Stanlislovski's System: Concepts On Acting

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guides the actor to ask the simple question: "What would I do if I were in my
character position?" By asking this question of himself the actor can
personalize the given circumstances of the character. The situation of the
character becomes more personal, and the stakes much higher, because the actor
has divulged some particular issues of himself into the character. Due to these
particularities the actor will work out the given circumstance of the character
in a much more truthful manner. Even in acting the old saying goes: "You cannot
really know someone until you walk a mile in their shoes." This concept of The
Magic If also plays a big part in another Element of Action -Imagination.
Imagination is another tool that allows the actor to build a substantial
relationship with his character by creating the very universe in which his
character resides. Through this artistic imagination the actor can create the
past, present, and future of the character. The actor, in ...

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