Just curious. What are some techniques you have tried that have worked for you for memorizing lines? I usually just do repetition until the lines stick in my head. Then I can add context and emotion to them.
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For me, Jason Raymaker it depends on what I am trying to memorize. A monologue, I just repeat over and over until I have it down. If it's a scene, I write down the other characters' lines and try to guess what my character would say until I have it down word for word. I will also just run lines with the other actors. I know some people record the other lines, and then say their lines in the gap. The big thing is not doing rote memorization. I still want to learn the lines in a way that makes it feel natural. I think just reciting the lines and then going back and trying to make them natural is actually harder and may stunt me emotionally. I want to know what it is I am saying, how I am feeling, first, then I worry about the lines. Any actor will tell you, the lines are really the last thing you need to focus on.
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honey I do the same exact thing as you do repetition over and over until it becomes second nature. I’m still connected to a director on Facebook because he appreciated my professionalism by never ever missing rehearsal and doing my job as an actress. I considered quitting this Meisner acting class because the class is so boring because all we do is repetition when I just want to jump straight to the monologues but after talking to you I’ll continue this acting class because my acting teacher is very sweet and very very very patient with me which is rare in this business