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Title: Audition by Michael Shurtleff ISBN: 0-553-27295-0 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 December, 1979 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (32 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I've nearly worn my copy out with use!
Comment: This book is an INVALUABLE resource. And I'm not a traditional actor, I'm an opera singer. I had to read this for a class on (what else?) auditioning, and loved it so much that I finished it the first day of class. Shurtleff's 12 Guideposts, carefully applied to just about any performance (I use them for arias, art songs, etc), can help create something nuanced and fascinating. As if the guideposts weren't enough, Shurtleff gives wonderful ideas on the nitty-gritty of auditions (how to present your past experience, what to wear, etc). I just can't say enough good about this book. When I perform an operatic scene that I've run through the 12 guideposts, I get comments like, "You're a great actress! You really have a theatrical flair!" Boy, does that feel good. I'd give this thing six stars if I could. I hate to even tell other people about this book, because then everyone can gain my edge.
Rating: 5
Summary: Actors' Bible and Great Tool for Writers
Comment: If you want to be a WORKING actor in Hollywood, the read this book - several times, and continue re-reading it every year or so to your skills honed, to remind you of what got you where you are.
Outside of a masterclass with a Sanford Meisner-type or a Ute Hagen, this well-written, well-crafted book will teach you a tremendous amount in regards to make a character yours with little or no time to prepare. It will give you the skills to leave a lasting impression on casting directors everywhere.
Shurtleff's technique extends to once you have the role as well, preparation required to get the role will also assist you in making the role memorable.
It's also extremely helpful for screenwriters and playwrights, because it should give you insight on how to craft scenes for maximum impact by understanding how actors mine scenes for character, passion and emotion.
Rating: 5
Summary: The One and Only Book You'll Ever Need to Learn a Craft
Comment: This is a fantastic book -- simple, powerful, effective. I studied with the author in person, in a series of classes one summer in Manhattan, and I have never *seen* such powerful work coming from actors -- in class or anywhere else. He's an amazing teacher, and absolutely none of it is diluted in this book. It will change the way you look at acting for the rest of your life. Craft puts power in the hands of the actor.
Michael Shurtleff started out as a casting director, and discovered some of the most revered names you know. He teaches you to be an *actor*, not just a reactor.
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Title: Breaking Into Acting for Dummies by Larry Garrison, Wallace Wang ISBN: 0764554468 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 12 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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Title: How to Audition: For TV, Movies, Commercials, Plays, and Musicals (2nd Edition) by Gordon Hunt ISBN: 0062732862 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 21 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: How To Be A Working Actor: The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film, and Television by Mari Lyn Henry, Lynne Rogers ISBN: 0823088944 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: 14 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Acting for the Camera : Revised Edition by Tony Barr ISBN: 0060928190 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 18 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Great Scenes and Monologues for Actors by Michael Schulman, Eva Mekler ISBN: 0312966547 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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