April 1994
Beginner
224 pages
6h 9m
English
If a show has a static format (interviews, talks, quizzes, panels), rehearsal preliminaries may simply consist of the director discussing the production with the performers, so that they know what is expected of them. But where the production is mobile, complex, and contains interrelated action, where performance and timing are tightly controlled, pre-rehearsal before camera time is essential.
It is self-evident that for any dramatic production, we need to arrange and practice the various moves, business, lines, etc., until all concerned have achieved interrelated performances. Rehearsals begin with a briefing, read through or line rehearsal, in which the director outlines his interpretation of the work, ...
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