Introduction
Part One: Craft and refinement
1. In search of Truth. Stripping back.
2. Finding your creativity. Beyond the everyday.
3. The Body speaks. Subtlety in movement.
4. Do less. Finding the balance.
5. Tuning. Bringing the harmony.
6. Breath. The life force.
7. Screen and Storytelling. Looking for the clues.
8. Thoughts on camera. Discovering the unspoken.
9. Listening. Sharpening the senses.
10. Emotion. The bubbling pot.
Part Two: Process and Preparation
11. The Power of questions. Looking under the surface.
12. The process of the Starting State. Bringing the history.
13. Finding the behaviour. Whats really happening.
14. The dynamic of relationships on screen. Finding the dance.
15. Objects. Expanding the expression.
16. You and the Character. Discovering new ways.
17. Archetypes. Finding the patterns in characters.
18. Imagination and choices. Discovering options.
Part Three: Technical considerations
19. Staying Alert. Channeling the focus on set.
20. The Journey to being Present. Living in the Now.
21. Stillness. The Bubbling Pot.
22. The Close Up. Capturing Subtlety.
23. Eyes on Screen. The Journey inside.
24. Editing and the actor. Maintaining a consistent performance.