Ask Judith: Submission #9

Submission Number: 9
Submission ID: 93
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Created: Mon, 08/30/2021 - 08:10 PM
Completed: Mon, 08/30/2021 - 08:10 PM
Changed: Tue, 12/26/2023 - 12:58 PM

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Name Iván Palacios
Email (optional) ivanfilms23@gmail.com
Question Hello Judith. My name is Iván I'm a Mexican film student is a honor to meet you. I start reading the Directing Actors and changed my life. And I just got the Directing Actors 25th anniversary and I'm about to start reading. I start writing about a woman finds a child from the street. What is the best advice to direct a kid?
Reply Hello Iván. Thank you for reaching out and for your kind words. I hope you are finding the 25th Anniversary Edition helpful. Have you gotten yet to Chapter Eleven, on Directing Children? One of the things I'm proudest of about this new edition is that it contains a brand-new chapter on Directing Children. After you read that chapter, please write again and let me know what questions you still have. Warmest wishes, Judith
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