25 Things You Should Know About Character Previous iterations of the “25 Things” series: 25 Things Every Writer Should Know 25 Things You Should Know About Storytelling And now… Here you’ll find the many things I believe — at this moment! 1. Without character, you have nothing. 2. A great character can be the line between narrative life and story death. 3. Don’t believe that all those other aspects are separate from the character. 4. The audience will do anything to spend time with a great character. 5. It is critical to know what a character wants from the start. 6. It doesn’t matter if we “like” your character, or in the parlance of junior high whether we even “like-like” your character. 7. It is critical to smack the audience in the crotchal region with an undeniable reason to give a fuck. 8. You must prove this thesis: “This character is worth the audience’s time.” 9. Don’t let the character be a dingleberry stuck to the ass of a toad as he floats downriver on a bumpy log. 10. 11. 12. 13. The law of threes. 15. 16. 17. 18.
Apps in Education 10 Best Acting Schools In The World If you are considering a career as an actor, then don’t cheat yourself out of a successful career;try to get into one of the 10 best acting schools in the world. Attending one of these 10 best acting schools in the world will surely put you ahead of the rest come audition time. The Juilliard School. ESCUELA DE INICIACION ARTISTICA 1 Las Escuelas de Iniciación Artística del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes brindan una formación en un nivel inicial. Su propósito es conducir el proceso educativo a través del desarrollo de habilidades y actitudes en alguna de las cuatro disciplinas artísticas: artes plásticas, música, teatro y danza (clásica, contemporánea y folklórica). La atención de los alumnos en las Escuelas de Iniciación Artística se agrupa en categorías de edad: infantil, juvenil y adulto. La duración de los estudios es de tres años en cada categoría, es por ello la importancia de cumplir con las edades de ingreso. Perfil de ingresoLos aspirantes deberán tener gusto por las expresiones artísticas, disposición para experimentar, colaborar y aprender en un ambiente de respeto y disciplina.
» The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People “In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for contructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.” ~Rollo May Post written by Leo Babauta. Creativity is a nebulous, murky topic that fascinates me endlessly — how does it work? I’ve reflected on my own creative habits, but decided I’d look at the habits that others consider important to their creativity. This was going to be a list of their creative habits … but in reviewing their lists, and my own habits, I found one that stood out. It’s the Most Important Habit when it comes to creativity. After you read the No. 1 habit, please scroll down and read the No. 2 habit — they might seem contradictory but in my experience, you can’t really hit your creative stride until you find a way to balance both habits. The No. 1 Creativity Habit In a word: solitude. Creativity flourishes in solitude. Of course, there are lots of ways to find this solitude. I was honored with a response from Ali as well.
10 Things I Wish I&d Been told in College (and 1 I was) | Cambiare... Everyone loves lists. Well. I love lists, and while there’s been a lot of talk over my three years actively blogging about theatre about the failings of the Theatre Education Industrial Complex, we’ve not really attempted to create a curriculum we approve of. Largely because, well, creating a new theatre education paradigm is hard. And I’m not going to do that here, because I’m not sure how to even begin. Instead? I also want to include the one thing I WAS told outside the framework of the program that really helped. In no particular order: Read Everything. The one Real thing I was told off the record was by Nancy Saklad. “You can do this you know. After 5 years of college and 3 years in high school she was the first person who ever said such a thing to me. “But you have to work at it.”
יצירת ספרון דיגיטלי 6 Red Flags When Auditing Acting Classes By Joseph Pearlman | Posted March 8, 2013, 4 p.m. I encourage all actors to audit classes when shopping for a new teacher. It’s a lot like dating. When looking for a new acting teacher, you’re looking for a new partner (just not a romantic one). If you were sitting across from a first date who did any of the following things—described in chilling detail his/her childhood of sexual abuse, said “there’s plenty of room in my apartment for you to move in,” or asked you not to order the soup, simply because they don’t want to watch you eat it—you would run so far and so fast for your life (I hope). Why? Below are some common red flags that far too many actors miss during the auditing process. Red Flag #1: The teacher never delivers any critique to students. This is a common symptom of the “warm and fuzzy womb” class, a class which acts like a giant womb and feeds off students need to feel pleasant and snug when class is over. Red Flag #2: The teacher condescends to the actors and/or their work.
Inicio Compañía de Teatro Musical UP STAGE 50 Ways to Waste a Life post written by: Marc Chernoff Email If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never get it. If you don’t ask the right questions, you’ll always get the wrong answers. If you don’t take a step forward, you’re always going to be in the same place. Life is a journey full of choices. Spend time regretting the past and feeling sorry for yourself.Complain about problems and do nothing to solve them.Follow the path of least resistance and quit when the going gets tough.Ignore your passion and follow the money.Setup your lifestyle so it’s dependant on your next paycheck.Spend more than you earn and rack up lots of financial debt.Try to control everything and then worry about the things you can’t control.Focus on what you don’t want to happen.Fear the things you don’t fully understand.Let everyone else make decisions for you. If you’re guilty of some of the bullet points above, remember, no matter how long you have traveled in the wrong direction you always have the choice to turn around.
A 1945 Code of Ethics for Theatre Workers Surfaces | LA STAGE TIMES Mayor Eric Garcetti “was proud to host the Los Angeles arts community at City Hall to hear ideas about showcasing LA as the Creative Capital of the World,” according to his Facebook page. His social media writers were referring to his appearance before a roomful of arts and foundation leaders last week. The Facebook post didn’t take note of the other half of Garcetti’s message — that he won’t provide any additional city money for the arts. But he intends to help raise private money for them, as part of his “showcasing” efforts. I didn’t hear him mention LA theater except in this brief snippet: “Don’t come to me with ‘My theater company needs [fill in the] blank. We need you to think broadly’.” After Garcetti spoke and then answered a few questions from the audience, he left. Anyway, I’m glad that Garcetti has the arts on his mind, as well as his many other issues. Yes, east Hollywood. And so diversity is part of the fabric of Schlomo. Schlomo goes down dark paths.