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Secrets of Screen Acting

By: Patrick Tucker
Narrated by: David H. Lawrence XVII
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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 digital frame itself become the measure of all things, so the director must conceptualize each image in terms of this new rectangle, and actors must "fit" into the frame. Based on a revolutionary, nonmethod approach to acting, this book shows what actually works: how an actor, an announcer - anyone working in front of the cameras - gives excellent performances on screen.

Instead of starting with what is real and trying to wrestle that onto the screen, Patrick Tucker explains how to work with the realities of a shoot and work from there toward the real. His step by step guide to the elements of effective screen acting is an extension and explanation of a lifetime of work in the field, containing over 50 acting exercises and the tried-and-tested screen acting checklist.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2015 Patrick Tucker (P)2015 Patrick Tucker Acting & Auditioning Art Career Success Entertainment & Performing Arts Celebrity Employment Career Film Acting

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Very useful and the best yet! It has given me loads of career-changing pointers.

Brilliant!

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A book full of useful and practical tips for acting on camera/screen. Very pleasant and explicative narration. Real examples of what is told are at the end of each chapter. Thank you!

A must have!

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A definite must listen/Read, some great tips and insights for new and experienced actors .

Fantastic

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Extremely useful for anyone who either is or wants to be professional actor! I would definitely recommend it.

extremely helpful

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I loved the pragmatical approach to acting, which is something you kinda don’t get to experience when learning acting in academic circles.

The technicalities that Tucker explains are really helpful. Even tough I don’t have much experience on sets, I could look on the minimum work that I have done in the past and was able to observe faults and possible ways of improving my craft after reading this book.

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in pursuing an acting career!

Amazing

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Loved this book, word for word it was factual and helpful, with tips, ideas and films to review for actual scenes

Fantastic

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In contrat to other acting books this one deals with Tips that No other book gives you specifically about how to act in front of a screen

great tips

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The biggest annoyance with this great book is that at the end of EVERY chapter you get to hear time codes for examples of what he is talking about.
BUT, we also get a pdf along side the book, why not just put them there? Mind boggling.
Having to whip up my phone every 30 minutes to skip ahead ruins almost the whole thing.

Timecodes....

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