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Learn how to make and use theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free series of acting videos
There are 20 videos in this series:
Learn about the art of theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn about Asian theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn about neutral theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn about making mold castings for theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn get eye position correct when making theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn how theatre masks for stage and screen performances can make a statement about your character in this free acting video.
Learn how theatre masks can help show character traits for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn how to make theatre masks comfortable for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn about commedia dell arte theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn how to make a theatre mask for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn safety tips on making mache for theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn how to apply glue to make barth mache theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn how to use paper to make barth mache theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn how to use toilet paper to make a theatre mask for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn molding and casting techniques for making theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn acting tips for using theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn how to use body language with theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn about the types of theatre masks for stage and screen performances in this free acting video.
Learn how theatrical masks look different on different performers in this free acting video.
Learn how to play with theatre masks in this free acting video.
When we think of the theater, one image before all others comes to mind: two iconic masks side by side, one happy and the other sad. These masks represent the facade of acting, the range of human emotion, the masks we all where, and/or a host of other interpretations. Masks are found in most cultures around the globe, usually tied to magic or the arts (the dividing line between the two thinner than we might imagine). In ancient Greece and Rome, masks were traditionally said to help communicate emotion to people in the "cheap seats," but recent scholarly work finds masks much more interesting. A culture gives away its opinion of human subjectivity in the way it constructs its masks. Japanese Kabuki theater depended on masks. Many Hopi and other Uto-Aztecan Amerindian groups use masks in various kinds of rituals. The masks of Carnival are also complicated social constructions that both celebrate and reinforce boundaries at the same time.
In this free video series, Emily DeCola teaches you to make theater masks and ways to use them. You will learn the history of masks in various traditions, materials used in molding or making masks, ways to position the eyes and facial features, and more. Emily will show you how to create your very own mask using paper and simple materials. She shows you acting tips, how to use body language, how to match masks to actors, and much more. It is all here.
Emily DeCola Emily DeCola, is a freelance designer, performer and director working all over the world with puppetry and masks on stage and in television and film. She is based in New York City. Her puppets and performances can been seen on screen in "LazyTown" (Nickelodeon), "Johnny and the Sprites" (Disney), "Moonfishing" (David Michael Friend), "Huyghe Le Corbusier" (Pierre Huyghe) and "Katalog" (Cipher Productions). She's a student of Master Marionnettist, Albrecht Roser, a member of his Meisterklasse, and has studied with Dan Hurlin and The SITI company, among others. DeCola is a proud recipient of a Jim Henson Foundation Project Grant, the 2004 UNIMA Grant for International Study in Puppetry, a YES Foundation Fellowship, and a series of great studio space grants from Chashama. She is thrilled that puppets are "finally hip!"dkdk
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