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The Actor at Work

by: Benedetti, Robert

The Actor at Work

by: Benedetti, Robert

ISBN 13:
9780205318889
ISBN 10:
0205318886
Edition: 8th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 01/01/2005
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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Summary

For over twenty years, Robert Benedetti's highly acclaimed The Actor at Work has offered students a thorough focus on the underlying principles of the acting process.Now in its eighth edition, The Actor at Work continues to present an experiential sequence of exercises designed to help actors develop a complete understanding of the physical, vocal, analytical, and ethical aspects of the actor's art.For anyone interested in acting.

List of Exercises

Foreword

Ted Danson

Preface

xiii

Part I Preparing Yourself

(74)

The Actor in You

(6)

The Skills of the Actor

(1)

Acting and Your Personal Growth

(1)

Discipline

(1)

Summary

(2)

The Creative State

(8)

Tension and Excessive Effort

(1)

Restful Alertness

(1)

Being Whole

(1)

Relaxation

(2)

The Here and Now

(1)

Summary

(2)

Centering and Moving

(12)

Your Relationship to Gravity

(1)

The Pure Center and the Voice

(2)

The Actor's Use of Center

(1)

The Cycle of Energy

(1)

Grounding

(1)

Phrasing Movement

(2)

Summary

(3)

Gesture

(8)

Communicating through Gesture

(4)

The Genesis of Gesture

(2)

Implied Gestures in the Text

(1)

Summary

(1)

Voice

(10)

The Voice and Emotion

(1)

The Source of the Voice

(2)

Tone Production

(1)

The Voice and Inner Dynamic

(1)

The Voice and Attitude

(1)

Using Your Own Voice

(1)

Summary

(3)

Speech

(10)

The Process of Speech

(1)

Nasal Sounds

(1)

Oral Sounds: Vowels and Diphthongs

(1)

Oral Sounds: Consonants

(3)

Speech and Character

(1)

Further Training of Body and Voice

(1)

Summary

(2)

The Performance Space

(8)

The Stage

(2)

Directions on Stage

(2)

The Scale of Performance

(1)

Summary

(2)

Working with Others

(10)

The Bodily Center and Relationship

(1)

Commitment, Support, and Communication

(3)

Transaction and Teamwork

(3)

Summary

(2)

Part II Action

(54)

Action

(8)

Action According to Stanislavski

(1)

Action in Life

(2)

Internal and External Action

(1)

Believability

(1)

Indicating

(1)

Summary

(3)

Action and the Acting Process

(8)

Public Solitude

(1)

Dual Consciousness

(1)

Action and Emotion

(1)

Action and Character

(1)

Personalization and the Magic If

(1)

The Acting Process

(1)

Summary

(2)

Needs, Actions, and Objectives

(6)

Wants and Needs

(1)

Actions and Objectives

(1)

Defining Productive Objectives

(1)

Connecting Action with Others

(1)

Spontaneity

(1)

Summary

(1)

Playable Actions

(8)

Defining Playable Actions

100

(1)

Units of Action

101

(1)

The Given Circumstances

102

(4)

Summary

106

(1)

The Flow and Shape of Drama

107

(8)

Action and Reaction: The Life of the Scene

108

(1)

The Shape of Drama

109

(2)

Drama and Conflict

111

(1)

Summary

112

(3)

Beats and Scenes

115

(8)

Analyzing Beats: The Score

117

(2)

Scene Structure

119

(3)

Summary

122

(1)

Through-Line and Superobjective

123

(6)

The Superobjective

125

(3)

Summary

128

(1)

Part III Characterization

129

(54)

The Function and Elements of Character

131

(10)

Dramatic Function

131

(1)

Functional and Likeness Traits

132

(1)

Categories of Character Traits

133

(1)

Physical Traits

134

(1)

Social Traits

134

(2)

Psychological Traits

136

(1)

Moral Traits

137

(1)

Economy of Characterization

138

(1)

A Character Checklist

139

(1)

Summary

139

(2)

The Character's Mind

141

(12)

The Instroke of Reaction

144

(1)

Choice

145

(3)

Automatic Actions

148

(1)

Direct and Indirect Action

149

(1)

Not Doing: Suppression

150

(1)

Summary

151

(2)

The Character's Language

153

(10)

Word Choice: Text and Subtext

154

(2)

Rhythm

156

(2)

Melody

158

(2)

Imagery

160

(1)

Summary

161

(2)

The Character's Body

163

(10)

Personality in the Body

163

(1)

The Character's Center

164

(2)

The Flow of Bodily Energy

166

(1)

Physique and Personality

167

(1)

Body Alignment and Character

168

(4)

Summary

172

(1)

The Character's Emotion

173

(10)

From Action to Emotion: Working from the Outside In

173

(2)

From Thought to Emotion: Working from the Inside Out

175

(2)

Emotional Recall and Substitution

177

(3)

The Role of Emotion in Performance

180

(1)

Summary

181

(2)

Part IV The Working Process

183

(36)

The Rehearsal Process I: Finding the Content

185

(10)

Auditions

185

(3)

Preparation and Homework

188

(2)

Early Read-Throughs

190

(1)

Getting Up and Off Book

191

(1)

Exploring the Action

192

(1)

Summary

193

(2)

The Rehearsal Process II: Developing the Form

195

(8)

Establishing the Score

195

(1)

Blocking

196

(2)

Justifying the Blocking

198

(2)

The Ground Plan and Setting

200

(1)

Summary

201

(2)

The Rehearsal Process III: Preparing to Open

203

(6)

Shaping and Pacing the Performance

203

(2)

Making Final Adjustments

205

(1)

Technical and Dress Rehearsals

206

(1)

Growth after Opening

207

(1)

Summary

208

(1)

The Actor at Work

209

(10)

Supporting Each Other

209

(1)

Free and Open Communication

210

(2)

You and Your Director

212

(1)

The Fear of Failure

213

(1)

The Desire for Success

214

(2)

Your Sense of Purpose

216

(3)

Afterword: Transformation

219

(2)

Appendix A: Sample Scenes

221

(16)

From Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller

From The Glass Menagerie

Tennessee Williams

From Cheers

Tom Reeder

Appendix B: Useful Plays

237

(4)

Appendix C: An Acting Checklist

241

(2)

Bibliography

243

(4)

Notes

247

(6)

Index

253

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