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SLAPS & PUNCHES

SLAPS

  • Stand at least one hands-breadth apart (depending on what your partner is comfortable with, and whether you are on stage or screen)

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  • Knap can be “body” or “partnered” (depends on actors' position in relation to audience)

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  • Reaction is extremely important

Examples

Stage Slap

PRO TIP: 80% is the  magic number!
PRO TIP:
15% is the
magic number!

PUNCHES

Punches

  • Similar to slaps, but more "hands-on"

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  • Can maintain contact to help gauge distance (ie, the "John Wayne" stage punch)

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  • Punch can occur on face, stomach, side, or back, and can be open-handed or caught

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  • Practical knaps are optional (difficult to hear) - in film they're done digitally

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  • Reaction is extremely important (A note to recipients ... fall the correct way. Physics are a thing.)

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