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The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques [Kindle Edition]

Judith Weston (Author)

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Acclaimed director Weston offers a deeply creative exploration on how to access and stimulate the filmmaker's most precious assets: instincts, imagination, and intuition.

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This is an invaluable and inspirational material for the film, television and theater professional. Also helping directors, actors, writers, designers, producers and executives tap into the imagination and instincts which will help them create the films they always dreamed of. Weston's first book, "Directing Actors", is on reading lists of all the major film schools and film studios, and on the bookshelves of working directors in Hollywood and around the world. It is based on over 10 years experience presenting her Directing and Acting Workshops around the world. Weston's book will provide you with a refreshing examination and exploration your inner talent and creative resources.

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 1489 KB
Print Length: 250 pages
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions (25 Sep 2003)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.� r.l.
Language English
ASIN: B003FQM2ZC
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #25,111 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #8 in Kindle Store > Books > Nonfiction > Arts & Entertainment > Stage & Theatre
- #36 in Kindle Store > Books > Nonfiction > Arts & Entertainment > Film & Video
- #40 in Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Film > Production & Technology > Direction & Production

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Must Have in Your Library 10 Oct 2003

By J. Kerschen - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

The Film Director's Intuition, Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques
By Judith Weston
2003 Michael Wiese Productions 364 pgs.

Together with Directing Actors (1996, Michael Wiese Productions,) Judith Weston has created a strong, comprehensive course on directing. She provides insight into the actors minds through quotes of actors. She also uses quotes from directors to provide tips for directing actors. This book is an incredible resource in developing and maintaining rapport with actors. She has incorporated and utilized the techniques and lessons of renowned acting teachers, including; Stella Adler, Uta Hagen, Sanford Meisner, and Constantin Stanislavsky. I have included her name alongside the aforementioned when referring directors on what to study.
The book is divided into three parts, related to the title: Intuition, Ideas, and Imagination; Script Analysis and The Lost Art of Rehearsal. It is 23 chapters long.
The baisc premise of the book is that through preparation, a director can rely on intuition during shooting and rehearsing.
A problem I had with the book was the neglect of improvisation. Although there is a chapter on improvisation, it seems as though she could've explored it more thoroughly. Improv guru Viola Spolin wasn't even mentioned, nor were any of her exercises.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Best book on directing other than her other one! 17 Oct 2006

By Dick Oliver - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book is an extraordinary, essential tutorial and rumination on the philosophy and practice of directing film actors. The only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is that it essentially repeats the same thing her previous book (Directing Actors) said, albeit in new ways and with new depth. Read "Directing Actors" first, then I won't have to convince you to buy this one. You will know that every word from Judith Weston is solid gold, and not to be missed. Highly recommended, even if you have already read Directing Actors, as she really does go further and deeper here and presents a number of new insights and techniques that you won't want to miss.

As the subtitle suggests, her focus here is largely on script analysis and rehearsal. Of course that was a lot of her focus in the previous book, too, and she does cover many of the essentials of directing and acting here as well. I do think the book could have been half as long and been better--she tends to take ten words to say what could have been said in four. But what words! If you direct or act in film or television, there is no excuse for not owning this book. Nobody in print can "get you there" better than Judith Weston, and you are sure to gain usable ideas and genuine insights again and again as you read this. I have taught film and video acting for years, and only wish I'd had this book and her other one when I started! If you want fake, affected performances and constant conflict with your actors, no reading necessary. If you're looking for solid ways to work with actors to give life-changing performances, read this. Now.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

The One Book You Absolutely Need 5 Sep 2003

By E. English - Published on Amazon.com

Format:Paperback

For the professional, the amateur and the first-time director, "The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Rechniques", by Judith Weston, is the one single book you absolutely need. Covering virtually all you'll realize you needed to know to direct a successful film, this inventive, comprehensive volume takes the place of a library shelf of other books on the subject. In essence, this is three books in one: Intuition, script analysis and rehearsal techniques are covered in user-friendly detail. The Table of Contents alone is amazing in listing the variety of subjects the book explains. Buy and read this book before you select your next script to produce as a film!

Elizabeth English
Founder and Executive Director
Moondance International Film Festival
www.moondancefilmfestival.com

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