroughly describe the feat of acting. Acting is not all there is to being an actor. There are various trials and competitions such as auditions and casting calls to go through prior to even being able to capture a job. After that, having the title of “actor” means hours devoted to…

This topic is particularly specific to teenagers on popular shows on MTV, VH-1, and even Disney channel. One show I particular that stands out to me than others is MTV’s Teen Wolf. This show is centered around a couple freshman, sophomores, and juniors in high school. These actors and actresses don’t look like your normal 16 year olds that you’d see if you walked around my old high school. Literally everyone on that show is in the best shape possible and all portray being great looking and just…

No Kid Deserted Act This paper will concentrate on the no kid deserted Act approaches and methods. To begin with let me disclose to you what is (NCLB) The No Tyke Deserted Act, which passed Congress with overpowering bipartisan support. In 2001 and was marked into law by President George W. Bramble on Jan. 8, 2002, is the name for the latest overhaul to the Rudimentary and Auxiliary Training Demonstration of 1965. The NCLB law which became out of worry that the American instruction framework…

Asian Story Theater The Asian Story Theater is located in my hometown of San Diego, California. The mission of the theater is to broaden multicultural awareness and understanding by dramatizing Asian and Pacific Island stories, arts, and themes for family audiences. The Asian Story Theater began in 1989, when they were dramatizing Chinese folk tales as a project sponsored by the San Diego Chinese Center. Their first production was The White Snake, presented at the Lyceum Space Theatre, and then…