Caught in the act
Subtitle: actors acting
By: Howard Schatz, director and photographer ; editor and producer,  Beverly J. Ornstein ; writer, Owen Edwards
Contributors: Ornstein, Beverly J., editor; Edwards, Owen, writer of added text
Publisher: Glitterati Incorporated
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780985169695
Subjects: Actresses; Stage photography; Acting; Pictorial works
Description: Actors fascinate us in part because they live out the truths we cannot-or do not-want to live out ourselves. In his latest book, acclaimed photographer Howard Schatz develops upon his well-received monthly feature for Vanity Fair, "In Character." Schatz' mastery of his craft is demonstrated as he himself acts, taking on the role of a director and giving his subjects detailed situations to explore, which are listed with the resulting image. The actors featured here-including John Malkovich, Pierce Brosnan, Michael Douglas, Colin Firth, Laurence Fishburne, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael C. Hall, Hugh Laurie, Amy Poehler, and Geoffrey Rush, among other illustrious greats-demonstrate their skill for improvisation while Schatz captures the complexity of their emotional and physical range. This inventive collection is a richly entertaining revelation of the fantasy of transformation. Schatz does not simply create characters from these actors-he helps to reveal their humanity.