CAN ANIMALS HELP BUILD A CHARACTER?

Well answer to the present question is YES!! it's potential to achieve a personality through Animal Characteristics,Physical options,Animal Instincts and Body Postures. folks would possibly question however we have a tendency as to can we ought to begin this process? thus these days we gonna discuss however one will work on this facet furthermore. conjointly my this post is impressed from Konstantin Stanislavski on characterization development. Basically,animal's scientific discipline or temperament that is in synchronize together with your Character's Persona.This requires that you just re-create the animal's mechanics and duplicate its behavior to tell your Movements and Sensibilities.You can embody insects,reptiles,or birds.The intermingling of human and animal qualities creates a particular impression and may offer physical logic for inhabiting a task.Animals is perceived by humans as being Threatening,Friendly,Submissive,Powerful,Mysterious,Sneaky and then on. In fact, greatest actors of all time have ascertained animals to make a sensible or hypothetic character for themselves in an exceedingly moving-picture show. All are methodology Acting requirement to achieve characterization.

1) Marlon Brando did quite a research for his role by scrupulously observing Apes for his role in A Street Car Named Desire.

2) Lee J Cobb observed Elephants to create the role of Willy Loman in Death Of A Salesman,so that he could make feel 'the weight of world on his shoulders'.

3) Julia Roberts Watched Dogs in a Dog shelter who have been abused,physically harmed or used as an asset mercilessly, and hence she played the harassed woman as Laura in Sleeping With The Enemy.

4) Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura watched Pigeons for the role.

5) MC Sher played by Siddharth Chaturvedi in Gully Boy literally observed Lions characteristics,movement and posture to build his character.

6) Amruta Subhash played the role of Kusum Devi Yadav, in Sacred Games 2 by observing Chameleon as an animal trait to build this character.

And so the list is endless,well here is step by step process to start animal characteristics to attain character/role development.

1) Choose an animal that Fascinates you or builds curiosity.You can go to zoo many times and observe animal closely, feel them if they aren't that violent enough.In case if you cannot afford to go zoo for any reason, go on the Internet and search for videos or images that gives you a peculiar insight of the animal that you are looking for.

2) Study the Behavior of animal closely and observe its physical mechanics. How do they move,walk,jump,peck,smell the ground,swim,fly,skip?

Photo by Anna Shvets from Pexels

3) How does the animal turns its head and neck? observe the moment of jaw,limbs,paws! what are its Attitudes,Facial Expression, where is its Center Of Gravity? How does your chosen animal relate to other creatures? How do they hunt for there pray?

4) Does the animal lurk,hover,stalk,scratch,threaten,attack,retreat or cower? Is the animal Sexual or Protective? How does the animal Sniff and smell everything?

Photo by Vadim Fomenok on Unsplash

5) Imitate the Sounds your animal makes:
Scratching,Pawing,Roaring,Purring,Whimpering,Screeching,Hooting,Mooing,Snorting,Chirping,Growling,Cooing, or Yawning.Does the animal slither on the ground,hop,spring,stalk,crawl,roll around in the dirt.or scratch itself on a fence post or tree trunk? What position does the animal sleep in?

6) Does it lap up water with its tongue,suck it in,or Slurp and Splash about? be observant of every particular detail!

Suranne Jones and Nancy Roisin in rehearsal for Frozen at Theatre Royal Haymarket (Photo: Johan Persson)

7) Begin the exercise Standing up for a minute of two,even if your animal doesn't. Externally you imitate your animals movement as per your Memory using limbs,head,nose,torso,shoulders.After few minutes of getting the Animal Energy going,get down on all fours,even if that wouldn't be logical.

8) Move each and every Corresponding Body Part with contrast to animal that you have chosen. For example, hands & amp; feet,paws & hooves, arms as legs or wings,fingers and toes as claws or nails, as well as using your head,eyes,ears,nose,jaws and tongues as animal would.

Movement for acting in royal central school of speech and drama.

9) You got to Think with Animal's Logic and you don't rush.Move carefully, Engage the Senses, and most importantly.Be aware of not hurting yourself as you do your movement in an acquainted manner.

10) Is the animal Curious, animals? By using animal sounds and Movements! After all these phase of exercise stand up again as an animal and not as a human being.Just imagine how will the animal Respond upon Human Physicality.

11) In this gradual process be Aware of the movements,character traits,attributes& and Transition more on being human through this exercise and Incorporate into your characterization.

12) When you feel that you have attained the exercise thoroughly Add a Monologue and Evaluate if the words come out exactly the way animal is being transitioned Rhythmically in your body!


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So the exercise that I have mentioned above, can be made more proficient by having a look at this National Theatre video for character development.
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Vanessa Ewan direction masterclass guiding an actor playing Nora A Doll's House, using observation and skill for character transformation.

LINK-https://youtu.be/1RRc4tq2kpE

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Below are some animals and there characteristics whom you can look upon and explore yourself

ANIMAL EXERCISE GUIDE
Animal	Animal Personality Characteristics
Alligator/ Crocodile	Snapping/Attacking				Laying in wait Writhing				Slithering
Ant	Strong/Creepy/Annoying				Industrious				Social
Bear	Powerful			Lumbering			Protective			Ferocious
	Authoritative			Curious			Intelligent			Familial
	Playful (cubs)			Growling
Beaver	Industrious			Earnest			Busy			Social
Bee	Busy		Buzzing		Workers			Pollinators			Annoying
Bull	Macho			Powerful			Raging			Stud
Butterfly	Fluttery			Fragile			Light			Joyous
Chimpanzee	Self-aware		Empathetic		Playful			Energetic		Mischievous
Cow	Maternal			Mooing			Stoic			Curious
Coyote	Sneaky			Wary/Howling			Intrusive			Untrustworthy
Deer/Doe	Staring			Fragile			Quiet			Graceful
Dogs (different breeds) have different qualities)	Faithful	Obedient				Naughty	Cheerful			Prideful
	Optimistic	Barking				Licking	Personable			Loyal
Duck	Waddling			Quacking			Gliding			Dunking
Eagle	Regal				Princely				Predatory
	Swooping				Killing				Perching

Elephant

Powerful

Loyal

Matriarchal

Nurturing

Social

Great memories

Ferret/Weasel

Solitary

Observant

Vocal

Flamingo

Elegant plumage

Proud

Graceful

Fox

Predatory

Wily

Solitary

Sly

Elegant

Quick

Goat

Grumpy/Old/Bleating

Eating, munching

Social, curious, gentle, independent

Giraffe

Tall

Loping

Social

Goose

Uninhibited, silly

Honking

Gagling

Quirky

Prone to biting

Hissing

Gorilla

Personable

Emotional

Territorial

Quadrupedal (walks on all fours)

Chest thumping/domineering

Nit picking

Horse

Free-spirited

Whinnying

Clever

Graceful

House Cat

Curious

Predatory

Preening

Hissing

Purring

Playful

Scratching

Stretching

Hyena

Shameless

Scavenging

Outcast

Survivor

Jaguar/Panther

Fast

Sensual

Hunting

Pouncing

Acrobatic

Kangaroo

Marsupial

Hoppers

Social

Fast

Koala Bear

Sedentary

Dumb

Cute

Sleepy

Lion

Familial

Roaring

Hunters

Nuzzling

Courageous

Mouse

Paranoid

Nibbling

Mischievous

Scurrying

Tidy

Ostrich	Flightless	Fast		Large-eyed			Observant			Long-necked
Owl	Wise		Observant			Hooting				Staring
Ox	Big and ungainly		Strong			Dumb				Slow
Peacock	Beautiful		Ostentatious			Extravagant				Plumage
Penguin	Wadlers		Colonies			Sliders				Divers
Pig	Squealing		Wallowing			Snorting				Aggressive
Rabbit	Gentle		Nibbling					Affectionate
	Fertile		Intelligent					Social
Rat	Scurrying		Informant		Intelligent				Social
	Biting		Scavenging		Sniffing				Nibbling
Rhinoceros	Cantankerous		Big and fast		Aggressive				Wallowing
	Solitary		Territorial		Pre-historic				Armored
Sheep	Gentle		Sincere		Bah-Ing				Familial
Sloth	Slow		Sedentary		Solitary				Upside down
Snake	Slithering			Sneaky				Untrustworthy
Squirrel	Erratic		Scurrying			Nibbling				Climbing
Turkey	Strutting		Plump			Fanning				Flocking
Walrus	Toothy			Immobile/ponderous				Excellent hearing
	Territorial			Noisy				Acute sense of smell
Wolf	Howling		Threatening		Predatory				Amiable
	Independent		Waiting		Prowling				Lonely

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