Quote: (07-31-2013 08:26 PM)DLZ Wrote:
Anybody have any out-of-class resources for this? Or is it something you have to practice in a group?
Yes, watch shows. There are also workshops, or improv workouts(you pay $20 or whatever they are charging in cash at the start of the workshop and you do exercises for the next 2 hours).
(edit, looks like ucb wants $50 for this workshop you might be able to find something cheaper but you can definitely take some workshops that are just one day. but definitely see shows and you will get some idea of what works and what doesn't
http://newyork.ucbtrainingcenter.com/courses/view/8666 )
If you are currently a student at ucb, they let you see as many of their shows at no extra cost. So see as many as you can.
Laban is about movement. Someone named rudolf laban came up with it, did a lot of work, among other things, fine tuning olympic athletes.
Basically, he came up with 8 forms of movement which are either direct or indirect, sudden or sustained: slash, dab, press, thrust, flick,float, glide, wring.
If you are playing a character in a play, for example Richard III, you will realize that he has a lot of wring in his personality and you want to put that into his movements.
You can also apply this to everyday life, since we are talking about acting, the actors that succeed in booking work long term are the ones that stuck with it for years- they often have a lot of press in their life. As opposed to someone who might have a lot of talent, but their approach may be intermittent and not sustained, they might have a lot of slash or thrust in their personality, come up with a big burst of energy and can get work, but have trouble keeping up that level over a long period).
But more than anything, I have seen people use this technique and get some really good results with their acting. Also, these courses aren't very often offered outside of maybe workshops(where I took them), I don't know of any actual classes in Laban outside of New York and London, but it looks like they have some in toronto, maryland and belguim.
http://www.limsonline.org/program-worksh...nt-studies