I'll Be in My Trailer: The Creative Wars Between Directors and Actors

By John Badham and Craig Modderno

Book Overview

Beneath the entertaining and instructive war stories lies the truth: how directors elicit the best performances from difficult and terrified actors. You'll learn how to use proven techniques to get actors to give their best performances - including the ten best and ten worst things to say - and what you can do when an actor won't or can't do what the director wants. Includes never before published stories from veteran director, John Badham, as well as Sydney Pollock, Mel Gibson, James Woods, Michael Mann and many more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932907149
• ISBN13: 9781932907148
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"