Whether you are a young actor seeking to land your first screen role or a workshop leader looking for relevant exercises that won't involve vast technical support, this book belongs on your shelf. Many screen actors begin their careers lacking the appropriate pre-shoot preparation and knowledge of studio protocols. This book helps actors new to screen performance to be fully prepared artistically - and technically. Screen Acting Skills augments existing theoretical and academic studies by offering practical, focused exercises that can be explored in low-tech workshop situations.
Written in an accessible, jargon-free and often humorous style, Screen Acting Skills enables creativity on the workshop floor, allowing young - and older! - actors to access their own talent, and to hone their skills. This book offers students and tutors a straightforward approach to acting for the screen and how to prepare for studio work.
The book is published alongside online videos of workshops with screen acting students.
Autorentext
Roger Wooster has worked in theatre, radio and television during his career. In 1990 he moved into academia where he has worked at FE and HE levels teaching performing arts including screen-acting modules. He has given papers at many international conferences and has been widely published in a range of academic journals. His Contemporary Theatre in Education was published in 2006 and in 2016 a major study of educational theatre, Theatre in Education in Britain, was published by Methuen Drama.
Inhalt
List of illustrations
Introduction: Ready for action!
1. Don't act: be!
2. Backchat: creating a backstory
3. The actor as plumber
4. Keeping it real
5. This has never happened to me before
6. Where am I? When am I?
7. Are you listening to me?
8. Where were we?
9. It's good to cheat
10. Finding the art of You
11. Audition peace
12. It's a WRAP
Glossary of Technical Screen Shooting Terms
Glossary of Genres
Glossary of Acting Terms
Bibliography and Recommended Further Reading