Charismatic Chameleon: The Actor as Creative Artist

by Leslie O'Dell

Book Overview

Leslie O'Dell's current research focuses on the psychology of acting and the phenomenology of creativity. She has worked in theatre and film as a director, actor, and script writer as well as a coach and dramaturge. A working actor needs chameleon-like skills to transform into fictional characters shaped by the conventions of any of a wide variety of genres. Equally important is charisma, that unique personal energy that transforms a skilled mimic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845194128
• ISBN13: 9781845194123
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"