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Jul 12, 1987 · Sanford Meisner on Acting. Paperback – July 12, 1987. by Sanford Meisner (Author), Dennis Longwell (Author), Sydney Pollack (Introduction) 4.7 1,754 ratings. See all formats and editions. Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country.
- Emotional Preparation
- Repetition
- Improvisation
Meisner explained emotional preparation as doing whatever is necessary to enter a scene “emotionally alive.” He instructed actors to use whatever affected them personally to put themselves in their character’s emotional state. Actors could use imagined circumstances or real personal memories. But the prepared emotion was only to be played in a scen...
Meisner used repetition exercises to develop his students’ skills of observation and instinct. He believed that repetition gets actors out of their heads so they can rely on their organic instincts. Meisner taught that these authentic instincts, as provoked by another person in the live moment, capture realistic human behavior.
All the preparation ultimately leads to improvisationand flexibility in a performance. Meisner preached that an actor should not make any choices until something provokes them, thereby justifying their behavior. To react to justified and organic stimuli improvisationally, actors must be fully connected to the other actors so they don’t miss meaning...
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Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country. This audiobook follows one of his acting classes for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays.
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Jul 12, 1987 · 2,855 ratings167 reviews. This book, written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, follows an acting class of eight men and eight women for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays.
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Overview. Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country. This book follows one of his acting classes for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays.
The Sanford Meisner Approach: An Actor's Workbook (A Career Development Book) Paperback – 5 Mar. 1995. by Larry Silverberg (Editor) 4.6 133 ratings. Part of: A Career Development Book (1 books) See all formats and editions. Audiobook. £0.00 Free with your Audible trial. Paperback. £4.16 9 Used from £4.16 5 New from £25.20 1 Collectible from £49.02.
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