The Science and Art of Acting for the Camera
Subtitle: a Practical Approach to Film, Television, and Commercial Acting
By: John Howard Swain
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9781315309033
Subjects: Motion picture acting; Art de l'acteur au cinéma; ART; Film & Video; PERFORMING ARTS; Direction & Production
Description: "The Science and Art of Acting for the Camera provides a precise yet practical approach to help unlock the mysteries of acting for film and television. Written by veteran actor, producer, and director John Howard Swain, the book offers a clear-cut, no-nonsense technique that equips aspiring or working actors with the necessary skills to succeed on camera. The technique teaches you how to build multi-dimensional characters; construct truthful and exciting relationships; ignite stimulating emotions; craft a series of discoveries guaranteed to energize your work; and much, much more. The book also provides instruction for actors working in commercials--from slating, to the dreaded "tell us about yourself" interview, to nailing "the tag" and embracing the cliché--and supplies sample commercial copy for students to practice."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Chapter Introduction; title: chapter 1 Things Every Actor Should Know; title: chapter 2 The Basics; title: chapter 3 The Bones; title: chapter 4 Ten Positive Attributes; title: chapter 5 Relationships; title: chapter 6 Main Objective; title: chapter 7 Opposites; title: chapter 8 Moment Before; title: chapter 9 Discoveries/Emotions; title: chapter 10 Beats, Tactics, and Actions; title: chapter 11 Humor; title: chapter 12 Place, Transitions, and Sense Memory; title: chapter 13 Status, Power, and Secrets; title: chapter 14 The Summary; title: chapter 15 The Technique; title: Condensed; title: part 16 Self-Taping; title: chapter ... And Now a Few Words about Commercials; title: chapter 17 The Slate; title: chapter 18 From Slate to Copy; title: chapter 19 Relationships; title: chapter 20 Line-to-Line Objectives; title: chapter 21 The Moment Before and the Tag; title: part 22 Banter; title: chapter 23 Environment; title: part 24 Embracing the Cliché; title: chapter 25 Double Copy; title: chapter 26 The Dreaded Interview; title: chapter 27 A Few Last Things; title: part 28 Your Greatest Asset; title: You: Acknowledging Your Power; title: chapter 29 Commercial Practice Copy.