ABSTRACT

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.

Appropriate for screenwriters, aspiring directors and filmmakers, Film Directing Fundamentals helps filmmakers bring their story to life on screen.

part |2 pages

PART ONE FILM LANGUAGE AND A DIRECTING METHODOLOGY

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction to Film Language and Grammar

chapter 3|8 pages

Organizing Action in a Dramatic Scene

chapter 4|8 pages

Staging

chapter 5|13 pages

Camera

chapter 6|18 pages

Camera in Notorious Patio Scene

part |2 pages

PART TWO MAKING YOUR FILM

chapter 7|18 pages

Detective Work on Scripts

chapter 10|9 pages

Working with Actors

chapter 12|5 pages

Postproduction

part |2 pages

PART THREE ORGANIZING ACTION IN AN ACTION SCENE

part |2 pages

PART FOUR ORGANIZING ACTION IN A NARRATIVE SCENE

chapter 14|32 pages

Staging and Camera for Wanda Narrative Scene

part |2 pages

PART FIVE LEARNING THE CRAFT THROUGH FILM ANALYSIS

chapter 15|16 pages

Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious

chapter 16|20 pages

Peter Weir’s the Truman Show

chapter 17|28 pages

Federico Fellini’s 8½

chapter 18|19 pages

Styles and Dramatic Structures

chapter 19|7 pages

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