{"product_id":"working-with-actors-9781350295285","title":"Working with Actors","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorking with Actors\u003c\/i\u003e provides the key to unlocking the honest, dynamic performance every actor has within them. It offers a well-articulated formulation of the Meisner Technique easy for directors and actors to use within a working context.Through setting out an accessible training programme for practitioners working across stage and screen, this book establishes a clear-cut route to building a three-dimensional character in an organic, non-intellectual fashion, based squarely on the character's objectives.Few books in this field venture out of the training studio, while in this book - alongside offering an intense and concentrated Meisner training programme - the focus is more on the pay-off': the collaborative act of developing the role and how that plays out in rehearsal and performance.  Beyond that, the books uniquely offers:\u0026gt; a new modality for script reading, analysis and rehearsal through which the character is born in relation to other characters;\u0026gt; a prioritisation of th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis an exciting read, especially for actors like me who have not previously had the good fortune to discover the Meisner Technique of rehearsing a script. Stephen Bayly gently, authoritatively leads us through the method, mapping unknown territory until the way is clear. If you don’t know of the Meisner Technique, this book explains it all, clearly and without fuss. Directors and actors, professional and amateur, now have a bible to believe in. * Sir Ian McKellen *\u003cbr\u003eAn incredibly useful guide for directors and actors to using Meisner’s principles in theatre, film, or TV projects, even those who are new to the technique. Eminently useable, it leads the reader through the ‘nitty-gritty’ of applying the Meisner Technique to real projects while providing a useful context and background to its principles. * James McLaughlin, Lecturer in Drama at the University of Greenwich, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS       PART ONE: TECHNIQUE     1.    INTRODUCTION  2.    SIMPLE TECHNIQUE PERFECTLY  3.    FEAR  4.    WORKING ‘WITH’  5.    ACTING IS DOING  6.    LISTENING  7.    BEYOND LANGUAGE  8.    THE PINCH AND THE OUCH  9.    IMAGINARY CIRCUMSTANCES  10.WHO’S THAT KNOCKING?  11.MAD SAD GLAD  12.NO SUCH THING AS A MONOLOGUE  13.TAKING IT PERSONALLY  14.IT’S JUST AN ILLUSION  15.IN SEARCH OF THE CHARACTER  16.A DIRECTOR PREPARES  17.MAPPING OUT REHEARSALS  18.TAKING SIDES  19.LAUNCHING THE CANOE  20.THE NITTY-GRITTY  21.APPLYING THE ‘AS-IF’  22.DIGGING DEEPER  23.STRIVING FOR THE SUMMIT  24.THE REAL WORLD                                                                           PART TWO: PERSPECTIVES     25.WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?  26.PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS  27.BITS NOT BEATS  28.INDICATING  29.LIQUIFIED TROUBLE  30.CAST THE ACTOR NOT THE CHARACTER  31.UNBLOCKING THE WRITER  32.EVERYONE CAN ACT  33.FAKING IT  34.THE CASE AGAINST ACTIONING  35.SUBTEXT  36.SILENCE IS GOLDEN 37.CLIPS  38.MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE  39.THE CASE FOR REALISM   GLOSSARY  INDEX","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738616967511,"sku":"9781350295285","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350295285.jpg?v=1720049667","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/working-with-actors-9781350295285","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}