Acting: The Active Process
The Active Process
Will be published approx. on 30. December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-7575-9721-3 (ISBN)
Description
Acting: The Active Process is not a text about theory only, but a hands-on, classroom-friendly, doable process. It forces actors to ask the right questions: What do I want? What's in my way? What tactic do I select to get what I want? Where does the scene start/end and how did it get there. All of these principles are centered in the author's major advice: "Acting is about one character trying to get another character to do something."Organized into six chapters, Acting: The Active Process: - uses a precise approach to understanding each principal in every chapter
- provides classroom warm-ups relating to the chapter's main idea
- prepares students with exercises in connecting the chapter's principle to a written scene
However, the learning doesn't end after the six chapters. There are important additions to the appendices that include insightful hints on dealing with monologues, a list of active and playable verbs, an actor's vocabulary list, and more!
- provides classroom warm-ups relating to the chapter's main idea
- prepares students with exercises in connecting the chapter's principle to a written scene
However, the learning doesn't end after the six chapters. There are important additions to the appendices that include insightful hints on dealing with monologues, a list of active and playable verbs, an actor's vocabulary list, and more!
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Iowa
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7575-9721-3 (9780757597213)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
- Introduction
- About Leo Burmester
- CHAPTER I Principle I: Your Purpose-Pinpoint It
- Connecting Purpose to Action
- Warm-Ups
- Exercises
- Connect to a Scene
- Dream Endings
- Chapter I Checklist
- CHAPTER II Principle II: The Obstacle-Pinpoint It
- Types of Obstacles
- Warm-Ups
- Exercises
- Connect to a Scene
- Chapter II Checklist
- CHAPTER III Principle Ill: The Tactic-Pinpoint It
- Selecting Effective Tactics
- Warm Ups
- Exercises
- Connect to a Scene
- Chapter III Checklist
- CHAPTER IV Principle IV: Circumstances and Relationships-Pinpoint Them
- Circumstances
- Relationship
- Warm-Ups
- Exercises
- Connect to a Scene
- Chapter IV Checklist
- CHAPTER V Principle V: Character-Pinpoint It
- Types of Approaches
- Warm Ups
- Exercises
- Connect to a Scene
- Chapter V Checklist
- CHAPTER VI Principle VI: Orchestration-Pinpoint it
- Warm-Ups
- Exercises
- Connect to a Scene
- Chapter VI Checklist
- APPENDICES
- Appendix A: Active Monologues
- Appendix B: Verbs
- Appendix C: Vocabulary Terms
- Appendix D: Scene Study Evaluation
- Appendix E: Scoring a Role
- Appendix F: Suggested Reading List
- About Leo Burmester
- CHAPTER I Principle I: Your Purpose-Pinpoint It
- Connecting Purpose to Action
- Warm-Ups
- Exercises
- Connect to a Scene
- Dream Endings
- Chapter I Checklist
- CHAPTER II Principle II: The Obstacle-Pinpoint It
- Types of Obstacles
- Warm-Ups
- Exercises
- Connect to a Scene
- Chapter II Checklist
- CHAPTER III Principle Ill: The Tactic-Pinpoint It
- Selecting Effective Tactics
- Warm Ups
- Exercises
- Connect to a Scene
- Chapter III Checklist
- CHAPTER IV Principle IV: Circumstances and Relationships-Pinpoint Them
- Circumstances
- Relationship
- Warm-Ups
- Exercises
- Connect to a Scene
- Chapter IV Checklist
- CHAPTER V Principle V: Character-Pinpoint It
- Types of Approaches
- Warm Ups
- Exercises
- Connect to a Scene
- Chapter V Checklist
- CHAPTER VI Principle VI: Orchestration-Pinpoint it
- Warm-Ups
- Exercises
- Connect to a Scene
- Chapter VI Checklist
- APPENDICES
- Appendix A: Active Monologues
- Appendix B: Verbs
- Appendix C: Vocabulary Terms
- Appendix D: Scene Study Evaluation
- Appendix E: Scoring a Role
- Appendix F: Suggested Reading List