The Story
ByĀ Larry Moss
When Oscar-winning actors Helen Hunt and Hilary Swank accepted their Academy Awards, each credited Larry Mossās guidance as key to their career-making performances. There is a two-year waiting list for his advanced acting classes. But now everyoneāprofessionals and amateurs alikeācan discover Mossās passionate, in-depth teaching.
Inviting you to join him in the classroom and onstage, Moss shares the techniques he has developed over thirty years to help actors set their emotions, imagination, and behavior on fire, showing how the hard work of preparation pays off in performances that are spontaneous, fresh, and authentic.
From the foundations of script analysis to the nuances of physicalization and sensory work, here are the case studies, exercises, and insights that enable you to connect personally with a script, develop your character from the inside out, overcome fear and inhibition, and master the technical skills required for success in the theater, television, and movies.
Far more than a handbook,Ā The Intent to LiveĀ is the personal credo of a master teacher. Mossās respect for actors and love of the actorās craft enliven every page, together with examples from a wealth of plays and films, both current and classic, and vivid appreciations of great performances. Whether you act for a living or simply want a deeper understanding of acting greatness,Ā The Intent to LiveĀ will move, instruct, and inspire you.
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ByĀ Larry Moss
When Oscar-winning actors Helen Hunt and Hilary Swank accepted their Academy Awards, each credited Larry Mossās guidance as key to their career-making performances. There is a two-year waiting list for his advanced acting classes. But now everyoneāprofessionals and amateurs alikeācan discover Mossās passionate, in-depth teaching.
Inviting you to join him in the classroom and onstage, Moss shares the techniques he has developed over thirty years to help actors set their emotions, imagination, and behavior on fire, showing how the hard work of preparation pays off in performances that are spontaneous, fresh, and authentic.
From the foundations of script analysis to the nuances of physicalization and sensory work, here are the case studies, exercises, and insights that enable you to connect personally with a script, develop your character from the inside out, overcome fear and inhibition, and master the technical skills required for success in the theater, television, and movies.
Far more than a handbook,Ā The Intent to LiveĀ is the personal credo of a master teacher. Mossās respect for actors and love of the actorās craft enliven every page, together with examples from a wealth of plays and films, both current and classic, and vivid appreciations of great performances. Whether you act for a living or simply want a deeper understanding of acting greatness,Ā The Intent to LiveĀ will move, instruct, and inspire you.
