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Break a Leg!: The Kids' Guide to Acting and Stagecraft by Friedman, Lise
by Friedman, Lise | PB | Good
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780761122081
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0761122087
ISBN-13
9780761122081
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1981918
Product Key Features
Book Title
Break a Leg! : the Kids' Guide to Acting and Stagecraft
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Performing Arts / Theater, Drama, Theater / Direction & Production, Performing Arts / General, Acting & Auditioning
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts, Juvenile Nonfiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
15.1 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2001-026986
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
Fourth Grade
Photographed by
Dowdle, Mary
Dewey Decimal
792/.028
Grade To
Seventh Grade
Table Of Content
i 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
Synopsis
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. 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 Number
PN2061.F75 2001
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