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1. Units and Objectives
In order to create this map, Stanislavski developed points of reference for the actor, which
are now generally known as
units and
objectives. A
unit is a portion of a scene that contains one
objective for an actor. In that sense, a
unit changed every time a shift occurred in a scene. Every
unit had an
objective for each character. This
objective was expressed through the use of an active
and transitive verb; for example,
to seduce her or to
annoy him. This active (action driven)
objective then had corresponding physical action(s) that would help to achieve the objective. The
objective was directed towards another person in order to ensure interaction. For example,
to
remember or
to think would not be valid objectives, because they could not be directed towards
another person. This would result in introspective and self indulgent acting, rather than
communication with others on stage.
2. Through line of Actions and the Superobjective
When objectives were strung together in a logical and coherent form, a through line of
action was mapped out for the character. This was important in order to create a sense of the
whole. Stanislavski developed the concept of the
Superobjective that would carry this ‘through line
of action.’ The
superobjective could then be looked at as the ‘spine’ with the objectives as
‘vertebrae.’ For example, the superobjective of one character could be
to win back the love of the
other character. In order to achieve this superobjective, the first character would have successive
unit objectives such as,
to tease her,
to please her,
to excite her,
to provoke her and
to placate her.
These objectives, when strung together, revealed the superobjective, the logical, coherent through
line of action. Stanislavski called this
superobjective the ‘final goal of every performance’ (Moore
49-50).
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