The Art of Film Acting

The Art of Film Acting

This guide for actors and directors develops a valid method for training performers to act from their core--whether they are cold reading, auditioning, or performing for film or television. This book teaches actors how to achieve and respond to believable and honest emotions before the camera, and it maintains that the key to a successful performance lies in how the actors relate to one another and to the circumstances. Exercises, including script examples, throughout the book give readers an easy resource for practicing the principles outlined.

The Art of Film Acting applies a classic stage acting method (Stanislavsky) to the more intimate medium of performing before a camera, teaching readers to experience an emotion rather than to indicate it.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter | 9 pages

The Exercise

chapter | 18 pages

Stage Versus Film Acting

chapter | 14 pages

Becoming a Great Actor

chapter | 6 pages

Sight Reading

chapter | 20 pages

The Art of Concentration

chapter | 13 pages

The Art of Not Knowing

chapter | 19 pages

More on the Art of Not Knowing

chapter | 17 pages

Still More on the Art of Not Knowing

chapter | 14 pages

The Art of Acceptance

chapter | 17 pages

The Art of Giving and Receiving

chapter | 19 pages

The Senses

chapter | 20 pages

Intimacy, Empathy, and Intuition

chapter | 22 pages

The Audition

chapter | 24 pages

More on the Audition

chapter | 35 pages

The Comedy Audition

chapter | 5 pages

Conclusion

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