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0:00 - Most People Don't Understand Acting
7:57 - Acting Is An Exercise In Empathy
16:17 - Biggest Misconceptions Directors Have About Actors
27:03 - Why Result Direction With Actors Doesn't Work
38:34 - Why Actors Are Cut Out Of Movies
48:49 - How Directors Confuse Actors
57:39 - If A Scene Doesn't Contain An Emotional Event It Must Be Removed
1:13:21 - Every Scene You Write Has Subtext
1:26:00 - How Professional Directors And Actors Analyze A Script
1:38:38 - How To Create A Great Acting Performance
1:48:19 - Relationships Tell The Story Not Plot
The Master Class I gave in February for British Film Institute. It lasts an hour and directors and actors have told me it was very helpful.
In September, 2021, I gave a three-hour Master Class for the Sundance Institute. It covered a lot! You can listen for free when you sign up for Sundance Co//ab. Here's the link: Sundance Collab: Directing Actors with Judith Weston
In July, 2021, I gave a Master Class for Film Fatales. It's called Called “Director’s Intuition.” It can be accessed at Vimeo Film Fatales: Director's Intuition, for a donation of $10.
In June, 2021, I was interviewed by Mike Pecci and Lance Williams for "In Love with the Process" podcast, about my new book Directing Actors 25th Anniversary Edition. My section starts around 23:00.
On the first episode of the new DGC Talking To Actors series (April, 2022) I sat down with director Aubrey Arnason about the Director-Actor relationship, what Actors want from their Director, how to help Actors find the right emotions in a scene and much more.
In March, 2022, I was interviewed by director Ben Rock for an episode of Cam Noir podcast.
In November, 2019, I was interviewed by Alex Ferrari for the Indie Film Hustle podcast.
In April, 2017, I was interviewed by Uwe Walter for his Master Series. Uwe and I have collaborated a number of times and know each other well. He wanted to talk about the origins of my creative life, and we went pretty deep.
There’s no such thing as a straightforward scene. Every scene must have an emotional event.
This video is for actors. “As soon as you start telling yourself your impulses are wrong, you can’t do anything creative.”
Why is it important for filmmakers to understand Subtext? This is from a remote session I did in February 2010 with a group of students at Tisch Asia/Singapore.
An interview with Judith Weston by Dave Watson (davesaysmoviesmatter.com) on May 11, 2014. The topic was Judith's book The Film Director's Intuition. Dave and Judith spoke about intuition, accessing the unconscious, and the endless speculation about rehearsals.