Style: Acting in High Comedy
ISBN: 9781557832146 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. (Applause Books). This book isn't a critical examination of high comedy. Rather, it's a collection of suggestions for the middlemen: the actors who have to catch the comic spark from the playwright and pass it on to the audience. The effort involved must be imperceptible: one has to acquire the cleverness, the articulacy, the febrility of the characters and then make the whole laborious exercise seem like swimming through silk...The characters in high comedies don't find verbal sophistication difficult or unfamiliar; they enjoy it as you might enjoy slang.
(Applause Books). This book isn't a critical examination of high comedy. Rather, it's a collection of suggestions for the middlemen: the actors who ha...
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64,69 zł |
Next Season
ISBN: 9781557832238 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. (Applause Books). Noted director Michael Blakemore is renowned for such Broadway successes as Joe Egg, Noises Off and City of Angels . In the introduction, Simon Callow says of Blakemore's book, "There have been remarkable novels of the theatre, but no other book has so truly depicted the creative anarchic excitement of acting. Next Season is the finest fictional celebration of the passionate craft of the actor ... about the demands and rewards of acting, what it takes from you, what it gives you back. Acting as work, work as possion " "An outstanding theatre novel ... extremely readable and...
(Applause Books). Noted director Michael Blakemore is renowned for such Broadway successes as Joe Egg, Noises Off and City of Angels . In the introduc...
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73,32 zł |
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making
ISBN: 9781557832771 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. (Applause Acting Series). A master actor who's appeared in an enormous number of films, starring with everyone from Nicholson to Kermit the Frog, Michael Caine is uniquely qualified to provide his view of making movies. This new revised and expanded edition features great photos throughout, with chapters on: Preparation, In Front of the Camera Before You Shoot, The Take, Characters, Directors, On Being a Star, and much more. "Remarkable material ... A treasure ... I'm not going to be looking at performances quite the same way ... FASCINATING " Gene Siskel
(Applause Acting Series). A master actor who's appeared in an enormous number of films, starring with everyone from Nicholson to Kermit the Frog, Mich...
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99,04 zł |
Stella Adler: The Art of Acting
ISBN: 9781557833730 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. (Applause Books). Stella Adler was one of the 20th Century's greatest figures. She is arguably the most important teacher of acting in American history. Over her long career, both in New York and Hollywood, she offered her vast acting knowledge to generations of actors, including Marlon Brando, Warren Beatty, and Robert De Niro. The great voice finally ended in the early Nineties, but her decades of experience and teaching have been brilliantly caught and encapsulated by Howard Kissel in the twenty-two lessons in this book.
(Applause Books). Stella Adler was one of the 20th Century's greatest figures. She is arguably the most important teacher of acting in American histor...
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129,42 zł |
Sword Fighting: A Manual for Actors & Directors
ISBN: 9781557834591 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. (Applause Books). SWORD FIGHTING; A MANUAL FOR ACTORS AND DIRECTORS is a comprehensive new work on the art of creating realistic and exciting fight sequences for theatre, film and TV. This book is the product of thirty years research and experimentation into traditional European martial arts by acclaimed fight director John Waller and his associates, and possibly the most wide-ranging and practical book on stage combat ever published.
(Applause Books). SWORD FIGHTING; A MANUAL FOR ACTORS AND DIRECTORS is a comprehensive new work on the art of creating realistic and exciting fight se...
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86,27 zł |
Film, Broadcast & E-Media Coaching
ISBN: 9781557835222 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. (Applause Books). This book features 67 articles from experts all over the world on the theme of coaching actors for performances in film, broadcast and e-media. Covers a wide variety of topics, from Breathing Principles & Pedagogy to Dialect/Accent Studies to Private Studio Practice.
(Applause Books). This book features 67 articles from experts all over the world on the theme of coaching actors for performances in film, broadcast a...
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190,31 zł |
One on One: The Best Women's Monologues for the 21st Century
ISBN: 9781557837004 / Angielski / Miękka / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. (Applause Acting Series). Three editors, each associated with theatre, collaborated on this book of monologues for actresses. What they discovered, besides bravura pieces for auditions, acting classes, and study, was the pulse of the millennial theatrical scene. A follow-up to the popular previous edition from the 1990s, One on One: The Best Women's Monologues for the 21st Century includes the work of over 70 playwrights, spotlighting the best of Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, and experimental writings since 2000. A special introduction also explains how to choose, practice, and perform a...
(Applause Acting Series). Three editors, each associated with theatre, collaborated on this book of monologues for actresses. What they discovered, be...
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81,95 zł |
Strasberg at the Actors Studio: Tape-Recorded Sessions
ISBN: 9781559360227 / Angielski / Miękka / 446 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A fascinating close-up of Mr. Strasberg's philosophy of theatre and method of working with actors."--Eliot Fremont-Smith, "The New York Times" Unavailable for over fifteen years, these transcripts of Strasberg's private acting classes provide a revealing look at one of the nation's most famous acting schools and its controversial leader.
"A fascinating close-up of Mr. Strasberg's philosophy of theatre and method of working with actors."--Eliot Fremont-Smith, "The New York Times" Unavai...
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99,04 zł |
The Presence of the Actor
ISBN: 9781559360302 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chaikin, who directed the celebrated Open Theater in the '60s, kindled an emphasis on communal playmaking whose impact is still evident today. This conversational review of his efforts details his methods and reveals the struggles involved in the creation of some of the most exciting theatre of our time.
Chaikin, who directed the celebrated Open Theater in the '60s, kindled an emphasis on communal playmaking whose impact is still evident today. This co...
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77,46 zł |
The Actor and the Target
ISBN: 9781559362856 / Angielski / Miękka / 287 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. -Acting is a reflex, a mechanism for development and survival. . . . It isn't 'second nature, ' it is 'first nature.'---Declan Donnellan This immensely popular and ever-practical book on acting takes a scalpel to the heart of actors' persistent fears, helping them to release their talent on stage. It is straightforward and unpretentious, with a spirit of artistic and personal freedom. -Acting is a reflex, a mechanism for development and survival. . . . It isn't 'second nature, ' it is 'first nature.'---Declan Donnellan This ... |
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The Complete Audition Book for Young Actors: A Comprehensive Guide to Winning Enhancing Acting Skills
ISBN: 9781566080880 / Angielski / Miękka / 295 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A comprehensive guide to winning by enhancing acting skills by Roger Ellis. This text is not a typical shake-and-bake manual of quickie tips on how to do a good audition. No other book puts auditioning in the context of acting training. The nuts and bolts are all here, but this book will do much more. It will develop audition and acting skills in a systematic way over time, throughout the actor's study and career. This book is first and foremost an acting text. It shows auditioning as another kind of acting performance, not a technical exercise or desperate attempt to highlight every skill or...
A comprehensive guide to winning by enhancing acting skills by Roger Ellis. This text is not a typical shake-and-bake manual of quickie tips on how to...
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99,04 zł |
Improvisation for Actors and Writers: A Guidebook for Improv Lessons in Comedy
ISBN: 9781566080941 / Angielski / Miękka / 191 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Far more than simply an overview of improv comedy, this book helps actors, writers and comedians learn the basics as taught in all the major comedy schools. First, the do's and don'ts of the Comedy Improv Commandments. The concepts that, when understood, hit the student like falling anvils: Anvil 1: Collaboration -- Working with the 'Group Mind', Anvil 2: Agreement -- 'Just say Yes', Anvil 3: Foundation -- 'Who, What and Where, Anvil 4: Exploring -- 'Finding the Game'. Successful improv requires the skill of the actor, the talent of the comedian and the ideas of the writer rolled into one.... Far more than simply an overview of improv comedy, this book helps actors, writers and comedians learn the basics as taught in all the major comedy... |
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Acting for Life: A Textbook on Acting
ISBN: 9781566081078 / Angielski / Miękka / 299 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This comprehensive textbook is aimed at high school and college level drama students who have the maturity to understand that of all the arts, drama - with its exploration of human characters and relationships - is closest to everyday life. Acting for Life emphasizes this connection, presenting the fundamentals of drama and acting techniques in the context of ordinary experiences and interactions. It is designed in scope to be adaptable for both beginning students who want to explore the experience of acting and develop basic skills for the first time and advanced students who want to improve...
This comprehensive textbook is aimed at high school and college level drama students who have the maturity to understand that of all the arts, drama -...
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Lessons: The Craft of Acting: Truthful Human Behavior on Stage or Screen
ISBN: 9781566081115 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The art of acting is explained with one hundred plain-speaking lessons. Each lesson deals with an essential truth that may be re-visited over and over again. Suitable for students or professional actors.
The art of acting is explained with one hundred plain-speaking lessons. Each lesson deals with an essential truth that may be re-visited over and over...
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Art by Committee: A Guide to Advanced Improvisation [With DVD]
ISBN: 9781566081122 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This new guidebook for the best in improvisation performance is a sequel to the best-selling book, Truth in Comedy. It tells how to empower improvisation using the "yes" concept with improv performers.
This new guidebook for the best in improvisation performance is a sequel to the best-selling book, Truth in Comedy. It tells how to empower improvisat...
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improv ideas: a book of games and lists
ISBN: 9781566081139 / Angielski / Miękka / 197 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Until now there has never been a single, simple-to-use game source for teaching improv drama. Now, the sixty-two years of combined experience of two collaborators have made this source book a reality.
Until now there has never been a single, simple-to-use game source for teaching improv drama. Now, the sixty-two years of combined experience of two c...
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Acting Games for Individuals Performers: A comprehensive workbook of 110 exercises
ISBN: 9781566081467 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A student actor or professional performer will use this book again and again for self-discovery exercises designed to enhance acting skills. It is a "doing" book which challenges the actor with every exercise. The book is divided into twenty-one sections: 1. Creative State, 2. Imagination, 3. Observation, 4. Balance and Neutrality, 5. Concentration and Focus, 6. Nonverbal Communication, 7. Voice, 8. Sensory Awareness, 9. Body Awareness, 10. Physical Attention, 11. Unlimited Possibilities, 12. Act and React, 13. Understanding Your Objective, 14. Think Outside the Box, 15. Characterization, 16....
A student actor or professional performer will use this book again and again for self-discovery exercises designed to enhance acting skills. It is a "...
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Drama Games and Improvs: Games for the Classroom and Beyond
ISBN: 9781566081474 / Angielski / Miękka / 225 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This drama text includes 137 drama games in a lesson play format. Everything you need to teach basic dramatic skills using improv games. A semester-long theatre curriculum guide; if used with Improv Ideas by the same authors, there are enough games for a year's work. Select from more than 134 drama games and improvs adaptable to all age groups. Within the theatre book's 30 units are 74 lessons covering all elements of drama. The lessons are structured sequentially with emphasis on group building. The drama guide helps you teach drama skills holistically. Students are unaware they are being...
This drama text includes 137 drama games in a lesson play format. Everything you need to teach basic dramatic skills using improv games. A semester-lo...
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103,35 zł |
The Way of the Actor: A Path to Knowledge & Power
ISBN: 9781570626647 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For thousands of years, in traditional societies around the world, actors were seen as the guardians of intuitive wisdom, and the way of the actor was a path to knowledge and power. Brian Bates believes that this is still the case today -- that actors and actresses fulfill an important function in our culture as modern-day seers and shamans. He portrays the actor as a creator of visions who transports spectators out of their habitual ways of being and leads them on a journey of self-discovery. Personal magnetism and charisma, intense body awareness, and psychic sensitivity are among the...
For thousands of years, in traditional societies around the world, actors were seen as the guardians of intuitive wisdom, and the way of the actor was...
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107,67 zł |
How to Get the Part...Without Falling Apart!: Featuring the Haber Phrase Technique for Actors
ISBN: 9781580650144 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How to Get the Part...Without Falling Apart is the answer to every actor's audition prayers. Acting coach Margie Haber has created a revolutionary phrase technique to get actors through readings without stumbling over the script. The book helps actors break through the psychological roadblocks to auditioning with a specific, 10-step method for breaking down the scene. Actors learn to prepare thoroughly, whether they have twenty minutes or two weeks. With a client list that includes Halle Berry, Brad Pitt, Kelly Preston, Heather Locklear, Vince Vaughn, Tea Leoni, Josie Bissett,...
How to Get the Part...Without Falling Apart is the answer to every actor's audition prayers. Acting coach Margie Haber has created a revolutio...
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94,94 zł |