Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television

This 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.

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• Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
• Making Movies
• On Directing Film
• Master Shots Vol 1, 2nd edition: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get An Expensive Look on your Low Budget Movie
• In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing, 2nd Edition
• Notes on Directing: 130 Lessons in Leadership from the Director's Chair (Performance Books)
• Acting for the Camera: Revised Edition
• Directing, Fifth Edition: Film Techniques and Aesthetics
• The Visual Story, Second Edition: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media