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- Nobody can be an actor without imagination. The imagination, however, can be developed and enhanced through practice.
- Nobody can be an actor without imagination. The imagination, however, can be developed and enhanced through practice.
- Imagination is the process of invention. It is what an actor is doing at every moment of playing his part.
- Imagination is the process of invention. It is what an actor is doing at every moment of playing his part.
- In a real sense it is the creative process and without it the actor will simply be copying or reproducing others' inventions.
- In a real sense it is the creative process and without it the actor will simply be copying or reproducing others' inventions.
- The actor must always keep his character alive by keeping the process of creative imaginative invention alive.
- The actor must always keep his character alive by keeping the process of creative imaginative invention alive.
Exercises that train the imagination:
- Imagine you are an object in the Drama room. Describe what you see, what you hear, what you touch, smell, feel...
- Imagine you are a more abstract object (eg: a tree, a baked bean, a cog in a machine). What are your surroundings? How do feel? Become that object!
- Do the same in pairs and hold a conversation (eg: a hammer and a nail, a toaster and a slice of bread)
- Sit on a chair as if: it were a throne; the burning hot top of a stove; you were stuck to it; you realise that you have sat in something truly disgusting.
- Sip from a cup as if: it contained tea that was too hot; bitter medicine; you expected it to be one thing but it turned out to be much nicer or much nastier.
- The ‘Beach Scene’ exercise (2 versions – passive vs .active imagination)
- Preparing a meal and solving a maths problem (passive vs, active thinking)
- Imagine being in your bedroom. Describe it in positive terms, describe it in negative terms
- With assigned roles, improvise a family dinner (Helicopter mum, strict/old fashioned dad, straight A student oldest child, middle child wanting to be acknowledged, youngest child you does whatever they want)
- Mine eating your favourite food, and your least favourite food.
- Improvise a scene where you reveal to friend: you won the lottery, a close friend has died
- Observe a family member. Perform that character in class including hot seating. (NOTE: This will end up a combination of observation and imagination)
JOURNAL QUESTIONS:
JOURNAL QUESTIONS:
How could these exercises help train the use of the imagination?
How could these exercises help train the use of the imagination?
What effect did they have on you? Give a few examples.
What effect did they have on you? Give a few examples.
How have these exercises demonstrated that the imagination is important when performing?
How have these exercises demonstrated that the imagination is important when performing?
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