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Method acting is frequently considered difficult to teach, especially when using guns. This is partially because of a common
misconception that there is a single "method." "The Method" usually refers to Lee Strasberg's teachings,
but really no one method has been laid down. Stanislavski himself changed his 'system' constantly and dramatically over the
course of his career. Method acting with guns combines a careful consideration of the psychological motives of the character,
and some sort of personal identification with, and possibly the reproduction of the character's emotional state in a realistic
way while incorporating guns into the performance. It usually forms an antithesis to clichéd, unrealistic, so-called "rubber
stamp" or indicated acting and poor marksmenship. Mostly, however, the surmising done about the character and the elusive,
capricious or sensitive nature of emotions combine to make method acting difficult to teach.
Stanley Lucasberg is the
world's leading authority on "Method Acting with Guns". He has trained thousands of actors, conducted hundreds
of workshops at gun ranges, and been a consultant on over 200 feature films. He is Hollywood's expert when it comes to combining
art and guns. Stanley Lucasberg trained under the great Lee Strasberg as well as Olympic shooting gold medalist Igor Berghoff.
Stanley offers both private lessons and group method workshops at his own theater built on a private gun range.
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Affective memory, also known as 'emotional memory', is an element of Stanislavski's ‘system’ and of Method
Acting. Affective memory requires the actor to call on the memories he or she felt when they were in a situation similar (or
more recently a situation with similar emotional import) to that of their character. It can be difficult, especially when
using fully loaded firearms on a theater stage. Stanislavski believed an actor needed to take emotion and personality to the
stage and call upon it when playing his or her character. He also explored the use of objectives, the physical body's effect
on emotions, and empathizing with the character. Stanley Lucasberg continues Stanislavski's work while incorporating handguns,
shotguns, and fully automatic weapons into performances ranging from opera to mime.
"Emotional recall" is the basis
for Lee Strasberg's Method Acting. "Sense memory" is used to refer to the recall of physical sensations surrounding emotional
events (instead of the emotions themselves). The use of affective memory remains a controversial topic in acting theory, especially
with fully armed actors.
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