Objectives and units

“Objectives” is another Stanislavski technique that is part of the system, an objective is a goal that an actor’s character wants to achieve, to use this technique an actor must ask him/herself the question of what does my character want?. Actor’s objectives depend on the script which means different actors have different objectives, Units and bits are the separation of the script into smaller objectives, objectives can at times can be hindered, for example if an actor’s objective is to sit on a chair and there are no chairs on set then that actors objective has been hindered however techniques and methods can be used to prevent an objective being hindered such as physical theatre or improvisation.  

“Units” are another part of the technique; “units” are what an actor has done during a performance for example if an actor has moved an object during a performance such as an ashtray then that has become a unit he has completed, this means that a units are completed objectives.