Focal Press Changing Direction Overview
Changing Direction by Lenore DeKoven combines underlying dramaturgical theory with dozens of exercises designed to maximize the actor's potential on stage or screen. 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 insight into their work with directors, what inspires them, and what they really want from the director.This second edition features a foreword by Ang Lee and incorporates the film Moonlight (2016, Barry Jenkins) for analysis of the directing concepts discussed.
- 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
Focal Press Changing Direction Specs
| Author |
Lenore Dekoven |
| Publisher |
Focal Press |
| Publication Date |
September 10, 2018 |
| Edition |
2nd |
| ISBN Number |
ISBN 13: 9781351034463 |
| Number of Pages |
212 |
| Cover Type |
Soft |
| Illustrations |
None |
Packaging Info
| Package Weight |
0.7 lb |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) |
8.8 x 6.8 x 0.4" |
Focal Press Changing Direction Reviews
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