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Ten highly popular and acclaimed film directors whose careers began in front of the cameras candidly offer their insights into the all-important and underexplored subject of directing act… More...

Ten highly popular and acclaimed film directors whose careers began in front of the cameras candidly offer their insights into the all-important and underexplored subject of directing actors. Sydney Pollack Jody Foster Mel Gibson Leonard Nimoy Kevin Hooks Richard Benjamin Paul Mazursky Melanie Mayron Ronald F. Maxwell Kevin Bacon Each actor-turned-director discusses filmmaking and acting as observed from and practiced on both sides of the camera and offe Ten highly popular and acclaimed film directors whose careers began in front of the cameras candidly offer their insights into the all-important and underexplored subject of directing actors. Sydney Pollack Jody Foster Mel Gibson Leonard Nimoy Kevin Hooks Richard Benjamin Paul Mazursky Melanie Mayron Ronald F. Maxwell Kevin Bacon Each actor-turned-director discusses filmmaking and acting as observed from and practiced on both sides of the camera and offers invaluable guidelines and tips on casting, rehearsing, communicating and working with actors, and the whole of the moviemaking process. Jon Stevens is a writer/director whose most recent feature film is Irish Whiskey. He serves on the publications committee of the Directors Guild of America, with whose support this book was prepared. Performing Arts, Entertainment, Actors Turned Directors~~ Jon Stevens~~Performing Arts~~Entertainment~~9781935247517, en, Actors Turned Directors, Jon Stevens, 9781935247517, Silman-James Press, Inc., 07/10/2014, , , , Silman-James Press, Inc., 07/10/2014<