Download or read book The Actor s Tool Kit written by Ardencie Hall-karambe, Ph.d. and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-09-02 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Actor's Tool Kit: The Beginning Actor's Practical Guide to Acting is a beginning acting textbook that can be used in class or individually. It highlights the KIP System of training for beginning and intermediate acting students. Ardencie Hall-Karambe, Ph.D. formulated the KIP System to expose students to some of the theoretical ideas behind the art of acting and theatre; especially, students who have little or no experience on stage or with live theatre. KIP stands for the kinetic, influential, and psychodynamic training stages that student actors go through to prepare for roles. Students learn tangible ways to think about and to improve upon their craft.
Download or read book An Actor s Companion written by Seth Barrish and published by Theatre Communications Group. This book was released on 2015-05-25 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I was totally unprepared for the transformation that Seth's technique created in me. . . . I realized that what I thought I knew about acting up to that point was largely misguided . . . but I now had a great, talented, dedicated teacher who generously wanted to share his tools with everyone. There is muscularity, not to mention wisdom and truth to Seth's techniques. He is a wonderful teacher, and I know that having him as my first guide is one of the luckiest things to have happened to me in my career and life. And when I can't get back to class with him, I am so grateful I have this book to turn to."—Anne Hathaway "This book is truly unlike anything else I know—these pieces are haikus on specific elements of performance and character building."—Philip Himberg, executive director, Sundance Theatre Institute A collection of practical acting tips, tools, and exercises, An Actor's Companion is ideal for both the seasoned professionals and actors-in-training. The tips—all simple, direct, and useful—are easy to understand and even easier to apply, in both rehearsal and in performance. Seth Barrish is an actor, teacher, and the co-artistic director of The Barrow Group in New York City. In his thirty-year career, he has directed the award-winning shows My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (Lucille Lortel Award for Best Solo Show, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Solo Show), Sleepwalk With Me (Nightlife Award for Outstanding Comedian in a Major Performance), The Tricky Part (Obie Award, Drama Desk nominations for Best Play and Best Solo Show), Pentecost (Drama Desk nomination for Best Play), Old Wicked Songs (Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and Garland Award for Best Direction), and Good (Straw Hat Award for Best Direction), among dozens of others.
Download or read book The Working Actor s Toolkit written by Jean Schiffman and published by Heinemann Drama. This book was released on 2003 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does an actor handle the challenge of performing under heavy make-up? What are the special requirements of acting in a docudrama? How does a nonsmoking actor tackle smoking for a role? How do actors deal with the director from hell? And what about nudity? Jean Schiffman knows. In The Working Actor's Toolkit, she amasses the information she garnered after years of interviewing professional actors, master teachers, and directors. Each of her chapters explores a clearly defined craft topic. Because there is neither one way to act nor one approach that works for every actor, each topic is discussed from a variety of perspectives-in often humorous ways. Together, Schiffman's chapters offer a nontraditional set of techniques to fill the gaps left by more academic acting primers. Her approach is eccentric, her range of subjects eclectic, her bottom line indisputable: there are certain truths about the elements of acting-the need to dig deep and personalize, to be specific, to avoid cliche, to take risks, and to remember that, in most cases, less is more. For beginning, mid-career, or longtime professional actors-or devoted fans who are curious about "How do they do it?"-Schiffman provides lively and provocative prose, but most of all practical ways for actors to hone their craft, solve unexpected acting problems, and make themselves marketable.
Download or read book The Lyndon Technique written by Amy Lyndon and published by Amy Lyndon. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amy Lyndon is Hollywood's Premiere Booking Coach and creator of the revolutionary Lyndon Technique: The 15 Guideline Map To Booking Handbook. Besides being a Coach and Mentor, she is also an Actress, Award Winning Director, Producer, Casting Director, and was a CEO of a successful Personal Management Company for 9 years. Her clients are Series Regulars, Guest Leads and Starring in Feature Films around the globe. Some of her Clients include: Nadine Velazquez (My Name is Earl), Adam Brody (The OC), Christel Khalil (The Young and the Restless), Hosea Chanchez (The Game), Sterling Knight (Sonny with a Chance), Kenton Duty (Shake It Up), Matthew J. Evans (Bad Teacher) and Raini Rodriquez (Austin and Ally). Lyndon won one of the Best Cold Reading Teachers in Los Angeles Backstage Magazine 2010, 2011 and 2012! The Lyndon Technique proves to be a practical approach to auditioning and booking the job on the first take. Each chapter provides detailed insight into each of Lyndon's 15 Guideline Map to Booking Technique. Lyndon travels Internationally to teach the principles of Booking, Marketing and running a successful business as an Actor. The information is applicable no matter where you live or where you are in your career.
Download or read book Audition Journal for Working Actors written by The Professional The Professional Actor Toolkit and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know the difference between a working actor and ... everyone else? Working actors treat their craft like a profession! They are always on top of their game. That means: Doing your research Knowing your lines Upgrading your creativity It also means maximizing your audition opportunities: Knowing your character Assessing your own performance Knowing the who/what/where of your audition Immediately making the notes you'll need for a callback/ post-audition networking Start treating your craft as a profession! Get Booked: Audition Journal For Working Actors today!
Download or read book Exercises for Embodied Actors written by Scott Illingworth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exercises for Embodied Actors: Tools for Physical Actioning builds on the vocabulary of simple action verbs to generate an entire set of practical tools from first read to performance that harnesses modern knowledge about the integration of the mind and the rest of the body. Including over 50 innovative exercises, the book leads actors through a rigorous examination of their own habits, links those discoveries to creating characters, and offers dozens of exercises to explore in classrooms and with ensembles. The result is a modern toolkit that empowers actors to start from their own unique selves and delivers specific techniques to apply on stage and in front of the camera. This step-by-step guide can be used by actors working individually or by teachers crafting the arc of a course, ensuring that students explore in physically engaged and dynamic ways at every step of their process.
Download or read book In Depth Acting written by Dee Cannon and published by Methuen Drama. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential guide to mastering the Stanislavski technique, filtering out the complexities of the system and offering a dynamic, hands-on approach. In-Depth Acting provides a comprehensive understanding of character, preparation, text, subtext and objectives.
Download or read book Acting and Reacting written by Nick Moseley and published by Theatre Arts Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working with such concepts as emotional openness, trust and acceptance, setting boundaries, and artistic freedom, Acting and Reacting explores in depth techniques and exercises for expanding the actor's skill set - a valuable tool for both actors and those who train them.
Download or read book Book the Job written by Doug Warhit and published by Dau Pub. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tools to master everything from "getting in the door without any connections", "crying on cue", "making the most of your close-up", "nailing sitcoms even if you don't think you're funny", to "what makes someone a star."
Download or read book Psychology Tools for Actors written by Alexa Ispas and published by Word Bothy. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to have a successful acting career? Discover proven psychology techniques that will transform the way you approach all aspects of your acting work. One of the most challenging aspects of being an actor is how little control you have over your working life. If you are like most actors, you don’t know where your next acting job will come from, nor how much money you will be paid for it. However, you do have control over your mindset. In Psychology Tools for Actors, I introduce you to ten psychological tools that will help you take your acting career to the next level by working on your mindset. These tools address five aspects of your life as an actor: learning lines, going to auditions, nurturing your self-confidence, building your resilience, and developing your craft. Each chapter focuses on one of these areas and includes two psychological techniques to help you nurture a positive and empowering mindset about that aspect. By the time you finish Psychology Tools for Actors, you will have ten powerful techniques under your belt that you can use to build a successful and sustainable acting career. Read this book and discover: · How to make the memorization process easier · How to boost your self-confidence before auditions · How to deal with rejections without sinking into despair · How to get better at your craft · Practical tools you can use straight away Short enough to read in an hour, yet jam-packed with practical advice, Psychology Tools for Actors will help you take control of your mindset, so you can navigate the ups and downs of life as an actor with ease and grace. This book is the first in the Psychology for Actors Series, and provides brief insights into those longer books. Alexa Ispas holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Edinburgh. The books in her Psychology for Actors Series provide actors with proven psychology techniques to thrive and build a successful career.
Download or read book Directing Actors written by Judith Weston and published by Michael Wiese Productions. This book was released on 1996 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates what constitutes a good performance, what actors want from a director, what directors do wrong and more.
Download or read book The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit written by Bella Merlin and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, hands-on guide to Stanislavsky's famous 'system' and to his later rehearsal processes - for actors, directors, teachers and students. From the author of Beyond Stanislavsky.The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit collects together for the first time the terms and ideas developed by Stanislavsky throughout his career.It is organised into three sections: Actor-Training, Rehearsal Processes and Performance Practices. Key terms are explained and defined as they naturally occur in this process. They are illustrated with examples from both his own work and that of other practitioners.Each stage of the process is explored with sequences of practical exercises designed to help today's actors and students become thoroughly familiar with the tools in Stanislavsky's toolkit.
Download or read book Actors at Work written by Rosemarie Tichler and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-08-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's extremely difficult to be an actor, for many reasons: It's mostly unrewarding financially. It takes a lot of hard work before an actor even gets a part. A career is apt to be short-lived. The field is incredibly competitive. Cream does not always rise to the top. And yet actors young and old line up by the thousands wanting to do it. What fuels this desire? What is it that drives actors to withstand the frustration of not getting parts, of getting bad parts in bad plays, of being mistreated by directors, misundertood by audiences, misinterpreted by critics? With a nod to the Paris Review's Writers at Work model, Actors at Work looks at the way some of our most respected stage and film actors today approach their calling. In a collection of interviews with a dozen artists, including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Patti LuPone, and Billy Crudup, the book explores not only the impetus to perform but also key topics about the process and profession, including the way actors approach a role, what techniques they use to deal with directors and other cast members, the ways in which they use their own personal lives in their work, and their influences, idols, and insecurities. The result is a book that actors will find indispensable and fans will find irresistible.
Download or read book The Work of an Actor written by Michael Woolson and published by Drama Pub. This book was released on 2010-08-17 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Work of an Actor sets a new industry standard that provides reference tools like no other. As a result, it delivers a wealth of clear, detailed instructions and inspiration for giving unforgettably captivating performances for actors of all levels. With more than twenty years of experience in acting, coaching, and directing, Michael Woolson not only shares the essential foundation and mechanics of acting in a clear and concise manner but he also demystifies sitcom technique, playing a killer, creating authentic fear, making sense of bad direction, how to audition effectively, and building layered character work.
Download or read book Black Acting Methods written by Sharrell Luckett and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Acting Methods seeks to offer alternatives to the Euro-American performance styles that many actors find themselves working with. A wealth of contributions from directors, scholars and actor trainers address afrocentric processes and aesthetics, and interviews with key figures in Black American theatre illuminate their methods. This ground-breaking collection is an essential resource for teachers, students, actors and directors seeking to reclaim, reaffirm or even redefine the role and contributions of Black culture in theatre arts. Chapter 7 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Download or read book Global Toolkit for Judicial Actors written by UNESCO and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In Depth Acting written by Dee Cannon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A book that will stand the test of time' – Pierce Brosnan An essential guide to the Stanislavski technique, filtering out the complexities of the system and offering a dynamic, hands-on approach. Provides a comprehensive understanding of character, preparation, text, subtext and objectives. How to prepare for drama school and professional auditions How to develop a 3-dimensional, truthful character Preparation exercises to help you get in character Rehearsal guidelines An appendix of Transitive/Active Verbs and more