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Directing Actors
- Narrated by: Judith Weston
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In this essential guide to acting, internationally renowned directing coach Judith Weston demonstrates what constitutes a good performance, what actors want from a director, and what directors do wrong. She also goes over script analysis and preparation and how actors work, and she shares important and helpful insights into the director/actor relationship. The Directing Actors audiobook was recorded by Judith Weston in 2019 and is based on the classic best seller from 1996.
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- Eric
- 2021-07-28
Very thorough
Honestly this woman goes over every scenario in intense detail and also gives modern references. It’s almost like a wisdom book from a woman who’s been in the game forever directing actors. Honestly pretty solid I feel like I leveled up reading it
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