This study set out to analyze the process of building a character named "Kang Se-jong" from The Typhoon details, to examine the patterns of practical application of screen acting theories on the field, and to discuss the limitations by consulting prev...
This study set out to analyze the process of building a character named "Kang Se-jong" from The Typhoon details, to examine the patterns of practical application of screen acting theories on the field, and to discuss the limitations by consulting previous studies on screen acting and paying attention to "investigation into the methods to approach characters."
Actors first try to understand the script and conduct preliminary analysis to create their roles effectively and build their characters. They specify their characters in a more three-dimensional manner by identifying the internal goals and external conditions of their characters.
The Typhoon tells a story about the tragedy of a man who's consumed by revenge, love for the family, and ideology. There is a character called "Sin" who's a pirate dominating Southeast Asia and threatens the Korean Peninsular with a receiver kit for satellite induction with which to adjust the directions of nuclear missiles. The protagonist "Kang Se-jong" who's a lieutenant in the Korean Navy engages in conflicts and confrontations with Sin in order to stop his conspiracy. The movie illustrates how the world powers conspire and betray against each other over Northeast Asia and depicts the tragedies of the two Korean men and the meanings of individuals and the country. Based on the understanding of the story and characters, the investigator set the goal of "Kang Se-jong" as "stopping the attempt of "Sin" to revenge himself on Korea to protect it" as a Navy officer recruited as a national agent.
I believe that it's essential for an actor to understand the process of delivering his intentions to the audience. He can make the delivery with no distortions and thus help to narrow the gap between the audience and him by understanding third elements between them and harmonizing them with his acting.
In the practice of role creation, I divided the technological elements derived from the characteristics of a medium called film into filming, editing, and sound and combined them with acting to present a case of reinforced character building. The characteristics of film require an actor to come up with thorough calculations and strategies, and what's a key to them is the physical approach. Considering that film is a visually intensive medium, the approach seems to be effective and proper in that it allows an actor to secure his character's internal truth while observing many technological rules.
An actor goes through very complex and diverse psychological conflicts on the lot. Although there were many methods suggested regarding the issue, they all failed to help them on the lot because the theories of acting or role creation were speculative and theoretical discussions that went on and on. The results of the study will hopefully be of more practical and specific help to the actors on the lot.