Acting for the screen / edited by Mary Lou Belli.
Series: PERFORM : succeeding as a creative professionalPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2020Description: xiv, 239 pages: illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: 9781138311640Subject(s): Motion picture acting -- Vocational guidance | Sports, games & entertainment -- Public performances | Television acting -- Vocational guidance | Motion picture actors and actresses -- Interviews | Television actors and actresses -- Interviews | Motion picture producers and directors -- Interviews | Television producers and directors -- Interviews | Acting teachers -- InterviewsDDC classification: 791.43028 Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: "Acting for the Screen is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working actors, producers, directors, casting directors, and acting professors, exploring the business side of screen acting. In this book, over thirty show business professionals dispel myths about the industry and provide practical advice on topics such as how to break into the field, how to develop, nurture, and navigate business relationships, and how to do creative work under pressure. Readers will also learn about the entrepreneurial expectations in relation to the internet and social media, strategies for contending with the emotional highs and lows of acting, and money management while pursuing acting as a profession. Written for undergraduates and graduates studying Acting for Screen, aspiring professional actors, and working actors looking to reinvent themselves, Acting for the Screen provides readers with a wealth of first-hand information that will help them create their own opportunities and pursue a career in show business"-- Provided by publisher.| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes index.
"A Focal Press Book".
"Acting for the Screen is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working actors, producers, directors, casting directors, and acting professors, exploring the business side of screen acting. In this book, over thirty show business professionals dispel myths about the industry and provide practical advice on topics such as how to break into the field, how to develop, nurture, and navigate business relationships, and how to do creative work under pressure. Readers will also learn about the entrepreneurial expectations in relation to the internet and social media, strategies for contending with the emotional highs and lows of acting, and money management while pursuing acting as a profession. Written for undergraduates and graduates studying Acting for Screen, aspiring professional actors, and working actors looking to reinvent themselves, Acting for the Screen provides readers with a wealth of first-hand information that will help them create their own opportunities and pursue a career in show business"-- Provided by publisher.
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