A Quick Guide to Film Directing
A Quick Guide to Film Directing provides the reader with a concise and comprehensive overview of this creative and exciting occupation.
Written in a fast-paced, easy-to-understand fashion, the book addresses such topics as what film direction is; the history of the profession; how to become a director; the creative and practical duties and challenges of a film director in the three stages of making a movie (preproduction, production, and postproduction); working with actors; working with the members of the technical crew (cinematographers, editors, production designers, etc.); the director's support team (assistant director, production manager, and so on); and the business of being a film director.
It also offers a brief look at some of the greatest and most influential film directors in the history of the cinema.
CHAPTER 1: A Brief History of Film Directing
CHAPTER 2: How to Become a Film Director
CHAPTER 3: A Few Things A Film Director Should Know
CHAPTER 4: A Few Skills a Film Director Should Have
CHAPTER 5: Getting the Job
CHAPTER 6: The Film Director in Pre-Production
CHAPTER 7: The Film Director in Principal Photography
CHAPTER 8: The Film Director in Postproduction
CHAPTER 9: The Director and the Film’s Release
CHAPTER 10: Directing in Other Mode
The book is published by
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Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group
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Phone: 973-337-5034 ext. 203
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