Acting one /
Cohen, Robert.
Acting one / Robert Cohen. - 4th edition - Boston : McGraw Hill, c2002. - xvii, 262 p. : 25 cm.
Contents;
PART I. PREPARATION FOR ACTING
Lesson 1: Preparing to Act
Relaxation
Exuberance
Discipline
Criticism
A Playful Attitude
Freedom
Preparation
Lesson 2: What Is Acting?
PART II. THE ACTOR'S APPROACH
Lesson 3: Goal and Obstacle
Fundamental Principle
Self-Consciousness
Projection
Lesson 4: Acting with the 'Other'
The Other
Interactive Dynamics
The Character
Tactics
Monologues
Lesson 5: Beginning to Act
Contentless Scene
Intensifiers
Physicalizers
Lesson 6: Tactics
Punishment and Reward
Playing Tactics
Alternating Tactics
The Middle Ranges
Lesson 7: Expectations
Expecting Victory
Positive Goals
Eye Contact
Lesson 8: GOTE
A Basic Method
"Get Your Character's GOTE"
PART III. THE ACTOR'S TASK
Lesson 9: Preparing a Role
Finding Your Role
Finding Your 'Character'
Editing a Scene
Memorization Methods
Cues
Studying the Part
Lesson 10: Rehearsing
Rehearsals
Undirected Rehearsals
Rehearsal Alternatives
Lesson 11: Staging the Scene
Stage Directions
Creating the Locale
Movement and Stage Business
Interesting Positions
Reaching the Audience
Lesson 12: Choices
The Need for Choices
Good Choices
Lesson 13: Performing
Stage Fright
Classroom Performance
Play for Results--In the Other Character
Lesson 14: Evaluation and Improvement
Helpful Criticism
Reworking
PART IV. THE ACTOR'S INSTRUMENT
Lesson 15: The Actor's Voice
Breathing
Phonation: Making Sounds
Resonance
Pitch
A Stage worthy Voice
Lesson 16: Stage Speech
Good Diction
Speech Sounds
Lesson 17: Using the Voice
Liberation
Purposefulness
Lesson 18: The Actor's Body
Agility
Alignment
Walking
Sitting and Standing
Velocity: Accelerating, Decelerating, and Constant
Deceleration
Counterpoise
Extension
The Dynamics of Effort
Lesson 19: Voice and Body Integration
Coordination
Pointing
Actors with Disabilities
Lesson 20: Imagination and Discipline
Fantasy
Self-Exploration
Advancement
Discipline
Lesson 21: Emotion and Acting Theory
Self-Consciousness
Conclusion
PART V. THE ACTOR'S TECHNIQUE
Lesson 22: Phrasing
Diction
Open-Mouthed Speaking
Developing Diction
Emphasis
Inflection
Phrasing
Lesson 23: Attack
The First Word
Physical Attack
Turn-Taking
Preparing Strong Attacks
Lesson 24: Follow-Through
The Hook
Questions as Questions
Statements as Questions
Statements as Statements
Lesson 25: Line Linkage
Analyzing Dialog
Rising End-Inflections
Falling End-Inflections
Attack Inflections
Pauses
Long Speeches
Line Linking in Practice
Lesson 26: Scene Structure
Breaking Down a Script
Choosing a Scene to Do in Class
Structural Characteristics
Transitions
Scene Breakdown
Lesson 27: Building a Scene
Building and Topping
Cutting Back
Getting on Top
Pacing a Build
Complex Builds
Lesson 28: Creating a Monologue
Going It Alone
The Monologue to Someone Else
The Soliloquy
Playing a Monologue or Soliloquy
Glossary : p. 253-257 . _ Index : p. 259-262.
9780767418591 076741859X
Acting.
Drama
792.028 / COH
Acting one / Robert Cohen. - 4th edition - Boston : McGraw Hill, c2002. - xvii, 262 p. : 25 cm.
Contents;
PART I. PREPARATION FOR ACTING
Lesson 1: Preparing to Act
Relaxation
Exuberance
Discipline
Criticism
A Playful Attitude
Freedom
Preparation
Lesson 2: What Is Acting?
PART II. THE ACTOR'S APPROACH
Lesson 3: Goal and Obstacle
Fundamental Principle
Self-Consciousness
Projection
Lesson 4: Acting with the 'Other'
The Other
Interactive Dynamics
The Character
Tactics
Monologues
Lesson 5: Beginning to Act
Contentless Scene
Intensifiers
Physicalizers
Lesson 6: Tactics
Punishment and Reward
Playing Tactics
Alternating Tactics
The Middle Ranges
Lesson 7: Expectations
Expecting Victory
Positive Goals
Eye Contact
Lesson 8: GOTE
A Basic Method
"Get Your Character's GOTE"
PART III. THE ACTOR'S TASK
Lesson 9: Preparing a Role
Finding Your Role
Finding Your 'Character'
Editing a Scene
Memorization Methods
Cues
Studying the Part
Lesson 10: Rehearsing
Rehearsals
Undirected Rehearsals
Rehearsal Alternatives
Lesson 11: Staging the Scene
Stage Directions
Creating the Locale
Movement and Stage Business
Interesting Positions
Reaching the Audience
Lesson 12: Choices
The Need for Choices
Good Choices
Lesson 13: Performing
Stage Fright
Classroom Performance
Play for Results--In the Other Character
Lesson 14: Evaluation and Improvement
Helpful Criticism
Reworking
PART IV. THE ACTOR'S INSTRUMENT
Lesson 15: The Actor's Voice
Breathing
Phonation: Making Sounds
Resonance
Pitch
A Stage worthy Voice
Lesson 16: Stage Speech
Good Diction
Speech Sounds
Lesson 17: Using the Voice
Liberation
Purposefulness
Lesson 18: The Actor's Body
Agility
Alignment
Walking
Sitting and Standing
Velocity: Accelerating, Decelerating, and Constant
Deceleration
Counterpoise
Extension
The Dynamics of Effort
Lesson 19: Voice and Body Integration
Coordination
Pointing
Actors with Disabilities
Lesson 20: Imagination and Discipline
Fantasy
Self-Exploration
Advancement
Discipline
Lesson 21: Emotion and Acting Theory
Self-Consciousness
Conclusion
PART V. THE ACTOR'S TECHNIQUE
Lesson 22: Phrasing
Diction
Open-Mouthed Speaking
Developing Diction
Emphasis
Inflection
Phrasing
Lesson 23: Attack
The First Word
Physical Attack
Turn-Taking
Preparing Strong Attacks
Lesson 24: Follow-Through
The Hook
Questions as Questions
Statements as Questions
Statements as Statements
Lesson 25: Line Linkage
Analyzing Dialog
Rising End-Inflections
Falling End-Inflections
Attack Inflections
Pauses
Long Speeches
Line Linking in Practice
Lesson 26: Scene Structure
Breaking Down a Script
Choosing a Scene to Do in Class
Structural Characteristics
Transitions
Scene Breakdown
Lesson 27: Building a Scene
Building and Topping
Cutting Back
Getting on Top
Pacing a Build
Complex Builds
Lesson 28: Creating a Monologue
Going It Alone
The Monologue to Someone Else
The Soliloquy
Playing a Monologue or Soliloquy
Glossary : p. 253-257 . _ Index : p. 259-262.
9780767418591 076741859X
Acting.
Drama
792.028 / COH