Tips for Actors
1st Edition
Published on 18. September 2014
184 pages
978-1-78319-617-3 (ISBN)
Description
Foreword by Ellen Page, star of Inception, Juno and X-Men
The perfect humorous gift for students, actors and anyone with an interest in theatre. In the most important theatrical book of this or any other decade, Twitter sensation @tips4actors gives you all the advice you need to take your acting to the next level. How to upstage your fellow cast members, what to wear on the first day of rehearsals, where to go for a poo in London's glamorous West End - it's all covered in here! Includes advice such as... 'Never read the script. Would your character read it? No, of course not. For them the script doesn't exist' and 'When having sex with a casting director, show off your acting by faking an orgasm'. This is a hilarious parody which demands to be read.
The perfect humorous gift for students, actors and anyone with an interest in theatre. In the most important theatrical book of this or any other decade, Twitter sensation @tips4actors gives you all the advice you need to take your acting to the next level. How to upstage your fellow cast members, what to wear on the first day of rehearsals, where to go for a poo in London's glamorous West End - it's all covered in here! Includes advice such as... 'Never read the script. Would your character read it? No, of course not. For them the script doesn't exist' and 'When having sex with a casting director, show off your acting by faking an orgasm'. This is a hilarious parody which demands to be read.
Reviews / Votes
This book will replace Stanislavski's An Actor Prepares If only I had read this when I was 19 I could have saved myself 3 years at RADA! * David Morrissey * A very, very funny book What sort of person would be an actor? What kind of tragic empty husk of a human being would rely on pretending to be someone they're not for the amusement of strangers? Find out inside!More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-78319-617-3 (9781783196173)
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Persons
Fergus Craig is an actor who's been a regular on a number of TV series including Anna and Katy (Channel 4), Sorry I've Got No Head (CBBC), Star Stories (Channel 4) and Popatron (BBC2), and he has written for Channel 4's Cardinal Burns (Best Sketch Show at the British Comedy Awards), Anna and Katy, Sorry I've Got No Head and a number of BBC Radio shows including Colin and Fergus's Digi Radio.
Content
- Intro
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- How To Behave On Your First Day Of Rehearsals
- Audition Tips
- Playing A Small Part
- Crying
- Comedy
- Learning Lines
- Dealing With Your Agent
- Drama School Tips
- Animal Work
- Showcase Tips
- What Occupies An Actor's Mind At Any One Time.
- Television Acting
- Dealing With Extras
- Radio Acting Tips
- Voiceover Tips
- Out Of Work Actor's Daily Routine
- Games
- An Actor's Body
- After-Show Tips
- Accents
- Letter To A Casting Director
- Jobs In Order Of Their Value To Society.
- Look Like You Know What You're Doing
- Method Acting
- What To Wear
- Food Tips
- Corpsing Tips
- It's Never Too Late To Be A Child Actor
- Letter To A Former Teacher
- Shared Dressing Room Tips
- Ways To Make Your Spotlight Photo Stand Out
- Superstitions
- Poo Guide
- Stage Presence
- Being A Rebel
- Musical Theatre
- Nudity
- Pre-Show Routine
- Women!
- Understudy Tips
- Green Room Conversation
- Daniel Day-Lewis Facts
- Entrances
- What An Actor Spends Their Money On.
- Extreme Acting Tips
- Frugal Living Tips
- CV Tips
- Tax Tips
- Shakespeare
- What Actors Who Saying They've 'Been Busy' Have Actually Been Doing.
- Stage Name
- Telling Your Parents
- The Oscars
- The End
- Bonus Tips
