Auditioning on Camera An Actor's Guide

Name: Auditioning on Camera An Actor's Guide
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ISBN: 9780415619028

ISBN-10: 0415619025

ISBN-13: 9780415619028

Edition: 2011

Authors: Joseph Hacker

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To win a screen role, an actor must learn to contend with an on-camera audition. Understanding how to make the crucial adjustments to one#xE2;#xAC;"s craft that this kind of audition requires is vital to the career of any screen actor. The On-Camera Audition sets out the key elements of a successful on-camera audition and explains how to put them into practice. Joseph Hacker draws on 35 years of acting experience to guide the reader through the screen auditioning process with an engaging and undaunting approach. Key elements examined include: textual analysis knowing where to look dealing with nerves on-camera interviews using the environment retaining the camera#xE2;#xAC;"s focus The book…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 6/16/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 270
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Exercises


Acknowledgements


Preface



What The Camera Requires



Who you are shouts so loudly I can't hear what you're saying


You and the camera



"Just relax and be yourself" - a tototally worthless piece of advice


Nerves and the camera



When the camera is in the room, guess who's not there?


On-camera interviews



I asked him, "How do I get to where you are?" "Oh," he said, "that's impossible ... but there are a million ways."


Agents, monologues and headshots



On-Camera Audition Strategies



I knew you were perfect for the part the moment you walked into the room


Your on-camera entry



Calm them by knowing what you want to do


How on-camera auditions go


On-camera audition strategies


Auditioning in pairs


Callbacks on camera



"I really really really want to get this part but I'm not sure how I should play it"


The structure of drama and what it means to your acting choices



He buys his ties in the city


Wardrobe strategies for on-camera auditions



Your eyes/your thoughts


The importance of where your character looks



The place/your thoughts


The place is the circumstance



Scene Preparation For On-Camera Auditions



How to paint a nose


Basic philosophy



What needs to happen


Analyzing the story/the scene



Acting is doing. Meaningful acting is doing in an emotional context


Creating the character: actions and circumstances


Dealing with preconceptions


Love scenes and further notes



Somewhere, someone thinks it's funny


Comedy: some guidelines



Evil be now my good


Auditioning for the villain



Lights! Camera! ... then Action


Secrets to creating a winning "virtual" audition



Overall summary and a few choice perspectives


Final comment


Bibliography


Index