{"product_id":"working-with-actors-meisner-technique-for-directors-and-actors-hardcover-2","title":"Working with Actors: Meisner Technique for Directors and Actors - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Bayly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorking with Actors\u003c\/i\u003e provides the key to unlocking the honest, dynamic performance every actor has within them. It offers a well-articulated formulation of the Meisner Technique easy for directors and actors to use within a working context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough setting out an accessible training programme for practitioners working across stage and screen, this book establishes a clear-cut route to building a three-dimensional character in an organic, non-intellectual fashion, based squarely on the character's objectives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew books in this field venture out of the training studio, while in this book - alongside offering an intense and concentrated Meisner training programme - the focus is more on the 'pay-off': the collaborative act of developing the role and how that plays out in rehearsal and performance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeyond that, the books uniquely offers: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt; a new modality for script reading, analysis and rehearsal through which the character is born in relation to other characters; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt; a prioritisation of the key skills for coming alive in the moment - listening and putting one's attention wholly on the other character\/actor; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt; a historical perspective on how Meisner's methods have evolved and why they provide the basis of truthful acting; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt; for directors, a format for analysis of the complete work based on Stanislavskian principles; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt; for actors, complementary methods, such as Uta Hagen's 'endowment', to enhance the 'reality of doing'\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Bayly\u003c\/b\u003e is a respected director and producer with film credits including \u003ci\u003eComing Up Roses\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eJust Ask for Diamond\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eRichard III\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) and \u003ci\u003eMrs Dalloway\u003c\/i\u003e (1997). He was Director of the National Film and Television School UK from 1998 - 2003. He alternates his teaching at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisi in Cuba with travelling extensively to give workshops in other countries, under the auspices of Directing Arts (www.directingarts.com).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52711314489651,"sku":"9781350295292","price":142.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/z2gq8rWcjf9781350295292_1a22e017-2ab5-4df2-aff4-b8ecbf29ab38.webp?v=1763513905","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/working-with-actors-meisner-technique-for-directors-and-actors-hardcover-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}