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This is a very simple beginning to this article, and there are plenty more examples other than Jim Carrey. I've just started it off the top of my head without any sources yet, so any content additions are certainly very welcome. violet/riga (t) 22:21, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
It seems to me that this article does not take into consideration a wide variety of acting styles and methodology and is geared toward what we think of as "good" film asking, or method acting, in which actors are portray characters with subtlety. The comment that "enunciation can lead to exaggeration" seems almost negative toward enunciating.
The references in the article are from no credible acting source, but rather compiled from movie reviews and quotes from the IMDB as well as the NNDB. As a person with a degree in theatre, I question these sources and this article as it comes from overacting from a vary narrow, cinematic, American point of view.
It is my opinion that the article should be overhauled to reflect a more holistic approach to the topic rather than a black and white "it's bad or it's funny" approach that this article takes. For instance, in Japanese theatre overacting is common in the Kabuki style while Bunraku (puppet theatre) and Noh theatre are much more subtle. ( Liontamarin 03:02, 1 August 2006 (UTC))
I don't think these divisions are helpful. There is no such thing as 'intentional overacting'. If a person is required to exaggerate his or her dialogue or performance by the director, then he/she is not overacting but fulfilling the requirements asked of the role. In these cases the actor needs to identify which elements to overexaggerate and to what extent. That is not overacting in any sense and is not comparable to poor acting.-- Stevouk ( talk) 13:09, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
mugging was used by many african americans during jazz performances because it played into the stereotype that black people were easily entranced by music. mugging allowed african american performers to play in white venues because it put the audience at ease. mugging, therefore was a defense technique.
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This is a very simple beginning to this article, and there are plenty more examples other than Jim Carrey. I've just started it off the top of my head without any sources yet, so any content additions are certainly very welcome. violet/riga (t) 22:21, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
It seems to me that this article does not take into consideration a wide variety of acting styles and methodology and is geared toward what we think of as "good" film asking, or method acting, in which actors are portray characters with subtlety. The comment that "enunciation can lead to exaggeration" seems almost negative toward enunciating.
The references in the article are from no credible acting source, but rather compiled from movie reviews and quotes from the IMDB as well as the NNDB. As a person with a degree in theatre, I question these sources and this article as it comes from overacting from a vary narrow, cinematic, American point of view.
It is my opinion that the article should be overhauled to reflect a more holistic approach to the topic rather than a black and white "it's bad or it's funny" approach that this article takes. For instance, in Japanese theatre overacting is common in the Kabuki style while Bunraku (puppet theatre) and Noh theatre are much more subtle. ( Liontamarin 03:02, 1 August 2006 (UTC))
I don't think these divisions are helpful. There is no such thing as 'intentional overacting'. If a person is required to exaggerate his or her dialogue or performance by the director, then he/she is not overacting but fulfilling the requirements asked of the role. In these cases the actor needs to identify which elements to overexaggerate and to what extent. That is not overacting in any sense and is not comparable to poor acting.-- Stevouk ( talk) 13:09, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
mugging was used by many african americans during jazz performances because it played into the stereotype that black people were easily entranced by music. mugging allowed african american performers to play in white venues because it put the audience at ease. mugging, therefore was a defense technique.