Bibliograph

Life and acting, techniques for the actor, Jack Garfein

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Life and acting, techniques for the actor, Jack Garfein

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Life and acting

Oclc number

319495349

Responsibility statement

Jack Garfein

Sub title

techniques for the actor

Summary

Arriving in America as a teenage Holocaust refugee, Jack Garfein would soon rise to the top of his field. Life and Acting is the product of more than sixty years in the world of theater and film, offering the kind of insight only gained by experience as both a teacher and practitioner. In Garfein<U+2019>s case, his experience is unparalleled<U+2014>he has worked with a who<U+2019>s who of twentieth-century acting, especially those associated with the Actors Studio, the West Coast arm of which Garfein cofounded. In Life and Acting, Garfein distills his experience into a holistic technique for learning and teaching. “The Beginning” functions as a kind of memoir, focusing on Garfein<U+2019>s own education in the theater. “The Art” describes how Garfein<U+2019>s exposure to nontheater artists, particularly painters and writers, has contributed to his understanding of acting. “Basic Training” offers thirty-seven detailed lessons for teaching acting. In “Training for Film,” Garfein applies his principles to acting in front of a camera

Target audience

adult

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