Written for actors everywhere, Secrets of Screen Acting reveals what insiders already know: the camera and the stage demand different things. Secrets of Screen Acting is filled with tips that explain what acting for the camera is all about. Patrick Tucker tells what you need to know about reaction time, character type, and the "size" of expression, along with dozens of other essential details o…
When it was first published in 1993, Secrets of Screen Acting broke new ground in explaining how acting for the camera is different from acting on stage. Reaction time is altered, physical timing and placement are reconceived, and the proportions of the digital frame itself become the measure of all things, so the director must conceptualize each image in terms of this new rectangle and actors …