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ACTING
ASPECT OF THEATER
Aspects of Theater can be
perceived from a variety of point of
views. There are certain elements
needed to come together to achieve
theater. I believe you need a
performance of some kind, to make
a performance work you need
characters to portray what is
happening in that performance,
and most importantly you need an
audience to reach out to.
PERFORMANCE
Theater is performance, what is
performance exactly? Performance
is an action or series of action taken
for the ultimate benefit (attention,
entertainment, enlightenment, or
involvement) of someone else
(Cohen 15). A performance can be
seen in many ways but mainly you
catch a performance either when it
is live or that of one which is
scripted and rehearsed.
CHARACTERS
Characters are essential to theater
because you need something to
portray physical and emotional
feelings in order to make a
connection. It is every bit as
important for not only the
character to connect with what he
or she is portraying but to be able
to do it in a way that an audience
a well connects with what the
actor is doing.
AUDIENCE
Without an Audience there is
nothing or nobody to view what is
happening. Storytelling requires an
audience (Cohen 43). An audience
needs to be able to relate to what
the character is portraying in a
performance, because at the end of
a performance how an audience
reacts tells the story of how well
the performance connected.
WHAT TRAINING DOES ACTING REQUIRE?
SCHOOLS
The training of actors is a major activity in hundreds of
colleges, universities, conservatories, and private and
commercial schools across the United States today; and theories
of actor-training constitutes a major branch of artistic pedagogy
(Cohen 299).
Although no formal training is strictly required to become an
actor or actress, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
reported that most professionals in the industry participated in
college drama courses or acting conservatories (Education.)
TRAINING
Actors usually train at an acting school or in a college program.
However, some people enter the field without such training.
Those who want a college degree take classes in radio and
television broadcasting, communications, film, theater, drama,
or dramatic literature. Many continue their college training and
get a master's degree in fine arts. Training may include classes
in stage speech and movement, directing, playwriting, and
design, as well as acting workshops (United.)
SKILLS
Actor training entails two distinct phases:
Development of the actor’s approach to a role
(largely creating the characters in life).
Developing the actor’s vocal and physical
instrument (Cohen 299.) Because endless roles
are available, the more an actor knows how to do,
the more auditions they are able to go on.
HOW HARD IS IT TO FIND A JOB?
Getting a theater acting
job is not only difficult due
to the amount of people
all trying for each part but
also due to once you get a
job it, lasts such a short
time, unless you land a
touring show.
Given the competition in theater
acting, a bachelors degree or higher
is recommended to even get an edge
over others trying out. Getting a job in
acting is TIME CONSUMING! People
say that job hunting is a full time job
until you get one. But with acting
(unless you make it big which
statistically is not a very good
percentage) is a constant job hunt.
Actors who work in performing arts
companies are
expected to see slower job growth than
those in film.
Many small and medium-size theaters
have difficulty
getting funding. Job Growth projection
for Acting in General is only 4%, which
means pretty much no
growth. As a result, the number of
performances is expected to decline.
Large theaters, with their more
stable sources of funding, should
provide more opportunities.
HOW DOES ONE GET A JOB?
Move to bigger cities such as Los Angeles or New York
City to get better jobs working in theater. Understand
that even when you get better-paying acting jobs in
theater, including Broadway, the pay is going to vary,
depending on your status. According to the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, stage actors get about $14.48 an hour.
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It is also recommended starting at a community level
and building up to improve your acting. Getting an agent
can aid in your job search, but in the end what really
matters is if the director like you. As a actors reputation
grows, the projects they get work through will get bigger
and bigger or in more prestigious venues
CLODIUS AESOPUS
A friend of Cicero the famous politician and
philosopher, Clodius and a equally famous
comedic actor Roscius both were said to instruct
Cicero.
Clodius was known to study his roles with great
tenacity before hand to make sure he had the role
down right, he would even gaze upon the mask he
would wear (in some plays) for a considerable
amount of time to get into character.
TRAGEDY STRIKES BACK!
In one of his plays, Clodius
became so engrossed in his
character that he forgot himself
and using his truncheon (stick
or baton) struck and killed one
of the servants on stage. Now
that is dedication!
Once Cicero had been exiled,
Clodius adapted a role in one
of his plays about a man who
had been exiled and applied it
to Cicero and did it so well
that the audience stood and
shouted with applause, and is
said to be one of Cicero’s
greatest defenses.
DEFENSE AND DEATH
Clodius was last
recorded in History in 55
B.C. where he appeared
at a theatre dedication in
Pompey, where he was
advanced in age, his
death was not recorded.
CLAUDE RAINS
“Often we'd secretly like to do
the very things we discipline
ourselves against. Isn't that
true? Well, here in the movies I
can be as mean, as wicked as I
want to - and all without
hurting anybody. Look at that
lovely girl I've just shot!”
CLAUDE RAINS
Claude Rains, born Nov. 10, 1889 in London
Began career in at the age of 11 in Nell of Old Drury
His acting talents were recognised by Sir Herbert Beerbohm
Tree
Claude died May 30 1967 in Laconia, New Hampshire
STAGE CAREER
FILM CAREER
WHO AM I?
KENNETH BRANAGH
ABOUT
Branagh, the middle of three children, was born and brought up in
Belfast, the son of working-class Protestant parents Frances (née
Harper) and William Branagh, a plumber and joiner who ran a
company that specialized in fitting partitions and suspended
ceilings. At the age of nine, he relocated with his family to Reading,
Berkshire to escape the Troubles. He was educated at Grove
Primary School, Whiteknights Primary School, then Meadway
School, Tilehurst, where he appeared in school productions such as
Toad of Toad Hall" and Oh, What a Lovely War!. At school, he
acquired an English accent to avoid bullying. On his identity today
he has said, "I feel Irish. I don't think you can take Belfast out of the
boy," and he attributes his "love of words" to his Irish heritage.
CAREER
Kenneth Charles Branagh (born 10 December 1960) is a Northern Irish-born English
actor and film director. He is best known for directing and starring in several film
adaptations of William Shakespeare's plays, but has also directed and appeared in a
number of other films and television series (IMDB.)
At age 23, he became the youngest actor in the Royal Shakespeare Company to ever
play the lead in Shakespeare's "Henry V".
Was one of the directors considered for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(2004). He had appeared in the previous film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002).
He has been a fan of "Thor" since childhood. When Marvel Studios selected Branagh
as the director of the Film adaptation, they sent him the complete collection of the
Marvel Thor comic’s series as reference material for the character.