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From stage to screen
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Second Edition
By
Ian Bernard, Ian Bernard has extensive professional experience in all aspects of theatre, film, and television. His job titles include writer, director,
producer, composer, and conductor. He has been chairman of the film/video program at the Brooks Institute and has taught screenplay
writing and graduate film acting at UC/Irvine.
Description
Film and Television Acting offers solid techniques for creating a natural, believable performance for film and television. The reader
will discover techniques for listening and reacting, blocking and business, character, focus, the closeup, and comedy as they pertain
to acting in front of a camera. The book analyzes the differences between theatre, film, and television acting, providing the theatre
trained actor with specific approaches for making the transition to on-camera work.
This second edition is thoroughly revised and updated.
The book contains numerous scenes and exercises, including sample scenes from Cheers and Seinfeld, which provide the reader with ways
to practice the specific techniques outlined by the author. Included are interviews with well-know actors and directors: Don Murray,
Norman Jewison, and Emmy award winner, Glenn Jordan, to name a few. These interviews illustrate how the professionals apply their training
and technique to filmed performances. There is also a chapter-length interview with John Lithgow, in which the actor provides a first-hand
account of the differences of acting for the theatre and for the camera.
Audience
Students of acting; professionals seeking to apply their theatre training to film and television
Contents
Preface* Acknowledgments* Foreword* The Evolving Play vs. The Frozen Film * Listening and Reacting* Blocking and Business* Preparation*
Character* Focus* Comedy* Situation Comedy* The Closeup* John Lithgow on Acting* The Workplace* Scenes* The Business* This is a Wrap*
Index
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Paperback, 176 pages, publication date: DEC-1997
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80301-2
ISBN-10: 0-240-80301-9
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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