{"product_id":"9781350230347","title":"My Character Wouldn't Do That: Acting, Cognitive Science and the Optimal Performance Brain","description":"Author: Soto-Morettini, Donna\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350230347\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Apr 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarting from the idea that the main hindrance to a great acting performance is self-consciousness on the part of the performer, \u003ci\u003eMy Character Wouldn't do That\u003c\/i\u003e examines the ways in which some of our traditional and contemporary approaches to acting put us into a 'mind space' that can encourage self-consciousness. Examining evidence from a range of contemporary cognitive sciences, the book approaches acting and actor training in an entirely different way. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBased on the latest research into brain activity and human behaviour, the book covers areas that standard acting texts do (character, emotion, memory, imagination, making active choices) but reconceives each of these elements through the lens of that contemporary research. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe book is the first to look closely at what contemporary research tells us about-\u003cbr\u003ee  personality\/character and how environment shapes us\u003cbr\u003ee  how memory works and how actors can work with (rather than against) their memory in preparing for performance\u003cbr\u003ee  why actors must use different kinds of brain states and imagination in the various stages of preparation, rehearsal, and performance\u003cbr\u003ee  how actors can frame active choices in a way that refocuses the source of thought and action\u003cbr\u003ee  why actors should distinguish the stages of preparation and the kinds of thinking \/ imagination that works at each stage","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629823119518,"sku":"UBD-9781350230347","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350230347.jpg?v=1774222260","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350230347","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}