The Director's Idea

The Path to Great Directing

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Paperback, 376 Pages
Published: FEB-2006
ISBN 10: 0-240-80681-6
ISBN 13: 978-0-240-80681-5
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS


By
Ken Dancyger, Professor of Film and Television, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University and the author of numerous books on screenwriting, editing and production.

Description
As a director, you must have a concept, a "director's idea", to shape your approach to the actors, the camera, and the script. With this clear idea your film will be deeper and more effective, and you will be able to differentiate--and therefore make the choice--between competent directing and great directing. Using case studies of famous directors as real-world examples of "director's ideas", the author has provided the theory and the practice to help directors immediately improve their work.

Audience:
Film and video directors; students


 
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