http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk 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. Feeder 2.3.8(1705); Mac OS X Version 10.6.8 (Build 10K549) http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:23:21 +0100 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:23:21 +0100 National Theatre no National Theatre mpeers@nationaltheatre.org.uk no Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:23:19 +0100 BE5B28D3-F3B4-43E0-89AB-2DFE7A95A61A Fight direction 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. no 3:18 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:50:25 +0000 8AC3ABF1-0E00-4E61-BA0C-34DFCD519C41 His Dark Materials Fight Director Terry King talks about directing physical conflict in the theatre. he explains that good fight-arranging is a critical acting skill. no 1:09 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:50:34 +0000 C2579EA0-F0F4-4C58-8523-70910572A1A0 His Dark Materials 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. no 2:26 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:50:45 +0000 81665D0D-F660-4061-82F9-70C3B5DB56BF His Dark Materials 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. no 2:18 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:56:38 +0000 BD9B71A5-D69E-4927-89DE-976858DFECF0 One Man, Two Guvnors The cast work out some of the show's fight sequences and slapstick comedy with the stage fighting expert Kombat Kate. no 2:11