A rare mix of theory and practical advice, "The Director's Idea" aims to improve your skills as a director and enable you to convey your vision more effectively. Learn to communicate with the audience in a way that will allow them to experience your idea as you had envisioned it. To more fully understand what the director's idea is, the author begins by differentiating between the technical, competent directior and the great director. He then explains how to take your skills to the next level to become a great director. Case studies examine the work and styles of great directors and further...
A rare mix of theory and practical advice, "The Director's Idea" aims to improve your skills as a director and enable you to convey your vision more e...
The short film is a unique narrative art form that, while lending itself to experimentation, requires tremendous discipline in following traditional filmic considerations. This book takes the student and novice screenwriter through the storytelling process- from conception, to visualization, to dramatization, to characterization and dialogue- and teaches them how to create a dramatic narrative that is at once short (approximately half an hour in length) and complete. Exercises, new examples of short screenplays, and an examination of various genres round out the discussion.NEW TO THE THIRD...
The short film is a unique narrative art form that, while lending itself to experimentation, requires tremendous discipline in following traditional f...
This revised sixth edition of The Technique of Film and Video Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Ken Dancyger puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory, history, and practice across a range of genres, including action, comedy, drama, documentary and experimental forms, featuring analysis of dozens of classic and contemporary films.
Revised and updated throughout, the sixth edition also includes new...
This revised sixth edition of The Technique of Film and Video Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic...
This revised sixth edition of The Technique of Film and Video Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Ken Dancyger puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory, history, and practice across a range of genres, including action, comedy, drama, documentary and experimental forms, featuring analysis of dozens of classic and contemporary films.
Revised and updated throughout, the sixth edition also includes new...
This revised sixth edition of The Technique of Film and Video Editing provides a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic...
