TIPS · Ideas for Actors (Career Development Series) by Jory, Jon -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

FOREWORD HOW TO USE “TIPS” Text Study

CIRCUMSTANCES BEATS AN ACTION ACTION II THE OBSTACLE ACTION AND OBSTACLE IN BALANCE TACTICS WORKING BACKWARDS SUBTEXT THE ARC TRANSITIONS THEME THREADS BACKSTORY MYSTERIES PERSONALIZATION INNER MONOLOGUE

Technique

FRAMING NEUTRAL DOING IT IN ONE TAKING FOCUS ANCILLARY ACTION NEW ENERGY STAKES THE PAUSE SIX MOMENTS THE NEEDS OF OTHERS I KNOW THE LINE—WHAT’S THE ATTITUDE? THE BUILD CLEAN LOUD ENOUGH FOCUS THE NEW PLAY PACE BUYING THE PAUSE SETTING UP DRAMA OVERLAPPING POSTURE THE VISUAL CUE POINTING YOUR FEET PROP ACTING SITTING PUNCTUATION (Physical) STILLNESS THE LONG SURPRISING PAUSE CUING CURTAIN LINES ACTING WHILE THEY’RE TALKING LOUD AND SOFT THE HALF-HITCH FASTER OR SLOWER THROWING THE LINE AWAY DROPPING THE END OF THE LINE LISTENING RHYTHM DANCE AND MUSICAL SKILLS TORQUE PUT THE SCENE BETWEEN YOU KEEPING THE LID ON SELF-REACTING DRAFTING SETTING AND FREEZING AGREE/NOT AGREE/NEUTRAL THE CURTAIN CALL FINDING THE LIGHT WEARING CLOTHES STONE HANDS DIRTY IT UP REPETITION MAKING FACES SIMPLIFY WORKING TOO HARD SCARING PEOPLE TECHNIQUE

Movement in Space

THE SMALL STAGE SPACE SNIFFING ENTERING EXITING PHYSICAL LINE THE MIND/BODY CONNECTION BRINGING BLOCKING SEEING THE PART IN THE BODY BREAK THE STRAIGHT LINE METAPHOR VACILLATION SIX THINGS ABOUT SPACE

Words

RE-READING THE SCRIPT PUNCTUATION (Text) LANGUAGE THE CHERRIES AND THE BOWL KEY WORDS SEARCHING FOR THE WORD THE MEMORY SPEECH QUICK AND LIGHT SMALL TALK SHATTERING THE SPEECH BREATH SCORE NAILING THE PLOT POINT THE DICTIONARY WORD TRAILS RHYTHM, TEMPO, TONE AND MEANING GOING VERBAL REPEATED WORDS SETTING NAMES

Strategy

COMMON SENSE THE TOOTHPICK WRITE THE BLOCKING FUNCTION—THE SECONDARY CHARACTER THE VOCAL TOP OF THE SCENE TAKING NOTES/GIVING NOTES LEARNING THE LINES THE BIT PART QUITTING AND BEING FIRED BAD REVIEWS SHTICK DOING IT TWICE DANGER REHEARSAL CLOTHES KISSING NUDITY

Comedy

KILLING LAUGHS SETUP/JOKE/REACTION HOLDING FOR THE LAUGH THE COMIC ADJUSTMENT PHYSICAL COMEDY COMIC TIMING

No-No’s

ANGRY TOO LONG JUDGING THE CHARACTER SCENE STEALING BAD-MOUTHING REHEARSAL MANNERS THE DRESSING ROOM CONDUCTING THE SPEECH SELF-PITY WASTING THE FIRST HOUR IN-BALANCE/OFF-BALANCE TATTLETALE-ING MELODRAMA TONE OVERSTEERING

People Stuff

THE ACTOR’S GENEROSITY CONSULTING THE OTHER ACTORS ASKING THE DIRECTOR WHAT’S A DRAMATURG? SIX WAYS TO TALK TO A DRAMATURG SIX WAYS TO TALK TO YOUR DIRECTOR REHEARSAL STUFF SIX WAYS TO TALK TO A FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER HOW TO HANDLE AN INTERVIEW DISPUTES WITH OTHER ACTORS EATING AND SMOKING DEALING WITH A DIVA

Building the Role

GO OUT/GO IN TOUCHING/NOT TOUCHING OPPOSITES SENSE OF HUMOR CHARACTER WHAT SHE DOESN’T DO LOSING THE ARGUMENT THE GOD OF VARIETY CLASS AND CULTURE AGREEMENT ATTACKING AND DEFENDING STAYING ONSTAGE THE ABSURD FEAR METAPHOR—THE GAME ONE TIME ONLY SOCIAL RITUALS FOLDING THE PLAY IN LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS THE DRAMATIC CHOICE TIME: HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN? DO SOMETHING ELSE THE POSITIVE OUTCOME THE NIGHTMARE RESULT IMAGE MAKING HEDDA EXIST THE CURRENT THE FIVE SENSES THE TAXI’S WAITING STATUS COUNTERPOINT

Veterans

BILL PATERSON WILLIAM McNULTY ADALE O’BRIEN KEN JENKINS RAY FRY FRED MAJOR LYNN COHEN

States of Being

ENERGY 10 RULES OF CONCENTRATION IMPULSE PLAYING WITH EMOTIONS FIGHTING SPIRIT

Stations on the Line

OPENING NIGHT TABLE WORK RUN-THROUGHS THE FIRST READING THE MUDDLED MIDDLE MAINTAINING THE PERFORMANCE ACKNOWLEDGMENT POTENTIAL THEME AFTERWORD

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