Anchors - in Acting

LPS Directing - The cold reading work will require the director to request the actor to get to specific locations in the space. When the actor gets to that location go over the specifics of the character in that specific moment, make sure the fighting for has a sharp edge. or maybe an opposite. Request the actor to remember the fighting 4 when they cross to the location, sit, stand, breath etc.

By creating Anchors using any of the guideposts in the set space your maintianing the fighting for of the scene and often charging it back up or "raising the stakes" into the scene rapidly and clearly. Identify a chair, a space on the wall, even as simple as standing, sitting and a big breath. That becomes the "Anchor" tie have the actor touch / hear / or feel that action to a specific line or script location bottom of the first column. Then step back and see what happens. The actors will move with intention (because you told them to) and when they get to the directed location the scene should get a pop or shot in the arm.

This is way more interesting then having the actor look to organically feel the best movements or just wander within the space until their next line. Most of the time the actor is still trying to feel / see / or hear the character.

Using anchors will

• Keep the directing from encourageing wandering generalities
• Encourage meaningful specifics.