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Smirk, Sneer and Scream: Great Acting in Horror Cinema

Smirk, Sneer and Scream: Great Acting in Horror Cinema

Smirk, Sneer and Scream: Great Acting in Horror Cinema While you may think the old adage about oil and water being unable to mix applies perfectly to the cinema of terror and the craft of great acting, many a grease-painted scare and fluid performance have been combined in the strange alchemy that is the...
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Hollywood, Here I Come: An insider’s guide to a successful Acting and Modeling career

Hollywood, Here I Come: An insider’s guide to a successful Acting and Modeling career

Hollywood, Here I Come: An insider’s guide to a successful Acting and Modeling career Everyone secretly dreams of being famous or knows someone who does. This book can make that dream a reality. Specifically designed to help newcomers pursue their show business aspirations or to help veterans to jump-start their passions. This easy to...
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The Quotable Actor: 1001 Pearls of Wisdom from Actors Talking About Acting

The Quotable Actor: 1001 Pearls of Wisdom from Actors Talking About Acting

The Quotable Actor: 1001 Pearls of Wisdom from Actors Talking About Acting Collecting advice, quotes, essays, and observations from hundreds of famous actors and highly regarded acting teachers, this book covers a wide range of topics on the art and history of acting. Entertaining, instructive, and informative, it is organized into specific, easy-to-search categories,...
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On Actors and Acting (University of Exeter Press – Exeter Performance Studies)

On Actors and Acting (University of Exeter Press – Exeter Performance Studies)

On Actors and Acting (University of Exeter Press – Exeter Performance Studies) This is a book for theatre-lovers, written for anyone who shares the author’s curiosity about the art of acting and about theatre past and present.  The first section centres on Elizabethan theatre practice, the second highlights themes, episodes and contemporary taste in...
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Mastering Shakespeare: An Acting Class in Seven Scenes

Mastering Shakespeare: An Acting Class in Seven Scenes

Mastering Shakespeare: An Acting Class in Seven Scenes Who says only the British can act Shakespeare? In this unique guide, a veteran acting coach shatters that myth with a boldly American approach to the Bard. Written in the form of a play, this volume’s “characters” include a master teacher and 16 students grappling with...
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Mask Characterization: An Acting Process

Mask Characterization: An Acting Process

Mask Characterization: An Acting Process Behind the mask, Appel notes, the stu­dent is free to create a personality; paradox­ically, because the mask hides the self, it en­ables the student to probe more deeply into himself. “This book describes, defines, and dis­cusses the mask characterization process, providing the theory behind the exercises and the step-by-step procedure...
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The Stanislavsky System of Acting: Legacy and Influence in Modern Performance

The Stanislavsky System of Acting: Legacy and Influence in Modern Performance

The Stanislavsky System of Acting: Legacy and Influence in Modern Performance Konstantin Stanislavsky, the Russian director and actor and co-founder, in 1898, of the Moscow Art Theatre, was the originator of the most influential system of acting in the history of western theatre. Many of Stanislavsky’s concepts are widespread in popular thought on acting;...
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Acting: An Introduction to the Art and Craft of Playing

Acting: An Introduction to the Art and Craft of Playing

Acting: An Introduction to the Art and Craft of Playing Acting: An Introduction to the Art and Craft of Playing discusses both the theory and practice of acting while placing the actor center stage as the crucial artist in the theatre. This book examines the underlying issues of acting and describes potential approaches to meet...
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Acting in Television Commercials for Fun and Profit

Acting in Television Commercials for Fun and Profit

Acting in Television Commercials for Fun and Profit Actors earn more money performing in television commercials than in stage productions and feature films combined. “Squire Fridell’s book is a witty and complete guide. It should be on every actor’s shelf right next to Stanislavsky. –Richard Schickel, film critic, Time magazine “Acting in Television Commercials...
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Spare Scenes: 60 Skeletal Scenes for Acting and Directing

Spare Scenes: 60 Skeletal Scenes for Acting and Directing

Spare Scenes: 60 Skeletal Scenes for Acting and Directing In theatre, context is everything. So what do you do when there is no context? Spare Scenes contains 60 open, circumstance-free scenes that promote growth in craft by forcing you to create context by determining character, relationship and action. Each brief scene places you into...
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Play-Acting: A Guide to Theatre Workshops

Play-Acting: A Guide to Theatre Workshops

Play-Acting: A Guide to Theatre Workshops “Play-Acting” is an inspired book of theatrical beginnings-jumping-off points for actors, teachers, and directors. Drawing upon his thirty years of designing and leading theater workshops, Luke Dixon goes to the heart of contemporary theater practice. Whether drawing upon Japanese butoh, Shakespearean verse, or African rhythms, these thirty-two workshops...
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