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Showing of reviews. Top Reviews Most recent Top Reviews. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. It was recommended to me by a writer to improve character development but has improved many other areas of my life as well. Wish I had it decades ago. Its a rough read, to be completely honest. Its not exactly thrilling, but if youre an actor this is a must read. Now, if your looking for something interesting to read.
An Actor Prepares by Konstantin Stanislavski
I love acting, and i bought this for my class, but i'm not a very focused reader and this was a battle to get through. Physically, my copy was fine, i got a used one which i promplty spilled coffee all over and filled with highlights and notes ; a personal touch i guess. Anyways, i'm very happy with my buy, the book was great quality, but its not for everyone. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. This book is an essential reference for anyone interested in understanding in depth acting techniques. Written as a story rather than a manual is makes it more pleasurable to read in that sense for people interested in the craft.
However for someone looking for a fun read, this book might still see way too technical and delves into too much detail that may disinterest the casual reader. Stanislavski relates his message with examples. He argues that his system is not a particular method, but a systematic analysis of the 'natural' order of theatrical truth.
The system that he describes is a means both of mastering the craft of acting and of stimulating the actor's individual creativeness and imagination.
It has influenced the majority of performances we see on the stage or screen. The book is autobiographical and deals with many different areas of acting skills, including action, imagination, concentration of attention, relaxation of muscles, units and objectives, faith and a sense of truth, emotion memory, communion, adaptation, inner motive forces, the unbroken line, the inner creative state, the super-objective and the subconscious mind.
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Tortsov, the Director, explains all these art forms in great detail, and thereby transforms An Actor Prepares into a type of textbook. The book begins when Kostya and his fellow students are waiting for their first lesson with the Director. They are excited and nervous at the prospect of meeting, and are surprised when he tells them that their first exercise is to put on a few scenes from a play.
Kostya and two of his friends perform scenes from Othello , with Kostya taking the leading role.