FVT 218 - Actor Movement and Action

Institution:

Community College of Aurora

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Description:

3 Credit hours 60 Contact hours Designed and recommended as a requirement for students pursuing a degree in Film with a concentration in Acting. Introduces techniques and methods in a variety of physical movement practices applicable to screen acting, concentrating on defining and discovering the source of physical "action" in the form ofnon-verbal communication to heighten awareness in the actor's inner life, creative imagination and expressive body. Emphases on accessing movement skills to pursue and fulfill an action will increase knowledge about the immediacy and specificity of human gesture. The development of one's physical relationship to self/ to other/ to object/ and to environment will help the actor to facilitate use of movement vocabulary in order to embody a role in a cinematic context. Application of fundamental movement theories will enhance the actor's understanding of "learning by doing?nd "doing by moving" to clarify how to achievephysical Action for multiple film genre(s). Analysis of movement factors (i.e. dynamics, energy states, and drives) and physical motion (as it relates to time, space, rhythm, and shape) will be explored to intensify the actor's knowledge of storytelling, character development, and physical transformation in realism, drama, comedy, horror, and fantasy.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ccaurora.edu

Phone Number:

(303) 360-4700

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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