Basic Acting Techniques

Author : Michael Chekhov
Publisher : Ravenio Books
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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To the Actor by Michael Chekhov Pdf

In this practical guide, renowned actor and director Michael Chekhov shares his innovative approach to the craft of acting. Drawing on his extensive experience in the theater and his unique understanding of the actor's creative process, Chekhov presents a comprehensive system of techniques designed to help actors develop their physical, mental, and emotional abilities. Through a series of exercises and principles, actors can learn to create compelling, truthful performances that captivate audiences and bring characters to life on stage and screen.

Author : Constantin Stanislavski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781135855260

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Building A Character by Constantin Stanislavski Pdf

Building a Character is one of the three volumes that make up Stanislavski’s The Acting Trilogy. An Actor Prepares explores the inner preparation an actor must undergo in order to explore a role to the full. In this volume, Sir John Gielgud said, this great director “found time to explain a thousand things that have always troubled actors and fascinated students.” Building a Character discusses the external techniques of acting: the use of the body, movement, diction, singing, expression, and control. Creating a Role describes the preparation that precedes actual performance, with extensive discussions of Gogol’s The Inspector General and Shakespeare’s Othello. Sir Paul Scofield called Creating a Role “immeasurably important” for the actor. These three volumes belong on any actor’s short shelf of essential books.

Author : Sanford Meisner,Dennis Longwell
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780307830630

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Sanford Meisner on Acting by Sanford Meisner,Dennis Longwell Pdf

Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country. This book follows one of his acting classes for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, it is essential reading for beginning and professional actors alike. Throughout these pages Meisner is a delight—always empathizing with his students and urging them onward, provoking emotion, laughter, and growing technical mastery from his charges. With an introduction by Sydney Pollack, director of Out of Africa and Tootsie, who worked with Meisner for five years. "This book should be read by anyone who wants to act or even appreciate what acting involves. Like Meisner's way of teaching, it is the straight goods."—Arthur Miller "If there is a key to good acting, this one is it, above all others. Actors, young and not so young, will find inspiration and excitement in this book."—Gregory Peck

Author : Uta Hagen,Haskel Frankel
Publisher : New York : Macmillan ; London : Collier Macmillan
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015004760289

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Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen,Haskel Frankel Pdf

An account of her own struggle with the techniques of acting -- based on her teachings.

Author : Edward Dwight Easty
Publisher : Ivy Books
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780307823779

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On Method Acting by Edward Dwight Easty Pdf

Practiced by such actors of stature as Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Julie Harris, Dustin Hoffman, and Ellen Burstyn (not to mention the late James Dean) the Method offers a practical application of the renowned Stanislavsky technique. On Method Acting demystifies the "mysteries" of Method acting -- breaking down the various steps into clear and simple terms, including chapters on: Sense Memory -- the most vital component of Method acting Improvisation -- without it, the most integral part of the Method is lost Animal Exercises -- just one way to combat the mental blocks that prevent actors from grasping a character Creating The Outer Character -- so actors can give the freshness of originality to a role while at the same time living the life of the character On Method Acting is also an indispensable volume for directors, designers, lighting technicians, and anyone in the dramatic arts interested in creating a believable and realistic effect in their productions.

Author : Jack Garfein
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780810126732

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Life and Acting by Jack Garfein Pdf

"Jack Garfein's book is a touching reminder of our early attempts at creating theater without artifice. It is good to know that he is still working hard at it."---Ben Gazzara --

Author : Ivana Chubbuck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1592401538

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The Power of the Actor by Ivana Chubbuck Pdf

In The Power of the Actor, a Los Angeles Times bestseller, premier acting teacher and coach Ivana Chubbuck reveals her cutting-edge technique, which has launched some of the most successful acting careers in Hollywood. The first book from the instructor who has taught Charlize Theron, Brad Pitt, Elisabeth Shue, Djimon Hounsou, and Halle Berry, The Power of the Actor guides you to dynamic and effective results. For many of today’s major talents, the Chubbuck Technique is the leading edge of acting for the twenty-first century. Ivana Chubbuck has developed a curriculum that takes the theories of the acting masters, such as Stanislavski, Meisner, and Hagen, to the next step by utilizing inner pain and emotions, not as an end in itself, but rather as a way to drive and win a goal. In addition to the powerful twelve-step process, the book takes well-known scripts, both classic and contemporary, and demonstrates how to precisely apply Chubbuck’s script-analysis process. The Power of the Actor is filled with fascinating and inspiring behind-the-scenes accounts of how noted actors have mastered their craft and have accomplished success in such a difficult and competitive field.

Author : Lola Cohen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781315471488

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The Method Acting Exercises Handbook by Lola Cohen Pdf

The Method Acting Exercises Handbook is a concise and practical guide to the acting exercises originally devised by Lee Strasberg, one of the Method's foremost practitioners. The Method trains the imagination, concentration, senses and emotions to ‘re-create’ – not ‘imitate’ – logical, believable and truthful behavior on stage and in film. Building on nearly 30 years of teaching internationally and at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York and Los Angeles, Lola Cohen details a series of specific exercises in order to provide clear instruction and guidance to this preeminent form of actor training. By integrating Strasberg's voice with her own tried and tested style of teaching, Cohen demonstrates what can be gained from the exercises, how they can inform and inspire your learning, and how they might be applied to your acting and directing practice. As a companion to The Lee Strasberg Notes (Routledge 2010), a transcription of Strasberg's own teaching, The Method Acting Exercises Handbook offers an unparalleled and updated guide to this world renowned technique.

Author : Elizabeth Y. Kelly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Child actors
ISBN : UOM:39015003627737

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The Magic If by Elizabeth Y. Kelly Pdf

Author : Sinéad Rushe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781472503473

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Michael Chekhov’s Acting Technique by Sinéad Rushe Pdf

Intended for actors, directors, teachers and researchers, this book offers an exceptionally clear and thorough introduction to the renowned acting technique developed by Michael Chekhov. Sinéad Rushe's book provides a complete overview of the whole method, and includes illuminating explanations of its principles, as well as a wide range of practical exercises that illustrate, step by step, how they can be applied to dramatic texts. Part One provides an outline of the ideas that underpin the work, which help to prepare practitioners to become responsive and receptive, and to awaken their imagination. Part Two charts a journey through the foundational psychophysical exercises that can both orient an actor's training routine and be applied directly to the development of a role. Part Three focuses on more specific and elaborate methods of scene work, characterisation and the art of transformation. Drawing on the full range of Chekhov's writing in English and French, this book also examines unpublished material from the Dartington Hall archives and features interviews with actors who have worked with the technique, including Simon Callow and Joanna Merlin. It illustrates Chekhov's approach by referring to Rushe's own productions of Nikolai Gogol's short story Diary of a Madman and Shakespeare's Othello, as well as characters and scenes in Sarah Kane's Blasted and the contemporary American television series Breaking Bad. Michael Chekhov's Acting Technique is an accessible, comprehensive and contemporary point of reference for those already trained in the method, as well as an initiation and toolkit for practitioners who are just beginning to discover it.

Author : James Alburger
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781136123412

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The Art of Voice Acting by James Alburger Pdf

Are you just starting in Voiceover? Do you have some experience, but aren't getting booked? Are you a working pro who wants to expand to new areas of VO work? The Art of Voice Acting is a must read if you are serious about a profession in voice over and looking to maximize your efforts for success in the business. Packed with basic acting techniques in The Art of Voice Acting, you will discover * All new scripts * 20 more pages of new and updated information * A completely new chapter of studio stories and 'tricks-of-the-trade' from professional voiceover talent around the world * Updated information for voiceover demos and marketing * A comprehensive index that makes it easy to find what you're looking for * More voice and acting techniques * Contributions from some of the top voice talent in the world * Audio content with the actual audio for every script in the book, http://voiceacting.com/aovaextras/ * PLUS: exercises, demos and more! Written in an accessible and engaging style Alburger shares his experience as a performer, producer, director and performance coach to give you a clear no nonsense introduction to the business and art of voice acting. Audio content and images from the books are available at http://voiceacting.com/aovaextras/

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Acting
ISBN : BL:A0018130631

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The Art of Acting by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ned Manderino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0960119434

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All about Method Acting by Ned Manderino Pdf

This is the first and only guide for actors that brings together the most well-known techniques of Method Acting. Besides basic Method Acting techniques, it includes refinements which were developed in the Ned Manderino Workshop during its beginning months. These were the first basic Method Exercises to go beyond traditional Method Acting and include: A specific and inventive Characterisation Exercise; Stimuli Exercise (which has demonstrated its effectiveness beyond basic Method sensory technique); The Wandering Personal Object (which has proved itself to give more physicalisation to an actor's behaviour than the propounded use of temperature sensations). Also included are a long discussion of Method Acting details that are involved in creating a role and the most extensive list available of Actions and Method Acting Choices.

Author : James A. Baffico
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781466905160

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A Film Actor's Technique by James A. Baffico Pdf

A comprehensive step-by-step how-to guide for the beginner movie actor.

Author : Terry Schreiber
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781581159509

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Acting by Terry Schreiber Pdf

Honed by the author's 35 years of teaching, this advanced book offers different warm-up exercises concentrating on the actor's sense of smell, sound, sight, and touch; sensory tools for conveying the climate and environment of the text; tips for suggesting a character's physical conditions; and much more. Individual exercises will help actors to free the voice and body, create a character, find the action and condition of scenes, and explore the subconscious for effective emotional recall. Readers will also find meticulous guidelines for best using rehearsal time and preparing for in-class scene work. The foreword is written by two-time Academy Award nominee Edward Norton. Those who act, direct, or teach will not want to miss the acting lessons that have made T. Schreiber Studio a premier actor training program.