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Movements of Interweaving is a rich collection of essays exploring
the concept of interweaving performance cultures in the realms of
movement, dance, and corporeality. Focusing on dance performances
as well as on scenarios of cultural movements on a global scale, it
not only challenges the concept of intercultural dance
performances, but through its innovative approach also calls
attention to the specific qualities of "interweaving" as a form of
movement itself. Divided into four sections, this volume features
an international team of scholars together developing a new
critical perspective on the cultural practices of movement, travel
and migration in and beyond dance.
From a basic two-camera interview to an elaborate 26 camera HD
concert film, this comprehensive guide presents a platform-agnostic
approach to the essential techniques required to set up and edit a
multi-camera project. Actual case studies are used to examine
specific usages of multi-camera editing and include a variety of
genres including concerts, talk shows, reality programming,
sit-coms, documentaries for television, event videography and
feature films. Other features include: Advanced multi-camera
techniques and specialty work-flows are examined for tapeless &
large scale productions with examples from network TV shows,
corporate media projects, event videography, and feature films. New
techniques for 3D projects, 2k/4k media management and color
correction are revealed. Technical breakdowns analyze system
requirements for monitoring, hard drives & RAIDs, RAM, codecs
and computer platforms. Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer,
Adobe Premiere Pro and several other software programs are
detailed. Tables, charts, screen-grabs, photos, web-links, blogs,
tech school lists and other resource tools for further study.
Unique interviews with the 'Masters of Multi-Cam' including EMMY
and academy award-winning directors and editors who share their
project notes and give insight to award-winning techniques.
Distinctive and unique in its approach, this book opens up art
education to the broader field of social enquiry into practice,
subjectivity and identity. It draws upon important developments in
contemporary philosophy and the social sciences and applies this to
the professional field of art in education. It opens new
perspectives for teachers, teacher educators and student
teachers.
The essays in this volume examine elements of the fantastic in a
variety of media. From the fiction of Toni Morrison, Stephen King,
and Chinua Achebe, to the rock songs of David Bowie, the fantastic
is seen as adaptable to any art form. In an accessible manner, the
contributors present fresh approaches to examining the elements of
the fantastic in literature, film, music, and popular culture. The
collection features an essay by Ursula K. Le Guin.
This book studies the intersection of performance and nationalism
in South Asia.It traces the emergence of the culture of nationalism
from the late nineteenth century through to contemporary times.
Drawing on various theatrical performance texts, it looks at the
ways in which performative narratives have reflected the national
narrative and analyses the role performance has played in
engendering nationhood. The volume discusses themes such as
political martyrdom as performative nationalism, the revitalisation
of nationalism through new media, the sanitisation of physical
gestures in dance, the performance of nationhood through violence
in Tajiki films, as well as K-Pop and the new northeastern identity
in India. A unique contribution to the study of nationalism, this
book will be useful for scholars and researchers of history,
theatre and performance studies, cultural studies, postcolonial
studies, modern India, Asian studies, political studies, social
anthropology and sociology.
Embodied Playwriting: Improv and Acting Exercises for Writing and
Devising is the first book to compile new and adapted exercises for
teaching playwriting in the classroom, workshop, or studio through
the lens of acting and improvisation. The book provides access to
the innovative practices developed by seasoned playwriting teachers
from around the world who are also actors, improv performers, and
theatre directors. Borrowing from the embodied art of acting and
the inventive practice of improvisation, the exercises in this book
will engage readers in performance-based methods that lead to the
creation of fully imagined characters, dynamic relationships, and
vivid drama. Step-by-step guidelines for exercises, as well as
application and coaching advice, will support successful lesson
planning and classroom implementation for playwriting students at
all levels, as well as individual study. Readers will also benefit
from curation by editors who have experience with high-impact
educational practices and are advocates for the use of varied
teaching strategies to increase accessibility, inclusion,
skill-building, and student success. Embodied Playwriting offers a
wealth of material for teachers and students of playwriting
courses, as well as playwrights who look forward to experimenting
with dynamic, embodied writing practices.
This volume brings together academics, executives and practitioners
to provide readers with an extensive and authoritative overview of
the classical music industry. The central practices, theories and
debates that empower and regulate the industry are explored through
the lens of classical music-making, business, and associated
spheres such as politics, education, media and copyright. The
Classical Music Industry maps the industry's key networks,
principles and practices across such sectors as recording, live,
management and marketing: essentially, how the cultural and
economic practice of classical music is kept mobile and alive. The
book examining pathways to professionalism, traditional and new
forms of engagement, and the consequences of related issues-ethics,
prestige, gender and class-for anyone aspiring to 'make it' in the
industry today. This book examines a diverse and fast-changing
sector that animates deep feelings. The Classical Music Industry
acknowledges debates that have long encircled the sector but today
have a fresh face, as the industry adjusts to the new economics of
funding, policy-making and retail The first volume of its kind, The
Classical Music Industry is a significant point of reference and
piece of critical scholarship, written for the benefit of
practitioners, music-lovers, students and scholars alike offering a
balanced and rigorous account of the manifold ways in which the
industry operates.
Drawn to Life is a two-volume collection of the legendary lectures
of long-time Disney animator Walt Stanchfield. For over 20 years,
Walt mentored a new generation of animators at the Walt Disney
Studios and influenced such talented artists such as Tim Burton,
Brad Bird, Glen Keane, and Andreas Deja. His writing and drawings
have become must-have lessons for fine artists, film professionals,
animators, and students looking for inspiration and essential
training in drawing and the art of animation. Written by Walt
Stanchfield (1919–2000), who began work for the Walt Disney
Studios in the 1950s. His work can be seen in films such as
Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians, and Peter Pan.
Edited by Disney Legend and Oscar®-nominated producer Don Hahn,
whose credits include the classic Beauty and the Beast, The Lion
King, and Hunchback of Notre Dame.
A groundbreaking collection of essays looking at the concepts of
'intermediality' and 'multimodality' - the relationship between
various forms of art and new media - and including case studies
ranging from music, film and architecture to medieval ballads,
biopoetry and Lettrism.
"An outstanding image consists of more than just acceptable
exposure and sharp focus - the two components that most photography
instruction emphasize. A fascinating subject doesn't necessarily
result in a good image, and likewise, it's possible to create an
impressive image from a mundane subject. How do you capture that
perfect image, and more importantly, what makes it great? That's
where this book comes in. Rather than wasting time trying one
approach after another until something seems right or memorizing a
list of rules, discover a new, more comprehensive and yet intuitive
way to think about photography and see the world around you by
using visual intensity. The quality of your imagery and the speed
of your workflow will both vastly improve once you are able to use
these techniques to articulate why you prefer one image to another.
Mother and son team Ellen and Josh Anon have spent years perfecting
their visual intensity based approach to composition, and in this
gorgeous, full color guide, they'll share their techniques with you
so that your overall photographic experience, both in terms of time
investment and quality of output, will become far more satisfying."
Arthur Wesley Dow taught at major American arts training
institutions for 30 years including Teachers College, Columbia
University; the Art Students League of New York; Pratt Institute;
and his own Ipswich Summer School of Art. His ideas were quite
revolutionary for the period, he taught that rather than copying
nature, art should be created by elements of the composition, like
line, mass and color. He taught many of America's leading artists
and craftspeople, including Georgia O'Keeffe, Charles J. Martin,
two of the Overbeck Sisters and the Byrdcliffe Colony.
This book explores a corpus of Epirote architecture, frescoes,
sculpture, and inscriptions from the early thirteenth to the early
fourteenth century / This book will appeal to those researching and
studying Late Byzantine art and culture / This study offers a new
perspective on Byzantine political and cultural history in the
aftermath of the Fourth Crusade.
Australia's Jindyworobak Composers examines the music of a
historically and artistically significant group of Australian
composers active during the later post-colonial period (1930s-c.
1960). These composers sought to establish a uniquely Australian
identity through the evocation of the country's landscape and
environment, including notably the use of Aboriginal elements or
imagery in their music, texts, dramatic scenarios or 'programmes'.
Nevertheless, it must be observed that this word was originally
adopted as a manifesto for an Australian literary movement, and
was, for the most part, only retrospectively applied by
commentators (rather than the composers themselves) to art music
that was seen to share similar aesthetic aims. Chapter One
demonstrates to what extent a meaningful relationship may or may
not be discernible between the artistic tenets of Jindyworobak
writers and apparently likeminded composers. In doing so, it
establishes the context for a full exploration of the music of
Australian composers to whom 'Jindyworobak' has come to be
popularly applied. The following chapters explore the music of
composers writing within the Jindyworobak period itself and,
finally, the later twentieth-century afterlife of Jindyworobakism.
This will be of particular interest to scholars and researchers of
Ethnomusicology, Australian Music and Music History.
Examining the role and impact of technology on creative practice,
and how technology evolution determines the forms and format of an
artist's work, this book contextualizes technological revolutions
with earlier encounters between craft and innovation, endorsing a
notion of craft practice within computing that needs rescuing from
tech industries.
Covers all aspects of modern sportscasting, giving readers the
tools to navigate the web, television, radio, and other emerging
formats Gives readers the knowhow to jumpstart and maintain their
careers in sportscasting Interviews with working professionals
provide insight into real world of broadcasting sports An updated
chapter on Future Trends and Possibilities helps prepare readers
for the technical and industry changes on the near horizon
This book is the first history of British animated cartoons, from
the earliest period of cinema in the 1890s up to the late 1920s. In
this period cartoonists and performers from earlier traditions of
print and stage entertainment came to film to expand their artistic
practice, bringing with them a range of techniques and ideas that
shaped the development of British animation. These were commercial
rather than avant-garde artists, but they nevertheless saw the new
medium of cinema as offering the potential to engage with modern
concerns of the early 20th century, be it the political and human
turmoil of the First World War or new freedoms of the 1920s. Cook's
examination and reassessment of these films and their histories
reveals their close attention and play with the way audiences saw
the world. As such, this book offers new insight into the changing
understanding of vision at that time as Britain's place in the
world was reshaped in the early 20th century.
Yoshi Oida is completely unique. A Japanese actor and director who
has worked mainly in the West as a member of Peter Brook's theatre
company in Paris, he blends the Oriental tradition of supreme and
studied control with the Western performer's need to characterize
and expose depths of emotion.
In this practical and captivating study of the actor's art, Yoshi
Oida provides performers with all the simple tools which help place
the technique of acting behind a cloak of invisibility. Throughout,
Lorna Marshall provides a running commentary on Oida's work and
methods which helps the reader understand the achievement of this
singular artist. A brilliant book, "The Invisible Actor" is filled
with abundant insights to help actors perfect their craft.
Game Audio Fundamentals takes the reader on a journey through game
audio design: from analog and digital audio basics, to the art and
execution of sound effects, soundtracks, and voice production, as
well as learning how to make sense of a truly effective soundscape.
Presuming no pre-existing knowledge, this accessible guide is
accompanied by online resources - including practical examples and
incremental DAW exercises - and presents the theory and practice of
game audio in detail, and in a format anyone can understand. This
is essential reading for any aspiring game audio designer, as well
as students and professionals from a range of backgrounds,
including music, audio engineering, and game design.
This book explores how street art has been used as a tool of
resistance to express opposition to political systems and social
issues around the world. Aesthetic devices such as murals, tags,
posters, street performances and caricatures are discussed in terms
of how they are employed to occupy urban spaces and present
alternative visions of social reality. Based on empirical research,
the authors use the framework of creative psychology to explore the
aesthetic dimensions of resistance that can be found in graffiti,
art, music, poetry and other creative cultural forms. Chapters
include case studies from countries including Brazil, Canada,
Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Ireland, Mexico and Spain to shed new light
on the social, cultural and political dynamics of street art not
only locally, but globally. This innovative collection will be of
particular interest to scholars of social and political psychology,
urban studies and the wider sociologies and is essential reading
for all those interested in the role of art in social change.
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