Screen Acting

Screen Acting

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Book Description

Exploring the relationship between script and performance, and drawing out the individual elements of performance, such as the awareness of the frame, and the use of voice and physique to embody a character, Screen Acting reveals the centrality of the actor's performance to a film's impact and offers new directions for the study of performance on film. The book also discusses the acting styles of different stars, including Bette Davis, James Mason, Susan Sarandon and Morgan Freeman.
Contributors include: Cynthia Baron, Sharon Marie Carnicke, Susan Knobloch, Paul McDonald, David Mayer, Roberta E. Pearson, Gianluca Sergi, Martin Shingler, and Carole Zucker.

About the Author
Alan Lovell is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at Staffordshire University.
Peter Kramer is Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of East Anglia. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Screen Acting,ALAN LOVELL,Routledge,0415182948,Acting & Auditioning,Film & Video - General,Film & Video - Reference,Motion picture acting,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance,Films, cinema,Television,Theatre, drama

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