The Science of Acting

ISBN-13: 9780415488112 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 268 str.

Sam Kogan

Opis

What is good acting? How does one create believable characters? How can an actor understand a character if they do not understand themselves? In The Science of Acting, Sam Kogan uses his theories on the relationship between neuroscience, psychology and acting to answer these questions. Practical exercises provide a step-by-step guide to developing an actor's ability, culminating in Ten Steps to Creating a Character. He presents the reader with a groundbreaking understanding of the subconscious and how it can be applied to their acting. The author's highly original perspective on Stanislavski's teaching gives readers a unique insight into their character's minds. Sam Kogan studied at the Moscow Institute of Theatre Arts (now the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts) under the tutelage of Professor Maria Knebel. He established The Science of Acting, a complete stand-alone technique. Helen Kogan is the chair and former principal of The Academy of Science of Acting and Directing, has helped to shape her father's words and work for the publication of this book.

What is good acting? How does one create believable characters?

In The Science of Acting, Sam Kogan applies his theories and teaching to answering these questions. It represents a comprehensive and complete technique applying neuroscience and psychology to the role of acting. At its heart lies a unique and groundbreaking understanding of the subconscious, as well as an unparalleled insight into, and expansion of, Stanislavski’s original Russian teaching. The book includes chapters on Awareness, Purposes, Events, Actions, Imagination, Free Body, Tempo-Rhythm, and Laws of Thinking, culminating in the Ten Steps to Creating a Character. In addition to providing practical exercises to develop skill and definitions to clarify difficult terminology, it is a simple and original step-by-step guide to creating a character and to developing an actor’s ability.

In examining life and its recreation on stage, The Science of Acting is a study of human behaviour and its application to acting which no actor or student of acting should be without.

Spis treści

Preface. Introduction Part 1: Acting Technique 1. Purposes 2. Awareness 3. Events 4. Complexes 5. Actions 6. Attention 7. Imagination 8. Tempo-Rhythm 9. Free Body Part 2: The Consciousness & Its Role In The Life Of An Actor 10. Formation of the Consciousness & Its Qualities 11. Mindprint 12. Laws of Thinking 13. Unfinished Thinking & the Tools to Finish It Off