Two Levels of Acting in Film
Hello everyone! Through my work with producers and directors, I am sometimes approached by actors who are primarily looking for connections. They would reach out hoping that
Directing Actors for Film and Theater
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 sta
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 yo
Tool # 1 SUPER OBJECTIVE, SCENE OBJECTIVE
From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. “There are no small roles, there are only small actors” ~ The motto of the Moscow Art Theater. Directors and actor
Tool # 2 CHARACTERIZATION, BUILDING A CHARACTER
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
Second edition of The Art of Directing Actors is published
I am pleased to announce that my book, “The Art of Directing Actors,” has been published and is now available through major online booksellers, including Amazon.
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 ci
Tools of a Director
From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. Many directors see a movie virtually projected inside their heads after reading a script. They see the faces of their heroes,
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 lef
How to Perform 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