"A significant contribution to the literature on screen performance
studies, Reframing Screen Performance brings the study of film
acting up to date. It should be of interest to those within cinema
studies as well as general readers."
---Frank P. Tomasulo, Florida State University
"Reframing Screen Performance" is a groundbreaking study of film
acting that challenges the long held belief that great cinematic
performances are created in the editing room. Surveying the
changing attitudes and practices of film acting---from the silent
films of Charlie Chaplin to the rise of Lee Strasberg's Actor's
Studio in the 1950s to the eclecticism found in contemporary
cinema---this volume argues that screen acting is a vital component
of film and that it can be understood in the same way as theatrical
performance. This richly illustrated volume shows how and why the
evocative details of actors' voices, gestures, expressions, and
actions are as significant as filmic narrative and audiovisual
design. The book features in-depth studies of performances by
Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, and Julianne Moore (among others)
alongside subtle analyses of directors like Robert Altman and Akira
Kurosawa, Sally Potter and Orson Welles. The book bridges the
disparate fields of cinema studies and theater studies as it
persuasively demonstrates the how theater theory can be illuminate
the screen actor's craft.
"Reframing Screen Performance" brings the study of film acting
into the twenty-first century and is an essential text for actors,
directors, cinema studies scholars, and cinephiles eager to know
more about the building blocks of memorable screen performance.
Cynthia Baron is Associate Professor ofFilm Studies at Bowling
Green State University and co-editor of More Than a Method: Trends
and Traditions in Contemporary Film Performance. Sharon Carnicke is
Professor of Theater and Slavic Studies and Associate Dean of
Theater at the University of Southern California and author of
Stanislavsky in Focus.
General
Imprint: |
The University of Michigan Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2008 |
First published: |
May 2008 |
Authors: |
Cynthia L. Baron
• Sharon Marie Carnicke
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Dimensions: |
235 x 153 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
301 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-472-05025-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-472-05025-7 |
Barcode: |
9780472050253 |
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