Assess The Difference Between Actor And Training

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When approaching this statement it is important to take into consideration the main focus areas within the question and define and evaluate their significance as a whole, so for example ‘Celebrities’, ‘Actors’ and ‘training’. An explanation of why Actor’s need to train is the main focus for this essay with substantial reference to Celebrities, along with the definition, some examples of productions they have been in and the suitability of the role. The definition of an actor isn’t as heavily focussed on in this essay, unlike the situation of celebrities being cast, but is still needed when comparing or differentiating between actors and celebrities alike, mainly in the beginning of the essay. This essay is answered under the

In addition to this, salary figures from both celebrity casted roles and qualified actors will be researched and quoted to compare the differences and evaluate the significance of this, questioning the need for actor training. This overall approach seemed appropriate as it covers all aspects of the question and considers both sides of the argument and evaluates them, providing an interesting and analytical

Furthermore, with celebrity culture becoming more prominent, an actor should train as much as possible in order to still give themselves a fair chance in auditioning for productions and films. The present training method has been used since the twentieth century and those methods and teachings are still being taught in present day productions, thus suggesting that it is an extensive and crucial part of an actor’s career, Alison Hodge states in her book, Actor Training, that ‘’many of the systems, methods and protocols that were developed throughout the twentieth century remain the basis of professional training in the twenty-first’’ (Alison Hodge, 2010: Preface-xvii). The theatre, film and television industries are always going to be competitive, if not more so than they already are, regardless of the presence of celebrities outside of their career-born industries, such as sport or music, therefore any actor must continue to develop and expand their extent of training, to move with the ever-growing, competitive