Filmcraft: Directing

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Ultimately responsible for the creative content on screen, directors are the captains of the ship on every film. All actors and heads of department report to them. Some directors are also writers, employing unique styles of dialogue and characterisation; others, like Pedro Almodovar, create inimitable visual and tonal styles which mark their films out from the crowd. Unlike the other volumes in the series, the directing book covers all the disciplines of the film art, from development and writing, to working with actors, designers and cinematographers, to postproduction and distribution. Among the filmmakers giving glimpses of their processes in this volume will be US legend Clint Eastwood, Latin visonary Guillermo Del Toro as well as Park Chan-wook, Stephen Frears, Terry Gilliam, Susanne Bier, the Dardenne Brothers, Istvan Szabo, Amos Gitai and Paul Greengrass.

With Focal Presss new Film Craft series, the focus switches to from still photography to the art of motion pictures. The books are presented in an easy-to-read conversational style, with the authors holding discussions with various legends in their particular field. Titles are attractively laid-out with lots of sidebars and breakout boxes, lavishly illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white and full color photos, and feature inner-flaps on the front and back covers for convenient bookmarking. Whether youre a working pro, a fledgling filmmaker, or cinema enthusiast, this new collection from Focal Press is an invaluable resource, filled with pro tips and entertaining and informative essays that will thrill both film nerds and neophytes alike.