An Actor's Process: Tips, tools & technique for performance & creating original work

by David Beatty

An Actor’s Process is ideal for seasoned professionals, those in the middle of training and beginning actors. The tips and exercises are simple, direct and useful. They are easy to apply and designed to be used in acting class, rehearsals and in performance. The tools of an actor A strong voice and good clear speech. Healthy mind and body. Ability to analyze a script correctly. Competence to memorize lines verbatim. Skill to work off other actors. Confidence to act on your impulses. Ability to use common sense. I believe a talented actor is someone who spends a long period of time learning and developing their craft. Every great actor knows, regardless of their natural talent, that you still must do the work to understand the tools needed to create characters. By developing your craft and honing your skills, you will more fully understand your work, grow into a more self actualized artist, and discover that you too have something to say about the art of acting. Process is literally whatever you do to create your art. It’s action. It’s your physical and mental practice to manifest work. A good creative process brings the invisible world of your dreams into reality. It’s the way you turn your imagination into doable actions and concrete events. David Beatty is an actor, writer, teacher, director and founder of Double Yellow Line Films , a production company. He has created the award winning feature Surviving New Year’s as well as GET SPY, The White Room, Grocery Store Romance, Lien On Me, The Wasteland and The Human Project.

183 pages, Paperback

Published April 27, 2023