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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... talk to him . " Unless the actor playing the girl forgets her lines , she's already going to talk to him ! An objective that would be more likely to work might be that he " wants her to take her clothes off . " Sometimes students are ...
... talk to him . " Unless the actor playing the girl forgets her lines , she's already going to talk to him ! An objective that would be more likely to work might be that he " wants her to take her clothes off . " Sometimes students are ...
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... talk ? He must be talking to someone . He could be talking to himself , in which case he imagines himself as a separate person to talk to . He could be talking to objects ( the books ) . He could be talking to an imaginary person ...
... talk ? He must be talking to someone . He could be talking to himself , in which case he imagines himself as a separate person to talk to . He could be talking to objects ( the books ) . He could be talking to an imaginary person ...
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... talk and listen - without big emotional stakes , especially without any attitude . In a way you want them to read the scene as if they are talking about the weather or what they had for lunch , rather than as if they are talking about ...
... talk and listen - without big emotional stakes , especially without any attitude . In a way you want them to read the scene as if they are talking about the weather or what they had for lunch , rather than as if they are talking about ...
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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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