Screen Acting

Written by the Head of Film and TV Acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and with contributions from working professionals, this insider's guide to TV and film acting is a must-have handbook for any serious acting professional or student. Demystifying the production process, the techniques and the technology involved in acting for screen, Ed Hicks offers a highly detailed professional guide. Based around the hugely successful techniques taught at RADA, Hicks explains practical tips for acting on screen, offers solutions to common problems, allays common fears and provides examples of scenarios an actor is likely to encounter. Divided into three sections - Pre-Production, Production and Post Production - Screen Acting offers practical and technical knowledge for every stage of the filming process, including advice panels from famous actors offering first-hand screen acting advice, as well as explanations of new developments in screen technology - from celluloid, to 3D, HD and modern cameras such as RED - showing how these advances impact on the actors role. Whether the reader is up for commercials, television, web-based work, short films, the gaming industry, features, single-camera or multi-camera shoots, in studio or on location, Screen Acting is the ideal companion.