Mime lessons

[andrew sharp]

Hello everyone here is a link to mime acting on you tube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE9OI...feature=relmfu

[Rodney]

Too much fun.

I only wish I could perform and entertain like that.
Some folks have a gift for it.

Solid gold. I owe you another link Andrew.

[andrew sharp]

Glad you like the link Rodney. I wish I had that type of acting ability too. She has "it" as Steve Martin says in the movie BoFinger. I really like how all the principals of animation are present but she calls them by different names.I think animation actually has more in common with mime then with acting because in mime and animation the forces at work have to congured up from mid air. I dont even know if that makes sense? haha oh well into the void of learning i go.Have a good day Rodney.

[OwenWelsh]

Thanks Andrew for posting the link and asking this question last seminar! It was a great one.

[andrew sharp]

Cheers Owen

[eezacque]

I had an acting course at school with a heavy mime component, which also included physical things like juggling, stage fighting, mask play, and an introduction to Commedia del'Arte. Great stuff, great teacher, and extremely useful for animators. For some reason, it was replaced by a more generic acting course, which isn't half as useful...

[andrew sharp]

That sounds like a really cool class Eezacque fighting, juggling masks and mime alot of subjects. It sounds like a lot of fun and a big help when it comes to animation . Great to hear your insight on how it was a good class for animation. Can I ask what an introduction to Commedia del'Arte was? Thankyou Eezacque

[Rodney]

...and it sounds like great exercise for us sedentary never-move-from-our-chair artists!

I learned how to juggle (a little) but it was mostly to impress a girl.
That did not work out as well as I had hoped.

[eezacque]

Can I ask what an introduction to Commedia del'Arte was?

It was about the typical characters in Commedia del'Arte, like Pantalone, Harlequin and Brighella, and typical situations, like the chase, where everybody is looking for someone else, and how Commedia del'Arte is still visible in our modern sitcom.

[andrew sharp]

Thank you for the reply Eezacque that is awesome more ideas to track down