Comments on: Mamet on Acting – Part 1 http://acting-blog.com/2009/11/28/mamet-on-acting-part-1/ Acting Coach Scotland - Mark Westbrook Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:45:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Olivia http://acting-blog.com/2009/11/28/mamet-on-acting-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1369 Olivia Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:30:32 +0000 http://acting-blog.com/?p=1266#comment-1369 Thank you Mark and Anonym! Just ordered Mamet's True and False and I'm looking to get A Practical Handbook too. Looking forward to reading them not only for an insight from Mamet but to see where you're coming from here on the Acting Blog too! It's good to see both what you agree and disagree with. Thank you Mark and Anonym! Just ordered Mamet’s True and False and I’m looking to get A Practical Handbook too. Looking forward to reading them not only for an insight from Mamet but to see where you’re coming from here on the Acting Blog too! It’s good to see both what you agree and disagree with.

]]> By: Mark Westbrook http://acting-blog.com/2009/11/28/mamet-on-acting-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1364 Mark Westbrook Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:55:20 +0000 http://acting-blog.com/?p=1266#comment-1364 You are totally correct, my apologies, when someone buys it on Amazon, that's what Olivia would use to buy it, it's Bruder et al, including Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, Nathaniel Pollock, Robert Previto and Scott Zigler, apologies if any offence caused, I was trying to help Olivia, but the rest of these guys also felt 'summery/summary' You are totally correct, my apologies, when someone buys it on Amazon, that’s what Olivia would use to buy it, it’s Bruder et al, including Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, Nathaniel Pollock, Robert Previto and Scott Zigler, apologies if any offence caused, I was trying to help Olivia, but the rest of these guys also felt ’summery/summary’

]]> By: Anonym http://acting-blog.com/2009/11/28/mamet-on-acting-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1363 Anonym Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:22:03 +0000 http://acting-blog.com/?p=1266#comment-1363 Just a quick clarification. It isn't Bruder's book. She helped co-write it with a few others. Peace. Just a quick clarification. It isn’t Bruder’s book. She helped co-write it with a few others. Peace.

]]> By: Mark Westbrook http://acting-blog.com/2009/11/28/mamet-on-acting-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1362 Mark Westbrook Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:09:46 +0000 http://acting-blog.com/?p=1266#comment-1362 Hey Olivia If you want to understand where we're coming from then Mamet's book True and False is essential reading. Then reading Bruder's book A Practical Handbook for the Actor to get a closer look at Practical Aesthetics would help: More details here: http://astore.amazon.co.uk/writin-21 If you have any other questions, ask away! Mark Hey Olivia

If you want to understand where we’re coming from then Mamet’s book True and False is essential reading. Then reading Bruder’s book A Practical Handbook for the Actor to get a closer look at Practical Aesthetics would help:

More details here: http://astore.amazon.co.uk/writin-21

If you have any other questions, ask away!

Mark

]]> By: Olivia http://acting-blog.com/2009/11/28/mamet-on-acting-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Olivia Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:52:09 +0000 http://acting-blog.com/?p=1266#comment-1360 I'm looking to read some Mamet - are there any specific books or papers by him that you can recommend at all? And I really like this new look for the site too. :) I’m looking to read some Mamet – are there any specific books or papers by him that you can recommend at all? And I really like this new look for the site too. :)

]]> By: Mark Westbrook http://acting-blog.com/2009/11/28/mamet-on-acting-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Mark Westbrook Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:03:47 +0000 http://acting-blog.com/?p=1266#comment-1359 Glad you like it Alexa, could you show me a scene which is like this? First off, objectives don't have to be life or death, it can still compel them if it's much smaller. In fact, characters with power, have more controlling 'actions', to show someone who's boss, to get someone to do my bidding. Any writer worth their salt wouldn't write a scene where the objectives of the character aren't compelling in some way, but it doesn't have to be a big deal, it can be 'pass me the salt' - which could be 'show someone who's boss'. Glad you like it Alexa, could you show me a scene which is like this? First off, objectives don’t have to be life or death, it can still compel them if it’s much smaller. In fact, characters with power, have more controlling ‘actions’, to show someone who’s boss, to get someone to do my bidding. Any writer worth their salt wouldn’t write a scene where the objectives of the character aren’t compelling in some way, but it doesn’t have to be a big deal, it can be ‘pass me the salt’ – which could be ’show someone who’s boss’.

]]> By: Alexa Ispas http://acting-blog.com/2009/11/28/mamet-on-acting-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 Alexa Ispas Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:10:06 +0000 http://acting-blog.com/?p=1266#comment-1358 Hi Mark, quick question about what Mamet says about 'the objective' - what if you're playing a scene where your character has most of the power, and doesn't want much from the other person other than a bit of cooperation? (but not wanting it badly, just enough to be mildly annoyed if not getting it). Thanks, and the new template looks better than the last one by the way :) Hi Mark,
quick question about what Mamet says about ‘the objective’ – what if you’re playing a scene where your character has most of the power, and doesn’t want much from the other person other than a bit of cooperation? (but not wanting it badly, just enough to be mildly annoyed if not getting it). Thanks, and the new template looks better than the last one by the way :)

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