DR 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Schizophrenia, Jared Leto, Heath Ledger
27 Sep 2016
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What does the actor do: actors being characters a. i. Bring a role to life: tell the truth b. i. True emotions, get us to feel: entertain, compelling d. i. Actually saying the words, and not just reading his/her lines e. iii. Bring that personal feel to the role to bring it to life: kind of transforming themselves into a character, stage acting g. i. Presence: first actor; according to tradition h. i. Method acting: getting into a role a. i. What steps did the actor(actress) take to become their role: heath ledger and jared leto in creating the role the joker b. i. Ledger: starved, isolated himself for weeks, kept a diary that was filled with pictures of clowns and jesters and scribbled bye bye on the last page b. ii. Leto: isolated himself, watched hardcore porn, did not speak to other cast members except for while in character, had hench men, sent a dead pig to the cast, as well as other gifts ,
