Week 4

Noice (2,4,9) (pg 249)
What previous work has been done in analyzing expertise, and more specifically, in analyzing the expertise of professional actors?
Research has been done when it comes to professional acting. One, conducted by Oliver and Ericsson in 1986, where participants were required to learn large amounts of complex material.  A second study by Intons-Peterson and Smyth looked at actors' specific ability to learn text.


Who were the participants in the study, and what were they required to do?
For the study, 7/9 participants were used who were considered experts as professional actors and had been active in professional theater for a minimum of five years. ( 2 were excluded from final analysis) The final 7 were asked to record themselves as they described the memorization process they used when learning a new role.


In considering the memory strategies employed by actors, can you find any lessons that might apply to your studying? It seems based off the research that recreating a reality where an actor understands their character's intentions behind the words used, was helpful in helping them learn their part.  I think that by adding a visual picture to my use of memorization and even an emotion could help me remember important things. Also, if I ever act, to make sure I fully understand my character's internal process.