BA (Hons) Screen Acting

Reading List

Level 4 Ideas and Story I

o Yorke, J. (2014), 1st ed. Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell
Them: UK: Penguin.

Level 4 Acting for the Screen:

Core text:
o Tucker. Patrick (2014) The Secrets of Screen Acting. UK: Routledge
Suggested texts:
o Swain, J.H. (2017), The Science and Art of Acting for the Camera.
UK: Routledge
o Caldarone. M, Lloyd Williams. M (2004) Actions: The Actor’s Thesaurus.
UK: Nick Hern Books
o Powell, M. (2010) Acting Techniques: An introduction for aspiring actors. UK:
Quintet Publishing.

Level 4 Acting Theory and Technique

Core text:
o Stanislavski. K (2013) An Actor Prepares. UK: Bloomsbury
o Adler. S (2000) Stella Adler: The Art of Acting (Applause Acting Series), UK:
Applause Theatre Book Publishers.
Suggested texts:
o Hagen. U (2008), Respect for Acting UK: Jossey Bass (2nd ed)
o Longwell. D (1987), Sanford Meisner on Acting. UK: Vintage
o Stanislavski. K (2008) Building a Character Methuen Drama

Level 4 Character and Performance I

o Weston, J. (1996) Directing Actors: creating memorable performances for film &
television. CA: Michael Wiese Productions
o Mackendrick, A., (2004) On Film Making. UK: Faber and Faber

Level 4 Post Production I

o Murch, W. (2001) In the Blink of an Eye. 2nd Edition: Silman-James Press.
o Frierson, M., (2018) Film and Video Editing Theory. 1st Ed. UK: Routledge.

Level 4 Short Form Acting

Core Text:
o Thurlow M and C. (2013) Making Short Films: The Complete Guide from Script to
Screen. UK: Bloomsbury.
Suggested Texts:
o Swain, J.H. (2017), The Science and Art of Acting for the Camera.
UK: Routledge
o Caldarone. M, Lloyd Williams. M (2004) Actions: The Actor’s Thesaurus.
UK: Nick Hern Books
o Powell, M. (2010) Acting Techniques: An introduction for aspiring actors. UK:
Quintet Publishing.

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Level 5 Working With Text
Core Text
o Seger, L (2017). Writing Subtext, What Lies Beneath. UK: Michael Wiese
Productions 2nd Ed.
Other Texts
o Egri, L. (2003). The Art of Dramatic Writing, revised edition. NY: Simon &
Schuster

Level 5 Character and Context

Core Text
o Stanislavski, C. (2013). Building A Character. UK: Bloomsbury Academic reprint
Other Texts
o Hay. L.V. (2017). Writing Diverse Characters for Fiction, TV or Film. UK: Creative
Essentials

Level 5 Acting For Camera

Core Text
o Morris A. (2014). The Science of On-Camera Acting. UK: Becoming Media
Other Texts
o Sudol, J. (2013). Acting Face to Face: The Actor's Guide to Understanding how
Your Face Communicates Emotion for TV and Film: Volume 1 (Language of the
Face) UK: CreateSpace Independent Publishing
o Lawson, D. (2014). The Actor and The Camera. UK: Nick Hern Books.
o Bordwell, D and Thompson, K. (2013) Film Art: An Introduction (10th edition).

Level 5 Casting
Core Text
o Bialy, S. (2016). How to Audition on Camera. A Hollywood Insider’s
Guide For Actors. UK: Tilbury House Publishers
Other Texts
o Powell, H. (2014) The Audition Bible: Secrets Every Actor Needs to Know. UK:
Tavin Press.
o Bishop, N. (2015). Auditioning for Film and Television (Performance Books). UK:
Bloomsbury
o McNamara, B. (2011) It's the Audition, Stupid! - The actor's essential guide to
surviving the casting and getting the part. UK: Pinter and Martin Ltd.

Level 5 Episodic Production (Acting)

Core Text
o Cantrell, T. (2017) Acting in British Television. UK: Red Globe Press
Other Texts
o Swain, J.H. (2017), The Science and Art of Acting for the Camera.
UK: Routledge
o Caldarone. M, Lloyd Williams. M (2004) Actions: The Actor’s Thesaurus.
UK: Nick Hern Books
o Powell, M. (2010) Acting Techniques: An introduction for aspiring actors. UK:
Quintet Publishing.
o Pyle, M. H. (2014) Television on the Wild, Wild Web: And How to Blaze Your
Own Trail. US: Michael Wiese Productions.

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Level 5 Genre
Core Text
o Grant, B. (2007) Film Genre: From Iconography to Ideology. UK: Wallflower
Press
Other Texts
o Springer, C. (Editor), Levinson, J. (Editor). (2015) Acting: A Modern History of
Filmmaking (Behind the Silver Screen)  UK: I.B.Tauris
o Tucker, P. (2014) Secrets of Screen Acting. UK: Routledge, 3rd ed.

Level 6 Advanced Acting I

Core Text
o Johnstone, K. (2018). Impro. UK: Bloomsbury Academic
Other Texts
o Salinsky, T. (2017) The Improv Handbook. UK: Performance Books.
o Moseley, N. (2012). Meisner in Practice: A Guide for Actors, Directors and
Teachers. UK: Nick Hern Books.
o Stanislavski. K (2013) An Actor Prepares. UK: Bloomsbury
o Hagen. U (2008), Respect for Acting UK: Jossey Bass (2nd ed)
o Longwell. D (1987), Sanford Meisner on Acting. UK: Vintage
o Stanislavski. K (2008) Building a Character Methuen Drama

Level 6 Advanced Acting II

Core Text
o Springer, C. (2015) Acting: A Modern History of Filmmaking. UK: I.B.Tauris
Other Texts
o Hayes, D. (2013) Acting and Performance for Animation. UK: Routledge
o DuVal, C. (2016) Stage Combat Arts: An Integrated Approach to Acting, Voice
and Text Work. UK: Bloomsbury Methuen
o Dresner, D. (2018) A Life-coaching Approach to Screen Acting UK: Methuen
Drama

Level 6 Long Form Acting

Core Text
o Chubbuck, I. (2005) The Power of the Actor. UK: Gotham Books.
Other Texts
o Fine, H. (2009) Fine on Acting: A Vision of the Craft. UK: Havenhurst Books
o Swain, J.H. (2017), The Science and Art of Acting for
theCamera.UK: Routledge
o Bailey, S. and Mavity, R. (2007) Life’s a Pitch – How to Sell Yourself and Your
Brilliant Ideas. UK: Corgi
o Jones, C. (2013) The Guerilla Filmmakers Movie Blueprint. UK: Bloomsbury
Academic.

Level 6 Creative Development

Core Text:
o De Bono, E., (2015) Serious Creativity: How to Be Creative Under Pressure and
Turn Ideas into Action. UK: Vermilion
Suggested Texts:
o Hegarty, J., (2014) Hegarty on Creativity: There Are No Rules. UK: Thames and
Hudson Ltd.

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o Judkins, R., (2015) The Art of Creative Thinking. UK: Sceptre.
o Tupper, H., (2020) The Squiggly Career. UK: Portfolio Penguin

Level 6 Graduation Project

o Martin, J. Y. (2013) Breaking into The Biz: The Insider’s Guide to Launching an
Entertainment Industry Career. US: Creative Space.
o Ascher, S., Pincus, E., The Filmmaker’s Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for
the Digital Age. UK: Plume
Suggested Texts:
o Hay, L. V., (2017) Writing Diverse Characters for Fiction, TV or Film. UK:
Creative Essentials
o Yorke, J. (2014). Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them. UK:
Penguin
o Deane, M. (2010). Inside Track to Academic Research, Writing and
Referencing, UK: Longman Publishing
o Bolles, R, N., (2019) What Color is Your Parachute? UK: Crown Books.

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