Acting Technique 1: Michael Chekov

Some notes on Chekhov's life:

Michael Chekhov was born in 1891 28 years after Stanislavski, both coming from Russia. They wrote a book called "to the actor" published in 1952. Stalin didn't like him so he left to travel around Europe and then ended up in America and worked with the likes of Clint Eastwood and Marilyn Monroe.

The book is an invitation to the actor to experiment on their own. Stanislavsky used his own system Chekhov wanted your to find your own. Things dominant in his work are atmosphere, the Actors creativity, and the physicalisation of inner experience.

We predominantly focused on objectives and how they can be used to fuel a scene. This was demonstrated by the group walking through the space with a purpose I.e, to rush to the hospital or to enjoy the sunshine or to avoid a person in the room. The change in objective affected both or emotions and also our physicalities, something I think is important in showing beat changes within a scene. I feel that I can use this within my 6 characters work as it will help me emphasize the right points in my speeches, as well as knowing how to react to what someone else is saying to me on stage.