{"product_id":"the-science-of-acting-9780415488129","title":"The Science Of Acting","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is good acting? How does one create believable characters? This book presents a study of human behavior and its application to acting. It includes chapters on Awareness, Purposes, Events, Actions, Imagination, Free Body, Tempo-Rhythm, and Laws of Thinking, culminating in the Ten Steps to Creating a Character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'In this fascinating actor's manual, edited by his daughter, the Russian demystifies how thoughts originate, develop and manifest themselves, working on the theory that if an actor thinks like a character, they will inevitably react, feel and behave like them' - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhatsOnStage.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'An immensely detailed and illuminating take on the actor's craft and the knowledge which underpins it'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003c\/em\u003eHis clear style, using warmly candid personal experiences and humour, makes this an invaluable and compelling study'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eWhatsOnStage.com\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Kogan presents readers with a groundbreaking understanding of the sub-conscious and how it can be applied to acting. His original perspective on Stanislavski's texhing gives readers a unique insight into thier characters' minds.' - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Drama Student Magazine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of illustrations, About this book, Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, PART ONE: The Foundations, ONE. COMPLEXES, TWO. AWARENESS, THREE. EVENTS, FOUR. PURPOSES, FIVE. THE FORMATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS, SIX. MINDPRINT, SEVEN. ACTIONS, EIGHT. FINISHING-OFF THINKING, NINE. TEMPO-RHYTHM, PART TWO: Qualities of an Actor, TEN. IMAGINATION, ELEVEN. ATTENTION, TWELVE. FREE BODY, THIRTEEN. TALENT, PART THREE: Working on a Script, FOURTEEN. THE TEN STEPS, A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov, Author’s Afterword, Final Word, Appendix 1: List of Purposes and their definitions, Appendix 2: List of Actions, Appendix 3: The Ten Steps table, Glossary, Notes and bibliography, Index","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018156114263,"sku":"9780415488129","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415488129.jpg?v=1750775827","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-science-of-acting-9780415488129","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}