Affective memory

Affective memory

Affective memory, also known as 'emotional memory', is an element of Stanislavski's ‘system’ and of Method Acting, two related approaches to 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. 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.

"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.

ee also

* Presentational acting and Representational acting
* Emotion and memory

External links

* [http://www.theatrgroup.com/Method/sense_memory.html Method Acting: sense memory]


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