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Fight Choreography

Author : F. Braun McAsh
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781847972231
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (722 download)

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Download or read book Fight Choreography written by F. Braun McAsh and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are so familiar with fight scenes on our screens that they are almost taken for granted, but how do they come about? This comprehensive book explains the artistic process of creating the fight scene from scripted page to finished performance. Fight choreography is the art of creating scenes of illusionary violence for an entertainment medium. It must tell the story of the fight in a manner that is safe for the performer. To do this, the choreographer has to consider everything that directly impinges on physical movement. Fight Choreography looks at each of these factors and draws on the author's own experiences to illustrate the excitement and range of the genre. * Introduces the fight choreography, the performer, characterization and the director * Looks at working with sets, costumes, lighting and special effects * Advises on the variety of armour and weapons, including photographic reference sections * Explains how to choreograph fights with phrases, logic and rhythm * Gives specific advice on subjects ranging from symbolism to blood effects and from battle scenes to motion capture AUTHOR F Braun McAsh has been a professional fight choreographer since 1976. He has over 120 professional credits in film, television and on stage, with over 400 fights on film alone. He is best known as the swordmaster for the hit TV series Highlander and the fourth Highlander movie Endgame. He has directed fights for every artistic medium including opera, motion-capture and animation SELLING POINTS * A comprehensive guide that explains the artistic process of creating the flight scene from scripted page to finished performance * Aimed at novice or experienced fight choreographers, actors, directors and designers * Superbly illustrated with 86 colour photos * Packed with examples * Author a professional fight choreographer for over thirty years and has over 120 professional credits on stage, in film and on television.

Fight Directing for the Theatre

Author : J. Allen Suddeth
Publisher : Heinemann Drama
ISBN 13 : 9780435086749
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (867 download)

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Book Synopsis Fight Directing for the Theatre by : J. Allen Suddeth

Download or read book Fight Directing for the Theatre written by J. Allen Suddeth and published by Heinemann Drama. This book was released on 1996 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authored by professional fight director J. Allen Suddeth, all the aspects of brawn, brawl, and broadswords are covered.

Fight Choreography

Author : John Kreng
Publisher : Course Technology
ISBN 13 : 9781592006793
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Fight Choreography written by John Kreng and published by Course Technology. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All of us have seen films in which the story and acting might be great, but the film suffers because the action and fight sequences are not convincing enough, are terribly shot or edited, or do not integrate seamlessly into the story, causing them to be ineffective, gratuitous, or worst of all, unintentionally humorous. However, when done well, fight and action scenes support and heighten the story and expand the characters. Fight Choreography: The Art of Non-Verbal Dialogue helps filmmakers ensure that the fight scenes in their films add to the film's overall quality. Creating a stage fight with a high level of clarity and entertainment value is a very complicated endeavor and requires skills that acting classes and martial arts schools cannot teach. This book helps filmmakers make sense of this art form and how they can use it to create their own styles of fights for a variety of projects, whether they be feature-length films, shorts, or television shows. The book is instructional, informative, and entertaining, and focuses on every important element involved in fight choreography, from basic philosophies, initial concept, and planning, to filming, editing, adding special effects, and sound mixing the final product. The book is not only an indispensable resource for filmmakers, but will also interestfilm buffs who want to learn how great fight sequences are made so they can better appreciate the action.

A History of Contemporary Stage Combat

Author : Brian LeTraunik
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351382012
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book A History of Contemporary Stage Combat written by Brian LeTraunik and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-19 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Contemporary Stage Combat chronicles the development of stage combat from the origins of the Society of British Fight Directors in 1969 to the modern day. Featuring interviews with some of the pioneers of this art form, the book analyzes how stage combat developed in response to the needs of the industry and the changing social mores in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, the European Continent, Australia, and New Zealand. It also explores the quality of theatrical weaponry, as well as outcropping of stage combat such as intimacy design and theatrical jousting. A History of Contemporary Stage Combat is an excellent resource for actors, directors, stage combatants, theatre historians, and anyone with a love of action on stage and film.

Stage Combat Arts

Author : Christopher DuVal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472532554
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Stage Combat Arts written by Christopher DuVal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The art of armed and unarmed stage combat thrills actors and audiences alike the world over. This book details many of the foundational techniques used by actors studying stage combat and actor-movement disciplines. A variety of specific training exercises are described that connect the actor's imagination to a cohesive and meaningful actor-training curriculum – integrating stage combat with the actor's process of developing a fully embodied awareness of the physical life of the character. Developing physical awareness and dexterity is an essential component of an actor's training and rehearsal processes. Engagement, connection, the ability to listen and respond with authenticity, clarity, flexibility, intentionality, tactical response, variety are all helpful aspects for the actor studying combat movement. With practical exercises and expert advice, Stage Combat Arts allows the actor to further hone their emotional connection and extension, breath and voice, intention and focus, movement and freedom, and their ability to connect physically to imagery and text – disciplines that are at the foundation of actor-training – all through the art of combat movement.

Sword Fighting

Author : John Waller
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781557834591
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Sword Fighting written by John Waller and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). SWORD FIGHTING; A MANUAL FOR ACTORS AND DIRECTORS is a comprehensive new work on the art of creating realistic and exciting fight sequences for theatre, film and TV. This book is the product of thirty years research and experimentation into traditional European martial arts by acclaimed fight director John Waller and his associates, and possibly the most wide-ranging and practical book on stage combat ever published.

Basics of Stage Combat

Author : Andrew Ashenden
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1612330711
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Basics of Stage Combat written by Andrew Ashenden and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an introduction to the basics of stage combat in the area of unarmed combat. It holds enough information to give students an understanding of the subject, as well as how to perform some of the more simple "tricks of the trade." The importance of the safety involved in performing stage combat is also discussed.

Basics of Stage Combat

Author : Andrew Ashenden
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1612331726
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Basics of Stage Combat written by Andrew Ashenden and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The single sword is the most-used weapon on both stage and screen. The techniques used in single sword stage combat are derived from real combative methods used historically, and modified for acting. Basics of Stage Combat: Single Sword instructs the reader about the foundations of safe, skillful single sword use in theater, film, and television. Actors both wishing to refresh their old skills and those new to stage combat will learn how to parry with a sword, move with a sword, and perfect the various movements required of them to perform a safe and realistic stage combat scene. Basics of Stage Combat: Single Sword will also help drama students who are taking stage combat classes or stage combat exams gain the confidence to embrace the complexities of working with a sword. Among the swords discussed are the single rapier, sabre, and the eighteenth-century small sword; this book does not discuss broadsword techniques. Chapters provide illustration and instruction about thrusts, lunges, hand positions, advancing and retreating, passing steps, binds, beats, and cutting with the sword, as well as basic fighting positions. A brief fight choreography sequence is included at the conclusion of the book.

Into the Breeches!

Author : GEORGE BRANT
Publisher : Samuel French, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780573708275
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Into the Breeches! written by GEORGE BRANT and published by Samuel French, Incorporated. This book was released on 2020-02 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oberon Play House's director and leading men are off at war with the Axis. Determined to press on, the director's wife sets out to produce an all-female version of Shakespeare's Henriad, assembling an increasingly unexpected team united in desire, if not actual theatre experience. Together they deliver a delightful celebration of collaboration and persistence when the show must go on!

The Art of Unarmed Stage Combat

Author : Robert Najarian
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1317804902
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Unarmed Stage Combat written by Robert Najarian and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Unarmed Stage Combat is your guide to the principles and techniques of theatrical violence, combining detailed discussions of the mechanics of stage fighting with the nuances of acting decisions to make fighting styles reflect character and story. Expert Fight Director Robert Najarian offers never-before-published games and exercises that will allow you to develop the skills and concepts for performing violence for stage and screen. This title utilizes a unique system of training techniques that result in stage violence that is both physically engaging for you as a performer, while remaining viscerally engaging for the audience.

The Stage Combat Handbook

Author : Wolf Christian
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1291895167
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book The Stage Combat Handbook written by Wolf Christian and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a practical manual covering all elements of stage combat - armed and unarmed - which lead up to Stage Fight Performance certification. The perfect supplement to all courses, workshops and classes, The Stage Combat Handbook is also the perfect aide memoire for anyone who has ever taken a class in stage combat. Starting with a detailed warm-up section and working through the most fundamental techniques, such as Reversal of Energy and Footwork the Handbook guides you to head-butts and counter-parries. Whatever level you are at you will find something new and informative in its pages.

Stage Combat

Author : Jenn Boughn
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1581158254
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book Stage Combat written by Jenn Boughn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most complete guide on an essential stagecraft available! Wanna fight, buddy? This comprehensive guide covers everything performers, directors, theater teachers, fight choreographers, and others need to know to stage believable, safe action for theater and other performing arts. From basic falls, rolls, and tumbling to punches, kicks, hair pulls, and head slams, to advanced handling of weapons, Stage Combat provides in-depth instruction for realistic-looking fights and physical comedy. Grappling, slapping, pushing, choking—they were forbidden on the playground, but they’re needed for the play, and they’re all in here. So are basic drills for the quarterstaff, European rapier, and Japanese katana-style swordplay, and much more. Complete with illustrations and step-by-step directions, this book is a must-have for any actor spoiling for a fight—or the appearance of one. • Basics and more advanced techniques for the beginner and beyond • Emphasis on personal safety • Step-by-step directions and 200 illustrations for combat with and without weapons Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

Unarmed Stage Combat

Author : Philip d'Orleans
Publisher : The Crowood Press
ISBN 13 : 1785007866
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Unarmed Stage Combat written by Philip d'Orleans and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stage combat is a constantly evolving craft, responsive to the growing demands of an ever changing industry and an ever more perceptive audience. Experienced fight director, teacher and examiner Philip d'Orleans shows how to respond to this challenge through innovative techniques and original choreography. Unarmed Stage Combat explores the fundamental performance principles of violence on stage, before a dedicated series of chapters focus on over forty specific unarmed combat techniques, including non-contact slaps, punches, kicks and chokes as well as controlled contact and the illusion of falling. Each technique is beautifully illustrated with step-by-step photos and detailed practical guidance through the preparation, action and reaction to the movement, as well as the key safety principles, common pitfalls and staging variables. Supported by stunning fight photos from professional productions, this indispensable handbook is equally as valuable for beginners at the start of their career or preparing for their fight performance exam as it will be for seasoned professionals seeking to refresh their knowledge.

The Invention of Martial Arts

Author : Paul Bowman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0197540333
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (975 download)

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Download or read book The Invention of Martial Arts written by Paul Bowman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2021 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Invention of Martial Arts examines the media history of what we now call 'martial arts' and argues that martial arts is a cultural construction that was born in film, TV and other media. It argues that 'martial arts' exploded into popular consciousness entirely thanks to the work of media. Of course, the book does not deny the existence of real, material histories and non-media dimensions in martial arts practices. But it thoroughly recasts the status of such histories, combining recent myth-busting findings in historical martial arts research with important insights into the discontinuous character of history, the widespread 'invention of tradition', the orientalism and imagined geographies that animate many ideas about history, and the frequent manipulation of history for reasons of status, cultural capital, private or public power, politics, and/or financial gain. In doing so, The Invention of Martial Arts argues for the primacy of media representation as key player in the emergence and spread of martial arts. This argument overturns the dominant belief that 'real practices' are primary, while representations are secondary. The book makes its case via historical analysis of the British media history of such Eastern and Western martial arts as Bartitsu, jujutsu, judo, karate, tai chi and MMA across a range of media, from newspapers, comics and books to cartoon, film and TV series, as well as television adverts and music videos, focusing on key but often overlooked texts such as adverts for 'Hai Karate', the 1970s disco hit 'Kung Fu Fighting', and many other mainstream and marginal media texts"--

Gorillatheatre

Author : Christopher Carter Sanderson
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780878301713
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Gorillatheatre written by Christopher Carter Sanderson and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Shadow of the Conqueror

Author : Shad M. Brooks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780645570625
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Shadow of the Conqueror written by Shad M. Brooks and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Essentials of Theater

Author : Lisa Mulcahy
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621536475
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book The Essentials of Theater written by Lisa Mulcahy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Introduction to the World of Theater A friendly and practical guide to the stage, The Essentials of Theater will prepare actors and crew for their next show. Perfect for college students in theater programs, as well as community theater troupes, this book covers all the bases—from a brief history on theater over the centuries and basic terminology to tips on interpreting scripts, developing characters, and utilizing props. Lisa Mulcahy’s helpful explanations and examples take readers on a backstage tour, introducing the tasks and responsibilities of every participant: stage hands, sound designers, prop managers, and more. Special sections include: A simple guide to completing your first production project Worksheets and checklists to practice new skills Interviews with theater critics, playwrights, and sound designers Appendices with suggested readings, viewings, and resources for theater students Through real-world examples and engaging activities, readers will explore every facet of the world of theater: acting, directing, playwriting, production, technical design, and more. Mulcahy even includes a chapter on innovative ways to use one’s theater education off-stage. A great resource for college theater programs and acting classes in general, The Essentials of Theater is an excellent introduction to the stage and all of its moving parts.