Acting: The Active Process
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 112
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 112
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Acting: The Active Process is not a text about theory only, but a hands-on, classroom-friendly, doable process. It forces actors to ask the right questions: What do I want? What's in my way? What tactic do I select to get what I want? Where does the scene start/end and how did it get there. All of these principles are centered in the author's major advice: "Acting is about one character trying to get another character to do something."
Organized into six chapters, Acting: The Active Process:
- uses a precise approach to understanding each principal in every chapter
- provides classroom warm-ups relating to the chapter's main idea
- prepares students with exercises in connecting the chapter's principle to a written scene
However, the learning doesn't end after the six chapters. There are important additions to the appendices that include insightful hints on dealing with monologues, a list of active and playable verbs, an actor's vocabulary list, and more!
Introduction
About Leo Burmester
CHAPTER I Principle I: Your Purpose-Pinpoint It
Connecting Purpose to Action
Warm-Ups
Exercises
Connect to a Scene
Dream Endings
Chapter I Checklist
CHAPTER II Principle II: The Obstacle-Pinpoint It
Types of Obstacles
Warm-Ups
Exercises
Connect to a Scene
Chapter II Checklist
CHAPTER III Principle Ill: The Tactic-Pinpoint It
Selecting Effective Tactics
Warm Ups
Exercises
Connect to a Scene
Chapter III Checklist
CHAPTER IV Principle IV: Circumstances and Relationships-Pinpoint Them
Circumstances
Relationship
Warm-Ups
Exercises
Connect to a Scene
Chapter IV Checklist
CHAPTER V Principle V: Character-Pinpoint It
Types of Approaches
Warm Ups
Exercises
Connect to a Scene
Chapter V Checklist
CHAPTER VI Principle VI: Orchestration-Pinpoint it
Warm-Ups
Exercises
Connect to a Scene
Chapter VI Checklist
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Active Monologues
Appendix B: Verbs
Appendix C: Vocabulary Terms
Appendix D: Scene Study Evaluation
Appendix E: Scoring a Role
Appendix F: Suggested Reading List