Acting Tapes: Acting in the Cinema (2 Parts)
- Synopsis
- Explores the ideas and training methods behind two opposing movements in 20th-century theatre and cinema. Argues that British film and television acting is out of touch with these movements, being too dependent on their traditional training of British stage drama.
- Series
- 11th Hour, Series
- Language
- English
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 2 x 54 min.
- Year of production
- 1984
- Availability
- Hire (BFI) or sale (Zero One)
- Uses
- First-year film studies courses; courses in acting and modern drama*
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- acting techniques; drama; Soviet Union; Stanislavskii, Konstantin Sergeevich
Credits
- Director
- James Swinson; Mark Nash
- Producer
- James Swinson; Mark Nash
- Writer
- James Swinson; Mark Nash
Sections
- Title
- Fourth wall
- Synopsis
- Part 1: Explores the naturalistic acting developed in the Moscow Arts Theatre at the turn of the century, and the system of acting devised by its director Constantin Stanislavski.
- Title
- Counter acting
- Synopsis
- Part 2: Introduces the theatre of Meyerhold and its development into an anti-naturalistic performance style in post-revolutionary Soviet cinema.
Sponsor
- Name
Channel Four Television
- Phone
- 071-396 4444
- Address
- LONDON
SW1P 2TX
Distributor
- Name
BFI Film Bookings Unit
- bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8938 / 8935
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Zero One
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