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1	Acting for the Camera: Revised Edition more books like this by Tony Barr, Edward Asner (Foreword by) add to wishlist Culled from Tony Barr's 40 years' experience as a performer, director and acting teacher in Hollywood, this handbook provides readers with useful practical knowledge for performing in front of the camera. This updated edition includes new exercises for honing on-camera skills; additional chapters on imagination and movement; and additional ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $7.46! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Michael Caine - Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making more books like this by Michael Caine add to wishlist Brief and to-the-point, this guide offers the wisdom gained from Michael Caine's 25 years in film to film actors and fans. It includes chapters on preparation, close-ups, the art of spontaneity, voice, characterization, behaviour on and off the set, working with directors and being a star. see all copies from $4.79! new only from $9.56! \| SVS
3	An Actor's Guide: Your First Year in Hollywood more books like this by Michael Saint Nicholas add to wishlist This guide offers information for actors beginning a career in Hollywood. Revised and updated, this edition details the specific tactics for survival and success. Coverage includes: getting to know Los Angeles; finding a place to live and a job to pay the bills; auditioning; getting a SAG card; tapping into extra work; finding an agent; building ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	99 Film Scenes for Actors more books like this by Angela Nicholas add to wishlist Presents an entertaining and diverse anthology of ninety-nine scenes--representing a broad array of life experience and emotional intensity--from classic screenplays, in a collection designed to enhance a student's acting class or audition preparation. Original. see all copies from $2.29! new only from $4.83! \| SVS
5	The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques more books like this by Judith Weston add to wishlist Acclaimed director Weston offers a deeply creative exploration on how to access and stimulate the filmmaker's most precious assets: instincts, imagination, and intuition. see all copies from $16.37! new only from $16.37! \| SVS
6	Acting for Animators, Revised Edition: A Complete Guide to Performance Animation more books like this by Ed Hooks, Paul Naas (Illustrator), Brad Bird (Foreword by) add to wishlist This revised edition offers the theories and practices Hooks has developed in his workshops, with expanded coverage of acting in video games, story structure, and the work on emotion in the human face being done by Paul Ekman. see all copies from $19.40! new only from $20.60! \| SVS
7	Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making more books like this by Michael Caine, Maria Aitken (Editor), Maria Aiken (Editor) add to wishlist A look at the world of movie making, from getting on with the director to characterisation. see all copies from $2.11! new only from $16.39! \| first editions
8	Acting in Film: An Actors Take on Moviemaking Paprback more books like this by Michael Caine, Maria Aitken (Editor) add to wishlist Of this comprehensive manual on the craft and business of film acting, Elizabeth Cowley of The Daily Mail says: "Caine knows so much, not just about acting, but about the whole business of filmmaking. . . . You'll be laughing, absorbed, and enchanted". Includes Caine's filmography. see all copies from $2.35! new only from $20.00! \| first editions
9	Secrets of Screen Acting more books like this by Patrick Tucker add to wishlist When it was first published in 1993, Secrets of Screen Acting broke new ground in explaining how acting for the camera is different from acting on stage. Reaction time is altered, physical timing and placement are reconceived, and the proportions of the film frame itself become the measure of all things. In this updated edition, Patrick Tucker ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.03! \| first editions \| SVS
10	ACT Now!: A Step-By-Step Guide to Becoming a Working Actor more books like this by Peter Jazwinksi add to wishlist "Act Now!" explains in specific, concrete detail how to get an acting career up and running, even if you are starting from scratch and you live on a wheat farm in North Dakota. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.40! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Action!: Acting for Film and Television more books like this by Robert Benedetti add to wishlist By the late eighties, the retrenchment of the American repertory theatre movement had greatly reduced the opportunities for stage actors in America. At the same time, the expansion of television and film production drew more and more actors away from the stage. One by one, most of the wonderful repertory theatre actors came to Los Angeles to try ... see all copies from $4.10! new only from $19.29! \| SVS
12 view cover	The Actor's Book of Movie Monologues more books like this by Marisa Smith (Editor), Amy Schewel (Editor) add to wishlist A long-awaited and much-needed collection of long and short monologues for alltypes, taken from great films. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Camera Smart Actor more books like this by Richard Brestoff add to wishlist see all copies from $3.95! new only from $12.45! \| first editions
14 view cover	Playing to the Camera: Film Actors Discuss Their Craft more books like this by Bert Cardullo (Editor), Leigh Woods (Editor), Harry M Geduld (Editor) add to wishlist Over the last century, film actors from Charlie Chaplin and Lillian Gish to Meryl Streep and Jeff Daniels have spoken about the art and technique of playing to the camera. This anthology of their "insiders" observations should interest film lovers and aspiring film actors everywhere. The book has been edited by four leading film and theatre ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Acting for the camera more books like this by Tony Barr add to wishlist A must-have book for all actors on the technique of acting for film and television. "A first-class book for the beginner and refreshing review for any pro." --Los Angeles Times see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Film and Television Acting: From Stage to Screen more books like this by Ian Bernard, Jack Lemmon (Foreword by) add to wishlist "Film and Television Acting" offers solid techniques for creating a natural, believable performance for film and television. The reader will discover techniques for listening and reacting, blocking and business, character, focus, the close-up, and comedy as they pertain to acting in front of a camera. The book analyzes the differences between ... see all copies from $15.99! new only from $29.80! \| SVS
17 view cover	Your Film Acting Career: How to Break Into the Movies & TV & Survive in Hollywood more books like this by M K Lewis, Rosemary R Lewis add to wishlist This business-of-acting "bible" offers candid, knowledgeable, up-to-date answers to hundreds of questions about finding work in movies, TV and commercials; moving to and living in Los Angeles; getting into the unions; finding an agent; and almost every other subject that a newcomer to Hollywood needs to know about. M.K. Lewis is a Los Angeles ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| SVS
18 view cover	I'll Be in My Trailer: The Creative Wars Between Directors and Actors more books like this by John Badham, Craig Modderno add to wishlist Beneath the entertaining and instructive war stories lies the truth: how directors elicit the best performances from difficult and terrified actors. You'll learn how to use proven techniques to get actors to give their best performances - including the ten best and ten worst things to say - and what you can do when an actor won't or can't do what ... see all copies from $10.95! new only from $14.74! \| SVS
19 view cover	Creating the Couple: Love, Marriage, and Hollywood Performance more books like this by Virginia Wright Wexman add to wishlist Who decides how, when, and where Americans fall in love and get married? Virginia Wexman's acute observations about movie stars and acting techniques show that Hollywood has often had the most powerful voice in demonstrating socially sanctioned ways of becoming a couple. Until now serious film critics have paid little attention to the impact of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Action!: Professional Acting for Film and Television more books like this by Robert Benedetti add to wishlist In Action!, Peabody and multiple Emmy award-winning producer and leading teacher of acting Robert Benedetti offers a practical, detailed and clearly structured approach to the fundamentals of acting for the camera. The first part of the book is a step-by-step guide to how an actor fits into the process of shooting a film or television show. The ... see all copies from $8.85! new only from $9.94! \| SVS
21 view cover	From Agent to Actor: An Unsentimental Education, or What the Other Half Knows more books like this by Edgar Small add to wishlist Edgar Small is not the first actor who became an agent, but he may be the first agent who returned to acting after spending 40 years as a producer and agent. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Acting in the Cinema more books like this by James Naremore add to wishlist in this sensitive examination of the work of film acting, James Naremore develops a useful means of analyzing performance in the age of mechanical reproduction; at the same time, he reveals the ideological implications behind various on the screen can be linked to the presentation of self in society. see all copies from $4.71! new only from $13.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Hitting Your Mark more books like this by Steve Carlson add to wishlist A Hollywood set is the most intimidating place in the world when you don't know what to do, who to ask, or even, where to sit. This book, with an actor's point of view, will help you hit the set running as a working professional. Chapters include dealing with the camera, set etiquette, love scenes and more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.96! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Los Angeles Agent Book: Get the Agent You Need for the Career You Want more books like this by K Callan add to wishlist Taking the fear, loathing and mystery out of finding an agent, this how-to reference book combines the hard facts of the business side of the profession while offering encouragement and optimism. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.20! \| SVS
25 view cover	Hitting Your Mark: Making a Life & Living as a Film Actor more books like this by Steve Carlson add to wishlist Hitting Your Mark explains how to make it as a film actor and, more importantly, how to conduct your life as a working professional in a very competitive business. see all copies from $2.15! new only from $3.00! \| SVS

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