Film and Media Arts: Acting
Dialect Recordings and Resources on the Web
Here's a link to dialect CDs at Marriott Library.
Don't have a CD player? Check out a portable CD drive at the Marriott Library's Knowledge Commons Desk, plug it into your laptop, and use it to convert any audio CD to an MP3 file using iTunes or Windows Media Player.
The links below are for free resources on the web. If you have others you'd like to recommend, send me an email.
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Dictionary of American Regional EnglishPresents the full panoply of American regional words, phrases, and pronunciations. The digital edition features audio, interactive maps, and insights into the DARE Survey.
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Visual Accent & Dialect ArchiveAn archive of video clips from around the world, providing both aural and visual information about an accent or dialogue.
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The International Dialects of English Archive"A free, online archive of primary source dialect and accent recordings for the performing arts."
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Sounds Familiar?"This site captures and celebrates the diversity of spoken English in the second half of the twentieth century."
One Button Studio
The One Button Studio allows you to create high-quality video recordings without having to know anything about lights, cameras, and microphones. Just bring a flash drive (to turn on the system and save your recordings) and push a single button.
OBS now has music playback capabilities! Bring a portable music device (smartphone, tablet, iPod), plug it the audio connector, and hit play. The recording system has a pre-amplifier that will reduce vocal pops!
Perfect for recording your audition reels. Reserve your one-hour session today!
Auditions/Scenework
To find books highlighting audition techniques, audition pieces, and scenework, do a Subject search in the Usearch library catalog for one of the following, exact phrases:
Or, do a basic keyword search for the phrase "student actors"
Performance
To find a wide variety of books on acting theory and training, do a Subject search in the Usearch library catalog for one of the following, exact words:
Featured Acting Books:
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Mastering the Shakespeare Audition: A Quick Guide to Performance Success, by Donna Soto-Morettini
General Collection, Level 2: PN2071.A92 S68 2016 -
Devising Performance, by Deirdre Heddon and Jane Milling
General Collection, Level 2: PN2193.E86 H43 2016 -
The Moon Rises from the Ganges, by Eugenio Barba
General Collection, Level 2: PN2061 .B37 2015 -
The Voiceover Book
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This is an e-book. You must be on campus or have a current uNID to access it. -
In Rehearsal: in the world, in the room and on your own
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General Collection, Level 2: PN2061.S56 2012 -
Acting As a Business
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Marriott Library, Level 2, General Collection: PN2055.O54 2014
