This is a collection of films on the 2003 National Theatre production of His Dark Materials, based on the books by Philip Pullman. The collection includes videos on fight direction, set design and costume design as well as an audio recording of platform event with Philip Pullman and an educational workpack. These videos are from the NT Archive.
Fight Director Terry King works with two actors on the bear fight, a complex fight sequence from His Dark Materials. This scene has more than 150 separate choreographed movements.
Published 11/23/12
Fight Director Terry King shows the cast how to convincingly stage a torture scene on stage in this video. In this scene the Church's representative, Fra Pavel, orders mrs. Coulter to torture a witch to force her to reveal a secret name. The cast create sound effects which are critical to the...
Published 11/23/12
Fight Director Terry King talks about directing physical conflict in the theatre. he explains that good fight-arranging is a critical acting skill.
Published 11/23/12