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The Complete TIPS Ideas for Actors by
Until recent times, acting wisdom was passed on through an oral tradition called "tips." Presented here are 507 tips, including the way to set up a laugh, the use of opposites, a clear definition of "actions," how to use a "breath score," and even how to react if you're fired. The tips are simple to implement and will lead to a better day at auditions and rehearsals, and a better night in performance. It's like having an acting coach in your rehearsal bag!
Tips by
Until very recently, acting was passed on the form of tips. Here are 205 of them -- ranging from using opposites to the way to set a laugh, and on through a clear definition of actions, how to use a breath score, and even how to react if you're fired. The tips are clear, concise, evocative and constructed to give you a better day in rehearsal and a better night in performance. A buffet of ways to improve immediately that you'll want to have with you in your rehearsal bag.
Tips II, More Ideas for Actors by
Until very recently, directing wisdom was passed on in the form of ""tips."" Continuing this tradition, you will find these tips ranging from developing back-story to confusing flirting with sexual tension. The tips are clear, concise, evocative, and constructed to give you a better day in rehearsal and performance. A buffet of ways to improve immediately that you'll refer to over and over again!
Contents
Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication Page; Preface; Basics; Circumstances; Beats; An Action; Action II; Tactics; Subtext; The Arc; Backstory; Theme Threads; Technique; Claiming the Space; Balance; Hands Over Your Head!; Breathe; The Meaningful Object; The Energy-Depriving Obstacle; Vocal Energy; The Performance Danger of the Small Laugh; Finishing; Illustration; Paper Towels; Going but not Knowing; Standard American Pace; Details: The Heart of Acting; Confident Actor: Hands at Sides; Articulation; Overuse; Attacking the Line; Finish the Broken Line; Upstaged; When to Know the Lines
Thoughts Per MinuteLove Scenes; Bring the Body, don't add it; The Two Minds of the Actor; Crocodile Tears; Voice Conscious; Punctuating with Reactions; Do it Another Way; Paying Off the Prop; Secondary Focus; Trying the Top; Getting to the Good Part; The Girl with the Fixated Eyes; Playing Arena; The Straight Man; Who you talking to, Hamlet?; Setting The Reading; Relish; Overpaused; The Double Take; The Scald and the Bandage; Framing the Idea; A Rhythm Thing; The Lift; Pronouns; The Opening-Night Syndrome; Playing Dumb; Dialects Freedom; The Bolt; The Ecstatic Spin; Precision; Easy Talking
Movement Demonstrates PsychologyTechnique and Content; Dimension; The Central Equation; Midstream; Impersonation; Get Some Frustration into the Scene; A Thing; Finding the Attack in Defense; The Tease; Fighting For Control; The Lightbulb in the Comic Strip; Not Bigger, Fuller; Two Paths; One Thing at a Time; Tik Tok; Leaning in, Leaning out; Absolute Vacillation; Entertaining; Leaving Room for the Acting; More Ideas; The One-Idea Syndrome; Action/Activity; The Glass; Irony and the Actor; Reacting Instead of Deciding; Set Goals for the Run-Through; The Value of Using the Wrong Fork
Small ChangesChanging the Musical Note; How to be Saved from the Big Idea; Two Things; The Red Nose; Text; Mindfulness; Close Enough for Government Work; Clarity; The Hot Center; Betraying the Action; Naming the Beats; Shape; What you don't have to do; What's Alienation Theory?; Don't Defang Danger; The Message; The Turn; Really ask the Question; The Imperative; The Midline Pause; To Convince, to Decide,to Understand; What's Funny?; Getting the Action into the Words; The Gorilla on the Table; What's the most Important Line in the Speech?; The Forest for the Trees; The Actor's Time Machine
First Things FirstDescribing the Indescribable; Character; Saving Something; Character Through Relationship; The Whole Thing; Confusing Flirtation with Sexual Tension; The Pronounced Choice; Being Surprised; Lascivious Fun; What You're Doing now isn't Simply What You're Doing Now; Sitting, Standing, or Lolling; Playing Brando's Kowalski; Taking the Hit; Doing the Wrong Things; Losing Control; The Problem with Sexy; The Decathlon; The Inside; The Emotional Responsibility; Passive States; Vulnerability; Wrestling Within; Your Life at your Fingertips; Imagined Personalization; Reliving
Ambivalence
The Art of the Actor by
How did acting begin? What is its history, and what have the great thinkers on acting said about the art and craft of performance? In this single-volume survey of the history of acting, Jean Benedetti traces the evolution of the theories of the actor's craft drawing extensively on extracts from key texts, many of which are unavailable for the student today. Beginning with the classical conceptions of acting as rhetoric and oratory, as exemplified in the writing of Aristotle, Cicero and others, The Art of the Actor progresses to examine ideas of acting in Shakespeare's time right through to the present day. Along the way, Benedetti considers the contribution and theories of key figures such as Diderot, Stanislavski, Meyerhold, Brecht, Artaud and Grotowski, providing a clear and concise explanation of their work illustrated by extracts and summaries of their writings. Some source materials appear in the volume for the first time in English. The Art of the Actor will be the essential history of acting for all students and actors interested in the great tradition of performance, both as craft and as art.
The Actor in You by
Written by well-known mathematical problem solvers, Modern Geometry" features up-to-date and applicable coverage of the wide spectrum of modern geometry and aids readers in learning the art of logical reasoning, modeling, and proof. With its reader-friendly approach, this undergraduate text features: self-contained coverage of modern geometry, provides a large selection of solved exercises to aid in reader comprehension, contains material that can be tailored for a one-, two-, or three-semester sequence, and provides a wide range of fully worked exercises throughout.
Improvisation for the Theater by
Here is the thoroughly revised third edition of the bible of improvisational theater. Viola Spolin's improvisational techniques changed the very nature and practice of modern theater. The first two editions of Improvisation for the Theater sold more than 100,000 copies and inspired actors, directors, teachers, and writers in theater, television, film. These techniques have also influenced the fields of education, mental health, social work, and psychology. Also available: Spolin's Theater Game File
The Improv Book by
A smart, witty and accessible guide to the rewarding and joyful practice of improvisation. Classic improv games and variations Telling stories and creating characters Using improv to make theatre and comedy, from monologues to full-scale productions An asset to students and teachers of improvisation in schools, drama schools, higher education and theatre groups, both professional and amateur. It will also be of benefit to organisations and individual readers who want to discover how improv stimulates creativity and confidence in all areas of life. The Improv Book opens up this exciting discipline to a wider audience.
The Improv Handbook by
The Improv Handbook is the most comprehensive, smart, helpful and inspiring guide to improv available today. Applicable to comedians, actors, public speakers and anyone who needs to think on their toes, it features a range of games, interviews, descriptions and exercises that illuminate and illustrate the exciting world of improvised performance. First published in 2008, this second edition features a new foreword by comedian Mike McShane, as well as new exercises on endings, managing blind offers and master-servant games, plus new and expanded interviews with Keith Johnstone, Neil Mullarkey, Jeffrey Sweet and Paul Rogan. The Improv Handbook is a one-stop guide to the exciting world of improvisation. Whether you're a beginner, an expert, or would just love to try it if you weren't too scared, The Improv Handbook will guide you every step of the way.
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