BLOG QUESTION ADV: THE ACTING METHOD P. 4

After watching this entire video, what are 3 key things that you've learned about acting from this lesson? What changed your understanding about the importance of acting in film?

Both Strasberg and Adler have different methods to acting, but they all accomplish the same goal. The first thing I learned was the origin of acting, which originated from stories being retold. It wasn't until the greeks formalized the "acting out" of these stories through plays. I also learned about the Stanislavski system, which is one method actors can use to prepare for their roles and channel their emotions by following 3 key steps. Lastly, I learned that there are two dstinct ways of method acting: The Strasberg and Adler method. Lee Strasberg focused on the emotional memory method of the Stanislavski system, which requires actors to reflect on past traumas in order to channel emotions into their roles. This was different from the Stanislavski system which ditched this method for a more "imaginative"/"what-if" techique.