Actions the Actors' Thesaurus by Marina Calderone, Maggie Lloyd-Williams, Terry Johnson (Foreword by)
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Textbook (Paperback - New Edition)
- 192pp
- Sales Rank: 22,739
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- ISBN-13: 9780896762527
- Edition Description: New Edition
- Edition Number: 1
- Pub. Date: May 2004
- Publisher: Quite Specific Media Group, Limited
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: May 2004
- Publisher: Quite Specific Media Group, Limited
- Format: Textbook Paperback, 192pp
- Sales Rank: 22,739
- ISBN-13: 9780896762527
- ISBN: 0896762521
- Edition Number: 1
- Edition Description: New Edition
Synopsis
A vital companion for actors in rehearsal—a thesaurus of action words to revitalize performance.
Actors need actions. Actors cannot ‘act’ adjectives, they need verbs. Verbs are an aim to achieve, an action to perform.
‘Actions’ are active verbs. ‘I tempt you.’ ‘You taunt me.’ In order to perform an action truthfully--and therefore convincingly-- an actor needs to find exactly the right action to suit that particular situation and that particular line. That is where this book comes in….
This thesaurus of action words is indispensable in developing mood, line readings, and acting choices for each and every line.
New book just released by Drama Publishers gathers together --for the first time-- the acting community’s –- formerly — secret lists of action words and makes them available in an organized and comprehensive format.
ACTIONS: The Actors’ Thesaurus by Marina Caldarone & Maggie Lloyd-Williams helpS actors get to the heart of meaning and to a great performance.
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October 10, 2009: This book is great when you are trying to find the right feeling and/or emotion to play and are not sure how to translate you thoughts to actions. I recommend this as a quick reference for pros to novices. Worth every penny.
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November 29, 2007: This is a great study guide for acting students. I use it for every job I get. It's perfect for that moment when a director askes what you are doing and you know but you can't find the perfect word. This book gives you that word and that image to make everything clearer.
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