Actors Vs Directors
Wed, 14 May 2003, 08:34 pmWalter Plinge31 posts in thread
Actors Vs Directors
Wed, 14 May 2003, 08:34 pmHow much control should the director have in the the creative process of the bringing the character to life.
I have heard many actors complain about directors who don't give them space to create. Personally I prefer for the director to stay out of this process completley and just trust the actor.
What's your view?
I have heard many actors complain about directors who don't give them space to create. Personally I prefer for the director to stay out of this process completley and just trust the actor.
What's your view?
Re: Actors Vs Directors
Fri, 16 May 2003, 02:07 pmWalter Plinge
What a lot of wisdom there is out there! This is my first visit to the "greenroom" and I was delighted by the intelligent discussion that eminates from it - not like some green rooms I can think of!
I was fortunate to have been directed by Arne Neeme - a director that I and many others have great respect for, and remember him saying (though perhaps not word for word - it was a number of years ago) "I don't tell actors where to go and what to do once they are there, I just clear a path to make it easier for them".
From this I draw the conclusion that the amount of direction would then depend on how cluttered the path is in the first place. And what one deems to be the 'path'!!??
Shelley T
I was fortunate to have been directed by Arne Neeme - a director that I and many others have great respect for, and remember him saying (though perhaps not word for word - it was a number of years ago) "I don't tell actors where to go and what to do once they are there, I just clear a path to make it easier for them".
From this I draw the conclusion that the amount of direction would then depend on how cluttered the path is in the first place. And what one deems to be the 'path'!!??
Shelley T
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