ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|12 pages

In the Beginning—The Script

chapter 2|12 pages

To Make Ready—Pre-production

chapter 3|10 pages

Who’s In the Show?—Casting

chapter 4|8 pages

Working with the Crew

chapter 5|10 pages

It Ain’t Necessarily So—Set Design

chapter 6|14 pages

The Shooting Starts

chapter 7|14 pages

Shooting Techniques

chapter 8|10 pages

Use of Lenses

chapter 10|12 pages

Together at Last—Editing

chapter 11|6 pages

Dressing it Up—Dubbing

chapter 12|8 pages

Let’s Get it Out—The Preview