The Four Muscles of Acting | Harry Mastrogeorge

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So that's the reason why Arny, Rock, Sly or Bautista became actors.. They had much more muscles

1. Childlike Innocence
2. Imagination
3. Vulnerability
4. Concentration

Embathy is the basic trait that should exist within every actor. It's the pillar.' The core!

Yes.

Acting is fun! I love these 4 breakdowns, thank you!

I think he is one of the only people I’ve seen who actually knows what acting is

George Burns said it best: "Acting is about sincerity. You need sincerity. If you can fake that, you can be a good actor."

What do you mean if something is wrong if you are not vulnerable ? Go into details with that someone

The word "actor" is often associated with bloated, pretentious nonsense. A more fitting and accurate term would be "player". Actors are essentially players.

I wish I had pursued acting seriously.

but what is "child like innocence"? how do i exercise that muscle?

Ahh thanks harry mastrogeorge!!

OH I miss him So much. Best teacher I ever had.

This is 4 minutes of GOLD

Thank you

Cancers in acting
Concern abt results
Subjectivity

Great video

Thank you

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:00 🎭 Acting is a state of mind rooted in childlike innocence, imagination, vulnerability, and concentration.
01:02 🌟 To be an accomplished actor, exercise and practice these four muscles: childlike innocence, imagination, vulnerability, and concentration.
02:00 💡 Avoid concerns about results and subjectivity; focus on absorbing information and behaving naturally under unnatural conditions.
02:58 🎭 Acting is a game of pretending, and techniques like substitution and sense memory are tools to prepare for the performance.
03:56 🤹‍♂️ Great actors embrace their childlike innocence, accepting the illusion and playing pretend in a mature way.

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This dude is the most down to earth acting coach of all time

What is the price to pay? Commitment and determination?

just brilliant

I believe there is a 6th muscle. His name is Maurice, and he lives in a rock pool off the coast of Hawaii. Lovely bloke. Quite reclusive.

I've read Strasberg before and I can say most people that write about the method just smatter some exercises. This on the contrary, it's another thing, it's quite in line with the method ulterior message. I've seen there is more benefits in practicing mindfulness than trying to force some rehearsals.

This is brilliant. Thank you!

Beautiful and in depth true. Give yourself permission to play/pretend. Damn the torpedo's..full speed ahead.

Its so nice to hear your voice again. Beth Draper

This is so surface level

Concern about results (approval) is a true cancer. Makes it harder to be open in acting as well as in “normal” life.

Ray Liotta BMH . RIP 🙏🏽

Great information

Спасибо!

Believe it and absorb it..

If there is one thing that I have learned. It’s that there is a tremendous amount of support from actors, for actors. Some of the Best friends that I have made, I have made during rehearsals, or screen tests.

Rarely, have I heard an actor trash another actor. We are all in it together. I have been to a lot of channels, and the comment sections are usually brutal. Except, for the acting channels. Or, most channels pertaining to art.

This channel being one of them. Everyone here for the most part is super respectful, and just wants to engage and be better at what they do.

And for me acting, is about Finding myself in other humans. Other actors, are my tribe. As in perfect as we are.

Someone in this thread mentioned empathy possibly being another Muscle. I 100% agree. I think without empathy, our ability to pretend, or become someone else is impossible.

One of the best lessons i' ve seen in youtube... And i have any interest in acting...

This is exceptionally good.

This guy is so cute & I love what he has to say

Very well said! Thank you🙏🏻

Thank you.

ok then in theory i should be a great actress

I love him. And I love your channel, website and all your social media pages. ❣️🥺

absolutely spot on! while everything he says I agree with from experience, it's interesting as actors how often we forget these things and go very wrong!

How do you describe or your interpretation of vulnerability

I do short films with my friends for fun
Fun in the sense, we are serious about it, we do it like it's our hobby..that's the fun
Anyway one of my friend's dad works at theatre..he advised us to think about the character as your guru or mentor
He said if we try to imagine ourselves as the character then we'd get obsessed to such a degree that it will cause problem portraing it..but if we get inspiration from that character that will help us more
And that did for us..over the years I came up with my own process..i approach a character as a person who was actually real in past..more like biography type..that really helps me to create my own world as the character and then approach the reality as the character's own world..

of all my years trying to learn how to act, this video was one of the best acting videos I have been lucky enough to come across

Thank you Harry!

Awesome vid