LB Acting Studio Blog
by lewis baumander
Acting Rewired – Event ➡️ Choice ➡️ Consequence.
Join Our Acting Rewired Class Preface “The actor’s goal has always been to disappear into the character, but the ways of doing so must evolve.” Acting is older than the written word. Around Ancient fires, shamans embodied gods and ancestors; by 5th-century BCE Athens, Thespis stepped from the chorus and invented the solo performer. Roman […]
The Fourth Element: The Powerful and Invisible Element of Rhythm
We come to the last of the 4 elements of human communication. This one is a little more complex and harder to define. I call it the invisible element because it is something we don’t see as much as sense. It is like the air we breathe but do not see. Thought, Action, Behavior are […]
The Second Element: The Power of Action
Directors say action – they don’t say, feel, imagine, or pretend. To act is to do, not to pretend. When I say an “action,” I don’t mean necessarily just banging on something, hitting or kissing someone, shooting something. An action is teasing, mocking, pleading, seducing etc. Action is how we acquire things. If it weren’t […]
The Third Element: The Power & Nature of Behavior by Lewis Baumander
Behavior more often than not is the most honest “tell” that reveals what we are feeling and thinking without us uttering a word. It reinforces what we are saying or betrays us. We often decide whether someone is lying to us or telling the truth on the basis of observation. Our very safety and well-being […]
The First Element: A Physiological Approach to Acting
So what is this technique? It starts with a premise and the premise is the following: the goal is to be authentic. If the goal is to be authentic, the only way to be authentic is to be authentic. Therefore, any acting technique that creates even a line, (however small) between you and the character is going to be […]