Overview

The Actor in Youintroduces aspiring actors to beginning acting by helping them realize and develop the basic acting skills they already possess and hone them for the stage.  By drawing the principles of acting from observations about everyday behavior, the author shows acting students how they already possess many acting skills. Acclaimed for its direct and enjoyable writing style, The Actor in You draws on exercises and examples from well-known plays, and popular television programs to lead the beginning student through the process of creating a role. Revised based on user reviews, the book succeeds in deducing dramatic principles from those experiences and then applying them to everyday life for artistic purpose.

Full Product Details

Author:   Robert Benedetti
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   5th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.70cm
Weight:   0.230kg
ISBN:  

9780205781232

ISBN 10:   0205781233
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   04 April 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780205914906
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Notes on This Fifth Edition Preface About the Author PART ONE Preparing Yourself to Act 1 Understanding the Actor's Job Engagement Truthfulness Skill Dramatic Function Discipline Summary of Step 1 2 The Tradition of the Actor The Twentieth Century Getting into the Tradition Summary of Step 2 3 Relaxing and Centering Relaxation FindingCenter Summary of Step 3 4 Breathing, Sounding, and Moving from Center Your Cycle of Energy Your Relationship to Gravity Phrasing Movement Summary of Step 4 5 Collaboration Leading and Following Seeing and Hearing Getting and Giving Notes Summary of Step 5 Summary of part one PART TWO Discovering Action Example Plays 6 Actions and Objectives Stanislavski's View of Action Public Solitude Dual Consciousness Indicating Raising the Stakes Summary of Step 6 7 Action, Emotion, and Character: The Magic If Action and Emotion Character and the Magic If The Actor in You Selecting Your Scene Dramatic Function Revisited Summary of Step 7 8 Defining Objectives and Actions Defining Useful Objectives Subtext Not Doing Obstacles and Counter-Actions Summary of Step 8 9 The Flow and Shape of Drama Internal and External Action The Shape of Drama Crisis Summary of Step 9 10 Exploring Scene Structure and the Given Circumstances Units of Action (Beats) The Given Circumstances Summary of Step 10 Summary of part two PART THREE Developing the Character 11 The Character's Traits and Needs Function Traits Recognition Traits Needs and Personalization Emotion Recall and Substitution Summary of Step 11 12 Getting into the Character's Mind Perception, Arousal, and Attitude Automatic and Spontaneous Actions Deliberation and Strategic Choice The Inner Monologue Summary of Step 12 13 Exploring the Character's Language Word Choice Rhythm Melody Summary of Step 13 Summary of part three PART FOUR Final Rehearsal and Performance 14 Finding the Scenario, Score, Through-Line, and Superobjective The Score and Pace The Through-Line and Superobjective Personalizing the Superobjective Summary of Step 14 15 Staging Types of Stages Moving on Stage Blocking Shaping and Pacing 16 Performing Emotion in Performance Spontaneity Evaluating Your Work Growth After Opening The Actor's Sense of Purpose Summary of Step 16 Summary of part four Appendix A: A Sample Television Scene Appendix B: Suggested Plays and Anthologies Plays Play and Scene Anthologies Anthologies for Students of Color Glossary of Theater and Film Terminology Index

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