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
