The Craft of Screen Acting

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by Amanda Brennan

Type

Didactic

Subject

Technique > Acting

Keywords

acting, technique

Publishing date

2024

Publisher

Methuen Drama

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 264 pages
6 x 9 inches (15.5 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-350-13963-3

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Book Presentation:
Have you been working as an actor, but want to refine your craft and take your performance to the next level? Or do you want to transition from stage to screen acting and would like to better understand the skills required?

In this essential book for actors, Amanda Brennan offers a specifically psychophysical approach to screen acting, which provides an understanding of the body as the springboard for creative exploration. Starting with understanding your own instrument, you will learn how to prepare and tune the body for creative work. This is followed by strategies for the refinement of craft, including exercises on voice, movement, character development and rehearsal processes for screen.

Experienced actors, directors, casting directors and industry professionals, such as Asa Butterfield (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Hugo, Sex Education), Noah Jupe (Honey Boy, The Quiet Place,The UnDoing), Janis Pugh (Chuck Chuck Baby) and James Kent (Testament of Youth, The Aftermath) and Rebecca Lloyd offer their comments and share invaluable experiences throughout the book.

About the Author:
Amanda Brennan is an actor trainer, producer and director. She has worked across film, television and theatre as an acting coach for over thirty years. Much of her work has been with young performers either in a professional settings or trainings institutions. She is currently a Principal Lecturer at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama specialising in Screen Acting.

See the publisher website: Methuen Drama