Changing Direction: A Practical Approach to Directing Actors in Film and Theatre

Author:   Lenore Dekoven
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
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9786610964017


Publication Date:   01 January 2006
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Changing Direction: A Practical Approach to Directing Actors in Film and Theatre


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This approach, honed after years of on-set experience and from teaching at UCLA, NYU, and Columbia, and endorsed by many in the industry, including director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and producer/actor Edward Asner, aims to provide a helpful reference and resource for directors and actors alike. It combines underlying theory with dozens of exercises designed to reveal the actors craft. There is material on constructing the throughline; analyzing the script; character needs; the casting and rehearsal processes; film vs. theater procedures as well as the actor and the camera. Distilling difficult concepts and a complex task to their simplest form, the author explains how to accurately capture and portray human behavior. The author's discussion of creative problems she has encountered or anticipated after years of experience, and her suggested solutions and exercises, are immediately useful. Additionally, hear what the actors have to say in excerpts

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Author:   Lenore Dekoven
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Elsevier Science & Technology
ISBN:  

9786610964017


ISBN 10:   6610964017
Publication Date:   01 January 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available.

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