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The actor's guide to creating a character : William Esper teaches the Meisner technique / by William Esper and Damon Dimarco.
"Celebrated acting teacher Bill Esper's step-by-step approach to the central problem in acting -- learning to play a character -- as taught in the second year of his acting class"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780345805683 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0345805682 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xix, 282 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Anchor, 2014.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction by Patricia Heaton -- Prologue -- Bill's class for the second year -- Chapter one: welcome back -- and back to work -- Chapter two: gimps, limps, and lisps: physical impediments -- Chapter three: how being in intense pain can actually help your work -- Chapter four: how to explore drugs and alcohol without rehab, prison, or death -- Chapter five: imitation and point of view -- Chapter six: come, sit at the table! The essence of the character -- Chapter seven: still at the table: actions and super objectives -- Chapter eight: beats, homework, inner emotional lines, and particularizations -- Chapter nine: nursery rhymes -- Chapter ten: spoon rivers -- Chapter eleven: periods and styles -- Chapter twelve: periods and styles in practice -- Chapter thirteen: acting in film and TV -- Chapter fourteen: commencement: the serious actor business -- Afterword by David Mamet. |
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| Subject: | Acting. Meisner, Sanford. |
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- 0 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem Main Library | 792.028 (Text) | 33062008265077 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked Out | 05/11/2024 |
