Acting One/Acting Two

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ISBN: 9780073288543

ISBN-10: 0073288543

ISBN-13: 9780073288543

Edition: 5th 2008

Authors: Robert Cohen

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Book details

List price: $166.64
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 1/17/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 552
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English



Preface


Acting One


Introduction



Preparation For Acting



Preparing to Act Relaxation



Relaxation


Trust





Exuberance





Discipline


Criticism


A Playful Attitude


Freedom


Preparation



What Is Acting?



Pledge Your Allegiance to a Flag



The Actor's Approach



Goal and Obstacle Fundamental Principle



Reaching



Reaching for Goals



Overcoming an Obstacle


Self-Consciousness



Doing vs. Being


Projection



Resonating



Resonating (A Continuation)



Goals



Acting with the 'Other' The Other



Making Your Partner Smile


Interactive Dynamics



Vulnerability



Discovery


The Character


Tactics



Using Tactics



One Two Three Four Five Six Seven


Monologues



Inventing the Other



Beginning to Act Contentless Scene



Contentless Scene I


Intensifiers



Intensifying


Physicalizers



Varying Locale or Action



Contentless Scene II



Tactics Punishment and Reward


Playing Tactics



Frighten Your Partner



Building Intensity



Try to Make Your Partner Cry



Movement and Contact



Encourage Your Partner


Alternating Tactics



Mixing Tactics


The Middle Ranges



Eliminating the Extremes



Expectations Expecting Victory



Playing Bored


Positive Goals



Enthusiasm



Try the Impossible


Eye Contact



Tactics and Expectations



GOTE A Basic Method


"Get Your Character's GOTE"



The GOTEsheet



The Actor's Task



Preparing a Role Finding Your Role


Finding Your "Character"


Editing a Scene


Memorization Methods


Cues


Studying the Part



The Gentleman Caller I



Rehearsing Rehearsals


Undirected Rehearsals


Rehearsal Alternatives



The Gentleman Caller II



Staging the Scene Stage Directions


Creating the Locale


Movement and Stage Business


Interesting Positions


Reaching the Audience



Setting the Stage



Choices The Need for Choices


Good Choices



Bold Choices



Performing Stage Fright


Classroom Performance


Play for Results--In the Other Character!



Evaluation and Improvement Helpful Criticism


Reworking



Scene Presentation



The Actor's Instrument



The Actor's Voice Breathing



Breathing from the Abdomen


Phonation: Making Sounds



Sounding


Resonance



Exploring Resonance


Pitch



Exploring Your Pitch Range


A Stageworthy Voice



Speaking with Resonance



Stage Speech Good Diction


Speech Sounds



Vowels



Repeating Syllables



Consonants



Speeches



Using Your Voice Liberation



Rude Chants



Rude Cheering



Fancy Talk



Address a Group


Purposefulness



Adding Purpose



The Actor's Body Agility



Fast Warm-Up


Alignment



Improving Alignment


Walking



Sixteen Walks



Walk and Talk


Sitting and Standing



Walk, Talk, Sit


Velocity: Accelerating, Decelerating, and Constant



Acceleration/Deceleration


Counterpoise



Contraposto



Contraction/Extension


The Dynamics of Effort



Distinct Movements



To Be or Not to Be