The Film Director's Bag of Tricks

Name: The Film Director's Bag of Tricks | How to Get What You Want from Actors and Writers
Brand: Michael Wiese Productions
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How to Get What You Want from Actors and Writers

Mark Travis(Autor*in)

Michael Wiese Productions (Verlag)

Erschienen am 1. November 2011

154 Seiten

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Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
How to use this Book
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter One: The Alchemist and the Story and the Writer
Trick: Expressing Enthusiasm
Trick: The Hidden Story
The Story
Socratic Questioning
Pulling Back the Curtain
Trick: The Hidden Subtext
The Larger Picture
Trick: Reframing the Picture
Subtext: The sorcerer's Apprentice
Trick: Reading the Scene Out Loud
Trick: The Director and Writer Reading
Trick: When the Actors Read it I Heard Something New
Cutting a scene, Character, or Event
Trick: Microsurgery
Step One: Praise
Step Two: More Praise
Step Three: The Invitation
Step Four: The kill
Step Five: The salve
Trick: Claiming Insanity as a Means to an End
Responding to Rewrites
The Script is Never Finished
Trick: 2+1+1
Raising Children
Chapter Two: The Alchemist Hires Some Assistants
The Casting Process
Relationships
Trick: Instant Relationship
The First Meeting
Humble Director
Setting the Stage: Creating the 'Safe Zone'
Boundaries
Freedom
Speed Dating
The Character of the Actor
Trick: Change the Environment
Trick: A Walk in the Park
Chapter Three: The Alchemist in Rehearsal
1. Why do we go to the Movies?
2. Where Does the story Live?
3. What is the Most Important Directorial Skill
The First Reading
Trick: The Confidence Con
The First Reading of the Script
Trick: Erase Expectations
Trick: Gratitude and Praise
No Criticism
The Actor's Job
First Rehearsal
Peripheral Vision
Point of Concentration (POC)
Pause and Clip
Comfort and Conflict
Trick: Pause
Trick: Clip
The Release
Activities: Independent, Dependent, and Continuums
Trick: Break the Continuum
Staging Tricks during Rehearsal
Staging for Rehearsal vs. staging for Performance
Trick: Change the Seating Arrangement
1. Back to Back
2. One Behind the Other
3. One Direct, One Profile
4. Move an Actor, Read Again
Trick: Changes in Space
Obstacles and sTaging
The World of Subtext
Definition of Subtext
Trick: Subtext Interjection
Phase 1: The Line after
Phase 2: New Subtext Lines
Phase 3: Actor's Choice
Phase 4: No Subtext Interjection
Trick: Simultaneous Monologues
Variations on simultaneous Monologues
Monologue Topics
Directorial Input
Other Subtext Tricks
Trick: Text vs. Subtext
Trick: Subtext before Text
Trick: Switch
Trick: The Touch
Trick: Continuous Subtext
Subtext Wrap up
Staging the Scene Tricks
The Power of Staging
Restaging: An Example
Trick: Change the Environment (Physical)
Trick: Adding and Subtracting Characters
Trick: Using Objects and Props
The Purse
The Pen
The Handkerchief
Trick: Eye Contact
Chapter Four: The Alchemist and the Actors in Production
Phases of Production
Rehearsal for the Crew
Trick: Holding the Reins
Rehearsal with the Actors
From Crew Rehearsal to Crew Ready
The Actor in Production
Make-up Room Rehearsal
Trick: Character Preparation
Trick: The Walk to the Set
Final Rehearsal
POC for shooting
Adjustments
Result Directing
Trick: The Last Conversation
Trick: The Pep Talk
Trick: New Objective
Stakes and Risks
Changes of Rhythm
Trick: Consideration
Trick: Repetition
Trick: One Word
Trick: Off-Camera Actor: The Subtext Blast
It's a Wrap
Chapter Five: Words of Wisdom from Some Wonderful Wizards
Arthur Seidelman, director
Gordon Hunt, Director
Mark Rydell, Director
John Badham, Director
Will Mackenzie, Director
Jan Eliasberg, Director
In Conclusion
About the Author

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