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10 Reasons Why Mark Westbrook Hates Method Acting with a Passion: 1. It’s not about you 2. It’s anti-practical 3. Unnecessary focus on emotion 4. Confusing scenic truth with truth 5. Fake work 6. Psychosis 7. Self-indulgence 8. Cult of the teacher 9. Out of the scene 10. Not fun Do I agree with Mark Westbrook? I honestly don’t know. I think it’s more than just a matter of yes or no. All I know is that method acting is *brace yourself* only one of many acting methods; it’s simply an idea. It works for some actors, others (Mark Westbrook) not so much. What I don’t I don’t understand is how someone can possess such a strong hatred towards an idea. How can I agree or disagree with something that I don’t understand? Perhaps I do agree. Unlike the majority of my classmates, I agree, to an extent, with the following statement: acting is action, not emotion. In order to portray any character to an audience an actor must have both motion and emotion. However, one without the other is just plain silly. From an audience member’s point of view, acting is most definitely about the external action, and yet, can there really be an action without the internal emotion behind it? That is my question. Perhaps I disagree. I believe that people generally have control over their emotions, or rather, the ability to hide them well. If we didn’t, I would most definitely be insane. If we were not capable of containing our feelings or at least temporarily silencing them, wouldn’t we all be? In all truth, it’s our thoughts that that we struggle to control. I think that the imagination is the most powerful of all weapons. Isn’t that why humans are the dominant species? These thoughts can often be linked to emotion. I think that a strong actor can recall emotion from experiences and apply them, through action, to their character. But that’s just me. What do I know? I’m fifteen, and my name is not Mark Westbrook who clearly knows (or thinks he knows) everything about method acting.

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Method Acting: Is it really needed?

View the video "10 reasons Why I Hate Method Acting" and answer the following question:
1. Do you agree with Mark Westbrook? What are the areas you agree with and what you do not agree with him.Most importantly, Why do you agree or disagree with him.

If you are not sure what method acting is then read this brief description.

Method acting is any of a family of techniques used by actors to create in themselves the thoughts and feelings of their characters, so as to develop lifelike performances. Though not all method actors use the same approach, the "method" in method acting usually refers to the practice, influenced by Constantin Stanislavski and created by Lee Strasberg, in which actors draw upon their own emotions and memories in their portrayals, aided by a set of exercises and practices including sense memory and affective memory. Method acting shares similarities with Stanislavski's system.
Method actors are often characterised as immersing themselves in their characters to the extent that they continue to portray them even offstage or off-camera for the duration of a project. However, this is a popular misconception. While some actors have employed this approach, it is generally not taught as part of the Method^{[citation needed]}.
Method acting has been described as having "revolutionized American theater." While Classical acting instruction "had focused on developing external talents," the Method was "the first systematized training that also developed internal abilities (sensory, psychological, emotional)."^[1]
Method acting continues to evolve, with many contemporary acting teachers, schools, and colleges teaching an integrated approach that draws from several different schools of thought about acting.

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