MOMENT BY MOMENT Fe a r a n d Con trol Risk Honesty M o me n t B y M o me n t Idiosyn cra sy Freedom Con centra tion Ten Exa mp les of Result Direction Adjectives Verbs F a c ts I ma g e s Even ts Physica l Ta sks Questions, Questions, Questions II. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODU CTION Directors in Jeop a rdy Actors: The Mysterious “Other” The Cra ft of Directin g The Actor-Director Rela tionship Wha t Do Actors W a n t? Wha t Is In This Book? RESU LT DIRECTION AND QU ICK FIXES
Title PN1995.9.P7W45 1996 791.43’0233-dc20 96-25539 CIPīooks from MICHAEL WIESE PRODUCTIONS Directing Actors Persistence of Vision The Digital Videomaker’s Guide Shaking the Money Tree Film Directing: Shot by Shot Film Directing: Cinematic Motion Fade In: The Screenwriting Process The Writer’s Journey Producer to Producer Film & Video Financing Film & Video Marketing Film & Video Budgets The Independent Film & Videomaker’s GuideĭIRECTING ACTORS: CREATING MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES FOR FILM AND TELEVISION BY JUDITH WESTON Motion pictures-Production and direction. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Weston, Judith Directing Actors: creating memorable performances for film & television / Judith Weston p. Inquiries regarding all other rights should be addressed to Gilbert Parker, c/o William Morris Agency, Inc., 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. No amateur production of the play may be given without obtaining in advance, the written permission of the Dramatists Play Service, Inc., and paying the requisite fee.
The amateur performances rights in this play are controlled exclusively by Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 440 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016. When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder? Copyright 1974 by Mark Medoff Caution: The reprinting of When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder? included in this volume is reprinted by permission of the author and Dramatists Play Service, Inc. The publisher is not liable for how readers may choose to use this information. Readers should consult their lawyers, accountants, and financial advisors on their budgets. The authors are not giving business or financial advice. Note: The information presented in this book is for education purposes only. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. com Cover Design: Art Hotel, Los Angeles Book Layout: CopyWrite Media Design Editor: Bernice Balfour Printed by McNaughton & Gunn, Inc., Saline, Michigan Manufactured in the United States of America © 1996 Judith Weston All rights reserved. Michael Wiese Productions 12400 Ventura Blvd, Suite 1111 Studio City, CA 91604 tel. DIRECTING ACTORS CREATING MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES FOR FILM AND TELEVISION
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