The Past in the Present and the Past
This week, Milton touches on a very tenuous aspect of building a character’s past. There is a difference between experiencing a past event from the perspective of the present, and experiencing the pas...
21 Loka 202017min
Greasing the Gears
When building a craft, it’s important that we actively put to use the tools and techniques that we’ve learned. Otherwise we’ll keep “winging it”, hoping and praying that it lands. Also, kicking ass on...
13 Loka 202013min
Events
There are many different aspects of acting technique. One of them is building a character’s past. A helpful way to approach this is to know what the major events are in this person’s life. We ‘build’ ...
6 Loka 202011min
Acting as an Artform
In this episode, Milton talks about the difference between acting as an art form and acting to “get a job,” and how one is much more fulfilling than the other. The Art of Acting is about the pursuit o...
29 Syys 202013min
The Method is a Culture
We begin our second season with a reminder that acting is not a math equation. “The method,” said Stanislavsky, “is not a guide, it’s a culture.” This means that a creative process, like a culture, is...
21 Syys 202013min
Coming Soon: Season 2
Don't panic. We'll be back with Season 2 of I Don't Need an Acting Class in September!
17 Elo 20201min
Finding What's Actable
WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe As we continue making discoveries about all the dimensions that make up a characte...
11 Elo 202015min
Putting It Together
This week, Milton talks about how building different moments in your characters past reveals new information about them, and the importance of knowing exactly what that information is. We must ask the...
4 Elo 202010min
