Directing for Film and Television
Revised Edition
Christopher Lukas
- 278 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Directing for Film and Television
Revised Edition
Christopher Lukas
About This Book
The Emmy Award-winning director's handbook for succeeding in the craft. Legendary stories portray directors as eccentric, moody savants who possess a genius for the film medium that mere mortals could never grasp. Throughout cinematic history, gushing accounts have cast the likes of DeMille, Hitchcock, Fellini, and Spielberg as sorcerers, rather than tradesmen. Now confounding these lofty perceptions, acclaimed veteran director Christopher Lukas examines the craft and art of directing as a teachable, learnable profession. His guide covers basics and nuances of: Storytelling * Script analysis * Budgeting * Casting * Working with cast and crew * Lighting * Style * Technical preparation * Planning shots and set-ups * Shooting * Postproduction * Film vs. video * Documentary filmmaking * Handling unexpected developments, and more