Sam Kogan, Helen Kogan (The Academy of the Science of Acting and UK Directing

The Science Of Acting

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Produktbeschreibung

What is good acting? How does one create believable characters? This book presents a study of human behavior and its application to acting. It 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: Y100059
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 380g
• ISBN-13: 9780415488129
• ISBN-10: 0415488125
• Artikelnr.: 26126622

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations, About this book, Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART ONE: The Foundations, ONE. COMPLEXES, TWO. AWARENESS, THREE. EVENTS, FOUR. PURPOSES, FIVE. THE FORMATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS, SIX. MINDPRINT, SEVEN. ACTIONS, EIGHT. FINISHING-OFF THINKING, NINE. TEMPO-RHYTHM, PART TWO: Qualities of an Actor, TEN. IMAGINATION, ELEVEN. ATTENTION, TWELVE. FREE BODY, THIRTEEN. TALENT, PART THREE: Working on a Script, FOURTEEN. THE TEN STEPS, A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov, Author's Afterword, Final Word, Appendix 1: List of Purposes and their definitions, Appendix 2: List of Actions, Appendix 3: The Ten Steps table, Glossary, Notes and bibliography, Index

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List of illustrations
About this book
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART ONE: The Foundations
ONE. COMPLEXES
TWO. AWARENESS
THREE. EVENTS
FOUR. PURPOSES
FIVE. THE FORMATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
SIX. MINDPRINT
SEVEN. ACTIONS
EIGHT. FINISHING-OFF THINKING
NINE. TEMPO-RHYTHM
PART TWO: Qualities of an Actor
TEN. IMAGINATION
ELEVEN. ATTENTION
TWELVE. FREE BODY
THIRTEEN. TALENT
PART THREE: Working on a Script
FOURTEEN. THE TEN STEPS
A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov
Author's Afterword
Final Word
Appendix 1: List of Purposes and their definitions
Appendix 2: List of Actions
Appendix 3: The Ten Steps table
Glossary
Notes and bibliography
Index

Rezensionen

'In this fascinating actor's manual, edited by his daughter, the Russian demystifies how thoughts originate, develop and manifest themselves, working on the theory that if an actor thinks like a character, they will inevitably react, feel and behave like them' - WhatsOnStage.com

'An immensely detailed and illuminating take on the actor's craft and the knowledge which underpins it' - The Stage

'His clear style, using warmly candid personal experiences and humour, makes this an invaluable and compelling study' - WhatsOnStage.com

'Kogan presents readers with a groundbreaking understanding of the sub-conscious and how it can be applied to acting. His original perspective on Stanislavski's texhing gives readers a unique insight into thier characters' minds.' - The Drama Student Magazine.

'In this fascinating actor's manual, edited by his daughter, the Russian demystifies how thoughts originate, develop and manifest themselves, working on the theory that if an actor thinks like a character, they will inevitably react, feel and behave like them' - WhatsOnStage.com

'An immensely detailed and illuminating take on the actor's craft and the knowledge which underpins it' - The Stage

'His clear style, using warmly candid personal experiences and humour, makes this an invaluable and compelling study' - WhatsOnStage.com

'Kogan presents readers with a groundbreaking understanding of the sub-conscious and how it can be applied to acting. His original perspective on Stanislavski's texhing gives readers a unique insight into thier characters' minds.' - The Drama Student Magazine.