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Break a leg! : the kids' book of acting and stagecraft
Friedman, Lise.
Children's Fiction 792.028 F
Friedman, Lise.
Children's Fiction 792.028 F
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| Contents | Page |
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| Foreword | p. x |
| Introduction: All the World's a Stage | p. xii |
| Chapter 1 - Body Basics | p. 1 |
| Tuning Your Instrument | |
| Body Warm-ups | |
| Stretches | |
| Chapter 2 - Speak Up! | p. 9 |
| Voice Warm-ups | |
| Tongue Twisters | |
| Better Breathing | |
| Voice Coaches | |
| Projection | |
| Stage Whispers | |
| Wacky Accents | |
| Chapter 3 - Theater Games and Improvisation | p. 27 |
| Name Game | |
| Memory Walking Game | |
| Freezing Game | |
| Sense and Confidence Boosters | |
| Structured and Unstructured Improvs | |
| Partnered Mirroring | |
| Chapter 4 - Getting Physical | p. 35 |
| Miming | |
| Clowning | |
| Juggling | |
| Stand-up Comedy | |
| Stage Combat | |
| Falling | |
| Fainting | |
| Stunts | |
| Tap Dancing | |
| Musical Theater | |
| Fake Kissing | |
| Death Scenes | |
| Chapter 5 - Character Building | p. 71 |
| Character Journal | |
| Building an Observation Bank | |
| Quirks and Tics | |
| Finding Your Motivation | |
| Sense Memory | |
| Method Acting | |
| Body Language | |
| Faking Tears | |
| Monologues, Dialogues and Ensemble Scenes | |
| Chapter 6 - Reading Between the Lines | p. 91 |
| Analyzing and Marking a Script | |
| Tragedies and Comedies | |
| Avant-garde Theater | |
| Rehearsals | |
| Blocking | |
| Entrances and Exits | |
| Finding Your Mark | |
| Memorizing Lines | |
| Stage Fright | |
| Direction | |
| Etiquette | |
| Roles | |
| Casting | |
| Chapter 7 - Pulling It All Together | p. 117 |
| The Greenroom | |
| Gaffes | |
| Hamming and Upstaging | |
| Curtain Calls | |
| Encores | |
| Flops | |
| Ovations | |
| Shakespeare | |
| Slang | |
| Chapter 8 - Backstage Pass | p. 135 |
| Stage Managers | |
| Set Designs | |
| Props | |
| Lighting | |
| Stage Lingo | |
| Kinds of Theaters | |
| Dolby Sound | |
| Special Effects | |
| Costuming | |
| Makeup | |
| Masks | |
| Chapter 9 - Screen Test | p. 175 |
| Panning, Zooming, Montage and Other Techniques | |
| Gesture and Delivery | |
| Screenplays | |
| Close-up, Over-the-Shoulder and Other Shots | |
| Buzz Tracks, Fades, Jump Cuts | |
| Television | |
| Chapter 10 - Making a Living | p. 189 |
| Headshots | |
| Agents | |
| Casting Directors | |
| Auditioning | |
| Casting | |
| Commercials | |
| Voice-overs | |
| Print Work | |
| Industrials | |
| Unions | |
| Appendixes | p. 209 |
| Read On! | |
| Web Sites | |
| Credits | |
| Monologues, Dialogues and Ensemble Scenes |
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