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, 03:21 pmWalter Plinge
It is so heartwarming to be considered so avidly a proponent of intellectual discussion. Certainly, some Green Room discussions leave a rather dry and dull feeling.
I do not recall the clever and witty lines that director have said in my past theatrical pursuits. However, I have been on the receiving end of direction that has left me feeling uninspired.
I will not name names to protect the guilty.
I do not approve of Directors you belittle cast members by direct comparison to fellow actors. They sound very parental and manic. I have had one director that did this very thing and I was the one being compared with, not the recipient. Even I was rather embarassed by this.
On the other hand, in a completely different production and another director, I was again used as an example to follow but in such a way that no-one was "targeted" of "belittled" and I was "Put on a Stand" as such. Here, I admit to a feeling of pride.
On the surface, the actions are the same. It is the approach that differs and the effects speak for themselves......
Jeff "Proud Thespian" Watkins
I do not recall the clever and witty lines that director have said in my past theatrical pursuits. However, I have been on the receiving end of direction that has left me feeling uninspired.
I will not name names to protect the guilty.
I do not approve of Directors you belittle cast members by direct comparison to fellow actors. They sound very parental and manic. I have had one director that did this very thing and I was the one being compared with, not the recipient. Even I was rather embarassed by this.
On the other hand, in a completely different production and another director, I was again used as an example to follow but in such a way that no-one was "targeted" of "belittled" and I was "Put on a Stand" as such. Here, I admit to a feeling of pride.
On the surface, the actions are the same. It is the approach that differs and the effects speak for themselves......
Jeff "Proud Thespian" Watkins
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