{"id":3212,"date":"2012-02-02T20:09:05","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T20:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/?p=3212"},"modified":"2012-02-16T23:57:22","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T23:57:22","slug":"scenes-of-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/stage-combat-2\/scenes-of-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenes of Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most actors learn stage combat for a specific role while in rehearsal. My belief that every performer before leaving acting school should have Basic Actor-Combatant certification wth Fight Directors Canada does not have widespread support.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the majority of actors already have a scene to fight to.<\/p>\n<p>But actors who are taking the full stage combat course need to find three scenes of about 3 minutes. One for each weapon tested. Where does one find fight scenes for tests, or just for the fun of it?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>FDC Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>The scenes must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be from a published play<\/li>\n<li>Last no longer than 3 minutes (5 minutes with the fight included)<\/li>\n<li>Contain information about what each character has at stake and why they are fighting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Feeling the Shakes<\/h1>\n<p>Shakespeare is not only replete with violence, but his scenes are great for the actor in several ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Due to the type of audiences and theatre he wrote for, the scenes almost always repeat key plot points so we know what&#8217;s going on.<\/li>\n<li>Actors who don&#8217;t normally work on stage can stretch their acting skills<\/li>\n<li>The adjudicator will appreciate the effort, and their familiarity with the scene may lead to higher scores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Where are the good Shakespeare fight scenes? Ask me for the full list, or consider the following plays with more than one awesome scene:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Macbeth<\/li>\n<li>Henry IV<\/li>\n<li>King Lear<\/li>\n<li>Romeo &amp; Juliet<\/li>\n<li>Twelfth Night<\/li>\n<li>Troilus &amp; Cressida<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Collections<\/h1>\n<p>Besides Shakespeare, there are plenty of authors from the classics and contemporary theatre who include lots of fights, and you can often find their works in collections.<\/p>\n<p>Consider these playwrights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/search\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=Alexandre%20Dumas&amp;tag=memorishakes-20&amp;index=aps&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=330641\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandre Dumas, Pere<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=memorishakes-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=15\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>: The Count of Monte Cristo, The Man in the Iron Mask, The Three Musketeers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/search\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=Moliere&amp;tag=memorishakes-20&amp;index=aps&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=330641\" target=\"_blank\">Moliere<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=memorishakes-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=15\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>:&nbsp;Don Juan, The Miser, Tartuffe, etc.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/search\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=George%20F.%20Walker&amp;tag=memorishakes-20&amp;index=aps&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=330641\" target=\"_blank\">George F. Walker<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.ca\/e\/ir?t=memorishakes-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=15\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>:&nbsp;Zastrozzi, Tough, Heaven, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Anthology<\/h2>\n<p>Any anthology of scenes for two actors will have scenes of conflict, whether they are fights or not is a matter of interpretation (see blow on Clip and Edit). I know of only one anthology of scenes that is made for stage combat:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/51V+3R6SHOL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"They Fight\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3213\" srcset=\"http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/51V+3R6SHOL._SL500_AA300_.jpg 300w, http:\/\/playfighting.ca\/combat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/51V+3R6SHOL._SL500_AA300_-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/1575253224\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=memorishakes-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=330641&amp;creativeASIN=1575253224\" target=\"_blank\">They Fight: Classical to Contemporary Stage Fight Scenes by Kyna Hamill<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Standard Fight Scenes<\/h1>\n<p>I would love to give each fighting pair a standard scene, but that would not only be unbearably boring for the adjudicator, it would set up the students to compete on acting the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal is good fights in the context of a scene, we don&#8217;t need to compare actors on their acting skills within the scene.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Clip and Edit<\/h1>\n<p>Grab the nearest script. There will be a scene of disagreement, since conflict is the essence of drama (a great writer once said)&#8230; make that conflict your fight.<\/p>\n<p>Any scene in which two characters have a strong disagreement (even if there&#8217;s no mention of swords or physical violence) can be a fight scene. The student can insert a physical fight into a scene in which the characters only yell at eachother. Or you could upgrade a fight from &#8220;she slaps him&#8221; to &#8220;she attacks him, and they fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The rule is this: you can change stage directions, but you can&#8217;t change the written dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Just remember that we need to know <strong>why<\/strong> the two characters are fighting, and keep it short.<\/p>\n<p>And in case it wasn&#8217;t clear: No, you may not write your own scene for FDC certification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most actors learn stage combat for a specific role while in rehearsal. 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