He was trying to figure out a way to train both the inner and outer mechanism of acting, so that actors could be inspired to give great performances on demand.
IB: The Method’s origins lie in Russia in the early 20th century with the system, which was codified by the actor, director, and impresario Konstantin Stanislavski. Hyperallergic: For those not familiar with the book, could you summarize the history it covers? And as I read Isaac’s book, I learned so much about the ideas and philosophies that were underpinning a lot of these techniques. Starting with Pawnbroker is a great example, because the filmmaking is great and it’s easy to get so wrapped up in it that you don’t notice what an extraordinary performance Rod Steiger gives. It gave me a reason to revisit so many films and see them in a new light, especially some performances I hadn’t thought about in these terms - the virtuosity of what these actors were accomplishing and the techniques that led to them. Livia Bloom Ingram: I loved working with Isaac on this. Even before the book was finished being written, we were talking about a film series. And Livia responded that it’s one of the best cinematic representations of memory, and we just started geeking out. I tweeted about how brilliant The Pawnbroker was I had never seen it and it was a revelation. Isaac Butler: I was watching a whole bunch of movies as part of the research process while I was living at my mother-in-law’s during the early days of COVID and she was helping us out with childcare.
Hyperallergic: Could you explain the origin of this series, and how it went from the book to this program?
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