The Power of the Actor – The Chubbuck Technique

THE POWER OF THE ACTOR

THE CHUBBUCK TECHNIQUE

THE 12-STEP ACTING TECHNIQUE THAT WILL TAKE YOU FROM SCRIPT
TO A LIVING, BREATHING, DYNAMIC CHARACTER

IVANA CHUBBUCK

The premier acting teacher and coach with star power reveals cutting-edge that has launched some of the most successful careers in Hollywood.

The first book from the instructor who has taught Charlize Theron, Brad Pitt, Elisabeth Shue, Djimon Hounsou, and Halle Berry, The Power of the Actor guides you to dynamic and effective results. For many of today’s major talents, the Chubbuck Technique is the leading edge of acting for the twenty—first century. Ivana Chubbuck has developed a curriculum that takes the theories of the acting masters, such as Stanislavski, Meisner, and Hagen, to the next step by utilizing inner pain and emotions, not as an end in itself, but as a way to drive and win a goal. The result motivates real human behavior—from its source—creating a fundamentally accurate and compelling result.
In addition to her powerful twelve-step process for becoming and living a character, The Power ofthe Actor includes:

• l Script analysis of classic and contemporary scripts from film, television, and theater.
• Fascinating behind-the—scenes accounts of how countless celebrities mastered their craft.
• Sections on special acting tools and exercises, such as how to organically feel drunk or high; creating organic fear; being mentally finding the mind-set of a killer;and creating sexual chemistry.