Question by de_anonymous92: To actors: how does it work on the set when an actor has an emotionally intense scene?
I’ve wondered for a long time what happens after each take of an emotional scene where someone has to get angry and yell or scream, or burst into tears, or other emotionally intense moments? Is the actor comforted or “catered to” usually after the end of each take, and is there training on situations like that in acting training?
OK thanks for the answer. That’s the thing I’m getting at though: how do you avoid “inter meshing” too much and having “psychotic episode”? Are actors ever told or given guidance on how to do that?
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Answer by modapianoman2nahalf
It really depends on the emotional stability of the actor. most healthy actors keep a separation between themselves and the character, making it relatively easy to switch from the character back into themselves. this doesn’t always work though. a friend of mine was in a stage production where her character died and was placed in a body bag and left on stage for a good ten minutes. she couldn’t move because she was “dead” and when she finally got out of the bag backstage, it took her a good long while to shake out of her trance and come back into the realm of the living.
most actors, especially in intense roles are warned against letting their character inter-mesh with their personality too much, for fear of a psychotic episode, which is surprisingly common. if you look at the celebrities on TV, those that freak out are the ones that cannot separate who they are from their media portrayal.
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