La dama y Galán Aquiles (El monstruo de los jardines) by Calderón de la Barca, Pedro

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The art of film acting : a guide for actors and directors / Jeremiah Comey. by Comey, Jeremiah

Table of Contents: “…The exercise -- Stage versus film acting -- Becoming a great actor -- Sight reading -- Art of concentration -- The art of not knowing -- More on the art of not knowing -- Working with the director -- The art of acceptance -- The art of giving and receiving -- The senses -- Intimacy, empathy, and intuition -- The audition -- More on the audition -- The comedy audition.…”

Commedia dell' arte : story, style / Peregrine Productions (Burwood, Vic.)

Table of Contents: “…Beginnings of Commedia dell' Arte (2:42) -- Art Forms Included in Commedia dell' Arte (0:55) -- Italian Mask Theater (2:16) -- Ancient Greek Theater (2:43) -- Christianity and Theater Arts (1:27) -- Cultural Rebirth in Italy (3:16) -- Italy: Masked Celebrations (3:15) -- Commedia dell' Arte Stock Characters: Pantalone the Miser (2:44) -- Commedia dell' Arte Stock Characters: Arlecchino and Brighella (1:07) -- Stock Character Representation (4:31) -- Stock Character: Crafty Gentleman (1:09) -- Stock Character: The Doctor (2:59) -- Stock Characters: Romantic Leads (3:44) -- Stock Character: Female Servant (2:50) -- Classic Character Masks: Antihero Figure (2:24) -- Classic Character Masks: Hero Figure (3:00) -- Early Puppet Theater: Slapstick Humor (1:51) -- Commedia dell' Arte: Improvisation (3:42) -- Traveling Companies of Performers (1:31) -- Golden Age of Commedia dell' Arte (3:24) -- Commedia dell' Arte Mime (1:06) -- Theater Troupe in Shakespeare's England (3:53) -- Comedy Changes in Italy (2:00) -- Puppets: Far-Reaching Influence of Commedia dell' Arte (4:34) -- Stock Characters/Universal Characters (4:16) -- Commedia del' Arte Today (1:47) -- Influence of Commedia dell' Arte on Western Comedy (2:35)…”
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