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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... allow himself or herself to be on the other side , to partake in the vulnerable condition of the actor . I am always moved that students put themselves in my care and allow themselves to go places and do things they may have never done ...
... allow himself or herself to be on the other side , to partake in the vulnerable condition of the actor . I am always moved that students put themselves in my care and allow themselves to go places and do things they may have never done ...
Page 164
... allow the characters I meet the same independence and privacy that I allow the people I meet in real life . As a result , characters step off the page and take on independent life in my imag- ination . This makes directing actors ...
... allow the characters I meet the same independence and privacy that I allow the people I meet in real life . As a result , characters step off the page and take on independent life in my imag- ination . This makes directing actors ...
Page 268
... allow the actors to overlap dialogue . It has become a given that actors must always make a tiny pause before they speak , so there will be unlimited options in the editing room . This tiny pause is something that almost never happens ...
... allow the actors to overlap dialogue . It has become a given that actors must always make a tiny pause before they speak , so there will be unlimited options in the editing room . This tiny pause is something that almost never happens ...
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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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