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FILM FIGHTING
A presentation for
Arts in April 2019 at NSCC
by Dr. Nicki Buscemi & Dr. Cari Keebaugh
nbuscemi@northshore.edu / ckeebaug@northshore.edu
POW
Safety Basics
-- Make sure your scene partner is comfortable with the contact involved
-- Just because you borrowed your friend's car before doesn't mean you get to use it whenever you want...
-- Ask about any medical conditions or restrictions
CONSENT
Consent
Costume
--Have you removed all jewelry?
-- Can you perform the choreography freely?
-- Can you see?
-- How does the weight affect you?
-- Are the shoes non-skid? Heeled?
COSTUME
Call
-- "Call" is when an actor needs to show up
--"Fight call" means those actors involved in a fight have a seperate call time
-- Specifically for running choreographed violence
-- ALWAYS happens before a show
FIGHT
CALL
-- Safe word
-- If someone calls "hold," you STOP!
-- Particularly important with armed combat - freeze and DO NOT MOVE.
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CALLING
"HOLD"
Hold
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