...Born Konstantin Alexeyev in 1863, Stanislavski was a stage name used to keep his activities hidden from his family 1. Growing up in an extremely wealthy merchant family in pre-revolution Russia, acting was seen as something beneath his social class. To keep his theatrical activities hidden from his parents, Alexeyev took the stage name Stanislavski (Insert Citation). While Initially taking over the family mill business at young age(citation), Stanislavski initially began devoting a good deal of his time and money to acting. Eventually his love for the theatre won over him, and begun acting and directing full time. By 1888 he joined the Society of Art and Literature, and through a series of generous donations, quickly became one of the leading...
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...school's production. All of the productions I have seen had many actors who wore costumes and were only present on stage when they had a part. I had never seen a production where there were only five actors and they wore the same costumes throughout the entire play. Also, it was unique how the when the actors did not have a part in the scene, they did not exit the stage; they took a seat on the back of the stage. It slightly annoyed me how the actors who were seated in the back were distracting to the production. One actor was blowing his nose in the background and the others would laugh along. From the moment I walked into the theater, I was surprised at the size of the stage. Since the theater is located at a large university, I was expecting the stage to be very large and to have much more seating than it did. I feel like we chose a decent place to sit. It was not too close to the front to where we would have gotten showered in saliva, but not far away enough to where we wouldn't be able to hear anything. I think that because of the productions I have seen and am used, the play did not interest me as much as I thought it would. Although I have read and viewed the production before, it was hard for me to pay attention and follow along in the first half. There was very little action and the wording was a little confusing. Despite my ability to understand the performance, the actors were very professional and well prepared. They had very strong vocals and a few of them...
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... Reflect on your own sense of purpose as an actor and your capacity for transformation. At last you are ready to put your work before an audience. This is an exciting and, for most of us, an anxious time. As public performance approaches, it helps reduce anxiety to remember that performance is merely one step in the process of creating a show, not an end unto itself. As thorough as your work may have been so far, it is incomplete until you have received and assimilated the contri bution of the audience. Go forward to the performance with a spirit of curiosity and eagerness; you don't really know what is in the play or the role until you have shared it with an audience, for it was written to live in the communal mo ment, and we can never fully anticipate or substitute in rehearsal for the audi ence's presence. In fact, you will very likely experience your work anew when it is performed, and you may be surprised at how different it may seem. Emotion in Performance Young actors sometimes think they must re-create the character's emotion in order to generate each performance "truthfully," but this is an exhausting and unreliable way of working. We may sometimes be tempted to admire the 130 STEP 12 �The Performance and After 13 1 emotionality of an actor who loses control and is overwhelmed by emotion in performance, but a display of emotion for its own sake is never our true purpose. A great actor aspires to use...
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...Han Pham Professor Dustina Thomas DRAMA 1310-41430 October 28, 2015 The Arsonists The Arsonists was my first ever professional show so I was eager to watch it from the time I decided to go Kitchen Dog Theater. Fortunately, I was satisfied with my decision. My first impression when I entered the stage was its design. The stage was not really large, which just had two main scenes. The living room scene was in the center and on the top right, they built the bed room scene. The stage design was simple and suitable. There were just a table and two chairs placed in the living room scene but it was good enough for the audience to imagine. There for, the actors still have space to perform freely and fluently. I also love the way they set up the bed room scene. They built a block on the right stage and use the space on the roof of the block for that scene. And inside the block, there was enough space for the pianist and percussionist to perform as well. In spite of the lack of space, the stage designer was good enough to put all the scenes together. About the playwright, it was good but not great. I felt lost and didn’t catch up with what they played sometimes. I was confused when they suddenly change the living room scene to the street scene because there was no sign to announce or describe what scene was coming next. The doctor character, which appeared at the end of the show, also made me confused. I have no idea what role they played in the show cause he also showed up...
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...Finance A. Director B.script C.concodia A. Hello Mr.xx, I’m qi and this is my parttern Myriam, and I think you have received our business plan about the film ALL FOR ONE, that’s why we come here. C Glade to see u A. Glade to see u too, C we have read your project and we’re interested in it, it’s our pleasure to have you here for some further information. A Thanks for your interests. Let’s get down to business. First of all, we’d like to give a more complete introduction about our film. B All for one is the story ………..page 30 C comments A Just as shown in the b plan, our film lasts 110 mins, there wil be a four month shooting schedule and sex weeks of editing, All we need is about 1 millions euros conclude actors’ salary, marketing cost and others, there will be about 30 million euros in return in 3 years. C good budget. If we invest 1m, how long can return? B if everything goes well, within 5 years we can repay 100% your investment. Then you can share 40% of the net profits of the film C no, 120% 60% A too high 100% 60% but pay in full at the pre-production stage C deal. Title friends forever B no all for one is perfect. Everyone I have asked loves it. C ok, what about change the location for the scenario in Berlin . less well known and more interesting and mysterious B no Paris is where we study and live, all the story is based on Paris. But I agree with your opinion about Berlin, we may take some shoots over there. C ok, by...
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...Events January 14: Explosion kills 27 on USS Enterprise [edit]January January 2 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper, The News of the World. People's Democracy begins a march from Belfast to Derry, Northern Ireland in support of civil rights. Ohio State defeats USC in the Rose Bowl to win the national title for the 1968 season. January 5 – The Soviet Union launches Venera 5 toward Venus. January 6 – The final passenger train traverses the Waverley Line, which subsequently closed to passengers. January 10 Members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) damage property and assault occupants in the Bogside in Derry. In response, residents erect barricades and establish Free Derry. The Soviet Union launches Venera 6 toward Venus. January 12 Super Bowl III: The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the heavily favored Baltimore Colts of the National Football League 16–7. Led Zeppelin I, Led Zeppelin's first studio recorded album, is released. Martial law is declared in Madrid, the University is closed and over 300 students are arrested. January 14 An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 4. January 15 – The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5, which docked with Soyuz 4 for a transfer of crew. January 16 – Student Jan Palach sets himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia; 3 days later...
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...Musical theater is an interesting career choice. You have to be dedicated and prepared for anything that could be thrown at you, like a part speaking another language, or a dance solo in a style with which you are unfamiliar. However, being an actress is a good career choice involving a degree and making sure to stay healthy. The training generally required for becoming a professional actress in musical theater is a degree or experience in formal or informal performances previously. Duties include, being prepared to work, maintaining good health, and being at rehearsals and shows on time. Networking is also a personal responsibility, because in the cutthroat world of theater, one needs to constantly climb the social ladder. (Hale) Working...
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...For my Media AS Coursework I decided to choose brief one from the options we were given. I then further decided to choose task one and two following this. I decided to create a 3-minute film opening and a 3 page A4 information booklet about the opening sequence. I decided to choose these because I felt that they would enable me to create my best work. I wanted to base my film around a target audience of young teen around 12+ as I knew that the basis of the film I was going for was a bit harder to understand for younger generations. Before I decided to create anything I first carried out some research. Firstly, I watched other sporting films such as ‘Forever Stronger’ and ‘Goal II’ as I knew that my film would be based around sport. I also contacted a man named Jimmy Gittings. Jimmy is a former Rugby League player who suffered a terrible injury which ended his career. He speaks openly about life after his injury and works for the charity ‘State of Mind’. I felt talking to him personally would enable more knowledge on the subject of depression in sport. I also looked at published booklets such as 40/20 Magazine and league weekly to get an understanding of how my designs are supposed to look. I felt that this information was key so that I could stick to the original codes of conventions of a proper magazine. The first task that I chose was to create a 3-minute film opening sequence. I decided to follow the brief and base my film around ‘a secret’. That secret obviously being that...
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...Management What you’re doing makes a lot more sense if you know what you’re doing. In the film Patton, George C. Scott plays the domineering and inspiring leader of American troops in World War II. In one scene, Scott’s character flies into an uncontrollable rage, exorcising his staff for their lack of intensity and demanding seemingly impossible results. Subsequently, his chief of staff tells him privately that his staff doesn’t know whether Patton has lost control or if he is just acting. Patton replies, “It’s not important that they know the difference. It’s only important that I know.” General Patton, like many successful leaders, understood the importance of knowing his own capabilities and limitations. A less skillful manager might have engendered frustration and disrespect among his troops, but Patton inspired confidence and selfsacrifice. How can the same act by different managers have such different effects, and how can some managers use something as undisciplined as a temper tantrum as an effective technique for getting results? The answer lies in looking beyond the act and considering the related issue of selfawareness. awareness training is that you cannot expect others to have confidence in you unless you have confidence in yourself. It seems a paradox of human behavior that successful leaders often display not only extraordinary confidence but exceptional vulnerability as well, such as King David of the Old Testament. Open displays of strong emotion, including...
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...Dear Stuck in the Middle, First off don’t beat yourself up about the problems in your relationship, we all go through them and I am sure it will get better. That being said, I do agree with you on this matter. The Never Ending Story was an amazing show. The actors in GPAC were pretty great. Moving away from my opinion now, I can give some details on what they play was really about and the meanings of each scene and characters. The plot pretty easy to follow and was actually very clever. This story used two levels of reality. This means that there were two different things going on at once, there was the boy reading the book and then there was the actually tale that was being told. Maybe that’s why your girlfriend had a hard time believing this was a good show, she maybe didn’t understand why there was just a random boy (who was played by an obvious girl) on the side of the stage. It seemed to be this modern fairy tale that seemed to somehow mash well with the reality today. This show spoke to the little scared child that is in all of us, it gave us hope and made us feel like the hero. The acting quality in GPAC could have been more professional, but it was a student production, so for what it was I feel it was pretty descent. We all make mistakes every now and then, it’s only natural. The costumes and the scenery were basic, but it was still somehow enchanting. The dresses and the costumes for the different characters were pretty nice to look at, the horse could...
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...Sometimes kids get ideas that they aren't serious about. So even if you might not agree, Imogen, it was good that she made you wait because she wanted to make sure that you really wanted to do this and it wasn't just a passing fancy. Some parents make their kids wait a lot longer to pursue becoming an actor. {pause} What was your first professional job in acting? To start, I did a lot of student movies. My first one was a short film called Butterfly. I had a lead role in it. It got selected into the 2013 Cannes Film Festival Short Corner Awards. Not everybody saw it. I did have the chance to go to the Cannes Festival, but my mom said "no." I honestly didn't remember my mom telling me that we were invited to go to France. A couple months later I asked her why we didn't go and she said because it was too far away and I was like, "What?!" But in the end, I was okay that we didn't go. But my first really big professional job was My Sweet Audrina, and it's pretty cool I won a Joey Award for it this year! I was so...
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...work presents. She has been working hard to develop new techniques in portrait and photograph creation and she is very proud of her works. Mark Bucas, is the marketing manager for the Our Town Photography studio/gallery. He has helped Catherin and the company to open up many new markets throughout the country and maintain the customer satisfaction throughout the years. Catherin had recently asked Mark to create a brand building program for the photography service titled Premier Portraits. Premier Portraits will further employ the state-of-the-art digital technological tools to produce high quality portraits for the customers. The target customers for Premier Portraits are corporate executives, high profile sports figures, politicians, actors and actresses and other such near famous people. Your Role/Assignment | You, as the new product manager, have been asked to join Mark as he considers the branding decision for Premier Portrait service. You have just completed your Master’s Degree in Marketing with an emphasis on small business marketing and e-Commerce. Mark would like your fresh input into his decision. You are eager to get started on this project, so that you can put what you learned into practice....
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...forward with the community of Modeling. Specific Purpose: Greg Plitt legacy it was to impact those who doubt them self and had no self confidence what's so ever, In fact Greg Plitt his legacy was so big that he influence the world by his presence and word of wisdom about life lessons. I. Introduction A. Opening statement: Greg Plitt is known in the Fitness Industry but Greg has other roles that he played such as a motivational Speaker around the world and a Actor. B. Topic Introduction: Greg Plitt it's a Professional Fitness Model, who dedicate himself to fitness and health and to motivate others who have not found their way. C. Topic Relevance or Importance: Greg Plitt Fame came about after he got out of the military he was in the United State Military Academy and became a Ranger for five years. After that he took on Fitness Modeling and for 5 years straight he broke the record by being on a Fitness Magazine Cover every month! But not only he was a Fitness Model he was also a actor, entrepreneur, and Motivational Speaker. Adding to that he became America 1st Male Fitness Model. D. Thesis: We are going to be talking about how did Geg Plitt grew up with and where, how did he became a model and acting career, what was his achievements and how he recently died. II. Body A. How Greg Plitt was raised and where and basic facts. 1. Greg Plitt was born in November 3rd 1977 in Baltimore in Maryland. 2. Greg Plitt Parents was the source of his...
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...An actor that I look up to massively named Alan Rickman once said “actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theatre, a piece of music, or a book can make a difference. It could change the world.” I firmly support this statement because I believe performing arts is special. Art in any form has an effect on everybody, whether it be a romantic musical, a beautiful painting, or a touching monologue it tells a story. Actors tell stories through their emotions and make an audience member forget about their everyday life by bringing them to another world in the story they are telling on stage or on the big screen. However, being an actress has always been a dream of mine. In Mark Twain’s “Life on the Mississippi” he shares his struggle with having dreams and ambitions, and in the end he picks...
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...Leah Patterson Theory Thursday – Impression Management Theory Professor Smith Comm-3330.BO1 February 18, 2016 We are all like actors and actresses playing a role, according to the impression management theory. Erving Goffman’s theory is that we all act differently in different settings. A person has the ability to choose the person that they want to present to certain social groups. A person can be an actor or actress, yet can also be their own “audience” at the same time. Goffman referrers the ability as using “front-stage ” and “back-stage” behavior as we create identities to fit into social groups, and often present different identities in each social or group setting. Impression management is used as an attempt to influence perceptions of oneself to others. Or to persuade a group as to the person you are, or rather the person you want them to think you are. There are three setting in which a person will IM in. The basic setting that a person will use this sort of impression management is in the work life. A person will present an image to those that they work with, that they probably, and more likely, do not show with their family and close friends. A person can use this sort of behavior to set an image of oneself to the people that they work around. One is motivated by their desire to create a positive image, and take the steps to create an identity to fit the role of their desired status in the work environment. I have personally learned over the years in former...
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