Acting Indie

Cynthia Baron is a Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film at Bowling Green State University, USA. Her most recent book is Modern Acting: The Lost Chapter of American Film and Theatre. Yannis Tzioumakis is a Reader in Film and Media Industries at the University of Liverpool, UK. He is the author of four books, most recently American Independent Cinema, 2nd Edition, and co-editor of six anthologies.

“The text feels especially fresh and well situated for current graduate students of theatre, cinema, and media studies.” (Adam Christian Clark, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, February 26, 2020)

• Introducing Acting Indie: Key Principles in Approaching a Field of Study.-Actors and the Eras of American Independent Cinema.-Acting and Aesthetics in American Independent Cinema.-Independent Film Production and Performance in the Hollywood Renaissance.-Acting Innovations on the Coasts in the 1960s and 1970s.-Neo-Naturalism, Regional Film, Quality Cinema.-Key Expressions in the Independent Cinema Era.-Stardom and the Indie Film Industry.-A Diversity of Performances under the “Indie” Label.-Specialty Film Divisions and Indie-Hollywood Stars.-The Richness of Twenty-First-Century Performances.-Beyond “indiewood”: American Independent Cinema in the Digital Age.-Continuing Explorations in Independent Screen Performance