Stanislavski’s Ten Steps – CHARACTER ANALYSIS
1.GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES:
Facts that influence a person’s behavior. Background information.
Facts that influence a person’s behavior. Background information.
2.MAGIC “IF:”
Facts to place yourself inside your character’s life perspective.
Facts to place yourself inside your character’s life perspective.
Past:
Present:
Future:
3. SUPER OBJECTIVE:
What you want most in life
OBJECTIVE HIERARCHY is a short list of lesser, but still important goals
OBJECTIVE HIERARCHY is a short list of lesser, but still important goals
4. THROUGH LINE OF ACTIONS:
A
particular way of dealing with a variety of obstacles/setbacks
Ex: when my
character encounters __________, he/she does this….; when this character is
angry/sad/provoked/etc., this is how they act/react…
5. SCORE:
Writing
down results in manuscript form/mark script into workable units. This is going to be the copy of your script!
6. ENDOWMENT:
Project
onto people/objects, real/imagined qualities from your imagination or
experience to bring to life. i.e. what
does your character have and why do they have it.
7. RECALL:
Using your
5 senses to awaken memories of both physical & emotional sensations that
can be filtered into character
Ex: When they smell/see/touch/taste/hear _________, they
___________.
8. IMAGES:
Film of the
mind that speaks to your partner’s eyes
What things
do they see/visualize and react to?
9. PHYSICAL/VOCAL:
External
Characteristics (esp. pace, tempo, rhythm, mannerisms, etc.). What do they look like and sound like? How do they walk/move/talk?
10. CREATIVE MOOD:
Allow
yourself to use all previous research to free your entry into heightened
reality that allows both discovery AND control simultaneously
"Bring yourself to the part of taking hold of a role,
as if it were your own life. Speak for your character in your own person. When
you sense this real kinship to your part, your newly created being will become
soul of your soul, flesh of your flesh." - STANISLAVSKI
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