Movie Acting, the Film ReaderPamela Robertson Wojcik Psychology Press, 2004 - 240 páginas Movie Acting: The Film Reader explores one of the most central but often overlooked aspects of cinema: film acting. Combining classic and recent essays, it examines key issues such as:
In addition to theoretical essays, contributors provide detailed analyses of specific actors such as Lillian Gish, Marlon Brando and Sidney Poitier. Styles of acting discussed include silent film pantomime, 1930s comedic acting, the Method and acting in avant-garde films. Articles are grouped into thematic sections, each with an introduction by the editor. Any student of film studies and acting will find this an essential part of their research and reading. |
Contenido
ONTOLOGY OF THE FILM ACTOR | 15 |
THE CREATION OF THE FILM ACTOR | 49 |
Roberta Pearson The Histrionic and Verisimilar Codes in the Biograph Films | 59 |
Ben Brewster and Lea Jacobs Pictorial Styles and Film Acting | 69 |
Acting in the Hollywood Studio Era | 83 |
STYLE AND TECHNIQUE | 95 |
Method Acting in Hollywood | 127 |
Andrew Higson Film Acting and Independent Cinema | 145 |
CHARACTER AND TYPE | 165 |
Black Stars | 191 |
Rudolf Arnheim In Praise of Character Actors | 205 |
The Queer Career of Agnes Moorehead | 211 |
Select Bibliography | 227 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Movie Acting, the Film Reader In focus In focus--Routledge film readers OJJDP in focus |
| Editor | Pamela Robertson Wojcik |
| Edición | ilustrada |
| Editor | Psychology Press, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0415310245, 9780415310246 |
| Largo | 240 páginas |
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