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 theatres, 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 including Robert Duvall, Paul Mazursky, John Sayles, Haskell Wexler, Norman Jewison, Johnny Depp, Stanley Tucci, Jeffrey Tambor, Kevin Spacey, James Caan, Tracey Ullmann, Ben Affleck, Barry Levinson, Stephen Frears, Ed Asner, Jack Warden, and Michael Douglas.
Besides teaching and coaching at the Michael Laskin Studio, Michael has taught acting master classes at several universities and the Hawaii International Film Festival. Michael has also produced the play Exit Strategy with Garry Marshall at The Falcon Theatre in Los Angeles and Jeffrey Tambor’s one-man show, Performing Your Life. He is married to fundraising executive Emily Laskin and has two sons, Nick and Joe.
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion (2nd Edition)
Film Directing: Shot by Shot - 25th Anniversary Edition: Visualizing from Concept to Screen
Shoot Like Spielberg: The Visual Secrets of Action, Wonder and Emotional Adventure
The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style (3rd Ed)
Cinematography for Directors (2nd Edition)
Making Your First Blockbuster: Write It. Film It. Blow it Up!
Directing the Camera: How Professional Directors Use a Moving Camera to Energize Their Films
John Badham On Directing: Notes from the Set of Saturday Night Fever, War Games, and More (2nd Edition)