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ACTING
FILM
FOR
CATHY HAASE
 
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© 2003 Cathy Haase
All rights reserved. Copyright under Berne Copyright Convention, Universal Copyright Convention, and Pan-American Copyright
Convention. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, elec-
tronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission of the publisher.
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Published by Allworth Press
An imprint of Allworth Communications, Inc.
10 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010
Front cover photo by Tom Zuback:
John Gallagher directs Heather Matarazzo and Brian Vincent in The Deli.
From the collection of John Gallagher
Cover design by Mary Belibasakis
Page composition/typography by Integra Software Services, Pvt. Ltd., Pondicherry, India
ISBN: 1-58115-252-3
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Haase, Cathy.
Acting for film / Cathy Haase.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-58115-252-3
1. Motion picture acting. I. Title.
PN1995.9.A26 H33 2003
792'.028--dc21
2002014956
Printed in Canada
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: WHERE AM I COMING FROM? 1
The Actors Studio
A Note to Teachers
The Book
PART ONE: THE ACTOR
CHAPTER 1: RELAXATION AND THE ART OF THE FACE 9
Mental Relaxation
Gibberish
The Inner Monologue
CHAPTER 2: CONCENTRATION 19
Observation
The Observation Exercise
Sense Memory
The Process of Relaxation, Concentration, and Sense Memory
CHAPTER 3: THE VOICE AND THE BREATH 31
Choosing the Right Practice Material
The First Steps to Giving the Character Your Voice
Getting Stuck in Your Head
The Preconceived Idea
The Journal as Inner Voice
The Trained Voice
CHAPTER 4: LISTENING 45
Watching Movie Scenes for Listening
Listening in Life
Setting Up a Sensory Structure
Listening to the Other Actor
Journal Writings as Inner Monologue
Casablanca
Apocalypse Now
 
CHAPTER 5: THE SKIN AND THE OVERALL 59
The Overall
Other Overall Examples
Scenarios That Invade Your Concentration
Does It Really Work?
CHAPTER 6: SUBSTITUTION: THE CAMERA AS PARTNER 71
Substitution for a Person
Substitution and Filmmaking
The First Steps to the Substitution Technique: Choosing the Right
Substitute
Finding the Key to Your Substitute
Monologue with Substitution
Speaking to the Lens
CHAPTER 7: CREATING THE SPACE 83
Place as a Sense Memory
Creating an Imaginary Place
Being the Character in the Room
Place as Inner Emotional State
The Fourth Wall
On Self-Indulgence
PART TWO: THE SCRIPT AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 8: THE AUDITION 99
The Typical Movie Audition
The Breakdown Services
Types
Doing the Videotaped Audition
Different Types of Auditions
Do It As Often As You Can
CHAPTER 9: READING THE SCRIPT 113
Important Elements of Screenplay Format for the Actor
Approaching the Text
On the Set
Following the Blueprint
CHAPTER 10: CREATING THE CHARACTER 129
Location, Location, Location
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