Showing posts with label what type of actor are you. Show all posts
Showing posts with label what type of actor are you. Show all posts

Thursday, February 9, 2012

What Type of Actor Are You? Part1- Emotional vs. Technical Acting


“Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself.” - John Gielgud
 
Yes, as promised, I will deal with the topic of the different acting styles.  Of course, there are many acting styles out there now, but in this post I will deal with only two of the major styles.


Emotional vs. Technical Acting

There is a great debate whether a person should be true to the emotions of the character by actually "feeling" the character's emotion, or should he/she merely "express" the emotions of the character.  Emotional acting is