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When imagination becomes habit, it can transform your work and your life The best corporations know that innovative thinking is the only competitive advantage that cannot be outsourced. The best schools are those that create cultures of imagination. Now in paperback, Imagination First introduces a wide-variety of individuals who make a habit of imaginative thinking and creative action, offering a set of universal practices that anyone can use to transform their life at work, home, and play. These 28.5 practices will enable anyone to become more imaginative and to teach others to do so as well?from corporate executive to educator to platoon sergeant. Bonus content includes Winning "practices" submitted by the public Guidelines for educators who want to cultivate creativity in their classrooms Expanded resource section The book is filled with illustrative stories of creative leaders, teachers, artists, and scientists that clearly illustrate the original practices and new material that shows how to bring imagination to life.

Invaluable support for all teachers of Shakespeare in schools, colleges and institutions of higher education. Teaching Shakespeare is a major contribution to the knowledge and expertise of all teachers of Shakespeare in schools, colleges and institutions of higher education. It makes explicit the principles of active learning which underpin Cambridge School Shakespeare, and helps teachers to develop their existing good practice. Practical examples are given from the plays most frequently used in schools, but Rex Gibson shows that the principles apply equally to the less frequently studied plays, thereby extending the canon of school Shakespeare.

No one has landed on the cinematic map with more explosive force than Robert Rodriguez, director of El Mariachi. Just how did this amateur filmmaker from Texas - with only one camera, no crew, and a budget largely raised by subjecting himself to medical experimentation - manage to complete a feature film for $7,000 and get himself wined and dined by Hollywood's biggest movie moguls? Now, in his own witty and straight-shooting style, Robert Rodriguez discloses all the unique strategies and innovative techniques he used to make El Mariachi on the cheap. You'll see firsthand Rodriguez's whirlwind ''Mariachi-style'' filmmaking, where creativity - not money - is used to solve problems. Culminating in his ''Ten-Minute Film School,'' this book may render conventional film-school programs obsolete.

Completely updates and revised. How to Audition is an essential tool for both professional and amateur actors, as well as for theatre students and theatrical teachers. From the experience and expertise of a famous director and producer comes indispensable advice on auditioning for musicals, Shakespearean plays, films, television, voice-overs, commercials and even school plays. Featuring casting tips from some of the most respected people in the industry, including Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim, Gower Champion, Hal Prince, Gordon Davidson, Darryl Hickman, Charles Nelson Reilly, Jerry Zaks and others.

The Art of Voice Acting is one of the best resources available to voice actors. Everything you need to know about voice acting is written in clear terms. This book has tips, techniques, and information for all actors, from beginner to veteran. If you want a thoroughly comprehensive scope of the business of voice-over, this is it!

Elia Kazan was the twentieth century's most celebrated theatre and film director, and this monumental, revelatory book shows us the master at work. Kazan's list of Broadway and Hollywood successes - A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, On the Waterfront, to name a few-is a testament to his profound impact on the art of directing. This remarkable volume, drawn from his notebooks, letters, interviews, and autobiography, reveals Kazan's method: how he uncovered the ''spine,'' or core, of each script, how he analyzed each piece in terms of his own experience; and how he determined the specifics of his production, from casting and costuming to set design and cinematography. And in the final section, '' The Pleasures of Directing''-written during Kazan's final years- he is the wise voice of experience offering advice and insight for budding artists, writers, actors and directors.

Screenwriting Updated was Linda Aronson's Award-winning, groundbreaking first book on screenwriting. It quickly became an internationally-recognized desktop reference guide and do-it-yourself script doctor to help writers consolidate their skills in traditional narrative and grasp the mechanics of the new.

Scriptwriting Updated: New and Conventional Ways of Writing for the Screen is a desktop reference guide and do-it-yourself script doctor to help writers consolidate their skills in traditional narrative and grasp the mechanics of the new.

Ever wanted to write your own stories? Here's a fun and inspiring guide to get you started. This book will help you use your imagination in clever ways and turn your ideas into a great story experience.

The classic account of moviemaking gone wrong, completely revised and expanded to include new material on the making of A Room with a View, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love, and the 2002 Oscar Award winner for Best Foreign Film, No Man's Land.

In the four decades since its first publication, Michael Chekhov's To the Actor has become a standard text for students of the theater. But To the Actor is a shortened, heavily modified version of the great director/actor/teacher's original manuscript, and On the Technique of Acting is the first and only book ever to incorporate the complete text of that brilliant manuscript. Scholars and teachers of Chekhov's technique have hailed On the Technique of Acting as the clearest, most accurate presentation of the principles he taught Yul Brynner, Gregory Peck, Marilyn Monroe, Anthony Quinn, Beatrice Straight, and Mala Powers, among others.

In the four decades since its first publication, Michael Chekhov's To the Actor has become a standard text for students of the theater. But To the Actor is a shortened, heavily modified version of the great director/actor/teacher's original manuscript, and On the Technique of Acting is the first and only book ever to incorporate the complete text of that brilliant manuscript. Scholars and teachers of Chekhov's technique have hailed On the Technique of Acting as the clearest, most accurate presentation of the principles he taught Yul Brynner, Gregory Peck, Marilyn Monroe, Anthony Quinn, Beatrice Straight, and Mala Powers, among others. No. of copies in library catalogue: 1