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Concentration and the Meisner Technique
The Meisner Summer Acting Program a the Maggie Flanigan Studio is a six-week training program centered on the Meisner Technique. In this video, Charlie Sandlan discusses concentration, which is an important building block of Meisner training. [caption id="attachment_9842" align="aligncenter" width="800"]
Concentration and the Meisner Technique
Any serious actor has a sincere wish to be free and spontaneous in the imaginary world. Out of their head, responding in the moment, malleable to the nuances of human behavior. It does take two to three years to train professionally, and the Meisner Technique begins immediately to address the core fundamentals that make this possible. The key to real freedom in acting starts with an actor’s placement of concentration. It is fundamental to the actor’s craft. [post_author]Art is not intellectual. It comes from the heart, the imagination, and the primitive unconscious. We are primarily self-absorbed creatures, self-reflective, insecure, with a deep need for approval and validation. An artist must work incredibly hard to keep these human tendencies from sabotaging their creative freedom. For actors immersed in serious acting training, particularly the Meisner Technique, addressing these issues begins immediately, challenging students to get the attention off of themselves. Bad actors wait for their cues, worried about how they look and sound, and not present in the moment. Placement of concentration for the actor is the very first thing a student actor in a Meisner training program learns to do. When an actor has the ability to make the other people on camera or on stage more important than themselves and possesses the ability to truly listen and hear for the first time, then spontaneity is possible.
When placement of concentration for an actor becomes second nature, it is a big first step in creating a truthful reality. An important principle in acting is that I don’t do anything unless the other person makes me do it. It is also talked about as the pinch and ouch. A good reality is possible when the ouch is consistently in direct proportion to the pinch. A really good actor knows that they are not important. This requires a real willingness to let go of the need to be good, the need to show anything, and the need to be interesting. On its face, this advice seems counter to what an actor wants. Of course, we want to be good, we want to be vivid, we want to be interesting. Ultimately, this comes down to the ability to craft well, to do the homework, make interesting choices, implant them deep within, and then you must have the skill set which allows you to trust in your work, put your concentration on the other actor, go from unanticipated moment to unanticipated moment, and respond spontaneously, trusting that all the hard work will be revealed in vivid, clear behavior. Concentration is the first building block of an actor’s craft. If you want to develop this and other fundamental skills, get trained. Even a well-respected Six-Week Meisner Summer Intensive will immediately address how to make concentration something second nature. [caption id="attachment_9843" align="aligncenter" width="800"]
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Summer Acting Classes at the Maggie Flanigan Studio
To learn more about the Maggie Flanigan Studio and the Meisner based training in the summer acting classes, visit the studio website or contact the acting studio by calling 917-789-1599.The above blog post Concentration and the Meisner Technique See more on: Acting Studio New York NY
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Concentration and the Meisner Technique
The Meisner Summer Acting Program a the Maggie Flanigan Studio is a six-week training program centered on the Meisner Technique. In this video, Charlie Sandlan discusses concentration, which is an important building block of Meisner training.
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Concentration and the Meisner Technique
Any serious actor has a sincere wish to be free and spontaneous in the imaginary world. Out of their head, responding in the moment, malleable to the nuances of human behavior. It does take two to three years to train professionally, and the Meisner Technique begins immediately to address the core fundamentals that make this possible. The key to real freedom in acting starts with an actor’s placement of concentration. It is fundamental to the actor’s craft.
Art is not intellectual. It comes from the heart, the imagination, and the primitive unconscious. We are primarily self-absorbed creatures, self-reflective, insecure, with a deep need for approval and validation. An artist must work incredibly hard to keep these human tendencies from sabotaging their creative freedom. For actors immersed in serious acting training, particularly the Meisner Technique, addressing these issues begins immediately, challenging students to get the attention off of themselves. Bad actors wait for their cues, worried about how they look and sound, and not present in the moment. Placement of concentration for the actor is the very first thing a student actor in a Meisner training program learns to do. When an actor has the ability to make the other people on camera or on stage more important than themselves and possesses the ability to truly listen and hear for the first time, then spontaneity is possible.
When placement of concentration for an actor becomes second nature, it is a big first step in creating a truthful reality. An important principle in acting is that I don’t do anything unless the other person makes me do it. It is also talked about as the pinch and ouch. A good reality is possible when the ouch is consistently in direct proportion to the pinch. A really good actor knows that they are not important. This requires a real willingness to let go of the need to be good, the need to show anything, and the need to be interesting. On its face, this advice seems counter to what an actor wants. Of course, we want to be good, we want to be vivid, we want to be interesting. Ultimately, this comes down to the ability to craft well, to do the homework, make interesting choices, implant them deep within, and then you must have the skill set which allows you to trust in your work, put your concentration on the other actor, go from unanticipated moment to unanticipated moment, and respond spontaneously, trusting that all the hard work will be revealed in vivid, clear behavior.
Concentration is the first building block of an actor’s craft. If you want to develop this and other fundamental skills, get trained. Even a well-respected Six-Week Meisner Summer Intensive will immediately address how to make concentration something second nature.
The Best Summer Acting Program – Maggie Flanigan Studio – Call 917-789-1599
Summer Acting Classes at the Maggie Flanigan Studio
To learn more about the Maggie Flanigan Studio and the Meisner based training in the summer acting classes, visit the studio website or contact the acting studio by calling 917-789-1599.
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Monday, April 23, 2018
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Sam Rockwell is a trained Meisner actor who recently received an Oscar for his performance in “Three Billboards OutSide Ebbing”. In this video Sam talks with students at Maggie Flanigan Studio about vulnerability and anger. The key to being a tough guy is actually vulnerability, because under the rage that you see is vulnerability and hurt. A lot of times, not always true depending on your background, but then you'll see in class the women will cry first and then get angry. Not always. Depends where you're from. The men will get angry and then eventually they'll cry, right? A lot of times you see that. These are good things to think about, that underneath the rage is great sadness and vulnerability. I think that's a big key to emotional power. People like John Malkovich, Alfre Woodard, Viola Davis, Phil Hoffmann, and Gary Oldman, have emotional power. When you see that on stage or in film, and you're like, "How f*** did they do that?" That's a gift. You've all got it, it's just accessing them. We've all got that power, I think. You just got to access it. Yes? Learn more about the Meisner technique and the acting programs at the Maggie Flanigan Studio by visiting the studio website or calling 917-789-1599. Maggie Flanigan Studio 153 W 27th St #803 New York, New York 10001 +1 917-789-1599 www.maggieflaniganstudio.com/ goo.gl/maps/oxqqExybwL32 plus.google.com/112291205845820496849 https://flic.kr/p/GMJV2e
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