Introduction
534-Word History of Acting
Animator versus Stage Actor - Vive La Difference!
Before we Start, A Few Useful Definitions...
- Acting
- An Illusion of Life
- Action
- Objective
- Conflict
Acting: 9 Basic Principles
- Thinking Tends to Lead to Conclusions, and Emotion Tends to Lead to Action
- We empathize only with Emotion
- Empathy vs. Sympathy
- Theatrical Reality is not the Same Thing as Regular Reality
- Your Character Should Play an Action in Pursuit of an Objective While Overcoming an Obstacle
- A few words about .,.. Super Objectives
- Acting is Doing. Acting is also Reacting.
- Play an Action Until Something Happens to Make You Play a Different Action
- Scenes Begin in the Middle, Not at the Beginning
- A Scene is a Negotiation
- Relationships are the way Characters Feel About Each Other
INSIGHTS, PERSPECTIVES AND SUGGESTIONS
Why Story Matters
Animating Dialogue
Power Centers
Status Transactions
The Psychological Gesture and Use of Atmosphere
The Adrenaline Moment
"Ma"
Animating Force vs Form
Laban Movement Theory
Heroes, Villains and Your Intended Audience
Our Sense of Sight is More Powerful than ...
Acting is a Process of Exposing, Not Hiding
Active Listening
Video References and Mirrors
Character Analysis - A Template
Pantomime
The Expression of Emotion in the Human Face
The Willing Suspension of Disbelief and Animation
Comedy
Farce - A Particular Kind of Comedy
Caricature
Virtual Reality
Video Games
Empathy
Acting in Video Games
1. Eyes
2. Humor
3. Performance Capture
5. Credibility
6. Dialogue
7. Male/Female Relationships
8. Can a Videogame make a player cry?
Short Animation Guidelines
Introduction to Film Analysis
Acting Analyses:
ALADDIN (1992)
BOY AND THE WORLD (2015)
ANOMALISA (2015)
THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)
ZOOTOPIA (2015)
THE LITTLE PRINCE (2016)
ADDENDUM
Walt Disney's 1935 Memo to Don Graham
