ABSTRACT

A Director’s Method for Film and Television (1992) presents the ‘cinematic language’ approach to directing for film and television directors. It shows how the viewer perceives the nuances of the various pictures used to tell the story, and how movement within the frame creates drama and development. It outlines the techniques necessary to maximize each and every shot and create professional results.

part 1|17 pages

A Creative Conceptualization

chapter Chapter 1|3 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|4 pages

The Director's Prime Directive

chapter Chapter 3|7 pages

The Central Theme

part 2|43 pages

The Literary Language

chapter Chapter 4|18 pages

Rules of a Screenplay

chapter Chapter 5|7 pages

Structure of a Screenplay

chapter Chapter 6|15 pages

Screenplay Formats

part 3|24 pages

The Visual Language—Understanding the Cinema Language

chapter Chapter 7|13 pages

The Shot

chapter Chapter 8|4 pages

Cinema Languages

chapter Chapter 9|4 pages

Rules of Cinema Language

part 4|107 pages

The Visual Language—The 12 Cinema Languages

chapter Chapter 10|46 pages

The Most-Used Cinema Languages

chapter Chapter 11|11 pages

Contrasting Cinema Languages

chapter Chapter 12|12 pages

Other Cinema Languages

chapter Chapter 13|18 pages

Movement

chapter Chapter 14|17 pages

Movement Cinema Language

part 5|22 pages

The Actor's Language

chapter Chapter 15|7 pages

Understanding the Actor

chapter Chapter 16|5 pages

The Director Prepares for the Actor

chapter Chapter 17|6 pages

The Actor's Language

part 6|18 pages

The Production Language

chapter Chapter 18|7 pages

Preparing the Checklist Form

chapter Chapter 19|6 pages

The Dilemma's Answer

chapter Chapter 20|2 pages

Conclusion