Exploring television acting /
The first collection of its kind to bring together scholarly and practitioner perspectives, this book analyzes the experiences, skills and techniques of actors when working on television. Featuring eleven chapters by internationally distinguished researchers and actor trainers, this collection exami...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Methuen Drama,
2018.
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| Summary: | The first collection of its kind to bring together scholarly and practitioner perspectives, this book analyzes the experiences, skills and techniques of actors when working on television. Featuring eleven chapters by internationally distinguished researchers and actor trainers, this collection examines the acting processes and resulting performances of some of the most acclaimed television actors. Topics include studio and location realism, actor training for television, actor well-being in the television industry, performance in reality television and British and Irish actors in contemporary US television and film. The book also contains case studies examining the work of Emmy-award-winning actor Viola Davis and the iconic character of Gene Hunt in Life on Mars. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 192 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1474248586 9781474248587 |