Acting for the Camera: Back to One

ISBN-13: 9780367497682 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 202 str.

Peter Allen Stone

Opis

Acting for the Camera: Back to One is a "how to" book with simple, practical steps to achieve a professional performance on camera.

Spis treści

Part 1: The Character’s World  1. Preparation  2. Breaking Down the Script: The Value of Beats  3. Given Circumstances & Relationships: Bring Life On  4. Objective: Make It about the Other Character  5. Obstacles: Character Problems Are Actor Gifts  6. Actions: Ocean vs Pond Acting  7. Character Notebook: Mapping Out the Role  Part 2: The Actor’s World  8. Acting for the Camera  9. Frame: Play the Piece of Pie  10. Size: Scaling the Performance  11. Action: What Do I Do Now?  12. Art of the Reaction: Help the Editor Make You Look Great  13. Hitting the Mark: Skill vs Talent  14. Physical Continuity: Acting with Props  15. Voice: Play the Distance  16. Camera Time: Work with the Camera  17. The Final Beat: Focal Shifts and Cutting Points  Part 3: The Professional World  18. Auditioning  19. Learn from the Pros  20. Ten Audition Tips to Help You Win  21. Industry Interviews  Part 4: Self-Tape like a Pro  22. Today’s Actor: Production Skills  23. Studio Space: Find It Now  24. Lights, Camera, & Sound: Building an Affordable Studio  25. Filming: Slating, Intimacy, Props, the Reader  26. Editing & Submitting: It’s an Audition Not a Movie

O autorze

Peter Allen Stone is the Head of Acting at the University of Kentucky Department of Theatre and Dance and the former Chair of Acting for Film at the New York Film Academy in New York City. He has worked as an actor in film, television, and theatre, and he assisted as an audition reader for major feature films at Mackey Sandrich Casting in New York City. He has trained students who have appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in Hollywood and Bollywood films, and on many popular television shows.