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Break a Leg! : The Kids' Guide to Acting and Stagecraft by Lise Friedman and Mary Dowdle (2001, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWorkman Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-100761122087
ISBN-139780761122081
eBay Product ID (ePID)1981918
Product Key Features
Book TitleBreak a Leg! : the Kids' Guide to Acting and Stagecraft
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicPerforming Arts / Theater, Drama, Theater / Direction & Production, Performing Arts / General, Acting & Auditioning
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorLise Friedman, Mary Dowdle
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight15.1 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2001-026986
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromFourth Grade
Photographed byDowdle, Mary
Dewey Decimal792/.028
Grade ToSeventh Grade
Table Of Contenti n t r o d u c t i o n Chapter One Tuning Your Instrument * Body Warm-ups * Stretches Chapter Two Voice Warm-ups * Tongue Twisters * Better Breathing * Voice Coaches * Projection * Stage Whispers * Wacky Accents Chapter Three Name Game * Memory Walking Game * Freezing Game * Sense & Confidence Boosters * Structured & Unstructured Improvs * Partnered Mirroring Chapter Four Miming * Clowning * Juggling * Stand-up Comedy * Stage Combat * Falling * Fainting * Stunts * Tap Dancing * Musical Theater * Fake Kissing * Death Scenes Character Building 71 Reading Between the Lines 91 Pulling It All Together 117 Chapter Five Character Journal * Building an Observation Bank * Quirks & Tics * Finding Your Motivation * Sense Memory * Method Acting * Body Language * Faking Tears * Monologues, Dialogues & Ensemble Scenes Chapter Six Analyzing & Marking a Script * Tragedies & Comedies * Avant-garde Theater * Rehearsals * Blocking * Entrances & Exits * Finding Your Mark * Memorizing Lines * Stage Fright * Direction * Etiquette * Roles * Casting Chapter Seven The Greenroom * Gaffes * Hamming & Upstaging * Curtain Calls * Encores * Flops * Ovations * Shakespeare * Slang Backstage Pass 135 Screen Test 175 Making a Living 189 Chapter Eight Stage Managers * Set Designs * Props * Lighting * Stage Lingo * Kinds of Theaters * Dolby Sound * Special Effects * Costuming * Makeup * Masks Chapter Nine Panning, Zooming, Montage & Other Techniques * Gesture & Delivery * Screenplays * Close-up, Over-the-Shoulder & Other Shots * Buzz Tracks, Fades, Jump Cuts * Television Chapter Ten Headshots * Agents * Casting Directors * Auditioning * Casting * Commercials * Voice-overs * Print Work * Industrials * Unions Read On! * Web Sites * Credits * Monologues, Dialogues & Ensemble Scenes
SynopsisA complete drama course for kids in a book. BREAK A LEG! teaches budding thespians everything they need to know about stagecraft and the production of performances, in home or out. Illustrated throughout with informative how-to and candid shots of young working actors, BREAK A LEG! is as comprehensive as it is high-spirited. There are sections on body preparation, including warm-ups, stretches, and breathing exercises. Theater games, improv, miming, and other fun ways to develop technique. Important acting skills, such as voice projection, crying on command, learning accents, and staging falls and fights without getting hurt. The performance: analyzing scripts, building a character, what to expect from rehearsals, and overcoming stagefright. A backstage look at blocking, lighting, and other technical aspects of theater production. And for the fun of costumes and make-up, a 16-page color insert. In addition, it covers legends and lore (Why is Macbeth cursed? Why do we say "break a leg"?) and offers dozens of must-see movie recommendations. Plus, for the ambitious, talented, and just plain curious, there's advice on how to make a career of it all, with tips on agents and auditions and getting jobs in theater, film, TV, and radio., A complete drama course for kids in a book. BREAK A LEG teaches budding thespians everything they need to know about stagecraft and the production of performances, in home or out. Illustrated throughout with informative how-to and candid shots of young working actors, BREAK A LEG is as comprehensive as it is high-spirited. There are sections on body preparation, including warm-ups, stretches, and breathing exercises. Theater games, improv, miming, and other fun ways to develop technique. Important acting skills, such as voice projection, crying on command, learning accents, and staging falls and fights without getting hurt. Theperformance: analyzing scripts, building a character, what to expect from rehearsals, and overcoming stagefright. A backstage look at blocking, lighting, and other technical aspects of theater production. And for the fun of costumes and make-up, a 16-page color insert. In addition, it covers legends and lore (Why is Macbeth cursed? Why do we say "break a leg"?) and offers dozens of must-see movie recommendations. Plus, for the ambitious, talented, and just plain curious, there's advice on how to make a career of it all, with tips on agents and auditions and getting jobs in theater, film, TV, and radio., A complete drama course for kids in a book. BREAK A LEG! teaches budding thespians everything they need to know about stagecraft and the production of performances, in home or out. Illustrated throughout with informative how-to and candid shots of young working actors, BREAK A LEG! is as comprehensive as it is high-spirited. There are sections on body preparation, including warm-ups, stretches, and breathing exercises. Theater games, improv, miming, and other fun ways to develop technique. Important acting skills, such as voice projection, crying on command, learning accents, and staging falls and fights without getting hurt. Theperformance: analyzing scripts, building a character, what to expect from rehearsals, and overcoming stagefright. A backstage look at blocking, lighting, and other technical aspects of theater production. And for the fun of costumes and make-up, a 16-page color insert. In addition, it covers legends and lore (Why is Macbeth cursed? Why do we say "break a leg"?) and offers dozens of must-see movie recommendations. Plus, for the ambitious, talented, and just plain curious, there's advice on how to make a career of it all, with tips on agents and auditions and getting jobs in theater, film, TV, and radio.
LC Classification NumberPN2061.F75 2001
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