Book description
Directing for the Screen: Succeeding as a Creative Professional is a collection of essays and interviews exploring the art and business of directing. This highly accessible guide to working in film and television includes perspectives and advice from industry insiders on topics such as breaking in; developing and nurturing business relationships; the director’s responsibilities on set and in the field; strategies for contending with the emotional highs and lows of a directing career; and more. Directing for the Screen is an ideal companion to filmmaking classes, bringing the expertise of working directors into the classroom. This book demystifies the film and television industry and the role of the director with real-world narratives and little-known truths about the business. With insight from working professionals, you’ll be armed with the information you need to pursue your career as a director.
- Contains essays by and interviews with television directors, feature directors, documentary filmmakers, commercial directors, producers, and professors.
- Offers expert opinions on how to get started, including how to land a top internship, how to succeed in that internship, and how to make yourself invaluable to a producer or director and land your first gig.
- Reveals details about working with actors, overseeing the creative and technical work of often hundreds of crewmembers, writing last-minute on set, and developing a working relationship with producers and screenwriters.
- Explores strategies for doing creative work under pressure, finding your voice as a director, financing shorts and independent films, breaking down barriers and overcoming discrimination, shooting in less-than-ideal situations, and recovering from bad reviews or box office results.
- Illuminates the business of directing in the United States (New York and Los Angeles) as compared to other countries around the globe, including England, Ireland, Spain, Australia, Denmark, Pakistan, Belgium, and Canada.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Taking Risks and Finding Mentors: Beginning With School
- Short ‘N Sweet: The Short Film as a Calling Card
- Getting a Seat at the Table: Interning, Script Supervising, and Approaching a Producer With a Project
- You and Your Director of Photography (DP): Finding and Working With Your DP
- Breaking in to Features: Working With Comedic Actors and Developing New Projects
- Chapter 2: Sticking It Out
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Chapter 3: Finding Success
- Pursuing Truth in Storytelling: A Lifelong Career in Documentaries and Features
- Documentary Filmmaking in Pakistan: When Directing Can Be Dangerous
- Directing the Personal Documentary: An Intersex Adventure
- Directing for Studios vs. Independent Filmmaking: Reflections on Thirty Years in the Film Industry
- Becoming Independent: Distribution After the Multiplex
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Chapter 4: Getting Ahead
- Independent Film Distribution
- Independent Filmmaking
- The Evolution of A Directing Career: From Australia to Hollywood and Back Again
- Rolling with the Punches and Discoveries: Filmmaker David Gordon Green’s Journey
- Directing Television Commercials: Guidelines for a Fruitful Career
- Directing Documentaries: Notes From the Field
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Chapter 5: Starting Again
- Transmedia Storytelling: The Next Step in Directing
- Navigating The Creative Process: Insights on Gender and the Business of Directing
- Processing Box Office Results: Building a Career in Unconventional Storytelling
- Bouncing Back after a Setback: The Determination to Begin Again
- Directing Sitcoms and Theater: From Stage to Screen
- Index
Product information
- Title: Directing for the Screen
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2017
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781317370680
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