Forms of Acting 1

Course unit code:

201POH1

Course unit title:

Forms of Acting 1

Mode of delivery:

zkouška

Range:

4/T

Type of course unit:

Level of course unit:

Year of study

předmět nemá určen ročník studia

Semester when the course unit is delivered

zimní

Number of ECTS credits allocated:

Garant předmětu:

Zuzana SÍLOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Zuzana SÍLOVÁ

Study Objectives:

Familiarization with the concrete forms of individual acting styles and methods of creating an acted character for several Czech and international acting celebrities.

Capturing and recognizing develoment through analysis of individual performances.

Confronting one's own experiences, reflecting in the survey on the psychology of acting.

Mode of delivery:

Analysis of acting performance and creation of an role based on the viewed performance, film and other video or audio recordings.

Description and analysis of acting tools.

Ranking in a historic context.

Survey of acting issues.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Recommended optional programme components

Course contents:

Tying in with the main „Acting“ and „Stage Design“ courses and the lecture cycles „Theatre in Czech Culture“ and „Theatre in the Context of the Development of Western Culture,“ the seminar „Forms of Acting“ gives an opportunity to observe, recognize and reflect on the problems of the studied field. From the very beginning, with their practical work and growing experience, students are led to systematic analysis and deeper reflection on the questions of acting in two ways: through self reflection (a survey focusing on the psychology of acting) and through analysis of „historic examples“ comparable with the present-day form and quality of acting. Confronting their own experiences with „models“ - important representatives of individual creatives styles - allows a dual view of acting work: externally through observing, describing and analyzing creative approaches of another, and internally through attempts to map out and identify problems the students encounter during their own preparation for a role and finally in the course of rehearsing a production. Personal confessions going beyond factual comments and ideas are directed towards analysis of more general problems: professional relations between acting partners, the actor-text (original) relationship, actor-director, dramatic character-acting character, cooperation in a production team.

Study materials:

Watching theatrical productions, selected films, television and other video or audio recording.

Documentary material for individual works including photography, period critical reaction and personal statements by artists (memoirs, diaries, interviews)

Literature:

Vostrý, Jaroslav, O hercích a herectví, Achát 1999

Lukavský, Radovan, Stanislavského metoda herecké práce, Praha 1978

Čechov, Michail, O herecké technice, Praha 1996

Adler, Stella, The Technique of Acting, New York 1988

Čechov, Michail, Hercova cesta, Praha 1990

Olivier, Laurence, Hercova zpověď, Praha 1982

Brando, Marlon, Písně, které mě naučila matka, Praha 1996

Ullmannová, Liv, Proměny, Praha 1989 (nebo Bjornstad, Ketil, Liv Ullmannová, Praha 2007)

Donnellan, Declan, Herec a jeho cíl, Praha 2007

Rozhovor s Michailem Čechovem, Divadlo 8, říjen 1963

Lukavský, Radovan, Hamlet - Pracovní deník, DÚ Praha 1965

Radovan Lukavský Být nebo nebýt hercem - monology o herectví. Praha 1981

Lukavský, Radovan, „Viděno z druhé strany rampy“, in: České divadlo - O současné české režii 1, 1982

Werich, Jan, Klauni, in: Úsměv Klauna, Praha 1984

Vostrý, Jaroslav, Zdeněk Štěpánek. Herec a dějiny. Achát, Praha 1997

Scheinpflugová, Olga, Byla jsem na světě. Praha 1994

Kohout, Eduard, Divadlo aneb Snář. Odeon 1976

Hedbávný, Zdeněk, / Pešek, Ladislav, Tvář bez masky, Praha 1987

Selected monographs of actors

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture combined with classes.

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on the assigned written work made up of two parts: 1. analysis of a selected character; 2. Survey regarding acting.

Language of instruction:

Czech

Work placement(s):

Pracovní stáž není u tohoto předmětu zavedena.

Course web page:

http://casopisdisk.amu.cz/cs/pro-studenty/o-hercich-a-herectvi

Note:

Further information:

This course is an elective for all students of this school

Schedule for winter semester 2011/2012:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2011/2012:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans: