Acting Techniques for Effective Communication
The Greeks and the First Actor
A course by Ivo Müller , Actor
About the video: The Greeks and the First Actor
Overview
“From Greek performance to recording a self-tape with your phone's camera. In this lesson, you will discover what Ancient Greece has to do with the history of acting and communication. ”
In this video lesson Ivo Müller addresses the topic: The Greeks and the First Actor, which is part of the Domestika online course: Acting Techniques for Effective Communication . Learn how to convince and engage an audience by exploring the tools and techniques used by actors, from humor and silence to authenticity.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Greeks and the First Actor I have to remind you that this is not a history course. The next two lessons will contextualize and give you a general idea about names and people you should know. I'll give you Additional Resources and you can always research more. In case you have studied philosophy or theater at university, use this as a review. Rage - Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses, hurling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls, great fighters' souls, but made their bodies carrion, feasts for the dogs a...”
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Ivo Müller
A course by Ivo Müller
Ivo Müller is a Brazilian-born actor, producer, writer, and teacher based in Los Angeles, California. After discovering a love of live performance in middle school, Ivo earned a B.A. in Law at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, before abandoning his burgeoning career in favor of acting.
Ivo’s acting credits include a stage production of Twelve Angry Men, and Tabu, a critically-acclaimed, multi-award winning 2012 Portuguese movie that won the Critics Best Picture award at the Berlin Film Festival. Ivo has worked with studios including HBO, Sony, and Globo TV in Brazil, and has taught actors and directors at film schools in Brazil. He has over 11K followers on Instagram, and even has his own page on Wikipedia."
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