Acting for the Camera: A Teacher's Guide, (Paperback)

<p><i>Acting for the Camera: A Teacher's Guide</i> is designed to help acting teachers create a hands-on course at their institution.</p><p>The book provides a framework for setting up an engaging course where students can develop on-camera skills by practicing from both sides of the camera. It offers instructors a specific acting-for-the-camera technique to facilitate an experiential course and achieve dynamic on-screen performances with their students. Actors will develop their skills by demonstrating the technical aspects of filmmaking that influence the final post-production performance, including cinematography (lenses, camera angles, lighting), sound recording, and editing. <i>Acting for the Camera: A Teacher's Guide</i> details individual crew duties and the basic grammar of filmmaking, guiding the instructor through a full semester of teaching the subject. It is organized into four key sections: </p><ul> <li>Part One - Equipment</li> <li>Part Two - Filmmaking and Crew Positions</li> <li>Part Three - Shooting Scenes</li> <li>Part Four - Course Curriculum</li> </ul><p>Rich with practical resources such as exercises, diagrams, photo examples, and a glossary of film terms, this book is ideal for instructors teaching acting for the camera at a university, a high school, or a private studio workshop.</p>

• Acting for the Camera: A Teacher's Guide, (Paperback)
• Author: Routledge
• ISBN: 9781032697963
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-11-09
• Page Count: 212