How do actors and actresses memorize a play or movie?

548 views

Is there some special method to remembering an entire play or movie without having to refer to your lines? I can barely remember one paragraph of lines to the tee, let alone hundreds of pages of lines. Thanks!

In: 70

22 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

Well TV shows and movies aren’t shot from beginning to end in one take, so it’s not like they have to memorise EVERY line. Some actors rehearse lines for the specific shot they’re about to film, and then you’ve only got a few minutes worth of dialogue, if even that, to remember.

You are viewing 1 out of 22 answers, click here to view all answers.