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Nick is holding a gun to my head in attempt to make me write something on his wiki...take that as you will.
 
Nick is holding a gun to my head in attempt to make me write something on his wiki...take that as you will.
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Directing is fun.  The only way to learmn to be a director is To watch other directors in their work.  As a result every directorial technique is different, and so there are few, useful, books on the actual mathodology involved, but more on the process of organising a performance.  Directorial technique should not be confused with practicioner thory, which deals with the role of theatre and elements involved.
 
Directing is fun.  The only way to learmn to be a director is To watch other directors in their work.  As a result every directorial technique is different, and so there are few, useful, books on the actual mathodology involved, but more on the process of organising a performance.  Directorial technique should not be confused with practicioner thory, which deals with the role of theatre and elements involved.
In conclusion itr is pointless to write about directing because it depends upon the personal approach of each person to a performance text.  A few basic rules are that casting is 70% of the work and english lit students should not direct shows because they are too pretentious.
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In conclusion itr is pointless to write about directing because it depends upon the personal approach of each person to a performance text.

Revision as of 16:52, 9 March 2006

Nick is holding a gun to my head in attempt to make me write something on his wiki...take that as you will.

Directing is fun. The only way to learmn to be a director is To watch other directors in their work. As a result every directorial technique is different, and so there are few, useful, books on the actual mathodology involved, but more on the process of organising a performance. Directorial technique should not be confused with practicioner thory, which deals with the role of theatre and elements involved.

In conclusion itr is pointless to write about directing because it depends upon the personal approach of each person to a performance text.