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In the turbulent sixties the Woodstock Festival and the Generation that came from that event were a manifestation of the desire to create a free loving and just world. Elliott Landy has had his finger on the pulse of the Woodstock generation. He was there before the famous festival hanging out with Dylan and The Band; he was the photographer of record at the Woodstock festival itself; and he still lives in Woodstock today.ÞIn this edition of Woodstock Vision Landy captures and preserves the true vision and pure essence of the festival-what it was like to be part of the sixties sharing the spirit of unlimited hope optimism and belief that the world can be made better through peace and love. The book affectionately chronicles what it was like to be at the Woodstock Festival and to be a part of the spirit of its generation.

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Paul McCartney is one of the best pop bass players in the world and this book presents a musical analysis of his consistently inventive and influential bass playing during his tenure in the Beatles. This indispensable guide offers full transcriptions (including tablature and chord names) of nine of McCartney's most revered bass parts: Dear Prudence Drive My Car In My Life Lovely Rita and more. Each track is analyzed and explained in detail to show today's bassists how much they can still learn from McCartney's remarkable skill and imagination.

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This book covers all aspects of starting and running a professional sound recording studio from smaller project-style facilities to million dollar majors. For the first time here is one guide that combines serious business planning studio design and audio engineering as interconnected aspects of starting and running a studio. Numerous practical examples and applications throw light on the daily workings of a recording studio including recording marketing sales employees and taxes. Readers with no business or sound recording experience will find what they need to start and succeed in creating a sound recording studio.

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ÊAn Actor SucceedsÊ is a very special collection containing all the best trade secrets of the biggest and most successful film and theater professionals. Presented in an informative format An Actor Succeeds is a useful yet entertaining how-to tips-and-advice book comprising nearly 900 quotes mostly from actors but also directors writers casting directors and more. The book is conveniently divided into five chapters: Acting Auditioning Connecting Working and Coping. Here's a sampling of quotes from each section:Þ±Acting±Þ Of course we all learn that acting is basically reacting. The least acting you ever have to do is in a close-up. The close-up may require an actor's reaction but a small subtle one. Generally speaking the less you 'act' in a close-up the better. ä Sir John GielgudÞ±Connecting±Þ Acting especially in motion pictures is very hierarchical like a caste system. The stars are royalty the other actors are serfs-okay commoners... If you're not a big shot you gotta be careful not to push or intrude. You gotta watch what you say how you say it and especially when you say it. ä Bruce DernÞ±Working±Þ Acting in front of a camera or a live audience requires intense concentration to shut out the real world and create the character's reality. Focus is just as important for an actor as for a cinematographer. ä Keira KnightleyÞ±Coping±Þ Partly I got into show business to become rich and famous and thus show up anyone who'd treated me badly growing up. But doesn't one evolve with maturity? My focus ultimately changed from negative to positive as I found that I enjoyed the work even the struggle for its own sake. ä Michael Landon

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Should I go to a school and get more training in acting or should I just go out there and 'do it'? ÊA Field Guide to Actor TrainingÊ will help you answer this question! The book is designed to be an introduction to various theater training methodologies highlighting their basic tenets and comparing and contrasting each system of training and rehearsal. The goal is to provide a one-stop-shopping kind of resource for student/beginning actors who are seeking training through private studios or graduate schools and who crave guidance in selecting training that is right for them.ÞStarting with the big question of Why is actor training important? and moving on to overviews of the major acting methodologies vocal training physical actor training and advice on how to find the right kind of training for each individual ÊA Field Guide to Actor TrainingÊ is an essential resource for the student actor.

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