Sanford Meisner on Acting
I warn you; I take notes on my blog as I read, so it may not make sense to people reading it but it makes sense to me. :)
Notes on the Introduction by a student of Meisner
You learn an organized way to deal with what is imaginary. It's not about technique, but rather instinct. So True! But does this mean that people should just have that natural instinct that they find and grow through technique, or is it something you can learn?
It takes at least 20 years to become an actor. Interesting.
He had the exact same feeling going into Meisner's acting class as I did last year going into Jim Bonney's class (Bonney taught a form of Meisner). Is it the person, or the technique?
Sanford Meisner was a famous acting coach. His technique is called Meisner Technique or simply Meisner. I was trained at college in Meisner. I picked out Jim Bonney for STAC because of his Meisner background. I think Meisner is probably the most consistently effective way to train actors - to me, it works better than anything. Repeating, which you've done, is Meisner.
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