Download or read book The Science and Art of Commercial Acting written by John Howard Swain and published by John Howard Swain. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must read book for actors interested in doing television commercials.
Download or read book The Science and Art of Acting for the Camera written by John Howard Swain and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Science and Art of Acting for the Camera provides a precise yet practical approach to help unlock the mysteries of acting for film and television. Written by veteran actor, producer, and director John Howard Swain, the book offers a clear-cut, no-nonsense technique that equips aspiring or working actors with the necessary skills to succeed on camera. The technique teaches you how to build multi-dimensional characters; construct truthful and exciting relationships; ignite stimulating emotions; craft a series of discoveries guaranteed to energize your work; and much, much more. The book also provides instruction for actors working in commercials—from slating, to the dreaded "tell us about yourself" interview, to nailing "the tag" and embracing the cliché—and supplies sample commercial copy for students to practice.
Download or read book The Science and Art of Acting for the Camera written by John Swain and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Science and Art of Acting for the Camera provides a precise yet practical approach to help unlock the mysteries of acting for film and television. Written by veteran actor, producer, and director John Howard Swain, the book offers a clear-cut, no-nonsense technique that equips aspiring or working actors with the necessary skills to succeed on camera. The technique teaches you how to build multi-dimensional characters; construct truthful and exciting relationships; ignite stimulating emotions; craft a series of discoveries guaranteed to energize your work; and much, much more. The book also provides instruction for actors working in commercials-from slating, to the dreaded "tell us about yourself" interview, to nailing "the tag" and embracing the cliché-and supplies sample commercial copy for students to practice.
Download or read book The Art and Business of Acting in Commercials written by David Figlioli and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author David Figlioli is a 25-year veteran of the film, television, theatre and commercial industries. Having booked over 100 principle roles in both national and regional commercial campaigns, auditioned for well over 1,000 commercials, and made in excess of a million dollars from his work acting in commercials, David is uniquely qualified to write a book about The ART and BUSINESS of ACTING in COMMERCIALS. Learn about the business tools and artistic challenges of acting in today's commercial industry. Getting an agent, the commercial audition process, different styles of commercials, along with acting tips and insight that will help you book the job. The ART and BUSINESS of ACTING in COMMERCIALS includes up-to-date listings of the most current commercial agents and commercial casting directors in the New York and Los Angeles markets. Whether you are a new comer to the business of commercials or a seasoned professional, The ART and BUSINESS of ACTING in COMMERCIALS is an easy to read, easy to understand, step-by-step look at the process of getting in, getting ahead and booking the job in today's competitive commercial acting market.
Download or read book Acting in the Million Dollar Minute the Sequel written by Tom Logan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acting in the Million Dollar Minute deals exclusively with the art of acting in commercials. Updated, revised, and expanded for today’s commercial actor, Tom Logan uses decades of experience to give the commercial actor insight into what happens on set and how a commercial is shot. He includes guidance on how to decipher the meaning behind the commercial script, begin and end each performance, immediately obtain the auditioners' attention, and beat out your competition. In addition, Logan offers direction on "taking the camera" from another actor (i.e., upstaging), working with the product, what separates the actor who got the part from the actors who didn't, and how to give the director a performance he can “cut” in the editing room. Compiled from thousands of comments from hundreds of casting directors, ad executives, producers, and more, Acting in the Million Dollar Minute provides practical advice from an award-winning director.
Download or read book Acting in Commercials written by Joan See and published by Back Stage Books. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every actor knows that working in commercials is lucrative. But many actors, trained primarily for working on the stage, have mistaken ideas about this field and lack essential on-camera experience. Now in an updated and expanded edition, Acting in Commercials is the only resource that fills all the gaps in the performer’s knowledge of this demanding medium. Invaluable for its insight into the craft as well as the business of acting, it tells you how to prepare for commercial auditions and, once you’ve landed a job, how to deliver the most expressive on-camera performance—leading to more work and success in a competitive field. Author Joan See illuminates all the secrets she has learned while appearing in hundreds of commercials over the past thirty years. She shows you how to approach five distinctly different commercial forms and explains the specific acting techniques to employ in each. In fact, Acting in Commercials will take you beyond commercial work, sharpening all your acting skills for a broader film and television career.
Download or read book Acting in Television Commercials for Fun and Profit written by Squire Fridell and published by Three Rivers Press (CA). This book was released on 1986 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular television commercial actor Squire Fridell updates his classic guide of inside tips and advice for breaking into the commercial business and for continuing to get work. This revision includes completely new lists of agents, union offices, and publications along with Squire's essential guidelines for industry entries.
Download or read book Acting in the Million Dollar Minute written by Tom Logan and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Science Of Acting written by Sam Kogan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is good acting? How does one create believable characters? How can an actor understand a character if they do not understand themselves? In The Science of Acting, Sam Kogan uses his theories on the relationship between neuroscience, psychology and acting to answer these questions. Practical exercises provide a step-by-step guide to developing an actor's ability, culminating in Ten Steps to Creating a Character. He presents the reader with a groundbreaking understanding of the subconscious and how it can be applied to their acting. The author’s highly original perspective on Stanislavski's teaching gives readers a unique insight into their character’s minds. Sam Kogan studied at the Moscow Institute of Theatre Arts (now the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts) under the tutelage of Professor Maria Knebel. He established The Science of Acting, a complete stand-alone technique. Helen Kogan is the chair and former principal of The Academy of Science of Acting and Directing, has helped to shape her father's words and work for the publication of this book.
Download or read book The Keys to Commercial Acting written by Stuart Stone and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about how to get cast in commercials - plain and simple. Whether you are a seasoned commercial actor, an industry newcomer or the parent of a child actor, the advice in this book will be invaluable in teaching you how to navigate the industry to land more jobs. In this book, acclaimed veteran casting director Stuart Stone shares his insights and experience from behind the camera to help you attain your commercial acting goals. Stuart's inspiring words and no-nonsense approach make this book a must read.
Download or read book The Science Art of Film Acting written by John Howard Swain and published by . This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces actors to a practical, proven approach designed to help them create honest, multi-dimesional characters. The science of the technique eliminates the mystery, clarifies the craft and puts the actor in charge of his art.
Download or read book The Art of Film Acting written by Jeremiah Comey and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
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Download or read book The Art of Voice Acting written by James R. Alburger and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2011 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Art of Voice Acting' introduces performance techniques and offers many useful tips, including how to build a career as a voice-actor.
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Download or read book Acting as a Business written by Brian O'Neil and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential handbook for actors–a modern classic–in a newly updated edition. Since its original publication, Acting as a Business has earned a reputation as an indispensable tool for working and aspiring actors. Avoiding the usual advice about persistence and luck, Brian O’Neil provides clear-cut guidelines that will give actors a solid knowledge of the business behind their art. It’s packed with practical information–on everything from what to say in a cover letter to where to stand when performing in agent’s office–including: •How to craft a winning theatrical résumé •The most effective ways to join the performer’s unions •Tactics for getting an agent •Strategies for finding work in the theater, on daytime television, and in independent films •Navigating the different customs and cultures of New York and Los Angeles O’Neil has updated Acting as a Business to keep up with the latest show-business trends, including how best to use the Internet, making this new edition no actor should be without.
