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What’s The Score? Text Analysis For The Actor
★★★★★ Five Stars - Excellent!
“Recommended for every library collection
supporting a college, university or professional
school theater curriculum.”
- Video Rating Guide for Libraries
In the first section of this fascinating video Dr. Arthur
Wagner (creator of The Graduate acting programs at
Tulane, Ohio, Temple and UC San Diego) presents a
practical system for text analysis. Each action of a
script is examined in terms of immediate and overall
objectives and then related to personal experience. The
second section presents a powerful methodology for
examining character dynamics and interactions, based on the models of transactional
analysis. Wagner illustrates his presentation with characters and
scenes from “A Streetcar Named Desire” and other wellknown plays.
What’s The Score? condenses a whole theory of character and relationships
into a concentrated 85 minute presentation. It is valuable not only for actors
but for directors and writers as well.
85 min. F614 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$148.00
A Creative Partnership:
The Actor & Director
Educare Award For Educational Films,
Open Award For Excellence.
This program traces a segment of a feature film
from the early stages of casting through auditions,
screen tests, character development, rehearsal
process and the shoot. The focus is on the development
of the actor/director relationship through the
various stages of production. The dual narration by
director and actors provides valuable insights for
people working on both sides of the camera.
37 min. F739 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149.00
Mime
Following a brief history of the art of Mime, Bodonyi
presents a series of carefully designed solo and group
exercises. In the earliest exercises students learn to
isolate and articulate each body part from hands and
feet to limbs, head and torso to combining and coordinating
body motions in increasingly complex
ways. Also includes exercises to provide students
with a Mime vocabulary they can use to articulate
objects, environments, processes and stories.
54 min. F913 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149.00
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A C T I N G & D I R E C T I N G
Mask
This program explores two fundamentals of masks as
a supplement and complement to Mime technique.
One set of exercises explores the use of “neutral
expression” masks to force students to learn to
express emotion through posture and gesture, without
reliance on facial expression. The remaining
exercises explore the use of masks as a way of
inhabiting alternative identities, whether animal,
human or phantasmagoric.
54 min. F914 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149.00
The Directing Process
Dale McFadden, a winner of Chicago's "Jefferson
Award" shows how to select, organize and direct
a theatrical production successfully. Features the
history of directing, working with designers, how
to select a play, the principles of staging, text
analysis, blocking and picturization, successful collaboration
and rehearsing the play. This program is
not only helpful to theater students but is also a
tremendous asset to first time directors.
90 min. F973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$119.00
Body Language Skills
Your posture, facial expressions and how you move
your body tell more than words can describe. Patti
Colombo, Tony Award nominated choreographer,
teaches the art of conversation without words, how
to develop eccentric characters through body
movement and the importance of what your body
is communicating to others. Discusses defining
attitudes through body language and includes
situational exercises.
47 min. F1268 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99.00
Auditioning For Commercials
What type of commercials are there? How do you read a
commercial script? What makes a successful audition? V
Learn the process of auditioning for commercials and how to put your best
foot forward. Through a relaxed workshop dialogue with professional
director and acting teacher Paul Awad, students discuss and work through
exercises designed to give them the techniques and skills necessary for a
successful commercial audition.
35 min. F1120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$79.00
F1120DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$99.00
On The Director
Ronald Neame began his career at the end of the
silent era. He teamed with David Lean to make
“Great Expectations” and “Oliver Twist” and
directed Alec Guinness in such classics as “Tunes
Of Glory.” His extensive experience not only as a
producer and director but also as a writer and
cameraman allow him to speak with unique
authority about the complex chemistry within a
filmmaking team.
105 min. F602 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$119.00
Mime Over Matter
Now you can include a "mime" unit in your drama
class or drama club. JodiRae Lynn, performer and
mime instructor, can lead one person or a full class
through these easy to follow mime exercises and
mime illusions. Subjects covered include introduction
to mime, exaggerated action, sections of the body,
the lean, inclinations, walk 1 & 2, rotations, the sit,
the wall, breaking down movement, the rope,
creating a mime piece and the robot. Designed
specifically as a student participation video that will
encourage creativity.
101 min. F974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$119.00
F974 DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149.00
F974 CDROM . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149.00
Mask Making
This program begins with a rich overview of the use
of masks in a wide variety of cultures, demonstrating
four basic mask-making techniques, ranging from a
simple “plaster bandage” and papier-mâché techniques
to subtle and flexible latex masks requiring
three work sessions for completion.
54 min. F915 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149.00
FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM
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• Features dozens of colorful masks in a wide range
of styles, from the subtle to the outlandish.