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Acting Acting andand
DirectingDirecting
Bong S. EliabHum 3
Film Appreciation
What is good acting?
Effective Acting: intermingling of several factors pertinent to the directors interpretation of the film material Alec Guinness in Bridge Over the
River Kwai
What is good acting?
Good acting: results from the actor’s penetration of the character he portrays;
Makes the viewers feel he is the character (Obi Wan Kenobi)and not the actor (Alec Guiness) even for the space of two hours or more
ACTING
1. The personality of the star must suit the role to appear credible.Ex. Nora Aunor as the miracle worker in Himala
ACTING
1. Typecasting is a practice long ingrained in the mind of filmmakers, the stars and the movie audience as well.
Ex. Sister Stella L. did poorly at the box office.
Good acting
True actor must aspire for varied roles to prove his mettle as a genuine artist.
Good acting
2. Actor or actress must have screen presence (cinegenic): the capacity to register powerfully in pictures
Good acting Dialogue plays a
crucial part in revealing and in the delineation of character.
Voice projection (timber of voice volume, texture and rhythm) is significant in acting in each scene.
Directing
Directors usually cast the film, selecting actors who can respond to his method of working, regardless of their own styles.
Special relationship between actor and director
Director David Lean
Director
Has the complete grasp and view of the film
Often imposes this view in his actors, even manipulates actors as to facial expressions, inner feelings, and delivery of dialogue.
Bernardo Bertolucci directing
“The Dreamers”
Director
Rapport between actor and director is crucial to the success of film
Itis very costly to replace an actor once shooting has begun. Tornatore’s Malena
Director The director must
know precisely the range of an actor: his physical features, his performance.
He has to evaluate the effectiveness of his performance within the context of the total film.
Steven Spielberg with his actor