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And they apply that insider knowledge each and every time they take on a new role.
Category Archives: Acting
The Mask Experiment
If you’ve been struggling playing the part of the best version of you, The Mask Experiment is your way in.
I first learned about mask work from Academy Award winning actor, Kevin Spacey, who uses masks in his Masterclass. In that class after an actor performed his or her monologue, often times Mr. Spacey would pick up a mask, hand it to the actor and say: “Now put this on…” Every time, the monologue was infinitely better. Why? Because with the mask on, the actor let go of any resistance to becoming the character and instead embraced the freedom to transform.
HOW THE MASK EXPERIMENT CAN HELP YOU
Subtext: How to Uncover What’s Behind the Stuff You Don’t Say & Why it Matters
SUBTEXT is the emotional narrative of a story; it’s what exists around spoken words.
It’s the hidden meaning.
The stuff you don’t say.
What Marlon Brando Would Have Wanted You to Know
Legendary.
Actor.
There was something about Marlon Brando that made us feel as if he understood the human experience better than we did. It made him mysterious, it made him charismatic, it made him ultimately, iconic.
Brando said: “We couldn’t survive a second if we weren’t able to act.”
THIS IS IMPORTANT
How to Live Moment-to-Moment
Forget everything…
… Except what you’re doing and where you are at this moment in time.
Moment-to-moment living takes the idea of being present and living in the now to another level. It’s being hyper aware of your current surroundings and super focused on what you’re doing in the moment.
Imagine you’re making a salad, if you’re practicing moment-to-moment living you would pay extremely close attention to tearing the lettuce, washing and cutting the tomatoes, how you’re putting them in the salad bowl… Being this hyper focused pulls you immediately into the present moment so much so that nothing else can enter your brain and I mean nothing!
Why living moment-to-moment matters.
How to Find Your Super Objective & Why it Matters
We all have a Super Objective.
Super Objective is our emotional life purpose. It’s also an acting term that describes a character’s ultimate goal, desire or dream. It’s the reason behind why we make bold moves (or not); why we choose a particular lifestyle, or relationship or profession; why some of us will do anything to get ahead and why some of us won’t. The legendary actor and teacher, Konstantin Stanislavsky, defined Super Objective as the spine of an actor’s performance. To his point, I would add it’s the emotional instinct we humans are always looking to achieve.
Why knowing your Super Objective matters.
The Act AS IF Technique 