How to act with gesture and mimic

Subject guarantor:

Name of lecturer(s):

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The aim of the course is to explore and become aware of the power of gesture and its particular expression potential. An art theory and practice where the main emphasis is on the acting figure and his ability to abstract from reality expressive signs and present them in powerful simple forms.

Mode of study:

An intensive instruction module taking place at UVS Poněšice. Part of the instruction is practical physical exercises. Appropriate exercise clothing without printing and in neutral colors is necessary.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

This course provides a basic glimpse into acting from an anthropological point of view. No special preparations are necessary.

A maximum of 15 students may register for the module.

Recommended optional programme components:

No prerequisites.

Course contents:

Gesture and mimic acting is in a group with pantomime and animated film.

Curriculum:

Parts of the acting body and their use.

Creating a figure.

Abstracting from the observed in reality.

The figure as the basis for creating character and the figure as an expression of emotion. Theory of the genesis of gesture and its function.

Human non-verbal communication. It's nature and particulars. Why body language is the fundamental expressive ability of humans.

Through etude studies, to expand the awareness of movement expression from the acting viewpoint. Creating gestures in space and time. Study of characters and their main traits, body, gesture and mimicry structure. Classification of figures and gestures according to characters, emotions and their use in playing a situation.

Originality in acting.

Recommended or required reading:

O. Vávra: Mluvíme beze slov

J. Švehla: Tisícileté umění pantomimy

V. Veber: Příběh pantomimy

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Assessment methods and criteria:

Active approach to physical exercises which guide one toward the understanding of the basic relations of the human body.

Course web page:

Note:

Movement expression is a characteristic of every human being, therefore movement is the first expression of life. Everyone can become an actor who WANTS to. Understanding the function of gestures and mutual relations of individual parts of the body is an adventurous process based on the performance of systematic physical exercises. The pantomime principle of acting (embodiment) is the basis for any type of acting expression. A maximum of 15 may register for the course.

Further information:

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Animovaná tvorba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Dokumentární tvorba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Dokumentární tvorba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Animovaná tvorba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Scenáristika a dramaturgie - bakalář (optional subject)
• Scenáristika a dramaturgie - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Režie - bakalář (optional subject)
• Režie - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Kamera - bakalář (optional subject)
• Kamera - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Produkce - bakalář (optional subject)
• Produkce - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Audiovizuální studia - bakalář (optional subject)
• Střihová skladba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Střihová skladba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Zvuková tvorba - bakalář (optional subject)
• Zvuková tvorba - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ - bakalář (optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Audiovizuální studia - magistr (faculty subject, optional subject)
• Fotografie CZ: Restaurování fotografie (optional subject)