| Description |
1 online resource (143 pages.) |
| Series |
Nick Hern book |
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Nick Hern book.
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| Contents |
First thoughts about becoming an actor -- How to go about it -- To train or not to train -- Drama school -- Graduation -- Unpaid fringe productions -- Agents -- Advertising yourself -- Auditions and interviews -- Spreading yourself around -- Financial security -- Equity -- Health -- Physical well-being -- Reading matter -- Onward -- What is acting for? -- Approach to a character -- Truth -- Technical advice : shape -- Use of language -- 'R.P.' -- Orchestral demands of text -- Phrasing -- Some principles of stress in spoken English -- Some extra points in the speaking of verse -- Soliloquy -- Learning the lines -- 'I would never say that ... ' -- Skills -- Learning from other performances -- Rehearsals -- Small parts -- Big parts -- Costume -- Research -- Directors -- Working with people you don't get on with -- Audiences -- The different media -- The camera -- Working in film -- Working in television -- Working in radio -- Commercials -- Critics -- The unpredictability of the business -- Being out of work -- The Actors Centre -- Writing and devising -- Teaching -- Temporary jobs -- Work you can't afford to do -- Touring -- Regional theatre -- Where to live -- Public transport -- Relationships -- Children -- Media attention -- Publicity -- Fan mail -- Tipping -- Branching out -- Organisations and clubs -- Committee work -- Giving something back -- Charities -- Celebrities -- When to stop |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-138, 143) |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Acting -- Vocational guidance.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
West, Timothy.
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| ISBN |
9781780010601 electronic bk |
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1780010605 electronic bk |
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