Free to Act: An Integrated Approach to Acting (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Mira Felner (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0205378234 | ISBN-13: 978-0205378234 | Publication Date: June 16, 2003 | Edition: 2nd

Free to Act presents a holistic approach to actor training that integrates physical and psychological technique. Its integrated approach emphasizes the idea that the body informs the mind and that emotion is rooted in physical action. Providing a carefully developed system of training, Free to Act guides the student-actor through the complex process by which an actor is formed.

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Free to Act presents a holistic approach to actor training that integrates physical and psychological technique. This text makes the complexities of acting intelligible and accessible to the beginning actor through its system of more than 150 progressively developed exercises with guides for self-analysis and journal entries. Its integrated approach emphasizes the idea that the body informs the mind and that emotion is rooted in physical action. Providing a carefully developed system of training, Free to Act guides the student-actor through the complex process by which an actor is formed.

Features:

• Includes 153 in-chapter exercises accompanied by guides for self-analysis, enabling students to integrate intellectual understanding with experiential knowledge.
• Illustrates difficult exercises and concepts with exercise photos and line drawings throughout the text.
• Offers guides to keeping an acting journal, enabling students to better understand and integrate experiential material
• Offers guides to criticizing peer work in class in order to develop a thinking actor and create a positive classroom atmosphere.
• Features production photos to illustrate techniques in performance.
• Demonstrates text analysis for action and intention with a sample scored scene in Chapter 12.

Product Details

• Paperback: 238 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 2nd edition (June 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205378234
• ISBN-13: 978-0205378234
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Compact, Concise, Comprehensive Handbook on Acting, September 4, 2000

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Bruce R. (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Free to ACT: An Integrated Approach to Acting (Hardcover)

A wonderful acting book (useful to both teachers and students alike) that is mind-boggling in it's scope and practicality. Anyone interested in getting their hands dirty in acting, who wants to learn everything from the basics of understanding dramatic conflict, to freeing the body and voice, to improvisations and group warm-ups, to script and character analysis would do well with this marvelously organized, encyclopedic, and USEFUL handbook.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great purchase, January 21, 2009

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This review is from: Free to Act: An Integrated Approach to Acting (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

This book was delivered fast and in great condition! I saved a ton of money buying it through Amazon and it came new so I can return for a nice profit!