| Description |
viii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
In focus |
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OJJDP in focus.
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| Contents |
Pt 1: Ontology of the film actor. 1. Remarks on the actor / Siegfried Kracauer-- 2. Reflections on the ontology of film / Stanley Cavell -- 3. Screen acting and the commutation test / John O. Thompson -- Pt 2: The creation of the film actor. 4. The changing status of the actor / Charles Musser -- 5. The histrionic and verisimilar codes on the biograph films / Roberta Pearson -- 6. Crafting film performances: acting in the Hollywood studio era / Cynthia Baron -- Pt 3: Style and technique. 8. Lillian Gish in True heart Susie (1919) / James Naremore -- 9. "A high-class job of carpentry": toward a typography of early sound comedy / Henry Jenkins -- 10. Masculinity in crisis: method acting in Hollywood / Virginia Wright Wexman -- 11. Film acting and independent cinema / Andrew Higson -- |
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Pt 4: Character and type. 12. Typecasting / Pamela Robertson Wojcik -- 13. The 1950s: black stars / Donald Bogle -- 14. In praise of character actors / Rudolf Arnheim -- 15. The lives of supporting players / David Thomson -- 16. Supporting character: the queer career of Agnes Moorehead / Patricia White |
| Summary |
This title explores one of the most central but often overlooked aspects of cinema: film acting. Combining classic and recent essays, it examines key issues. What constitutes film acting? How is film acting different from stage acting? How has film acting changed over the years? |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Acting.
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Motion picture acting -- History.
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Motion picture acting.
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Motion picture actors and actresses.
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| Author |
Wojcik, Pamela Robertson, 1964-
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| ISBN |
0415310245 |
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0415310253 paperback |
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