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Film Directing Fundamentals
See Your Film Before Shooting
- 2nd Edition - November 5, 2004
- Author: Nicholas Proferes
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 7 7 7 2 - 5
Unique among directing books, Film Directing Fundamentals provides a clear-cut methodology for translating a script to the screen. Using the script as a blueprint, Proferes leads… Read more
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Request a sales quoteUnique among directing books, Film Directing Fundamentals provides a clear-cut methodology for translating a script to the screen. Using the script as a blueprint, Proferes leads the reader 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.
* Unique, focused approach to film directing that shows how to use the screenplay as a blueprint
* Clear-cut methodology for translating a script to the screen
* Case studies featuring famous films
* Clear-cut methodology for translating a script to the screen
* Case studies featuring famous films
Aspiring or beginning directors
INTRODUCTION TO FILM LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR; INTRODUCTION TO THE NARRATIVE DRAMATIC ELEMENTS OF CINEMATIC STORYTELLING; ORGANIZING ACTION IN A DRAMATIC SCENE; STAGING; CAMERA; PREVISUALIZATION: A METHODOLGY; DETECTIVE WORK ON APPLE PIE SCREENPLAY; STAGING; CAMERA FOR APPLE PIE; MARKING SHOOTING SCRIPT WITH CAMERA SETUPS; WORKING WITH ACTORS; MAGAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR; POSTPRODUCTION; WRITING YOUR FEATURE; CONCLUSION
- No. of pages: 296
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: November 5, 2004
- Imprint: Focal Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780080477725
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Nicholas Proferes
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Film at the Film Division, School of the Arts, Columbia University where he has taught directing for more than 25 years. He has worked extensively in the film industry as a director, cameraman, editor, and producer in both documentary and dramatic/narrative films.