In reference to the joke in the thumbnail…I’m not an actor, but was a cameraman. The first time I heard about method acting was from an actor telling an anecdote about Dustin Hoffman and Lawrence Olivier on “Marathon Man”, during which Hoffman had to appear exhausted. He physically exhausted himself by sleep deprivation and exercising, at which Olivier commented, “why don’t you just ACT tired.” I don’t know if it is true, but I found it humorous.
@fromtheframe
Жыл бұрын
That was the intention, glad you caught it.
@okay5045
Жыл бұрын
I heard that too. A little different " why don't you try acting my boy?"
@garrettpeck4437
Жыл бұрын
William Goldman recounted this incident in his great non-fiction work Adventures in the Screen Trade. He was the screenwriter of Marathon Man, adapting his own novel.
@Garrett1240
Жыл бұрын
Have you seen it recently? Hoffman is far and away superior to Olivier in Marathon Man.
@aliensoup2420
Жыл бұрын
@@Garrett1240 I've seen it twice. Their parts were vastly different. Olivier was terrifying. Anyway, I did not criticize Hoffman's performance, I only related a popularly held view of method acting.
@LeroyBickerstaff4
Жыл бұрын
I'm all for an actor using whatever method or process they need to help them get into character. So long as it's not an excuse to act like an ass, or comes at the detriment of others then do what you gotta do.
@fromtheframe
Жыл бұрын
Completely agree. There's no excuse for bad behavior on set.
@brianholly3555
Жыл бұрын
So far as I know, none of the gurus of The Method advocated being unprofessionally or being an ass on the set.
@rishabhaniket1952
Жыл бұрын
@@fromtheframeNot just bad behaviour, imagine the endless toll on the working crew it takes. I read a book about Clint Eastwood which detailed that he is very harsh towards actors who request retakes or have too much inputs and qualms about a scene.
@turtle1154
Жыл бұрын
@@brianholly3555 they may not advocate it but it definitely happens. DDL sounds exhausting to work with.
@johnjungkook2721
Жыл бұрын
who the fuck cares if they're kind of mean for a few months? Lots of people are mean. The only reason you even care is because they're getting publicity for it.
@originaozz
Жыл бұрын
I think respect is the keyword here. Method acting is fine as long as it doesn't cross the boundaries of respect for other people involved. I.e. the R scene in Last Tango in Paris where Marlon Brando and the director did not informed the actress of what they were gonna do to her body. Consent is essential to form trust on both actors.
@dantim1001
Жыл бұрын
I think this is widely misunderstood and it was only the butter part that wasn’t scripted…
@racingbee
Жыл бұрын
“Only the butter” is gross understatement
@SkyeID
Жыл бұрын
I couldn't watch the whole movie. I dipped during the r scene. It was too disturbing. That poor girl...
@Gino565
Жыл бұрын
I think you’re mixed up here. The director didn’t tell Brando or the actress what was going to happen, I don’t think Brando was as aware as you’re trying to say he was.
@muhammadlee-
Жыл бұрын
@@Gino565 Pretty sure the director said that he and Brando were having breakfast and saw butter and knowingly looked at each other and both agreed to incorporate it into the scene. Also, Brando is a rather awful person, if you read up on his life you’d find out things you really wish wasn’t true, such as him SA many people, minors included, him having sex with a decapitated duck and many more disgusting things. The butter scene would be the least of his issues.
@backtoklondike
Жыл бұрын
I remember Liam Neeson being frustrated with Daniel Day-Lewis when shooting in Gangs of New York because of the latter's refusal to get out of character. Because sometimes actors want talk to each other about their roles to give better understandings of their roles, play off with each other or rehearse off-camera.And not only that, Day-Lewis caught pneumonia during the shoot and refused to seek treatment because there wasn't any treatment for it during the time period the movie took place, until it got really bad. Which meant he slowed down production and he could've infected the cast and crew too if it wasn't for his insistence to stay in character.
@Hananotaka
Жыл бұрын
I really think accent work needs to be considered separately from so-called Method or similar immersive processes. On a real nuts and bolts level, accents need to be constantly worked on and maintained in order to be delivered accurately and naturally.
@mismismism
Жыл бұрын
Method acting seems to be one of those things that make sense for certain things like, practicing an accent so it sounds natural, but it really feels like it turned into a weird clout thing where an actor takes a role as someone evil or dickhead-esque and does obnoxious things for publicity.
@siennamiel-wb7nl
Жыл бұрын
all acting is method acting to a degree
@mismismism
Жыл бұрын
@@siennamiel-wb7nl To a degree is the key word. But when most say they're a method actor these days, it usually means they're trying to get attention for acting like a dickhead character IRL. Frankly, it should be more impressive for an actor to be able to act as their character without forcing others to endure their "method" off set.
@RichardHarlos
2 ай бұрын
@@mismismism I do understand your point (at least, I think I do) but I disagree with it. A subtle point to keep in mind is that when a method actor is in character, it's the character doing those things, not the actor. Method actors do 'play' characters -- they *become* characters. So what I think I understand you to be saying is that if you or others are uncomfortable with a method actor's character's behavior, you think the actor is doing things. They're not. It's the character. Perhaps actors who don't do method, and don't like being around other actors to do method, should be informed before accepting roles, and then decide that they do, or do not, wish to work with each other. Food for thought, I hope.
@mismismism
2 ай бұрын
@@RichardHarlos I disagree because it's like the only times you hear about method acting is when actors are playing characters like the Joker or someone crazy and they use it as an excuse to be nasty to people. If the character is someone that can function in society than go for it, but if you can't act without making yourself a nuisance to everyone around you unrelated to the project then you may not be a very good actor. I'm keeping it real, no one cares if you're trying to get in character. You only ever hear about it when someone is sexually harassing their coworkers or going on crazy rants freaking out on people saying "I'm a method actor". If you have to do all of that, then your ass needs to stay home. At some point it becomes tiring to see people claim method acting just as an excuse for doing things no one can do freely without consequences. If you're a method actor and that's the only way you can do the role, then perhaps you shouldn't be doing villainous or crazy roles because getting into character to create media for entertainment does not justify actually doing bad things to real people that aren't characters playing a role on a set. It happens so often that now hearing someone call themselves a method actor has almost become like someone calling themselves a prank content creator, like just tell me you're a nightmare to be around.
@thejuiceking2219
Ай бұрын
either that, or just flat out hurting themselves
@padmeasmr
Жыл бұрын
As an actress I found this video extremely enjoyable. I'm currently writing my master dissertation in philosophy on "the paradox of the actor between being and nothing", connecting and comparing Diderot to Sartre. I also talk about the parallelism between actor/artist and philosopher/author and the concept of human comedy (the world as a theater). I love this stuff.
@S.ash.
Жыл бұрын
If you haven’t already read it, I recommend The Society of the Spectacle by G. Debors 😊 good luck writing your thesis!
@B_Estes_Undegöetz
Жыл бұрын
In our era where you might argue our entire public discourse in the “west” had been conquered by an irony that is no longer satirical or clever, but indeed simply pernicious and destructive and quite ubiquitous … how much of your current course of study involves Sartre / de Beauvoir’s elucidation of the concept of “Bad Faith”? De Beauvoir’s “The Ethics of Ambiguity” discusses the concept extensively. Hitler identified early in his political career the importance of performance, personal image and his ability to manage and exist within publicly enacted spectacles to his power to govern. You could argue that today all our successful western politicians have transitioned into this mode of leadership indeed we have come to expect little or no distinction between actors and politicians today (so much the worse for our democracies imho!) as we have (ridiculously) elected many actors to the most powerful political positions and most of our elected leaders are successful in direct relation to their ability to “act like” politicians. Which is why I wondered about how interested your studies have been in the Sartrean / de Beauvoirean concept of Bad Faith. One could argue our ironic era is also dominated by bad faith from our “leaders”. They are now all “performance” or “acting like a politician” and no substance or acting out of genuine held beliefs in good faith. The fact we can’t tell the difference any more kind of proves the point about the dominance in our era of the ironic mode of discourse and bad faith in our interactions. The reason for this imho is of course the penetration of neoliberal capitalism into the the discourse of “conservatives” AND the “liberal left” both in most western nations now (other than the very rare, usually ostracized socialist or Marxists who question capitalism and what it’s doing to political debate across the spectrum). Has anything you’ve read indicate a path forward where we might re-establish a society where we cease to glamorize the actor and the false and the performative but begin again rather to hold in higher esteem the non-ironic, the non-perfomative, the non-celebrity, the honest person with genuine beliefs held in good faith as people worthy of leadership and modeling our behavior after? I’ve been thinking about these issues for a few years now and it’s unusual to see anyone mention things like you did in your comment. Good luck with your thesis!
@padmeasmr
Жыл бұрын
@@B_Estes_Undegöetz thank you so much for the hint. I didn't touch politics in my thesis but I do talk about bad faith and the actor both as a public and and a private person. Thanks to you I'll see if it's the case to go deeper in this prospective.
@lizzyboothactor
Жыл бұрын
This sounds like an absolutely awesome dissertation!!! So cool!! I'm an actor trained in Stella Adler's technique through conservatory, and I have a degree in Philosophy and English. I think Sartre's work is some of the most interesting stuff out there. His plays hit me so hard in college. When you finish your work, if you ever share it publicly, I'd love to read it!!!
@padmeasmr
Жыл бұрын
@@lizzyboothactor thank you (: it's so rare to find people with similar studies to mine. Maybe we could chat. Unfortunately I'm italian so the thesis isn't in English!
@bartmann81
Жыл бұрын
My guess is that the recent backlash against Method Acting (or that what is perceived as Method Acting) is not so much directed at its techniques and means themselves, but at the fetishising of it. Nothing is more likely to get an actor awards consideration then a carefully planned media campaign about how much effort and preparation he put into the role. Also Method Acting is often identified with playing eccentric, bombastic, larger than life characters and extreme physical challenging roles, the kind of acting that is easy to point at and say: wow, that’s good. Consequently, the fascination with how much actors suffer for their art, almost always comes at the expense of the more nuanced, low-key performances and more commonplace characters, the kind of acting that is so good and natural that you forget that you are watching a performance. Perhaps that’s why Donald Sutherland never won an Oscar
@tylercox8915
Жыл бұрын
Yes!! I've been trying to put this into words for ages! I heard somebody say that the awards often go to "Most Acting" rather than "Best Acting" and that stuck with me lol
@brettwilliams657
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Worked with a few INTENSE actors taking it too seriously. They’re always the arseholes on set.
@brettwilliams657
Жыл бұрын
@@gregelchert752 that’s not method acting. That’s just good work and standard for knowing what you’re doing. It’s character work. Who am I, what am I doing, what do I want etc
@bartmann81
Жыл бұрын
@@gregelchert752 My point about Donald Sutherland - my favrorite actor - is not about his methods and preparation. It's about the fact that he is a very understated actor, who plays his characters so naturaly that you forget he's acting. These are generally the perfomances that don't get awards attention.
@LloydWaldo
Жыл бұрын
Correct. It’s the “biography of spectacle,” that the entertainment media focuses on. The truth is the “controversy” is one or two colleagues saying they “don’t know how they manage.” It’s not controversial at all except in the eyes of the media.
@giogio8822
Жыл бұрын
I just wanted to compliment you on how often you let people speak for themselves, through clips and snippets. It’s so refreshing to watch something akin to a stream of consciousness. Just a flowing, dreamy masterpiece. Keep up the superb work.
@okay5045
Жыл бұрын
"Why don't you try acting my boy?" Lazy acting is having to live it first.
@desertvalleyfilms9136
Жыл бұрын
Which is bullshit. Everyone has a different approach to those emotions. You cant fake emotion no one will believe it. You need to be able to relate to something real as you are playing a person with emotions and flaws.
@TheLeftistOwl
Жыл бұрын
One of the most sickening cases of actors taking "method acting" too seriously is when Jim Carrey pretended he was the literal embodiment of a dead comedian and pretended to channel that comedian's spirit to that comedian's estranged daughter.
@diy_mushroomguy
Жыл бұрын
Would you expect any different from these weirdos?
@musstakrakish
4 ай бұрын
Yea I stopped watching carreys movies after finding that out
@edba1.037
4 ай бұрын
@@musstakrakish you're too pathetic
@edba1.037
4 ай бұрын
he made a mistake, he regret it and is already a better person now
@TheLeftistOwl
4 ай бұрын
@@edba1.037 he has never disavowed the events I described and looks back on it fondly
@michaeljohnangel6359
Жыл бұрын
I started out as an actor. A very accomplished director once told me that you have to completely immerse yourself in the character, but, at the same time, NEVER FORGET THAT YOU'RE ACTING !!!
@yapper58
Жыл бұрын
I've acted/directed in over 60 theater productions and I can say Method acting is not for anyone who doesn't have a good grip on their own personality. I find Method often flops over into a parody of melodrama. Audiences seem mainly fascinated by method actors when they are portraying evil, tortured, or violent personality types (probably because we can vicariously experience what we would run away from in real life). But my own personal opinion is that if someone has to starve themselves to fill the director's vision of a role, then the director needs to cast someone who fits the physical type for that role instead of putting someone through that kind of pain. Brando in "The Island of Doctor Moreau" is an example of Method gone beyond serious into parody. And it seems Hollywood and some actors enjoy inflicting this pain on themselves to justify the ridiculous money, egos, and hunger for celebrity involved. Method acting, in my opinion, is not a test of your talent but of your willingness to throw away your own personality for a shot at public adulation and success. I hope these actors are happy with that Faustian bargain.
@Noise_floorxx
Жыл бұрын
Username fits.
@RichardHarlos
2 ай бұрын
yapper wrote, _"my own personal opinion is that if someone has to starve themselves to fill the director's vision of a role, then the director needs to cast someone who fits the physical type for that role instead of putting someone through that kind of pain."_ In your opinion, how would you know what severe food deprivation is like to act it out. You could look at an emaciated physique, but what does it feel like? The only way to know for sure is to experience it first-hand. There are limits to IRL safety concerns, no question. But I think that aiming to experience something that's unfamiliar is a perfectly appropriate approach to that end.
@yapper58
2 ай бұрын
@@RichardHarlos I have played Marley's ghost in A Christmas Carol and the Mysterious Man in Into the Woods. Does that mean I need to die and return as a ghost to play the part? I received applause on more than a few occasions during those productions, which I took to mean the audience enjoyed and understood my portrayal. I played Lenny(?), the mentally challenged character in Of Mice and Men, and received standing ovations. And I did this without being diagnosed as mentally challenged. You can understand and portray a character without living in their trauma or life experiences. It's called "acting" and using your imagination and talent.
@yapper58
2 ай бұрын
@@Noise_floorxx Huh. Well that certainly added a highly intellectual tone to the conversation...
@RichardHarlos
2 ай бұрын
@@yapper58 wrote, _"Does that mean that I need to die and return as a ghost to play the part?"_ Your question is irrelevant to what I wrote, if you read what I wrote in context. It's fine that you have a different view of the matter than I do, but it's not find to reply with absurdity, as if you're countering something I said. This is a fallacy -- an error in thinking. And in this particular case, the fallacy is known as a 'straw man'. Your experience is your own. Others' experiences differ. I read an article about a 12-year old who's on their way to an ivy league university. Do you suppose that means all 12-year olds should be on their way to university? If it does, then you haven't learned to think correctly. Do fix that.
@jj-if6it
Жыл бұрын
I prefer actors like Leo DiCaprio. Can just switch in and out of characters when they stop filming, and is nice to everyone on set. It's more impressive IMO
@gilzineto
Жыл бұрын
I totally disagree with the last statement of "respect what they are doing cuz it's what they need to do to get where they need to go"... the whole controversy with method acting came mostly about stories of how toxic the behind the scenes would become when working with special "method acting " actors and that's the problem. If you need this "method" where you disrespect the other cast and members crew to be in character you are not a great actor, first of all, and also you don't deserve respect when you are not respecting your coworkers and their work environment! This respect what their doing statement comes from someone who thinks that the actor is the most Important part in the fucking movie and that everything else is superfluous and unimportant!
@seattlebeard
Жыл бұрын
My own experience studying Method Acting in the early 1980s, I concluded it was a waste of my time. There was such an elitist attitude with the instructors. The pros I respected most had no patience for it. "Learn your lines and hit your mark" was their advice. But whatever works for you.
@ckannan90
Жыл бұрын
I’d add something to what you said at the end, to the effect of the actor’s job being making us believe on screen and it shouldn’t matter what the method to achieve that was. I agree, except that the actor has two jobs. One is to deliver a performance. The second is to be a coworker. If they can’t do the former without making the set toxic or making the crew uncomfortable, they’re not doing their job. Nobody would tolerate an abusive gaffer on set, and somehow every gaffer finds a way to express their art without affecting others. We only tolerate asshole actors and directors, and we shouldn’t.
@thompsonnoel
Жыл бұрын
Some of the things you mention in the video (like learning Polish to understand how Polish sounds and shapes your mouth) is not only not exclusive of method acting, but a basic technique of every acting method. Research and documentation are basic tools for every actor, every method and every role. Although I respect every actor's process I do think there are unethical and irresponsible approaches to the work of acting. Even if a roofer thinks they would do a better job tiling a roof without any security measure there are regulations in place to prevent that from happening. In art, all art, there is a romantization of suffering. Method acting is the result of fusing Stanislavsky's techniques from one specific point of his life and the initial results of his laboratory and a very American philosophy of work: individualistic, christian (suffering and calvary) and extremely capitalistic. Everybody's understanding of Method Acting is different, it's true, but that's very much by design. It's a departure from Stanislavsky based on a profound misunderstanding of Stanislavsky's techniques themselves. It's a catch all term now to describe a process that starts from inside the actor themselves deeply rooted in psychoanalist notions (which themselves have grabbed hold of Americans' understanding of psychology more generally). The actor feels and goes through the emotional process of the character and the audience is a witness to that process. On the other side of the spectrum you would have Gorotowsky's methods which to grossly simplify it would say: "The actor has two instruments: Voice and Body, which is all the audience sees. Much like a guitarist has a guitar. With those two instruments he has to play them to transmit the most amount (and right amount) of emotion they want their audience to feel" Gorotowsky is much more centered on what the audience receives than what the actor puts out. The whole idea of Method Acting suits cinema much better than theater because as a director once told me it is a misunderstanding to think of cinema as an evolution of theater, it isn't. It evolved from photography. It is bound by the shackles of naturalism and audiences are trained not to suspend their disbelief or work their imagination as much as an empty theater with a sole chair would have them do. If cinema starts breaking itself free from its own constraints, method acting would start losing its relevance.
@fromtheframe
Жыл бұрын
I think we’re agreeing on more than we disagree on, in that, what most people consider method acting today isn’t really method acting in the classical sense. What actors like Streep, Brando, De Niro, and Day-Lewis demonstrate, is how public perception of what it means to be a method actor has changed greatly. This is why, for instance, Meryl Streep learning Polish and German shouldn’t be considered Method (because most actors would undergo the same amount of preparation and research) and yet, I see many labeling her as a method actor. It’s more of a failure to realize exactly what type of work actors undergo when preparing for a role. In this way, the term itself gets weaponized against certain actors. It feeds the media’s desire to expose the behind the scenes processes of film and television, singling out certain actors, and declaring them to be silly or pretentious, without truly understanding their processes or techniques. In terms of the tortured artist trope, that is certainly not something I was attempting to condone with this video. Bad behavior on set or within the industry at large is indefensible. No method or process makes such behavior okay. Unfortunately, such behavior is not limited solely to actors and can be witnessed from directors, producers, managers, agents, etc., and so is a larger part of the problem with the industry as a whole, but not something I fully touched on in this video. As for cinema as it relates to theater, I believe it was Hugo Münsterberg who argued that it was completely distinct. He argued that, unlike theater, film was not objective reality but a product of our mind; that it acted like our imagination and was therefore not bound to space, time, and causality. Film had the capacity to show people thinking different things at the same time, it gave better access to the mental world and, as you pointed out, required a different style of acting than theater. I think it is because of this that film is actually not bound to naturalism, and invites audiences to suspend belief, thus using their imaginations. However, the lines between what one considers film and what one considers theater have been greatly blurred since he made this argument. Nevertheless, I find myself generally more drawn to the formal aspects of film analysis rather than the philosophical ones.
@awesome3139
Жыл бұрын
@@fromtheframen response to your video, this comment, and your reply, I can sum up my thoughts with a single “Goddamn.” As an audience member, a spectator, I always appreciate people so dedicated to their craft and industry, so both of you please continue your work. It’s good to see a more nuanced view of different acting processes being discussed, and I tend to think it will become more commonly held in the public. Growing up, I associated method acting with Daniel Day-Lewis, and it was always in a positive manner. I highly respect his work in Last of the Mohicans. Whether it was necessary for him to learn wilderness survival techniques for his role or not, I don’t really care. I respect that kind of dedication to a role, and it shows a certain amount of respect for indigenous people and their practices. It is also impossible to deny that his process absolutely works, as his performances are each stunning in their own right. As you’ve talked about, bad behavior is really where the term “method acting” has become a dirty word. I don’t care how dedicated to role you might be, if you’re acting like an asshole, you are an asshole, and using “the method” as an excuse only adds a layer of snobbery to the assholery. Which leads to privilege. We all wish we could live with the wealth and excess of a celebrity, so it is offensive to hear stories about those who don’t seem to appreciate it. We don’t want to hear about actors who have to send used condoms to their co-stars in order to give an awful performance in an awful film. I know Leto has since recanted those statements, but he did say them, and one can hardly blame the public for being taken aback by them. Essentially, in the end, one has to ask, “Was the performance really worth the behavior?” Ultimately, I’ve come to the same conclusion you seem to have reached, which is, “If it works, it works.” We will put up with a certain amount of snobbery if the performance is incredible. But this adds an inverse statement. “If it doesn’t work, then quit being a dick.” It’s been fascinating to learn about the history of “The method,” and how it has perhaps been appropriated by some who don’t fully understand it, and developed further by those who do. Anyway, thank you for your video. It made me think, and I appreciate that most of all.
@1marcelo
Жыл бұрын
Excellent comment!
@cholocco2831
Жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough to work with Sandra Seacat on a short film a few years ago. I was sad to hear about her passing.
@xcessiveOverlord
Жыл бұрын
really great piece of work, and highly recommend Broey Deschanel's video on method acting for anyone that's interested in the topic. whatever works imo in regards to an actors process, so long as their adhering to workplace law and accomodating for the many colleagues around them, especially outside of the space between "action" and "cut". the film set--whilst an artistic venture--is still at the end of the day, just another place of work, and no one should be put at risk of injury or personal harm, whether physical or emotional
@mateuspyluchmann
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Really interesting to make this conversation go to different places other than just staying in a simply judgmental way.
@fromtheframe
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad that intention came through!
@lexismore
Жыл бұрын
As a performing artist (not an actor) and something of a pedagogy geek, I find this to be a fascinating and surprisingly thorough breakdown of some of the prominent lineages in "Method" teaching and coaching. Got a lot packed in to a relatively short segment!
@lexismore
Жыл бұрын
Honestly though, it would probably help demystify the whole thing if they started calling it something else. Every school of acting is literally A Method. A bit cult-like, isn't it, that name?
@mywalterego9248
Жыл бұрын
Something just came to mind. I think what worries people isn't so much the method but they see somebody really beating themselves up or denying lunch with castmates and crew and they get concerned about that. Something to be said about training being for being able to set the character down as much as picking them up. Some actors have a natural instinct for muscle memory and "method" acting but the training can help them resurface better, making it an easier and more long-lasting career.
@MovingCanvasFilms
10 ай бұрын
I have studied The Method (yes the original method acting technique taught by Lee Strasberg) at the Lee Strasberg Institute itself by the son of Lee Strasberg. And I will tell you Now, that all our teachers said what the people do „being in character and living in character“ IS NOT METHOD! Method is creating sensorial stimuli for you to respond to… But what all Actors do with „I lived on the street“ etc is not Method. That’s a huge misunderstanding with people. It’s when actors do their own thing and call it method. I remember all our teachers and especially David Lee Strasberg saying that Jared Leto is doing his own thing and that it should not be called Method Acting. Thanks for my TED talk
@MovingCanvasFilms
10 ай бұрын
Also, when it comes to things like people then doing the job of the character and living it out… that’s what we call Research. But that’s not method. Staying in an accent for ages is Preparation. Is as what the guy described in the video… it’s creating sensory and reacting to it. Andrew Garfield spoke out what a lot of people who study method think. That unfortunately method is very misunderstood. And Jared Leto lots of times is just being a d*ck… I was told this by multiple People who were on a set with him.
@fromtheframe
10 ай бұрын
TED talks are welcome here, and you bring up some really great points! This is why I felt it was important to briefly touch on the Method’s lineage from Stanislavsky, through the Group Theatre, to its legacy today. There’s actually an excellent book by Isacc Butler that does a much better job at this than me. One of the bigger points I was trying to get across in the video is that, what most people call ‘method acting’ today is not necessarily the Method taught by Strasberg. That staying in character, maintaining an accent, living the life of a character, etc. can all be part of an actor’s process, and that doesn’t mean they’re a Method actor. Ultimately, whatever methods or processes they use shouldn’t really matter if it’s not damaging to themselves or the cast and crew. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on the video. It means a lot!
@rangozilla6274
Жыл бұрын
That final point was such a beautifully succinct way of encapsulating not just the acting experience, but human one also.
@davidlean1060
Жыл бұрын
Cox is well seasoned as an actor and will have met and worked with hundreds of other performers so for him to speak about Strong is significant. What the heck was he doing on set to upset everyone so much?!
@seanforbes3937
11 ай бұрын
Say what you want about it in theory, but I don't think I've seen a performance in a TV show as organic and nuanced and real feeling as Kendall Roy
@josephmatthews7698
Жыл бұрын
As a former actor and theater kid I was a huge fan of the method and even employed it at some points but what opened my eyes was the man on the moon documentary. I have nothing but love and respect for Jim Carrey but watching him be a complete tool to all of the crew and all these wide eyed starsuckers fawning over him completely turned me against it. Like, are you serious? Then watching him be an actual jerk to Jerry Lawler when in real life Kaufman and Lawler were great friends who worked together just turned me completely against it. The nail in the coffin came years later when Leto sent a used condom to his co star. That was purely self indulgent BS that would be sexual harassment anywhere else and I think a lot of people started waking up that fact then. I totally understand diving into and covering yourself in a role but when you start impacting other peoples lives with your self important bs you need to check yourself.
@hypn0tic38
Жыл бұрын
Really great video! I’ve been taking acting classes recently and reading a lot about these techniques since I had to relearn what Method Acting was when registering for a class on Strasberg’s Method. Hard to believe this is coming from such a small creator. Keep it up!
@fromtheframe
Жыл бұрын
Yes, often a lot of conversations about method acting don't fully understand the history behind it or why actors may use certain aspects of it. Thanks for the encouragement! Definitely plan on making more content about acting!
@andykww
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Method has become such a dirty word used by people who don't actually understand what method acting is.
@fromtheframe
Жыл бұрын
Exactly! Actors' processes can be so misunderstood and maligned by the media without fully understanding why they may use certain techniques. Thanks for your comment!
@aWomanFreed
Жыл бұрын
I think plenty understand it….you evoke demons into your body. Sounds like fun.
@jerrycaddie838
Жыл бұрын
Well its also a word that actors use to make the art more grandiose then it is and makes then seem better then you. Even Stanoslovski would roll his eyes if he new how extream the art took it. Emotion has nothing to do with method. The script produces the emotions not the actor
@jeanpatton708
Жыл бұрын
its a bit narcissistic. once jared leto got involved, method acting is now annoying and kind of sad now.
@1marcelo
Жыл бұрын
Ah... the "don't understand" argument....
@smarmar400
Жыл бұрын
What an inspiring video essay! Keep up the good work. I'm reminded of the documentary "Jim & Andy" which depicts Jim Carrey's over-the-top method acting on the set of "Man on the Moon". Brilliant, yet ridiculous.
@jamiepaolinetti5087
Жыл бұрын
This video had some nice introductory information about The Method and its history. Thank you. But like most things having to do with high art today, the video attempts to explain a complex system of inexhaustible interactive tools which offer the artist the opportunity for a lifetime of study, and can never be mastered, with a couple talking points. For example, Sense Memory, or Emotional Memory, is just one tool. It is not what defines the Method. As Stanislavski himself said, it's great for when you need it, but that is not always the case. One of the main reasons the Method has the reputation it does in Hollywood today, is because there are very few people left here who understand it or have actually been trained in it, and yet far too many who are quick to give you their opinion on it, (many of the "famous actors" in the video fall into this category). The second reason is that no one in the media has any formal Method training at all. So the reporting on it is always sophomoric at best. I have taught the Method for more than 25 years. it was taught to me by teachers who go directly back down the line you laid out in the intro, right to the Moscow Arts Theatre. When the Method came to America, all the great teachers you mentioned, (with the exception of Meisner who does not teach the Method at all) took Stanislavski's work and made it their own by using the tools that worked for them, building on those tools with additions and interpretations, and leaving behind the tools they didn't like. So, there is no one approach left being taught today that is pure Stanislavski. One thing that is true, is that "the Method" is now a dying art form, because if there is one constant in all the interpretations of it floating around today, (from Uta, Stella, Strasberg, Clurman...) it is REALISM. And Realism is nearly a thing of the past in Hollywood.
@thankyoujodi
Жыл бұрын
Having to jump out of character and then going through that ritual to get yourself back in that mindset sounds like it can be exhausting when you're having to stop and start a frequently as film sets have to.
@deaddropholiday
Жыл бұрын
Look, I get that certain actors achieve better results down the method route. And more power to them. But if you can walk in off the street, flip seamlessly into character and then out at the end of the day - that's talent.
@Trazynn
Жыл бұрын
"For me it's mask-on / mask-off, I don't get mixed up with me and the character, I think that's sort of silly." - Matthew MacFadyen
@alexandragabitto2573
Жыл бұрын
I think what matters most is whether or not you can step out of another character’s shoes at the end of the day. Of course you want to make a role believable, but the fact an actor has to do that in the first place just goes to show that said character isn’t a real person. I feel many acting methods don’t take that into account; If the characters you see on screen aren’t realistic it’s because they weren’t in the first place and therefore have experiences that the average human being never will experience or are able to come out the other end unscathed.
@loganmedia4401
6 ай бұрын
The point is to make any character seem plausible. That includes playing realistic people. And bad actors can make a bad job of even the most pedestrian, average character that is exactly like a real person.
@Abhishek_78
Жыл бұрын
Quite Insightful video on the background of acting. Especially liked wrt highlighting the forefathers who defined the philosophy/methodology of acting from the last century. Will definitely look them up later.
@fromtheframe
Жыл бұрын
It's quite an interesting topic.
@lukeshioshio
Жыл бұрын
11:50 thats not Jeremy Strong thats Marc Maron
@andreyparente9610
Жыл бұрын
Yours is the most informational one that i've found!
@judahbyjudah
2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the ending comments. It was very insightful
@1marcelo
Жыл бұрын
If you need to be tear gassed to act tear gassed, you are not an actor, even if you call it "method acting".
@KawakebAstra
Жыл бұрын
no mention of Bobby Lewis who imo was best teacher of Method Acting. . he wrote book “Method or Madness”.. Bobby Lewis was in the Group Theater .. founded The Actors Studio w Elia Kazan ( both working directors) and gave it over to unemployed Lee Strasberg .. taught Meryl Steep at Yale where he created their Drama Department …he never sought spotlight .. he really knew The Method & taught but best ..♥️🎭⭐️no blah blah blaaa ,)
@fromtheframe
Жыл бұрын
Ugh, yeah he was definitely someone that I tried to feature in the video, which went through MANY iterations. Unfortunately to keep it under 20 minutes I cut a lot of his parts (and many other people/talking points) out of the video. A little side note, I did manage to keep a piece of his voice over in (that’s actually him talking at about 2:24 😉). But you're absolutely right, Bobby Lewis was such an important figure and I appreciate your comment bringing attention to that! Ultimately this is just such a complex topic, the breadth of which could never be fully covered in one video.
@logo9751
Жыл бұрын
This is pretty much my new favorite YT channel. Keep up the awesome work. Here at 1.6k subs
@soronume7826
Жыл бұрын
I don't agree that all we should judge is the result of the work process. The process itself should be ethical. Obviously we don't do whatever to make acting feel real. We don't murder people to have realistic crime shows. That is unquestionably above the line - so there IS a line. Question is were exactly is it. Murder is self evident but what about endangering others? Above the line? Harming oneself physically? Above the line? Harming oneself psychologically? Above the line? Making others on set feel worried and unkomfortable, because they have reason to believe, that you might be harming yourself? Above the line? Behaving plain unprofessionally, without actually hurting someone, but making everybodys day harder? Above the line? Having a process that is silly from the outside - no harm done, do whatever silly thing you consider helpful. But method has gain notoriety because people that proclaim the loudest to follow it, go way beyond behaving a bit silly and arguably cross that line.
@bfrost7
Жыл бұрын
nah. in the words of laurence olivier "have you tried acting?" method is just hokum, so it sparks puff pieces on why they deserve some award later in the season.
@mallinzmina3232
Жыл бұрын
I see it as a power trip. “I’m the most important artist on set because my torturous process is titanically heavy and deep” Give me attention and let me do whatever weird thing
@robotjox77
Жыл бұрын
If every actor went method, would any show or film actually get made? It seems very indulgent.
@squid-boy4178
Жыл бұрын
personally I don't consider talking full time with an accent to be method acting It does make it a lot easier
@LAK_770
Жыл бұрын
The whole point of Method criticism is that it’s specifically NOT “what they need to do to get where they need to go”. That is, they could act just as well without being a pretentious pain in the ass, and the Method has a placebo effect at best. It’s about their ego more than their actual acting performance. These are coddled narcissists who become insecure about having a cushy profession that they might not feel fully engaged with, so they gravitate toward an extreme approach and then advertise how hardcore and serious they are to anyone who will listen. This is totally transparent in almost all cases.
@salahuddinmuhammad3251
Жыл бұрын
Denzel has a better view- acting is not hard and not all that important. Method actors often have great trauma, it gets very weird. Be your own hero. It gets weird.
@ShadowProject01
Жыл бұрын
Why don’t you ever hear about any method actors behaving like awesome chill people🤔
@freakytostadacartoon
Жыл бұрын
They always do the most unhinged people to use the method
@kristinalfc5846
Жыл бұрын
Oh intersting, i heard about the dream work thing from Melanie lynskey as well, i hadnt realised it was so popular...ultimately its such an individual process and there are people able to snap in and out and people who cant which i find fascinating
@fromtheframe
Жыл бұрын
Ooh, I didn't know that! I also find it incredibly fascinating
@zmani4379
Жыл бұрын
I'm very interested in this topic - and this is the best video I've ever seen explaining it - the specific pedigree re Strasberg and Emotional Memory - a separate question is why the subject is derided this way - see American Splendor re how our tabloid culture turns everything into a freak show, for click-bait - esp processes involving privacy and vulnerability, like blood for the sharks - nobody asks why Tom Cruise risks his life doing stunts, and nobody asked why Olivier threw himself down the stairs every night for Coriolanus, but if it's personal feelings, REAL "deep" feelings, then our voyeurism kicks in, and the industry feeds off this - like the paparazzi - also, the Stanislavski ethos of Truth is something that suggests some sense of higher purpose (like a love of poetry, etc), something else for the vultures to pick at - yes, there's a genuine public fascination w the magic of acting, as one might expect, but media folks covering this could easily inform themselves about this, but they don't, shockingly, not even on a basic level, so IMO that shows it's more about media stoking a circus show, intentionally keeping the talk crude and sensationalistic (their bread and butter) and playing to underlying strains of sadism and voyeurism in their audiences - but there's also something about how the mainstream now attacks the humanities, etc - something smells like a kind of pervasive bullying - like the popular clique asking the bookworm about her favorite books, and she thinks it's a real conversation, but in fact it's so they can jeer at her more, like she's a zoo specimen - are they threatened by her unapologetic sensitivity? We don't pontificate about other professions this way, because we don't claim to know how they work, but we're quick to assume knee-jerk reactions to acting (to the process of acting, as opposed to reacting to this or that performance) Are we maybe building up our idols so we can tear them down? So many of these famous Method performances are precisely the ones most beloved by the public, the same public that is tempted to mock these people for giving them exactly what they want so much - is it jealousy, a flip side to the glamor of acting? Or is it something unresolved in the public's own deep responses to the work onscreen? IMO this ties to some important questions about how aware we are of ourselves as spectators, and how our media industry taps into this Re Stanislavski and Truth - yes, there's also something almost religious here, that Strasberg cultivated and played up for PR as a kind of guru figure - and internally, among practitioners in the field, I can see the reaction to this, among Stanislavski vets like Adler and Kazan (I'm so sorry to hear that rift made the Group Theatre collapse - IMO we really need a high profile institution like that, like an American RSC, a kind of national symbol - the Actor's Studio stepped into that gap, and Strasberg deserves credit for that, but IMO a repertory company like the Group would have been better), the debates within the Stanislavski-sphere - there is some bad blood there and also on another level between American Stanislavski and the Shakespearean British tradition, that old rivalry (like jazz vs classical, Dionysus vs Apollo) - the Method and its legend as part of a uniquely American-grown aesthetic, that the US promoted during the Cold War as part of its distinct national identity, like NASA or Abstract Expressionism - yes, there are legitimate debates to be had here, and concerns to be raised, re our relationship to representation and artifice - how actors use Method immersion to set up a kind of autopilot framework to support their performance, so consciously they can focus on other things - like Miles Davis preparing himself mentally so he can stay in the groove - again, in jazz this is something respected and admired Anyway, great video - IMO, for anyone interested in this topic, this is the video they should see FIRST, to get a basic sense of clarity about this conversation
@myhatmygandhi6217
Жыл бұрын
At the end of the day, the only acting that really counts is the acting you perform while the camera is on.
@boowiebear
Жыл бұрын
Method acting is just a ploy to make acting seem more important than it is.
@davidlucey1311
10 ай бұрын
I did some acting as a student. One time I tried to “get into character “ and got so emotional that I forgot my lines. Fortunately it was only rehearsal.
@skysedgeproductions6170
Жыл бұрын
Not to forget Robert Downey Jr going through pigment transformation to play dude who plays black dude disguised as another dude.
@SkyeID
Жыл бұрын
I understand an actor wanting their performance to be believable, but I don't think you have to become a coke addict or alcoholic or live in a sewer for 6 months in order to prepare for a role. If you feel like you HAVE to do all that, I' gonna question your acting skills.
@mamelucoderribado
Жыл бұрын
Excellent channel. Looking forward to your next content
@ingvarhallstrom2306
Жыл бұрын
It helps if you look at it as different tools to achieve a goal. One tool doesn't have to be the answer to all things, some tools work better for some people while other people may prefer different tools. That's why neither Strasberg, Adler, or Meisner were wrong. They were all right in their different ways, because they are using different aspects of the same tool. It doesn't matter if Stanslawski changed his mind, he invented that tool and Strasberg fine tuned it. It doesn't matter that Stanislawski went other ways, because other people picked up that tool and achieved great success with it. In the end, it doesn't matter if "The Method" worked or not, are true or not, is the best method or not. It worked perfectly for those actors who picked up that particular tool. While other actors achieved similar success with other tools. The method of acting doesn't really matter, what matters is if it works to get you places better than other methods. It's just one way of many to define and describe a way of working with acting.
@fromtheframe
Жыл бұрын
Great point! I feel like Strasberg, Adler, and Meisner's techniques had more in common than any of them would care to admit, and most actors probably use a combination of techniques, rather than strictly adhering to one.
@funsun9115
Жыл бұрын
lady gaga: "Can you imagine going in and out of that shit?" Uh, yeah, quite easily. Switching from an accent to your normal way of speaking doesn't strike me as the sort of thing that takes a profound emotional transformation. Such a douchebag remark is what gives Method Acting a bad name.
@tico5058
Жыл бұрын
I actually think Lady Gaga is right here... its really hard to get an accent right and once you have it, you don't want to lose it. So switching it off could completely ruin the consistency of your performance.
@pjmlegrande
Жыл бұрын
Not getting the douchiness of the remark. Interesting that you assume others do
@gianellab.4953
Жыл бұрын
While you're still you and the other accent isn't tied to another persona, it doesn't. People can and do do that all the time. But once you associate the accent to a role you are playing, it does. No excuse for being an arse though.
@blackalien6873
Жыл бұрын
Why are you offended by such a simple remark. Damn!😂
@GrownUpKid94
Жыл бұрын
Doing research is always cool. But I feel sometimes ppl do stuff like drive taxis for fun.
@ilFanEditore
Жыл бұрын
Gian Maria Volonté spent months in factories, working along with factory workers in order to act in Elio Petri's "The working class goes to Heaven".
@pmccord9
Жыл бұрын
Superb compression of history and acting concepts. Thanks 👍
@piranha5506
Жыл бұрын
I find it weird that you didn't mention Brando. Method in America is so tied to him and his perceived star person. He brought together an ideal of masculinity and Method that deeply affected the work of future actors. This partially explains certain "eccentricities" that are so fashionable in his disciples. excellent video otherwise.
@pjmlegrande
Жыл бұрын
Student of Stella Adler, though. Not Lee Strasberg
@Pvaeerener
Жыл бұрын
Brando admittedly never enjoyed or found useful any of the things Strasberg taught him. He rather praised his time training with Stella Adler. He actually was a method actor, but not that Method we've all heard of.
@zmani4379
Жыл бұрын
I think the video did show a clip of him - I don't recall the video really discussing any of the actors themselves, beyond the testimony of the ones interviewed
@renatab8293
10 ай бұрын
Method acting is an example of Fluid Learning. Traditional acting is an example of Crystalline Learning. Fluid Learning becomes much harder as you get older, while Crystalline Learning builds an aggregate as you get older. Basically, method acting requires learning new tricks - synthesizing new neuronal connections that were not there, while traditional acting is about building up a growing repertoire of skills that can used again and again. Traditional actors become better with age - method actors either get worse, have to learn to act or retire early. Method acting is fine for a role or two when you are young, but bad policy for a whole career.
@brt5273
Жыл бұрын
One tecnique is not going to be the best for everyone and relying on one technique is not going to produce a master actor. I think studying "The Method" is something that would benefit every actor, but you should pull what's useful to you and not become a slave to it. The problem with that technique is being able to shake off the character and it's effects on the actor. I also found use from all the teachers mentioned as well as others but Meisner's technique was the most beneficial for me because one of the major points is being able to turn on and off at will, and that became my rule to govern every other technique I employed. It's obviously more healthy to be in control of yourself as the actor and as a person, rather than allowing a character to take over to the point of control, which ceases to be acting and resembles something more akin to scizophrenia or posession.
@guilhermemonteiro7432
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow this is a new channel! I stumbled upon this video, loved it and went to watch more... There's only one more (which I also enjoyed btw)!
@steve_santiago
Жыл бұрын
I’ve always felt that actors who absolutely have to rely on method acting meant they were not as naturally gifted as those who do not. Not to mention it’s gotten so gimmicky.
@wolfstar675
Жыл бұрын
That's just bullshit. Everyone has a different approach to those emotions. You cant fake emotion no one will believe it. You need to be able to relate to something real as you are playing a person with emotions and flaws. Your eyes telling me Daniel Day Lewis is not a naturally gifted actor?
@Olivetree80
Жыл бұрын
This is a misunderstanding of it, it can be misused or gimmicky, but that's not what it innately is. It takes its own skill and artistry to use it. Sometimes it can easily portray a more impactful and accurate performance as well. For example, using it when it comes to accents is probably going to lead to a more realistic portrayal, because to immerse yourself in it is better than simply practicing it.
@DSQueenie
Жыл бұрын
I don’t know, guess I don’t care how an actor gets to the place they need to go for a performance but I do care if they create a hostile work environment. I work in the film and TV industry and I’ll just say when one actor goes “method” but the others don’t have to it can sometimes cause a little bit of resentment because the method actor does cause additional stress, and when you are working 12hr days six days a week extra stress can be… well bad. Ultimately actors are at the top of the food chain so their needs will take precedent over the rest of the crew but I’d just ask that actors be mindful of how their behaviour affects others over a long shoot. I think there’s this implication that the backlash against method acting is part of gossip culture, but I honestly do think part of it is from that there have been several instances where there is tension on sets. Perhaps these stories can help keep actors more mindful of their behaviour. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.
@blameitoncapitalism
Жыл бұрын
Great video, one can see you put a lot of effort in it. On the method acting subject, this was the one that spent the more time revisiting History - and btw amazing for you to show us all those old pictures and searching for the former student and actors interviews, great touch - but still providing meaningful and we'll thought of commentary on the subject contemporarily. BUT I have to say this some unrelated opinion: there's a character in Gilmore Girls called Paris and you, the narrator, sound SO much like her! Seriously I was thinking the whole time "Imma Google that actress and see what's she's up to today" because it could totally be that she has a KZitem channel on acting nowaday why not??? You seriously sound like a adult version of her (she's a teen in the show) and if you seen the show and dislikes her please don't think this to be an insult of any kind. Paris has her own, well, particular way of saying stuff, and in the show her altoritarian, nerdy, extra detailed yet unenthusiastic, witty but anxious, fast pacing but weirdly polite way of speaking, it was all very clear that the shows demanded Paris to talk like that and the actress certainly didn't cared these traits in her natural speech, that's not what I'm talking about. There's just something about you tone, and particular enunciation that reminded me so, so much of that young actress voice, just you know, more mature, like 20 years later.
@fgb2102
Жыл бұрын
These actors are truly great. Thanks to them I actually almost believe that acting is a really complex thing to do.
@onogrirwin
Жыл бұрын
Whatever delivers the best performance is the best. ez.
@trorisk
Жыл бұрын
1) I have nothing against one method or another for actors. My problem is when we talk more about what is outside the film than the film itself. I don't care that Leonardo spent X weeks learning how to make fire by rubbing pieces of wood. 2) The actor is a tool. One tool can't do everything. It is the role of the director to choose the right tool for the right role. I find it more interesting to have an actor who is already naturally fat to play a fat character. Rather than an actor who is gaining weight. I think of directors like Eastwood or Fincher who choose their actors as close as possible to their characters. They can thus play almost "who they already are". 3) Sometimes it is interesting when the director chooses to have characters with little or no emotional expression. Unfortunately sometimes with the Method Acting actors tend to overplay. Too often there are "emotional outbursts". While it is sometimes much stronger to see a separation without tears "dignified". But today's cinema allows that less and less.
@lisathornhill6401
Жыл бұрын
It's a hard way too go. It works but emotionally it's devastating.
@clash5j
Жыл бұрын
If I was one of the crew who had to push Daniel Day Lewis around in his wheelchair, pick him up over obstacles and feed him because he was "in character" while filming My Left Foot, I would have put some rat poison in his tea
@pjmlegrande
Жыл бұрын
His portrayals are so vivid, though. Bill the Butcher never fails to scare the bejeezus outta me. I heard that DDL asked Scorsese what sort of accent Bill should have and Scorsese said he didn’t know, make somethin up. Don’t know if that’s true but I like it. To me DDL’s Bill the Butcher sounded like the real thing, but how the hell would anyone really know what a Five Corners NYC tough would sound like, circa 1860? That’s why I go to see great actors in really good movies.
@ericjohnson9623
Жыл бұрын
@Peter Moren There's an old story mostly famously told in The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas. Could you live in a perfect world knowing it is caused by the torture of a child? Extreme example, but the question is: can you tolerate something good out of something bad? Are Daniel Day-Lewis' final performances worth treating strangers like shit and making them wipe his shit? It is easy to make fun of Jared Leto cause he has become a joke in recent years, haha method for Morbius, but what about when DDL does the same? Can you still make fun of it? It is something I grapple with, like I do with Shelly Duvall in The Shining. It's one of the best performances ever yet I completely disagree with how Kubrick got it out of her.
@johncarroll772
Жыл бұрын
@@pjmlegrandeGangs of New York is one of Scorcese's poorest movies.
@mywalterego9248
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful video essay.
@snowset675
Жыл бұрын
15:44 This has made me think because I film with my friends. I tend to make a lot of creative decisions and I typically advocate for subtlety. We aren’t super serious about it, the first few videos we made all included NERF guns, but I feel like we could be making something more y’know? Anyway, we’ve just recently started adding scripts to our videos (everything else before was basically improv) but before that, my friend who created the group almost always suggests that the actor says something that explains what’s going on to the audience. I try to counter this with the rule of show-don’t-tell for things that don’t really need explaining. However, maybe I should let up. Maybe I should take a second glance at what they’re doing and consider their feelings. Because if I don’t, our group could fall apart over creative differences. It’s happened time and time again in the past and that’s the one thing I don’t want. Thanks for enlightening me!
@jadam8844
Жыл бұрын
The last quote on the video by Craig Mazin is perfectly stated. Every actor has a process, the end.
@ZionSiva
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@nin114
Жыл бұрын
Whatever "method" Jared Leto employs should be avoided like the plague.
@hanchan254
Жыл бұрын
I think up to a certain point method acting is beneficial and not damaging. There's a line you shouldn't cross tho
@gregsalcedo4857
Жыл бұрын
Imagine having an Italian accent straight for weeks or months but cannot really speak Italian..
@fromtheframe
Жыл бұрын
A great dialect coach and ample amount of prep time would probably be essential.
@abolishpolice5232
Жыл бұрын
In histories of "the Method" I always feel like not enough emphasis is placed on just _what a HACK Lee Strasburg was!_ Stanislavsky published a book on his _still-in-progress_ acting work that he was doing himself, that book gets _poorly translated_ into English, and then Lee Strasburg comes to find the book and just _rips off_ Stanislavsky's _incomplete and poorly translated homework._ And when Stella Addler comes back from meeting with Stanislavsky to give Strasburg the tea, Strasburg says "fuck all y'all, I'M the expert, I'M the teacher, I'M the purveyor of the Acting Bible" as if he had come up with or contributed _anything_ of value to the theory side of acting. Even calling it "the Method," as if it's the _only_ method. It all reeks of bullshit, just super scammy. I'm Paolo Friere pilled and see Strasburg as simply the _worst_ kind of pedagogue. Also, I strongly disagree with the statement at the end that an actor's only job is to give a performance. One's first and foremost responsibility is to be a good coworker!! If you can't give a performance without negatively impacting your coworkers, you're bad at your job!! Simple as!!
@AntarblueGarneau
Жыл бұрын
De Niro, Pacino, Duvall, Gosling, Hoffman, Streep, Newman, Brando, Dean, Lewis all "method" actors
@PaulGuy
Жыл бұрын
I don't think there's anything really unique about Method acting, honestly. I think Method actors just tend to be far more absorbed in it, and about it, than character actors, and it makes them come off as pretentious in interviews. But any good acting is going to involve adapting things the actor understands personally into their performance. Mechanical stuff, like staying in accents, learning languages or customs relevant to a culture, or work the body in a healthy way, makes sense, especially so to give a consistent performance. But having to live in character 100% of a shoot is, frankly, not really acting at all, it's replacing themselves, and that's not healthy.
@dexterdextrow7248
Жыл бұрын
"as viewers all we ask is that they make us believe in what they are doing." And maybe, at least preferably, that they don't abuse and misstreat fellow cast members?
@brine4878
Жыл бұрын
NEEDED THIS VIDEO! SHOUT OUT TO YOU.
@fromtheframe
Жыл бұрын
Glad you found it helpful!
@agenerichuman
Жыл бұрын
I'm of the opinion that different schools of acting are like tools in a toolbox. A good actor will use the tools necessary for the job and keep the others in the box. I think the best acting doesn't rely on one specific school. It's instead a mixture of them. With that said, I think focusing on method acting is used as kind of a cheat code for getting recognition for a role that otherwise wouldn't. People see the commitment instead of focusing on the performance. I think this has been a detriment to the medium and to many actors, some of whom it's cost their lives.
@larry1824
Жыл бұрын
Greats like Tracy Cox Olivier Wayne just got on with the work. Eastwood over thevyears has become s pure movie actor..
@aze4308
2 ай бұрын
another thing is that it is typically the evil character’s actors who use the method… interesting
@elm1230
Жыл бұрын
As a layman to the art of acting, I imagine most would approach taking up a role with method acting methods in mind. If only to pass on a confident performance for yourself lol embodying something is the most convincing way to project an image. I know to the public it does sound pretentious and sometimes reckless. But I got millions of dollars on the line for this job and pressures out to here you better believe I’m about to become a roach to sell a roach 🤣
@SP-cp3qu
Жыл бұрын
great video!
@wilky1189
Жыл бұрын
"You never see someone doing Method if they're not playing an asshole"
@steamedhamlet
Жыл бұрын
Strong asked to be tear gassed for real when he was part of a large group. Now I'm not a gassologist but I don't think you can tear gas just one target. So yeah maybe people who stay in character or insist on authenticity a little too much, it ends up affecting the cast and crew in some way. If you look at Toni Collette (who's never won an oscar) and her performances over the years... if she doesn't need to use "the method" to achieve that level of believability then nobody does. Like did Jeremy strong actually do coke to understand the character? Did he drive his car in to a river? No! Daniel Day Lewis is on another level though than Leto. Leto's trash
@comiccaperproductions
Жыл бұрын
The reason I hate the word 'The Method' is clearly highlighted in this video, there's too many branches that the idea of performance takes that anyone calling it THE Method seems absurd.
@daviesimms5232
Жыл бұрын
Haven’t watched yet but know of an example that puts it into clear perspective. Would u call it acting if someone playing a pregnant woman attached a 90 pound object to their stomach so they feel real pain of pregnancy or do u call it acting when someone is able to channel those emotions from deep within and perfectly perform LIKE someone who is pregnant? Ones acting and focus based, the other is putting urself through torture.
@jj-if6it
Жыл бұрын
Daniel Day Lewis didn't shower for weeks during the filming of Gangs of New York. Like dude, just wash as normal and have the makeup team make you look dirty. It's gross and unnecessary
@AnthonyRusso93
Жыл бұрын
Method acting works only by virtue of publicity influening the audiences perception of authenticity. Without having heard they used method acting you would look and say that it is not a good performance.
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