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Twenty mistakes of a director
From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. Here, I give you twenty examples of Result-Oriented and General Directions, examples from real life and what not to do when you direct. These … Read More
Tool # 1 SUPER OBJECTIVE, SCENE OBJECTIVE
The most iconic film still from “The Godfather” with Al Pacino. From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. “There are no small roles, there are only small actors” ~ The motto of the … Read More
Tool # 2 CHARACTERIZATION, BUILDING A CHARACTER
Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” film. From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. “The best actors are children and dogs because they’re not acting at all.” ~ Helen Mirren CHARACTERIZATION is the … Read More
Tool # 3 ACTION VERBS or ACTIONS
Alec Baldwin in a legendary “Glengarry Glen Ross” film. From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. “Every actor, no matter how good, needs a director.” ~ Alec Baldwin ACTION VERBS or ACTIONS … Read More
FIXING RESULT-ORIENTED DIRECTING PROBLEMS
From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. Archimedes demonstrated how to kill two birds with one stone by using an ingenious idea to relate the inside and outside of circles and spheres. … Read More
How to rehearse with your actors
From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. “As for rehearsal in film, I prefer to rehearse because I think of acting as craft, although some directors think it’s left to chance.” ~ … Read More
How to do casting
From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. Everything begins with casting. All the magic methods for directing actors—objectives, action verbs, images, adjustments or other tools—won’t mean anything without the right cast of … Read More
Adaptation of a Script and Directing
This is probably the most famous scene from “On the Waterfront” film. It is an illustration of how directors work adapting the script. From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. Your screenplay can … Read More
Directing Actors for Film and Theater
Still from “The Artist” film. From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. “People say there’s a difference between movie acting and stage acting, but acting is acting. Getting back on stage is like … Read More
The Great Teachers
Famous acting teacher and actress – Stella Adler. From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. It serves a director to know history and the techniques of acting. In the U.S., most methods … Read More