Overview
with a foreword by James Garner
introduced by Robert Wise
The Boston Globe said The Film Director ìismore than a solid nuts-and-bolts textbook. It is a fascinatingbehind-the-kliegs look at the director's world. Backstageraved, At long last, a book about directing written by a successfulfull-time practitioner of the craft. The New York Timescalled The Film Director, "Interestingly written as a clearand well-illustrated handbook for the beginner", and FilmReviewer exclaimed "The aspiring director and the student couldnot find a more expert and practical guide to the mastering of thedirectorial craft".
Now, award-winning Hollywood director Richard L. Bare'sinvaluable work on craft and craftsmanship has been completelyrevised and updated for a new generation of filmmakers. In it, theywill not only learn to direct, they will also perhaps moreimportantly ñ find out how to get a job directing.
A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at moviemaking, The FilmDirector uses firsthand examples from giants such as Hitchcock,Wilder, Kubrick, Stevens, and Vidor along with discussions of theworking methods of Cameron, Scorsese, Spielberg, and Nichols. Themechanics and techniques of staging and handling the camera areexamined, the art of keeping a story moving is explained, andworking with actors so that they can give their personal best isanalyzed as Bare did with the volume's foreword writer, JamesGarner, whom he discovered. Richard L. Bare brought George Lucasand Robert Altman to his Hollywood shoots so that they could seehow industry professionals really work; now anyone who picks upthis book can learn, too.
This is a must read for the beginning director on the way to afirst big break, as well as for anyone interested in the challengesand triumphs of the director's art.
This book title, The Film Director (Updated for Today's Filmmaker, the Classic, Practical Reference to Motion Picture and Television Techniques), ISBN: 9780028638195, by Richard L. Bare, James Garner, Robert Wise, published by Wiley (May 15, 2000) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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