Script Analysis For Actors, Directors, And Designers

Häftad bok. Focal Press - Elsevier. 3 uppl. 2005. 336 sidor.

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Presents Konstantin Stanislavski’s definitive method of Action Analysis for the first time in English.
Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, and Designers applies directly to the experience of theatrical production; students will immediately be able to relate the concepts and procedures they learn to their artistic work. The author's procedural method is detailed and precise. The parts of a play are learned progressively, which fosters an understanding of the concept of artistic unity. Examples are clear and comprehensive. Actors, directors, and designers will benefit from end-of-chapter questions and summaries meant to stimulate their creative process as they engage in production work.
Om författaren
James Thomas, Professor of Theatre at Wayne State University and Head of its PhD Program in Directing and Theatre Scholarship, is a graduate of St. Ambrose College (BA), Villanova University (MA), and the University of Texas at Austin (PhD). Thomas has also taught theatre at Mount Holyoke College, Marquette University and Florida State University, where he was Associate Dean. His recent directing credits include Six Characters in Search of an Author and Cymbeline at Detroit's Hilberry Theatre, and Ah, Wilderness! and The Skin of our Teeth at the Bonstelle Theatre. He is also translator of texts about modern Russian acting and directing technique and Director of the Department's Study Abroad Program with the Moscow Art Theatre School. He is currently at work on a study of Shakespeare's plays for actors, directors and designers.
Recension
"This book is a must-read for anyone interested in directing drama...I cannot praise this book highly enough...When I studied for my MA in theatre and film I struggled to unpick scripts and dramatic texts - if I'd read this book I would have had a far easier journey of discovery and a practical tool-kit to enable me to understand scripts and bring them to life on screen. The language is dense and quite academic, but the reader is rewarded with invaluable information." - Focus magazine
Kapitelinnehåll
Chapter 1: Action Analysis
Chapter 2: Foundations of the Plot: Given Circumstances
Chapter 3: Foundations of the Plot: Background Story
Chapter 4: Plot: External and Internal Action
Chapter 5: Plot: Progressions and Structure
Chapter 6: Character
Chapter 7: Idea
Chapter 8: Dialogue
Chapter 9: Tempo, Rhythm, and Mood
Chapter 10: The Style of the Play
Conclusion: A Final Word about Dramatic Form
Appendix A: Supplementary Topics for Script Analysis
Appendix B: Introduction to Genres and Styles of Drama