The Actor's Wheel of Connection: How to Integrate Your Skills and Refine Your PerformanceSmith and Kraus, 2005 - 160 pages Richard Brestoff's new book uses the image of the wheel with six spokes to examine the craft of acting. These six spokes represent an actor's connection to self, others, circumstances, text, character, and audience. Each point of connection is examined and experienced through specific exercises, always keeping in mind that when the wheel is in motion, the spokes disappear, as all great acting must. Richard Brestoff is also the author of The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods (ISBN 1-57525-0128) and The Camera Smart Actor (ISBN 1-880399-76-8). |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
TROUBLESHOOTING | 16 |
PERSONALIZATION SCENES | 38 |
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