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Lesson 1 - The Study of Acting

This document outlines a course on the study of acting. It is divided into 4 chapters and 15 lessons to be covered across 15 weeks. The objectives are to allow students to properly use their body and voice, develop characters using techniques, and transform into roles. Acting is established as an art that involves living the role inwardly and giving an external performance. Key figures who advanced the art of acting like Thespis, Aeschylus, and Konstantin Stanislavski are discussed. Students will perform monologues, analyze Greek plays, and keep a journal on their acting studies.

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Lesson 1 - The Study of Acting

This document outlines a course on the study of acting. It is divided into 4 chapters and 15 lessons to be covered across 15 weeks. The objectives are to allow students to properly use their body and voice, develop characters using techniques, and transform into roles. Acting is established as an art that involves living the role inwardly and giving an external performance. Key figures who advanced the art of acting like Thespis, Aeschylus, and Konstantin Stanislavski are discussed. Students will perform monologues, analyze Greek plays, and keep a journal on their acting studies.

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ACTING IS

AN ART
LESSON 1:
The Study of Acting
LESSON 1:
The Study of Acting

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
▪ Allow oneself to utilize his or her body & voice properly;
▪ Create and develop a character with the help of techniques;
▪ Transform into roles and learn the art of acting.
CHAPTER 1: ACTING IS AN ART
Lesson 1 – The Study of Acting
Lesson 2 – Actor’s Instruments

CHAPTER 2: BODY IN ACTION


Lesson 3 – Body and Relaxation
Lesson 4 – BITAW
CHAPTER 3: CONCENTRATION
Lesson 5 – Focal Point and Circles of Attention

CHAPTER 4: MOMENT AND IMAGINATION


Lesson 6 – Script Reading and Analysis
Lesson 7 – The ‘Magic If?’
WEEK DATE UNIT LESSON VENUE

WEEK 0 ADJUSTMENT PERIOD


WEEK 1
WEEK 2 SEPT 10 ACTING IS AN ART LESSON 1: The Study of Acting? Online

WEEK 3 SEPT 17 Monologue 1 Online

Journal Entry No. 1

WEEK 4 SEPT 24 LESSON 2: Actor’s Instruments Online

Play Viewing: RASHOMON Theatre

WEEK 5 SEPT 30 Monologue 2 Online/Theatre

Journal Entry No. 2

WEEK 6 OCT 7 QUALIFYING EXAM QUALIFYING EXAM Theatre

WEEK 7 OCT 12 BODY IN ACTION LESSON 3: Body and Relaxation Theatre

OCT 13 LESSON 4: BITAW Theatre

WEEK 8 OCT 21 Scene Study 1: Comedy Theatre

Journal Entry No. 3

WEEK 9 OCT 28 MIDTERM EXAMINATION Midterm Examination Theatre


WEEK DATE UNIT LESSON VENUE

WEEK 10 NOV 4 CONCENTRATION LESSON 5: Focal Point and Circles of Attention Theatre

WEEK 11 NOV 11 Scene Study 2: Drama Theatre

Journal Entry No. 4

WEEK 12 NOV 18 MOMENT AND IMAGINATION LESSON 6: Script Reading and Analysis

Scene Study 3: Given Play Theatre

Journal Entry No. 5

WEEK 13 NOV 25 LESSON 7: The “Magic If” Theatre

WEEK 14 DEC 2 Scene Study 4: Given Play Theatre

Journal Entry No. 6

WEEK 15 DEC 7 BUILDING A CHARACTER Rehearsal Theatre

DEC 14 Rehearsal Theatre


FINAL EXAMINATION
DEC 16 FINALS
LESSON 1:
The Study of Acting

A. What do you know about acting?


B. Who is your favorite actor? Why?
C. Why do we need to act? Is acting an art?
LESSON 1:
The Study of Acting

OBJECTIVES:
▪ Understand the overall concept of acting.
▪ Familiarize with the history & development of acting.
▪ Learn the importance of acting as an art form.
WHAT IS ACTING?
- The art or profession of performing
the role of a character in a play,
movie, etc.:
- The art or profession of an actor.
Merriam- Webster Dictionary
LESSON 1:
The Study of Acting

But for Konstantin Stanislavski,


acting is the Art of Living the part.
A brief history of Acting:
THESPIS
▪ Considered to be the first actor.
▪ He created a role with a distinct narrative
for a solo actor to speak alongside the
chorus.
▪ His motivation probably involved the
addition of prologue lines.
AESCHYLUS
▪ Introduced the second actor.
▪ This innovation was made thirty years
after Thespis had taken the first step.
▪ He also expanded the number of
characters in the theatre and allowed
conflict among them.
▪ He is often described as the father of
tragedy.
The term “player” or “comedian” was in common
use and actor merely denoted one who acts,
performs any action, or takes part in any affair; a
doer.

In Greek theatre, acting is often based on the idea


of ‘mimesis’. Greek chorus has an emphasis on
voice, oratorical way of delivery, and big
gestures.
LESSON 1:
The Study of Acting

The development of Acting comes a long


way from the Greek traditional and
representational approach to the
creation of the Stanislavski system.
WHO IS KONSTANTIN STANISLAVSKI?
▪ Director, Actor, Drama Teacher

▪ Co-founder of the Moscow Art Theatre (1898)

▪ Created the Stanislavski System.


“There can be no true art without
living. It begins where the feeling
comes into its own. To reproduce
feelings you must be able to identify
WHO IS KONSTANTIN STANISLAVSKI?
them out of your own experience”.

Stanislavski, An Actor Prepares


LESSON 1:
The Study of Acting

WHEN ACTING IS AN ART


An actor is under the obligation to live his
part inwardly and then to give his
experience an external embodiment.
WHEN ACTING IS AN ART
▪ Inward preparation
▪ “Magic If”
▪ Emotion Memory
▪ Units and Objectives
WHEN ACTING IS AN ART
▪ Theatre is Hard Work
▪ Actors are artists that plan, build,
and use techniques to successfully
express the essence of a character.
LESSON 1:
The Study of Acting

WHEN ACTING IS AN ART


A role, when it’s whole & effectively
portrayed, is a piece of art we put in a
museum for the audience to see. And like
any other masterpieces created by great
artists, it’s alive and it communicates.
ACTIVITY 1: MONOLOGUE 1
▪ Prepare a short monologue from a play or film.
▪ Either in Filipino or English.
▪ Duration: 1 to 3 minutes.
▪ Live presentation on Sept 17, 2021 via Zoom
LESSON 1:
The Study of Acting

JOURNAL ENTRY 1: STUDYING ACTING


FILM VIEWING – Watch the staging of these two Greek plays:
Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, 1957 and Euripides’ Medea staged by
National Theatre Live.

**Links will be posted on MS Teams.


LESSON 1:
The Study of Acting

▪ How do they act? Observe how they deliver their lines?


▪ What are the elements present in a traditional Greek staging?
▪ Compare the two versions. List down the differences and
developments in terms of acting and staging.
Chris Dagsil
College of Arts and Letters
Mass Communication and Performing Arts Department
Bulacan State University – Malolos City
[email protected]
Photo credits to:
Adrian Begonia and Vlad Gonzales

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