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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... finally the sound of the bell itself made him salivate . The Jaws theme signals the shark nearby , while in Psycho we fear when another murder is imminent because - well , watch the movie . A well - executed objective correlative gets ...
... finally the sound of the bell itself made him salivate . The Jaws theme signals the shark nearby , while in Psycho we fear when another murder is imminent because - well , watch the movie . A well - executed objective correlative gets ...
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... finally perform : Talk in phrases , not syllables . And think in large groups of phrases , not one sentence at a time ; then you will acquire a sense of momentum in your speech . ( See Thought Groups , pp . 53-55 . ) Just because ...
... finally perform : Talk in phrases , not syllables . And think in large groups of phrases , not one sentence at a time ; then you will acquire a sense of momentum in your speech . ( See Thought Groups , pp . 53-55 . ) Just because ...
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... finally goes to hell , then death is near , a new sort of life is about to begin , and / or a great truth is finally being faced - and their language soars . In a musical , the transformation could come when a character falls in love ...
... finally goes to hell , then death is near , a new sort of life is about to begin , and / or a great truth is finally being faced - and their language soars . In a musical , the transformation could come when a character falls in love ...
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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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