TY - BOOK AU - Floyd-Smith, Erin TI - Acting Techniques: A comprehensive guide to the world's most powerful methods for the modern performer SN - 9798196565571 AV - PN2061 .F56 2026 PY - 2026/// CY - United Kingdom PB - Dunstable N1 - Foundations- Where acting methods come from -- Stanislavski's system - Choosing truth through action -- Method acting and strasberg - feeling from inside -- The meisner technique Reacting truthfully in the moment -- Physical and imaginary centers - Chekhov, Grotowski, Lecoq, and viewpoints -- Brecht and epic theatre - Making choices that ask the audience to think -- Devised and collaborative processes - Creating together -- Acting for camera - Small choices, big effects -- Voice, Speech, and movement - Tools every actor needs -- Building a character - Research, Backstory , and imagination -- Applying techniques across genres- Comedy, classical texts, and musical work -- Crafting a personal acting philosophy and a long career plan ER -