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When the whole business seems to have gone loopy, dip into Mel Churcher's book; somehow she always makes sense. --Bob Hoskins
One of those rare things, a book written for a specific purpose but which contains truth and facts which go far beyond what it says on the cover...The whole package is eminently approachable, direct, entertaining and perceptive; the DVD is smoothly edited, explicit and professional. The written text is substantial, with lots of extra information and exercises plainly laid out and easy to find... a joy' --Communicating Voice, British Voice Association
One of those rare things, a book written for a specific purpose but which contains truth and facts which go far beyond what it says on the cover...The whole package is eminently approachable, direct, entertaining and perceptive; the DVD is smoothly edited, explicit and professional. The written text is substantial, with lots of extra information and exercises plainly laid out and easy to find... a joy' --Communicating Voice, British Voice Association
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A comprehensive training course in screen acting by an internationally renowned teacher and acting coach who has worked with actors of all backgrounds and experience - from drama school students at the start of their careers to Hollywood stars, including Daniel Craig, Angelina Jolie and Keira Knightley. Mel Churcher has developed a series of five workshops which take actors step by step through the process of creating, developing and delivering assured performances on screen. Accompanied by a unique 90-minute DVD showing all the work in action, this book builds on these workshops and lets you progress through them at your own pace: - Workshop 1: Keeping the Life encourages you to find what is unique about yourself and how you can preserve this vitality when acting on screen - Workshop 2: Inhabiting the Role focuses on the emotional and psychological steps required in preparing your performance - Workshop 3: The Physical Life introduces a series of practical exercises to develop the physicality and imagination of the actor - Workshop 4: Through the Eye of the Camera explains the technical skills you must master to act in front of a lens - Workshop 5: Off to Work We Go covers how to prepare for auditions and then how to handle specific challenges when you get the job Each exercise, technique and tip is vividly illustrated on the DVD by footage from the author's actual workshops. The result is a vital masterclass in every aspect of acting on screen.
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Format:Paperback
You suddenly realise what absolute sense it makes for a book on Film Acting actually to show you what it means every step of the way. In fact, you wonder how any book on the subject could ever have done without visual illustrations of the points it's making.
Mel Churcher's new book, her second on film acting, does exactly that. It comes with a DVD that is nearly an hour and half long and includes dozens of very specific examples that vividly illustrate the arguments she makes in the book and the exercises she suggests to improve your film-acting craft. And these are not those slightly arch and artificial clips, filmed specially for the DVD - all these clips are taken from Mel's actual workshops that she runs regularly in the UK and abroad.
As for the book itself, it is exemplary in the thorough course it gives you in the art and the craft of film acting. It offers a proper five-day (or, at least, five section) workshop that concentrates all the experience she has gained on the sets of many major movies as well as the workshops she has run with actors.
Mel Churcher is one of the top acting, voice and dialogue coaches in the country and she's worked with some of the biggest names in the business. It's hardly surprising, then, that the insights this book gives you into special nature of acting for the camera - be it for movies or TV and which is so different from theatre acting - is second to none. Whether you think of yourself as a novice or an experienced screen actor, there is so much you'll learn from this book and DVD that will put you in good stead when you find yourself on set and which will help make your performance so much more assured and more memorable.
Highly recommended.
Mel Churcher's new book, her second on film acting, does exactly that. It comes with a DVD that is nearly an hour and half long and includes dozens of very specific examples that vividly illustrate the arguments she makes in the book and the exercises she suggests to improve your film-acting craft. And these are not those slightly arch and artificial clips, filmed specially for the DVD - all these clips are taken from Mel's actual workshops that she runs regularly in the UK and abroad.
As for the book itself, it is exemplary in the thorough course it gives you in the art and the craft of film acting. It offers a proper five-day (or, at least, five section) workshop that concentrates all the experience she has gained on the sets of many major movies as well as the workshops she has run with actors.
Mel Churcher is one of the top acting, voice and dialogue coaches in the country and she's worked with some of the biggest names in the business. It's hardly surprising, then, that the insights this book gives you into special nature of acting for the camera - be it for movies or TV and which is so different from theatre acting - is second to none. Whether you think of yourself as a novice or an experienced screen actor, there is so much you'll learn from this book and DVD that will put you in good stead when you find yourself on set and which will help make your performance so much more assured and more memorable.
Highly recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Mel Churcher's A Screen Acting Workshop is, like her first book (Acting For Film, 2003) destined to become a go-to guide for actors whether they are new to the screen or experienced film actors.
It's based on a series of five real and intensely practical workshops given by Mel which guide the actors through the process of creating, developing and delivering performances for the camera. The workshops also address the audition process and handling the challenge of the job once you land it.
In the back of the book is a 90 minute dvd (in both PAL and NTSC formats, making it wonderfully portable)which is designed to be watched in conjunction with reading each chapter of the book and the two also complement each other with a series of excellent practical exercises. The combination of the book and the dvd make this a fantastic at home masterclass from one of the UK's premier film acting and voice coaches.
The extracts on the dvd are not purposely set up for the camera, rather they emerged organically from Mel's workshops and as such have a genuine, spontaneous quality, and contain invaluable nuggets of information for the actor. The book has over 250 pages and is packed with information, making it a volume actors will want to read and refer to time and time again.
Mel is passionate about film, all about the work and never about the artifice that many leading international coaches tend to affect. She has a superb gift of bringing out the very best in every actor who's lucky enough to work with her. Through this unique book and dvd, many more actors will be able to benefit from her insight and expertise. I highly recommend this package.
It's based on a series of five real and intensely practical workshops given by Mel which guide the actors through the process of creating, developing and delivering performances for the camera. The workshops also address the audition process and handling the challenge of the job once you land it.
In the back of the book is a 90 minute dvd (in both PAL and NTSC formats, making it wonderfully portable)which is designed to be watched in conjunction with reading each chapter of the book and the two also complement each other with a series of excellent practical exercises. The combination of the book and the dvd make this a fantastic at home masterclass from one of the UK's premier film acting and voice coaches.
The extracts on the dvd are not purposely set up for the camera, rather they emerged organically from Mel's workshops and as such have a genuine, spontaneous quality, and contain invaluable nuggets of information for the actor. The book has over 250 pages and is packed with information, making it a volume actors will want to read and refer to time and time again.
Mel is passionate about film, all about the work and never about the artifice that many leading international coaches tend to affect. She has a superb gift of bringing out the very best in every actor who's lucky enough to work with her. Through this unique book and dvd, many more actors will be able to benefit from her insight and expertise. I highly recommend this package.
Format:Paperback
I could not recommend this book enough. Mel Churcher is amazing and her experience is simply phenomenal. The book is trmendously well written and well organised, every point in the dvd used to exemplify a concept is referenced precisely so you can always go back and forth from book to dvd and viceversa without ever getting lost in the process. this book is unique, you can tell how well thought out and structured it is... and the tips and insight from Mel are just priceless. it's the best complement to her other book as well, acting for film:truth 24 times a second. I just know Mel Churcher is the future. for me at least. happy reading, xx p.s. forgive the many spelling and misprints, I was writing in such a hurry....
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