Sword Fighting: A Manual for Actors and Directors

by Keith Ducklin

Other authorsJohn Waller, Keith Ducklin (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2001

Status

Available

Call number

792.028

Tags

swordsmanship, theatre, reenactment, martial art

Genres

Collection

Books: Non-Fiction

Publication

Robert Hale Ltd (2001), Hardcover, 192 pages

Description

Presents the art of creating realistic and exciting fight sequences for theatre, film and TV. This work contains advice on how to use character, costume, period and setting in the staging of a fight scene. It includes step-by-step instruction on how sword-fighting techniques from different periods can be safely adapted for stage and screen fights.

Language

English

Physical description

192 p.; 8.5 inches

ISBN

0709067038 / 9780709067030

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