Natalie Portman is an acclaimed actor, director, writer, producer, and activist. She received an Academy Award in the Best Actress category for her performance in Darren Aronofsky’s film Black Swan, and nominations for her performances in Mike Nichols’s film Closer and Pablo Larraín’s Jackie. She has also been honored with Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, Critics Choice Awards, and a BAFTA Award.
In addition to her film work, Natalie also devotes her time to several humanitarian causes. She became the first Ambassador of Hope for FINCA, an international village banking microfinance program providing small loans and savings programs to the world’s poorest families so they may create their own jobs, raise household incomes, and improve their standard of living, thereby reducing poverty worldwide.
As an Ambassador of WE, Portman lends her time to the organization that empowers youth by removing barriers that prevent them from being active local and global citizens. Through the organization and the Power of a Girl Project, she also helped support and fund the opening of the Kisaruni All-Girls Secondary School in Kenya.
A Harvard graduate with a degree in psychology, Natalie has also studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Knowing your character
As an actor, it is your job to develop an intimate understanding of your character When you create the map, you are starting a sketch of the character and then bringing that sketch to life by filling it in with all the detail you possibly can. The more specific you can be, the better.
To build a believable and real character, highlight your character’s unique personality points while withholding any judgment that you may feel about their choices.
To build a believable and real character, highlight your character’s unique personality points while withholding any judgment that you may feel about their choices.
CHARACTER MAPPING 2 PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
Delve into your character’s layers of perception, using these questions as a guide.
- HOW DOES THE CHARACTER SEE THEMSELVES?
- HOW DO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE SCRIPT ACTUALLY SEE THE CHARACTER?
- HOW DOES MY CHARACTER THINK OTHER PEOPLE SEE THEM?
- HOW DOES MY CHARACTER WANT TO BE SEEN BY OTHERS?
Recommended Tools/Books
- To find a screenplay for free online, check out IMSDB.com, ScriptO-Rama.com, and Simply Scripts.
- Accents: A Manual for Actors by Robert Blumenfeld.
- The International Dialects of English Archive (IDEA)
- Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation by Charna Halpern, Del Close, and Kim “Howard” Johnson
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