When it was first published in 1993, Secrets of Screen Acting broke new ground in explaining how acting for the camera is different from acting on stage. This third edition of Secrets of Screen Acting from Focal Press covers how reaction time is altered, physical timing and placement are reconceived, and the proportions of the digital frame itself become the measure of all things, so the director must conceptualize each image in terms of this new rectangle and actors must fit into the frame. Based on a revolutionary non-Method approach to acting, this book shows what actually works: how an actor, an announcer—anyone working in front of the cameras—gives excellent performances on screen.

Instead of starting with what is real and trying to wrestle that onto the screen, Patrick Tucker explains how to work with the realities of a shoot and work from there towards the real. His step-by-step guide to the elements of effective screen acting is an extension and explanation of a lifetime of work in the field, containing over 50 acting exercises and the tried-and-tested Screen Acting Checklist. As well as being completely updated to cover new techniques, film references, and insights, this third edition now includes a set of Film Clip Time Codes for each film. These not only itemise the films discussed in each chapter, but also pinpoint the precise moments where each example can be found so that students, teachers, and professional actors can refer to them quickly and easily.

Author: Patrick Tucker    Softcover, 254 Pages    72 Black and White Illustrations    Publisher: Routledge Taylor & Francis

Preface to Third Edition

Introduction

1. Screen versus Stage

2. Different Screens - Different Effects

3. The Frame

4. The Camera

5. Reactions and Business

6. Sound and Vocal Levels

7. Typecasting

8. Acting

9. Auditions

10. Rehearsals and Technicals

11. Directing Actors for the Screen

12. Announcers (and the art of being interviewed)

13. The Shoot

14. The Editor and Editing

Epilogue

The Famous Screen Acting Checklist

Acting Exercises

Bibliography

Glossary

Index of Films

Index of Actors

Patrick Tucker is an accomplished director of the screen and stage. Since his first professional production in 1968, he has directed more than 200 plays in all forms of theater, from weekly repertory to the Royal Shakespeare Company. He was accepted by the BBC Television Directing program in 1976 and has subsequently directed more than 150 television dramas. He has developed his own unique approach to television and film acting as a separate discipline, and he has lectured and taught all over the world.

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