ABSTRACT
Director Doug Liman, whose credits include Swingers, Go, The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Fair Game and Edge of Tomorrow (also known as Live, Die, Repeat) offers a unique overview of the work of the director, from applying his experiences on the low-budget Swingers to the studio world. Topics include developing the screenplay with the screenwriter; key hires such as production designer and cinematographer; budget issues with the financier; achieving the green light; the value of prep, or preproduction; choosing locations (impacted by tax rebates and subsidies); casting; the table read; designing the shooting schedule; his creative process during principal photography; a typical shooting day; on-set communication; time and money; editing; showing the movie to the studio; dailies; marketing; owning your own production company.
