On Screen Directing
eBook - ePub

On Screen Directing

  1. 168 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

On Screen Directing

About this book

With On Screen Directing, renowned filmmaker Edward Dmytryk distills a lifetime of experience as a director into a dozen short essays on the craft of directing, spanning every stage of the filmmaking process, from screenwriting, preproduction, and casting to set design, postproduction, and promotion.

Originally published in 1984, this reissue of Dmytryk's classic directing book includes a new critical introduction by Bette Gordon and Eric Mendelsohn, as well as chapter lessons, discussion questions, and exercises.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Edward Dmytryk: A Short Biography
  6. Introduction by Bette Gordon and Eric Mendelsohn
  7. 1 In the Beginning—The Script
  8. 2 To Make Ready—Pre-production
  9. 3 Who's In the Show?—Casting
  10. 4 Working with the Crew
  11. 5 It Ain't Necessarily So—Set Design
  12. 6 The Shooting Starts
  13. 7 Shooting Techniques
  14. 8 Use of Lenses
  15. 9 The Heart of the Matter—Getting it on Film
  16. 10 Together at Last—Editing
  17. 11 Dressing it Up—Dubbing
  18. 12 Let's Get it Out—The Preview
  19. Postscript
  20. Filmography of Edward Dmytryk
  21. Chapter Notes by Bette Gordon and Eric Mendelsohn
  22. Index