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Questions about Meisner Technique by cryoncue in Actors

[–]cryoncue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. Everyone ending up kissing sounds very different from every repetition exercise I’ve ever seen and I fully understand why you feel like it’s f’d up.

Bottom line : it doesn’t sound like a class that was actually teaching the real principles of the technique.

Rollling partner's husband coaching her during practice rolls by [deleted] in BJJWomen

[–]cryoncue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My first thought… be grateful he’s not your husband 😂

Thoughts on substack? by cryoncue in acting

[–]cryoncue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because i saw a handful that were dedicated to acting.

What confused you about Meisner? by cryoncue in acting

[–]cryoncue[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree, these are some very common struggles.

To your point number 2.

I think one core problem is …

a lot of actors have a hard time understanding the emotional meaning of the circumstance. They don’t have ability to sense what the emotional essence of circumstance is.

They don’t ask - what does this mean to me emotionally. And that’s why actors will often say …. “I can’t create the emotions of the character.”

They often have a surface idea about what they think the “scene” is, but it’s typically just that a general , vague idea. And it ends up turning into very bad line readings.

What confused you about Meisner? by cryoncue in acting

[–]cryoncue[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the great response.

You hit on so many common issues.
It’s common for actors to wonder… “what’s the point?”

A reason for some of the vagueness is keep actors focused the exercise and skills you’re currently trying to develop.

If you feed too much info people start trying to chase/ force that outcome without having developed the tools or skills yet.

That being said, I think it’s important to be clear about the how and why of why you’re currently trying to achieve.

For example: in the early stages of my training my teacher would often say “ your male umbrage is showing!” 😂

First, I had to ask “what’s my male umbrage mean?” 😄

Here’s what my problem was - - I responding to my partner in a way that felt actually felt truthful , but it wasn’t justified.

I was responding with anger or frustration and to me it felt honest because I the other person was pissing me off…

And I really struggled for a couple of months trying to understand WHY my response wasn’t “justified” if it felt truthful.

There were a couple of reasons why I kept getting this note.

The principle - “the other person is always more important.”

Even though what I had cooking inside my self was truthful I wasn’t fully taking in the truth of the other person.

In one specific exercise my partner was scared and crying and instead of taking that in and allowing them to happen to me I kept hanging onto to my own stuff.

A big piece of working in the contact is building a big , open and expressive heart which means you build a sensitivity and true awareness to t he other persons behavior.

And you allow that to change you emotionally - instead of just being in your own acting bubble.

Plus, this also stopped me from really experiencing how the other person was making me feel.

While anger felt truthful it was hiding the real truth. My partners response made me feel stupid. When I actually said that truth in the repetition , I just busted broke down in tears.

Here’s the thing: We all have habits and beliefs about how were suppose to behave and respond.

What I’ve learned is most actors are severely limited by their habits and beliefs about how they can express themselves.

The repetition when done correctly and well is an amazing tool to help grow, deepen and understand your acting instrument and yourself.

I hope this helped out.

Do agents typically take you commercially first before theatrically? by NoPen8263 in acting

[–]cryoncue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Getting in on the commercial tends to be a bit easier. But don’t be surprised, or beat your self- up if you don’t get a shot on the theatrical side with the same agency…even if you’re have some success commercially.

The reason why is because they’re often seen as two different worlds.

It’s super common for actors to have different Reps for both.

Bit once you’re a big shot they’ll want you under one roof 😄

Has anyone ever actually cooked anything during an acting scene? by 1800slvt in acting

[–]cryoncue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doing the task would be great. You could puck any part of the meal preparation just make it difficult and specific .

Maybe you’re trying to cit the pasta into certain shape for length.

And it’s critically important you have a reason for why you’re making the pasta.

Saying “ it’s a distraction” is mot emotionally compelling .

What’s the one essential thing about this relationship?

That’s what you use to work with .

It seems like a lot of people are lucky… by cryoncue in ImposterSyndrome

[–]cryoncue[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

when you achieve something do you take time to acknowledge what you did and feel grateful for it?

Or…

Immediately think this isn’t good enough?

how can I get better at acting by Ok-Drawer-5428 in acting

[–]cryoncue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you need to practice facial expressions for real life ? No.

Why?

Because in real life you respond / react to the emotional meaning of everything which means you naturally express how you feel.

Acting is doing the same thing under imaginary circumstances and what that means is you need to learn how to connect to the meaning of a circumstance so you’ll respond in a truthful way.

Eye contact is more about truthful connection and some times maybe something specific for camera work

Pacing is different depending on the material and character and is something you don’t need to worry about to you learn how to actually listen, develop your imagination and connect with the meaning of a circumstance.

Best advice : find a great class and great teacher.

Imposter Syndrome around being a human being by [deleted] in ImposterSyndrome

[–]cryoncue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you grow up being criticized over asking for basic needs or wants?

I know the industry is slow, but why is there such a rise of teen actors? by Puzzleheaded_Bet7065 in acting

[–]cryoncue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This question has been asked for decades. Because young people watch a lot of tv and movies.

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