Integrative Principles of Speech and Voice Skills Mastering by Drama Theatre and Film Actors

The purpose of the article is to identify the main integrative principles in the mastering of speech and voice skills, which are fundamental for the professional qualification of future drama theatre and film actors. In the course of the study, the following methods were used: analytical, logical and synthesis method in order to combine individual elements of stage speech in a single symbiosis. The scientific novelty lies in the realization of analytical research as to the structure of theoretical interpretations and practical applications of professional speech and voice skills. The article provides an opportunity to learn how to improve the speech skills of student-actors in a systematic, methodological and logical direction. Various programme sections of the “Scenic speech” discipline are synthesized, and their integral combination provokes an organic language in the implementation of the indivisible artistic and ideological idea on the stage or movie set. Particular attention is paid to the importance of speech technique, which contributes to the mastery of dialect word skills by novice actors, to speak dialect in the process of embodying characters based on folklore material that exists in fiction, play, and script. There are indicated methodological directions for improving the stage-speech versatility of the actor’s word. There have been identified the root causes which affect the ability to form a unique personal language habits of individuals. Conclusions. This study demonstrates the expediency of forming an integrative effective model, which will positively affect the educational process of forming speech reflexes, which, in turn, will improve the scenic speech of future film and theatre artists. The learning of the standardized categorical and conceptual bases of speech technique - breathing, diction, voice, orthoepy – would help novice actors to consolidate new speech skills that are “guides” to mastering the dialect.