Stanislavski exercises 4

Today we looked at and explored three new Stanislvaski techniques.

• Tempo Rhythm- When doing anything in life, you have an internal and external tempo rhythm. This is the tempo rhythm of how you are feeling and the rhythm of how you are acting and looking to other people. For example, if you are waiting a queue to buy tickets for your favourite band's concert and you know you may only just get one you will have quite a slow tempo rhythm on the outside as you are waiting and wanting the queue to move along so are walking slowly. On the other hand, on the inside, you have will have a very quick tempo rhythm as you are nervous and anxious about getting a ticket but also excited that you are nearly there and could be going to see your favourite bad in concert. We also looked at how tempo rhythm can differ foe people in the same circumstances. For instance, if you are an aunt or uncle and have to tell you niece and nephew there parents have died it can differ how you feel. For me, I would have quite a slow tempo rhythm as I would be carefully thinking what to say and moving to tell them however on the inside I would be feeling very panicky and also very scared for their reaction so I would have a much quicker tempo rhythm on the outside. Despite this, other people may have a quick tempo rhythm on the outside as they quickly want to tell them but a slower one on the inside as they are shocked an upset still by the news.
• Communion- This is to do with the relationships between actors and allows you to make character relationships seem more believable. The idea of communion is how well you know people, for instance if you can finish their sentences, know their feelings and almost guess what they're thinking. Although you may know some people well enough to know if they're in a good mood or not, like a teacher, you would not have communion with them as you don't know them personally enough to know what might be wrong with them or how you can help them, for example.
• Magic If- This is a very common technique and is talked about in the song from Fame the musical 'I want to make magic.' It involves you having your own interpretations and judgements to allow you to create characters and scenes. The 'if' basically means that you can create things however you interpret them and, within reason, there isn't always a right or wrong answer as everyone can play the same character differently. This is similar to how,in everyday life, people have different reaction to things. For example, if you had been having an affair with someone and were planning to meet them but suddenly received a text saying 'This isn't going to work out,' you could react angrily, confused, upset, hurt, destroyed or a mixture of these. Magic If basically means the possibility to create 'magic' on stage however you one to as you can always say 'if.'