Actors Choice

Download or read book The Actor's Choice written by Thomas W. Babson and published by Heinemann Drama. This book was released on 1996 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Actor's Choice teaches how to create a subtle, believable performance without rehearsal and preparation time.

Download or read book Changing Direction: A Practical Approach to Directing Actors in Film and Theatre written by Lenore DeKoven and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-02-07 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 actor's 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 from interviews with such acclaimed actors as Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington, Glenn Close, Robert Redford, Christopher Walken, Julianne Moore, and Michael Douglas (to name a few) who discuss their work with directors, what inspires them, and what they really want from the director.

Download or read book Actor's Choice written by Jason Pizzarello and published by Playscripts, Incorporated. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether for a class or competition, Scenes for Teens has wide variety of comedic and dramatic scenes.

Download or read book The Anatomy of a Choice written by Maura Vaughn and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does an actor bring a script to life? The actor must know how to read a script, break it down, and mine all of its clues in order to make the most effective choices. The Anatomy of a Choice: An Actor's Guide to Text Analysis offers the actor a concrete method for approaching a script. This guide details a simple process to discover and define a character's scene and super-objective, obstacle, beats, and tactics. It includes practical information on how to build a character, how best to use rehearsal time, and what to do when nothing is working.

Download or read book Celebrity Biographies - The Amazing Life of Christian Bale - Famous Actors written by Matt Green and published by Matt Green. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wondered how Christian Bale rose to stardom? Born in Wales on January 30, 1974 to a commercial pilot father, David Charles Howard Bale and a mother, Jennifer “Jenny” James, who worked as circus clown and dancer, Christian had a bohemian introduction to the performance world. Throughout Bale’s childhood, the family traveled extensively to places like England, Portugal and the United States. He started his career as a child artist and his big sister was also a performer. Even his granddad functioned as a stunt duplicate for John Wayne on the 1962 movie Hatari. For more interesting facts you must read the biography. Grab Your biography book now!

Download or read book Focus On: 100 Most Popular Canadian Male Film Actors written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 889 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Institutional Choice and Global Commerce written by Joseph Henri Jupille and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do institutions emerge, change, persist and die? This book challenges conventional theoretical views using the history of global commerce.