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sinnead zenun Elite user Mt. Makiling 408 Posts |
When telling a story timing is important... too long might get your audience bored and lost their attention and too quick might not have much emotional impact and might lost the feeling or thrill.
anybody knows a good reference for studying more factors and aspect in the art of storytelling? of course we have bizarre books that discuss effects and routines.any book that might be discussing more about the delivery of the story, the timing, facial expression, voice modulation etc... peace... |
Magickman Elite user St.Petersburg, Fl. 402 Posts |
For that I would go to a book on theater and drama.
Magickman
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sinnead zenun Elite user Mt. Makiling 408 Posts |
Hi magickman... do you have any book about these?
or any book to recommend... |
Chiromancer New user Chicago, IL 10 Posts |
There are so many books availible on "theatre" that to start nameing them would almost be senseless. However it sounds like you may be heading more towards the feild of acting with this question. After all it is the charcter of the story teller that intrigues the audience. If they emotionally invested in you they will listen about what you are saying.
personal opinion about acting theary would be to look for works by Sanford Meisner. Meisners approach to acting is very organic, and may well lead you to a good place. |
P.T. Murphy Loyal user 224 Posts |
Sinnead:
READING about acting is like tap dancing about architecture...it is kind of pointless. Acting is something that has to be done to be understood. Storytelling is acting. Good acting is living truthfully from moment to moment under imaginary circumstances. If you can tell your tale, sincerely, your audience will go along for the ride. Sandford Meisner is an EXCELLENT place to start for all performers who are looking for an organic, HONEST approach to their performance. I am not sure what area you live in. But I would suggest finding a good acting teacher, take an acting class and pay attention to how the script informs the actor. Learn about scripting your material. Look at the plays of David Mamet, Arther Miller, Sam Shepard. Mamet is a master of telling the tale with few words. Shepard is a master of imagery. Miller is a master of relationships. If you are lucky you will find that you take to acting...then you will have another mode of expression...one that is challenging and a great deal of fun. Good luck!
P.T. Murphy
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calexa Inner circle Germany 1635 Posts |
I couldn´t say it better. You have to perform to get the experience.
Magixx
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Clifford the Red Inner circle LA, California 1941 Posts |
Take an acting class or workshop. Get a director to evaluate your performance and give..well...direction!
A long story can be boring if you are boring. Plays are long stories, and some are told by one person who holds people enthralled for 2 hours. There are associations of storytellers that may also have information on the art of storytelling in particular. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/storyhandbook.htm
"The universe is full of magical things, waiting for our wits to grow sharper." Eden Philpotts
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ptbeast Special user Oregon 831 Posts |
While acting and storytelling are closely allied arts, I don't think
that being good at one necessarily makes you good at the other. In other words, while I would certainly encourage you to work on your acting skills, if you want to improve your storytelling, then focus on that separately. While they are hard to find, storytelling workshops are occasionally available. I would highly suggest seeking out professional storytellers and watching them perform. Note how they use gestures, voice modulation, and imagery to bring a story to life. The one book that I would recommend on the subject is Improving Your Storytelling: Beyond the Basics for All Who Tell Stories in Work or Play by Doug Lipman. It is not really for the beginner, but if you perform bizarre magic, I suspect you have been telling stories for a while as well. Lastly, like magic, the best way to improve it to do it. Get out there and tell stories. Then, some dark night, when the conditions are right, you'll start to get the kind of complaints from parents that I got last week. Seems that a number of young teens couldn't sleep after spending an hour around the bonfire with me. I take that as the highest form of complement. Bwahaha. Dave Teller of tall tales |
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