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No matter what your age, anyone who harbors a penchant for performance, whether in front of a camera or on the stage in front of a live audience, will find a wealth of valuable information and insight inside this book. Written by a lady with over forty years of experience and work as a SAG actress, director, writer and stunt performer, as well as time spent studying under noted acting coaches Jeff Corey, Victor French and many others. With a particular focus on the Konstantin Stanislavsky and Anton Chekhov methods of theatrical acting, THE ILLUSIVE CRAFT OF ACTING: AN ACTORS PREPARATION PROCESS by Marneen L. Fields doesnt try to overload the reader with too much information, making its key lessons all the more dramatic and easy to absorb. An excellent book that every novice actor and director will want to have with them for handy reference!

Marneen has great attention to details in her approach to teaching the craft of acting to novice actors. I highly recommend her.

Marneen is simply fabulous, an ideal choice for all thespians no matter what level youre at in your acting.

Marneen Fields is awesome. THE ILLUSIVE CRAFT OF ACTING: AN ACTORS PREPARATION PROCESS Is a wonderful book for anyone starting out as an actor, or an established actor. The book is full of knowledge that Marneen Fields learned and shares with us. It gives detailed information on everything, from character development to on set action, and everything else related to the craft of acting. Please get and read this book. Use it, and I Believe you will benefit from it, and from taking lessons from her.

Marneen is fascinating, knowledgeable, insightful, and honest. The Illusive Craft of Acting, An Actors Preparation Process is a remarkable work. Easy to read AND understand, Ms. Fields has hit another home run. Filled with decades of research and experience, Marneen offers us a view into her acting process. Covering dialogue, subtext, memorization, characterization, reaction, pacing and more, she seamlessly explains the critical points of preparing for your character AND for success. This is a must-have and will be my go-to resource for effective preparation...

THE ILLUSIVE CRAFT OF ACTING: AN ACTORS PREPARATION PROCESS by Marneen L. Fields is a highly informative guidebook and must have reference for both acting novices and seasoned professionals. An entertainment industry veteran of four decades, the multi-faceted Marneen Fields was a top Hollywood stuntwoman from 1976 to 1991, has appeared in over 150 movies, TV shows, stage productions, music videos and web series, and worked with the likes of Clint Eastwood, James Garner, Jane Seymour, Tom Jones, Dick Van Dyke, Jeff Goldblum and many other A-list talents. Marneen has also studied with renowned acting coaches Jeff Corey and Victor French and is considered to be a specialist in the Stanislavsky and Chekhov methods of theatrical acting. In THE ILLUSIVE CRAFT OF ACTING, Marneen shares invaluable advice on how to prepare oneself for the thespian world in a clear, straightforward and honest manner. She stresses that it is particularly important for all actors, regardless of experience, to know your lines, characters and scripts inside out. Even if you think you’re prepared – rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. And not only memorizing, but investigating all aspects of your characters and well and truly breathing life into them is a sure-fire way to stand out from the pack. Marneen provides hints and tips which she’s learned and successfully put into practice herself during her long-running career to achieve this. Above all, Marneen emphasizes that in order to become both a resilient and formidable talent in the often cut-throat world of showbiz, he or she must build “a fortress of the strongest foundation you can build packed with the knowledge of script breakdown, character creation, line memorization techniques, intentions, gestures, postures, focal points, blocking, audition stills, camera techniques, dialect, make-up, hair and wardrobe, pacing, timing, and more.” Marneen’s book will help not only put into place these foundations, it will also provide the tools to cement them into an unbreakable tower of strength. An essential publication containing information that’s both easy to read and absorb, THE ILLUSIVE CRAFT OF ACTING: AN ACTORS PREPARATION PROCESS is a standout work of this topic which will undoubtedly have those in the performing arts world, or even anyone considering this vocation, referring to it time and time again.