Acting for the silent screen : Film actors and aspiration between the wars /: Film actors and aspiration between the wars. (2017)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Acting for the silent screen : Film actors and aspiration between the wars /: Film actors and aspiration between the wars. (2017)
- Main Title:
- Acting for the silent screen : Film actors and aspiration between the wars
- Further Information:
- Note: Chris O'Rourke.
- Other Names:
- Rourke, Chris
- Contents:
- Author Bio; Endorsement; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; General editor's introduction; Introduction: Winifred Hopcroft's story; The 'craze' for film acting; Film acting and the British silent cinema; Participation and self-improvement; Exploiting ambition; 1 In and out of the studio: The silent film actor in Britain; Acting for a living; Actors in the early cinema; Picture personalities and crowd players; Working conditions; Stage and screen: Clive Brook and Brian Aherne; A 'nice' job for girls: Mabel Poulton and Chili Bouchier 2 Learn to act for the cinema in your own home: Instructional guides to film actingSilent cinema and participation; How to become a film artiste; Stage experience not essential; Screen types; Speech, gesture and movement; The art of facial expression; An imaginary camera in your sitting room; A cheap course of star study; 3 The common round: Finding film work in interwar London; Waiting rooms; Cinema schools; Girls who haunt Filmland; The most troublesome woman in London; Schools for the screen-struck?; 4 Stand forth, Mary Pickford the second! Searching for British stars Fan magazine readers get their chanceNewspaper contests; Cinemagazine beauties; A protégée for Norma Talmadge; Friday night is Amami night; Cinderella of the films: Margaret Leahy; Epilogue: From silence to sound; Notes; Introduction: Winifred Hopcroft's story; 1. In and out of the studio: The silent film actor in Britain;Author Bio; Endorsement; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; General editor's introduction; Introduction: Winifred Hopcroft's story; The 'craze' for film acting; Film acting and the British silent cinema; Participation and self-improvement; Exploiting ambition; 1 In and out of the studio: The silent film actor in Britain; Acting for a living; Actors in the early cinema; Picture personalities and crowd players; Working conditions; Stage and screen: Clive Brook and Brian Aherne; A 'nice' job for girls: Mabel Poulton and Chili Bouchier 2 Learn to act for the cinema in your own home: Instructional guides to film actingSilent cinema and participation; How to become a film artiste; Stage experience not essential; Screen types; Speech, gesture and movement; The art of facial expression; An imaginary camera in your sitting room; A cheap course of star study; 3 The common round: Finding film work in interwar London; Waiting rooms; Cinema schools; Girls who haunt Filmland; The most troublesome woman in London; Schools for the screen-struck?; 4 Stand forth, Mary Pickford the second! Searching for British stars Fan magazine readers get their chanceNewspaper contests; Cinemagazine beauties; A protégée for Norma Talmadge; Friday night is Amami night; Cinderella of the films: Margaret Leahy; Epilogue: From silence to sound; Notes; Introduction: Winifred Hopcroft's story; 1. In and out of the studio: The silent film actor in Britain; 2. Learn to act for the cinema in your own home: Instructional guides to film acting; 3. The common round: Finding film work in interwar London; 4. Stand forth, Mary Pickford the second! Searching for British stars; Epilogue: From silence to sound; Select filmography … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (272 pages)
- Subjects:
- 791.43028
Silent films
Acting
PERFORMING ARTS / Reference
Acting
Silent films
Electronic books
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781786720597
1786720590 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781784532796
1784532797 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.117183
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