Film Directing Fundamentals is a step-by-step guide for aspiring filmmakers and directors that brings readers into the world of developing a visual storyline for film. Readers gain a methodology for for translating a script to the screen. Film Directing Fundamentals gives the novice director an organic methodology for realizing on the screen the full dramatic possibility of a screenplay. Unique among directing books, this book provides clear-cut ways to translate a script to the screen. Using the script as a blueprint, the reader is led 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.
Part 1 Film Language And A Directing Methodology
Part 2 Making Your Film
Part 3 Organizing Action In An Action Scene
Part 4 Organizing Action In A Narrative Scene
Part 5 Learning The Craft Through Film Analysis
"Just bring your talent, add a touch of luck, and the rest you will find in this book."
--Milos Forman, Film Director--
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ragtime, Amadeus
"There is a great deal of insight about directing as an intellectually-guided yet intuition (and emotion) fueled process, and it's presented in ways that should be easily accessible to students."
--Bruce Sheridan, Chair, Film & Video Department, Columbia College--