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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the co-author of The World Only Spins Forward comes the first cultural history of Method acting-an ebullient account of creative discovery and the birth of classic Hollywood. On stage and screen, we know a great performance when we see it. But how do actors draw from their bodies and minds to turn their selves into art? What is the craft of being an authentic fake? More than a century ago, amid tsarist Russia's crushing repression, one of the...
Author
Publisher
Theatre Arts Books
Pub. Date
[1948] [1967]
Language
English
Description
"This work is the first volume of Stanislavski's trilogy on the art of acting; it explains the art of acting in semi-fiction form. Fusing psychological realism and expressionism, his exploratory exercises teach actors to evoke past emotions that draw out their vulnerability. Stanislavski here introduces such concepts as the "magic if," "emotion memory," the "unbroken line" and many more now famous rehearsal aids. This classic manual is written from...
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
Relates a technique developed and refined by the authors, all of them young actors, in their work with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, actor W.H. Macy and director Gregory Mosher. It is written for any actor who has ever experienced the frustrations of acting classes that lacked clarity and objectivity, courses that failed to provide a dependable set of tools. --from publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Writers and Readers Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Stanislavski was the first person to develop a cogent and practical system of acting. Throughout his life he sought the answers to such fundamental questions as: "What is great acting?" and "How can you find inspiration in every performance?" Stanislavski remains the most important influence on actor training today, and yet many of his ideas are little known, or even misunderstood. Stanislavski For Beginners charts the development of the Stanislavski...
Author
Publisher
A Vireo Book/Rare Bird Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Cutting-edge, comprehensive and effective, Seven Pillars Acting empowers the actor to transform into character with ease and authenticity. Drawing from the great acting teachers of the last century, Seven Pillars Acting is a modern method that provides a structured set of tools and a dependable process to access and cultivate talent. With many students of the technique now working in the industry, Seven Pillars Acting is changing the way actors approach...
Author
Publisher
Challow Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Want to bring characters to life on the page as vividly as fine actors do on the stage or screen? Getting into Character will give you a whole new way of thinking about your writing. Drawing on the Method acting theory that theater professionals have used for decades, this in-depth guide explains seven characterization techniques and adapts them for the novelist's use." --