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MORE THAN A METHOD
TRENDS AND TRADITIONS IN CONTEMPORARY FILM PERFORMANCE |
| By: |
Cynthia L. Baron (Editor), Diane Carson (Editor), Frank P. Tomasulo (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£33.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0814330797 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780814330791 |
| Publisher: |
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
30 June, 2004 |
| Series: |
Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series |
| Pages: |
424 |
| Description: |
Twelve essays analyse performance in post-1950s film, addressing distinct questions about the working relationships between actors and directors and discussing the interplay between performance and cinematic techniques. The book explain the context for performance analysis as they address an international array of film genres, actors, and genres. |
| Synopsis: |
Though it is often neglected in cinema scholarship, screen performance is a crucial element in the ideological and emotional impact of films. More Than a Method: Trends and Traditions in Contemporary Film Performance features twelve essays that analyze performance in post-1950s film, addressing distinct questions about the working relationships between actors and directors and discussing the interplay between performance and cinematic techniques. The authors explain the context for performance analysis as they address an international array of film genres, actors, and directors including Alfred Hitchcock, Gus Van Sant, Robert Bresson, Michelangelo Antonioni, Robert Altman, John Cassavetes, John Sayles, Neil Jordan, Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Stanley Kubrick, Jim Carrey, and John Woo. More Than a Method provides the reader with a historical perspective on film performance theory and explains the relevance of analyzing acting. The essays are divided into three sections: modernism, neonaturalism, and postmodern film performance, each opening with a descriptive discussion of screen acting and the ways dramatic characters are constructed.The authors clearly define terms relating to acting and acting styles and provide brief overviews of the significant themes and predominant visual styles of each director. The volume's essays share a focus on the art and craft of acting, each emphasizing performance as it is presented on-screen, challenging the idea that the best (or only) way to categorize performance is by training or working method. Through dynamic and sophisticated analyses of a wide range of acting styles and choices, More Than a Method fills an important gap in today's film scholarship. |
| Illustrations: |
63 illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Wayne State University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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