Screen acting edited by Alan Lovell and Peter Kramer

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TextPublication details: London New York Routledge 1999Description: x, 184 p. 24 cmISBN:

041518293X
0415182948

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Motion picture acting

DDC classification:

791.43 LOV

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While not everyone would agree with Alfred Hitchcock's notorious remark that 'actors are cattle', there is little understanding of the work film actors do. Yet audience enthusiasm for, or dislike of, actors and their style of performance is a crucial part of the film-going experience. Screen Acting discusses the development of film acting, from the stylisation of the silent era, through the naturalism of Lee Strasberg's 'Method', to Mike Leigh's use of improvisation.
The contributors to this innovative volume explore the philosophies which have influenced acting in the movies and analyse the styles and techniques of individual filmmakers and performers, including Bette Davis, James Mason, Susan Sarandon and Morgan Freeman. There are also interviews with working actors: Ian Richardson discusses the relationship between theatre, film and television acting; Claire Rushbrook and Ron Cook discuss theri work with Mike Leigh, and Helen Shaver discusses her work with the critic Susan Knobloch.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-179) and index

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Figures (p. vii)
Contributors (p. viii)
1 Introduction (p. 1)
2 Acting in silent film: Which legacy of the theatre? (p. 10)
3 Crafting film performances: Acting in the Hollywood studio era (p. 31)
4 Bette Davis: Malevolence in motion (p. 46)
5 A star performs: Mr March, Mr Mason and Mr Maine (p. 59)
6 Lee Strasberg's paradox of the actor (p. 75)
7 Susan Sarandon: In praise of older women (p. 88)
8 Helen Shaver: Resistance through artistry (p. 106)
9 Actors and the sound gang (p. 126)
10 Secrets and Lies: Acting for Mike Leigh (p. 138)
11 An interview with Ian Richardson: Making friends with the camera (p. 152)
12 Bibliographical notes (p. 165)
Bibliography (p. 171)
Index (p. 180)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Contributors: Cynthia Baron, Sharon Marie Carnicke, Helen Day-Mayer, Susan Knobloch, Paul MacDonald, David Mayer, Roberta E. Pearson, Martin Shingler, Janet Sonenberg , Carole Zucker^l Alan Lovell is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at Staffordshire University. Peter Kramer is at the University of East Anglia.