PN2053.D44

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CONTENTS FOREWORD PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CHAPTER I Introduction CHAPTER II The Actor and Training Exercises: relaxation, concentration, observation, recall sense memory animal recall painting recall physical state emotional memory Preparation The Method or a method CHAPTER III :The Actor?s Vocabulary Who am I? exercise Life Needs and Scene Needs Actions Personalization CHAPTER IV: The Text and the Throughline Th Collaborating with the Writer The Throughline CHAPTER V:Analysis of Script CHAPTER VI:The Character Outline Protagonist or Antagonist Analysis of Character CHAPTER VII:The Casting Process Description of Character Reading the 8X10s Understanding the Training The Interview The Audition The Call-back Casting Children Makimg the Final Choice CHAPTER VIII: The Rehearsal Process Table Reading Collaborating with Actors Movement and the use of Props Scene by scene Rehearsal Scheduling CHAPTER IX:The Actor and the Camera CHAPTER X:Film and Theatre Similarities and Differences CHAPTER XI:What Do the Actors Say? CHAPTER XII:Tips to the Director APPENDIX A:Additional Exercises for Workshop or Class APPENDIX B:Suggested Reading and Viewing GLOSSARY

This approach, honed after years of on-set experience and from teaching at UCLA, NYU, and Columbia, and endorsed by many in the industry, including director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and producer/actor Edward Asner, aims to provide a helpful reference and resource for directors and actors alike. It combines underlying theory with dozens of exercises designed to reveal the actor?s craft. There is material on constructing the throughline; analyzing the script; character needs; the casting and rehearsal processes; film vs. theater procedures as well as the actor and the camera. Distilling difficult concepts and a complex task to their simplest form, the author explains how to accurately capture and portray human behavior. The author's discussion of creative problems she has encountered or anticipated after years of experience, and her suggested solutions and exercises, are immediately useful. Additionally, hear what the actors have to say in excerpts from interviews with such acclaimed actors as Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington, Glenn Close, Robert Redford, Christopher Walken, Julianne Moore, and Michael Douglas (to name a few) who discuss their work with directors, what inspires them, and what they really want from the director.