Please allow me to introduce myself to Screen-L members. I'm a Senior Lecturer (a position similar to Professor in the USA) in Acting for Screen and Stage at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, Australia, and am the Program Co-ordinator of our Acting for Screen and Stage and Design for Theatre and Television degrees. I have just embarked on a long overdue PhD, and would very much appreciate the help of Screen-L members. The topic is screen acting, and the precise title is "An investigation of the styles of acting used in the different genres of film and television drama" - that is, I plan to compare and contrast the styles of acting in features, series drama, soaps and sit-coms. My major research subjects will primarily be the films and television programs I have selected for study, but I also plan to interview academics, actors, directors, producers and critics. I would be grateful for the help of Screen-L members in one of two ways. Firstly, I will be undertaking a research trip for the project to the USA in August/September this year, and would very much appreciate an opportunity to interview anyone who has any insights on the subject. I'll be in New York in August and Los Angeles in September, but I can travel elsewhere if necessary. Secondly, if anyone has any comments but isn't available for interview I would be most grateful for an e-mail response. Rather than reply to the list it would perhaps be best for all responses to be sent directly to my e-mail address: [log in to unmask] Many thanks, Ray. Ray Goodlass Senior Lecturer & Course Coordinator: BA Acting for Screen and Stage BA Design for Theatre & TV Charles Sturt University PO Box 588 Wagga Wagga NSW 2678 Australia Email: [log in to unmask] Telephone: 61 69 332 472 Mobile: 61 69 0412 363 718 Fax: 61 69 332 751 ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]