Great courses (DVD)

24 lectures (30 minutes each)

Disc 1. The performance triangle -- Modern acting technique -- Building a character -- Analyzing backstory and motivation -- Identifying your unconscious habits -- Recovering your natural alignment. Disc 2. The body balanced at rest -- The body balanced in motion -- Intent, purpose, and character -- Playing status relationships -- Stage movement savvy -- The glorious human voice. Disc 3. Accessing the breath -- Your vocal energy -- Vocal dynamics: your best voice -- Clear, energized speech -- The muscles of speech -- Vocal color, pacing and phrasing. Disc 4. Accents and dialects -- Acing the audition -- Preparing for the performance -- Using stage fright energy -- Working the crowd with confidence -- Stage presence: a way of life

Includes course guidebook

Lecturer: Melanie Martin Long, performance coach and part-time Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing at Kennesaw State University

DVD, full screen