Motivation: Objective and intention

- The old acting adage of, "what's my motivation."…Is not a question that you ask…that has one simple answer.…A character's motivation…is actually made up of a couple different parts.…Once these parts are defined,…the actor is free to really make their role…in the script come alive.…The first part of motivation…is the actor's objective.…This is their goal.…What does their character ultimately want…or need from the other character in the scene?…Or in general?…Having objective…removes all self-consciousness from the actor…because it gives them something to concentrate on.…

Without motivation or an objective,…people's performances come off as one dimensional…and they're just reciting their lines…and going through the script without any purpose…whatsoever.…That said, you want actors to only play one objective…for a character per scene.…You don't want to make things too complicated…because it won't come across clearly.…Simple objectives are always easier…than a complicated one.…And we'll go into more of that soon.…What the actor does to achieve their objective…