Alexander Dean (1893–1939)
Auteur de Fundamentals of Play Directing
Œuvres de Alexander Dean
Little Theatre Organization and Management 1 exemplaire
The Basic Elements of Play Directing 1 exemplaire
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- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 126
- Popularité
- #159,216
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 6
This book has influenced generations of stage directors and is considered by many the most influential book of its kind. It is both theoretical and practical. Although the prose style is somewhat dry, the content and information is invaluable. The book presents five basic "fundamentals" of directing: composition, picturization, movement, rhythm and pantomimic dramatization. Carra's follow-up book, Controls in Stage Directing, although out of print, is a worthy companion which explains how the five fundamentals may applied to plays of various genres and styles.
a step-by-step manual which deciphers the major technical and visual issues of stage directing. It includes specific "tricks of the trade" which remind all directors, beginning or advanced, of the mechanics of stage work. While the authors discuss dramatic theory, the book corrects examines technique, addressing the key concepts of stage focus, framing, stage pictures, and the creation of dynamism on the stage. It allows current students of directing to understand the "fundamentals" first in order to create new and exciting works later. Though expensive, it is the definitive text for directing students.… (plus d'informations)