ABSTRACT
This comprehensive collection provides theoretical accounts of the grounds and phenomenon of film acting. The volume features entries by some of the most prominent scholars on film acting who collectively represent the various theoretical traditions that constitute the discipline of film studies. Each section proposes novel ways of considering the recurring motifs in academic enquiries into film acting, including: (1) the mutually contingent problematic of description and interpretation, (2) the intricacies of bodily dynamics and their reception by audiences, (3) the significance of star performance, and (4) the impact of evolving technologies and film styles on acting traditions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|73 pages
Aesthetics
part II|76 pages
Reception
part III|60 pages
Culture
chapter 12|17 pages
The Screen Actor's “First Self” and “Second Self”
part IV|59 pages
Apparatus