Amanda Brennan

The Craft of Screen Acting (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Have you been working as an actor, but want to refine your craft and take your performance to the next level? Or do you want to transition from stage to screen acting and would like to better understand the skills required?

In this essential book for actors, Amanda Brennan offers a specifically psychophysical approach to screen acting, which provides an understanding of the body as the springboard for creative exploration. Starting with understanding your own instrument, you will learn how to prepare and tune the body for creative work. This is followed by strategies for the refinement of craft, including exercises on voice, movement, character development and rehearsal processes for screen.

Experienced actors, directors, casting directors and industry professionals, such as Asa Butterfield (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Hugo, Sex Education), Noah Jupe (Honey Boy, The Quiet Place,The UnDoing), Janis Pugh (Chuck Chuck Baby) and James Kent (Testament of Youth, The Aftermath) and Rebecca Lloyd offer their comments and share invaluable experiences throughout the book.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350139657
• Artikelnr.: 69743682

Autorenporträt

Amanda Brennan is Principal Lecturer at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UK, specialising in Screen Acting. She is also an actor trainer and producer. She has worked across film, television and theatre as an acting coach for over thirty years.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part One: Craft and refinement 1. In search of Truth.
Stripping back. 2. Finding your creativity. Beyond the everyday. 3. The
Body speaks. Subtlety in movement. 4. Do less. Finding the balance. 5.
Tuning. Bringing the harmony. 6. Breath. The life force. 7. Screen and
Storytelling. Looking for the clues. 8. Thoughts on camera. Discovering the
unspoken. 9. Listening. Sharpening the senses. 10. Emotion. The bubbling
pot. Part Two: Process and Preparation 11. The Power of questions. Looking
under the surface. 12. The process of the Starting State. Bringing the
history. 13. Finding the behaviour. Whats really happening. 14. The dynamic
of relationships on screen. Finding the dance. 15. Objects. Expanding the
expression. 16. You and the Character. Discovering new ways. 17.
Archetypes. Finding the patterns in characters. 18. Imagination and
choices. Discovering options. Part Three: Technical considerations 19.
Staying Alert. Channeling the focus on set. 20. The Journey to being
Present. Living in the Now. 21. Stillness. The Bubbling Pot. 22. The Close
Up. Capturing Subtlety. 23. Eyes on Screen. The Journey inside. 24. Editing
and the actor. Maintaining a consistent performance.