Internationally-renowned directing coach Weston demonstrates what constitutes a good performance, what actors want from a director, what directors do wrong, script analysis and preparation, how actors work, and shares insights into the director/actor relationship.\ \ \ Audience: First-time and experienced directors.\
Internationally-renowned directing coach Weston demonstrates what constitutes a good performance, what actors want from a director, what directors do wrong, script analysis and preparation, how actors work, and shares insights into the director/actor relationship.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1IResult Direction and Quick Fixes13IIMoment By Moment49IIIListening and Talking77IVActors' Choices91VStructure: Transitions, Events and Through-Lines133VIActors' Resources and Training141VIIScript Analysis163VIIICasting235IXRehearsal245XShooting281Epilogue291App. AChildren and Nonprofessional Actors294App. BComedy296App. CShort List Of Action Verbs Sample Simple Objectives More Action Verbs302Filmography308Bibliography311Further Acknowledgments313