TOPIC THREE
General Information
TOPIC THREE- Review of Acting Techniques
Class Work
We will explore the following concepts Introduced in text book ALAB:
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Dramatic Structure
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Units, Beats
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Tactics
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Objective
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Super Objective
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Endowment
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Moment Before
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Subtext
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Stage Directions
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Body Positions
Project Work:
You will be assigned a Contentless Scene and a partner. You will take the concepts that we have explored and use those in the creation of the scene.
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Contentless Scenes for Acting One
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Assessment:
You will receive verbal, in the moment assessment from the instructor and peers.
Reading Assignment:
By the end of the week, Friday beginning of class, please read pg. 35-43 ALAB and 114- 158 of DA. Since the reading of ALAB is a review please focus on answering one of the following prompts from the DA for a class presentation:
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What doe the author mean by the following: Adjustments, Subtext, Physical Life?
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Why is being specific important for directing actors?
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Explain the importance of the imagination, images, observation.
Oral Report Assessment
Your presentation will be in the manner of an oral report. We will discuss the style that it can be presented in. Also, you will need to present three additional sources for your research. Please review the Oral Report Rubric to understand what you will be assessed on. Your report can be no longer than five minutes.
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