“Great lecturers seldom hesitate to use dramatic tricks to enshrine their precepts in the minds of their audiences, and at Yale perhaps Chauncey B. Tinker was the most noted. To read one of his lectures was like reading a monologue of the great actress Ruth Draper--you missed the main point. You missed the drop in his voice as he approached the death in Rome of the tubercular Keats; you missed the shaking tone in which he described the poet's agony for the absent Fanny with him his love had never been consummated; you missed the grim silence of the end.” MindEndsUseReadingVoiceSilenceAudiencePoetActressesTricksDramaticToneRomeAgonyHis LoveLecturesAbsentShakingGrimLecturerYaleMonologuesRuth Author:Louis Auchincloss
“There are definitely some tricks and techniques to a good reading. Rewarding the audience that shows up to your reading is very important and you can't be boring or ungrateful.” ImportantShowsReadingAudienceBoringTechniqueTricksUngratefulGood Reading Author:Kevin Sampsell
“It's very important that a film that intends to play tricks on the audience... has to play fair with the audience. For me, any time you're going to have a reveal in the film, it's essential that it have been shown to the audience as much as possible. What that means is that some people are going to figure it out very early on. Other people not til the end. Everybody watches the film differently.” PeopleMeanHas BeensImportantEndsPlayFilmWatchesAudienceFiguresEssentialsFairsTricks Author:Christopher Nolan
“The film industry needs to find a way to bring audiences to movie theaters. It's more of a technical trick than a revolution.” WayNeedsFilmAudienceRevolutionIndustryTheaterTricksFilm IndustryMovie Theater Author:Michel Ocelot
“For me, a great show is when there's a great rapport with the band and the audience, and we're all really into it. The first trick is to bring the audience into the band, break the ice, have a life, and be one, so you can enjoy the next hour and a half together.” FirstsShowsTogetherNextEnjoyHoursHalfBreakAudienceBandTricksIceRapport Author:Andy Summers