Students perform a scenes from various scripts for the Memorized Scene Performance Project. You should watch the video of yourself and note strengths and weaknesses. Students should WRITE AN EVALUATION of their own performance piece, watching for the purpose of self-criticism. Note the strengths and weaknesses of your own performance in the piece and provide…
** Special Student Series
** Special Student Series
Stereographic Ethnography Series
by Brian David Phillips •
Students present their Stereographic Ethnographies. This is the STEREOGRAPHIC ETHNOGRAPHY series with assigned evaluators. Students must evaluate two classmates and themselves. Your detailed analysis pieces are due in hard copy on January 8. In addition to typical critique of strengths and weaknesses as well as communication, language use, pronunciation, grammar, organization, eye contact, volume, and…
** Special Student Series, Interactive Drama
Interactive Drama: What’s It Like to LARP?
by Brian David Phillips •
** Special Student Series, Interactive Drama, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Nordic LARP, Interactive Drama, on Discovery
by Brian David Phillips •
** Special Student Series, Interactive Drama, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Vampire Sex Edition of Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex LARP (But Were Afraid to Ask including a Whole Lot about Sex in LARP)
by Brian David Phillips •
** Special Student Series, Interactive Drama
Playground Magazine featuring Interactive Drama Now Online for Download
by Brian David Phillips •
Okay, this is rather nifty neat . . . Playground Magazine is now available for digital download in addition to print issue purchase and to really throw icing on that cake, the digital downloads are free! Playground was a short lived but very well done magazine focusing on the New Wave of Roleplaying with many…
** Special Student Series, Interactive Drama, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
From Theatre to Interactive Drama
by Brian David Phillips •
Johanna MacDonald (Walkabout) is a transnational Finnish-Canadian artist in theatre, performance art, stand-up comedy, drag performance, punk music, writing, video, and larp. She started out in Toronto with a fairly traditional education in drama-based theatre as an actor and director, but then moved to Finland, where she couldn’t make heads or tails of the language.…
** Special Student Series, Interactive Drama
The Book of Mad About the Boy
by Brian David Phillips •
The Book of Mad About the Boy is available online . . . both in print and in free digital edition at http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/546743. This is a fascinating extensive account of an experimental interactive drama (LARP) that explored gender, motherhood, and values. Seriously, this is a ground breaking publication and I hope more such projects documenting…
** Special Student Series, 3D/VR/AR/360°, Interactive Drama, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Beginner’s Guide to Interactive Drama
by Brian David Phillips •
Rev. Dr. Brian David Phillips discusses Interactive Drama – Freeform Theate Style Scenario-based Live Action Roleplaying Games – with beginning notes on what they are, how to play them, and how to create them. Interactive Drama is a formal term used to refer to theatre style LARPs. Just for fun, this video was shot in…
** Special Student Series, 3D/VR/AR/360°, Interactive Drama, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
What is Interactive Drama?
by Brian David Phillips •
Rev. Dr. Brian David Phillips discusses critical and theoretical approaches to Interactive Drama – Freeform Theate Style Scenario-based Live Action Roleplaying Games – with an emphasis on formal analysis rather than recreational play. Interactive Drama is a formal term used to refer to theatre style LARPs. Just for fun, this video was shot in 3D…
** Special Student Series, 3D/VR/AR/360°, Interactive Drama, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Taiwan Interactive Theatre Society Highlights
by Brian David Phillips •
Here’s a short slide show of images from various Interactive Dramas – Freeform Theate Style Scenario-based Live Action Roleplaying Games – performed/played by the Taiwan Interactive Theatre Society, Taiwan’s longest-running theatre style LARP troupe. Just for fun, this video was shot in 3D and can be viewed in 2D or 3D, just choose the appropriate…
** Special Student Series, Influence, Interactive Drama
Motive, Means, and Opportunity
by Brian David Phillips •
Rev. Dr. Brian David Phillips presents a very short discussion on MOTIVE, MEANS and OPPORTUNITY in interactive drama, LARP, murder mystery games, drama and more. He presents a general introduction to key concepts. This video was shot in 3D and can be viewed in 2D or 3D, just choose the appropriate format. If you don’t…
** Special Student Series, Bad Poetry
Jabberwocky Fun Time!
by Brian David Phillips •
Brian David Phillips performs an alternate version of JABBERWOCKY for his students as post-reference for the Blocked and Memorized Poetical Performance Project for the Theatre Acting, Directing, and Production course taught by Rev. Dr. Brian David Phillips at National Chengchi University. Note that this is not a serious performance set but a series of one-take…
** Special Student Series
NCCU Student Jabberwocky Performances
by Brian David Phillips •
Students perform their version of JABBERWOCKY for the Blocked and Memorized Poetical Performance Project for the Theatre Acting, Directing, and Production course taught by Rev. Dr. Brian David Phillips at National Chengchi University. JABBERWOCKY Lewis Carroll (from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, 1872) `Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and…
** Special Student Series
Three Voices Performances
by Brian David Phillips •
Students perform a scenes from various plays for the Three Voices Performance Project. You should watch the video of yourself and note strengths and weaknesses. Students do NOT need to write an evaluation of this piece, but should watch for the purpose of self-criticism. Feel free to view the videos of other students from the…
** Special Student Series
Spoon River Group Performances
by Brian David Phillips •
Students in the theatre acting, directing, and production class perform Spoon River in groups. This post is protected for Special Student Members only. You should write an evaluation of your own group – in detail on your own performance and more generally upon your group members’ performances (if any). You should also evaluate the members…
** Special Student Series
Magic Demonstration Speeches
by Brian David Phillips •
Students in the Oral Training Two – English Communication – course present their demonstration speeches. Please note, this post is private and viewable only by persons with the Special Student membership level. Please evaluate yourself and your assigned classmates. ALISON LIN MAGIC TRICK DEMONSTRATION CLARA LIN MAGIC TRICK DEMONSTRATION ELENNA CHEN MAGIC TRICK…
** Special Student Series, *** Live Training, *** Workshop Announcements
GUIDED VISUALIZATION – 1 December 2013 – FREE Hypnosis Workshop in Taipei
by Brian David Phillips •
FREE HYPNOSIS WORKSHOP GUIDED VISUALIZATION Guided Imagery and Visualization Mental Imagery for Multiple Contexts 1 December 2013 : Taipei REGISTRATION IS CLOSED We are NOT accepting registrations. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED We are NOT accepting registrations. free focused trance hypnosis workshop in GUIDED VISUALIZATION Guided Imagery and VisualizationMental Imagery for Multiple Contexts Rev. Dr. Brian David…
** Special Student Series, 3D/VR/AR/360°, Interactive Drama, Religion, Science Fiction
Loki’s Testicles Tug-O-War Fun Sort of True Story Time
by Brian David Phillips •
Welcome to Sort of True Story Fun Time . . . sit back and enjoy a traditional tale of THJAZI, LOKI, SKADI, AN INVISIBLE ROPE, A GOAT, LOKI’S TESTICLES, A VERY STRANGE GAME OF TUG-O-WAR, SOME GOLDEN APPLES, and special guest appearances by Thor, Odin, Idun, Njord, and Many Others. Be sure to let Marvel…
** Special Student Series, Celebrity Hypnosis, Hypnosis in the News, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Fiona Fullerton wants Hypnosis for Nerves for Strictly Come Dancing 2013
by Brian David Phillips •
** Special Student Series, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Bryan Cranston’s Advice to Aspiring Actors (Video)
by Brian David Phillips •
Originally, I embedded this short video but the originating site very cleverly does not give one the option of turning autoplay off. Grrr. So, here’s the link instead. http://thechive.com/2013/10/01/bryan-cranstons-advice-to-aspiring-actors-video/ Live Trance and Prosper, Brian www.BrianDavidPhillips.net CORE HYPNOSIS SKILLS Vanilla core skills for those with no previous hypnosis training or experience wishing a more solid foundation…
** Special Student Series, Interactive Drama, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about LARP (But Were Afraid to Ask including a Whole Lot about Sex in LARP)
by Brian David Phillips •
Okay, this video thingie is cute and a half while addressing some rather important issues such as SEX in Interactive Drama or LARP (Live Action Roleplaying) or Live RPG . . . a subject near and dear to me as my doctoral dissertation was on the subject (well, on interactive drama with a sub-discussion on…
** Special Student Series, Hypnosis Q&A, Hypnosis Videos, Influence, Intuitionist: Psychic Intuitionism
Focused Energy, Reality Shifting, and Detachable Fingers
by Brian David Phillips •
My students at the university are learning magic tricks which they teach to their classmates . . . the prestidigitation kind not the occult . . . the exercise is intended to give them experience in demonstrational speaking, the act of teaching a skill to others, while signposting the importance of critical thinking. Too many…