Basic Acting: The Modular Process

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 304 pages
• Published by: Allyn & Bacon December 18, 1995
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0205183387
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0205183388
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Product Description


Basic Acting: The Modular Process not only introduces readers to the exciting world of acting in a step-by-step and practical way, but also prepares them with the theme of the 21st Century: the “new multiculturalism.” Harrop and Epstein have developed a systematic method of teaching acting which is “action-based.

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Basic Acting: The Modular Process not only introduces readers to the exciting world of acting in a step-by-step and practical way, but also prepares them with the theme of the 21st Century: the “new multiculturalism.” Harrop and Epstein have developed a systematic method of teaching acting which is “action-based.

Reader Reviews
For those that already know about the craft of acting and have studied the art form, I highly recommend this book. Epstein lays out his plans for actors to work "moment-to-moment" from a physical understanding of the craft. Many of his exercises pull from a variety of sources and enable an actor to understand the implications of "The Method" and the teachings of Stanislavski as they relate to their own physicality. This book may be difficult for undergraduate students to comprehend by simply reading, but the exercises and the purpose of them will give them endless moments where their acting has "dropped in" and starts to become clearer to themselves and their audiences.