The Specificity of Film Acting in the Actor’s Art and Craft
The Specificity of Film Acting in the Actor’s Art and Craft

Summary/Abstract: The leading discussions on film acting versus theatre acting are centred around the outer forms of inner thoughts. Just like theatre, film – or, rather, one’s interaction with the camera – includes many types of such thoughts. There are (much like in theatre) various approaches, depending on the type of audiovisual product the actor is generating. The concrete similarity between film acting and real life lies in the expression “one hides what one contains”. The difference lies in the fact that in real life one’s route is “involuntary” and subject to circumstances, while in acting it is “voluntary” and subject to constraints (whether from the playwright or director). Though starting off from similar premises, film and theatre acting grow immensely far apart through their means of expression, or at least make it necessary to run a complex analysis of them.

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