We accomplish this through Emotion with Detail. WL: That would be lovely! True transformation into another human being is impossible, right? But it is possible to so fully embrace the life of a character that you automatically think the thoughts of the character, have the viewpoints and outlook of the character rather than your own personal thoughts. Do you believe your technique could transform the performance world?
In my experience, actors who are able to become a character are rare. It’s much more organic and far more believable.ĪH: I can always tell when an actor is acting as a character versus being a character. With my technique, an actor is able to actually feel what the character is feeling so there is no need to ‘play at’ something. It’s far more fun to investigate the life of the character in such depth that you get lost in the moment. This creates a robotic, stilted kind of shallowness to the performance. That might manifest as a seductive walk flip of the hair half-moon eyes, etc. For example, if the script says that the character is being seductive in a particular moment, sometimes the tendency is to ‘play at’ sexy. Without a clear process into the psychological depth of a character, the actor will plan out what they think an action is supposed to look like. And really it happens because like all people, actors want to do well. Warner Loughlin: Third-eyeing happens when you are literally watching yourself execute predetermined beats. Why does this happen, and how does your technique eliminate “third-eyeing”? Hawes: You describe “third-eyeing” as an actor’s real-time evaluation of their character portrayal and claim that this process takes the joy and the believability out of a performance for the actor and also their audience. It is with great delight that we welcome her to BCB today.Īmy M. Loughlin’s thoughtful approach is bound to benefit aspiring actors and established pros alike. When loyal to her system, the actor no longer acts as a character but becomes him or her. In An Acting Revolution – the Warner Loughlin Technique, she challenges actors to understand their characters so intimately that they transmute into them during their performances. Warner Loughlin’s intellect and courageous spirit shine through the instructive nature of her book, resulting in a work that is informative and pleasurable to read.
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