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Movement

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MOVEMENT

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"ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS"

"In some ways, an actor is a magician who must present to the audience a world they can't help but accept and believe."
- p. 45

MOVING

ON STAGE

ENTERING

WALKING

STANDING

TURNING

SITTING

RISING

GESTURING

EXITING

STAGE BUSINESS

ANY SMALL ACTION THAT A CHARACTER PERFORMS W/O MAJOR MOVEMENT

STAGE MOVEMENT MUST:

  • Be motivated
  • Be simplified
  • Be heightened
  • Delineate character
  • Be toward the audience

FINALLY...AN ACTOR MUST

6. ADJUST TO THE MOVEMENT OF OTHER ACTORS

STAGE DIRECTIONS

DIRECTING TRAFFIC

THRUST

AUDIENCE ON THREE SIDES

ARENA

VIEWING FROM ALL SIDES

BLACK BOX

FLEXIBLE SPACE

PROCENIUM

A PICTURE FRAME

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YOUR TURN

LET'S WARM UP

DAVID DIDN'T TELL ME YOU WERE INVITED TO THE PARTY.