Acting Studio 1

Subject guarantor:

Dagmar BLÁHOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Dagmar BLÁHOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The primary objective of this course is to learn the basis of the actor's craft so that you know how to work with him or her. You will learn:

-the basis of the actor's craft: „the thought process“ that shapes the action from „game to drama“. Exercises that will expand your creativity. Improvizations,opening your horizons.

-how to devise work on a particular text - „an actor prepares“ and what director needs to know.

-to shape your own film through work-shopping your scripts with actors

-touch of casting through your own experience

Mode of study:

exercises, monologue, scenes

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

General cultural knowledge, including film knowledge.

Recommended optional programme components:

NO

Course contents:

This is a practical course/workshop for directors, producers, scriptwriters, cinematographers or editors, simply for people behind the camera, to understand the actor's craft. We will proceed from exercises and various improvisations to a given text, a dialogue and finally a monologue. At the end of each section students will perform a piece in front of the camera, directing each other and then assessing their work together. The actor is your creative partner and in order to understand his/her process you need to try the same yourselves.

(The first part of each acting session consists of a group warm up and improvisations. The warm up concentrates on voice skills and coordination, the improve exercises prepare for work with a partner and lead to the dialogue piece. The work will result in the filming of the piece as a casting session. You will direct each other and then assess each other in groups. Part of each session will be devoted to work-shopping your script assignments according to your individual needs.)

Recommended or required reading:

RECOMMENDED READING :

STANISLAVSKI´S translations:

-AN ACTOR´S WORK ON HIMSELF part one and two, 1990-2

-AN ACTOR PREPARES -1936

-BUILDING A CHARACTER-1950

-CREATING A PART? -1961

-STELLA ADLER:TTHE TECHNIQUE OF ACTING-1987

-LEE STRASBERG:A DREAM OF PASSION-1988

-JEAN BENEDETTI : STANISLAVSKI AND THE ACTOR -G. B.1998

-JUDITH WESTON:DIRECTING ACTORS-1996

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

No

Assessment methods and criteria:

Class attendance, participation in group learning exercises and preparing texts are basic prerequisites of the course, otherwise, performing the final piece will be like a performance in a theatre premiere without rehearsals. Practice makes perfect.

Course web page:

Note:

dasha.blahova@atlas.cz

www.intimnidivadlo.cz/com

Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue	místnost () BLÁHOVÁ D. 12:20–13:55 (přednášková par. 1) Room 236, Dir. Dpt
Fri
Thu
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Tue	12:20–13:55	BLÁHOVÁ D.		Room 236, Dir. Dpt	přednášková par. 1

Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Photography EN - Bachelor (optional subject)
• Photography EN - Master (optional subject)
• Cinema and Digital Media - Cinematography (optional subject)
• Cinema and Digital Media - Screenwriting (optional subject)
• Cinema and Digital Media - Directing (optional subject)