Directing Actors

By: Judith Weston

Narrated by: Judith Weston

In this essential guide to acting, internationally renowned directing coach Judith Weston demonstrates what constitutes a good performance, what actors want from a director, and what directors do wrong. She also goes over script analysis and preparation and how actors work, and she shares important and helpful insights into the director/actor relationship. The Directing Actors audiobook was recorded by Judith Weston in 2019 and is based on the classic best seller from 1996.

©1996 Judith Weston (P)2019 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Also Great For Writers!

I’m constantly telling neophyte writers to examine their craft through the lens of other storytelling media. And this book contains some real gems for character behavior. Actors, after all, embody the characters they portray. Judith Weston’s insights for guiding directors to better understand the actor’s process, her tips and methods, can be very useful for writers who can appreciate looking through the other end of the telescope to gain distance, as well as objectivity.

A great view into directing

Judith Wilson has a frank and in-depth discussion about all things related to directing. Her desire to enable actors, and more importantly to protect the characters in the script, is insightful and brings great clarity to the role of Director.

Great Listen!!

Love it! There are a ton lessons to be learned here in this audio book.

Opened my eyes and ears.

Gave me a better understanding of the relationship between Directors and Actors, and the tools in which to facilitate the process.

Every Director. Every Actor.

Every Director and Every Actor should read this book and listen to her Audible. Cheers!

Wished I had the physical book!!

Great read! There are a lot of great tips and experiences. It was great that there were examples of actors/actresses of when ideas were applicable.

The Indispensable resource for all directors.

An incredibly insightful and masterful resource and a must-read for all directors who want to succeed in cinematic storytelling.

Directing Humans

As a technically and visually minded creator, this book has been unbelievably insightful into the heart, soul, and humanity of filmmaking. While this is just a first step in learning how to direct actors, after this book I feel confident enough to start making mistakes.

This book changed my life.

I read the book ten years ago and decided to hear the audio version as a refresher and boy am I glad I did it.
If you want to direct or have been directing and want to change things up this is a must listen.
Thank you Judith 🙏😊

Fresh air in my lungs.

Such a beautiful book. I really enjoyed every minute of it. This is not only a book that can help catapult your career but it’s also a book that can essentially start it. Thank you for the hard work and the experience that it took to publish this book (physical and audible).