Acting for love & money : connecting the craft to the industry /

Product Description: This collection of seventy-five acting exercises is designed to prepare actors and acting students for a professional career. The exercises were created during workshop sessions conducted by the authors with participants of the Paul G. Gleason Theatre in Hollywood. Over three hu...

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Main Author: Gleason, Paul G.
Other Authors: Levy, Gavin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Colorado Springs, Colo. : Meriwether Pub. Ltd., ©2010.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:Product Description: This collection of seventy-five acting exercises is designed to prepare actors and acting students for a professional career. The exercises were created during workshop sessions conducted by the authors with participants of the Paul G. Gleason Theatre in Hollywood. Over three hundred hours of recorded sessions were edited to pick the best exercises for developing acting skills. The book is divided into fifteen sections: Acting Is Not a Business, but It Can Be Business-Like; The Audience; Technology and Information for the Actor Fix Yourself, Then Use Yourself; Sound and Vocal Levels; The Storyteller; A Magnetic Personality; Auditioning; Imagination; The Physical Actor; A State of Being; Eureka; Creating a World; Mirror Neurons; and Intimacy and Confrontation. Also includes insights from many professionals in the acting industry. This book is for dedicated actors looking to be in major productions, on major television shows, or in major movies.
Physical Description:226 pages : portraits ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:156608167X
9781566081672