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ACTING FUNDAMENTALS
The innate realism of photography leads us to expect psychological realism from film acting, so you will need to understand actors and even become something of a drama coach. Most importantly, you, too, need some exposure to acting. You will need acting skills anyway, to cover your lack of confidence as you play the role of confident film director.
What follows is a brief primer that I hope will launch you into acting and study-ing books on acting by the master teachers. They provoke very partisan followings, but those I like are Robert Benedetti’s concise and accessible The Actor in You: Sixteen Simple Steps to Understanding the Art of Acting, 3rd ed. (Allyn & Bacon,2005), Benedetti’s The Actor at ...
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