About the Book:

A deeply creative exploration on how to access and stimulate the filmmaker's most precious assets; instincts, imagination and intuition. Invaluable material for the film, television or theater professions — directors, of course, but also actors, writers, designers, producers and executives. Weston's first book, Directing Actors, is on reading lists of all the major film schools and film studios, as well as on the bookshelves of working directors in Hollywood and around the world.

What people say:

"The Film Director's Intuition is a box of magical tools to inspire every director, thereby enabling them to inspire actors to wonderful performances. This is a seminal text in the field and a brilliant gift from Judith Weston to everyone who seeks to understand dramatic art." — Deborah Brock, Writer/Co-Executive Producer Honey, I Blew Up The Kids; Co-Producer: Buffalo '66

"Sun Tzu may have the market covered on war, but when it comes to the art of directing actors, Judith Weston reigns supreme. Like her first book, 'The Film Director's Intuition' is a title that belongs on every director's bookshelf and film set!" — MovieMaker Magazine

"One book that doesn't need a discount — in fact it's worth its weight in Spirit Awards — is Judith Weston's 'The Film Director's Intuition'." — indieWIRE

"Wow. What isn’t covered in Judith Weston’s take [in the 'The Film Director's Intuition'] on the slippery subject of analyzing scripts and applying that insight to help an actor work? The weaving of relevant stories — from top directors, writers, actors, and others — helps drive home the salient points of Weston’s very practical handbook." — Millimeter Magazine

"For directors, 'The Film Director's Intuition' is worth its weight in gold. Weston's approach to script analysis is very thorough and imaginative. Her passion is to improve the way directors deal with actors, [but] Weston’s techniques can also be applied by writers, especially when it comes to engaging all their senses imaginatively in making the script come alive." — Screentalk Magazine

"Her overview of styles and methods is invaluable to anyone who has to deal with actors." — Zak Penn, Writer: X2: X-Men United, Behind Enemy Lines, Inspector Gadget

"Judith can, and will, allow you to see with new eyes." — Dennis Gassner, Production Designer: The Road to Perdition, O Brother; Where Art Thou?, The Truman Show

About the Author:

Judith Weston, who lives in Los Angeles, has taught Acting for Directors for over a decade throughout the US, Canada and Europe and is the author of the best-selling book, Directing Actors.