Many high school theatre teachers do not have access to intensive voice instruction. Renas book will fill that void. It is instructive; concise; easy to understand; and most importantly for the high school student; fun. High school teachers will find the book an invaluable voice and acting resource. It would be beneficial to all high school theatre programs to have Voice and the Young Actor as a textbook. Kim Moore; High School Teacher; ColoradoThere are thousands of students enrolled in school drama classes in yet very often young actors cannot be heard; are culturally encouraged to trail off at the ends of sentences; and habitually use only the lowest pitches of the voice. Drama teachers; frequently ask; "How can I get my students to speak up; to be clear; to articulate?" Voice and the Young Actor is written for the school actor; is inviting in format; language and illustration and offers clear and inspiring instructions. A DVD features 85 mins and 28 filmed voice workshop exercises with the author and two students. These students log their reflections in the book on what they have learned throughout their training and there is space for the reader to do the same. A workbook in format; Voice and the Young Actor provides simple; interactive vocal exercises and shows young performers how to take voice work into acting.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. The title is misleading to potential buyers/readers; its a gallery; not a workshop.By joshDo not buy this book if you are looking for an actual real workshop; which will aid you in learning how to draw/paint. Buy it however if you would like to see some of John Howes work. The book is a beautiful gallery of work; but the fact that it was even allowed through editing to be published with "workshop" in the title is rather mediocre.this book is a gallery and nothing but Howe talking about his moods/feelings when painting/drawing and a tad bit of seemingly pretentious philosophical rambling about "why one paints".I have respect for Howe and his work; however; it was grossly inappropriate for this book to be titled "fantasy art workshop" when it should have been called "fantasy art gallery by john howe"; the book is filled with nothing but his already completed drawings/paintings; leaving nothing for the person to learn about the process (and no; despite the other very praising reviews who talk about how the book is john howe talking about his "process"; it is not a process of work or skill from which you will be able to learn; it is about the process of his moods/thoughts."Workshop" implies that "How-to" (you know; the building block and basic fact of life on learning anything; is to learn "how") will be included in a manner of which the student/reader/or whatever in whatever workshop it is is going to see HOW things are done; from beginning to end.16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. InsightfulBy Parka[[VIDEOID:mo353LHHR8S9V8Q]]This book is a collection of tips and insights on creating fantasy art; with material covering the course of his career. There are no step-by-step tutorials so you wont see how he actually paints. Thats the only thing lacking in this book that would make it perfect.Instead; each chapter is filled with his past work and sketches with commentary on how they were created. The lessons are mainly on a conceptual level rather than at a technical level; like mixing colours or how to draw. He talks about his inspiration; research process; working style and includes lots of information on things to look out for when painting certain subjects; like characters; scenery; armour; etc.Towards the back; he shares some career related tips on how to tackle commissions; promoting yourself; and working on set design for the big screen.This should be an inspiring book for fantasy artist.(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my profile for the link.)0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A refreshingly honest look into an artists mindBy Lars ArnesenJohn Howe is an artist. You notice it by his constant self berating style of description very quickly. Nothing is ever something to be proud of for Mr. Howe. And yet people continue to love and adore his work. So maybe hes just being a little bit hard on himself.The book is spread out over a large amount of topics. Fantasy art. General art. Skill. Inspiration. Drive and motivation. The methods of his craft and even what he has had to go through to get things sold. Its a great read for any up and coming artist trying to make a name for themselves and earn money. And its a wonderfully inspirational one for any hobbyist.The writing is refreshingly personal. As many art related books does have a tendency to get very academic; Howe instead relates everything through his own opinions and experiences.I didnt expect this to be as consuming reading as it was when I first opened it. But it seems to be a little gem after all.Artists of any lineage will probably pick up something useful from this.
