Directing
Directing adjective - Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on.
Performance and directing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Performance" instead a noun "Directing".
Performance
Performance noun - A presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view.
Directing and performance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Directing" instead a noun "Performance".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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While directing his performance, the creators were adamant that Conroy not "be afraid to be Batman."
Source: Adam Westing - The Adventures of Tintin: Great directing, great action, and the best (though still not perfect) use of performance capture technology in filmmaking history make a very worthwhile watch.
- Billy Crudup's depiction of the title character in Without Limits is generally better regarded, as is the directing and production; Prefontaine stands mostly on the basis of greater historical accuracy and a standout performance by R.
Source: Dueling Works / Film Drama
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