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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811425703321

Autore

Kogan Sam <1946-2004., >

Titolo

The science of acting / / Sam Kogan ; edited by Helen Kogan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-25768-X

1-135-25769-8

1-282-28450-9

9786612284502

0-203-87404-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KoganHelen <1975->

Disciplina

792.02/8

Soggetti

Acting

Performing arts

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ABOUT THIS BOOK; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE The Foundations; ONE COMPLEXES; TWO AWARENESS; THREE EVENTS; FOUR PURPOSES; FIVE THE FORMATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS; SIX MINDPRINT; SEVEN ACTIONS; EIGHT FINISHING-OFF THINKING; NINE TEMPO-RHYTHM; PART TWO Qualities of an Actor; TEN IMAGINATION; ELEVEN ATTENTION; TWELVE FREE BODY; THIRTEEN TALENT; PART THREE Working on a Script; FOURTEEN THE TEN STEPS; A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL; AUTHOR'S AFTERWORD; FINAL WORD; APPENDIX 1 LIST OF PURPOSES AND THEIR DEFINITIONS

APPENDIX TWO LIST OF ACTIONSAPPENDIX 3; GLOSSARY; NOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

What is good acting? How does one create believable characters? How can an actor understand a character if they do not understand themselves?In The Science of Acting, Sam Kogan uses his theories on the relationship between neuroscience, psychology and acting to answer these questions. Practical exercises provide a step-by-step guide to developing an actor's ability, culminating in Ten Steps to Creating a Character.He presents the reader with a groundbreaking



understanding of the subconscious and how it can be applied to their acting. The author's highly origina