Victoria Duckett (Contributor), Claudia Springer (Editor), Julie Levinson (Editor)

Acting (Behind the Silver Screen)

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ISBN 13:: 9780813564326
author:: Victoria Duckett (Contributor), Claudia Springer (Editor), Julie Levinson (Editor)
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Rutgers University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2015
Pages:: 240
Dimensions:: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Genre:: Music, Stage & Screen, Film, Criticism & Theory
Condition:: New
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Discover the art and craft of film acting in this comprehensive volume. From its inception in 1895 to the present day, Acting explores the evolution of film acting through six eras, highlighting key techniques, artistic conventions, and social factors that shape the construction of each role.

Expert contributors take readers behind the silver screen to examine definitive performances by notable film stars, such as Lillian Gish, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers, and Marlon Brando. In six original essays, they illuminate the dynamic role of acting in the creation and evolving practices of the American film industry.

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