Acting can easily be broken down into three different kinds: stage acting, screen acting, and being a movie star. Each category of acting is very different from one another, with each one having very different requirements. Stage and screen acting have the most differences, while being a movie star is more of a subtype of screen acting.
Stage acting is more dramatic than the rest, hence the reason why it is performed on stage. It can also be argued that stage acting is one of the hardest kinds of acting, due to its requirements. The physical requirements for a stage actor tend to be very specific since they are performing in live theatre. These actors must be tall, have large normal features, while being in supreme physical condition. They also need the ability to: control body language, move naturally, and adjust body movement to play different characters. However, with this type of acting, age happens to not be that big of deal because the actors are not seen up close. Since they are not seen up close, stage actors must be able to control their voice and make it expressive....
Acting is seen in your everyday life, whether it be on a tv, in a movie theatre, on a stage, or even in person! Acting goes as far back as 500 B.C. when it was used for the same thing it is today, entertainment. It still goes by the same basic rules, yet it has changed some. I’ve always loved the thought of being an actress on the big stage, so I thought this would be the perfect time to figure out if this is what I really want, or possibly make me want it even more.
As we read through the standard accounts of seventeenth-century acting, observers display the same desire to believe in the fictions of the actors as their twentieth-century counterparts. Webster said of "An Excellent Actor" that "what we see him personate, we think truly done before us" ("An Excellent Actor," 1615, in Overbury's The Wife) An anonymous elegy on the death of the famous actor Richard Burbage (d.1619) recalls,
An actor is a person whom profession is acting on stage, in movies, television, or plays. All actors are different, they have their own personalities. Every time Taming of the Shrew is reenacted it is interrupted different by the audience. This reason can be arise from the actors’ appearance, the voice of the actor, and the way they carry their
Straight plays only consist of verbal roles, no singing or dancing. There are a majority of actors who only enjoy speaking and focusing on acting. If an actor is uncomfortable singing or dancing for an audience, they sway towards non-musical, or straight plays. The public views straight plays as less challenging than musicals, but plays require much stronger acting and character impersonation. In a play, an actor cannot hide behind a pretty voice, they have to show their character through movement and verbal tones. Plays can also carry a more emotionally strong message and have a bigger impact. In the audition process, actors are only required to recite a monologue or cold read a scene from the script. Straight plays usually attract a more mature
As readers may already know during the Elizabethan Era, Theater people were thought of as low class people, especially the women. Women were not allowed to act in any of the playhouse plays, however, they were allowed to start acting in 1660. Back then a woman would be busy taking care of household problems such as cleaning and making sure things were ok in the house. Also back in those times women were thought of as prostitutes if they acted in plays and it was considered as bad luck. That’s why the young men played the roles of the women because of their higher pitched voice and appearances.
Thesis: The purpose of this study was to examine the career field of Acting, the academic prerequisites of Penn State University, and the postgraduate professional qualifications of this career.
Technical theatre requires high levels of organization, direction, time management, and flexibility. Being involved in technical theatre requires you to have strong communications with everyone around you. The stage manager especially has to have strong communication skills and connections with the director, cast, and crew, as well as other theatres and companies they may be borrowing costumes/props from. The stage manager will be in charge of the show while the director is away, and is in charge of organizing props/costumes and providing time management for everyone. School teaches us core classes like English, Mathematics, and Science. These are all important skills but this without basic knowledge and development of traits used in a hectic workplace, you would never hold a job for long. Time management continues to be a problem for me and numerous others, but I have significantly improved my time management by timing shows, and making sure actors are in their places on time. Another trait that countless people gain while doing theatre is confidence, confidence in their performance or their backstage craft. While not necessary in an office environment, it is highly looked
I have stage managed ten shows with different directors, crews and actors. I believe I was drawn to stage-management as a career because responsibility and organization come naturally to me. I often instinctively put myself in leadership positions because I find my best motivation from other people. I am not afraid to ask questions, and work diligently to understand and follow directions. I enjoy delegating and ensuring that tasks are accomplished with other people. Even in stressful, tight deadlines or strict surroundings, I know how to maintain a positive attitude and remain professional. My skills in effective, consistent communication, organization and determination bring the team closer together, no matter what position I’m put
Theatre is restricted to geographical span, whereas motion the opposite is true. In film the director has freedom to shoot each scene at different locations and at different times, later putting them together for the final product. The result for the movie is that the audience is easily able to recognize the time of day and place. Stage performances are less clear, and unless one is familiar with the play they must often simply wait for actors to deduce where and when the scene is t...
Nowadays acting has become a very popular source of entertainment. One of the main times acting is first noticed was during medieval times. Back then church services were spoken in Latin and since not many people spoke the language, priest would often teach by acting them out. Plays were originally situated on an altar outside the church, but as time passed and they grew more popular, they were moved to a bigger platform. Soon there were not enough priest available to fill every role, so the church started hiring the townspeople.
To act is to create a different identity, to create a façade. Occasionally that façade reflects the truth. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet the truth is revealed through the act of lying. This concept is shown within the play through various characters, especially in Act III scene II where Hamlet puts on a play of a man murdering a king and seducing a queen. Hamlet creates this “dumb show” to reveal the truth that Claudius had killed his father by examining Claudius’ reaction at the performance. Claudius is the first person to act as he acts not guilty in the murder of King Hamlet. After Hamlet encounters the ghost for the first time, he himself begins to feign madness. This initial acting is the catalyst to multiple character truths being revealed. Hamlet utilizes his strength as an intellectual to use acting to expose the true states of the other characters.
Since there was a limited number of actors allowed on-stage, few non-speaking roles were allowed to perform on-stage. The chorus quickly evolved into a very active part of Greek theater. Theatrical culture began to flourish throughout Greece during the year 700 BC. Tragedy, comedy, and satyr plays were the theatrical forms that were performed in the theaters. During this time tragedy and comedy were viewed as completely separate genres. While the Satyr plays dealt with the mythological subject in comic manner. Every Greek theater consisted of three main elements, the orchestra, the skene and the audience.
Al pacino said, "The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful - my personal life suffers". In other words, "Acting is simply more than walking out on the stage" as Dr. Stevenson would put it. It is more than just reading the lines. To be a true actor, I believe it takes inner capabilities such as learning life. In all the books I have read, all the chapters we have reviewed in class, and in all honesty…Al Pacino is an actor I cannot forget.
The type of theatre can be changed, by changing the three properties, for example, the space in which the actors perform.There is street theatre, in which the actors generally mark out an area of the street and perform a piece of drama whilst the audience gather round or watch a short part as they walk past. On the other hand there is rehearsed theatre; this is usually performed by highly skilled actors that perform for a living. The space that is used for this would have a large stage, seated audience, and special lighting to help the performance come to life.
Theatre will always survive in our changing society. It provides us with a mirror of the society within which we live, and where conflicts we experience are acted out on stage before us. It provides us with characters with which we identify with. The audience observes the emotions and actions as they happen and share the experience with the characters in real time.