Changing Direction: A Practical Approach to Directing Actors in Film and Theatre / by Lenore DeKoven.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeKoven, Lenore, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Production and direction.

Theater.

Motion pictures--Production and direction.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 pages) : 2 illustrations, text file, PDF

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, [2018].

Summary:

The second edition of this elegant and accessible primer offers a helpful reference and resource for directing actors in film, television, and theatre, useful to directors, actors, and writers. Combining underlying theory with dozens of exercises designed to reveal the actor's craft, Lenore DeKoven discusses constructing the throughline; analyzing the script; character needs; the casting and rehearsal processes;as well as the actor and the camera. Distilling difficult concepts to their simplest form, DeKoven explains how to accurately capture and portray human behavior on stage and screen,offering creative solutions to issues she has encountered or anticipated after decades of experience. Excerpts from interviews with acclaimed actors offer insightinto their work with directors, what inspires them, and what they really want from the director. This second edition incorporates the film Moonlight (2016, Barry Jenkins)for analysis ofthe directing concepts discussed.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The Actor and Training

3. The Actor's Vocabulary

4. The Text and the Throughline

5. Anaylsis of Script

6. The Character Outline

7. The Casting Process

8. The Rehearsal Process

9. The Actor and the Camera

10. Film and Theatre: Differences and Similarities

11. What do the Actors Say?

12. Tips to the Director

Appendix: Additional Exercises for Workshop or Class

Appendix: Suggested Reading and Viewing

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-351-03444-8

1-351-03446-4

9781351034463

OCLC:

1055697098