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Jaywood2010 on 14 February 2013
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Chunli said:

Ok the 5 hour long Michael Chekov video.

It's very painful to listen to lol and it's hard to keep yourself awake. But you have to.  Listen only after you finish reading both Chekov books. After that, get ready to win Academy awards. 


And just to recap, after one of the short film that I acted in...the best compliment to me wasn't "You are incredible". It wasn't the strangers coming up to me saying "You are so good". It wasn't the loud applause in the auditorium (that the others films did have =P )
The best compliment is "Is that really you? I couldn't recognise you at all". That to me was the  best compliment. Because when you're in your "Psychological Gesture", you are no longer Jaywood the actor. You become and transform into the character you play. Everything about you becomes unrecognizable. 

Everything the character does that seems illogical and nonsensical is performed with purpose and meaning. There is a reason why YOU (there is no more Your Character..YOU are the character) are standing stark naked on a roof howling at the moon with tears streaming down your face. 


WHEN YOU'RE ON FILM. THAT VERY SECOND YOU APPEAR YOU MUST NOT BE RECOGNIZABLE. 



Watch those 4 clips of Marion Cotillard, John Noble, Geoffrey Rush. DO YOU THINK THEY ARE RECOGNIZABLE? I don't think so.
Do you say "Aahhhhahaha that's Marion Cotillard TRYING to be Edith Piaf"

You DONT say that, when marion appears on screen, you say "THAT'S EDITH PIAF"

THEY BECAME THEIR CHARACTERS.



lol I've polluted this thread with our discussions about acting technique. =P
Let's continue it at my wall. 

Ninpie -> Glad you like Anne Hathaway! 


5 hours O.o lol  I'll watch it though as soon as i finish those books.  I don't mind if it's painful to listen to though as long as I learn something :) Speaking of somebody who is pretty unrecognizable in a lot of roles and really became the character would be Johnny Depp.  I dont know if you've seen his "Inside the Actors Studio"  interview but  he explains why he does that.  He does a great job though.  In that interview he seemed very nervous but I still found it interesting.