Playing the Audience: The Practical Actor's Guide to Live PerformanceApplause, 2002 - 257 Seiten In this book divided into eight chapters, author James Nicola reveals how the technique of live acting springs directly from the unique relationship between the performer and the spectator. Playing the Audience includes advice on: creating a character from the stage - from external gestures to inner dialogue; scoring the text; subtext; emotional memory; substitution; conflict; objectives; through-line of action; improvisation; blocking a scene; language and speech; connecting to the world of the play; and much more. |
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... character from research , rehearsal , imagination , or instinct . Adjustments and Secrets I have seen actors go overboard writing volumes on their character's history , including events thoroughly extraneous to the play . These copious ...
... character from research , rehearsal , imagination , or instinct . Adjustments and Secrets I have seen actors go overboard writing volumes on their character's history , including events thoroughly extraneous to the play . These copious ...
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... character from that character's point of view , which is the point of view from which you must look at your world . Even characters who never speak contribute to the action . Therefore there is no just commenting or just being onstage ...
... character from that character's point of view , which is the point of view from which you must look at your world . Even characters who never speak contribute to the action . Therefore there is no just commenting or just being onstage ...
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... character's physical life , including body position . Try altering your center of gravity , or the way you walk , hold your head , sit , or stand . Maybe your character's weight is always on the balls of his feet , as if he is ready to ...
... character's physical life , including body position . Try altering your center of gravity , or the way you walk , hold your head , sit , or stand . Maybe your character's weight is always on the balls of his feet , as if he is ready to ...
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Playing the Audience: The Practical Actor's Guide to Live Performance James B. Nicola Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2002 |
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