THE CRAFT
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| Playing Doctor (and Nurses, Too)
April 16, 2008
Today's TV doctors and nurses have to know lots of procedures and terminology -- and make the fake look real for the camera.
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The Challenges of Extremely Steady Work
April 10, 2008
An Oscar-winning producer once said, "The only thing more miserable than an out-of-work actor is a working actor. Playing the same character for years at a time can be trying.
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And, Action!
March 20, 2008
Actions, as most of our teachers have drummed into us, are expressed as active verbs. The more specific the verb you choose, the more specific your behavior will be.
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How to Act the Ethnic Other
March 06, 2008
Actors often play ethnicities that are not their own -- even ethnicities perceived as in conflict with their own. Here's how to approach such a role.
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Ah, But Underneath
February 14, 2008
Subtext is your opportunity to "personally engage" with the role in a way that's "utterly unique to you," as Bella Merlin explains. But developing and playing subtext is not as simple as it appears.
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