Changing Direction: A Practical Approach to Directing Actors

Changing Direction: A Practical Approach to Directing Actors in Film and Theatre

The approach presented in this book, honed after years of on-set experience and from teaching at UCLA, NYU, and Columbia, and endorsed by many in the industry, including director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and producer/actor Edward Asner, aims to provide a helpful reference and resource for directors and actors alike. It combines underlying theory with dozens of exercises designed to reveal the actor's craft. There is material on constructing the throughline, analyzing the script, character needs; the casting and rehearsal processes, film vs. theater procedures as well as the actor and the camera.

Distilling difficult concepts and a complex task to their simplest form, the author explains how to accurately capture and portray human behavior. The author's discussion of creative problems she has encountered or anticipated after years of experience, and her suggested solutions and exercises, are immediately useful. Additionally, hear what the actors have to say in excerpts from interviews with acclaimed actors such as Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington, Glenn Close, Robert Redford, Christopher Walken, Julianne Moore, and Michael Douglas (to name a few) who discuss their work with directors, what inspires them, and what they really want from the director.
Country USA
Brand Routledge
Manufacturer Routledge
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2006-02-21
EANs 9780240806648

Country	USA
Brand	Routledge
Manufacturer	Routledge
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2006-02-21
EANs	9780240806648

Changing Direction: A Practical Approach to Directing Actors in Film and Theatre

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