The Violence Design Lab is the podcast destination for fight choreographers, theatre directors, stage combatants, actors, teachers of theatre, or anyone interested in the art of stage combat who wants to learn to design violence for theatre. Join me for weekly advice and tips on how to create better designs, act fights more convincingly, and use the power of stage combat more effectively in your directing project!
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The Violence Design Lab is the podcast destination for fight choreographers, theatre directors, stage combatants, actors, teachers of theatre, or anyone interested in the art of stage combat who wants to learn to design violence for theatre. Join me for weekly advice and tips on how to create better designs, act fights more convincingly, and use the power of stage combat more effectively in your directing project!
This week's episode is the first in a series on style: designing fights in particular ways to match a specific genre or to evoke a certain tone. Each iteration in the series will break down the specific elements that define the style and give you concrete, actionable ways to incorporate these elements into your choreography. I will also discuss the reasons that make the style challenging and how using it can affect the logistics of your production process, and finally, I'll wrap up with a discussion of the general "feel" or tone that the style evokes in performance. This week. I'm examining classic Hollywood Swashbuckling: the flashy, dashing swordplay of the likes of Errol Flynn and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. What makes swash tick? What are some of the classic tropes? And wait...don't I HATE swash??
Contents
3:24 Define "Swashbuckling"
4:11 The Elements of the Swash Style
15:30 Why Is This Style Challenging?
18:45 What Tone Does This Style Create?
Violence Design Lab Podcast
The Violence Design Lab is the podcast destination for fight choreographers, theatre directors, stage combatants, actors, teachers of theatre, or anyone interested in the art of stage combat who wants to learn to design violence for theatre. Join me for weekly advice and tips on how to create better designs, act fights more convincingly, and use the power of stage combat more effectively in your directing project!
