Part One: WORKING WITH THE CAMERA
1. Training for the Camera
2. How a Film Is Organized
3. How a Single-camera Film is Shot
4. Screen Size
5. Teamwork
6. Continuity
7. Working with Multiple Cameras
Part Two: PREPARING YOURSELF AND YOUR ROLE
8. The Inner Discipline of Camera Acting
9. Inner Action
10. Actions and Objectives
11. The Four Types of Outer Action
12. Dramatic Structure
13. Emotion
14. Starting a Career in Film and Television
Afterword: The Ethics of Film Acting
Appendix A: Sample Scenes
Appendix B: Useful Scene Sources
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