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Actors and the Art of Performance
Susanne Valerie Granzer · University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
In the contents: 1.08: Finale and Punctum
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Exploring Movie Construction and Production
John Reich · Genesee Community College
In the contents: 1.02: What Is Genre and How Is It Determined · 1.03: What Are the Mechanics of Story and Plot · 2.02: What Is Genre and How Is It Determined
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Playwriting
Nick Garcia · Los Medanos College
In the contents: 1.09: Character and Story Archetypes
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Technical Theatre Practicum
Christopher R Boltz · Sets and Lights
Welcome to the exciting world of technical theatre. Studying this topic can lead to many different careers in several different sectors of the economy. The general skills needed for any of the careers or sectors have many things in common. Workers need to be dead-line oriented, as most productions have firm timelines that cannot be altered. Critical thinking and analysis are much needed skills.
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Moving Pictures - An Introduction to Cinema
Russell Sharman · University of Arkansas
A free and open-source introduction to the art and science of moving pictures, offering in-depth exploration of how cinema communicates, and what, exactly, it is trying to say.
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Theater Appreciation
Lumen Learning · LibreTexts
In the contents: 01: Introduction to Theater · 1.01: Part One- Creating a World Chapter 1 Mapping Reality- An Introduction to Theater · 03: Oedipus Rex and Antigone
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Devising
Nick Garcia · Los Medanos College
In the contents: 1.15: Complete the Project and move on to your next Play.
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Scriptwriting for Video, Broadcast, and Digital Media
Noemi Zeigler · Laney College
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Directing
Nick Garcia · Los Medanos College
In the contents: 3.03: Developing Design Ideas and Mood · 4.02: Costume and Makeup Design · 7.05: Lesson 4- Dynamics of Space and Building Tension
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Video Production Handbook
Steve Shlisky, Vina Cera, Misha Antonich, Christopher Clemens & Jennifer Vaughn · OERI
In the contents: 1.02: Understanding Your Audience · 02: Releases and Contracts · 03: Scripting and Formats
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Telling Stories to Save the World
Judith Sebesta · Sebesta Education Consulting
In the contents: 1.02: Why Narrative Film · 1.03: Cli-Fi Films · 1.06: Heroes and Deus Ex Machina
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Improvisation Recipe Book
Dan Stone · Linn-Benton Community College
In the contents: 2.04: Point and Cross · 03: Entrees (AKA Games or Handles)
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An Introduction to Technical Theatre
Tal Sanders · Pacific University
In the contents: 1.05: Our Stages and Their Equipment · 1.06: Design and Collaboration · 1.07: Scenery and Construction
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#TheatreAppreciation
Kiara Pipino · SUNY Oneonta
In the contents: 1.04: How to Read a Play and Watch a Production · 1.05: Genres and Styles · 2.08: The Lighting and Sound Teams
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Literary Studies for a Sustainable Future: An Introductory Course with Social Justice and Ecocriticism Intersections
Lisette Espinoza Vazquez · ROTEL · 2024
Literary Studies for a Sustainable Future: An Introductory Course with Social Justice and Ecocriticism Intersections is a university literature textbook that offers a sampling of the vast array of storytelling and literary traditions from around the world. Led by course outcomes, the book’s readings, activities, and assignments aim to establish a 21st century framework. Novice literary scholars establish correlations between local and regional literature with those from distant lands on relevant concerns and topics, like those outlined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Through songs and folklore, film clips, poetry, myth, storytelling, and satirical theater, its chapters feature key literary texts and terms to present literature as vital community-sustaining cultural expressions. Learners witness the roles literature have on climate, ecology, and social justice challenges.
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Documentary Culture
Steve Shlisky · Peralta Community College District
In the contents: 1.01: Overview of Documentary Film- Defining documentary and its role in visual storytelling. · 1.02: Documentary's role in visual storytelling · 1.05: Analyzing and Discussing Documentaries