š An introduction for the amateur
enthusiast and anyone planning to
undertake professional training as an
actor
š Includes excerpts and quotes from
famous actors, directors and theorists
of acting and drama teachers
š Provides advice on the basic skills
that every actor needs to develop
throughout all stages of the acting
process, including games and exercises
THE ART OF
ACTING
...and how to master it DAVID CARTER
Aimed at both the amateur enthusiast and for within it, and the relationship between
those wanting to take their interest further the actor and director, and considers the
and undertake professional training, The Art differences between stage and screen acting;
of Acting offers a wide-ranging introduction the problems of acting in the open air and the
for people wishing to develop their talents. particular demands of certain playwrights,
Advice is given on the basic skills which every such as Shakespeare and Brecht.
actor needs to develop, such as breathing,
David Carter also summarises the ideas
voice control, the use of body language, timing
of famous theorists, directors and actors,
and handling the audience. Auxiliary activities
including Stanislawski, Lee Strasberg, Michael
such as actors’ exercises and warm-ups are
Chekhov and Dorothy Heathcote; Peter
evaluated with specific skills discussed, such as
Brook and Peter Hall; and John Gielgud,
the learning of lines, mime, mastering dialects
Laurence Olivier, Simon Callow, Ian McKellen,
and accents, period manners, and ensuring that
Judi Dench, Alec Guinness, Michael Caine
make-up is suitable to the role.
and Dirk Bogarde.
Carter looks at the importance of understanding
£12.99 PAPERBACK WITH FLAPS
a text and the interaction of the characters
AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 2009
194 x 135mm 224pp
Dr. David Carter has more than 30 years experience with
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amateur drama, as actor, director and for many years as
ISBN: 978-1-84243-221-1
chairman of a leading group in the South of England. He has
written Pocket Essentials on Georges Simenon and Literary
Theory and Kamera Books on East Asian Cinema, The Western
and Plays... and how to produce them
www.kamerabooks.co.uk/creativeessentials/acting/
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