Directing Actors - 25th Anniversary Edition: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television

Collaborating with actors is, for many filmmakers, the last frontier--the scariest part and the part they long for--the human part, the place where connection happens. Directing Actors: 25th Anniversary Edition covers the challenges of the actor-director relationship--the pitfalls of "result direction"; breaking down a script; how to prepare for casting sessions; when, how and whether to rehearse--but with updated references, expanded ideas, more detailed chapters on rehearsal and script analysis (using a scene from The Matrix)--and a whole new chapter on directing children. For twenty-five years the industry standard for instilling confidence in filmmakers, Directing Actors perseveres in its mission--to bring directors, actors and writers deeper into the exhilarating task of creating characters the world will not forget.

Author: Judith Weston
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
Published: 04/06/2021
Pages: 380
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9781615933211

About the Author
Weston, Judith: - Judith Weston has been a teacher of directors, actors, and writers since 1985. Her students include: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman, Biutiful, Amores Perros; Ava DuVernay, When They See Us, Queen Sugar, 13th, A Wrinkle in Time, Middle of Nowhere; Taika Waititi, Thor: Ragnarok, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Boy, Flight of the Conchords; Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave, Small Axe, Shame, Hunger; Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Mustang, Handmaid's Tale, Perry Mason; Alma Har'el, Honey Boy; Andrew Stanton, WALL-E, Finding Dory, Finding Nemo, Better Call Saul, Stranger Things; Pete Docter, Soul, Inside Out, Up; Steph Green, Watchmen, The Americans; Fred Toye, The Boys, Westworld; Ritesh Batra, The Lunchbox; Caitriona Balfe, Outlander; Lawrence Trilling, Goliath, Rectify; Vicky Jenson, Shrek; Mark Fergus, The Expanse; Terry Zwigoff, Bad Santa, Ghost World; Patricia Cardoso, Real Women Have Curves, Queen Sugar; Andrea Toyias, World of Warcraft; David Chase, The Sopranos