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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... rehearsal is not to " nail it " but to get ideas about what will work in front of the camera . In rehearsal we are looking for information , not performance . The goal of rehearsal is not perfection . The only way the rehearsal can be ...
... rehearsal is not to " nail it " but to get ideas about what will work in front of the camera . In rehearsal we are looking for information , not performance . The goal of rehearsal is not perfection . The only way the rehearsal can be ...
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... rehearse in chronological sequence in order to locate and create the script's arc . Or you may wish to rehearse all the scenes of one relationship together on the same day , to concentrate on the arc of that relationship . Write out a ...
... rehearse in chronological sequence in order to locate and create the script's arc . Or you may wish to rehearse all the scenes of one relationship together on the same day , to concentrate on the arc of that relationship . Write out a ...
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... rehearsals . Some do and some don't . It would ordinarily not be appropriate to demand that actors have lines learned for rehearsal unless you have worked with them before and established that procedure . The goals of rehearsal are ...
... rehearsals . Some do and some don't . It would ordinarily not be appropriate to demand that actors have lines learned for rehearsal unless you have worked with them before and established that procedure . The goals of rehearsal are ...
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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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