A Quick Guide to Film Directing

by Ray Morton

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879108061
• ISBN13: 9780879108069
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Limelight
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.7"