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Life and Acting: Techniques for the Actor, Garfein, Jack, Very Good Book
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- ISBN
- 9780810126732
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Life and Acting : Techniques for the Actor
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Drama, Performing Arts
- Topic
- General, Acting & Auditioning
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Number of Pages
- 310 Pages
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Arriving in America as a teenage Holocaust refugee, Jack Garfein would soon rise to the top of his field. Life and Acting is the product of more than sixty years in the world of theater and film, offering the kind of insight only gained by experience as both a teacher and practitioner. In Garfein's case, his experience is unparalleled--he has worked with a who's who of twentieth-century acting, especially those associated with the Actors Studio, the West Coast arm of which Garfein cofounded. In Life and Acting , Garfein distills his experience into a holistic technique for learning and teaching. "The Beginning" functions as a kind of memoir, focusing on Garfein's own education in the theater. "The Art" describes how Garfein's exposure to nontheater artists, particularly painters and writers, has contributed to his understanding of acting. "Basic Training" offers thirty-seven detailed lessons for teaching acting. In "Training for Film," Garfein applies his principles to acting in front of a camera. Like Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting and other classics of this genre, Life and Acting will be an invaluable resource for teachers as well as students.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
ISBN-10
0810126737
ISBN-13
9780810126732
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73184196
Product Key Features
Book Title
Life and Acting : Techniques for the Actor
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, Acting & Auditioning
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Drama, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
310 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.5in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn2075.G37 2010
Reviews
Jack Garfein's book is a touching reminder of our early attempts at creating theater without artifice. It is good to know that he is still working hard at it." --Ben Gazzara
Table of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Part One: Beginning 1. A Boy's Idea of Acting 2. Waiting for Discovery 3. Disaster Strikes 4. Flashes of brilliance with No Explanation 5. An Actor Becomes a Director 6. The Newly Founded Actors Studio 7. Strasberg's New Formulas 8. Puzzling Advice Part Two: The Art 9. The First Clues 10. The Nature of Emotions in Acting 11. The Playwright and the Actor 12. Masterpieces Within Masterpieces 13. Actor Training in the Long Past 14. From Practice to Theory Part Three: Basic Training Lesson 1. Ease in Acting Lesson 2. First Approach to the Text Lesson 3. Action, Activity, and Inner Concerns Lesson 4. Personalization, Needs, and Obstacles Lesson 5. Drama, Comedy, and Farce Lesson 6. Notations on the Texty Lesson 7. Creating the Setting Lesson 8. Preparation and Physical Sensations Lesson 9. Subconscious Connections to the Text Lesson 10. Playing Another Person's Scene Lesson 11. Other Latent Links to the Play Lesson 12. Reversing Roles Lesson 13. Multiple Readings of the Play Lesson 14. The Emergence of a Character Lesson 15. Reversing Characters Lesson 16. Grasping the Story of the Play Lesson 17. Checking Veracity in Playing and Casting Lesson 18. The Grip on the Story Lesson 19. Biography of the Character Lesson 20. Qualities and Characteristics in a Role Lesson 21. The Values of Improvisation Lesson 22. The First Rehearsal Lesson 23. Giving In to Physical Impulses Lesson 24. An Inner Line of Images Lesson 25. Characters' Needs, Desires, and Obstacles Lesson 26. Setting Physical Behavior Lesson 27. The Rehearsal Process Lesson 28. Run-Through Without Book Lesson 29. The Presentation Lesson 30. Fulfilling Someone Else's Concept Lesson 31. The Use of a Profession Lesson 32. Acting the Works of Beckett, Ionesco, and Brecht Lesson 33. Soliloquies, Shakespeare, and Classic Plays Lesson 34. Punctuation in the Classic Plays Lesson 35. The Images in Classic Plays Lesson 36. Delivery of Asides Lesson 37. Talking to the Audience Part Four: Training for Film Disparity in Stage and Film Acting A Few Words on the Effects of Harmful Substances, Physical Violence, and Aging Lesson 38. The Actor and the Camera Lesson 39. Acting in a Real Environment Appendix: Additional Improvisations for Lesson 14
Copyright Date
2010
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2010-005627
Dewey Decimal
792.02/8
Dewey Edition
22
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