Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Moviemaking (The Applause Acting Series)

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His first major starring roles, beginning in the 1960s, include 'Zulu,' 'The Ipcress File,' and 'Alfie.

Extremely valuable guidance if you want to get some tips from someone with more working knowledge of the business than almost anyone else around. He has tips and tricks when it comes to acting, but he truly just teaches you how to be a human in this industry.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Including a comprehensive filmography of his best and not so good films, this booklet covers a great deal. The advice given had even more resonance as it was written by his all-time favourite, Michael Caine. This new revised and expanded edition features great photos throughout, with chapters on: Preparation, In Front of the Camera - Before You Shoot, The Take, Characters, Directors, On Being a Star, and much more.Rather than try explaining everything with endless details, Michael Caine just gives it to the reader plain and simple, which is the reason why i truly appreciate this book. Michael Caine teaches the art of movie acting to five young actors, who perform scenes from Alfie (1966), Deathtrap (1982) and Educating Rita (1983).

Then word spread that I was quite amenable, so I became “that easy-to-work-with working-class actor who wears glasses and smokes a cigar. He tells you about competitveness bewteen actors that some thrive on, but he does not like to be competitive and does not think it helps his acting career to be like that. I found some surprising info here, little-known rules-of-thumb for entertainers I wouldn't have been able to guess at.Me encantó, no profundiza demasiado en la actuación, quizás porque está hecho para gente que ya tiene base, pero también es muy buen libro para quién no sepa de actuación porque es divertido, ligero, al punto. After you see it, you will look at acting in films in a different way, and notice little details that separate great actors from good ones.