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- Now that you've built the foundation

of your working with actors and non-actors

toolbox, there's more resources

you can explore to learn more.

Take an acting class.

Knowing how actors are trained will

help you tremendously with achieving

results with your own actors.

Look for classes or workshops in your area.

Read a book.

There are tons out there that

can help you but I highly recommend

Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances

for Film and Television by acting

and directing coach Judith Weston.

Be sure and check out No Film School,

a worldwide community of filmmakers,

producers, and creatives for articles on all

aspects of filmmaking and working with talent.

Similarly, Indie Tips is also a great

resource for independent filmmakers

and those new to the business.

Finally, look up SAGindie for more information

on working with SAG-AFTRA talent in your productions.

Hopefully, this course has been

a guide to get the best performances

possible in your productions, whether

you're working with seasoned actors

or someone who's never been on camera before.

Remember, your job as a director or

producer is above all else to build

a great working relationship with your talent.

People are the most complicated equipment on your set.

Don't get so distracted by making

the production that you forget that

you don't have a film or video

without who is in front of the camera.

I'll leave you with a quote from an

interview with famous actress Olivia de Havilland,

who, when asked what director got the

best performance from her, she answered

"They didn't get the performances out of me.

I gave the performances to them."

Thanks for joining me.