Actor's Alchemy
Finding the Gold in the Script
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2011
194 pages
978-0-87910-435-1 (ISBN)
Description
An actor's script is both a gold mine, and the map to discovering it: if properly read, a script will reveal its riches to you. Unfortunately, most actors never learn to efficiently read the map, or master how to convert what they find in a script into playable gold. Why? Because this aspect of the acting process is seldom taught in a simple and tangible way in the classroom or studio.
Acting can - and should - be more than guesswork and instinct. Actor's Alchemy: Finding the Gold in Your Script examines the relationship between the script and what an actor ultimately does on the stage or on screen. Here is a straightforward guide filled with useful information to help actors learn to use their scripts in a specific and analytical way to solve the problems of the scene and bring their elusive characters to life. In learning how to decipher the script, actors will be equipped to make the choices that lead to delivering a gold performance.
Acting can - and should - be more than guesswork and instinct. Actor's Alchemy: Finding the Gold in Your Script examines the relationship between the script and what an actor ultimately does on the stage or on screen. Here is a straightforward guide filled with useful information to help actors learn to use their scripts in a specific and analytical way to solve the problems of the scene and bring their elusive characters to life. In learning how to decipher the script, actors will be equipped to make the choices that lead to delivering a gold performance.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United States
Publishing group
Hal Leonard Corporation
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-87910-435-1 (9780879104351)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Book
02/2011
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Person
Bruce Miller (Miami, FL) is an associate professor and the Director of Acting Programs at the University of Miami, where he teaches acting and script analysis. His previous books include The Scene Study Book, Acting Solo (both by Limelight Editions'), 'The Actor as Storyteller (McGraw-Hill'), 'and Head-first Acting (Smith and Kraus). His articles on acting appear regularly in Dramatics Magazine and Teaching Theatre. He has conducted acting workshops nationally and internationally, including a series for the Educational Theatre Association's Professional Development Program.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Acknowledgments
- Glossary of Acting Terms
- Bibliography
