Changing Direction: A Practical Approach to Directing Actors in Film and Theatre: Foreword by Ang Lee

Front cover......Page 1
Title page......Page 6
Copyright page......Page 7
Table of contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 12
Preface......Page 16
Acknowledgments......Page 18
1 Introduction......Page 20
2 The Actor and Training......Page 26
Relaxation Exercise......Page 27
Concentration......Page 29
Sense Memory Exercise......Page 30
Recall Exercises......Page 32
Physical State of Being Recall......Page 33
Emotional Memory Exercise......Page 34
The Method or a method......Page 36
3 The Actor’s Vocabulary......Page 40
Life Needs and Scene Needs......Page 42
The Who Am I Exercise......Page 44
Scene Needs......Page 46
Choosing the Outline......Page 48
Actions......Page 49
Hello How Are You Exercise......Page 53
Action Verb List......Page 58
Shorthand Communication......Page 61
Additional Layers......Page 63
Preparation and Personalization......Page 64
The Text......Page 66
Collaborating with the Writer......Page 67
Constructing the Throughline......Page 69
“Ordinary People” as Prototype......Page 74
Writing the Throughline......Page 75
Genre......Page 78
Structure......Page 79
The Arc......Page 80
The Givens......Page 82
Protagonist or Antagonist......Page 86
Analysis of Character......Page 87
Making the Choice......Page 88
The Character Description......Page 94
Casting Resources......Page 95
Articulating the Description......Page 96
Casting Directors......Page 98
Reading the 8 x 10’s......Page 101
Understanding the Training......Page 103
The Interview......Page 104
Graceful Rejection......Page 106
The Audition......Page 108
The First Reading......Page 109
The Callback......Page 112
Casting Children......Page 114
Making the Final Choice......Page 116
Matching and Chemistry......Page 117
The Table Reading......Page 120
Introductions......Page 121
Discussion of the Throughline......Page 123
Collaborating with the Actors......Page 124
Scene-by-Scene Rehearsal......Page 126
Movement in the Scene and the Use of Props......Page 129
The Jump Ball......Page 131
The Moment to Moment......Page 132
Communicating with the Actors......Page 133
A Sample Scene......Page 136
Designing the Arc......Page 142
Choosing Needs......Page 143
Rehearsal Schedule......Page 149
Use of Improvisation......Page 151
Nudity and Sex......Page 153
Fight and Action Scenes......Page 154
Rehearsing Children......Page 155
9 The Actor and the Camera......Page 158
The Camera as Actor......Page 159
Establish Geography......Page 160
Choice of Shot......Page 161
Close-Ups......Page 162
Number of Takes......Page 163
Locations......Page 164
Adjusting to the Camera......Page 165
Emotional Demand......Page 166
Imbalance......Page 167
Preparation Is Everything......Page 168
The Language: A Similarity......Page 170
Size: A Difference......Page 171
Adjustments......Page 172
Audience......Page 175
11 What Do the Actors Say?......Page 176
12 Tips for the Director......Page 186
Necessary Attributes......Page 187
To Compromise or Not to Compromise......Page 191
Additional Attributes......Page 192
Appendix A: Additional Exercises for Workshop or Classroom......Page 196
Appendix B: Suggested Reading and Viewing......Page 202
Glossary......Page 204
Index......Page 208
Also available from Focal Press......Page 214