michael laskin in conversation with
Judith Weston & Dan Attias
Pull up a chair and join Michael Laskin’s discussion with these film industry legends as they discuss the recently-released 25th anniversary edition of Judith’s classic, Directing Actors and Dan’s new instant classic, Directing Great Television.
The Featured Books/Authors
JUDITH WESTON
For twenty-five years Judith Weston’s Directing Actors has been the industry standard for instilling confidence in filmmakers, bringing directors, actors, and writers deeper into the exhilarating task of creating characters the world will not forget. Her students are Oscar-winning directors such as Taika Waititi, Ava DuVernay,and Steve McQueen.
dan attias
Emmy-nominated director Dan Attias received the Directors Guild of America award for outstanding direction of dramatic television for The Wire, and has worked on some of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed American television shows, including Homeland, The Americans, The Sopranos, The Walking Dead, and Lost, among many others.
michael laskin
Michael Laskin has been a working professional actor for over 35 years in film and television, off-Broadway, at America’s leading regional theaters, and in thousands of voice-overs for radio, TV and animation. He has worked with many of the world’s greatest actors, directors, writers, producers, and cinematographers.