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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... REHEARSAL PLAN Whether you have a week or a day or half an hour to rehearse , you need to know what you want to ... rehearsals during the last part of the day for the next day's scene . Other direc- tors rehearse each morning for ...
... REHEARSAL PLAN Whether you have a week or a day or half an hour to rehearse , you need to know what you want to ... rehearsals during the last part of the day for the next day's scene . Other direc- tors rehearse each morning for ...
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... rehearsal is that nothing can go wrong because it's not the real thing . Beware of perfection . Don't try to be inspired . Keep the focus on believability . Don't expect the actors to have their lines learned before scene rehearsals ...
... rehearsal is that nothing can go wrong because it's not the real thing . Beware of perfection . Don't try to be inspired . Keep the focus on believability . Don't expect the actors to have their lines learned before scene rehearsals ...
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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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