Overview

This brief beginning acting text is a practical handbook that uses humor and clear, well-grounded exercises to make the complexities of acting simple and straightforward.

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Author:   Alex Golson
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   Mayfield Publishing Co ,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.195kg
ISBN:  

9780767422512

ISBN 10:   0767422511
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   16 July 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface List of Exercises Introduction / Less Is More / Keep It Simple / Where Did the Subtitle Come From? 1. Getting Ready to Act: or I'm Not Going to Have to Pretend I'm a Tree, Am I? And What Is It I'm Supposed to Do With My Hands? I Said, What Am I Supposed to Do with My Hands? Sensory, Physical, and Vocal Awareness / Waking Up Your Imagination, Memory, and Five Senses / Let's Get Physical / Let's Get Vocal 2. Things You Should Know about Acting So It Doesn't Look Like You Don't Know What You Are Doing Actor Ethics, Etiquette, and Traditions / Staying Alive and in the Moment / Connecting / Stage Fright / Memorization / Things You Can Do To Become a Better Actor / Acting Tools (The Tions) 3. Getting Yourself Going and Your Creative Juices Flowing Improvisation: Working without a Net / Open Scenes 4. Exploring the Script and Scene Goals / Images / Physical and Environmental Influences and Awareness / Relationships 5. Character, Emotion, and the Rehearsal Process Character Work / Emotions / Rehearsal Techniques That Work 6. Now Add the Audience Get Yourself Ready / The Last 2-3 Minutes / Your Relationship with the Audience 7. Tips, More Advice, Secrets, Things That Work, Strange Things Actors Do, and a Few Final Words A List of Tips / A Few Final Words about Learning to Act

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