This practical book on the subject of how to act, based on Ms. Spivak's forty years of acting, coaching, and teaching classes - first at Herbert Berghof and Uta Hagen's HB Studio, then on her own - provides a step-by-step system for analyzing and building a character organically, which can be applied even in the short time an actor has to prepare for auditions and for many television performances. Timely advice includes how to do camera takes, interpret and follow stage directions, and how to prepare for auditions and work in theater, film, television commercials, and television soap operas, sitcoms, and nighttime dramas.
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great for students/aspiring actors,
By LBWheels457 (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Rehearse When There Is No Rehearsal: Acting and the Media (Limelight) (Paperback)
This book really taught me a lot. I am a student who is studying acting, hoping to one day be on stage in New York, however have always struggled with how to practice. It's easy for me when I'm with other people and under the stage lights to concentrate on different aspects of my acting, however when those outside things aren't there and I'm at home, I don't rehearse in a way that is most productive. This book has given me many ideas from how to read the script to making the character my own to what to do in front of directors and cameras. I highly suggest everyone to buy this book...there are always things that can be learned, even when you think you have it already!
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Thank you, Alice Spivak!,
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This review is from: How to Rehearse When There Is No Rehearsal: Acting and the Media (Limelight) (Paperback)
Really, it's about time a book came out to help me--a stage actor who does film and TV and struggles to deliver good performances without rehearsal. This book offers a great framework and wisdom about the craft of acting.
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A winning set of insights on the entire process of honing characters and actor's skills.,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Rehearse When There Is No Rehearsal: Acting and the Media (Limelight) (Paperback)
Actors and collections catering to them will find How to Rehearse When There's No Rehearsal a winner: it assists actors in all mediums including television and film and uses over forty years experience on theatre, film and television to provide actors with a step-by-step program for developing and building a character. From developing relationships and writing a preliminary character background to planning activities and action, this provides a winning set of insights on the entire process of honing characters and actor's skills.
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The Steps Condensed, Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof, Finding the Objective, Becoming the Character, The Glass Menagerie, Neil Simon, The End of Rehearsal, New York, United States, The Stanislavsky System Explored, Tennessee Williams, Streetcar Named Desire, Developing the Process, Preliminary Character Background, Developing the Relationships, Moscow Art Theatre, Character Traits, Read the Script, Stanislavsky's System, Jim O'Connor, Long Day, Planning the Activity, Paying Attention, Sanford Meisner Browse Sample Pages:
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The Steps Condensed, Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof, Finding the Objective, Becoming the Character, The Glass Menagerie, Neil Simon, The End of Rehearsal, New York, United States, The Stanislavsky System Explored, Tennessee Williams, Streetcar Named Desire, Developing the Process, Preliminary Character Background, Developing the Relationships, Moscow Art Theatre, Character Traits, Read the Script, Stanislavsky's System, Jim O'Connor, Long Day, Planning the Activity, Paying Attention, Sanford Meisner Browse Sample Pages:
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