Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and TelevisionThis is essential reading for anyone interested in directing or acting. Judith Weston's brilliance is to recognize that directors, actors, writers, and technicians are involved in a process that is at essence a collaboration. In order for them to have the best shot at creating something true and meaningful, they must share a language and a method of exchange that fosters creative cooperation. Weston rightly sees the director as the central figure in inspiring the energy of a production's harmony. She advises the prospective director on every aspect of a stage or film production, showing how the director can draw the best performances possible from actors. -- From Amazon.com. |
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... Shakespeare incomprehensible , because the actors are playing the poetry instead of letting the lines mean some- thing and playing the situation . When actors play the poetry or play the rhythm , the audience can't even make sense of ...
... Shakespeare incomprehensible , because the actors are playing the poetry instead of letting the lines mean some- thing and playing the situation . When actors play the poetry or play the rhythm , the audience can't even make sense of ...
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... Shakespearean texts have zero directions , except for the odd " Exeunt " ; in Shakespeare's plays all physical movement and business must be inferred and deduced from the dia- logue . At the other end of the spectrum there are great ...
... Shakespearean texts have zero directions , except for the odd " Exeunt " ; in Shakespeare's plays all physical movement and business must be inferred and deduced from the dia- logue . At the other end of the spectrum there are great ...
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... Shakespeare . Shakespeare is extraordinarily cinematic . A serious filmmaker has a lot to learn from the study of Shakespeare , regardless of whether you have any interest in directing films based on Shakespearean plays . Many directors ...
... Shakespeare . Shakespeare is extraordinarily cinematic . A serious filmmaker has a lot to learn from the study of Shakespeare , regardless of whether you have any interest in directing films based on Shakespearean plays . Many directors ...
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Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television Judith Weston No preview available - 2014 |
Directing Actors - 25th Anniversary Edition: Memorable Performances for Film ... Judith Weston Judith No preview available - 2021 |
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