Key Features
Unique, focused approach to film directing that shows how to use the screenplay as a blueprint
Clear-cut methodology for translating a script to the screen
Case studies featuring famous films
Reviews
Just bring your talent, add a touch of luck, and the rest you will find in this book.
- Milos Forman, director (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus)
Nick Proferes doesn't tell you how to direct--which would be as silly as telling you what to direct. Instead, he does something much more valuable: he explains how directors actually think their way through the job.
- James Schamus, producer and screenwriter (The Ice Storm, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
Description
Unique among directing books, Film Directing Fundamentals provides a clear-cut methodology for translating a script to the screen. Using the script as a blueprint, Proferes leads the reader through specific techniques to analyze and translate its components into a visual story. A sample screenplay is included that explicates the techniques. The book assumes no knowledge and thus introduces basic concepts and terminology.
Contents
INTRODUCTION TO FILM LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR; INTRODUCTION TO THE NARRATIVE DRAMATIC ELEMENTS OF CINEMATIC STORYTELLING; ORGANIZING ACTION IN A DRAMATIC SCENE; STAGING; CAMERA; PREVISUALIZATION: A METHODOLGY; DETECTIVE WORK ON APPLE PIE SCREENPLAY; STAGING; CAMERA FOR APPLE PIE; MARKING SHOOTING SCRIPT WITH CAMERA SETUPS; WORKING WITH ACTORS; MAGAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR; POSTPRODUCTION; WRITING YOUR FEATURE; CONCLUSION
