Playing insanity. Alternating between two emotions
for no logical reason.
From joy to rage or grief to pride, etc.
disability
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Dim mind (objective) +
alternate 2 emotions = insane.
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Follow this
rule: |
The "insane principle" (above) is not to be used anywhere else in
acting other than for playing insanity. Even if an actor is playing a neurotic person one stays with the
overall acting principle for emotions for a character,
which is, one emotion for each character until new information or new event
occurs to change it. |
Insanity
To play a psychopath or person in shock choice any two
emotions, go from one emotion to another - rage to grief and back to rage... |
Life
requires order and with insanity make changes
with emotion. Don't be predictive, because mad is totally unpredictable, always surprise audience. |
Insanity;
it is very practical to pick any two or even three emotions for a period of time and
change them irrationally. For example from joy to rage; or from exhilaration to grief
to disgust and back again.
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Principle of playing insane. How to play a person
insane? |
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When acting an insane person:
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wear a mask. |
Actor is an entertainer. Change to be different; variety.
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| two emotions that have nothing to do with each
other. Connected to nothing. |
| no logic in
switching emotions. Audience will assume you're
insane. All times unpredictable. |
Sane: we are all neurotic,
different levels. Only use "two emotion principle" with insane,
not with neurotic. |
"In the end, it
can't look like acting."
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