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Directing Movie Stars - John Badham
1 hour 57 minutes Posted Jun 26, 2020 at 12:29 pm.
Intro
Welcome to John
Differences between "normal" actors and stars?
How does conversation with a star sound differently?
What does the first conversation with an actor sound like?
Directors direct too much?
Directing in actions
Different actor results in different performance
Directing a regular on a TV show
Making the scenes work
Making an actor not do something
Criticizing actors
Retakes for the heck of it
Every take doesn't need direction
Shaking up the scene
Directing Jack Nicholson
Marlon Brando testing his director
What if actor won't discuss character?
Gaining an actor's trust
Calming an actor's nerves
Super-confident actors
How much to direct
Taking bad direction back
Giving actors attention after a take
Being there for actors
Directors should try a bit of acting
Actors can see through a director
Gaining the trust of actors
How much freedom should actors have?
Does a director need to be certain?
Getting everybody invested in it
How much or how little to direct?
Imaginary directing situation: Joe Pesci
Giving actors obstacles instead of directing them
Working with strong-willed actors
Strong-willed actors testing the director
Summary of insights
John's new book On Directing
Wrap up
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Legendary director John Badham (Saturday Night Fever, Wargames, Supernatural) talks with Per Holmes about directing movie stars. How are stars different from “normal” actors? Do they need more direction? Less? How do you handle disagreements? What are you allowed to say or don’t say? How do you handle the power imbalance between an up-and-coming director and a very experienced actor? This episode answers these questions and countless more in this amazing episode.
 
SHOW LINKS
John Badham IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000824/
John is also the author of one of the best and most brutally honest books on filmmaking ever written, “I’ll Be In My Trailer”, about the relationship between actors and directors. https://www.amazon.com/Ill-Be-My-Trailer-Directors/dp/1932907149
His new book “On Directing 2”, is dropping in the fall of 2020. Check it out on his website: https://www.johnbadham.com/
Directing Actors Course: https://www.hollywoodcamerawork.com/directing-actors.html
 
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