----------------------------Original message---------------------------- In searching for a good practical book on acting for the camera for use in my classes at Seattle Central and at the University of Washington, I found only a few of any real practical worth that also kept "the big picture" (pun intended) in mind. They were Pudovkin's classic study FILM TECHNIQUE AND FILM ACTING and Mary Ellen O'Brien's FILM ACTING. Yet neither of these discussed the day to day shooting reality of the film actor in real detail. So, having spent 18 years of my life as a working actor in Los Angeles and other locations, I wrote a book myself. It is called THE CAMERA SMART ACTOR and is published by Smith and Kraus (October, 1994). Does anyone know of other texts that cover the film and television actor's craft in pragmatic detail and in historical context? I would love to know what film acting and directing teachers are using to help them teach acting for the camera. I would like to send my course outline, goals and outcomes for comment but cannot seem to do it through America On Line. Is there another way?