Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics (Paperback, 6)

CONTENTS Introduction PART 1: THE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC IDENTITY 1 THE WORLD OF THE FILM DIRECTOR 2 DEVELOPING AS A DIRECTOR PART 2: THE STORY AND ITS DEVELOPMENT 3 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF DRAMA 4 SHAPING THE STORY INTO DRAMA 5 PLOT, TIME, AND STRUCTURE PART 3: THE DIRECTOR AND THE SCRIPT 6 SCREENPLAY GROUND RULES 7 RECOGNIZING THE SUPERIOR SCREENPLAY 8 SCRIPT ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT PART 4: AUTHORSHIP AND AESTHETICS 9 CINEMATIC POINT OF VIEW 10 FORM AND STYLE 11 TONE, STYLE AND GENRE PART 5: A DIRECTOR’S SCREEN GRAMMAR 12 FILM LANGUAGE 13 THE FRAME AND THE SHOT 14 THE MOVING CAMERA 15 LANGUAGE OF THE EDIT 16 THE HUMAN VANTAGE OF CINEMATIC LANGUAGE PART 6: PREPRODUCTION 17 EXPLORING THE SCRIPT 18 CASTING 19 ACTING FUNDAMENTALS 227 20 DIRECTING ACTORS 21 REHEARSALS 22 ACTING EXERCISE 23 PLANNING THE VISUAL DESIGN 24 DEVELOPING THE SHOOTING SCRIPT 25 LINE PRODUCING AND LOGISTICS PART 7: PRODUCTION 26 DEVELOPING A PRODUCTION CREW 27 THE DIRECTOR AND PRODUCTION TECH 28 ON SET: PRODUCTION BEGINS 29 DIRECTING ON THE SET 30 MONITORING CONTINUITY AND PROGRESS PART 8: POSTPRODUCTION 31 POSTPRODUCTION OVERVIEW 32 EDITING BEGINS: GETTING TO KNOW THE FOOTAGE 33 THE ROUGH CUT 34 GETTING TO FINE CUT AND PICTURE LOCK 35 WORKING WITH MUSIC 36 THE FINISHING TOUCHES 37 GETTING IT OUT THERE Filmography Photograph and Illustration Acknowledgements Index