You Can Act on Camera: Insider Tips for Delivering a Great Performance Every Time

by D.W. Brown

Overview

From the big issues to the fine points, this book gives you what you need to know when they call “Action!” D. W. Brown is one of the world’s leading experts on the subject and he provides his invaluable 31 Principles for Acting On Camera, as well as key advice on how to come through in the clutch. In addition, he incisively interviews directors of major acclaim for their insights on the unique art of acting for the camera.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615932337
Publisher:	Wiese, Michael Productions
Publication date:	02/01/2016
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

D. W. Brown is the author of the acclaimed acting instructional book You Can Act: A Complete Guide for Actors, as well as the compilation 2500 Years of Wisdom. In addition to directing numerous theatri-cal productions, he wrote and directed the feature film On the Inside (starring Olivia Wilde and Nick Stahl), and the short films One Clean Move, Chloe, The Need for Flowers, and Wrapper. Mr. Brown has personally coached and trained such talent as Robin Wright, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Keanu Reeves, and Sam Raimi, and led seminars with Sean Penn, Sydney Pollack, Anthony Hopkins, Halle Berry, and Susan Sarandon. He is the head instructor of Los Angeles’s premier acting school, The Joanne Bar-on/D.W. Brown Studio (www.baronbrown.com), which has been honored by such speakers as Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, and Pulitzer-winning dramatists John Patrick Shanley and David Mamet, as well as many other luminaries. He scuba dives, sculpts, his favorite in-door place is The Louvre, and his favorite outdoor place is Maui.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS THE 30 PRINCIPLES FOR ACTING ON CAMERA 1. GET YOUR LINES COLD 2. TIGHTEN EVERYTHING 3. DON’T SAY MUCH 4. DETERMINE WHAT THE SHOW NEEDS FROM YOU AND BE THAT A LOT 5. MATCH AS MATCH CAN 6. STAY FRESH 7. ACT SMALLER THAN THE SIZE OF THE SHOT 8. BE IT, DON’T SELL IT 9. LOOK THEM IN THE EYE AND TELL THE TRUTH 10. PUT IN RESTING MOMENTS 11. HAVE SOMETHING PHYSICAL GOING ON 12. FIND THE CHARACTER IN YOUR BODY, RELEASE IT THROUGH YOUR EYES 13. SPEAK AS FAST AS YOU CAN, ACT AS SLOWLY AS YOU CAN 14. POUR IT ALL INTO A SMALL SPACE 15. ROUGH IT 16. BE PROFESSIONAL 17. KEEP A SECRET 18. TALK SOFTLY 19. ONLY MOVE YOUR MOUTH 20. BE YOUR PURE SELF OR FIND A HOOK 21. THINK LOUDLY 22. DO NOTHING 23. BE FULLY SEEN 24. BE LUCKY 25. GO EASY 26. FLOW 27. RUN DEEP 28. GO SIMPLER 29. DIE AND BE REBORN 30. GET OUT OF THE WAY “ON THE DAY” A treatise ON THE DAY MAKE IT WORK ON THE FLY JUST DO IT STANDING YOUR GROUND IGNORE THE SIGHS GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK GETTING BETTER AT IT GO FOR THE ZONE CHOKE NOT AVOID “EGO DEPLETION” BE HAPPY (IT LOOKS GOOD) YOUR EMOTIONAL PREPARATION YOUR KILLER INSTINCT WANTING IT THE RIGHT WAY BE WILLING TO SUCCEED CARE AND DON’T CARE YOU’RE ALWAYS WHERE YOU SHOULD BE THE INTERVIEWS PETER BOGDANOVICH CATHERINE HARDWICKE JON GRIES MICHAEL RYMER WILLIAM MAPOTHER PETER MACNICOL GREG CHAMPION MIMI LEDER PETER CORNWELL MARTHA COOLIDGE JERRY ZUCKER ROB COHEN JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY VOCABULARY AN ACTOR’S MANIFESTO