Script analysis for actors, directors, and designers

Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, and Designers applies directly to the experience of theatrical production. You will immediately be able to inforporate the concepts and processes you learn into both your practical and creative work. Whether you are an actor, a director, or a designer, you wi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Thomas, James Michael., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press/Elsevier 2009.
Edición:4th ed
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627703106719
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  • Cover; Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, and Designers; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Action Analysis; Events; Action Analysis and Nonrealistic Plays; Chapter 2. Given Circumstances; Time; Place; Society; Economics; Politics and Law; Learning and the Arts; Spirituality; The World of the Play; Given Circumstances in Nonrealistic Plays; Chapter 3. Background Story; Technique; Identification; Background Story in Nonrealistic Plays; Chapter 4. External and Internal Action; External Action; Internal Action
  • External and Internal Action in Nonrealistic PlaysChapter 5. Progressions and Structure; Progressions; Structure; Progressions and Structure in Nonrealistic Plays; Chapter 6. Character; Objectives; Actions; Adaptations - An Aside; Conflict; Will Power; Values; Personality Traits; Complexity; Relationships; Character in Nonrealistic Plays; The Score of a Role; Chapter 7. Idea; Idea in the Words; Idea in the Characters; Idea in the Plot; The Main Idea; Idea in Nonrealistic Plays; Postscript on Action Analysis; Chapter 8. Dialogue; Words; Sentences; Length; Speeches; Punctuation
  • Special QualitiesPoetry; Theatricality; Dialogue in Nonrealistic Plays; Chapter 9. Tempo, Rhythm, and Mood; Tempo; Rhythm; Mood and Atmosphere; Tempo, Rhythm, and Mood in Nonrealistic Plays; Closing Notes on Nonrealistic Plays; Chapter 10. The Style of the Play; Given Circumstances; Background Story; Plot; Character; Idea; Dialogue; Atmosphere; A Final Word; Appendix: Further Questions for Script Analysis; Bibliography; Index