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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 stage is like getting tuned. You tune … Read More
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 mistakes … Read More
Tool # 3 ACTION VERBS or ACTIONS
From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. “Every actor, no matter how good, needs a director.” ~ Alec Baldwin ACTION VERBS or ACTIONS are mini-objectives attached to each of the smallest elements … 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 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 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
The Great Teachers
Stanislavsky Constantin 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 are based on the art of … Read More
Types of Acting
From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. “Only a performance warmed by the real living of the actor on the stage can affect the audience emotionally.” — Constantin Stanislavski. Acting is not … Read More
Where do the emotions and feelings come from?
From Art of Directing Actors book, by Ernest Goodman. “You cannot hold the feeling”. ~ Constantin Stanislavski The main assumption in acting and directing actors is the idea that human emotions and feelings only appear … Read More
Should we study ‘directing actors’ or is talent enough?
(Peter Yershov) (From The Art of Directing Actors book by Ernest Goodman) “The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.” ~ Emile Zola I’m often asked ”Isn’t talent … Read More
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