Fight Direction

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This is a collection of videos on Fight Direction, including behind the scenes footage of 'One Man, Two Guvnors' and 'His Dark Materials'. These videos are from the National Theatre archive.

Episodes

  1. 08/23/2013 ·  Video

    Staging a brawl in Othello

    Fight Director Kate Waters works with the cast of Othello to create the fight sequence in Act 2 Scene 3, beginning with Cassio's pursuit of Roderigo and culminating in this production in a messy brawl. Kate works through the key moments of the fight with the actors, explaining how to create realistic effects on stage. This film includes footage from the 2013 production.

  2. 11/23/2012 ·  Video

    Staging the Bear Fight

    Fight Director Terry King works with two actors on the bear fight, a complex fight sequence from His Dark Materials. This scene has more than 150 separate choreographed movements.

  3. 11/23/2012 ·  Video

    Staging the Witch Torture

    Fight Director Terry King shows the cast how to convincingly stage a torture scene on stage in this video. In this scene the Church's representative, Fra Pavel, orders mrs. Coulter to torture a witch to force her to reveal a secret name. The cast create sound effects which are critical to the scene's dramatic impact, without giving the game away to the audience.

  4. 11/23/2012 ·  Video

    Terry King on Fight Direction

    Fight Director Terry King talks about directing physical conflict in the theatre. he explains that good fight-arranging is a critical acting skill.

  5. 11/22/2012 ·  Video

    One Man, Two Guvnors video diaries - Fight Direction

    Jemima Rooper spies on fight rehearsals with Kombat Kate.

  • 5 Episodes

About

This is a collection of videos on Fight Direction, including behind the scenes footage of 'One Man, Two Guvnors' and 'His Dark Materials'. These videos are from the National Theatre archive.

Information

  • Creator
    National Theatre
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2013
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Fight Direction

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