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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826206003321

Autore

Baron Cynthia <1954->

Titolo

Reframing screen performance / / Cynthia Baron and Sharon Marie Carnicke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan Press, c2008

ISBN

1-282-59760-4

9786612597602

0-472-02541-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CarnickeSharon Marie <1949->

Disciplina

791.4302/8

Soggetti

Motion picture acting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-290) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Cinema's Varied Use of Gestures and Expressions -- 1. Crafting, Not Capturing "Natural" Behavior on Film -- 2. Giving Performance Elements Their Due -- 3. Thinking Systematically about Acting -- Part II: Performance Elements, Cinematic Conventions, and Cultural Traditions -- 4. Ostensive Signs and Performance Montage -- 5. Acting Choices and Changing Cinematic Conventions -- 6. Acting Styles and Cultural-Aesthetic Traditions -- Part III: Terms and Concepts from the Craft of Acting -- 7. Delsarte and the Dynamics of Human Expression -- 8. Laban: Temporal and Spatial Dimensions of Movement -- 9. Stanislavsky: Players' Actions as a Window into Characters' Interactions -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Case Study of Romeo and Juliet -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.