The Art of Broadsword Fighting for Stage and Screen

ISBN-13: 9781032356051 / Twarda / 2024 / 208 str.

Erick Vaughn Wolfe

Opis

The Art of Broadsword Fighting for Stage and Screen provides historical and contemporary techniques and styles for the safe training and use of the European broadsword in a theatrical setting.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Taking History to the Stage and Screen  3.Types of Swords  4. The Elements of Theatrical Violence  5. Wards and Guard Positions  6. Footwork and Body Dynamics  7. The Basic Cuts  8. Blocks and Parries  9. Active Blocks and Attacks on the Blade  10. Advanced Cuts and Actions  11. Killing Actions and Adding Flair  12. Final Thoughts for Actors and Directors

O autorze

Erick Vaughn Wolfe is an international fight director with over 25 years’ experience in film, TV, Theatre, Musical Theatre, Opera, and Ballet, working in stunts, fight choreography, intimacy, directing, and movement. He is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), and is a Certified Teacher with both the British Academy of Dramatic Combat (B.A.D.C.) and the Academy of Performance Combat (A.P.C.). He earned his B.F.A. in Performance from Oklahoma Central University, and his M.F.A. in Film and Theatre Directing from the University of New Orleans. After running his own stage combat training school for 10 years, Erick travelled around teaching combat and movement across the United States and the United Kingdom, before entering into teaching at the university level, where his focus is on leadership for the Arts in academia.