THE TRAVIS TECHNIQUE IN ACTION. HOW TO INTERROGATE CHARACTERS.

[@nigelgould-davies6950]

"Planned emotion is fake... Unplanned emotion is golden". Inspiring and thought-provoking insights as always. Thank you.

[@MarkWTravis]

You are most welcome Nigel. I highly recommend that you visit our website (TIFI.us), sign up for our newsletters AND watch the full documentary from which this scene was taken. tifi.us/projects/

[@willadkins1354]

I watched your interview on Film Courage. Fascinating stuff!

[@MarkWTravis]

Thank you, Will. You can see all my Film Courage Interviews at our new website, TIFI.us ... also, sign up for our newsletter. And check out our online school at TIFI.teachable.com. All the best, Mark

[@ConsciousConversations]

Just so freaking fantastic. So many ways. This is like kaleidoscope of experiences, lessons, emotions

[@MarkWTravis]

I thank you for your response to my work. You have no name other than consciousconversations but yet I invite you to contact me directly at [e-mail]. Thanks again.

[@ConsciousConversations]

@@MarkWTravis email sent:)

[@satinderk3313]

Hey Travis, just wanted to tell you that your techniques helped me immensely and I can't thank you enough. :)

[@MarkWTravis]

Satinder, Thank you so much for writing. And I am pleased that my techniques are helping you. I'd love to hear more from you and about you. Are you a director? Actor? Writer? Send me an email ([e-mail]). Have you checked out the interviews at Film Courage? Let's talk soon. Mark

[@satinderk3313]

@@MarkWTravis Hi Mark, sent you the email. Thanks !! :)

[@taylorMFilms]

"lester, you're going to spill beer on the couch" -- the delivery, subtext was brilliant ! this is amazing ! I've been in a lot of classes and seen a ton of workshops (and videos) but this one was of the most enthralling I can remember seeing. Fabulous stuff.

[@MarkWTravis]

Thank you so much, Matthew. Are you on my mailing list? I highly recommend that you visit our website (TIFI.us), sign up for our newsletters AND watch the full documentary from which this scene was taken. tifi.us/projects/ I look forward to your feedback. [e-mail]

[@taylorMFilms]

@@MarkWTravis thanks, will do.

[@IAm24KAritz]

I LOVED THIS!!! Genius to watch 🤩🤩🤩♥️♥️♥️

[@MarkWTravis]

Thank you, Kimberly. And please joing us ... sigh up for our newssletters at tifi.us/. Mark

[@terrylaguardia6838]

This is very much in tune with Toni Morrison’s writing that instead of mastering the characters and story withdraws her author-ity over them so they can own their voices and be on the cusp!

[@MarkWTravis]

Great observation Terry. You are right. Being on the cusp, in the moment. That's where we want to be.

[@flounderize]

Mark, you are a generous lecturer and I appreciate extremely all your thoughts, techniques and material. I have so many answers to issues I have been dealing with through the acting process... and now each of them raises more questions. :) Keep working...

[@MarkWTravis]

Flounderize. Thank you for your kind comments. If my answers are raising more questions ... that's good, and I'd love to hear the questions. Sign up at our new website, TIFI.us, for our newsletters and feel free to contact me. [e-mail]. Also, check out our online film school, TIFI.teachable.com All the best, Mark

[@brighleydangerfield]

Hi Mark, I am working on a series at the moment (we have filmed a few episodes) as a co-lead and have just shared your technique with our lead and director/producer. We are so excited to put your process into action on Monday before filming our next episode in a week to see how well this is going to elevate the story we tell our audience about the relationship between the lead and I, and also our characters individually. Thanks so much for sharing your 'discovery' (as I heard you explain it on another video) - I'm feeling super positive about it and where it will take me as an actor.

[@MarkWTravis]

Brighley, thank you so much for writing. And I am pleased that you are planning on using my techniques, especially the Interrogation Process in your series. Besides the KZbin video, what else have you seen regarding this technique that is part of The Travis Technique? I suggest you visit our website (www.tifi.us), and watch the Film Courage Interviews. And to see the Interrogation Process in detail, watch our documentary "REHEARSAL: Scene 22" on our website under 'Projects'. If you want more information and guidance, just let me know. Contact me via email at: [e-mail]. All the best, Mark

[@dannyboy4805]

Mark, you are a good actor too. Congratulations.

[@MarkWTravis]

Thanks, Danny Boy. And thank you for watching my videos. For more information go to TIFI.us (our website) and where you can subscribe to our newsletter. All the best, Mark.

[@dannyboy4805]

Thank you Mark! I will for sure. I like the way you think the work with actors. Actors are very sensitive and emocional persons and sometimes they need to be conducted with "tweezers".

[@MarkWTravis]

@@dannyboy4805 Conducted with tweezers. What a great phrase! For some reason my computer changed the 'tweezers' into 'pliers'. Both are interesting. Danny Boy, feel free to switch to email ([e-mail]). Let's stay in touch, I have a lot to share with you. Here's a LINK for you. tifi.us/films/. it contains the clip you saw.

[@dannyboy4805]

Mark, thank you for your words! I´ve seen some quoted directors talk about how they direct actors. No one has your approach on this theme. They never go so deep inside. Each person, each actor, is a complex world, a complex mind. We do not think the same way. We do not feel the same way. There are billions of human beings on this planet and each one think differently and has it´s own world inside. You are a human being too, and you know what I´m talking about. Lee Strasberg technique, The Method, don´t work for everybody. Meisner technique the same way, and the same to other kind of known methods of teaching actors. In my humble point of vew, the plasticity of your method it´s the most natural and it fits every mental state of any moment of the actors. Thank you. I will contact you for sure. Sorry my english. I´ts not my mother language. :-)

[@MarkWTravis]

@@dannyboy4805 Danny Boy (is that your real name) thank you so much for your kind words and your astute observations about the many techniques for working with actors. One clear diffeence between my techniques (The Travis Technique) is that it is NOT an acting techinque (like the Method, and Meisner and all the others. The Interrogation Process is a Director's Tehnique that requires the willing participation of the actors. It is a collaboration between a director and the actors. It overrides and nullifies the dictatorial approach that many directors use ... and it requries the director to "enter the sandbox" with the actors and to do something that frightens most directirs - improvise with the actors. It levels the playing field while it robs the director of the controls that most directors want, it robs the actors of the controls that most actors want ... and it gives the cotnrol to the Characters which is where it belongs. Danny Boy, I am enjoying this conversation. Let's keep it going .. and maybe meet online someday.

[@zacsamuel7295]

This is so good! I have your books too. Thank you. Am subscribing to your mailing list too.

[@MarkWTravis]

Zac, Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier. We've been really busy with online webinars and clients. I hope you are enjoying my books and thanks for signing up to the mailing list. A new newsletter will be coming out soon. Meanwhile, how can I help you ... what are your aspirations? Goals? Drop me a line. [e-mail] Mark

[@choose2behappy699]

Soooooooooo clear and helpful insights!!!! Thanks a lot!

[@MarkWTravis]

You are welcome, Oracle. What a great name. Please stay in touch. Sign up on our website, www.tifi.us.

[@Gorboduc]

People intrigued by the internal committee idea might enjoy Manly Hall's lecture on "split personality".

[@choose2behappy699]

Are these two actors? They are soooo great and real! Well the emotions in their argument is to me...

[@MarkWTravis]

Yes, they are actors. Both of them. But what you are seeing is NOT acting, it is the result of this process where there is no acting, just authentic behavior of the characters. You can see the full movie on our website, www.tifi.us, under "Projects."

[@peterbartels1874]

What an absolutely outstanding Masterclass. I’d like to think after CoVid we could get you to Australia for some workshops🤗👌

[@MarkWTravis]

Wow, thank you, Peter! Before Covid we were coming to Australia every year. Brisbane - Griffith Film School. Where are you, we'd love to come to your city and do some workshops. Meanwhile, there are workshops online. Sign up for our news letters at TIFI.us. And check out our online school at TIFI.teachable.com. And stay in touch, Peter.

[@PreY0205]

Such an empowering class. Thanks a lot Mark !!!! Was there a list of questions you’ve answered after the session and is there a way to get it still ? Much love from Germany ✌🏻

[@MarkWTravis]

Dear PreY0205, thanks for your comments. Yes, there are seven more videos on KZbin where more questioins are answered. Here they are: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKiyfaNrp5uXbdk kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5_cZ56tmtGWiNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZXEdn-omNaAirc kzbin.info/www/bejne/onnNYaGjjt-cicU kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJmaga2mgtKlhbc kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHiTanybfqZ4fLs kzbin.info/www/bejne/poTRgZmalrNjfa8 Meanwhile, sign up for our newsletters at our website: TIFI.us, to be informed of more webinars, blogs, videos, etc. All on The Travis Technique. And feel free to write to me directly at [e-mail]. Much love from Hawaii.

[@jamesdavidcoupland2985]

As an actor becoming an aspiring director this is absolutely fascinating, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. It’s inspiring. There are a couple of questions I have about this technique which I don’t think was in the Q&A in the video, do you have any more content like this? Or is there anywhere else I can go to learn more?

[@MarkWTravis]

James. Thanks for your comments. There is a lot more to learn, of course, and I can help you. First, to to our website (TIFI.us) and go to Projects and there you will see a film REHEARSAL: Scene 22. It is the full documentary on the Interrogation Process. It may answer many of your questions. Sign up for our mailing list while you are there. Also, go to Videos on the website and you will have access to all the Film Courage interviews I have done, listed by topic. There you will find more information. Let me know how this goes. And, stay in touch with me ([e-mail]). You should also check out our Online School, TIFI.teachable.com. Check out those courses. There's a new course "Deconstructing the Interrogation Process" which will be available very soon. Let me know if you want more information about that. That should be enough to get you started. Stay in touch, Mark

[@pbg9208]

Brilliant 👍🏼

[@MarkWTravis]

Thanks you PBG for your comments. Are you on our mailing list. Sign up at TIFI.us. And also check out our online school, TIFI.teachable.com. Stay in touch, Mark [e-mail]

[@roleplayingwithidiots7455]

Carolyn left Robbie a long time ago. Who she left him for, will devastate him. He can never truly get her back. What he clings to is but a husk of the one he loves. They both have grown over the years, but she is the only one who has evolved. While Robbie still lives in his college memories.

[@MarkWTravis]

You could question who has really evolved, Carolyn or Lester. Yes, he's trying to go back to his former self while she is forcing herself into a more inauthentic form of herself. So who is really evolving?

[@roleplayingwithidiots7455]

I see it as both of them being caterpillars. One wants to become the butterfly the other wants to remain the same. Transformation of self is her evolution, while he is stagnated. Experiences will show you what you want by seeing what you had. Some want more and others are content.

[@roleplayingwithidiots7455]

Edited for grammar

[@MarkWTravis]

@@roleplayingwithidiots7455 Interesting perspectives. Why do you call yourself "Role Playing with Idiots?"

[@roleplayingwithidiots7455]

@@MarkWTravis Bc I like to role play😉 Usually D&D, Vampires the Masquerade, or Marvel/Detective Comics characters😃 And the people I play with don’t really like my perspective on the characters I choose to play as. Because I also run the media inside these groups and I paint the picture of the hero’s as the true villains and the villains as victims of the hero’s egos🤷🏾‍♂️

[@vishnubishnoipodcast3505]

Great

[@MarkWTravis]

Thanks, Vishnu.

[@jackiemacatiag4543]

Hi Mark, Do you have any tips for actors when preparing a monologue? For example before they come onto set or on stage to perform their monologue, what’s the best way in your opinion that an actor can get into their character as much as possible that doesn’t need another person for assistance or collaboration in the way that the Interrogation Technique requires?

[@MarkWTravis]

Jackie, sorry I didn't see this message earlier. I do have tips for monologues all based on the Interrogation Process. I'd love to share them with you. You should also check out The Travis Technique for Actors at our online school, TIFI.teachable.com. That will answer a lot of your questions. And there are more clips and interviews at TIFI.us. You can reach me directly at [e-mail] Mark

[@choose2behappy699]

Mr. Travis what you haven shown in the rehersal clip and said after it, it sounds like everyone can act if he or she has got the right director withe the technique u are using and teaching! At least I feel like I can play any role under your direction. ...

[@MarkWTravis]

Oracle, yes, these are two actors, highly trained and very skilled. But, you are right, with the right director (and direction) almost anyone can give a good performance. For more information check out our website (TIFI.us) and our online school, Travis International Film Institute (tifi.teachable.com) for self paced courses. Feel free to contact me directly at [e-mail]. All the best.

[@choose2behappy699]

@@MarkWTravis thank you very much for ur reply! I am very much intrested in writing. I am based in Germany.

[@MarkWTravis]

@@choose2behappy699 @ORACLE MEDIA. If you are truly interested in writing then let's get started. I can offer you a 30 minute free consultation where we can design a writing program just for you. Write to me a [e-mail] and I'll send you the link for your free consultation. All the best, Mark

[@choose2behappy699]

@@MarkWTravis Thank you very much!!! I already sent u an E-Mail!

[@IndiGlobalMedia]

Your a very informed teacher mate, but I don't understand why your Bullying the actors into submission ???

[@llcinemaofficial]

U R God, 🙏

[@MarkWTravis]

Akash, how kind ... and over the top. Let's connect via email so I can learn more about you and your work. [e-mail]. Have you checked out the interviews on Film Courage? Mark

[@llcinemaofficial]

@@MarkWTravis whenever I get time Sir, I watch your videos Sir. I have worked as AD in serials in Mumbai, India. Now I am planning to start directing my own films, so I hope to start as soon as possible, I was hoping for this March... After I make my first short film, I will mail you about my work and some other related details. Thank You ❤ for replying me.

[@MarkWTravis]

@@llcinemaofficial Akash. My apologies for not responding earlier. I hope that your directing career is moving forward smoothly. Please do contact me ([e-mail]) after you have finished your short film. I'll be happy to help you in any way I can. All the best. Meanwhile check out our website, TIFI.us, for more information on The Travis Technique ... and our online film school, tifi.teachable.com.

[@llcinemaofficial]

@@MarkWTravis yes sir, thank you 🙏

[@IndiGlobalMedia]

Too Agressive for me Mark ?!