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Author Comey, Jeremiah.

Title The art of film acting : a guide for actors and directors / Jeremiah Comey
Published Oxford ; Boston : Focal Press, [2002]
©2002

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 MELB  791.43028 Com/Aof  AVAILABLE
Description xiii, 290 pages ; 24 cm
Contents 1. The Exercise -- 2. Stage versus Film Acting -- 3. Becoming a Great Actor -- 4. Sight Reading -- 5. The Art of Concentration -- 6. The Art of Not Knowing -- 7. More on the Art of Not Knowing -- 8. Still More on the Art of Not Knowing -- 9. The Art of Acceptance -- 10. The Art of Giving and Receiving -- 11. The Senses -- 12. Intimacy, Empathy, and Intuition -- 13. The Audition -- 14. More on the Audition -- 15. The Comedy Audition -- 16. Conclusion
Summary A guide for actors and directors, this text develops a method for training performers to act from their core. It teaches how to achieve and respond to believable and honest emotions before the camera, with exercises and script examples providing a tool for practicing the principles outlined
Notes Acquisitions record
Format: Paperback
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-277), videography (pages 278-281), and index
Audience Technical/Vocational/TAFE
Tertiary/Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Notes Also available in print edition
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Subject Acting.
Motion picture acting.
Motion picture acting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
LC no. 2001058628
ISBN 0240805070 paperback alkaline paper
OTHER TI Taylor & Francis EBS Perpetual 2017