Why Does Acting Feel So Different Now?

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  @ThomasFlight · 2 years ago · pinned

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  @StudioHannah · 2 years ago

  They&apos;re acting STYLES, which I think is really cool. I love old and new films, I love foreign films with different acting conventions... as long as the acting matches the style of the film and is part of telling a good story, I AM IN.

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  @tyghe_bright · 2 years ago

  I think part of the reason that the new approach to acting has become the standard is the shift from stage to film. Theatrical acting often looks overwrought with the closeness of a camera. Presentational acting can get lost on a stage, but is perfect for the a camera.

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  @Reject101Personal · 2 years ago (edited)

  This is why Nicholas Cage seems so out of place. He uses an older, theatrical style of acting, which a lot of non US countries still use, and it really stands out/clashes with the rest of Hollywoods acting.

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  @brianm1981 · 1 year ago

  I like Anthony Hopkins’s “method”. He just says “they give me lines to memorize, I show up and I say them.” Exactly.

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  @OrangeFreeman · 1 year ago

  One of the factors that contributed to this shift and wasn&apos;t talked nearly enough about - is the audio. The mics in the old movies required high volume and articulated pronunciation, that you would often see in the theaters. These days, modern mics can pick up the slightest sounds and now allow for more subtle acting, resulting even in mumbling and whispering. It can be both perceived as lazy acting or more nuanced - but it&apos;s a new tool in the arsenal.

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  @mrgoofy7365 · 2 years ago

  You should do a video on actors who pretty much just play themselves, like Ryan Reynolds, and Adam Sandler. I think it would be interesting to see your take on how actors playing themselves affects their performances both negatively and positively.

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  @liteflightify · 2 years ago

  I mean, Gloria Swanson’s acting in Sunset Blvd was theatrical even for 1950. Her performance was more reflective of the silent era and early talkies. That’s one of the main points of her performance.

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  @vitod7425 · 2 years ago

  I love that John Garfield realistically “relaxing” on a couch blew people’s minds back in the day. “Damn, he really seems relaxed!” I honestly loved this video though.

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  @InBetweenTimelines · 3 months ago

  I appreciate saying dialogue clearly in classic movies. I have to turn subtitles on because modern dialogue is so often actors just mumbling words.

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  @SoobySays · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVvHTbqip5M&amp;t=1095">18:15</a> happened in college to a friend of mine. The acting teacher didn’t warn her about the point of the exercise and didn’t ask her if she was comfortable. Poor thing relived trauma connected with loss of a loved one in front of the whole class. It was messed up.

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  @Jake_Etc · 2 years ago

  It just took everyone but Orson Welles a while to realize that the camera and microphone were 4 feet from their face, and they didn&apos;t have to shout to the folks in the cheap seats anymore.

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