The power of the actor : the Chubbuck technique

412 Pages·2004·7.41 MB·English

by  Chubbuck

Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Introduction

PART I - The 12-Step Chubbuck Acting Technique
CHAPTER 1 - Tool #1: OVERALL OBJECTIVE
CHAPTER 2 - Tool #2: SCENE OBJECTIVE
CHAPTER 3 - Tool #3: OBSTACLES
CHAPTER 4 - Tool #4: SUBSTITUTION
CHAPTER 5 - Tool #5: INNER OBJECTS
CHAPTER 6 - Tool #6: BEATS AND ACTIONS
CHAPTER 7 - Tool #7: MOMENT BEFORE
CHAPTER 8 - Tool #8: PLACE AND FOURTH WALL
CHAPTER 9 - Tool #9: DOINGS
CHAPTER 10 - Tool #10: INNER MONOLOGUE
CHAPTER 11 - Tool #11: PREVIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES
CHAPTER 12 - Tool #12: LET IT GO

PART II - Other Acting Tools and Exercises
CHAPTER 13 - Substance Abuse
CHAPTER 14 - Creating Sexual Chemistry
CHAPTER 15 - Playing a Serial Killer
CHAPTER 16 - Creating Organic Fear
CHAPTER 17 - Creating Organic Feelings of Death and Dying
CHAPTER 18 - Experiencing Feeling Pregnant (from the Male and Female
P.O.V.)
CHAPTER 19 - Experiencing Parenthood
CHAPTER 20 - Playing a Paraplegic or Quadriplegic
CHAPTER 21 - Creating Emotional Realities for Scars and Bruises
CHAPTER 22 - Organically Realizing the Character’s Occupation, Profession or
Career

PART III - The Practical Application of the 12 Tools

Script Analysis for Uncle Vanya Using the 12 Tools
Practical Application: Three-or-More-Person Scenes
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Ivana Chubbuck is one of the most sought after acting coaches and teachers,
having taught thousands of students for over twenty years. She founded the
Ivana Chubbuck Studios in Hollywood, which has become a favored place of
study for actors, writers, and directors. She has been widely profiled in the media
as one of the foremost authorities on acting. She lives in Los Angeles with her
husband, film director Lyndon Chubbuck.

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The power of the actor/by Ivana Chubbuck.
p. cm.
eISBN : 978-1-44064996-7
1. Acting. I. Title.
PN2061.C573 2004
792.02’8—dc22 2004007033

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