The Film Director

Foreword / James Garner = ix Introduction by Robert Wise = xi Preface = xiii Chapter 1. The Importance of the Director = 1 The Eminence of the Director The Fortunate = 400 The Low-Budget Director What Makes a Director? A Lifetime Pursuit What Is a Director? Who Casts the Director? The Distaff Side The Flap Over Screen Credits Chapter 2. The Director As Psychologist = 33 Temperament and Tricks The Overzealous Actor The Value of Patience Directing the Novice Actor Directing Stars Is Different Winning Friends and Influencing Actors Chapter 3. The Director Prepares for Shooting = 49 Working with the Writer How the Cast Is Assembled Conferring with the Staff The Shooting Schedule Selecting Locations The Director Plots the Action Chapter 4. The Art of Rehearsal = 68 The Cast Is Assembled The Importance of Being Articulate Correcting Actors’ Mistakes Early Good Rehearsing Is Good Directing Chapter 5. Staging and Plotting Action = 75 Left to Right and Vice Versa The Consistent Direction of Looks What It Means to Cheat Backgrounds The Illusion of Reality Coverage Chapter 6. Movement and Pace = 99 Movement, the Primary Must The Director Sets the Pace The Rigors of Directing Chapter 7. The Camera As the Director’s Tool = 113 Why the Director Should Know Camera Basics Lenses and What They Do Using the Camera for Movement The Camera and Its Components Composition Aspect Ratios The Multi-Image Screen Lighting the Scene Chapter 8. Telling a Story with the Camera = 153 The Use of Transitions The Angle of Approach Tricks of Illusion Montage Chapter 9. Working with the Film Editor = 167 The Editor As an Extension of the Director Why Editing Is So Important Techniques of Editing Soundtracks The Editors Tools Refining the Editorial Process How the Director Helps the Editor Chapter 10. The Director’s Influence on Performances = 179 The Directors Medium Two Kinds of Acting Dealing with Emotion Working with Actors The Serious Field of Comedy Chapter 11. Creating a Job for Yourself = 204 From Student to Professional How Can You Get Experience If No One Will Give You a Job? The Billion-Dollar Directors The Long Road to Success Chapter 12. The Director’s Requirements and Responsibilities = 236 The Directors Guild of America Why Joining the Guild Is So Important The Digital World of Film Recognizing New Talent The Director’s Responsibilities A Last Word to the Aspiring Director Appendix A: Director’s Guild of America Award Winners for Theatrical Direction = 249 Appendix B: Director’s Guild of America Award Winners for Television Direction = 251 Appendix C: Glossary of Motion Picture and Television Terms = 255 Appendix D: Bibliography = 267 Index = 269

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