• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.14 no.7
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• pp.275-286
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• 2020

In this paper, through a questionnaire to currently active actors, we sought to understand their understanding of American acting methods and whether there are any particularly effective or ineffective acting training methods among various method related to this. For this, pre-questionnaire was conducted to ask about their understanding of American action methods, and post-questionnaire was conducted to find effectiveness of American acting method and effect of individual method after performing simple acting training with four representative theories of American action methods According to the analysis, the actors surveyed were not familiar with the American acting method and want to systematic methods in acting training. All of the acting training through the American acting method were effective, especially Stella Adler's imagination was the most effective method. The least effective method was Sanford Meisner's repetition. The results of this study can be used as fundamental data for introduction and utilization of American acting method in domestic acting training.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.47-55
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• 2020

In this paper, acting of Meryl Streep, who was recognized as a method actor in Hollywood, was analyzed, and this paper tried to find out how Meryl Streep utilizes the American acting method to improve her acting skills. To do this, we first looked at the concepts and theories of the American acting method, and analyze the acting of Meryl Streep through three films: "Sophie's Choice", "The Devil Wears Prada", and "The Iron Lady". Analysis results show that Meryl Streep utilizes all of the American acting methods, such as "Emotional memory", "Imagination", "Given Circumstance", and "Repetition" without any particular distinction. Meryl Streep uses not a specific acting theory, but selects appropriate training for herself. According to the analysis of this paper, we can understand the acting method that Meryl Streep uses, and shows some way to develop the acting training. The result of this paper can be used to the acting training, and it will be an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of one of the greatest actress.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.828-841
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• 2021

This study attempts to investigate why Stanislavsky's System, which has been the basis of modern acting, and the American Acting Method, which is the American succession of the System, were forced to become acting theories with a completely different nature. First, this study tracks the publishing and translating process of Stanislavsky's books related to System targeting the major countries of System succession, Russia, the United States, and South Korea, so it confirms that the System has been understood completely differently in each country. Based on this, this study aims to clarify the difference and cause of it in the two acting theories by discussing how the "Experiencing" and the actor's "Double Consciousness", which keep the ground of System, were accepted in the Method. To recognize Stanislavsky's publication, translation, and understanding of the System, which is an inflection point from the System to the Method, will be an attempt to fully understand both acting theories. It is hoped that this study that fundamentally seeks to comprehend System and Method will serve as the foundation for discussion from various perspectives on both acting theories in the future.